Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04

Lionel f. Lawrence has secured the
road rights to play THE Prince Chap
and will make tour OF the south under
his own engagement
Miss Isabel Diamond. who recently
left The Queen of the Moulin Rouge"
has joined The Beauty Spot" playing
the part OF the western girl.
Miss Rose Stahl left New York yes
terday for London where she will begin
an engagement in the Vaudeville Thea
ter April Is, in The Chorus Lady"
Hurtig & Seamon have made arrange
ments to give The Wizard of o. an
purcha sed the English rights from the
Fred Hamlin estate.
Miss Louise Dresser has been engaged
as member of the cast which Manager
Charles Dillingham; is forming for The
Candy Shop" which will be Iut on in
New York for a summer run.
Messrs. Liebler & Co. have sold to DIR.
Carl MerZbach of Berlin the German
rights to Mr.. Cleveland Moffatts play
The Battle" now at the Savoy Theater.
New York.
One weeks rest at Atlantic City was
enough for George Cohan and he re-
sumed his place at the head of The
Yankee Prince company in Philadelphia
last Thursday night
One of the plays to receive Charles
mans attention early in the fall viii
be The Harvest Moon, by Augustus
Thomas. The play will be produced in
September.
Kathryn Osterman will appear next
season in new play entitled "A Woman
of Today written expressly for her by
Arthur w. STAGE and Roy X Moultoa. liz
is comedy in three acts. dealing with
finance.
Marie Doro is about To begin an ex-
tensive tour to the Pacific coast. and
for this purpose Charles Frohman has
substituted The Morals Of Marcus"
for The Richest Girl" in which Miss
Doro has been starring this season.
Madge Leasing and Fred Wright jr.
have bought the entire rights tbarring
the English and Americanl OF The
Naked Truth" This play. il is stated.
sill be taken 10 London some time dur
ing this spring.
Jobyna Rowland. who succeeded Ada
Lewis in Nearly a Hero" left New
York for Chicago last Thursday 10 be
come the leading woman OF Richard
Carries production Of A Boy and a
Girl
After long season with the Belascn
Stock Company Of Los Angeles Florence
Oakley has resigned from that organi-
alton and will start for the east this
week. Miss Oakley will be seen next
season III New York under the direction
OF prominent theatrical Arm.
Otis Harlan is to be a star next sea-
son in a musical free called The
in New York early in August. This will
be the first time Mr.. Harlan has starred
since his days with the famous Hoyt
farceS.
Miss Beulah Lurton. i'm leading supports
for tile late Sol Smith Russell during tic
last two years Of his stage career and
leading woman for the Odeon Stock Com
pany of ST Louis. has been engaged 10
play leading roles in the repertoire of the
new Irish stock company Of New York.
The Third Degree will finish it's sea-
son in New York. its business being very
large. and in the fall three companies pre-
senting this piece are TO start on tour.
Charles Klein. the author of the play.
starts for Europe shortly and promises
to return early in August with new
play.
Louise lie Baron has been re-engaged
as prima donna of the Castle Square
Opera Company in Boston for the spring
and summer season. Prior to this en-
gagement she will go to Montreal. where
for two weeks she will sing leading roles
tndard operas to be produced by the
Manhattan Opera Company.
Among the twentythree dramatic COM
positions registered at the bureau OF copy
rights last week is one by Billie Burke
entitled Western Nature Studies.' There
are also two sketches by Lester Loner-
gan and The United Kingdom of
America, or 700 \. D. by George NJ.
Won Schrader
Before the end Of the season Tim
Murphy will produce i'm New York a
new play, entitled "Tbe Boy. The
will be William A. Brady
and Louis +. Werba. The piece is by
the author of Cupid and the Dollar.
in which Mr.. Murphy is appearing
tour
Manager John w. Gates has an original
pIay entitled "The Catspaw." which Will
be given it's ir~t phil" hearing i'm Buffalo
.e- Monday. 1t u by Franklin Sea-,