Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-19
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.


William Farnum Is playing an engage
ment in vaudeville.
Jessie Mae Hall is to make a tour in a
revival Of 'Tennessee's Pardner."
Vera Finley has been re-engaged as
Mrs. Hunter Chase in Bright Eyes"
Ruth Ross has been engaged for the
cast Of Winchell Smiths comedy, Bobby
Burnt
E. H. Sothern has sailed for England
to spend his vacation in that country and
on the continent.
In her engagement In Salt Lake City
Margaret Anglin revived Mrs. Danes
Defense"
1.-The Darling Doctor" with Victor
Moore in the role Of a veterinary sur
geon, is to be produced late in August.
May De sousa is to appear in Chicago
as Yum-Yum IN the Auburn production Of
THE Mikado.''
A new musical comedy called Three
Million Dollars is to be produced in
Atlantic City the latter part of the month.
The Pullman children scored decided
hit In 'Salomy Jane at the Columbia
last week.
FIRTH Won Busing. one Of the favorites
among the Aborn stars, was a pupil OF
the great Garcia.
Willette Kershaw has been engaged by
Henry B. Harris for the role Of the ir
responsible show girl in THE Country
Boy
The contemplated tour of Lewis Waller,
the English actor. has been reconsidered.
as suitable play could not be found for
his American engagement.
A new play by Thomas Dixon called
1.-THE Sins of the Father will be pro-
duced by Thomas H. Brennan next sea-
son.
Laura Nelson Hall, who is heading a
stock company in st. Louis. is to try out
a new play. "a Lone Hand" by w. j.
Hulbart i'm few weeks.
William Gillette is to appear next sea-
son in q revival Of his former successes
including his two civil war plays. "Held
by the Enemy and "Secret Service
Julia Dean was a visitor at the Capitol
during the past week, where she for the
complished in the two houses of Congress.
Joseph Hazelton of the Columbia forces
is one OF the old-school actors and a
T. Ford in the ''palmy days.
Following a week of rest Florence
Huntington and Phyllis Sherwood both
return to the cast at the Columbia to-
morrow night.
The plot of the libretto of La Ira
viata" is based upon the Camille" or
La Dame aux Camelias'' Of the younger
Dumas.
Carlo Nicosia, the leader of the Aborn
Grand Opera Orchestra, composed all the
music for Sothern's production of Don
Quixote."
E. II. Sothern and Julia Marlowe have
assured Daniel Frohman that they will
give benefit performance annually for
the Actors Fund. The one they gave
recently. Hamlet Melted $1,000.
Leo Deitrichstein. the actor-playwright.
has entered into contract with David
Belasco for five years by which he will
devote himself entirely to that managers
interest.
1t is announced that David warfeld is
to appear next season as Shylock in
1.-The Merchant Of Venice" He has been
playing in 1.-The Music Master for six
years.
William Hode, in the Tarkin- Wilson
comedy. THE Man from Home is now
in the twentyfourth week Of his stay in
Boston, and the enormous business shows
no sign Of diminishing.
Charles Frohman is to build a theater
the East Side OF New Aork for the
benefit of the poorer classes, who can
not pay the prices now demanded to
see a first-class show.
Paul McAllster is said to have taken
to art as q diversion. His cartoons OF
members Of the company afford the SUBJ
ject for many animated arguments on the
stage of the Columbia Theater.
The first performance of La Traviata'
at the New National Theater will be
given tomorrow afternoon, with no Mon
day evening performance. The Wednes-
day matinee will begin at 1 O'Clock.
The whole of "Cavalleria Rusticana'
will be sung at the operate concert given
at the New National Theater tonight, In
addition to the gems from many other
operas.
Mime. Chung, a noted Chinese act
ress, appeared in New York under the
direction Of Loie Fuller, in a piece called
1.-The Dragon OF Wrath She was sup
ported by a large company Of Chinese
and European actors.
"The Aviator" by James Montgomery,
billed as the first man-bird play, is to be
produced early in the season by Cohan
& Harris. 1t IL said to have novel situ-
atoms. A famous aeroplane driver will
figure as one of the principals.
Paula Edwards returned to vaudeville
and was warmly greeted on her appear
ance i'm New York last week. She sang
number Of talking songs and con-