Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15

and authors fees included Taking 10?
weeks as the life of the play in London.
this gives a total Of s76O.UOO. or. in other
words, a net profit of S311,0O0 for Ed
wardes Remember that in this calcula-
ton neither the provinces, the colonies
nor America figures for anything. and
it will be readily understood that be-
fore THE Merry Widow" finally is laid
on the shelf Edwardes will have benefited
to the tune of something not very short
of 81 600 600
/ assisted this week at the first rehear-
sal of the new Drury Lane drama. which.
as usual. has been concocted by Cecil
Raleigh and Henry Hamilton for Arthur
Collins. 1t is to be essentially home
product. and the authors lay particular
stress upon the fact that their piece is
absolutely "clean and wholesome and.
like Caesars wife, absolutely above sus-
picion. They have selected for their lead
ing lady Jessie Bateman, bright little
actress, who some two or three years ago
went to South America in order to take
to herself "A husband for the second time.
Life in the Argentine appears to have
pal1ed on her, however. SO she mas per-
suaded her spouse to up anchor and sail
for England, home and beauty
BY the bye. among the few Americans
who still linger this side is Ililda
Spong, who may also be fifty described as
"a bright little actress. She is distinctly
what she can do here but SO far no ac-
ceptable offer has been Forthcoming from
any London manager. | hear, further.
that Maxine Elliott has lately purchased
a splendid estate in Worcestershire for
100000 What with a theater in Amer
lea and a country mansion in England
she ought to be equally at home on both
sides of the Atlantic.
Miss Katharine Kaelred. who recently
attracted a lot of attention in America in
the part of the vampire woman in "A
Fool There Was, has been spending a
few weeks in London seeing plays and
also motoring in Scotland. Miss kaelre.i
! is in search of a play suited to her pecul-
lar powers, but so far has been unable
to find anything, as good plays here, She
says, are as rare as IN the states. Miss
Kaelred sails for New York on the 1ith
TO be under Mr.. Frederic Thompson $
management for a long season in "A
Fool There Was. opening in New York.
Rumor has ii that we may see Miss
| kaelred here as a star next season with
prominent manager.
As his wife. Violet Vanbrugh eanno,
leave the cast of 1.-The Woman in the
Case" which is to be transferred a fort
night hence TO Sir Charles Wyndha m
theater, the New. and which seems des-
tined to see the year ont, Arthur Bour-
| CHER has engaged Ethel Irving to play
the principal female character in his next
production at the Garrick, a strong four.
act piece by Alfred SutrO, called Making
Gentleman" 1t is almost superf1uous t,
recall Ethel Irvina's memorable success
in Somerset Maugham's Lady Freder-
| lex. although the good impression tier
made has scarcely been deepened. if ever
| maintained. by subsequent performances
At the end of her engagement witt
| Bourchier she will probably start in man.
| agement on her own account with the
/ production of an English version of 8
| French piece named La Femme Nue.,
| which. on perusal. does not, | con
/ strained to confess. strike me as par
/ ticularlV hapDy choice