Evening star., 1908-01-12
Playhouse aragraphs

Rose Coghlan is shortly to produce a
new play.
Mary Shaw is on tour in shaw's Cam
dida.'
Florence Roberts is to appear in New
York in a new play.
Maude Adams has been welcomed in q
brief revival of Quality Street
Adelaide Keim is playing in Madame
Sans Gene" in Chicago.
| Mrs. Leslie Carter has secured the
rights TO La ToSca" and Fedora"
Claiming Pollock is TO write a play in
which Josephine Victor is to be featured.
Maude Fealey is reported to be making
/ a success in her Pacific coast tour in
THE Stronger Sex.
Rose Stahrs leading man, Wilfred Lu-
cas-, has written play called The Chill
dren of Japan"
Marie Doro is to appear in London. but
| first will be seen In the larger American
/ cities in The Morals of Marcus"
Eleanor Duse has bought a palace in
Florence to provide herself with quiet
| home retreat.
Tim Murphy is to have new play.
He is at present making a tour In "A
Corner in Coffee
| Henry E. Dixey is to star in a new
play called .Poiche.'' under the manage
ment of the Shuberts.
Mrs. Sarah Cowell lie Moyne returns to
her former field. the reading of Browning
and Shakespeare.
1rofA Anrr1fn sc tn Il
ton of The Awakening of Helena
Ritchie" in her Australian tour.
One of the new comic operas is called
| The Dollar Princess" and has an Ameri-
can girl as its heroine.
], Kitty Cheatham. who left the stage on
/ her marriage, has been giving matinee
entertainments for children in America
aud in London.
/ Macklyn Arbuckle, who plays the sher-
| iff in "The Round Up" is now a real
sheriff having been sworn In as deputy
If New York county.
The Right of Way" is to fill an engage
ment in Chicago. Alice .-unnon. who was
with +. s. Willard In his latest tour here,
has one of the leading parts
Ida Conquest has been secured for a
limited engagement in Toronto. when a
repertoire of her successful plays will be
presented.
| Nat Goodwin is to reorganize his COM
pany. keeping some of the old members.
i Edna Goodrich will remain his leading
lady.
| Virginia Harmed has been confined to
her home with slight attack of the
4 grip She is to appear In some noted
revivals when she continues her season.
I
The Battle of Port Arthur" has opened
| =. the New York Hippodrome. Six hun
ared persons took part, and the military
/ and naval part made it a big spectacle.
| Robert Edeson has now been a star for
/ six years. His biggest hit before his
starring DAYS was in the title role of ''The
( Little Minister" as leading man with
i Maude Adams.
! Blanche Walsh is TO appear in the
French version of THE Sleeping Beauty
/ in which Sarah Berenhardt has been
/ acting the part of the Prince of Paris.
The American version will be called
prince Charming"
/ Adelaide Genee. the famous London
dancer, has reached New York and Is to
| make her first appearance in America in
/ Phila phia this month in a musical
| play by Harry b. Smith and Maurice
Levi. called Around the World With
! Dancer.
The two new productions Of the week
| in New York were "A House Of Thou
sand Candles" which recently startled
Washington. and "Funbashi," a musical
comedy founded Secretary Tafts
journey around the world
Orrin Johnson. who plays the mayor in
THE Man of the Hour has had wide
and varied experience on the stage. He
was leading man with Richard Mansfield
and has won success in leading roles with
Maude Adams. Annie Russell, Blanche
Walsh and other stars.
William Gillette's play. Sherlock
Holiness is having a successful run In :
Paris. His war play. Secret Service
brought out years ago in Paris has been
received with favor In Brussels. and will
make a tour Of the larger French cities.
Arrangements have been made in New
York whereby Charles w. Ross will be
added to the list of stars under the man
agement of Henry b. Harris Mr.. Ross
who will be remem bered here through
his appearance in Checkers" will make
his first appearance under Mr.. Harris
management in Washington about the
middle of March in 1.-The Travelling Sales
man. a new comedy of American LIE