Evening star., 1909-01-24

Memo. opens at the Colonial Theater
there tomorrow night for run of five
weeks.
The redecorating and refurnishing Of
the smoking room of the New National
Theater are completed. The room is now
open to the public.
James X Hackett will produce a new
play called "A Son of the South, Whlch
Is romantic piece of today. 1t VIII be
given early next month in Toronto
NelIa Bergen, who is we'll known in
this city, will star next season in an
opera by John Philip Sousa, under the
management of klaw & Erlanger
Mary Mannering is to appear soon in
a new play by Langdon Mitchell. en-
titled Step by Step In this play she
will assume the role of working girl.
Ethel barrymore will not remain at the
Hudson Theater after the first OF rep
ruary but will come to Washington TO
present her present success Lady fred-
erick.
Edith Ellis. the author of MARY James
Pa" now running in New York, says the
incident i'll the play of the husband being
cnployed as his wife's servant was
taken from actual occurrence.
here was postponed to save a doube
long railway jump She will appear at
the Belasco Theater in The Goddess OF
Reason" week after next.
Rose Stahl in "The Chorus Lady" will
probably be seen in London in the near
future She made a hit there with the
sketch from which the play was eiao-
GRATED.
\ third company to play the Blue
Mouse has been organized by the Shu-
bcrts Prominent in the cast are Milli-
cent Evans, Godfrey Stein and Wilton
Taylor.
Ii is said that the gross receipts of
Denman Thompson's .Old Homestead
in Boston and New York alone during the
twenty-five years of its existence have
aggregated more than two million dol
lars
Ruth MaycIiffe. who was one of the
Girls in clyde Fitchs play of that
name is to he starred in a new play by
that author next spring. under the man
aSement OF the Shuberts.
A new musical comedy TO be produced
In Chicago is called The Golden Girl
The scenes are laid at West Point and
In the company at Eleanor Kent. Blanche
Deyo. Cecil Lean and Florence Holbrook.
George Beban, the leading man with
1.-The American Idea holds starring
contract with Cohan & Harris for next
season. and Trixie FriganZa. his running
mate Tin the play). has had her name
copyrighted.
Liebler & Company have executed
contract with Willette Kershaw. recently
leading woman at the Valencia Theater.
San Francisco, whereby she is to play the
principal role in an important production
to be made in New York.
A one-act play by Paul Armstrong en-
titled "In Blaze of Glory has been ac-
aured by Thomas f. Shea for vaudeville.
Another short play by Armstrong which
Snea will present is entitled The Man
From the West"
Oscar Hammerstein employs Anna
Marble (Mrs. Charming Pollock to do
the press work for his vaudeville theater
and the Manhattan Opera House as we'll.
Mrs. Marble Pollock finds time also to do
sketch writing and magazine articles.
Josephine Bartlett. sister of Jessie Bart
lett Davis and a member of the company
playing in The Prima Donna was pain
fully injured last week in a taxicab ac-
cident in New York. 1t may be six
weeks or more before she return
to the stage
Chauncey Olcott and A. B. Mevers. who
formerly were members of the quartet in
the ''Old Homestead" renewed their ac-
uuaintance last week after not having
seen each other for dozen years. Mr..
Meyers Is now the business representa-
tive of Mr.. Thompson in advance of the
company.
Marietta Oily. German actress very
popular in her own country, is to make
her American debut in .Baccarat" by
Henri Bernstein. author of The Thief
She is d countess in private life. but has
dropped her title for professional pur-
poses.
Lydia Barry and Elfe Fay, both we'll
known in vaudeville and musical comedy
have joined hands and will appear in an
original sketch Barry and Fay. the ia
theirs of the two women, were leading
lights of the variety field twenty years
ago.
1t is reported that Henrietta Crosman
has arranged to appear in Sham at the
termination of her vaudeville contracts.
sham" was play strongly reminiscent
starred in the west. Its author is Elmer
&. Harris, the author of The Offenders
Mr.. Crewe's Career" the dramatiza-
ton of Winston Churchills novel, which
was under the management of Gest &
Comstock closed at Buffalo last Saturday
night. The management say that the COM
pany will be greatly strengthened and
resume its tour in two weeks.
David Montgomery and Fred Stone
Ing together for fifteen years. 1t is an
nounced that next season they will star
together in sequel play to their former
success. The Wizard of Or. The two
comedians started their careers in a cir
rus organization.
Telephone and mail orders will be aban-
doned during the two weeks engage
ment of THE Merry Widow at the New
National Theater here. Henry w. Saw
age announces that tickets cannot be Sc
cured in any other way than by appear
snca before the box office. window. More
Than ten tickets will not be sold to any
one purchaser.
Mr.. Dore Davidson has purchased from
John Cort his English rights for THE
Man On the Box He will tour the same
through the English provinces. sailing for
London for this purpose at the close OF
MS engagement under Wagenhall &
t<emper. Mr.. Davidson is also negotiating
with Mr.. Arthur Boucher for a London
west end production of the same.
Mrs Patrick Campbell made her re-
Entry on the London stage last Wednes-
DAY at the Vaudeville Theater. appearing
n Olive I.atimers Husband" a new
play containing an emotional part spe-
.ially written for her by Rudolf Besier.
The Askin-Singer Company has pIIr-