Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01
| Millions" which will be seen at the Acad-
| envy early in the new year.

Millions" which will be seen at the Acad-
envy early in the new year.
The New York Idea" played in this
| country by Mrs. Fiske last season, was
| success. The aristocracy praised it, while
| the gallery patrons Kissed it.
1t is said that E. H. Sothern has
| changed the first date set for his appear
| ance as Lord Dundreary because it was
Friday, the 18TH The production will ac-
eordingly be made December IL.
Ethel Barrymore's annual New York en-.
| gagement will be played at the Hudson
Theater. beginning Christmas night. Her
! first play will be Her Sister, by Clyde
| Fitch and Cosmo Gordon Lennox.
Joe Weber will entirely reorganize his
company shortly and will put Lulu Gla-
| ser at it's head. When seen in this city
| the organization appeared to lack the
| necessary talent for successful burlesque.
Charles Frohman has cabled Frederic
| Thompson that "Brewster's Millions" is
| going stronger than ever in London. and
| that 1t will remain at the New Hicks
Theater for at least one year without in
| terruption.
Flavia Arcaro, who succeeded Trixie
llSdHZd III the role OI caro- Inc tOhluS
| in THE Orchid is said to be one of the
hits of the entertainment. In making up
and stage manners Miss Arcaro reminds
one of Miss Dressler.
Mabel Fairfax. one Of the company
supporting Eddie Foy in The Orchid" to
| be at the Be asco in January, wa a law
| student in Washington for two years. She
| is now the company's legal adviser in the
chorus girls department.
Joseph Hall Chase of this city left town
| Thanksgiving day for the west, to join
| the Grace Merritt company. He will play
the Duke s, Of buckingham in in. When sas
| will appear in stocks in the early spring.
| Signor Ermete Novelli, the italian actor
who is playing a short engagement in this
ertoice: "Othello,'' The Merchant of
| VHnice." The Tanning of the Shrew, y
THE Outlaw and Louis XII"
Lew Fields. with Connie Ediss and big
| singing and dancing chorus. has captured
| Broadway in THE Girl Behind the
| Counter which broke the seasons record
critic in New York. The attraction will
| be seen at the Belasco early the coming
year.
One of the hits of THE Gay White
Way" is a pianologue by Melville Ellis,
| including a new original song on wom-
| ans clothes, entitled What's the Use of
All These Things Without the Girl In
| side?" 1.-The Gay White Way" comes to
| the Belasco this winter.
| Wells Hawks has written song en-
| titled while the Stars Play Hide and
| Seek" which has been set to music by
Robin Hood Bowers. and is being sung in
| 1.-The Hoyden." Mr.. Hawks is q man Of
| many gifts, and his lyric touch is not the
| least of them.
| George Caine has succeeded Hattie Will
| liams as Sam Demands leading lady.
Miss Game was formerly with THE Earl
| and the Girl company, but is said to be
| far excelling her clever work in that COM
| pany as the principal feminine member of
| the Rich Mr.. Hoggenheimer' company.
| Miss Frances Starr has won warm
praise from Boston critics on her first
touring engagement in THE Rose Of the
Rancho" The original company, includ ns
Charles Richman. A. Hamilton Revelle,
Frank Losee. John W. Cope. Oscar Eagle
and Grace Gaylor Clarke and Maria
Davis, will soon be seen in Washington.
Papinta, the mirror dancer, died sud
denly of apoplexy at the Dusseldorf
overtaxed her strength in her dances. Pa
pinta was a Californian and the widow
of William j. Holpin, an electrician, by
whose side she will be buried in Califor-
mia.
Two clever stage children. Viola and
Leoni Flugarth, last in Washington with
Thomas Jefferson in RIP Van Wrinkle. "
gill return to the New National Christ
mas week In "The Squaw Man." During
tie actresses will entertain at two private
children's parties.
Mrs. Fiske has concluded a tour Of the
| haitian Company in Tess of the D'Urber-
villes" and Leah Kleschna." She wi l
go to more central territory, ending her
tour in December, when she will return
to New York to reherse new play.
A fire in New Rochelle net door to the
residence of Francis Wilson caused that
actor much anxiety about his artistic
treasures, and some of them. including
valuable oil paintings. the star, assisted
by his servants, carried to shelter The
fire was subdued after a hard fight, but
the Wilson home was not injured
Denis O'Sullivan, who Is we'll known in
London as an actor and singer Of Irish
melodies, was given farewell dinner by
his professional admirers n that city
before his departure to America for his
forthcoming starring tour in his romantic
Irish drama, Peggy Macree,' in which
ne will open in Chicago in January.
Wagenhals e Kemper have completed
the cast of Eugene Walters play, paid
in Full" Lillian Albertsons engagement
for one of the principal roles has been
announced. Associated with her will be
Ralph Delmore, Tully Marshall, Hattie
Russell and Ben johnson. Rehearsals
under the direction of Collin Kemper be-
gan last week.
1t is officially announced that John Cort
will produce SHAM" a play by Geraldine
Bonner and Elmer B. Harris, in Los An
geles, December %. Florence Roberts
and the company now playing with her in
''Zira" will compose the cast If the piece
is favorably received in the west Miss
Roberts win present 1t in New York
under the joint management Of Cort and
Henry B. Harris.
A good story is told Of Victor Herbert's
latest composition. and intermezzo. caAed
al Fresco." He had been having dis
cussion with some friends about the neces-
sity of pull to get things accepted. and
to test his own theory of merit submitted
the intermeZZo under the assumed name
of Rowland to his publishers, W1tmark &
Son. The next week 1t was accepted, and
the joke was not on Herbert.
Edward Abeles, the star of "Brewster's
Millions" was a reporter and a lawyer
before going on the stage. Albert Sack
EFT, who was Philadelphia lawyer, Is
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