Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-29

ing of the season and was forced to re-
tire for ten weeks. He has recovered
however, and rejoined three weeks ago
In a recent interview given In st; Louis
Mr.. David warneld announced his IN
tention of playing Shylock in The Mer-
chant of Venice" in the near future
He says he has been studying the roie
for the past two years.
Florence Rockwell of hThe Round Up
played Shakespearean heroines when she
was fourteen years old, and was leading
lady at the time when most young girls
are in the grammar schools And yet
she never played Little Eva On Uncle
Toms Cabin or had chance to essay
Little Lord Fauntleroy.
William F. Muenster has not abandoned
his scheme of presenting Jet on tour.
The play, which was written by Louise
Lowell was produced early in the season
with Nanette Comstock as the star. IT
will take the road again after the holt
days The title will then be changed
to THE Call of the Heart"
Frohman, has arranged to produce a new
one-act play for the actors fund benefit,
December II. in New York. 1t is writ
ten by F. Anstey, the English humorst.
With Mr.. Drew will be associated Mr..
Thomas Wise and Miss Georgia Men
DUN.
Miss Innocence" with Anna Held as
the star. was given for the first time
on any stage at the Chestnut Street
Theater, Philadelphia, last Monday night.
1t is musical entertainment in two
acts by Harry Il. Smith and Ludwig Eng
lander.
Maclyn Arbuckle says that the only
drawback to the poster from The Round
Up with the line. Nobody loves fat
man. is a number of letters sent him
with circulars Of remedies and obesity
cures, suggesting how he could become
a lightweight, so that everybody would
love him. Nothing doing is his invari-
able reply; his weight is his fortune as
Slim Hoover.
Miss Eugenja Lawton. formerly leading
woman at the Castle Square Theater in
Boston, and at the Alcasar in San Fran
cisco. has been engaged by Henry Miller
as leading support in THE Great Divide
for this season. and the company will
appear tomorrow night II Boston. Mis-.
Lawton is a Kentucky girl, who went
on the stage about eight years ago. Her
work as Rosalind and as Nell Gwynn
has attracted particular attention.
The news comes from Chicago that
Richard Garlic has secured the Colonial
Theater in that city for an all-summer
run. commencing Decoration day. He
Will urSt present Inc f1urON-GurOS
Girl and then THE Boy and the Girl
which lie wrote for the Bank Officers AS
ISOLATION of Boston. 1t was presented
with some success last winter, but Mr..
Carrie will make numerous changes in it
to bring it up to date.
Mr.. David Bispham and a specially
selected company will appear during the
season in Adelaide" one-act play
man Of Hugo Mueller adelaide. which
was first presented in this country some
years ago by Mr.. Bispham and Miss
Julie Opp, Is based on an episode in the
life Of Beethoven. The play will be given
for the benefit of the House Of Mercy
Lottle Kendall. the leading contralto
Of 1.-THE Gay Musician" company, was for
five years the star of a comic opera COM
pany, that appeared in New Orleans, and
she has repertoire Of more than two
hundred operas to her record. Templar
SAKE. the baritone, was selected for the
role on account of his speaking French,
as the character is that of French
man. Mr.. Sake Is a graduate OF the
Universities of Brussels and Paris.
From Samuel Shipman the Shuberts
have purchased play entitled 1.-The
Sensationalist," and will give it an early
production. Shipman wrote another
play, which was recently presented in
New York without much encouragement.
He is well known as a dramatist In the
Ghetto. He calls The Sensationalist''
a satirical play dealing with matters now
vital in the public mind.
Three of the most popular stars have
new plays either IN preparation or con-
pie. will tomorrow night appear for the
first time in THE Chaperone." by Marion
Fairfax, at the Majestic Theater. Boston.
Mary Mannering, whenever she chooses
to lay aside ''.rhe Struggle" has availa-
BILE The House of Cards." by Ivy Ashton
Root. And Eleanor Robson will. in the
course Of the winter, try out THE Dawn
of Tomorrow the play which Frances
Hodgson Burnett is coming from London
to stage personally
New York will net have the opportunity
Of knowing 1.-The Barber of New Orleans
for many weeks. Last week William
Faversham sent the scenic equipme,.t OF
until the public has wearied of The
World and His Wife, 1.-THE Barber
of New Orleans" was produced earlier
in the season at Chicago with encourag-
Ing. results Originally it was Mr.: Fav-
ersham's intention to present it at Days
Theater. New York. the fifth week of his
engagement. The success of 1.-THE World
and His Wife," however, is of such pro-
portions that change or bill at this
time would be folly.
Joe Coyne and Alexandra Carlisle the
English actress who recently played in
1.-THE Mollusc in New York, sal Cd for
London last Tuesday. Mr.. Coyne and
Miss Carlisle ended their engagement last
Saturday at the Garrick Theater. New
York and they return to London to APP
pear as co-stars in a new English COM
edy. Upon his arrived in London Coyne
will Immediately take up his old part
of Prince Danilo in 1.-The Merry Widow.
The ENLARGEMENT will. however be only
temporary, as Mr.. Frohman has already
selected a new comedy in which lie swill
star Mr.. Coyne and Miss Carlisle.