The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-08
BENEATH THE SPOTLIGHT

gained a wide circulation. II was later
discovered. however. that Miss Janis
was perfectly well and busy making a
round Of the New York theaters, prior
to her opening IN THE Hoyden." The
serious illness Of one Elsie Smith, a
companion Of Elsie Janis. was the cause
Of The hasty report concerning the
youthful stars health.
The list Of attractions announced for
early presentation at the National. IN
cludes Edward Feple's play, The Sill
yer Girl" and Henrietta Crosman, in
The Christian Pilgrim"
Washington will be the first city TO
see THE Follies OF 1871 since its long
summer engagement at the Jardin de
Paris, atop the New York Theater-
William II. Fowler. treasurer OF the
National Theater. who has been absent
from Washington the greater part Of
the summer attending TO mis- duties as
business manager Of the Washington
baseball club, viii resume his position
at the theater this week.
Emma Janvier. late OF THE Spring
Chicken" and Fritz Williams viii ap.
rear at the New National in George NJ
COhan's Fifty Miles From Boston, q"
the week beginning September d EGua
Wallace Hopper and Louise Rial arc
also members of the company support
ing the youthful star.
The name Of Laurence Irviug's new
play. written for and soon to be present
cd By z. A. Sothern, has been finally
settled. il is 10 be full SCriptural
Quotation: THE Fool Hath Said in
His Heart. There IS No God The
original name was The Inheritance Of
the Meek" bit this did not please the
actor. and after a conference between
actor, author, and manager the longer
name was decided upon.
Blanche Ring, the feminine factor IN
the three-star combination to present
''The Great White Way" as the next
Casino attraction in New York, IS out
with a denial OF the frequently published
story that she was once a chorus girl.
Miss Ring is an ardent admirer Of The
stage toiler who has won promotion
from the dancing ranks, but declares
that she missed that glory having start
Cd in with a real part
James 7. Powers, Of The Blue Moon
fame started out IN life with very little
prospect Of his present fame as a come
dian. His first berth was with the Van
Amberg circus, travelling from town to
town BY wagon. and his artistic roper
toire included driving stakes and help
hn ,fr
Vera Micheleha. prima donna in Lew
Fields "The Girl Behind the Counter"
is the daughter Of Signor Fernando
Michelena. who was years ago leading
tenor with the Emma Abbott Opera
Company, but who was discovered while
singing as a choir boy in the cathedral
in Venezuela
Thomas W. Ross OF the Shubert stan
of stars was for five, years a member
of the Grand Opera House Stock Com
pany at Pittsburg, and has played more
than 400 parJs in stock, in that city,
Boston, Denver, and Kansas city.
The stay in vaudeville of Burr Mc-
Intosh will. after all. be brief Mr.. dc
ture tour, when he viii reten the events
of the famous trip of the Taft party 10
the Philippines and the Orient
There are only six players IN the
cast Of The Thief, in which Charles
Frohman has selected for Kyrle Bel
lew. In addition to the star the other
players are Margaret Ellington, Herbert
Percy, Sidney Herbert, Leonard Ide,
and Edith Osterle.
Forbes Robertson has cabled Henry
Miller for the British rights OF the
Great Divide" with a view to using
the play for himself and Gertrude FL
lott Miller has declined to release
the play t. Robertson, as his plans
include a London production of THE
Great Divide" with the American cast.
1t is now understood that David Be
lasco mas changed his plans for Char
lotte Walker. or that they were mis-
stated in the beginning. so that instead
Of presenting Miss Walker in Friday
the Thirteenth" he is contemplating a
costume play requiring large cast.
Blanche Bates is TO have q new play
this season and David Warfleld will say
good-by TO THE MJNic Master and
give his attention to "A Grand Army
Man.