Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

Maude Adams is playing in Boston in
"Chanticler.'
'rhe Cave Man" win be played in
stock houses.
Francis Wilson may appear this week
in THE Spiritualist."
In private life Grace La Rue is known
as Mrs Byron Chandler.
A new farce from the French is called
THE Beauty and the Banker"
It is said that Edna Goodrich will
star next spring in a musical comedy.
The warrens of Virginia is being
played by stock company in Newark.
william Rock and Maude Fulton have
been engaged to appear in Paris.
Katherine Grey and Grace Elliston are
among the players who are waiting for
good plays.
The Farrell-Taylor trio has been on
tour in Europe and South America since
its last appearance in Washington.
Jack Norworth and Nora Bayes' late
vaudeville act runs over fifty minutes,
replete with songs and dances.
Later in the season the shuberts will
present Lucille La Verne in her own
dramatiZation Of ANN Boyd"
Lewis Waller is to arrange for an
English production OF THE Garden Of
Allah
Grace Van studdiford is appearing
in THE Paradise of Maholnet" in San
Francisco.
Charles Dickson is at work on new
musical comedy to be called "a Lovely
American
wfIfred Clarke and his company have
been engaged for London appearance
next June.
1t is likely the Scotch comedy, Bunny
Pulls the Strings will run all the sea-
son in New York.
Joseph NJ. Gates is to star Nellie Nc
Coy next season in a new comic opera
| called THE Dancing Princess
Douglas Fairbanks is to have a tabloid
version of The Cub" for vaudeville in
which he is to make his debut.
Lillian Buckingham is making tour OF
| the southern cities in THE Stampede,
| by Cecil De Mile.
Edmond Rostand is writing a new play,
and his wife and son are collaborating on
| a comedy called THE Good Little Devil. ~
The news comes from Texas, where
she Is playing, that Mrs. Leslie Carter
is going to play Hamlet next season.
David Belasco has acquired an interes,
| in the syndicate's houses in Seattle, Los
Angeles. st. Louis and Syracuse
1.-THE Trail of the Lonesome Pine
with Charlotte Walker as June, has
arranged for extensions of time In Phil
adelphia.
Signor and Edith Franz. the cycling
| team, have appeared in most of the lead
| ing music halls and variety theaters or
/ the continent. as we'll as in England.
/ 1t is said, later I'm the season, when
Dorothy Donnelly begins her starring
| tour, under the direction of Iiebler &
Co, John Barrymore will be a member
of the company.
One of the Excuse Me- companies had
a little too much OF realism when its
members got into q railroad wreck down
| In Tennessee. None OF them was hurt
however.
| Miss Edna Durham, the soprano soloist
who was so cordially received last Tues
day with the Washington Symphony
/ Orchestra, will be heard In recital after
| the holidays.
/ Maud Lambert, who will be remember
ed as the former prina donna of 9TH,
Midnight Sons" is the prima donna with
Eddie Foy's production of over tn,
River"
The Authors Producing Company ha
obtained from Rex Beach the dramati
rights of his novel, '"rhe Meier Do Well
The production of the play will be mad
early next season. I.
There are four Australians with Grac
La Rue In "Betsy''-Cecil Jarvis Alfre,
Deery, Lucie Carter and Donald Buch
| anon-and the first three are fulfilling
their initial American engagement.
III. Kellett Chambers the author o
4 Betsy" is collaborating with his broth
er, C. Haddon Chambers, on seriou
play whose theme deals with the woman
question fifty years hence
Joseph Gates announces that he Is so
ing to put out two more "Enchantress
companies In the piece, ono company +