Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20

organization. was presented with sill
yer loving cup.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
Charles Richman will retire from Mar,
Mannering's company as leading man.
The Motor Girl is to begin a tour in
Providence this week.
Robert Lorraine met with an acciden,
recently while making an aeroplane as
cension, but escaped serious injury.
Mabel harrison may go into vaudeville
with q monologue and a repertory OF
new songs by Joseph Howard.
Blanche Ring. Nora Bayes, Christie
Official tellers Of the chorus girls beauty
contest at the Actors Fund fair.
Marguerite Namara. known on the
her American debut as prima donna
in the production of Madame Trouba-
dour.'
Edith Barker, who plays Shirley Ross
more in THE Lion and the Mouse" for
many years supported Chauncey Olcott.
the baron with Elsie Ferguson in Such
Little Queen" was In the original COM
pany of THE Widow JONES' in which
May Irwin first appeared as a star.
The Ave Baudry paintings presented to
the New Theater by William K. Wander
bilt, are placed on the ceiling of the
foyer. The foyer Is decorated in dull
Roman gold and driftwood gray, and is
thronged between the acts at all perform
ances.
Nat Goodwin says his first wife married
him for love, his second to get out of
society into Bohemia, his third for am
bition. using him as a ladder, and his
fourth because he did not bore her.
Julia Nelson's daughter has replaced
her In the cast of Henry of Navarro at
the New Theater, London.
Moses Horowitz, who wrote sixty Yid-
dish plays. which were produced in the
theaters OF the lower East Side, New
York. died last week.
Christie Macdonald is making ready for
a big part in Lew Fields production,
Sweet Sixteen" in which Eugene Cowles
will also be featured.
Otis Skinner has started upon a tour
Of the west in Your Humble Servant"
1.-The Thief are now playing in Texas.
The tour of 1.-THE Barrier is a sort OF
honeymoon trip for James b. Durktn
rell 'Durkin's bride is Maude Fealy
formerly leading woman with Sir Henry
Irving In London and with William Gill
lette. They were married last November
Maclyn Arbuckle made his reappearancs
In ho roll aF in nc
Roundup. in Dallas. Tex. In a curtain
speech he said that twenty-five years age
he rode a COW pony through the mud
roads which are now the paved streets
of Dallas.
"Lulu's Husband" a farce adapted
from the German. is being staged by j
C. Hoffman for early production. Mabel
harrison and Harry Conor will be in the
cast
Two of the Fitch plays. The Woman
in the Case and The City are to be
produced in Paris.
London that 1t may be some time before
she returns to this country.
.OId Friends and The Twelve-pount
Look" by ]. NJ. Barrie. and THE Senti
mentalists," by George Meredith, hav,
repertory theater in London.
Grace George appeared last week in
/ Chicago in new play, Mrs. Partner
Woman's Way" The story is that o
the young wife of a man absorbed IL
business. She tries to help him, comes
near running him and finally saves him.
Waste" a new play by Porter Elmer
nth of Thor,
Was" was produced in Philadelphia las
week with William r. Mack and Thai:
Magazine in the leading roles.
Henrietta Crosman will spend the
summer in Europe. and In October will
open her season in "A new play.
Amelia Bingham is winning praise in
London for her perf0rma noes in Great
Moments in Great Plays
George c. Tyler has engaged E. S
Willard to make another American
tour.
Nat c.. Goodwin will star in an adap-
tation OF The Prodigal Father" by
Owen pays Of He H is 1 to be under the
Mrs. Lionel Marks won the prize for
the best play submitted to be produced
at the Memorial Iheater at Stratford-
on-Avon. Mrs. Marks. who won fame
as a writer of dramatic poetry under
her maiden name Josephine Peabody,
selected the legend OF the Pied Piper
of Hamlin for the subject Other play.
Classmates is being used by the
stock companies.
Fanny Ward has new comedy called
AN Unlucky Star"
Atlas Jimmy Valentine" Is to be pro-
duced in London.
John Hyams and Leila Mcintyre are to
star in a new musical comedy.
Wilfred Clarke has been engaged for
the cast Of THE Lady From lobster
Square"
The Follies of 1907 with Eva Tan
quay as the star, will shortly play a re-
turn engagement
I'm Old Kentucky will be one Of the
standbys to visit Washington before the
close Of the season.
Everett Butterfield. one Of the favorites
in the Columbia Players last summer. is
now the leading man for Mabel TanaIerro
in THE Call of the Cricket"
Nella Bergen, former Washington
girl. who became a prima donna musical
comedienne with De Wolf Hopper and
ether star comedians. is in vaudeville
There is q monkey in Wormwoods Cir
Gus. at Chase's. next week. who rides a
real bicycle backward on the stage, and
in other tricks is said to rival Peter"
Charles Cherry Will star in April under
Daniel Frohman's management in Ed