Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
Chauncey Olcott will close his season in
Ragged Robin late this month.
Robert Den1pster may be starred in a
play called 1.-THE Right Princess.
Cohan & Harris will endeavor to di-
rect the artistic fortunes of Arnold Daily.
Ruth Boucicault has one of the leading
roles with Mary Mannerins in "A Man
World
4 UNIQUE feature of Maxine Elliott's
new play. 1.-The Inferior Sex" Is the fact
that Miss Elliott has the only feminine
role.
Mrs. Ffske has recovered from her brief
illness. She resumed her tour In SALIVA
ton NeIr' at the Academy OF Music.
Billie Burke has Cancelled her proposed
trip to Paris, and the Frohman offices an
nounce that she will remain in New York
in Mrs. Dot for the entire season.
The next principal production to be
made by the Shuberts will be from the
German of Albini. The opera Is en-
titled Mime. Troubadour." and the
Madame X an adapted French melo-
drama. was taken into New York Wed
nesday night by Henry w. Savage. after
the New Amsterdam, with Dorothy Don
nelly in the leading feminine role.
I.assalle spier Of this city will be heard
within the month in piano recital. as
sisted by Miss Gleason. violinfst, OF BoS-
ton, Mass. Mr.. Spier is planning to
leave shortly after this recital for Eu-
rope.
James Cakes formerly leading woman
with Wilton Lackaye, and Wallace Ed
dinger have been engaged by Charles
Frohnlan for the leading roles In Win
chell Smiths characterization of Love
Among the Lions" ". L. Abingdon is
also In the cast
On her concert tour Mime. Sembrich
will be accompanied by several artists Of
wide repute, one of them, Frank La
known the country over. The tour will
occupy the entire season, the party tray
cling in special car.
The little boy David, who plays such
prominent part in Margaret AnglimS play,
THE Awakening of Helena Ritchie." is
a young woman of twenty-one, who is
only three feet i'll height, but is perfectly
formed and carries out the stage illusion
very we'll Before going on the stage she
was a stenogTapher
Last Saturday James Young, jr., deliver
ed lecture on "A Rational View of
Hamlet at the Berkeley Theater, New
before the club women and teachers of
the public and private schools in New
York. The lecture was followed by. the
closet scene of the play between Hamlet
and the queen. Mr.. Young assumed In
the recital the four characters Of Ham
let, the queen, the ghost and Polonius
Director Ames Of the New Theater, New
York, has announced the plays to be
presented for the rest Of the season,
When the playhouse closes the entire
company will make a spring tour. open
ing, in Boston and closing in Chicago. and
including Providence. Hartford. New
ington. Pittsburg. st. Louis and Kansas
City. Plays to be given are THE WITCH
SISTER Beatrice" Beethoven and "A
Winters Tale" These plays will make
operas.
Miss Clara Palmer is now with 'srhe
Midnight Sons. taxing the place Of the
late 4otta Faust
Peter the monkey with the human
mind has been secured for another en-
gagement in ..,is city In March.
With Miss Ruth st. Denis. who Lances
at the New National this week, comes
Clarence Jacobsen, once assistant treas
urer of that playhouse, as manager.
The entire theatrical career OF James
]. Cassidy. which covers a period Of
fifteen years. has been spent in the serv-
ice OF Thomas E Shea.
The Shuberts are going to put out an
entirely new production of '"'The Motor
Girl" with William Norris, Emma Carus,
Ruth Maycliffe and Edgar Atchinson
Ely in the new cast.
Dramatic rights to "st Elmo" have
been the subject Of many suits and con-
ira suits. both in federal and state
courts. The play will be presented at the
Academy soon.
The Shuberts have finally decided unon
a play for Louise Cunning. She has
been cast for the leading role In Ger
man operetta, entitled Madame Trou-
badour," which is now In rehearsal.
Il has long been the cherished am
OF Hamlet. which will probably be ac-
sad to naye mar asa shalt
appear as Hamlet in the near future.
when he will appear as the king.
Lew Fields announced last night tina,
his new review for next summer would be
called THE Summer Widowers." It will
be written by Glen MacDonough and A.
Balwin Sloane.
Montgomery and Stone first appeared
together as team with Haverly's min
strels In the Grand Opera House In New
Orleans, February 16. 1895. fifteen years
ago.
Maxine Elliott has. she announces. a