Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09

but the date Of sailing, 1t is expected, will
be somewhere about August next. The
piece brought over will be The Girls of
Gutenberg"
At the Park Theater, Philadelphia, last
night, Adele Richie and the other MEM
hers OF the Fascinating Flora" company.
brought their tour to an end. Since It's
ail-summer run at the New York Casino
the musical comedy has visited nearly
Frank Worthins, leading man for
Grace George ~ "Divorcons," has been
unable to rejoin his company. His recent
severe cold proved to be a return OF
tubercuiar trouble that he had combated
for years. He has gone to Colorado
Springs to srecuperate.
William Gillette is to appear in Paris
in Secret Service He will be the only
Enslish-speaking member of the cast. as
the rest of the company will be French
1t is to be remembered that the great
scene OF the play IS acted almost entirely
In pantomime-the scene at the telegraph
station.
Should negotiations for the London pro-
duction OF THE Secret Orchard result
satisfactorily. it is likely that this adapta-
tion by Charming Pollock of Agnes and
Egerton Castles novel will be seen later
in the year at the Apollo Theater, London
Fannie Ward in this event, will probably
play the part Of JOY.
Miss Marion Kirby. a young Chicago
woman. who has appeared as a drawing
room entertainer in dialect stories. has
leading woman for Mr.. Thomas ". Ross,
who will appear shortly as the star in
new comedy by Mr.. James Forbes. enti-
tied The Travelling Salesman
''The Toymaker of Nuremberg which
did not please the New York populace
during its brief sojourn at the Garrick
Theater earlier in the season. will be
fastfc comedy will be produced in London
with Albert Chevalier in the title role
Vienna is becoming the chief factory
for musical plays. THE Merry Widow
"A Waltz Dream and 1.-THE Dollar Prin-
cess having followed each other around
the world will be pursued tr yet another
Viennese cperetta. the work OF Franz
I.ehar Of Merry Widow" fame. It is en-
titled "The Man With the Three Wives"
and its first performance took place in
Vienna last week.
A special from Memphis says that after
spending thirty-six hours I'm jail. James
III. Jones. the deputy sheriff who shot and
seriously wounded G.. b. Miller Of "A Con
tented Woman" company. was admitted
10 bail In $4,000. Mr.. MiIler's condition
showed Improvement the next day. but he
later grew worse and died at midnight.
The deputy sheriff has disappeared.
IT is more than likely that Will A. Page
will have opposition to his summer stock
company in this city the coming sum-
mer The management OF the Fawcett
Stock Company in Baltimore is expected
10 take over the Befasco Theater and or
Eanize strong company. shifting the
stars back and forward between the two
cities.
In the cast of Bluffs in which Wagon
halls and Kemper will present Leo Dit
richstein. are Fred Bond. Miss Fola La
Is known here pleasantly through many
engagements. Mr.. Kappeler was born
here and was page in the Senate for
three years He used to play foot ball
on the old Columbia Athletic team.
Miss Maxine Elliott was seen in her new
play. Myself. Bettina." by Rachael
Crothers. in Baltimore last week. The
scenes are laid in a small New Eng
land town and the characters are natives
Only one. Bettina Dean, has been abroad,
and has gained much knowledge of the
world. romantic love affair Of a half
sister plays an important part in the
story.
MIR. Charles Frohman. who Is now in
London. cabled Maude Adams last We'd
plays for her consideration and approval
and that all three OF the pieces will be
added to Miss Adams repertoire for the
forthcoming season in London. in ad-
dition to 1.-THE Jestors" MT F'rohman
plans to have the plays produced in Lon
don. although the rehearsals will be held
in New York as well as the casts secured
there.
A change Is to be made shortly in the
name Of the new play which Henrietta
Crosman is trying out in New England.
and instead of THE Smoke and the Fire"
II will be called 1.-The New Mrs. Loring."
Maurice Campbell. under whose manage
ment Miss CrosInan appears. has the I'm
preston that the present title is too sug-
gestive Of melodrama. A curtain raiser
"A Happy Pair" Is being played with
THE Smoke and the Fire
BY an arrangement with Charles Froh-
man. Henry r. Harris has acquired the
right to Dustin Farnums services and
ne Is to be seen in The Rector's Gar
den," in New York March 2. The play
is by Byron Ongley and was first pro-
duced about three seasons ago in Boston
with Robert Edeson in the principal part
The third act has been rewritten, and
it is expected to make the piece success
full. Farnum has not been working since
The Ranger" went into retirement.
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