Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28
GOSSIP OF THE FOYER.

Estelle Wentworth. prima donna of the
Aborn Opera Company, was kept busy last
week denying that she would next season
appear in vaudeville. Miss Wentworth de-
clared that she would never enter this field
of amusement while she had opportunities
elsewhere. And Miss Wentworth has many.
Miss Estelle Wentworth closed her sup
Elemental season with the Aborn Opera
Company at the New National last night
and will spend her few weeks of recreation
at her fine farm in northern New Jersey.
Miss Wentworth has not definitely settled
her plans for the forthcoming regular sea-
son, but she will certainly appear in some
organization that will allow her the latitude
and. opportunity commensurate with her
talent and personal charms.
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Fred May has closed contract for next
season for his new production, Southern
Pastimes" which will depict life in the
southland before the war. He is erecting
circle swing at Chesapeake Beach, Md.
Announcement is made that Miss Flor
ence Reed. daughter of the late comedian.
Roland Reed, who has many admirers in
this city has signed contract with E. H.
Sothern to be his leading woman next sea-
son in his revival of "Dundreary" and other
plays.
The first American performance OF ''Ihe
Merry Widow may not take place in New
York after all. Three different out-of-town
managers said to have made overtures
to Henry W. Savage to present the fasci-
mating viennese opera in their theaters
prior to its Broadway production. Either
Boston Philadelphia Washington is like
" to hear the famous Merry Widow waltz
before the ear-ticklins melody reaches New
York.
W A. Brady has acquired the American
rights to Hall Gaines play. The Bond
man." which had quite run at the Drury
Lane Theater. 1t will be offered at the
Olympic Theater in st. Louis on September
Is The last Hall Game play to be seen
here was THE Prodigal Son." Mr.. Brady
has also arranged for q Sardou play for Mr..
Wilton Lackaye. but he cannot acquire the
rights to it until after It's Paris production.
a statement which would indicate that Mr..
Lackaye had not yet cut loose from the
Brady management.
James d. Barton, who next season Will
present Under Suspicion" is having trou-
BILE finding a hero and heroine experts on
the motor cycle. as the action OF the play
requires their escape over burning prairie
by this means. He has engaged a profess
sional cyclist to coach the actors.
1t is learned that New York syndicate
has purchased Analostan Island and will
transform this low-lylng island, which Is
situated in the Potomac river opposite this
city. into a summer resort, after the style
of New York Coney Island After few
final matters have been closed up by the
local agent who is engineering the deal for
the syndicate. they will get to work on their
plans for making the place an up-to-date
resort. Although no statement of the exact
purchase price has yet been made, 1t is
rumored that TIE deed will cost the synd-
cate in the neighborhood OF 100000. and
the plans call for an expenditure of $500 900
more In establishing amusement places and
attractions. The attractions. from the pres
ent indications, will include nearly every
thing that the public can demand In the
way OF amusement. The island contains
about seventy-tive acres of land. and sew
eral years ago 1t was used as athletic
field, where many of. the meets OF those
days were held In recent years it has
been the home of gun club.
Manager Goodfellow of Luna Park has
gone in for the sensational in his hippo
drome attractions. and his selections have
been indorsed by the approval of ever-in-
creasing throngs. Mile. Miiie LOubet has
been executing new and extremely difh-
cult auto loop the-loop, which has been a
stFoiiS drawing card.
The opening of the reconstructed Acad-
envy OF Music. now In the finishing touches
OF completion. is announced for August 10.
III Will De one of the handsomest Of Wash
lngton s theaters.
Manager Goodfellow iS in communication
with Bostock and Hagenheck with a view
to placing big animal show at his mark
BY the way. Mr. Goodfel.ow was the re-
cipient of handsome gold and ebonv cana
recently, token OF esteem from the en-
ployes of Luna Park" This mid-.eason
token was very much appreciated and it
was the occasion of Mr.. Goodfellow's thtrtv
third birthday.
E. H. Sothern, who is so pleasantly re-
| membered here. will open next season in
Dundreary." the play made famous by his