Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

in the Hobart burlesque. is SON Of the
iaie comedian OF the same name.
Maude Adams opened her season in
ffudi.ic CITY last week I'm the new Bar
RE play, What Every Woman knows
! Andrew Mack produced his new COM
edy. sergeant Devil McCare" at the
night
! Charles Frohman's next musical produc-
ton, the cast OF which will be exclusive
/ iy American, will be THE Dollar Prin-
| cess
! Maxine Elliott is about 10 begin re-
| hearSals of The Chaperone" a new
| play by Marion Fairfax She will produce
| 1t during her Boston engagement.
Mr. f. II. Sothern got in from Europe
last Friday and Immediately a call was
sent out for rehearsals. He will use
Lord Dundreary'' most OF the season.
George V. Hobart is now at work on a
play for Blanche Ring in which this ia
vorite actress is to be starred later this
season by her present manager. Joe
Weber.
Herbert Hall Winslows play, The
Southerner." was tried last wee { at New
Rochelle. \. Y. the theme being the re-
construction period In Georgia. The un-
In Nearly a Hero Ada Lewis will
appear for the first time in many years
in role which is not grotesque. The
character is that OF romantic and
highly affected young society woman.
For one OF the most important roles in
! Divorce Fred c. Whitney last Tues
day engaged Ida Conquest. The cast now
| includes Marion Terry. Vincent Serrano.
Eben Plympton and John Glendenning.
The title of Mary MannerIng's new play.
Memory and Tomorrow" has been
changed to His Brothers Wife, The
play will be brought out at the Grand
Opera House in Brooklyn tomorrow night.
| The first performance OF Cora" the
new play written for Bertha kalich by
Fred de Gresac will be given at the
Garrick Theater. st. Louis. November
| instead of in Cincinnati. originally
announced.
Miss Gertrude Quinlin, who has ap-
peared in several of Mr.. Henry w. Saw
ages productions, is to make her vaude-
sketch entitled 'ZaZa's Hit" by Miss
Edith Ellis Baker.
| A judge in Memphis has instructed the
grand jury to enforcing the Sunday laws
to indict theater managers giving per-
formances on Sunday, and he holds that
the spectators are as guilty as the man
ayers in breaking the law.
A play by Clyde Fitch, entitled The
Happy Marriage" will be given an early
production with Doris Keane in the prin-
| cipal role. In London the same play will
have Sir Charles Wyndham and Mary
Moore as its chief actors.
'The Merrymakers" is to be the name
of the musical play Of which William
Rock and Maude Fulton are to be the
| features. Charles Dillingham; Is the man.
| aver, and George Hobart and Gustav Luz
ders have supplied the book and score.
| hrs Leslie Carter will be in Washing
| ton in December. Her play has not yet
been announced, but 1t is understood she
prior to the Washington engagement,
when she will be seen In q new romantic
play.
Ivan Abramson's italian Grand Opera
Company. which recently had q success
full eight weeks engagement In New
| York. will be one of the early December
| attractions. The organization numbers
$50 people has repertoire OF twenty
| four operas, and will play here at popular
| prices.
Ramsey Morris, author OF 1.-THE Ninety
and Nine and other plays. will be In
| Washington in two weeks as business
manager for William H. Crane. now star
| ring in Father and the Boys" Mr..
| Crane will be at the New National early
| in November.
'Arsene Lupin," a kind OF "Rafies' in
French. written by Francis de Croisset.
will be produced for the first time in
Paris tomorrow night. Its story concerns
the meeting of man and a woman. both
of whom were thieves. They abandon
their career of crime through their love
/ for each other
William Courtleigh. who has been ap-
| pearing recently as head liner in
vaudeville in the comedy Peaches" has
been engaged by Thomas w. Ryley for
the part of King Sergius in his new
musical comedy. THE Queen of the
Moulin Rouge.
Some actors travel with their wives.
some with their mothers. Joe Weber's
constant companion when on tour is his
brother, Max Weber. The latter has
made every city and town which Joe
Weber has visited since the little Ger
man comedian became star.
Bessie Clayton has been engaged for
the company to support Anna Held in
Miss Innocence" The dancer is the wife
of Julian Mitchell the well known stage
manager. Miss Helds company includes
Charles A. Bigelow, Mr.. Lawrence
D'Orsay and Faice. Partisan dancer.
! At the end of the current season George
/ M Conan VIII leave the stage IOT a year,
devotng himself to rest. study and travel,
with the ultimate ambition of writing q
play of a high order of merit. Before he
departs, however. he will complete an ex-
| trayaganza, entitled THE Christmas
DOLL" in which his sister, Josephine
Cohan. will appear.
In her latest presentation Hattie Will
liams passes through a series Of char
acters including lady's maid. bar
maid, telegraph operator. stenographer.
suffragette. lady cab driver and res
taurant cashier. A decided novelty In this
production is the demand made upon Miss
Williams for serious acting in the scene
in which she appears as a suffragette.
Mabel Taliaferro has sufficiently re-
covered from an attack Of appendicitis
to warrant her husband, Frederic Thomp-
son. in announcing her return to the cast
of Polly of the Circus" Miss Tallfa-
ferro will rejoin the company In New
York tomorrow night. Edith Talliaferro
will then begin rehearsals with the or
ganization which is to visit different
territory.
Samson" play from the French OF
Henry Bersten, was given its first per-
Torrance in America at the Criterion
Theater, New York. last Monday night.
William Gillette made his temperance
on the stage. playing the star role OF
Brachard. His supporting company in