Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19


has been engaged as leading man OF the
Catherine Countiss stock company, which
will begin summer engagement at the
Broadway Theater, Denver, next month.
When Sydney Grundy's farce. "A Fear
full JOY" is produced in London Arthur
Boucher will play the leading role. while
the authors daughter, Lily Grundy. will
also be in the cast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert T. Haines are to
appear together in little comedy called
Buchanan of the Times 1t is the work
of Mrs. Haines, who is the author of sew
eral plays.
Fiske O'Hara. tenor, who is walking in
the footsteps of the late William Scanlon.
will make his appearance at the New
Academy early in May in "Dion O'Dare,
a romantic Irish play.
Harry Luckstone has been engaged to
Opera Companys production of Car
men," Mr. blackstone was one of the IA
vorites here last summer.
The play selected by Charles Frohman
for Carlotta Wilson's use next season is
Diana of the Dobsons," from~1he pen
of Cecily Hamilton. The title role is
being played in London by Lena Ash
we'll.
1t is understood that Billie Burke will
be promoted to stardom next season. In
Love Watches" comedy adapted
from the French. she will be the open
ing attraction at the Lyceum Tneater.
New York, next fall.
Milton and Sargent Aborn. directors of
the chain of Aborn opera companies. will
come to Washington for the opening of
the summer season at the New National.
Mr.. Milton Aborn will remain in Wash
ington for several days
I William Gillette's new comedy THAT
Little Affair at Boyd's." will be produced
at the Belasco Theater next month. with
Miss Cecilia LOTUS as the star. Ernest
Lawford and Frederick Lewis will sup
port Miss LOTUS.
A new play called THE Intruder" by
Thomas Buchanan. was produced last
week in Boston and was we'll received. 1t
turns on the struggle between the mother
and a stepmother for the custody of a
young girl.
Nella Bergen. who has been prima DON
ma in HThe Talk Of New York" will go
into vaudeville shortly after the close OF
that play. Sousa has written a stirring
march. which she will introduce at her
initial two-a-day performance.
The latest musical comedy Is entitled
THE Broken IDOL and belongs to
Manager b. c. Whitney. 1t is by Hal
The scenes are laid on the Pacific coast.
1t will be given, tryout in Chicago
shortly.
The new ]. NJ. Barrie play is known to
have reached its. complete final FORM 1t
is in four acts and the story is entirely
modern. The American performance OF
the woman who finally has her way will
fall to the lot of Maude Adams.
William Furst who composed the music
of 1.-The Christian Pilgrim" and was 9TH
erwise interested in the production. will
Frohman. He has been writing additional
incidental music for Maude Adams pro-
duction of The TESTERS
A dramatization of Stewart Edward
Whites novel. "Conjurer's House." has
been made by George Broadhurst. and.
under the title Of The Call of the North. -
will have its first production at Provi-
dence, r. l., April o. with Robert Edeson
as the star.
Bread Winners by Adeline Duval
Mack. to be produced May g. at the Co
under the management of Theodore
Hardy. The play deals with the ques-
ton of labor and capital. The receipts
are to be given to the Temple Of Labor
fund.
". G. Stewart of Buffalo has just OBJ
tanned the American and Canadian rights
of a new comic opera, THE Pied Piper of
Hamelin.' which was entirely written by
Phillip F. kobbe, jr., of New York. The
opera will be produced in Buffalo soon
and then taken to New York for long
run.
An agreement entered into with Clyde
Fitch before the death of Clara Blood
good makes 1T possible for katharine
Grey to undertake tour in THE Truth
in the far west this spring. With the
exception of Miss Grey's appearance in
serve for one year from the date of Miss
Bloodgoods death
A new two-act comic opera. THE Gay
Musician" by Edward Siedle, G. ]. Camp
bell and Julian Edwards. will be produced
at the Academy of Music. Baltimore. to-
morrow night with a cast that will include
Misses Amelia Stone Martha George
Catherine Moran and Messrs. Walter Per-
cival A. Martin Dell and Joseph Miron.
Lena Ashwell, the actress and manager
of the Kingsway Theater. London obtain
ed divorce from A. w. Playfair last
Wednesday in the English courts. Play
fair is a son OF Maj. Gen. A. L. Playfair
of the British army. and Miss Ashwel
is daughter of Commander Pocock OF
the British navy. Mr. Playfair is ar
actor.
Miss Florence Wickham, Pennsylvania
girl, who appeared few years ago In
Henry w. Savage's production of "Parsi.
fall" in English, has been engaged as one
of the leading contraltos for the forth
2, coming season of grand opera at Coven,
Garden. London. Since the close of heI
engagement with Mr.. Savage. Miss Wick.
ham has been singing with the cour,
opera in Schwerin. Germany.
Grace Hazard and her mother will sal
I. for Europe tomorrow. Soon after her ar
rival on the other side she will begin ar
engagement of four weeks in England. al.
ready booked. which will probably be fol.
lowed by four weeks more at one of the
leading London halls. She also has an Of
fer of four weeks in Vienna. but will prob
. ably not accept the engagement. as She
intends to spend the greater part Of the
summer studying with one of the best
vocal teachers In Germany.
Among the novelties to be offered at
the Friars' festival at the New York
Theater Thursday afternoon. May IA
will be one new to the drama. some
thing that has never been attempted
before as a laugh maker. 1t will be a
burlesque of a familiar scene from a
play in which the entire action is re-
versed. the last line being spoken first
the scene ending with the actual begin
ming it's author prepared 1t Will be Of
fered by Bijou Fernandez and William
l.. Abingdon. They will either take the
balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet
ar the kissing scene between Master