Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
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achieved greater things by study. hard
work and application.
Eugene Jepson. who made a hit in Just
Out of College" is playing in vaudeville
in sketch by George AIDE called The
Mayor and the Manicure"
Mr. Arthur Deacon. who is to appear AZ
Johnny Hicks in THE Time. the Place
and the Girl" will be remembered as the
Janitor in Peggy From Paris"
A big benefit performance, about the
middle Of next month Is to be given in
New York for Mrs. Mckee Rankin, who
Is i'll.
Mabel Taliaferro, who will shortly ap-
pear in Washington as the star OF Polly
of the Circus" Is the wife OF Fred Thomp-
son of Luna Park. Coney Island.
Henry w. Savage is now arranging for
limited visit to Mexico for his Madame
Butterfly" company. to give the Pucctni
opera in English next January after the
New Orleans engagement
George NJ. Cohan is to retire from the
cast of his play, Fifty Miles From Bos-
tom to devote himself to writing new
plays. Lawrence Wheat is to take his
place in the latter piece.
Mr.. Arnold DAILY has gone under tho
management Of Liebler e. Co.. and will
in the future devote himself to the man
agement of the stage, leaving the firm to
attend to all business details.
After completing her run of more than
300 performances as Juniata In The Rose
of the Rancho at the Belasco Theater.
New York, Miss Frances Starr is now on
the road with the play.
Sam Bernards last appearance in THE
Rich Mr.. Hoggenheimer" will be at the
New National Theater Saturday night.
January 4. after which he will become a
star under the management of the Shu-
bertS.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra will
appear at the New National Theater
Tuesday afternoon. December g. for Its
second concert of the present season.
The Philadelphia Orchestra follows Tues
day afternoon, December H.
- Mrs. Sam Southern, sister-in-law to e.
H. Sothern, who has the role of a jealous
wife in 1.-The TRUTH came to this coun-
try last season with Ellis Jeffreys. She
began her career with the Kendalls I'm
London and was member of Beerbohm
Trees company.
One of the most important plays to be
presented by Mr. E. H. Sothern during
his engagement at the Belasco is The
Fool Has Said There is No God" dra-
matization by Lawrence Irving OF Bosto-
yeffskys romance, Crime and Punish
ment.'
Zelda Sears. now in her eighth season
with a Fitch play. has the role OF her
career in THE Truth" For three years
she was the prudish maiden-lady In
Lovers Lane" and for two seasons the
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in Cousin Billie
Mrs Fiske has just concluded remark
ably successful engagement in New Or
leans. the city of her birth, after an ao-
sence of wears. Her name Is on the rolls
of the Continental Guards of that city as
Mss Minnie Maddern. the name under
which she first appeared as star her
real name being Minnie Augusta Davey.
December will be given over mainly to
musical productions at the New National
Theater. Among the announcements for
this month are The Partisan Model
Polly of the Circus The Rogers Broth
ers in Panama and Sam Bernard in THE
Rich Mr.. Hoggenheimer." The Christ
mas attraction will be THE Squaw Man"
Conan and Harris have consolidated
their interests in the middle west with
the Ohio circuit, of which Edward Moore
of East Liverpool Bellaire and Wheeling,
and Nixon & zimmerman. the Philadei-
phia branch of the syndicate, are the
prime factors. This gives the new con-
Germ control of a hundred theaters
throughout the middle west and fifteen
attractions.
Henrietta Di Dio. who plays French
adventures in 1.-The Orchid" is the wife
of Stephen Thorne a New York million
aire. and sister-in-law of Oakley T.
Thorne. president of the New York Night
and Day Bank. Ruth Langdon. one of
the principals of the same company, was
formerly a resident of Baltimore. and is
well known in this city. Miss Langdon
was last seen here with Eddie Foy in
THE Earl and the Girl
Paul Armstrong, the dramatist. has
been in Baltimore all the past week d.
recting rehearsals of his play, Society
and the Bulldog in which Mr. George
Fawcett and Mr.. William Farnum are to
have the principal parts, when the play
opens there tomorrow night. The Bull
dog of the title IS a mine, and the play
turns on the adventures in society of It's
newly enriched owner and his daughter
when they go to New York to blow in
some of the .rofits.
Jerome \. Jerome's Sylvia of the
Letters his stood the test of a trial PEI
foramnc and has been set aside for
Grace Georges return to Lond On.
1.-The Top OF the World has a collie
ballet as an addition to the regular
pony" ballet. Half dozen handsome
collies take part in this unique feature.
DIR. Wakes Patient" recently pro-
duced in New York, seems to have made
an impression as pretty and amusing
comedy. 1t is by Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Mackay, who both appeared in the cast.
Mrs Patrick Campbell will have three
new plays on her return to New York
next spring. Electra" THE Moor of
fanatic" and a prose play by the Irish
dramatic poet w. B. Yeats.
The newest Belasco pay, The War
rens of Virginia. by William c. DeMille.
was produced last Tuesday evening in
Philadelphia. the leading parts being
taken by Chariot Walker and Frank
keenan,.
Mrs Patrick Campbell and Wilton
Lackaye are to appear in New York at
a special matinee performance. probably
some time in Christmas week. OF THE
Bondman." Mrs. Campbell originated the
part of Greeba in London, and palyed 1t
there for six months.