Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

Golden West" before she will appear in
her new play.
Olga Nethersole Is to begin her engage
ment in New York in THE Awakening.
lean rights of a new play called The Ex-
plorer."
Eunice Gilman, sister of Mabelle Gill
man, has made her stage debut In Wor-
cester, Mass.
Sam Bernard was at one time an enter
tainer in vaudeville for the weekly remun-
Grafton of So
1.-THE Prince of Pilsen" has been pro-
duced in Paris with success, and will also
be shown in Berlin
Nine. Nazimova win produce her new
play. THE Comet" next month.
Henry E. Dixey Is to start out in a new
play In January. He Is now engaging his
company for this starring tour.
Wright Lorimer is to star next season
In a Swedish play. Its name Is Lucky
Per's Travels" and the author Is August
Strindberg.
Lloyd Bling ham Is paying the villains
part In Amelia Bingham's production OF
"A Modern Lady Godiva" This role was
originally played by John E. ke.lerd.
William Faversham has sold to Martin
Harvey the English rights to The World
and His Wife," Mr.. Faversham will use
this play next season In this country.
The engagement in New York of Sgnor
Novelli the Italian actor, has been
financial success, and he will probably
,ay,f In, ha Qnri
James A. Beiss, whose performance Of
Col Raleigh In The Man on the Box
will be remembered. Is this season play.
Henry Miller came forward on the occa-
sion of the severe scoring which the mu-
steal version of The La7cers' received
and shouldered al, the blame.
Louis James has bought the Peer
Gynt" rights and production from the
Mansfield estate. and will appear in the
piece next season.
Grace George is to play Beatrice to
About Nothing" Mr.. Worthing is eventu-
ally to be starred by Mr.. Brady.
Mrs. Sam sothern. who was playing in
engaged by the Liebler Company to sup
port Viola Allen in Irene Wycherly.'
Cecilia LOTUS who lately appeared in
1.-THE Lancers," Is to be featured with
Sam Bernard in new musical play by
Harry B. Smith.
David Belasco has now on his nst
David Warfeld. Blanche Bates. Frances
Starr, Charlotte Wa ker, Frank kee IAN
Charles Richnan. Mary Bates, Hamilton
Revelle and J. H. Benrino.
>r;.. rra., I,,-;a+ r,o,yIaxy poha,+ u5a
sons new lea ding woman, is one of three
members of the Classmates company
who come from a military family. Miss
Bow.ey is sister of Capt. Albert ]. Bow
ley, aid-de-camp to Gen. Grant
Miss Beth FRANKLIN Is being received
everywhere very cord:a ~ in her play!et
Her Trial Marriage" She Is booked until
June in the piece, which is the most sub
stantial evidence of its success.
Bernhard Niemeyer. Washington boy
who is touring this season with Will am
Faversham in THE Squaw Man." will be
seen here next week at the New National
in the role of Andy, ''cowpuncher."
When Wells Hawks formally took
charge of the Hippodrome his fellow
Friars gave him a great send of, with
contributions of various stuffed animals
to celebrate his installation at his new
post.
Mrs. Fiske has been studying Ibsen's
"Rosmersholm" for three years. She will
make her first production of the play In
Providence this week. and after a limited
engagement in New York will make a
tour of the principal cities of the east and
middle west
Winona Shannon. a sister Of Effie Shan
non, of the Kelcey-Shannon combination,
Jericho aSd Bridge" It is not So many ny
years ago that little Winnie Shannon was
playing little Eva in Uncle Toms Cabin
The theatrical interests in New Orleans
are stirred up over an ordinance intro
ducedl In the city council prohibiting
tightslto be worn on the stage by either
men or women. 1t is pathetically de-
.clared that if this ordinance is passed 1t
will bar Shakespeare.
Charles Frohman has engaged Miss JEFF
freyS Lewis to play in a new farce by
titled Twenty Days in the Shade" which
will be produced In New York January
Elsie Janis and the members Of "The
Hayden" company left New York last
E/FTtaay night for Chicago. where the road
tour VIII begin at the Colonial Theater.
Washington is among the principal cit .es
to see Miss Janis before the close of her
II has been announced in New York that
after this season, Robert T. Haines will
become a manager and win act only &C.
casionally. The Robert T. Ha'n mes Amuse-
ment Company has been incorporated at
Albany and its object will be to produce
new plays.
Samuel T. Klawans, of Washington. who
q Is with Car otta Nillson in 1.-The Three of
U.s. was visiting relations in this city
last week. Mr.. Klawans has been en-
gagged by VIII A. Page for the Belasco
stock company next spring.
In the English company which Maxine
Elliott brought with her from London to
support her in Under the Greenwood
Tree Is Miss Mary Jerrold. saidNo be the
great granddaughter of Douglas Jerrold
the famous wit and author of "Black-eyed
Susan"
Albert and Frank Kaufman, 'the pro-
gram boys at the National Theater. were
both put out of business last week and
were missed by many. Albert cut his hand
badly while experimenting at the Nick n
ley Training School and Frank had a ses-
sion with the grip.
Jonah's whale Is to be dramatixed, and
the ingenious author has supplied hero
and a heroine for the story, which con-
Germs Jonah's experience in the whalA's
interior. There will be no attempt at a
love story, however.