Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

make a tour of the middle west and the
| other of the far west and south.
The latest news from the cash register
| is that the average receipts for the per-
formanceS SO far of THE Garden of AL
| fah'' in New York have been $1,000
performance, and that over 100000 has
been taken in at the box office.
John l.. Carncross, the minstrel of
Carncross and Dixey fame. died last
week of heart disease at his home in
Mount Vernon, n. Y. In 1895 Carncross
| retired from the stage and has since
| lived in retirement with his wife and
daughter.
It Is among the probabilities that Jack
Norworth and Nora Bayes will be Shu-
bert stars, and that the new show in
the spring in New York and continue for
a summer run.
]. q. Dodsons tour in J. Hartley Man
ners' play, Richard Gauntlet" is to be
postponed until the spring, as Mr.. Dod-
sons physicians have advised him not
to undertake at present the labor of re-
hearsing and producing new play.
Louise Dresser presented "a Lovely
LIAR in Indianapolis last week. Her
company includes JUNE McCree, Emily
Lee, Anna Laughlin, Richie Ling, VIII
ii. Kennedy, mortimer weldon, sally
Stembler and Mabel Latin.
Ian Maclaren, a popular young English
leading man, who was imported as lead
ing man with George Arliss in ''D.sraeli,
is SO taken with this country that he has
brought his wife over and will make his
home here. Mrs. Maclaren is also
popular actress.
The Japanese prina donna soprano.
Srff1n In of ftn INN mi
House. Toxic, brings geisha girls, Musi-
cal Director Takaori of the Toxic Opera
House and complete scenic investiture
painted in Japan. Her songs are rendered
In both Japanese and English.
Ernest Hutcheson, who will be the
piano soloist with the Washington SYM
phony Orchestra the 18th of next month.
was born in Melbourne, Australia, in
1871. AT this concert he will play con-
certo by George f. Boyle. who was born
at sydney. Australia
Rose Stahl celebrated the one-hundredth
rendition of Maggie Pepper" in New
Torrance to 800 invited guests, girls from
the department stores. as in the play Miss
Stahl represents department store em-
ploye. No men were admitted, and the
girls who filed the theater had the time
of their lives.
Charles f. Nirdlinger. author of 1.-THE
First Lady in the Land was co-author
of More Than Queen" the piece Julia
Arthur used with great success. Mr..
Nirdiinger comes of theatrical family
and has decided literary inclination. He
has several times occupied editorial
chairs.
Mrs. Annie Yeamans last week cele-
brated her seventy-sixth birthday, and
her friends gave her a birthday party on
the stage of the theater, in Hartford
where the grand old lady as she is
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thorne, Gus Will
liams, Ward and Curran. Fox and Ward,
| Bonnie Thornton and Mr.~James, all '.old-
| timers" were members of the birthday
party.
York In The Lady of Coventry by
| Louis n. Parker, a play founded on the
| old legend of Lady Godiva. But the au-
thor has made the tyrant Of the play the
| lady's conqueror instead of her husband.
| and the ride the price OF her people s
rescue from Starvation. He eventually
| falls in love with his charming captive,
and the story ends happily. In the sup
| porting company are Henry Kolker, Hen
~ Stanford, Vincent Stenroyd and Rosa
/ ling Coughlin
Eddie Foy announces that he has re-
| llnqu1Shed all desire to play Hamlet, -
owing to the fact that no manager can be
persuaded to back the enterprise, and
he will therefore stick to musical comedy
hereafter.
| I'D like to try a fall out of Ibsen some
day. remarked Eddie last week to q
| st. Louis reporter. Maybe l can get
that guy Dillingham; to let me give some
special Ibsen matinees during my New
York engagement"
/ A genuine. Dolly Madison cap, one
| worn by the living Dolly Madison during
| the reign Of that woman at the White
House, is worn by Elsie Ferguson in the
course of her presentation of Dolly Todd
in 1.-THE First Lady in the Land" The
cap was loaned to Miss Ferguson by de-
scendants of the distinguished owner as a
| tribute to Miss Ferguson's characterize
ton. There is an odd similarity between
| this cap and the newest lace CONNECTIONS
worn by London and Paris women under
their opera millinery to protect their
headdress fashion coming into vogue
| in this country.