Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
In the Spotlight.

1.-THE College Widow and The County
Chairman" are to be used I'm stock COM
panies
Church of New York and Brooklyn have
united in a crusade against Sunday vaude-
vile.
Aimee Angeles is To take the leading
role in THE Girls of Gutenberg when
that piece goes on the road.
A gruesome play produced in Paris
turns upon the murder of King A,exan-
der aand Queen Draga of Servia.
THE Follies of 1907 closed it's road
career last night at Poughkeeps:e, n. Y.
Rural theatergoers want the 1908 follies
or none.
One of the nineteen plays registered In
the copyright bureau last week was .-.a
vaudevi lie sketch called six Little Sail
ors," by Mrs Nora Bayes Norworth
Fred Hardy was engaged last week to
create part in THE Raven
Lottie Kendall the leading contralto OF
THE Gay Musician" was for several sea-
sons the star Of the comic opera company
in New Orleans.
Macklyn Arbuckle was last seen in
Washington in the title role of "Tha
County Chairman"
Henry Miller will be in Washington
next week in the interest of THE Servant
in the House"
The Shuberts have purchased the pro-
ducing rights to a new play by Samuel
Shipman entitled THE Sensationalist."
Anna Laughlin. the Broadway come
dienne, and Joseph f. Howard have
formed a vaudeville partnerShjp
Adeline Genee the whirlwind dancer
with 1.-The Soul kiss began her career
at the age of twelve.
The annual memorial services of the
Benevolent Protective Order Of Eks will
night at Sis
David Bispham will be the third artist
in the Charlton Smith series at Masonic
Templa Auditorium. appearing Saturday
night, February 3.
Mary Mannering made her first ap-
pearance in "A House of Cards." by
Ivy A. Root, at the Star Theater Buffalo,
last week
The Sicilian players will be in Wash
ington the week of January IL. All or
the plays will be given in Italian and
all will be tragedies.
offer of s., 900 to appear ten minutes at
pink tea given by one of New York's
society leaders.
Ralph c. Herr who portrays the, char
acter of Mephsto in 1.-THE Soul Kiss" Ia
to be starred next season by +. Zfegfeld.
jr, in a musical comedy.
Rachel Frease Green, formerly an
American concert singer will make her
operate debut during the January season
at Covent Garden. London.
The cold snap that struck Washington
last Wednesday was re'ished by the man-
ayers of the local theaters. as 1t doubt
less helped to Increase the attendance all
around very materially.
Gertrude Quinlin, the original Flora
Virgins of THE College Widow made
her first stand in vaudeville at Whining
ton, Del, last Monday In sketch en-
titled "Zaza's Hit"
The new play by o. Henry, called The
World and the Door" will soon be I'm
ished and preparations will be made to
produce it shortly after. The production
will be made by the Lieblers.
Before an excellent house Miss Maxine
Elliott and her company. last Monday
night in Boston gave the first perform
ancs of THE Chaperon," three-act
by Marion aF'irfax.
George P. Huntley. the English come
dian who appeared here in The Three
Lite Maids" and Julia Sanderson are to
appear in this country in Kitty Grey
musical comedy in which Huntley made
his greatest hit.
From Buffalo comes the news that
Robert Wagner and Beatrice Irving OF
the Fifty Miles from Boston" company,
were married on the stage of the Lyric
for in hat ~
ance one evening last week.
Miss Grace Riopel was married last
Sunday to Mr.. James Bakeley at her
home in New York city. The
now Mrs. Blakeley is from the west and
has recently been playing in TIE Girls
Of Gutenberg" company, now on the
road.
can International Marriage" with Dig
by Bell as the featured member Of the
cast, is cruelty referred to as playing the
vulture game on Annie Russell In The
he haS