Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-31
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

| paHs, lHciuuiHS a hungarian orchestra.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
''Get-Rich- Quick wallingford" is now in
its third month in Boston.
Arnold DAILY is to appear in a revival
of THE Fatted Calf"
| Douglas Fairbanks will be seen early
in the new year in a new play.
Cyril Scott has closed his season with
| "A Gentleman of Leisure"
Madame Sherry has made a big hit
in Boston, as in New York and Chicago.
Little Memo" is to be revived next
month with cast largely composed of
midgets.
'Jacinta" company, and will go into
vaudeville.
Louise Dresser will make a short tour
| in vaudeville while she is waiting for
the completion of new musical comedy.
Franz Lehar's new play Of the musical
sort is called Eva" 1t will be produced
by George Edwardes in London.
Gilbert and Sullivan's greatest works
| were produced in this country without
netting the authors a penny.
| One Of the latest bookings for early
| appearance in this city at the Columbia
Theater is Helen Ware in THE Price"
THE Bird of Paradise" had it's first
production in Rochester Christmas day.
1t will be seen in New York next month.
"Over the River" goes into Boston for
! a run next week. and Josie Sadler left
New York for that city ,Ast week to join
| the cast.
| FRITZ Scheff has finished her road tour
| in The Duchess and will begin re-
hearSaas on a new musical comedy pro-
ductiOn.
May Robson has decided to appear in
repertoire, SO will play THE Rejuvena-
ton of Aunt Mary" in addition to "a
Night Out"
AL H. Wilson is to have a new play
called 'It was in Potsdam. The new
songs in the piece will be composed by
Mr.. Wilson.
THE First. Lady of the Land by
Charles Nirdlinger, in which Elsie Fergu-
son is starring, is to, be made into a
novel.
George Arliss celebrated the Christmas
season by giving dinner to the stage
hands OF the New York Theater, where
he is playing "Disraeli."
The present season of the "Three Ro-
| meos'' is closed. but Dreyfus and Fellner
will revive the piece in the spring for an
all-Summer run in Chicago.
Henry Arthur Jones, the English
playwright. will be in New York for
about six weeks. He has with him the
manuscript of two new plays.
Grace George will present Just to Get
Married for the first time at the Maxine
| night She has a strong supporting cast.
George Alexander BEDFORD. official
censor of plays, has resigned his office.
He says he has read enough bad plays
| to give him softening of the BRAIN
give recital at the New National
Theater Thursday week, is a pupil of
Paderewski.
Members of the special "Bunty Pulls
the Strings" company are now in New
York rehearsing an American tour. They
arrived from Liverpool last week.
A play of the Maine woods by Owen
Davis called Making Good. is shortly
to be produced by w. A. Brady. William
Courtenay will be featured in the pro-
duction.
Nine Simone is to appear shortly in
New York in THE Return From Jerusa-
lem." by Maurice Donney. The play has
mingled Jewish and Christian characters.
though IL is not a racial argument
Mrs Fiske has three new plays for pres
Langdon Mitchell: Julia France" by
Gertrude Anterior. and 1.-The War of
Souls" by Hyacinth Loyson.
II NJ 1ro,,.,d hos en- %or racoyarod from,
the injuries he received In Chicago sew
eral weeks ago by falling down the ele-
waited stars that he is able to rejoin
James K. Hackett's company.
Doc ouigley. blackface eccentric
dancer and general manager of Al G.
Fields Minstrels. died last week at his
home in Columbus. Ohio, Of pneu-
monia. He leaves wife.
The following legitimate actors are
named as , now being In nnuc CandeY Rns
ert T. Haines. James O'Neill. Walter
Hampden. Edwin Stevens and William
Thompson.
Mary Shaw has written a one-act play
called 1.-The Lost Cause" which will be
produced shortly by suffrage league In
New York. The cast will include the
Arleen Hackett.
Walker WhiteSide is to appear In
The Typhoon." which has made a
sensation in Paris, Berlin. Budapest
and Vienna. 1t is a story of young
| japanese diplomat in Paris and his
| tragic love for Partisan girl.
Harry Kernell. who is with Henry W.
SavageS Excuse Me" company, is
son of the late Harry Kernell. well
known and popular comedian. His first
engagement was with Richard Mans
field.
Thursday matinees at the Columbia
Theater are establishing a reputation as
professional matinees-mOst OF the i'm
portant members Of companies playing
In Washington being visible in the audi
ence on such occasions
Ola Humphreys, who married Prince
l0rahim Hassan, cousin of the khedive
OF Egypt, has left her oriental lord
and master. after several jolts on the
matrimonial road, and is coming back
to this country to return to the stage.
Charles Fake. formerly q. lyric tenor