Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-25
In the Spotlight

De Wolf Hopper is to be starred by
| Daniel V. Arthur in new play.
Adelaide Keim has been engaged as
leading woman of a stock company in
Chicago.
THE Warreps Of Virginia" seems to DO
enjoying great popularity with the stock
companies.
| Orme Caldara the leading man Of the
Columbia Players, IL an enthusiastic base
| ball fan.
Miss Cora B. Shreve the local teacher
/ of dancing, will be the guest of Blanche
Morrison In Newark the present week.
kyrle Bellew will soon begin rehearsals
of The Builder OF Bridges by Alfred
Blanche Walsh will begin her second
season in 1.-THE Test" in Philadelphia,
about the middle of September.
Frank Daniels is to star the coming
season in THE Belle of Brittany
London success. He will be under the
management Of the Shuberts.
Manager Fred G. Berger of the
Columbia Theater has returned to the city
much refreshed by his short stay at Viz
| GINA Beach.
President Frank Meszerott of the
| Columbia Theater Company Is spending
much of his time at his country home
| in Maryland.
The entire Aborn Opera Company left
| Washington this morning at 9 O'Clock
over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for
| New York.
| Henry W. Savage will produce an adap-
tation Of a new German comedy. called
Miss Patsy" in New York about Oc-
tober
| Ralph c. Herr is to be starred In THE
Paradise of Mahomet." Mr.. Herr is also
the husband OF Lulu Chaser, so honors are
| thrust upon him,
1.-The Matinee Girls original number.
| which made q hit in the Lambs recent
touring gambol. Is to be introduced In
The Follies Of 1906"
Mary Mannering, with her little daugh-
ter, has sailed for trip to England. She
will be absent month, when she Will
return to prepare for her next season.
Christine Norman, who replaced Char
lette Walker in The Warrens Of Vlr
ginia," will have one of the principal
roles in the new Bernstein play. Israel"
Julia Dean in trousers is an incident
OF the production of 1.-The Adventure of
|
The adventure involves the adoption of a
disguise as a boy.
Lawrence Eyre, who has been a credit
able member of tho Columbia company,
is composing an opera. and hopes to
have it produced during the coming sea-
son In New York.
Ruth .. Blake is the proud possessor
of two much-prized pets that were pre-
sented to her during the past week.
One is a Mexican poodle dog and the
other a chameleon.
One of the interesting attractions an
nounced for the National this season is
Adeline Genee, the Danish dancer. sup
ported by big company in a new pro-
ductfon.
Elsie Ferguson, who is 70 play the lead
Ing role irf Such Little Queen" Chan |
ming Pollock's play, is the only woman
director In horse show. being con-
neeted in tat capacity with New Jer-
sey exhibition.
Lenna Duer of the Aborn Opera Com
pany will remain In Washington for
several days following the close OF the
season later going to New York to join
the Broken Idol' company at the Her
aid Square.
Laura Nelson Hall will not appear in
the production of her own play, THE
Meddlers." which will be produced by
Brooks and Dingwall, but will have
leading role in the Drury Lane melo-
drama, 1.-THE Sins of Society,"
Amslia Bingham has gone to Europe
with her husband, Lloyd Bingham, and
will begin her foreign vaudeville engage
nents in Glasgow in "Great Moments
From Great Plays" Thence she will
go to Edinburgh, and will later spend
four weeks in London.
Desirea Lazard, engaged by Henry B.
Harris for Robert Blossoms company, is
Washington girl. Miss Lazard was seen
at the National Theater In the support
Of Mr.. Edeson In "strongheart, and
later with Mabel Taliaferro in Polly OF
the Circus"
Harry Doel Parker. who has secured
the rights to "Wildfire. will star in that
piece. Will Archer scored a hit In the
play with Lillian Russell. Mr.. Parker
vii also have another company In the
same play. in which he will star Pauline
Hall in Miss Russelrs role.
The success Of Mile. Dazzle in her pan
tomime, 1.-The Love of an Artist" has
drawn attention to this form OF dramatic
entertainment. and 1t is probable that a
| revival Of the pantomimic art will be a
feature of the season. Grace La Rue has
a sketch Of this kind. called THE Call
of the Past"
After remaining in Washington to see
the artisans we'll on in their work Of
renovating the National Theater, Man
ager William II. Rapley accompanied by
Mrs. Rapley, will make an extended tour
Of the west, returning to Washington
| several weeks before the opening Of the
regular season at the National.
A. j. Spencer, late manager OF the
Aborn Opera Company In Washington,
will direct a number Of tours next sea-
son. Mr.. Spencer's enterprises include
Paul Gilmore in THE Call Of the NORTH
Never Too Late To Mend,'' Queen OF
the Outlaws Camp" and THE Candi-
date
Alice Baxter. who was seen here last
season in the leading feminine role OF
THE Wolf" has accepted an engage
ment as leading woman with the Fore
paugh Stock Company in Cincinnati NJ. IS
Baxter was offered re-engagement with
THE Wolf" but declined, as she wished
for some of the wider experience of stock
work for a season.
"The Florist Shop" which Manager
Savage is to produce early next month,
has Nine Morris as the fascinating shop
ing parts. 1t is a comedy called in the
original Luck With Ladies'" by the au-
| thors of Girls" and The Blue Mouse"
The English adaptation is by Oliver Her.
ford. 1t has been a success In Vienna and
other European continental cities.
Marguerite Clark is to appear in a play
by Edward e. KiGder called 1.-THE Golden
Garter" In II she has the role of the
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