Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
l'een visitor to Washington during the


The Queen of the Moulin Rouge" has
scored such a success in New York tina,
second company is to be organized 70!
presentation in Chicago.
Mary Boland is to go on tour as
leading lady with John Drew's company
She Is lucky, as all of John Drew's lead
ing ladies turn into stars.
Louis Mann is to make his first appear
ance as ShylOck at special matinee
carly IN February. The performance Will
be given In Philadelphia.
This is the last week of Miss Lulu
Chaser at the Casino in New York. where
she has enjoyed success in the comic
opera Mile. Mischief.
The Baby OF the Green Neil'' enters
vaudeville with her own musical director,
secretary and other evidences of wealth.
She Is satd to be a Washingtonian.
David Hunt. the manager of the Hunt
Stock Company, which played Pike 8
Theater. Cincinnati. several seasons. Is
the husband of Angela Dolores.
Isadora Duncans management describes
her dancing as poem OF motions and
gestures symbolic of well balanced. har-
monisus and joyful life.
Maurice Levi and Edgar Smith are to
40 to Europe where they will write a
musical comedy for Marie Dressler. who
made her debut in London last week.
In San Francisco last week Rose Stahl
broke first ground for the new Columbia
Theater. Miss Stahl was presented with
a silver shovel. suitably engraved. Charles
II. Croker making the presentation
speech.
HOG a1to c1 ha
of his play in which Fannie Ward is
starring from Fanny and the Servant
Problem to THE New Lady Bannock.'
Miss Ward is to make her first American
appearance in the play in Troy January 1.
1t ia calculated that something like $50
companies are resting in New York
until after Christmas. The buying of
strong an attraction for a majority of
the companies to compete with.
When the curtain goes up on the first
act OF "The Soul Kiss tomorrow night,
several prominent former members of the
Aborn Opera Company VIII be seen in the
company. Miss Beatrice Priest, popu-
lar Aborn dancer, is one of the show
girls.
Vera Michelena of The Soul Kiss COM
pany is interested in two ten-cent theaters
one located in Wheeling, w. Va, and
Welding her handsome profits, and she
asserts that some day she hopes to be-
come a theatrical syndicate.
Ground is to he broken in New York
early i'm the spring for new theater. to
be called 1.-The Annie Russell Theater."
which will be under the management of
Wagenha!s e. Kemper. 1t is to be located
44th street and is to cost in the neigh
borhood of 100000.
Mr.. Henry Miller has in prospect a
play entitled The Faith Healer" by
William Vaughn Moody, play which
he will give a trial performance In Bos-
ton. with Tyrone Power in the title role.
If 1t proves successful the piece will be
presented in New York directly after the
New Year
The Servant in the House" has been
translated in German and Scandinavian,
and will be produced in Berlin by Rein
hardt, the popular German actOr-man-
ager. who will appear as the Drain Man,
played in this country by Walter Hamp-
den. The first foreign production will be
made this winter.
Marie Cahill will soon enter new field
of endeavor. at the same time continuing
her career as an actress She has been
engaged as stage director Of the new
musical play by George Y. Hobart and
Silvio Helm. which will be put on at
w dildckS Ineater. New YORK, Tor the
spring and summer season.
The tour of 1.-The Molluse" and of
Mrs. Peekham's Carouse." in both of
which bills May Irwin has been playing.
has been abandoned indefinitely because
of Miss Irwin's sudden illness in st.
Louis. Miss Twins physician declares
that she will not be able to resume work
for six weeks.
Richard Pitman. who plays prominent
part in Cameo Kirby" is an expert
golfer. He is graduate of the Boston
Museum and Castle Square stock COM
panies, and has had leading and juvenile
roles in companies of e. III. Sothern,
Maude Adams. w f. Crane. Virginia
Harmed, Rose Coghlan and Annie Rus
sell.
- rehearsal for production by Charles
;rohman at the Comedy Theater. London
the first week I'm January. Somerset Maui
gham has another new play, with the title
If Smith" ready for Frohman to pro-
duce simultaneously in London and New
York at an early date.
a special cablegram from London says
that THE Man From Mexico which
has been played more than two thousand
times In this country. was given its first
London performance at the Coronet Thea
ter Monday last. Critics express the be-
Ie1 lHlS farce Will prove a Dig altrdC-
ton.
jefferson De Angels will appear in
vaudeville New Year week in New York.
10 be followed by a route over the united
booking Offices time. He will give the
acting burlesque done by himself, Blanche
Ring. and the vaudeville team OF Post and
Russell in THE Great W11e Way"
Charles Frohman has decided to put into
force a contract made with G. p. Huntley
over a year ago. and has arranged that
that comedian. with a company of sixty
Artists. shall undertake a lengthy tour of
the United States. starting in New York
early in January. Musical comedy will
be the staple attraction, and the begin
ming will be made with kitty Grey"
Franz LeharS new comic opera, "The
TZigane." TO be produced shortly in Wen
ma, is said to have even a finer score than
the same composers successful opera,
The Merry Widow" George Edwardes.
who holds the English.speaking rights. has
had an offer of 5000 for the American
option. He had to refuse 1t. however, as
he deals with Klaw & Erlanger for all
such American matters.
Rehearsals OF "Mr. Crewe's Career" a
decentralization of Marion Fairfax and
Winston Churchilrs novel Of that name.
started last week. The first regular per-
Torrance OF the play will take place
Christmas day at the Savoy Theater. At
lantic City. Comstock 4 Gest are the
uho are fostering this venture