Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
Smith is at once the author. star and
stage manager.


tory of his family. which Is noted
one in theatrical annals.
Avery Norwood. one of the authors
of Clothes" has written a play OF love
and politics called Graft"
Sam Bernard will soon start rehearsals
for Nearly a Hero his new musical
comedy by Smith and De Koven.
Boston is having a revival, too. of the
Gilbert & Sullivan operas given by a com.
pany headed by ]. K. Murray and Clara
Lane.
A floating theater is to be built at Am
sterdam to make tour of the places on
the principal German rivers, the special
ity being grand opera.
David Belasco has consented to allow
the Shuberts to engage Brandon lyman
for leading man with Nine. Nazimoya IN
her play. THE Comet"
Annie Buckley. who is one of the play
ers with Lillian Russell, was at one
time featured in a special production OF
What Happened to Jones"
Loudon Charlton will nave charge of
the tour of Walter Damrosch anu his New
York Symphony Orchestra. The tour be-
gins in ashington Sunday. January II.
W. Bachelor Rapley, who has been
spending his vacation at tine home Of his
father. W. H. Rapley of the National The
alter. will return to Cornell University to-
morrow.
"Salomy Jane" Eleanor Robson's play.
is a dramatization of Bret Harte's story
of the same name, and Is said to have
been written by its adapter. Paul Arm
strong. in q week.
Edmund Elton. an English actor. will
enter the cast Of 1.-The Secret Or
chard' when the play comes to the Astor
Theater. New York. next Monday night
in the role Of Lieut. Dodd, now being
played by Mr.. Burke Clarke.
George Broadhurst's celebrated play.
THE Man of the Hour" reached its 500th
performance in New York last week. It
will prove a great money-maker all this
season as well as last.
Cecilia Lotus has undergone an opera
ton for appendicitis. 1t is said that her
illness was partly brought on by the
failure Of The Lancers" and the pny-
steal fatigue and nervous strain of one
night stands
Maude Adams has been invited to give
two performances at Harvard University
next June Miss Adams Is to be con-
graduated on the honor. but there are
also some congratulations to be given to
the university.
Miss Nathalie Greene, one of ''The Red
MilP' company, is descendant OF Gen.
Nathaniel Greene, Of revolutionary mem
Org. Her parents still live in the old
homestead, which was the birthplace OF
the famous hero.
The management of the National Thea
ter announces for the latter half Of the
season Lillian Russell, Olga Nethersole,
FRITZ Scheff. Marie Doro. Edna May.
Eleanor Robson, John Drew, Orrin john
son and Lew Dockstader.
Sarah Bernhard has produced in Paris
a version Of THE Sleeping Beauty" on
the order Of the Christmas pantonines in
England. The actress herself takes the
part of the gallant Prince Charming. ana
Jean Richepin is one OF the authors OF
the book.
Otis Skinner Is winning success on the
Family, said to be one of the greatest
successes he has had since becoming a
star, under Charles Frohnans manage
msnt. exceeding in ,.r5 popmp ,,aI either
Tomorrow night Robert Edeson will be
playing in Classmates at the National
Thirty-one years ago at this same theater
Mary Anderson was playing IN MAJ. MAJ
included Louis James, John Marble, George
c. Boniface, Robert Downing and John
Sutherland.
Jessie Graham, who will be seen in the
role of Mrs. John Hopkins in ''The Old
Homestead" at the Columbia this week,
Is daughter OF Henry NJ. Long. former
speaker of the Pennsylvania House OF
Representatives, and first cousin to Rob
ert Edsar Long of the National Theater's
publicity department
After a long run in New York THE
Man of the Hour" will soon so on On, the he
broke all records for any single theater
there in the past five years. Wash
ington will be included In the coming
\ road tour.
Lawrence Eddinger, in Robert Eide
sons company, Is the father OF Wal
lace Eddinger, also member Of the
company. The elder Eddinger is an
has been known since childhood as the
follower of Elsie Leslie In the role of
Little Lord Fauntieroy.
Hook in "Peter Pan" at the Empire
Theater, will be transferred from Miss
Maude Adams company to Twenty
Days in sthe Shade" to be produced by
alter, New York, January 20. Richard
emmett has also been engaged for one OF
th,. principal roles in the new farce.
At a performance in a Colorado town
the principal actor and another. who mad
been on bad terms for some time. came to
Bows and had such regular rough-ano-
= tumble fight on the stage that after II
was over both had to be taken to the hos
pital The audience, thinking the fight a
part of the play. was delighted with its
realism.
Mabel Taliaferro, it is announced, VIII
leave the stage at the conclusion of her
run in "Polly Of the Circus" In private
life Miss Taliaferro is the wife Of the
successful young manager. Frederlck
Thompson, and her retirement Is in DEF
erence to his wishes.
Mile Dazzle, the dancer. formerly IA
NOUS as lie Domino Rouge" has organ
lied a permanent society among profess
SIGNALS to give entertainments to the de-
serving unfortunates in whatever town
the members of the society happen TO De
playing on the foremost holidays OF the
year.
Walter Ridge Paschal. son of Col. G. w.
PaschaI who appears at the Majestic this
week 'In New York Town." is a Wash
ington boy and was tenor soloist at St
Johns St Andrews and st. Matthew s
churches In this city before going on the
stage He was formerly with Schumann-
IJeink and Richard earle and also PLAYED