Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07

! management in "Tolstois Resurrection.
| Her future plans are not announced.
| Irma La Pierre has been engaged as
! leading woman for Al H. Wilson next
season.
| Ernest Lawford will play the role of
Malvolio in Maude Adams production of
Twelfth Night
"Toddles'' is to be revived in London.
The English sense of humor must be able
| to stand heavy strains.
| 1.-THE Admirable Crichton" is expected
to reach it's 5OOth performance in London
| before it is withdrawn.
| 1t is reported that Failing Leaves"
will be rewritten and that Mary Manner
i ing will be seen in the play.
| De- Wolf Hopper will appear next sea
| son in a new musical comedy called What
Happened Them" by Austin Strong.
Katie Barry will appear in some sre-
cial performances of THE Chinese Honey
| moon under the Aborn management
Nanette Comstock is to star under the
MANAGEMENT of James X. Hackett in a
comedy called jet" by Louis Lowell.
Henry Arthur Jones has finished for
Cha rles Frohman a new comedy. 1t VIII
be produced first in this country In the
fall.
A voting contest will be conducted at
the New National to determine what
operas are most desired for the month or
July.
The famous double sextet will be In ev-
idence at the New National next week
when '.Florodora" will be heard here
again.
William Gillette has completed the Eng
lish adaptation of Henri Bernstein
samson He will play the leading role
himself.
Mrs Marie Bates, who has made a
record in David Warfields company. is
to spend part of her vacation In trip 10
Northern Africa.
successful season this week. has played
.'When knights Were Bold in every
state in the Union.
George NJ Conan, the indefatiga Die. is
at work or a new piece. which Will be
produced in September at the opening
of a new theater.
Roth Marguerite Clark and Louise Gun
ming will head musical comedy companies
the coming season under the management
of the Shuberts.
1.-The Honor of the Family" is to have
a permanent place in the repertoire or
PLAYS which Otis Skinner will use. The
piece has made the biggest kind of hit
Haddon Chambers. the author Of the
famous Captain Swift" has written an
other play which promises to rival that
tale of the Australian bush.
Martha Morton is In London arranging
for the presentation there of The Bell
of Liberty" Henry B. Harris has Sc
cured the piece for production in Ameri-
ca next fall.
w. T. Carleton. who will sing his orig
inal role of Gilfain in the coming revival
by the Aborn Opera Company OF "Floro-
dora has appeared in the part more
than 5000 times.
Blanche Bates has lost her mother who
died at the actress summer home IN
New York of apoplexy. Mrs. Bates was
noted figure on the stage herself. but
retired some years ago.
THE Paradise of Mahomet," an opera
by Planquette. and adapted by Harry B.
Smith is to be given trial performance
to test it's possibilities for the fall.
Jessie Bradbury will return to Washing
ton for the role of Dolores in "Florodora.'
She will be remembered as the Alan-a-
Dale in Robin Hood" and the Car
menita in "A Runaway Girl"
whose first play, Diana of Dobson's, /"
made a success in London. is writing q
play for Charles Frohman. who has also
secured the American rights of his earlier
play.
James Thornton. the monologst. had a
bad fall on the street in Buffalo. which
resulted in a fracture at the base OF
the brain While the injury is a bad
one. the doctors say 1t is not necessarily
fatal
Joseph Coyne and Alexandra Carlisle are
to star under the management OF Charles
Frohman in 1.-The Mollusc" in this coun-
try. Beatrice Forbes Robertson and For
rest Robertson. an American actor, will
be in the cast.
1.-THE Girl Who Dared a musical COM
edy from the German. adopted by SNYDER
Rosenfeld. with music by Won Zeihrer or
Vienna. will be used by the Shuberts next
season. with their new star Lulu Chaser.
in the title role.
An English company is making a tour
of Spain with a repertoire including Miss
Hook of Holland and THE Dairymaids
This is the first time that English humor
in dramatic form has ever invaded the
solemn country of the dons.
Henry w Savage is back from his
European trip with eight operettas. in
several of which the composer and authors
of 1.-The Merry Widow have had hand
He is also going to stablish a stock COM
pany and produce plays by American
authors
F. Ziesfeld. jr's. new musical review.
The Folles of 1908" which will receive
its premiere at Nixon's Apollo Theater.
Atlantic City, the week of June 8. pre-
vious to presentation for the entire season
at the Jardn de Paris con the New York
roof. New York. Is in two acts and ten
scenes.
Sabery d'Orsell of the Aborn Opera
Company spent the early part of last
week in Washington before going to Bal
timore for rehearsals of The Chimes of
Normandy. in which she will sing Ger
maine next week role which she sang
in Washington with great success last
season.
In recent interview with Fannie Ward.
the actress is reported to have said that
her first stage experience was gained
,,,aer I,I, " the first manager