Evening star., 1908-01-19

Cyril Scott is on a southern tour with
! The Prince Chap"
Francis Wilson IS to write 4 book on
| the American iheater
Mrs Wigs of the Cabbage Patch is
| to nave an Australian tour
Charles Frohman Is to revive The Ad-
mirable Crichton in London.
| Toby Claude has joined the company
playing "A Knight for a Day"
Julia Marlowe is to add Much Ado
About Nothing 10 her repertoire.
new production to be made in Chi
caso Is called The Mexican Maid"
A new vaudeville sketch has the daring
ly prophetic name OF Get the Hook"
Adeline Genee. the London dancer. Is
to start her American tour in Phila-
delphia-
Junie McCree. who has been playing In
TIL. Girl Question is one OF the victims
Of grip.
Adelaide Keim is playing the title role
In MRS. Danes Defense" in Chicaso. by
request.
Puccinis new opera. The Maid OF the
L
Europe In Florence.
Beerbohm Tree Is playing in London
| The Mystery of Edwin Brood" and
Is making SUCCESS Of IT.
r. F. Graham Is now In the cast OF
The Merry Widow" and repeating his
great success Of The Little Tycoon"
Paul McAllister has left Mrs Leslie
Carter's company as leading man. and
her husband. w. l.. Payne. has succeeded
to that position.
After many favorable criticisms> The
House OF a Thousand Candles'' failed to
please the New Workers, and It was with
drawn last night.
Douglas Fairbanks is to Be starred IN
light comedy by w. A. Brady next sea-
son He made a hit In the original cast
of The Man Of the Hour"
Henrietta crosman is to resume her
season with a new play called The
The piece. Is comedy.
William Gillette's new starring ro,e will
probably be In Samson" a play by
Henry Berstein. which. In Paris, has
| scored great success.
Chicago with Denis o OsullIvan, in Peggy
Machree," and is successfully staEe-mAn-
aging company OF seventy
The red mill in the play Of that name
is thirty-eight feet high Montgomery 4
| Stone have been together for thirteen
years. They started first with the Haver-
| ly minstrels.
Wasenhals and Kemper have decided
to Withdraw the play Paid in F'ull' for
| revision. and then to produce It, prob
| ably with Annie Russell In the teadins
part.
A singing contest among the chorus
girls at the New Lyceum Friday night
was won by Miss Robinson. who carried
gold piece.
Vinie Daily. who was associated with
her mother. Lizzie DAILY. in vaudeville for
feature Of the ''Follies Of 1907" Is a niece
Of the late Dan Daily.
For some time Blanche Bates has
mure maiden OF colonial times. and she
Girl of the Golden West"
Percy Haswell. for several seasons
leading woman Of various local stock
companies. Is now with Otis Skinner In
The Honor OF the Family"
On each Of the last three NIGHTS Of this
week the New National surpassed It's box
office receipts for any one night in three
years. taking more than $26OO at each
performance Of The Red MIL"
Miss Imogen Taylor. daughter Of L.
Stoddard Taylor. manager Of the Beiasco
Iheater VIII play one OF the child parts
In one OF the Hawthorne plays to be pre-
sented by the hen Greet players during
their coming engagement at the Beiasco
Theater.
THE Comet" which Nine NaMmova
produced lately. will give way to Tbsens
Little Eyelet." Purple pasts seem TO
be In disfavor at present with the thea
ter-going public They want something
brighter and livelier
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Meishan
Frances Ring) OF The Man OF the
early part Of their long season together
in The College Widow IN which pro-
duction Miss Ring appeared in the title
role.
Jewish American authors. which William
a. Brady provides for the coming
some phases Of New York life. Mann
will create serious character, relieved
by touches Of hurnor.
Frank Worth.ng. who has been 40 IN
with pneumonia that the doctor thought
he might not live. is improved but if
he recovers as they now expect, he Is
not likely to act il is said any mora
this season. His illness is ascribeG part.
ly to overwork
One of the plays Of the season 70
close after short run Is John Giayde's
Honor. in which J. K Hackett was APP
pearfna. II was by the author OF The
Walls OF Jericho" and great things were
expected Of it, but the public this sea-
son does not appear to care for such
themes.
Grace George finds so much profit and
popularity in "Divorcons' that she will
plav nothing else before the autumn, ex-
cep.. perhaps. single week Of Shake
spearean comedy during the spring season
N Chicago. She has long desired TO ap-
pear in Much. Ado About Nothing"
Nearly Hero is the title OF the new
musical farce in which Sam Bernard will
begin his seasons tour under the Shl-
berts management. in Philadelphia Feb
ruary 8. The piece is the work Of Regi-
Maid De Koven and George Grant and
after a preliminary. canter on. the road
ii is to be taken to the New York Casino
Charles 8. Hanford's re sem blance 10
William Jennings Bryan, the democratic
leader. has often been remarked. II does
not lessen. but rather. tends to increase
as tine advances. On several occasions
Mr.. I1anford had to protest 20 reception
committees that he was not the man
for whom the brass bands and torch
light SSfopS Intended