The Alaska citizen., 1915-05-03
Interesting Items from Stageland

Next seasons bookings at the Pal, ace Theatre. New York, will include Ame. Nellie Melba, the world ia nous prma donna. She is to get a salary of 5000 a week il is re ported
 Acton Davies, for twenty years dramatio critic of the New York Evening Sun, has turned advance agent and will 30 ahead of Marie Dresser iu "A MiXUp."
 Mis- Fay Tem,Geton is mentioned as contemplating participation in one of the springtime entertainments in preparation for Chicago.
 Miss Edith Taliaferro is to act in the vaudeville theatres sketch call ed "A Breath of Old Virginia" She was recently announced to star in Miss Rachel Crothers' play called Mother Careys Chickens" which, il is explained, has been postponed until late spring.
 Miss Ethel Irving. London actor manager has taken the British rights of Willard Mack's Kick h." which is written on the stage equivalent for the argot of the American crooks a literary medium which came into vogue in Alias Jimmy Valentine" and The Deep Purple.' Miss Rose Stahl's manager found it necessary, when she acted in London, to print in the playbills a glossary of the obvious and threadbare slang of hn ChNvrc hrt lov guage of Kick In' would be, it seems. proof against even that de vice for the enlightenment of the British playgoers.
 When William Farnum signed with William Fox at salary of S100 0O0, making him the highest paid male star in the world, his face was in sured for sl0O,0O0 By the terms of the policy he cannot drive a car or play golf. Pretty tough luck, that
 Charles Frohman and David Be- lasco, after weeks consultation and work together, settled on the play and upon some of the stars for their all American, all star joint production to be made as soon as possible. Work began at once for an early production in New York.
 The play selected by Mir Frohman and MT. Belasco is the famous "A Celebrated Case" because of it's big cast and it's splendid opportunities for scenes ard situations in the pub lie mind now. Mir Belasco is de. voting his time to necessary changes in the manuscript that will result in a Froh ohman-Belasco version of "A Celebrated Case" Besides this all American, all star production of "A Celebrated Case" this season, next season this Frohman and Belasco special version of "A Celebrated Case will be sent throughout the country.
 Among the stars already engaged are: Otis Skinner, who will play the role of Jean Renaud; Nat c. Good win, for Dennis O'Rourke; Helen Ware. for Madeline Renaud and Flo renee Reed, for Valentine. Elita Proctor Otis. Minna Gale Haines, Beverly Sitgreaves and Frederic de Belville have also been secured for prominent roles. The players for the roles Of Adrienne. the Count and Raoul are being considered and will soon be announced.
 The above item will interest Fair banksans, particularly number of amateurs who took part in "A Cele- brated Case" three or four years ago.
 The death of George Evans last month came almost as a shock to the theatrical world in spite of the fact that his illness had extended over a period of two years. and his intimate friends have known for some time that, owing to the nature of his illness. he could not live very long. says the N. Y. Clipper.
 Honey Boy" Evans was one of the geniuses of the stage. and one of the brightest minstrel stars that ever twinkled in the amusement Armament Not only was he a clev- CT performer. He was a clever writ CT. wrote many of the songs he sang and all of his batter. which was al ways up-to-date and of the "sure-fire bit" kind that all performers want but few get