Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-27

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Osborn for the Australian rights to Francis
Powers tragedy of China, THE First
Born Mr. Roberts expects to star in
Australia in the play.
Schedules OF the Edwin A. Braden COM
pany. bankrupt, were filed last "Wednesday
in the New York branch of the United
States district court. They showed debts OF
S22 80 and assets of S11. 102. The principal
creditors are Castle & Harvey for painting
scenery.
Miss Fannie Ward. who Is leading woman
I'm a Marriage of Reason is in private
life Mrs. Joe Lewis of London. Mr.. Lewis
is one of the famous group of South African
mining millionaireS who rose to fortune
with Cecil Rhodes and Alfred Belt.
Captain-elect butcher and the members of
the Georgetown University foot ball squad
will appear in the foot ball scene In
"Strongheart'' at the New National tomor-
row night. President Buel and the faculty
OF Georgetown have been invited to occupy
a box as guests of Mr.. Edeson at tomorrow
nights performance.
Charles Dillingham; has decided to name
Frank Daniels new comic opera THE Tat
tooed Man and not Omar" its first title.
The new opera which is by Harry B.
Smith and A n. C. Fowler. with music by
Victor Herbert, will have its premiere at
Baltimore February IL.
William II. Matthews, resident manager
of the Lyric Theater, Philadelphia, died
last Thursday in that city after an illness
of only four days. Mr.. Matthews was
about fortS-fiVe years old and had acted
manager for a score or more famous actors
and actresses in this country and Europe.
or course 1t was bound to come. 'Sa-
lone. having had its dramatic and operate
hearing. Is to be seen in vaudeville. The
Dance of the Seven Wells is to be given
by Nine. Pillar Norm and the Baroness Won
Elsner will sing some songs from the opera
al Keith's house, New York, tomorrow.
Mrs. Leslie Carter-Payne's portrait, which
has long adorned the front page of the
program OF the Belasco Theater. New York,
has been replaced by a full-page picture of
Mr.. Belascos latest star, Miss Frances
Starr. now appearing in that playhouse in
Tie Rose of the Rancho
The Red Owl" William Gillette's tab
lold drama. which had it's initial presenta-
certain extent Poe's Raven" The action
hinges upon the evil influence of a bric-a-
brac owl. which gets husband into trouble,
but gets him out again before the playlet
ends
Joseph Hart does not like to interfere
with the drama. but when he heard that
A. II. Woods was about to produce Broad
way After Dark he arose to remark that
he it first. The records at the Library
OF Congress show that a comedy drama in
InEct acts bearing the same Iille WAS copy
rghted by Hart and James A. Brady No
vember >, 1894
Oyer four thousand actors and stage
hands of London are on a strike against
several vaudeville houses in that city. Eight
OF the theaters had to close down last
Monday night and several others had to
get along with scratch programs The
strike has spread, and at last reports nearly
fifteen houses were giving performances
with great difficulty.
Tie discovery has been made that Hall
Gaines son Derwent is appearing nightly
at the Adelphi Theater, London. in his
fathers play. The Bondman, under the
stage name of Mr.. Derwent. Although he
is only sixteen, he has the manner of
middle aged man and a deep bass voice.
The boy plays three parts in The Bond
man." a convict, coast guardsman and a
farm hand
After long deliberation and many confer
enCes James X. Hackett has acquired the
producing rights of play named The Girl
in White, by Ramsay Morris. He will
place Miss Pauline Fredericks at the head
of the company, and the piece Is to have
an elaborate mounting. Miss Fredericks
made her debut as star last season, when
she appeared in many of the larger cities
under Mr. Hackett's direction in The Little
Gray Lady. - -, 81 "a SO. 80
After scoring her successes in The Lion
and the Mouse" and His House in Order"
Margaret llIngtOn is 10 De a star next
season. She will be seen at the Lyceum'
lTheater. New York, next September in
DIR. Wakes Patient" and Pinero is en-
gagged upon a play which is destined to be-
come Miss Illington's second medium of
stellar attack. DR.. Wakes Patient was
presented nearly two years ago in England
with considerable degree of success. The
authors are Robert Ord and w. Gayer
Mackey. an English actor.
Escorts for women theatergoers are being
provided by the management of the Lyric
ThcateT. New York, during the Sothern-
Marlowe engagement. The escorts dressed
in neat blue uniforms, were on duty in the
lobby of the theater during the past week
and attracted a great deal of attention.
The innovation was introduced during the
present enga cement because the manage
ment thought that more women would at
tend the evening performances If some ar
rangement of this sort were made for them.
Tire escorts are furnished free of charge.
and the innovation is declared to have
met with success.