Evening star., 1909-06-20
In the Spotlight

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Laura Nelson Hall has been engaged
for the cast of The Sins of Society,"
Daniel Frohman is to produce here A.
w. ,Pinere's play. The Thunderbolt."
George Arliss is to be starred in W.
J. Locke's "Septimus.'
Carter De Haven is playing in vaude
vile in Chicago.
Eugene Walter is to write a play for
Katherine De Barry has Joined a stock
company in Pittsburg.
Grant Mitchell is to have a prominent
part in An American Widow
Kitty Cheatham recently appeared in
Paris.
There are reports that Weber and
Fields are to reunite their forces.
Conan Doyle has written a morality
play which he calls "The Fires of Fate.
Daniel Frohman is inspecting new plays
in Paris.
Raymond Hitchcock revived King
DCdo' in St. Louis.
Edgar Selwyn is in Italy gathering
ideas for new play.
Charles Kent is playing with the Neill
Stock Company.
Charles j. Ross will be in the cast of
The Love Cure
Now it is denied that Lulu Chaser
is to retire from the stage.
Emma Janvier is one of the latest re-
cruits to the vaudeville stage.
Mrs. Carter played her old part OF
Maryland Calvert in The Heart of
Maryland in st. Louis lately.
Maelyn aapl ArhuekIe ] Sim pasf Hoover. M @ in the he
new cast of The Round Up
A new musical comedy entitled THE
Dancer of Cairo by Paul Potter, is
to be produced.
When David Belasco produces THE
Open Door Frank keenan, will have the
principal role.
A new musical comedy to be produced
in the fall in Chicago is called THE
Prettiest Girl in Paris"
Adeline Genee lately appeared in her
new dance play, The Dryad." before
Queen Alexandra of England.
Edna Wallace Hopper is to star in a
Cohan musical play called The Harri-
gan Girl"
George H. Primrose will begin his
minstrel season at Asbury Park about
the middle Of July.
William Gillette is working on a new
play which will very likely have a pro-
duction during the season.
Sir Charles wyndham has secured the
English rights to Clyde Fitch's latest
play. THE Happy Marriage"
Henry B. Harris will produce Charming
Pollock's play. Such Little Queen in
New York in August.
Mrs. Fiske will appear in new play
early in the coming season She will open
with Salvation Nell' in October
John Drew will have another new play
the coming season by w Somerset
Maugham. the author of Jack Straw"
After her engagement in London Rose
StahI will begin her fourth year In THE
Chorus Lady" which Is a perennial
success.
Weber to play the role of Sonia in his
burlesaue Of THE Merry Widow and the
Devil.
with Way Down East" will be In sup
port of Robert Edeson in THE Noble
Spaniard.
London in a woman who was formerly
cigarmaker She is said to have a deep
baritone.
Wise who is starring in The Gentleman
From Mississippi" has been engaged for
a part in the play.
Oscar Hammerstein has been engaging
singers in Europe for his "educational''
opera company. which Is to give grand
opera at moderate prices in New York.
George Nash, who PLAYED the politician
i'm The Witching Hour is to star in
Augustus Thomas new play. THE
Harvest Moon
Vernon Charges has been engaged by
Henry Harris for the company producing
The Noble Spaniard." in which Robert
Edeson is to star.
Laurette Taylor. who is to play the
feminine lead in THE Son of His Father
at the Belasco this week. was seen
at that house last winter In the ro-
mantle drama yosemite" She has since
been playing on Broadway as leading
woman for George Fawcett In The Great
John Danton." which closed it's New York
run last week
William Rossell who was seen at the
National this season In THE Call of
the North" and again at the Belasco
with Lulu Glaser in Mile. Mischief" 1t
is said, has a splendid part in The Son
of His Father the opening production
of the Belasco Theater Company this
week.
In addition to three carloads of scenery
which the Belasco Theater Company
brought with it from New York last
week, II also brought four expert
scenic carpenters and two well known
scenic artists. as every play will be
mounted as though for a Broadway en-
gagement.
These are strenuous days for Arthur
Benson. press representative for Luna