Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-06
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

Lament"
| IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
George Arliss is soon to appear as Ben
jar1in Disraeli in q play by Louis N.
Parker.
| son tomorrow night, was to have started
| early in September. but illness prevented
Joseph NJ. Sparks has been engaged by
Liebler & Co. to play the part of Jimmy
Hayes in when All Has Been Said"
Robert Warwick has been engaged to
| replace Frank Worthing as leading man
in Mrs. Leslie Carriers play, Two
| Women"
Out of the eight original Hello girls
| In Havana" there stu remain five, the
other three having married men of
wealth.
| Grace" the new w. Somerset Maugh-
am play which Charles Frohman is now
presenting in London, will be one of the
| American productions next fall.
stage Of the Columbia Theater Tuesday
| night.
Blanche Bates is to appear in
Hopwo0d, at the Hudson Theater, New
York. the 18th Of this month.
Otis Harlan will probably be seen in
1.-The Balkan Princess" the London mu-
steal play that William A Brady will
| produce later In the season
David Belasco has postponed his re-
vival Of "The Merry Wives Of Windsor
| owing to the coming presentation of the
| play at the New Theater, New York.
Henry B. Harris has engaged Alice
Fischer for the principal female role in
Percy MAckaye's tragedy Of the ludicrous
| The Scarecrow.'
William Burress has been engaged to
support Christie Macdonald in 1.-The
| Sprudelfee.'' He will play the part OF
| Prince Nepamuk, created by Kari Herzog
in the original viennese production.
Haddon Chambers. the English play
wright, who adapted Suzanne for Billy
Burke, will arrive in New York during
! the nrst week in December, when Miss
Burke begins her New York season.
During the past year, despite the fact
| that he was playing most OF the time,
| Francis Wilson has written two new
plays. One Of them is said to be for
| his own use.
Special arrangements have been made at
the New National Theater for receiving
the election returns, which will be read
from the stage Tuesday night between the
acts OF "Girlies."
Marietta Oily. who made her English
speaking debut last season In The
Whirlwind.s recently returned from
Europe Oily will continue to appears-in
THE Whirlwind."
Wright Lorimer's new play, which viii
| liam A. Brady will shortly produce, is en-
titled Daniel" Like Mr.. Lorimers pres
emit play, 1.-THE Shepherd King" the new
play is founded upon a biblical subject.
| Grace Won studdiford will open her
season at Scranton. Pa this week in q
new comic opera by Harry b. Smith and
r. Planquette. The piece has not been.
| given q title as yet. =
Sam Bernard is looking for double to
| play the star part In He Came from
Milwaukee" on the road. No second
| company has been sent out yet because
no actor has appeared who filled the re-
| quiren1ents.
Adele Richie and Charles E. Evans are
| to be co-stars this season under the man.
agement of Daniel v. Arthur in q new
musical comedy. They Loved Lassie.
The book Is by George Arliss and the
music by Silvio Helm.
Mae De Sousa has signed q contract to
| sing the leading soprano role In The
| Mayoress,'' the new comic opera-iibretto
| by Arthur j. Lamb, music by John T.
Hall-to be launched In Philadelphia the
21st Of this month. az. $50,
| Gertrude Quinlin Is to be a member of
Lew Fields Winter Garden production In
| New York. This means postponement
| OF Henry w. Savages production OF
..Finicky Flora" in which the former star
OF Miss Patsy was to have had the
title role.
! A special telegraph wire will be run
on the stage of the Belasco Theater on
| Tuesday night, and during the perform
ance the election returns will be read
from the stage as fast as received from
| every section of the country.
Miss Ivy Scott. who originated the role
tralia. has been engaged by Henry w.
Savage to sing the role In America this
| season She will return to Australia
next season to head a light opera COM
pany.
1t is reported that Louis Came. the
composer Of Hans. the Flute Player" is
at work on the score Of new operetta,
Beauty. and will be entitled Marie
Flore." The libretto will be by Francois
de Ninon.
Arrangements have been made with
Italy's. popular poet, Benelii. to write a
Iibretto for Miss Bessie Abbott after the
run OF "Ysobel.'' Benelli is at present
1.-The vogue In continental Europe. Sarah
Bernhardt is to do one of his plays dur
ling her American tour.
| Annie Russell is to appear. this season
| under the management Of Charles Froh-
man i'm a play called THE Imposter."
This was written In collaboration by
Leonard Merr!ck, the English novelist,
and Michael Morton. the American play
wright 1t has nothing to do with the
novel Of that name published this season.
Sothern and Marlowe opened their sea-
| son In a spectacular revival of Macbeth
at New Haven last Friday night The
production Is in twenty scenes and is one
| Of the most beautiful ever placed upon the
l American stage The eiipernatlfral ele-