Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12


gagged for the role of Escamillo in
Carmen
The season orders for the summer opera
at the New National are said to have
broken all records There is every indi-
cation that the opera seasonn this summer
will be of more than eighteen weeks
duration.
Lenna Duer. Trixie Cadiz Brownie Du-
pont and Flossie Foreman, all noted
chorus beauties, have been engaged by
the Messrs. Aborn Tor the chorus of their
Washington opera company.
THE Wizard of the Nile will probably
be the second opera of the season at the
New National Theater this summer. For
this special offering many of the old
favorites of last year will be engaged.
Mile. Genee will conclude her engage
ment in THE Soul Kiss May %. and will
sail for London to fill summer engage
ments. She will return to this country in
the fall and continue in The Soul Kiss.
Almas Temple Arab Patrol is arranging
to take part in Chase's regular program
next June. They expect to appear at
every performance and go through their
wonderful evolutions-
Henrietta Crosman Is meeting with
great deal of success in her present We
hicle. The Country Girl the present
version OF which was adapted for the
stage by her husband. Mr.. Maurice Camp
DELL.
La Petite Alma a child toe dancer of
wide reputation. will appear at the New
National tomorrow and Tuesday nights
as special feature of the big spring car
nival.
Edith Bradfords appearance at the New
National in the title role of Carmen
Monday night April 81. will witness her
debut as Bizet's fascinating Spanish
gypsy 1t is role that this gifted singer
has long been ambitious to take.
Miss. Francis and Master Martin Full
Ter. children six and eight. VINO VIII
be remembered for the excellence of their
work in "Salomy Jane, have scored an
other big success in James Forbes new
comedy "The Travelling Salesman.
Grace La Rue. who was so prominent
in 1.-THE Follies of 1907 when last seen In
this city will resign from that organiza-
ton next Saturday night in Philadelphia
and will Immediately be welded to a
capitalist of that city.
Miss Nellie Daily, niece Of the late Dan
DAILY, is to have one Of the leading roles
in "l492" when that extravaganza Is re-
vived at the Globe Theater. Boston. April
of the famous family on the stage.
Walter Schrode, the clever pantomimic
clown. long with Superba and other pam
tomimic productions. Is in polite vaude-
VILE and with dashdng assistant pre-
sents dumb" act that Is said to be
screamingly comic.
Nora Boyes supplants Ethel Levy with
Sam Bernards Nearly a Hero COM
pany. Miss Boyes was to have opened
with the show tomorrow night in New
York. but on account of holy week and
the 18th, she postponed it until the Goth.
Mary Mannering produced new play
in San Francisco last week entitled.
Memory and Tomorrow The play is
by E. Booth Tilton, business manager for
Miss Mannering. and SO far as can be
learned 1t Is the first work from his pen.
Ogla Nethersoles tour will terminate
about the middle of May, after which she
proposes making trip through New Eng
land with Quebec as the ultimate desti-
nation. Thence she will sail for England
for prolonged rest and recreation.
It has been decided that Mr. Lew Fields
and 1.-The Girl Behind the Counter" will
remain indefinitely at the Herald Square
Theater and bookings which had been
made for tour after the close of the sea-
son have been Cancelled.
Richard earle has accepted a song from
an unknown writer called Father Is So
Nutty That the Squirrels Follow Him"
Mr.. Carrie declares that the song is as
catchy as the meter of the title. Later he
will use it as special number In "Mary's
Lamb
The MANAGEMENT of the New National
Theater has announced an innovation for
the sale Of seats for Richard Carries en-
h<,xy vxytil hn
tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock for the
advance sale. This will be three days
earlier than heretofore.
When Miss Catherine Counttss opens
her stock company at the Tabor Theater,
In Denver she will have Edwin Arden
and Douglas Fairbanks to alternate In the
leading male roles. Two other members
of her company we'll known here are Hell
enc Lackaye and Charles Lindholm.
Sydney Gundy's new three-act farce.
"A Fearful JOY" will have it's first per-
Torrance at the Haymarket Theater.
London. April Is. Arthur Bourchier
will play the leading role. Another player
who will take part is Lily Grundy. the au-
thors daughter.
There are twelve humans, two ele-
plants several shaggy trained ponies. a
troupe of keen-witted dogs and a COM
pany of clowns, acrobats and tumblers
with the Novelties Indoor Circus Spectacle
which is In vaudeville LOT the period be-
fore the white top" season begins.
One Of the stirring features of the
Novelties vaudeville circus act is a SOM
ersault by one Of the acrobats from the
end Of q spring board that is tilted by an
elephant. The performer lands on the ele-
plants back just as the mammoth ami
NAL reaches the end of the board.
John T. Thorne of the vaudeville team
of Thorne and Carleton was once a miner
for brief period. during which he suf-
fered all sorts of casualties and catas-
trophies which finally convinced him that
he was better fitted for less hazardous
occupation.
Percy c. Williams, the we'll known
vaudeville manager. is out with the an
nouncement that he has signed Eddie