Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-16

changes in "rhe FoR, sA pTepar %e9,'at te
its New York premiere in septembe..
sabery DOrsell, prima donna of the
Aborn Opera Company, was married to
John R. Nugent. jr., in Baltimore. July 8
Everett Butterfe{d is considering an
offer from Martin Beck for a season OF
vaudeville beginning the latter part OF
| September.
Lillian Russell is to be offered "Cis
Cfs, Frederick I4incke's new operetta
Tor her operate starring tour next sea
| son.
| The Holden Stock Company, now play
ing at the Baker Theater Rochester, n
T., 1t is said. will play at the Majestic
In this city next season.
| farce by Abe Ruef the convicted
| San Francisco politician, was q feature
OF the Fourth of July vaudeville show
at San Quentin.
Luisa Tetrszzini will sing at the Met
| ropolitan Opera House next season and
| Giuseppe Sturani will be one of the con-
ductors.
Mrs. Elizabeth Chester. wife of George
| Randolph Chester, author of Get Rich
Quick Wallingford.' has brought suit for
| a divorce.
| Chicago music lovers have subscribed
S2Oo,oO for the next grand opera sea-
| son in that city. 1t begins November
is with Sampson and Delilah.'
Julian Dean, having closed her season
with The Lily" June 20, is with her
mother and sister at their White House,
Harmon-o n-the- Hudson. N. Y.
| Taking advantage Of her absence from
the Columbia cast last week Jessie Glen
dow in IS~
visiting friends.
| A. II. Van Buren, will assume Tim Muir
phys great role of the Hon. Maverick
Brander in the Columbia's production Of
"A Texas Steer" next week
Delighted audiences and uncounted
curtain calls are said to have been Mrs
Fiske's portion upon the presentat ton Of
her new play, Mrs. Bumpstead-Le :"
in Los Angeles.
Philadelphia dramatic correspondents
grew wrothy because motion pictures Of
the English coronation were shown on
Independence day in "a town which
boasts Of the Liberty bell"
Percy Haswell, once we'll liked in
Washington, is at the head of her own
stock company in Toronto and making
money" The Canadians like her i'm
mensely.
Victor Herbert's new opera. 1.-The
F,nchantress,' with the libretto by Fred
de Gresac and Harry b. Smith, he is
said to think is the most important Of
his career.
The series Of novelties the Lyman H.
Howe New York Hippodrome travel fes-
tival has secured for the coming season
Is said to be one of the most remarkable
ever presented in motion-picture work
When Knighthood Was in Flower is
In preparation for production by the Co
lumbia Players at an early date. 1t is
one Of Julia Marlowe's greatest sue
cesses.
Forrest HUI and FRITZ Won Busing
are to sing with Margaret sylvia in the
new Franz Lehar comic opera, Gypsy
Love-" which is said to be the first real
thing of its kind since the days Of
Robin Hood"
A series Of beautiful motion pictures
Of Mary Anderson in her home near FIX
eter has been secured by p. NJ. Newman
in connection with other excellent mate
rial for his travel talks thu coming sea-
son.
Among the singers at the Covent
Garden royal grand opera performance
we're Tetrazzini, Melba. Destinn, Berat,
Kirkby Lunn. John Mccormack, Huber
deau. Sammarco, Franz, Burke, Bassi
and Malatesta.
The appellate division Of the supreme
court of New York has denied the APP
plication of Walter Hempden Dougherty
for an order restraining the New The
alter and its former director. Winthrop
Peabodys play. The Piper with a
woman in the title role. Edith Wynne
Mathison has been playing the part
| has announced that the parents OF Clyde
Fitch have given $4,000 to the college
to further dramatic interest q, Amherst,
where Clyde Fitch was {, student, and
where at the time of hiss death he was
| president of the al,n,fsi committee
which superyises draplati,s at Amherst.
| S.apIe, James admits responsibility for
the delay in the duel scene of The Bar
| r;er- Monday night at the Columbia The
ater In the darkness he was unable to
locate his blood. which was contained in
| a vial on shelf up stage, and Of course
it would never do for man to be stab
bed tn death without showing the color
OF his blood.
The New York Dramatic Mirror says
Mrs Edison Bradley is adding to her
Washington residence private play
house, to be used for elaborate enter
tainments. More than 100000 will be
spent on the building, which will hold
about 500 spectators. The auditorium
will be used also for ballroom. and
from It will open a conservatory and a
| banquet hall.
I One hundrded thousand roses were
used in the decorations OF Covent
Garden at the royal performance of
grand opera there June 26. and for
gorgeous colors and gay ensemble the
audience was second only to the corona
ton audience In Westminster ABBEY.
sador of the United States, occupied a
box between the Duke Of Connaught
and the Grand Duchess of Hesse, and
Mrs. Hammond was In one OF the two
diplomatic boxes that fanked the royal
| Enclosures. and held guests whom the
king wished especially to honor.
| YrcurNTNH AMI CHURCHES.