Evening star., 1909-03-07
In the Spotlight.
Next sea son Maclyn Arbuckle is TO b.
featured in The Circus Man"

Next sea son Maclyn Arbuckle is to be
featured in The Circus Man
.''rhe Merry Widow celebrated its four
een-hundred-and-third performance on
Washingtons birthday.
Miss Julia Marlowe's engagement at
Dalys Theater in THE Goddess of Rea-
SON. has been extended until March 70
Joe Kane. now playing with Max Rog-
ers. Is to have new play written for
him. in which he will star next August
May Irwin has fully recovered her
health and tomorrow resumes her yaude
Vile work.
THE Gay Life a new comedy by Roy
l.. McCardell, will soon be produced by
Harrison Grey Fiske, who will begin re-
hearsals at Days Theater tomorrow.
Florence Miller desires recognition as
co-author with Carroll Fleming of The
Master Hand" in which Nat Goodwin is
now playing a successful engagement in
the south.
The hit made by James r. Powers n
Leslie Stuart's musical comedy. Havana.
has induced the Shuberts to offer the cor.
poser an annual sum for the American
option on all his musical work.
Robert Drouet has just closed a con-
tract with Paul II. Liebler In which it
is stipulated that Drouet is to be featured
in a new play by Maurice v. SamueIs. en-
titled THE Conflict"
".etrife" is the title of a new play by
John Galsworthy, which Is shortly to be
given at a series Of matinees in the Duke
of York's theater, London, by Charles
FrOhman.
"An Engiishman's Home. is to be pro-
duced here within the month. Another
London success which will be brought
over Is a musical comedy called "Our Miss
Gibbs
L4iebler & Co. have engaged Eva Vim
cent for the part of Mrs jeremiah Fo-
garty in The Head of the House." the
new Townsend O Malley comedy OF New
York life. i'm which Ada Lewis starts
her starring tour shortly.
At the conclusion Of the present season
George NJ. Cohan will make a tour Of the
world, which he expects TO last for two
years. SO he is now making his fare
we'll tour" which he says all actors try
to arrange for themselves.
Mayme Gehrue. we'll known 10 vaude-
vile patrons, has returned from Austria
lia; She will shortly appear in a sketch
entitled June over the Morris circuit.
John Ford. her husband, is still i'm Aus
tralia, appearing in 1.-The Red Mill"
George Slant has been added 10 the
staff of Chase's Theater, returning TO the
position he held for number OF years.
George is also mayor Of Colonial Beach.
to which of1ce he has been reelected
many times in succession. He intends
living here this spring.
One of the early fall productions by
Klaw & Erlanger and Joseph Brooks will
be play by Mrs Gertrude Andrews enti-
tied Through a Window" The firm an-
nounces that prominent actress VIII
have the leading role, probably Mary
Mannering.
After making a tour through the south
and southwest. Miss Annie Russell VIII
close her American engagements at the
Chestnut Street Theater. Philadelphia.
and sail for Europe, where she will open
in London Miss Russell has been Ell
tour in 1.-The Stronger Sex"
Charles Frohman has cabled from Lon
don engaging Miss Valli Valli for the title
role of the musical comedy. 1.-The Dollar
Princess" the present European musical
success. which he VIII pr0auce IN New
playine the part of Lady Binfield with
G. p Huntley in kitty Grey.
When Samson leaves New York and
goes on the road Pauline Frederick will
he promoted to the leading role now be-
ing played by Constance Collier. Miss
Collier has been summoned back to Lon-
don. The role which Miss Frederick is
nov, playing will fall TO the lot Of Miss
Desmond Kelly.
John Barrymore will not be one OF
Charles Dillingham's aids in the produc-
tion of 1.-The Candy Shop" Barrymore
is at present under contract to Mort n.
Singer and is appearing in "A Stubborn