Evening star., 1909-05-02

last seen at Chase's Theater in Scotch
musical monologue. She possesses voice
of remarkable range and is very popular
| In Washington.
Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee will
| lecture at the New National Iheater
the evening of May 1G. the subject being
THE Sipking of the Maine" The lecture
| is for the benefit OF the Maine memorial
| fund, and will doubtless be largely at
| of his cabinet have been invited and
have accepted.
Mr. Forrest HUFF. the popular baritone
Of the Aborn Opera Company. VIII close
| hurry to Washington for the opening
Of the summer season at the New Nation
| al tomorrow night. Mr. Hun's rendition
of Brown October Ale IN last season
revival OF robin Hood was one OF the
delights Of the opera.
Winsome little Grace Hazard. who
| made such a hit in Five Feet OF Comic
| Opera" on both the American and English
stages, Is to leave vaudeville and go pack
| to light opera as the star of The Parl-
sian Model" Her season VII! nesln IN
August and she will play In all the pran-
| cipal cities of the country from coast 10
coast before May of next year.
Helen Bertram, prima Gonna soprano
of the Aborn Opera Company. succeeded
Alice Nielsen at the head of the famous
main in Washington for the special re
vival of 1.-THE Serenade." and will be
succeeded in the Aborn ranks by MISS
| Blanche Morrison. seen here few weeks
ago with Nine. Fritzi Scheff.
The school children Of the washington
public schools, fourth and fifth grade.
are reading Robin Hood" This may be
1frpo
Messrs. Milton and Sargent Aborn. who
have shown great interest IN giving
Washington school children special mid
week matinee. at a greatly reduced price
for the reserved seats.
Midnight Sons" the new musical COM
edy by Messrs. Raymond HupDeil ana
Glen Macdonough to be produced Tor
New York, by Mr.. Lew Fields. is now in
rehearsal. The cast includes Messrs.
Harry Fisher. Denman Maley, Fritz Will
liams, Joseph Ratcliff. George Schiller
and George Monroe, Misses Lotta Faust.
Marion Stanley and Lillian Lee.
Mr.. William Faversham. who Is to ap-
pear for a week at the Broadway Thea
ter. New York, commencing tomorrow
night, in 1.-THE World and His Wife," will
depart in a fortnight for England. and.
with his wife, Miss Julie Opp. he will
pass the summer in Surrey, where he has
a country house.
Miss Adelaide Keim is playing 1.-THE
Second Mrs. Tanqueray" In Chicago.
Mrs Sol Smith Russell. widow OF the
comedian, Is i'll In New York.
The Society of American Magicians is
taking steps to build a temple of magic in
New York.
made contract under which the drama
lists will write play which the manager
will produce.
The tours of the paid in Full" compa-
nies have come to a close Next season
there will be four and perhaps five COM
panies in this play on tour
Wright Lorimer Is contemplating an
elaborate production of another biblical
play on the subject Of Daniel. and, 1t Is
said, he will have the lions den in It.
Miss Julia Sanderson. who has been ap-
pearing in Charles Frohman's production
of kitty Grey" has been added to the
forces Of ''The Dashing Little Duke" in
London.
."rhe Family" which Henry Miller pro-
duced in Chicago. made a hit, and will be
one OF the opening attractions in New
York next season.
"rhe Canterbury Pilgrims Percy
Mackaye's first drama in blank verse. is
to be played extensively this spring and
early summer throughout the south and
east Open-air performances will be
given by the Coburn Players. whose sea-
SON started in Savannah last Friday and
will end in Louisville July 3. In the
among other places at Yale. Brown and
Williams colleges, as well as at Barnard,
Radcliffe, Bryn Mawr and Smith.
Klaw & Erlanger have acquired for
production next season "A play entitled
"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" by Kate
Douglas wiggin and Charlotte Thompson.
The play is founded on two books, Ike
becca Of Sunny brook Farm and The
Chronicles Of Rebecca," written by Miss
Wiggin.
1t is said that F. Ziegfeld has discovered
a star in ALiss Lillian Lorraine, who was
promoted from the chorus to leading
part in Miss Innocence" She will go
abroad to study singing and on her re-
turn will be under Mr.. Ziegfeld's manage
ment for five years.
Burr Mcintosh has returned to the
stage after a virtual absence of nine
wears appearing in Chicago In the tltle
role OF "a Gentleman From MISSISSIPPI.
He received a warm welcome since ne
deyotfnr himself to photography, mag
azine editing and the lecture field.
Instead OF taking chances of an en-
gagement in London this summer, VIII
liam Collier will remain in New YORK ana
revive his old success, The Man From
Mexico"
Joseph Herbert, the author OF 1.-The
Beauty Spot" is writing sketch for the
Lambs gambol.
Among the spring productions OF the
Shuberts will be 1.-THE Revelers," by
Charles Richman. a comedy of modern
city life.
Hilda Spong is appearing in vaudeville
with Arthur Forrest in a sketch written
by the latter, called "A Bird and Cold
Bottle"
industrial South Africa" Is exploited
by the motion pictures at Chase's this
week.
William MacCalium put together the