Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15
Playhouse Paragraphs.

Playhouse Paragraphs.
Vincent serrano will have a role in The
Secret Orchard"
The Four Mortons are to star in THE
Big Stick" by George ". Hobart.
Miss Pochontas' has started on it's tour.
Walter Jones being a feature in the piece,
Wilton Lackaye starts his tour this week
and Will have a strong supporting company.
in Under Two Flags"
Fascinating Flora" is to open its road
tour in Boston.
Vera Michelena is to appear with Charles
Bigelow in the latters new piece
FRITZ Schef began her season in New
York in Mile. Modesto and was heartily
received.
Tim Murphy began his season in New
orleans last week and started off with a
big house.
Eugene Blair is meeting with success in
vaudeville in sketch called after the
Matinee"
f. H. Sothern is to open in Chicago in
his new play by Lawrence Irving, THE
Fool Hath Said in His Heart
Frederic De Belleville will play an i'm
portant role in Charles klen's latest play,
''Stepsister."
1t is said that THE Boys of Company B"
Is to be turned into musical comedy, with
the music by Alfred G. Robyn.
Florence Schenck. the 'Virginia beauty"
as she is professionally called. has been
engaged for Joe Weber's company.
"oNeil of Derry" in Which Chauncey
OIcott is appearing this season, is a roman
tic comedy drama on the order Of The
Three Guardsmen."
Henry Miller has postponed indefinitely
the production of the great play written for
him by Henry Arthur Jones, and will con-
tinue with The Great Divide
Frank Campeau, the creator of the i'm
portant role of Trampas, the bad man. in
The Virginian, has consented to remain
in the part for another season.
Ernest Lamson. who made a big hit in
Davy Lucy in The Heir to the Hurrah," is
to play a leading character part in support
of Lillian Russell the coming season.
Eddie Foy, in 1.-The Orchard" is to have
a short run in New York and then will start
out for extensive tour of the country
with the original New York cast.
Dewitt Jennings has been engaged for
The Struggle Everlasting" by Edwin Mil
ton Royle in which Florence Roberts is to
star.
Paul Gilmore produced at Long Branch
last week his play The Wheel of Love-
by George Hobart. The production was
we'll received.
Walter Hampden has been engaged as
leading man for Nine. ALA Nazimova, the
Russian actress. and H Reeves Smith has
been engaged for certain special characters
in the repertoire.
Julia Marlowe is now in Europe and
will spend the month of October in Italy
later making journey to the Holy Land
She will return to this country for re-
hearsals about the middle of November.
Ruth Holt. former leading woman with
Richard Mansfield. has entered vaudeville
and made a hit in the sketch called "The
Chance of the Season." by James Clarence
Hervey. Miss Holt in private life Is the
wife of Aubrey Boucicault
w g. Hart has made a distinct hit in tho
title role of The Virginan.' He will be
remembered here as the bad man In The
Louise Cunning will be starred this sea-
son by the Shuberts in the light opera, The
Paradise of Mahomet
Checkers" promises to live for many
years. 1t has just begun its fifth season IN
st. Paul The ST. Paul critics declare
unanimously that the present company is
the strongest the play has ever had. 1t
Will make an extended tour to the Pacific
coast this fall.
No announcement has yet been made of
the play in which Mrs. Leslie Carter is to
open her present season at the New Ma
tional Theater in few weeks. Mr.. Frank
Wistach. a well-known Washington news
paper man, will be Mrs. Carriers business
manager this season.
Miss Marlowe will not reappear until the
beginning of next year and she is unlikely
during the four months in which she In
tends to act, to undertake any new parts
Apparently she has abandoned, at least for
the time. the play st. Theresa" that
Bernhard acted last year and that Miss
Marlowe bought for America.
Connie EdiSs, who has the leading fem
mime role in Lew Fields new production
The Girl Behind the Counter" made her
first big hit in this country ten years ago
in THE Shop Girl" and since then Amer
lean managers have been trying to get her
to come over. Mr.. Fields and the Shuberts
finally landing the prize.
Fred Fear. whose acrobatic eyebrows will
be recalled in connection with the charac-
ter of the secretary in the long New York
run of THE Sultan of Suu,' has been en-
gagged by Henry Savage to play the role OF
Nish in the latter's forthcoming production ,,
of the European musical success, The
Merry Widow
The playgoers of New York were busy
several days ago discussing the Illness OF
Miss Elsie Janis. report of which gained a
wide circulation 1t was later discovered
however. that Miss Janis was perfectly
well and busy making yound of the New
y ork theaters prior to her opening in THE
Hoyden." The serious Illness OF Miss Elsie
Smith, companion Of Miss Janis, was the
cause of the hasty report concerning the
youthful stars health.
Mr. Plnero. who has almost never altered
his plays when once he has finished them.
Is writing a new act for insertion in his
Iris" at the request OF Miss Harmed, who
il Manning 10 revive this niece this