Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01


in America, and a cast headed by B +
Grinnell, for two years featured as come
dian at the New York Hippodrome, anc
Miss Lulu Mcconnell.
Playhouse Paragraphs
Frank worthing is to star in "A Fight
ing Chance"
Della Fox has recovered her health, and
is again in vaudeville.
Pauline Fredericks is to appear in New
York in a new production.
Charles ]. Ross and Mabel Fenton have
Joined the Weber company.
Vincent serrano has resigned from the
cast of 1.-The Secret Orchard
Grace George dedicated a new theatel
In Montgomery, Ala, last week.
Maude Fealey is credited by report will
a big success in the western cities.
James O'Neill has appeared in the title
role of Monte Cristo" 1900 times.
The catchy melody of 1.-The Time. the
Place and the Girl is the work Of Jo-
seDh Howard.
James K. Hackett is to appear in his
own theater in New York in John
Glayde's Honor"
William Gillette is putting the finish
ing touches to a new play. 1t Is to be
produced shortly.
Marie Dressler has an offer for the
Christmas pantomime at the Drury Lane
Theater, in London.
Arthur Boucher. the English actor
may appear in New York in the Bern
stein play, Samson
Creston Clark is playing in Brooklyn in
his new play by Adelaide PRINCE, 1.-The
Power That Governs.
1.-THE Rogers Brothers in Panama" vii
be at the National Theater for one week
beginning December Ii.
Florence Reed. who has been i'll, has re-
covered and rejoined E. H. Sothern's COM
pany as leading woman.
George Goldsmith, jr., has been engaged
to support Hattie Williams as leading
man in Fluffy Ruffies.'
Montgomery and Stones success, THE
Red MILL" is credited with a laugh every
time 1.-The wheel goes round"
1t is likely that EIinor Gyms book
'.Three Weeks" will be dramatized for
the Shuberts by Clyde Fitch.
Lester Lonergan and Adelaide Nowak
will head the second company to play
1.-THE Great Divide" on tour.
George NJ Cohan was in Baltimore last
week looking over Paul Armstrong; lat
est play, Society and the Bulldog
Land of Dollars" is advertised as three
certified checks on the bank of laughter:
The original New York company in
'The Man of the Hour" Will be at the
New National Theater during January.
Fred Ntblo, the monologist. and his
wife, Josephine Conan, have returned to
this country from half-around-the-wor
tour.
One of the New York successes soon 10
be seen at the National Theater will be
1.-THE Red MILL" with Montgomery ana
Stone.
Marie Doro's engagement in New York
in THE Morals of Marcus has been sc
successful that her time has been ex-
tended.
May ROBSON has scored a hit in "The
Regeneration of Aunt Mary. A member
O'Brien.
Louis Mann will appear in the spring
under the management OF w. A. BRADY II,
new play, whose leading role Is seri-
Gus one.
Ferdinand Bonn has resigned as man.
ager of the Berliner Theater, berlin, his
Attempts to Americanize that playhouse
having failed.
Tommaso Salvini was reported as dan
gerous.y i'll last week at his home in Italy
His son announces, however, that tnere Is
no cause for anxiety.
Lillian Russell is to appear in New York
in her new racing play. "Wildfire," after
the first of the year. 1t Is SAID 10 nave
proved a success on the road.
Ruth ST. Denis. who made a specially
Of East Indian dances, Is to appear ir
Budapest. She will be seen in this coun.
try some time after the new year.
Justin Huntiey McCarthy's new play
"Cesare Borgia." was produced at Edin-
burgh November p, with H. B. Irving
anu Dorothea Baird in the principal roles.
The Lion and the Mouse" company ate
Thanksgiving dinner on the stage Of the
Academy of Music, New York. between
the matinee and evening performances.
After an absence of two years. Queenie
Vassar has returned to the stage and is
playing a prominent part in THE Grea;
White Way" now~running in New York
Julia Marlowe has begun rehearsals OF
the new comedy IN which she is to make
her temperance as an Individual star
1ns present title of the play is The
Joke"
Claxton wilstach. formerly booking rep
resentative for the Shuberts, has Joined
the forces of Henry W. Savage and i.
now business manager for The Merry
Widow"
Robert Edeson in Classmates will be
at the New National Theater during the
early part of January. Frank Mcintyre
and Flora Juliet Bowley are with Mr.
| Edeson.
| ATLANTA Nicolaides, with THE Rose OF
| the Rancho" soon TO be given az the Be.
lasco is a Washington girl who las beer
a member of the cast since the play wa:
produced.
When James X. Hackett appears in st
Paul this week he will be in the odd posi-
tion of playing against his own attraction
F NJ Holland in "A House of a Thou