Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-14

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King" Sweet Kitty Bellairs'' and LAS
You Like 1t"
The Henry Miller Company has been re-
organized. The Shuberts are still inter
ested. but Mr.. Miller and Margaret An
glin hold a majority of the stock.
Maude Adams scored a big success at
Twelfth Night Josephine Victor played
Olivia, and Lizzie Hudson Collier, Maria
Jane Oaker is in the second company
organized to play Clyde Fitch's Girls
in Chicago. Georgia Drew Mendum d
niece of John Drew. is also in the COM
pany.
A new theater has just been dedicated
in Buenos Ayres which was started
twenty years ago. RIP Van Wrinkle
would have been an appropriate bill for
the opening.
The scenes Of the comic opera in which
De Koven and Smith. author and COM
poser of Robin Hood are to write for
Grace Van Studdiford are laid in Buda-
pest
Constance Collier. leading lady of
Charles Frohman's London Theater. Is
% be William Gillette's leading lady In
Samson" by H. Bernstein. author Of
The Thief
Managers are shy of new productions
until after the presidential election. but
they declare that next season is going to
to be very prosperous one In American
theatricals.
Mrs. Ruby Barton. who has closed her
engagement with the Hippodrome. New
York after a most successful season. is
visiting her father DR.. II. 4. Johnson,
2S17 18th street, vice junior commander. u.
A. r.
Carrie Reynolds. late of Miss Hook of
Holland and Going Some both of
which were seen in Washington last sea-
son, has been especially engaged for the
title role in San Toy" next weeks offer
ing at the New National.
Clarence Jacobson's electric base ball
game given at the New Academy last
Sunday. was a distinct success and Melted
the New Nationals popular treasurer a
goodly sum. much to the delight of his
host of friends.
girl with the Aborn Opera Company. will
appear this week as Consuelia. the type
writer girl. Since graduating from the
chorus Miss Ramey has made most
favorable impression upon the New Ma
tional'S audiences.
Paul Armstrong the author of The
Heir to the Hurrah' and several other
well known successes. is under contract
to Klaw & Erlanger to write a play for
them. to be delivered not later than Sep
TENDER L. the title of which is to be In
Time of Peace"
In the production of "Florodora" and
''San Toy it was necessary for the
AbornS to secure the permission of
George Edwardes of London through his
American representatives. Mr.. Edwardes
is owner of the Gaiety and Days the
aters, London.
1t is reported that the inroads of what
is called polite vaudeville" on the regu-
lar dramatic stage are increasing, and
that Joseph Sheehan. Thomas E. Shea.
Alfred Whelan and Eddie Foy will be
among the stars attracted to this profita-
BILE field.
production of Paid in Full is vindica-
ton of Shakespeare's assertion. THE
plays the thing" for it won success in
New York and Chicago without a star to
catch the public with the magic of
name.
Lenna Duer the ''DoIl-face Girl" popu-
lar among patrons of the opera season at
the National is meeting with her like
ness when passing the principal jewelry
particularly attractive to the merchants
along F street.
William T. Carleton. the veteran comic
opera singer. arrived in Washington last
Tuesday looking hale and hearty AL
though singer for the past twenty years
Mr.. Carleton does not look a day over
thirty. He will be in the city for but
one week. appearing as Gilfain. his old
role, in "Florodora.'
Miss Florence McCluer. WASHINGTON
girl who was with Miss Henrietta Cros-
man in 1.-The Christian Pilgrim is now
with the Imperial Opera Company in To-
ronto. Canada Miss McCluer rose from
the chorus to speaking parts. Her solo
dancing has received high praise from
critics and newspapers.
Miss Edna Hall Smith is spending
few weeks at her home at Alta Vista
Md. after completing six months run
In New York and Chicago in Charles
Frohman's Miss Hook of Holland. Before
leaving New York she was engaged for
Mr. Frohman's new musical comedy.
Fluffy Ruff1es. which will be produced
next season. and will leave shortly to be-
gin rehearsals in New York.
AS an illustration of the difference be-
tween the quickness of American and
English audiences ii is related in a per-
Torrance of 1.-The College Widow" when
the athletic girl came on in a low-neck
ball dress. with the line of tan showing in
sharp contrast with the white Of the un-
burned part of her neck. she was criti-
cised for her bad makeup. this strict
fidelity to nature being put down as care
lessness on the part of the actress.
The comedy. Jack Straw" by w. Som
erset Vaughan. in which John Drew will
star next season. tells the story of Sc
bastine, an archduke of Pomerania. who
having become infatuated with high
kicker" is obliged to leave his home. He
assumes the name of Jack Straw and
becomes an actor. and one day he serves
as a waiter in hotel. Jack Straw is in
troduced into a family of social climbers
as an archduke. No one knows that he
really has title. Jealousy prompts "A
widow to denounce him. but everybody is
afraid of the exposure that would come
about IL it should become known that the
archduke is an impostor. He throws no
light on his identity. but everything is
cleared up by the advent of the Pomera-
nian ambassador, who declares that Jack
Sfrov t. dull oft oil