Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
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E II. Sothern this season will use his
old repertoire.
Helena Frederick. the comic opera So
prano. has been engaged for a vaudeville
season.
Mcintyre & Heath will shortly appear
in The Steeplechasers.'
THE Man of the Hour" with Cyril
Scott, is reported in for run at the Gar
rick Theater, Philadelphia.
paid in Full" is to go on tour with tho
original company after two years in New
York.
1.-The Lion and the Mouse" is now being
played in Germany, France, Italy and
Norway
Harry Davis. formerly of the Studebak-
er Theater. Chicago. has been appointed
manager for Rose Stahl in The Chorus
Lady
Canton & Co.." a story OF life in Chi
cago, written by Arthur J. Eddy. will he
dramatized by Augustus Thomas in coll
Elaboration with Mr.. Eddy.
Julia Sanderson made her London debut
last week in musical comedy called
THE Honorable Phil" with ]. p. Hunt
ley as the star.
o. Henry is to write a play for the
Liebler Company to be called THE World
and the Door" The play will be founded
on his humorous stories.
Miss Josephine Brown has been engaged
to support Grace George in the new play
by Nine. Fred de Gresac, Give and
Take"
Charles Frohman has a new comedy by
Hubert Henry Davies, author of cousin
Kate" and The Mollusk." which he will
produce In both London and New York
Mary Mannering is to produce a new
play by f: b: Tilton. entitled His
Brothers Wife," in the Grand Opera
House, Brooklyn, tomorrow night a week.
Fanny Ward made her appearance in
London last week in a play by Jerome
X. Jerome, called Fanny and the Sery-
ant Problem
David Belasco and Harrison Grey Fiske
have secured the lease OF the Hackett
Theater. New York. from James *.
Hackett.
Bertha Kalischs new play is to be call
ed "Cotra.' 1t will be produced the lat
ter part of this month in Cincinnati with
Frank Gilmore as the leading man of the
company.
A new musical comedy to be produced
shortly i'm New York is called The
Queen of the Moulin Rouge" 1t is by
Paul Potter. William Courtleigh and Al
Leach are to be in the cast
A cablegram from London says that
Lena Ashwell began the autumn season
at the Kingsway Theater last week pro-
ducing The Swayboat.' by Milford
CCleby.
Last Monday night Hubert Davies new
play Lady EppiuG's Lawsuit" opened
at the Criterion Theater. Loadon. The
company is headed by Miss Mary Moore
and includes Sam Sothern.
Edgar Selwyn made his debut as star
In New York last week in his own play.
Pierre of the Palms. dramatization OF
Gilbert Parker's novel. Pierre and His
People"
An Episcopal minister In Chicago IL
writing a play dealing with the cardinal
virtues and their opposite sins. The play
really is a cycle and the first part. which
is finished. is called The Revelation
Elsa Ryan and Lawrence Wheat. who
are now appearing in ''Marcelle'' in New
York. are TO become stars in new mu-
steal comedy by Pixley and Luders, the
authors Of "Marcel,e."
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of friends in Washington during the stock
season several years ago. are this year
prominent members of the company play
ing Mrs. Wigs Of the Cabbage Patch
Nine Schuman-Heink has gone for a
concert tour in Europe. which will last
for the better part of the year. Her third
son. Hans is going 10 Dresden to study
for the operate stage.
7 &c hria
engagement in New York before begin
ming rehearsals of THE Bonnie Belle OF
Scotland" in which Klaw a. Erlanger will
star her this season.
1.-The Golden Butterfly" the new comic
opera which recently started out in this
city with Grace Van Studdiford in the
star role. was given its first presentation
in New York last week and met with APP
proval.
Sam Drane the comedian, was made
warmly welcome during his engagement
I'm this city at the New Lyceum. The
American Minstrels local organization
of which he was a member, attended q
performance in a body.
Annie Russell opened her season last
week at Newburg. y. Y. playing the prin-
cpal feminine role in John Valentines
play 1.-The Stronger Sex" under the man.
agement of Wagenhals & kemper. The
play ran PSI nights in the Haymarket
Theater, London.
Bronson Howard tho veteran dramatist
left to the American Dramatists' Club all
his books and plays and all his books on
the stage and dramatic literature. He
left the club also the sum OF 5000 the
interest of which is to go toward the pur-
chase of books and pictures for the COL
lection, which he requests 10 be made
separate one and called by his name.
Blanche Walsh will open her season In
1.-The Test at Atlantic City on the 30th
of this month. The play is the work OF
Jules Eckert Goodman, and the actress