Evening star., 1909-05-30
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
Katie Barry who joins the Aborn Opera
Company this week. has just completed
a successful season in vaudeville.
Lenna Duer, the Washington dancer
has been cast for the role of Sing Sing
In this weeks production of "A Chinese
Honeymoon
In addition to the box office receipts
OF s1.3o4. the Lambs Club realized over
$500 from the sale of souvenir programs
at the New National Theater last
Thursday afternoon
Souvenir photographs of Katie Barry
will be distributed free at the New Ma
tional Theater in conjunction with the
music for "A Chinese Honeymoon"
Forrest Huff is rapidly becoming
matinee idol in Washington. The popu-
lar baritone of the Aborn company is
greeted with a veritable ovation at all
of the matinees at the National.
Miss Connie De Tourney, one of the
popular chorus girls of the Aborn COM
pany, will have speaking part in "A
Chinese Honeymoon
Those who recall the clever work Of
George Leslie in the Aborn Opera Com
pany here last season will be glad to
know of his engagement for a number
of weeks to come Mr.. Leslie will be re-
membered for his comedy characterize
tions in "The Runaway Girl" San Toy"
and THE Geisha.' He plays Samuel
Pineapple in "A Chinese Honeymoon"
derstudy to Nine. FIRTH Scheff. and
who rejoined the Aborn Opera Company
last week, is contemplating starring
tour next season under the direction OF
D,1 1,.as,
fascinated her Washington audiences by
the delightful charm of her acting and
the quality Of her soprano voice.
The success of Princess Chic" has led
the Aborns to announce a series of pop
ular musical comedies for the next few
weeks. Among the Forthcoming produc-
tions will be The Sultan of sulu." Tar
and Tartar" King Dodo" and 1T Hap
pened in Nordland'
So far as can be learned the Washing
ton Canoe Club will have the distinction
of first making use of ex-President Roose-
velt's African hunt for stage purposes.
Ben Judson and L. F. Eberbach, the
members of the club who wrote the music
and the libretto. respectively. for the min
strel show which the club is to give to-
morrow and Tuesday nights at Chase S
Theater. early last winter realized the
possibilities In this material and went to
work at once. with a result that is said
The feature of the Washington Canoe
Club minstrel shows that made them pop
ular in the past was the careful retention
of all of the old-time flavor and spirit
which In a good many modern minstrel
performances are lost entirely. This idea
has been kept especially in mind In the
show which this club is to give tomorrow
and Tuesday nights at Chase's Theater.
All of the jokes will be new. however as
well as the songs, and something entirely
unexpected and out OF the ordinary is
promised in the way of stage situations.
The large audience that admired the
beautiful costumes at the Columbia Thea
ter Monday night little knew that those
very costumes had been source OF much
anxiety to the management in Its desire
TO give a perfect setting to the charming
play "A Royal Family Costumes or
dered from New York weeks ago were re-
ceived In due time. but not being up to
the specifications a telegraphic order was
placed with a Philadelphia house Satur
day niaht. The work on the costumes
was completed at noon Monday. and after
hurried trip TO Washington with spe-
cial attendant to insure prompt delivery
reached the city barely in time for the
curtain to rise promptly at 500.
Bessie Monaghan. who played so charm
ingly the Countess Verensa In "A. Royal
Family last week. will shortly he seen
in a more pretentious part with the CO.
1umbia Players.
Joseph H. Hazelton. who PLAYED the
role Of the American ambassador in "A
Royal Family last week. was program
boy at Ford's Theater the night Lincoln
was assassinated.
Thomas Chatterton and Alexander Cal
vert of the Columbia forces We're the
guests Of the Press Club during the past
week.
At the end Of her present tour in Lady
Frederick" Ethel Barrymore will be
seen in a new play by Arthur Wing
Pinero. The play Is as yet unnamed
The famous newspaper pay, The
Stolen Story was produced I'm Chicago
by the Newspaper Club. real newspaper
men taking part members OF the STATS of
the different local newspapers appearing
as the supers. To add a vengefu and
cruel touch Of realism TO the whole the
ayers acting as dramatic critics. The
result was the most awful kind of
roast for the newspaper supers.
Robert Blossoms company next season in
THE Noble Spaniard. a new comedy
by w. Somerset Vaughan.
agents in New York are forming an or
ganzation for mutual protection and
with view to have some laws made that
will benefit their interests. Their organi-
zation will be known as the Theatrical
Agents Board OF Trade.
Paul Gilmore will be seen next season
in THE Call of the North"
Fred Niblo sailed for three-month
tour of Europe with his wife, Josephine
Cohan.
Al H. Woods will have fourteen melo-
dramas on the road the coming season.
besides other attractions.
Joe Weber has received bids for the
English and Australian rights of The
Climax