Evening star., 1909-05-09
In the Spotlight.

Anna Held will spend her summer vaca
| ton i'm Europe.
new play is called "The Congress
man from Nevada
THE White Sister,"
vesta Tilley has decided to extend hel
American engagement.
Margaret Anglin intends to make her
European home in Paris.
Louis Mann may appear In q play called
"A Gentleman Of the Stage"
Walter D. Green is leading q stock
company in Columbus. Ohio.
Nat Goodwin is to play an engagement
Of four weeks In San Francisco.
William Norris will be seen next season
as the star Of new musical comedy.
William Collier has reconsidered his de.
termination to go to London this spring.
The Twelfth Night Club recently enter
tanned Robert Hilliard as its guest OF
| honor.
Edward Peple. author OF '"The Prince
Chap" has written q playlet called '"The
Little Rebel
Henry b. Warner will be featured mex.
season in a production by the Liebler
company.
Daniel Frohman intends to Introduce
two new plays by new authors the COM
ing season.
Nat NJ. Wills engagement at Chase's
next week marks his second appearance
here In vaudeville this season.
E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe are
contemplating the production Of a two
part play by Agnes Bangs Morgan of
Brooklyn.
A second company will soon be organ
lied by the Shuberts to present Paul Arm
strong's comedy. Going Some" on the
road.
The Yale Dramatic Club will give a per.
formance at the National Theater early
next season. This will be its first ap-
pearance here.
genuine pony ballet is soon to be in
| troduced at the National Theater. The
| recruits will be from the Aborn chorus
| here.
| The Aborns have sent a special DANCING
| teacher to Washington to prepare several
of the Aborn chorus girls for terpsicho-
rean specialties.
Thomas Chatterton of the Columbis
Players. the Stephen Townley Of 1.-The
Three of U.s." is already achieving a rep.
| utation as an idol"
ME MacChesney Of 1.-THE Three OF U.s.
| has been retained as . regular member OF
| the Columbia Players.
| Ethel Wright will wear the trousers or
the occasion Of her first appearance q:
morrow night. She has been cast q.
| Micah Dow.
| Fred Meek. local manager OF the Aborr
| Opera Company. is looking after the de
tails of the forthcoming Lambs gambol
which takes place at the New Nationa
| the afternoon Of May %.
| Miss Sabery d'Orsell, who won instan
| favor in the role of Anabel in last week!
revival of Robin Hood at the Nationa
Theater. will be out Of the cast this week
| She will remain in Washington to re
hearse for prominent role in THE High
| wayman."
"The Princess Chic" will follow tn,
! production OF me f1iBHWdyInAn 4L INT
| New National This will be the first tim.
| this beautiful extravaganza has been of
| fered at popular prices. Many Of tn,
PLAYERS seen in the original production
| will be sent to Washington for the role
they formerly played on tour.
Since small girls on the stage have beer
| known as .Shrimps," Ponies" "Broil
ers' and Squads" the Aborns are I,
name their tiny dancers "The Peanut Bal
let This ballet will be composed Of Ger
tie and Anita Barretto, Marjorie Ramey
| Trixie Cadiz. Lenna Duer and Grac,
Waldo. All these little dancers are les
than i've feet In height
Owing to the determination Of Klaw 4
Erlanger to extend the season of tn,
Round Up for several weeks, Orm,
Caldara the leading man with that or
ganization, has been unable to report 70
| duty with the Columbia Players In thi
| city. He is, however, scheduled for earl,
appearance as leading man with the hom'
company.
Charming Pollock has a one-act pla,
called IAN Interlude." 1t will be pro
duced at the Friars' testimonial. abou
the middle OF the month. with Edmuns
4 Breese and Helen Ware.
Volta, the electrical wizard. seems elec
trocution proof, as 1t is said he permitted
10000 volts to be shot through him 70