Evening star., 1909-01-31
In the Spotlight.

Clara Morris, who has been very i'll at
her home near New York city, is now re-
ported to be on the road to recovery.
THE Sins of Society is TO be pro-
duced in New York with Dorothy Dom
nelly and Louise Closer in the principal
parts.
Charles Grapewin has new play called
"a Brave Coward" which he will give an
elaborate production about the middle OF
March.
Niblo's talking birds are said actually
and really to talk in three languages
French, German and English. also Amer
lean.
Wallace McCutcheon, jr., recently with
N G. Goodwin in Cameo kbriy."
has been engaged for Miss Marie Cahills
company in The Bays and Betty
Henry Bernstein. author OF 1.-The Theft"
has recently offered to write a play for
Mary Garden. the prima donna, should
she determine to abandon opera.
1.-The Melting Pot is still doing re-
markably fine business in Chicago, and
the chances are that he piece will finish
the season In that city.
Margaret Ellington will pass the rest OF
the winter in California. where she will
be Joined by her husband, Daniel Froh-
man. In the spring they will return To
New York.
When Ethel Barrymore returns to New
York in the spring she will present new
one-act play by j. NJ. Barrie. which has
but recently been delivered to Mr.. Charles
FrOhman.
Margaret 81. John and Ida Waterman
and Mr.. Charles Walcott have been en-
gagged for Miss Henrietta Crosmans new
play. which will be produced for the first
time in this city February IL.
Billie Burke will soon undertake brief
tour of the principal cities. lasting until
the first part of spring, when she and her
company will sail for England for tie
London performances of Love Watches.
Columbia Commandery has bought ont
the Columbia Theater for the opening per-
formance of George NJ. Cohan's 1909 sue
cess, "An American Idea scheduled for
February 8.
De Wolf Hopper. Marguerite Clark and
the children from The Pied Piper gave
a performance for the entertainment of
the tuberculosis patients at North
Brothers Island last week.
Carlotta Nilsson, who was last seen
here in THE Three of Us will be seen at
the Belasco Theater shortly in her new
play. '"The Woman and This Man." by
George Foster Platt.
Jefferson De Angels. after a short
vaudeville season. will begin rehearsals
of a new musical play called The
Beauty Spot" by Joseph Herbert and
Reginald de Koven The piece will open
in April In Philadelphia.
4 matinee girl refused to go to Daly's
Theater in New York TO see William
Faversham i'm his new play, 1.-The Barber
Of New Orleans because she said she
could not bear to see Mr.. Faversham
as a barber.
"The Happy Marriage" a comedy, by
Clyde Fitch. was given its first perform
ance on any staNe at Schenectady, n. Y,
last Thursday night Miss Doris Keane
appears as a young wife and Edwin Ar
den as the husband.
William Faversham has commissioned
Edward Childs Carpenter, the author of
1.-THE Barber Of New Orleans" now being
presented in New York, to write for him
sequel TO this play which will reveal
Jaliot. the barber. in further romantic
and startling adventures.
Blanche Ring will make her appearance
In vaudeville at the Colonial Theater.
New York. tomorrow for the first time
in several seasons She has been appear
ing as co-star in Joe Weber's Company