Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

1.-THE Soul Kiss" is to begin It's tour
late next month.
John T. Kelley has been engaged for
the support of Mabel Hite.
"Raffies" is underlined for early pro-
duction at the Columbia.
Nat Goodwin is to appear in 1.-THE
Captain by George Broadhurst-
Dewitt Jennings is playing in ''The
Cheater' with Louis Mann.
Owen Davis has written a new play
called 1.-The Woman With Soul"
Douglas Fairbanks is to star in 'The
Cub" by Thompson Bucanan.
"Chantecler'' has reached its two hun
dredth performance in Paris.
Jeanette Lowrie is to have the lead
ing role In 'The Wife Tanners"
Edgar Atcheson Ely is TO star under
the management Of A. II. Woods.
Dustin Farnum has been spending the
summer IN motoring through Europe.
Lulu CHASER will star under the manage
ment of the shuberts In THE Girl and
the kaiser.'
Marie Dressler is to resume her tour
in Titles Nightmare" about the middle
Of the month.
Louise Randolph has been engaged by
David Belasco for the company support
ing Frances Starr.
Joseph Medill Patterson, co-author Of
1.-THE Fourth Estate" Is writing a rep
resentative American drama.
Lillian Lorraine, Fanny Brice, Bobby
the features of 1.-THE Follies Of 191O.'
Robert Lorraine is to appear this season
in romantic play, also in MAN and
Superman."
Nine: Nazimova will begin a tour in
the middle Of September. In which she
will visit all the large cities.
When Joseph Howard is starred in
'The Goddess Of Liberty Violet Seaton
will be the prima DONNA
Joe WEIGH will star in Tho Land of
the Free" by William c. DeMilIe, I'M
der the management Of Cecil DeMille.
Miss Patsy" Of which Gertrude GUM
Ian Is tho star. 10 shortly to have pro-
duction in New York.
Zelda Sears is to have ono Of tho i'm
portaht roles in 'srhe Simple Life.' in
which Charles Ross is to star.
The all-star cast of '"The Miizado,"
which was such q success in New York,
may make q short tour In September.
J. r. Stirling. who made Rose Melville
famous in isis Hopkins" will star Felix
Haney II he can find q suitable play.
Sam Bernard is to appear in a piece
called 1.-THE Dukes Understudy," in
which he will have the role Of a valet.
Percy MacKaye, the dramatist, is to
give lectures at the California University
on the civic functions Of the theater.
Henry B. Harris has placed in re-
hearsal '"The Country Boy" a new play
by Edgar Selwyn.
Managers Metzerott and Berger are
planning to make the last two weeks Of
the summer season, ending September
10, the most notable Of the entire sea-
son.
The third act OF SOLDIERS Of Fortune"
it is declared, will provide one of the
strongest acting scenes that have been
seen on the stage Of the Columbia The
alter this season.
funeral of the late King Edward VII to-
gether with the appropriate sounds be-
longing to the various scenes, are prom
Used at the Columbia Theater tonight nv
the Lyman H. Howe New York Hippo
drome Travel Festival.
The Academy management is counting
upon one of the biggest weeks of the sea-
son this week when. for the second time
in Washington. Elinor Gyms play "Three
Weeks'' will DO presented. It has been
declared the play is more interesting than
the book.
Hattie williams Is to be a co-star- with
G. p. Huntley in Decorating Clemen-
tina"
Torrance Of Elinor Glyn's play Three
Weeks'' at the end Of her engagement at