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Show TllSTAMDilffl May Irwin has engaged Kdgar Achl-on Achl-on Kly for her new company. Housa and Harry It. Smith are to rollnhorate on a new light opera. Hlchard Carlo's new play, "Tbe Mayor of Tokio," will bo produced next March. Thomas Q. Benbrooke Is to be star-red star-red this year as John I)oo In "Tho Millionaire," Mil-lionaire," which was once playod by Ihe late Jerome fiykes. It has been definitely settled that Loulso Allen will bo In the company 3f her husband (William Collier) this season In "The Dictator." James K. Ilackett has purchased a new play entitled "A Beggar on Horseback." Horse-back." No arrangemcnta have been tiado for producing It this year, however. how-ever. Herbert Stnrding. long a member of Sir Charles Wyndham's company, has been engaged for one of the leading roles in support of Cecilia l-oflus In "Tho Borlo-Comlc Oovornoss." Richard Oanthony is In New York for a few months' visit, with the pur-1 pose of plarlng three plays one for female star, one for Juvenile man, and one for stock compsny purposes, F.thel Knight Molllson recently created cre-ated the role of "Madame Butterfly," when that play was produced In 8yd-noy, 8yd-noy, New South Wales. The actress has become the wife of a wealthy rosl-dent rosl-dent of Sydney. Hubert Dronel, has been engaged aa leading man for Margaret Anglln, who la now rehearsing her new play, "The Eternal Fomlnlno," In New York. Mr. Drouet was with Clara Bloodgood In "Tho Olrl With the Oreen Eyes." Andreaa Hartel, superintendent of the Edwin Forrest Homo, has return- 1 Milan Russell has returned to her bonis fnm, Saratoga, and Is snld to be foil of enthusiasm regarding "Lady Teaile." the opera made to order for her use rn.rn Sheridan's "School for Scsmlal." Four insga.lncs are snld to bo bldrllns for tbe privilege of direct-In direct-In her affairs, but thus far Miss Russell Rus-sell has refi to consider any offers, of-fers, and is obstinately "resting." The announcement Is msdo thst Fre4 A. stone and Allene Cratc7"of the "Wizard of Ox" company were quietly qui-etly married In Newark on July 2.1. They will continue In the parts of tho scawrtiw and the l-ady Lunatic In tho "Wltard" again this season. Dsvld Montgomery Is also to appear In his role of the Tin Woodman. Tho partnership part-nership of Montgomery and Stone has been In existence for tho last nine years. When Louis Msnn appears aa a atar this yrsr It will be In a new comedy drama entlilcd "The Second Fiddle." It Is by Harry U. Smith, the librettist, wno eUlms It as his Arst attempt at a play. The principal character Is a German music teacher, who playa second sec-ond nildle In a theater orchestra. It Is said that although the part la a sympathetic one, It will give Mr. Mann plenty of iipinirluiiltles for comedy. Irene Dcmlcy will he Mr. Mann'a leading lead-ing woman. The executors of tho Wilson flar-rett flar-rett estate are trying to arrange an Amcrlrao lour for that actor's last njzxnjAj-i.n.nrs-yirwB--i"M-i ----------------------------------- MISS E. MILLARD. Popular Vaudeville Favorite, sd to his post after a few weeks' rest at Atlantic City. For somu months past ho has not been in robust health. The change benefited him greatly. It Is reported from Copenhagen that Henrlk Ibsen Is at work on a ilrattii with war as lis motive. He Is said to jpposo Tolstoi's Ideas an to war. hold- j Wg that tl e vocation of the si Idler Is owe sary to teach dl -eii line and re-ili.llni? re-ili.llni? power. ban Carjll, composer of ninny successful suc-cessful Knellsh musical comedies, arrived ar-rived In New York hl well Iro n I ondon, to spend a forlnleht's vacation vaca-tion In this unit other America ! i !--. l'hls Is his flrit vl It to the United Flutes In fourteen years. I Robert Drouet returned to New York last week, lifter a very success fill summer season as lead tin man of the Broadway Theater Stock company, com-pany, Denver, and was Immediately engaged by Frank L. Porley to play tho principal male rolo of Lysander. In "Tho Eternal Feminine," supporting Margaret Anglln. Galwey Herbert, tho new stage manager man-ager of thu Royully theutor, London, arrived In that city two weeks age from a tour aa a member of Daniel Frawley's company, covering nine months through Australia, New Zea-lund Zea-lund and South Africa. Mr. Herbert played Wilfred In "Secret Service" and other boy pans. Guy Standing will be Mrs. Patrick Campbell's loading man when she opens In "The Sorceress" In New York next month. Mr. Standing has long been associated with John Drew, and with the best of New York stock companies. Miss Gertrude Coghlan, daughter of Charles Coghlun, will play leading parts In Mrs. Campbell's company. piny, "i.McKy Durham, and thoy want , to aend over the original company to New York this autumn, provided they can secure sultsbln bookings. If bookings book-ings cannot be bad In the autumn the American tour will be delsyed until next March. "I.uckv Durham" was era i f Wilson Barrett's biggest hits, and they think It Is an American play lor Americans. Miss l.tlnl Darrnioro evidently In li i:ta to a dmreo her unloNunal'i father's keen Mi and Ma facility of n iaitee. The following story Is told j it lor uhn she win earing In I N'1"' Voik In Hi,. Mich p.ay, "('apt. J.ni.s of tin. ll,,ro Marin, a," nl a l!" e whin Mrs. Patrick Campbell waa at ilio h. ;;bt of In r American ioj.u-larlty. ioj.u-larlty. Loin iittcniled a r. c-ii .oii given giv-en by a well ha, ii society nounm, ; und when Mrs. Cample II espied thu ! Jeiiiig arirma i,hu mslcd to liur and grated her with an efluln I I:,b on iacU cheek. "My dcali child," shu auid In Iho most iiironizlng maimer, but in tunes Millleicutly i,ilid to bu beard . by many f the ladles present, "1 in i luurllly glnd to t.0 ym m,.ed i BIn, i Till mu, niy dcali, rn yuu still acting In that (loco what do you call It I), . u, 'Capl. JIuka'T Burh a rather coin-I coin-I "'" u"lg, I'm told. I hope, my deah, that you'll progress. I'm Interested In you. Believe mo, 1 am." MIls Harry-more Harry-more overcame her embarrossmont and, thanking the English actress, told her that she had not reached the point where sho could choose her own plays. A year later Mrs. Campbell returned snd made a feature In her repertoire of the play Knowo -jieyonj Human Power." Miss Darryiuoro and Mrs. Campbell ,( mpl Bt roceltlon ,t the same society woman's bouse, and this time the young actress rusned to the EuglUh woman and greeted her with a klas upon each cheek. "My deah Mrs. Campbell," aald Miss Barry-mere, Barry-mere, "i ,m t.nKltt.u lo moMl yuu Indeed I am, but tell me, are you sat 1 1 1 acting 'Beyond Human Endurance'?" ' subway the American league will out-j out-j draw Iho Nationals In New York two to one. Ijo Tannehlll w. certainly developed devel-oped Into one of the crncli third basemen base-men of the country, lie Is u n a k-iildy k-iildy stiady and throws bcutilolly U) thn b.i-es. ; Nat'on.il Le:cu News. President llerr Kaur is well s atlflied with Ted Sullivan's remit work. The ei-llio ,l.ln pitcher, lloy Evans, Ev-ans, Is row w th the Wll. nlnKion Indo-pei.ilent Indo-pei.ilent club. Mcdlnulty l as beaten the I'itislinins four lluies this sea o-i, ll.r'o of Ills Vlctolles being shut outs. j Walter Broiile. the old Biltlmoro outfielder, has been released by the : Lebanon, Pa., Iiulepei dent club. I Street, the Beds' new backstop, IB ' regarded as the best base runner In tho Central league. Hardly a day put sea but ho pilfers one or more sacks. I The latest Bt. Nulls acquisitions aro Catcher Bullor and Outfielder Hill or Kansas City; and Inlleldor llullman nnd Pltchera Egar. and Campbell of Louisville. The Cincinnati club has options on both Jackson and Stone, the Amerl-cua Amerl-cua association outfielders purchased by Clevelsnd and Washington respectively. respec-tively. American Asooclstlon News. St. Paul la giving Outfielder Householder, House-holder, late of Llltls Bock, a trial. The Toledo club has signed Pitcher Bsrtos and Catcher Clartte, late of Winnipeg. turn! college, has Joined the (Irani) ! Uaplds team. Troy, an outfielder with Dayton last , seiiMin, l.us Joined tho Marion team, ! r.nl will In .e C e place of Tom Plum-i Plum-i lui r In ce.iler field. I I'varrv lie mi .v lr' bnl fiiir men on tie t'a-ii wl.n cliil-d with tho open. I in ;i of ll o i., a, on. They urn Catcher I 1 l.".::U Crms. Ceuterlli'li!. r Dick KnuJ and Pitchers A liu-r uml Cay. In the Thrce-I Leacuo- Dnvet port has si.iued Jamot Uoni ! c uml 1 red Nieinou. Tho lat tor la a catcher. Tho !:!oo:t:li glon club has signed Kal h Pl:s, former third baseman ol Iho I'nlverally of lllluo s team. i Maun".er Donnelly of Hprlnglleld has sent Pitcher Brlltsen homo and hat sl'-ned "Bed" Morton of the Northern S leagitu to pitch oul tho remulnder oi I be season. t 1al'Uer Hayes of Davenport baa signed I'eto Burg of Chicago to play second base. Burg Is regarded aa ono , of tho fastest Inflvlders playing with tho Independent clubs In and around ( Chicago. ' Western Winnowlnga. ' Walter Preston, once a Louisville I player, has been sued by bia wife lo. I Denver for non tupiuirt. J Billy Hostottor Is captaining a Denv vor team and Carl Lemke Is to go to Cripple Creek to pitch tor a teas there. Four men on the Denver team have made over 100 hlta du'lng the season, and yet not a man or ie nure li bat Bug faver .300. 1 r I 1 |