Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16
Playhouse Paragraphs.

| THE Merry Widow has made hit IN
| London.
new local French theater is to be es-
| tablished in Chicago.
| 1t is said that there will be revival of
| war plays next season.
Eleanor Moretti is to join the cast of
| The Road to Yesterday
| A new musical summer review is to be
| called The Follies of 1907
Harry Gilfofl has joined the cast of
| Fascinating Flora in New York.
new English comedy which is to be pre-
sented here is called The Dairy Maids
| "A FSorentine Tragedy one-act play
| by Oscar Wilde, has been produced in Paris.
| The musical comedy version of tom
| Jones' is to be seen in New York next
| season.
| Daniel Frohman is to have the direction
next season of the American tour of Jan
Kubelik.
| Thomas Dixon author of The Clans
| man." has written new play called The
| Traitor.
| 1t is said that the Shuberts are making
| an effort to bring Weber and Fields to-
| gether again.
| Isabel Irving is to appear next year in
! Clyde Fitchs play, "The Girl Who Has
| Everything.
Alfred Sutro's ''The Walls of Jericho" is
| to be revived in London, with Arthur
| Boucher in the principal role.
| William C. DeMile, the author of
'strongheart." has written a new play
| about an American subject
Marie Tempes. will appear in London
| under Charles Frohmans management in
| middle by Robert Bracco.
1t is said that Richard Mansfield intends
to make his home in England. The acto.
| Is now in the south of France.
Martin Harvey is to revive ''The Breed of
| the Treshams," and will also produce new
| play called Great Possessions"
| Sam Bernard has legally changed his
right name of Samuel Barnett for the stage
| name under which he has won his fame.
Daisy James, an English singing come
| dienne, whose work resembles that OF
1 VeSta Victoria, has made a hit in New
| York.
Miss Adelaide REIN lately received her
| praise in the role of Camille. Miss REIN
| Is playing in a stock company in New
York.
/ FRITZ Scheff is reported to be we'll on the
| Way TO recovery anu Is HOW lIOuSHt Will
| be able to resume her stage work next
| season.
| Elsie Janis. in the new musical play in
| which she is to appear, will have the role
| of a society debutante. The part will give
her opportunity to, present her limitations.
| Wright Lorimer will produce Ibsens
| "The Wild Duck next season, and also
| Spanish drama. La Mystico." and a mod
! ern play by r. De Cordova.
| "The Rogers Brothers in Panama" is the
| name of the Rogers Brothers entertain
ment for next season. The work was writ
ten by Sylvester Mcguire and Aaron Hoff-
| man.
Olga Nethersoe is to be permitted to give
! Carmen if she changes the name and
| dispenses with the music. She may appear
| in Mexico in the fall in Carmen and
| ''Sapho."
The play. broadway After Dark" which
| A. Fl. Woods is to present will not only
| depict phases of life In the metropolis, but
! will also introduce a number of celebrated
| characters.
! John Glayde's Honor" in which James
| X. Hackett is to appear next season, has
| been given a big success in London and
/ it's season will be extended indefinitely. 1t
| is by Alfred Sutro.
The first English production of 1.-The Earl
! OF Pawtucket." which Augustus Thomas
| wrote TO fit the personality of Lawrence
| D'Orsay, is to be given in London with
J Cyril Maude in the leading role.
! Milton Royle has written a new play
! called The Struggle Everlasting in which
| Arthur Byron is to appear in the next sea-
| son. Mr.. Byron IS now playing John Ryder
| in The Lion and the Mouse
e. II. Sothern and Julia Marlowe will ap-
! pear together in London next spring on the
| conclusion of their SeDarate tours here. and
| the following season Miss Marowe will re-
| main in England for the entire year.
| Mr.. John Cort is to present Mr. Max Fig
| man in The Man on the Box in London
| soon after the new year, and 1t is likely
that the star will continue on to Australia,
! where he will appear in the principal cities.
Mr. Nat Goodwin may think he is quit
ting the stage. but it is not at all likely
the stage will let him. Good actors get
tired sometimes and think they will quit.
! but they very seldom do.
Charles Klein's latest play is called 1.-The
| Step Child" Charles Dillingham; has en-
| gagged for the cast Chrysta Herne, Frederic
de Belleville, john Findlay, Grace Filkins.
| Bruce McRae. Mathilde Cottrelly and Will
| lam Sampson.
Louis Mann has an idea of playing
| Mansfield presented under the name OF
The Misanthrope." If he decides on this
or any other French play MS Wl1e, cara
| Lipman. will make the translation.
| Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Ross. profession
| ally known as Ross and Fenton. celebrated
| lately the twentieth anniversary of their
| marriage at Asbury Park. They sent out
| original invitations. in which their friends
| were in royal style Commanded to ap-
pear and help them enjoy the occasion.
Mr.. Daniel Frohman announces that Miss
| Florence Nash who plays the lsping girl
4 in 1.-The COmDany IL has beeQ
! engaged to continue with that company all
| of next season.
| William A. Brady will present Mr. Wright
| Iorimer in a new play next season. Con-
tracts have been signed for the production
next fall of a drama by two prominent
| English dramatsts.
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