Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

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| steal play that is to be brought out shortly
| under the management of Thomas w. Ryley
| OF "Florodora" fame.
| Robert billiards. new one-act sketch,
| The Man Who Won the Pool is to be exc
banded into a four-act play, after the FASH
| ion Of THE Chorus Lady"
| A New York mathematician estimates
| that IL took the supreme court of New York
| just ten minutes by the watch to divorce
| Ethel Levy from George Cohan last Mon
| day.
| 1t has at last been settled that the Eng
| fish musical comedy. II he Girl Behind the
Counter" will be put on in Chicago about
| the middle of April, with Lew Fields in the
| stellar role.
Julie Morton. an actress with I'm OLD
| Kentucky" began suit last week against
/ her husband, w. E. Butterfield. for divorce.
Mr.. Butterfield is playing with one OF the
western companies.
| John C. Fishers opera company. that
went to Havana a fortnight ago. opened in
THE Runaway Girl and scored big sue
| cess. Business has ruled large since the
opening night.
The New York Morning Telegraph is au-
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| will start a thoroughbred nursery in KEN
| lucky. and that her horses will race in this
! country.
| Z. II. O'Connor. who claims Washington
as his home. has left 1.-The Man From Now
| company and has Joined Emma Carus and
| company, paying in the .uLs.cal comedy,
Too Near Home
| Three plays written by Rachel Crothers,
the author of THE Three of Us" are to be-
| ing of Mrs. Patrick" THE After-Glow" and
The House of Chesterfield"
| At the close of the New York engagement
! THE Road to Yesterday" is to be sent to
| London, where it is to be presented at the
| Waldorf. with Minnie Dupree continuing
| in the leading role.
Edna May has given out the state-
Of Nelly Neil" now being played in that
| city. she will marry Mr.. Lewsohn and
leave the stage forever.
MANS lle Sally" renamed THE Right
Girl" has been revamped and will be sent
| on the road In a few weeks. John Slavin
will have his old part. Mabel Hite will
take Katie Barry's place in the title role.
When Ellen Terry appears in Washington
| this season she will give the same reper-
toire Of plays that she has been giving in
New York-"CaT tain Brassbound's Conver-
sion.' Good Hope" and Nance Oldfeld."
Another of the once famous harrison sis
tiers is coming to America to try her luck
in summer vaudeville. She is Miss Iona
Barrison, and she comes with a musical
sketch entitled Miss Bon Bon
Ada Henry, who had her own burlesque
show for several seasons and is at present
playing character parts with Lottie Will
| liams in My Tom-Boy Girl" says that she
will head burlesque show again next sea-
| son.
All the rights of the late Elmer s. Dundy
| in "Brewsters Millions and other dramatic
| productions owned by Messrs. Thompson 81
Dundy have been purchased by Mr. Fred
eric Thompson and will be under his sole
direction.
Charles Frohman has secured the English
rights to play in which Sarah Bernhard
| has scored a big success. entitled Les
Bouffons.' The play will be done into Eng
fish for the use of Maude Adams when she
gets through with Peter Pan"
Viola Tree, the daughter of Beerbohm
Tree, has recently appeared the Queen
in the support of her father in his produce
ton Of Richard III at His Majesty's The
alter, London. She is young woman OF
fine presence and a great deal of talent.
Days Theater, in New York. which has
been under the management of the DAILY
family for the last thirty-five years, will
pass out of the control of the estate of the
late Augustin DAILY at the end of the pres
ent season.
Percy Mackaye will write a new play for
Bertha Kalich. The work will be a poetic
tragedy, differing in form, however, from
Mr.. Mackaye's Jeanne dare" which Mr..
Sothern and Miss Marlowe are presenting
this season.
The Shuberts have completed negotiations
during the past week whereby they come
into control of James l.. kernan's new
Maryland Theater, in Baltimore. The
Maryland has been conducted a vaude-
vile house in the Keith circuit
Madge Crichton has been engaged by the
Shuberts for the support of Eddie Foy in
THE Orchid" Miss Crchton is at present
in England, but she is to be in this country
in time to be present at the premiere of the
play at Northampton, Mass, early next
month.
William A. Brady has just concluded ar
rangements with Frank Mckee whereby
The Man Of the Hour will enter upon an
indefinite run at the Savoy Theater, New
York. In Chicago an additional company
will play the piece. with Eugene O'Rourke
as Alderman Phelan.
George Broadhursts THE Mills of the
Gods Is to have Its first presentation on
any stage at the Aston fhelter New ork,
March 4. 1t is to be staged by the Will j.
Block Amusement Company. In the cast
will be Messrs. Robert Drouet, Edgar Sell
wyn and Frank Sheridan, and Misses Louise
Closer. Doris Mitchell and others.
Charles Frohman has decided to produce
Henry Arthur Jones' play, THE Hypo-
critics." at one of his London theaters in
September with virtually the same COM
pany now appearing in the piece in New
York. Jack Barnes will reappear as the
lord of the manor of Weybury, Arthur
Lewis will again represent the estate agent
and Leslie Faber will impersonate the bash
full young curate. Marion Terry and Doris
Keene will have the leading female parts.
Will H. Conley, one of the Washington
boys who has made good in theatrical ca
reer was visiting old friends in this city
the latter part Of the past week. Mr.. Con-
ley spent the winter stage manager for
the Baldwin Melville stock company at>At-
lanta Ga. and was his way to New
York city where he will manage the stage