Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

Nv I'LL VI ~ 1uNebbs
Marie Tempest is to have . new play
by Jerome X. Jerome.
James X. Hackett has been granted a
discharge in bankruptcy.
Robert Hilliard is now recuperating
from q severe operation.
A new drama has been produced in
Brooklyn called THE Soul OF Woman
The Shuberts have secured a new opera
called the Wandering Gypsy"
George w. Wilson will star in vaude-
vile in a playlet called Fifty Years
After
Lew Fields has in production
musical play called The Wife Hunt
ers."
Sabrey Dorsell, who sings in Robin
thoress.
Lee Shubert has gone to Europe to
meet various authors and see the plays
being presented there.
Phyllis Sherwood will be leading
woman in alias Jimmy Valentine,
with H. B. Warner.
Grace Ellison has been engaged as a
member of Henrietta Crosman's COM
pany in The Real Thing"
OF the receipts. estimated at about
100000, which the Friars' frolic realized,
$4,000 are clear profits.
Week after next the Columbia Play
ers will return to the western drama
by producing The Barrier
At the end Of the present season. 1t is
said, George Primrose, the well known
minstrel. will retire from the stage.
A novel called The Wife Decides" an
attack on divorce, will be dramatized and
produced this fall.
Eva Tanguay. it was announced recent
ly, is going to make tour of the world
to last two years.
SO successful that its engagement has
been extended in New York.
One of the successful plays in Paris
is Liable Constantine, dramatlzatlon
of the well known novel of that name.
A new play. called Bakers Partner.
is to be produced in New York next sea-
son. 1t is the work of a young st. Louis
lawyer.
owen Davis is writing a new book for
Little Memo" which is to be revived by
A. H. Woods with the original music by
Victor Herbert.
Edwin H. Curtis. the stage director OF
the Columbia Players. made flying Wis
it to New York during the past week on
personal business.
George c. Tyler of the Iiebler Com
pany is negotiating for an appearance in
this country of a company of Irish play
ers from Dublin.
George NJ. Cohan will go to Atlantic
City and will spend his vacation in writ
ing two new musical plays for the COM
ing season.
Charles Walton, who was with The
Girl From Rector's" last season, is
spending his vacation at his home in
this city.
The Columbia Theater management an
nounces a special holiday matinee for In
dependence day, with the roaring farce
What Happened to Jones"
Fred Niblo. who is to resume the title
role in THE Fortune Hunter" early in
September has just been elected presi-
dent Of the Actors Society of America.
The first new play John Cort will
produce this coming season will be
Sadie" The production will take place
in New York late in October.
Logan Paul has been engaged for the
role Of the Judge in The Night Riders,
and his daughter Phyllis Paul, for the
part of the judges daughter.
Blanche Ring is to appear next sea-
son in 1.-THE Wall Street Girl by Edgar
Selwyn. Margaret Mayo, Otto Hauerbach
and j. Kart HoSchna.
Joe Weber has a three-act drama by a
Honor" which will be among the produc-
tions OF the coming season.
Arnold Daily will not continue in the
Shaw plays as announced 1t is SAID
differences between the playwright and
actor caused a severance of their re-
lations.
vinie DAILY. who has been identified
with vaudeville and musical comedy,
make her grand operate debut in
Madame Butterfly" in Budapest.
Ernest A. Elton. who was in the cast
of the original production Of 1.-THE Earl Of
has been engaged by Law
rance D'Orsay's company in the revival
of that play.
the United Booking Offices of America as
director Of their new dramatic depart
ment and will have charge of the pro-
d lction of all the sketches.
"Nobody's Widow" after it's long and
extended run in New York. will be with
drawn until September, when the tour OF
the play will be resumed with the original
company.
"Pomander Walk" though written by
an English dramatist. had Its first pro-
duction in this country. II was SO sue
cessful that the play is to be presented
in London
When 1.-THE Travelling Salesman goes
on the road next year Shep Camp will
succeed Frank Mcintyre in the title
role. Mr.. Mcintyre is to star in Bron-
son Towards play, The Snobs."
Julian Eltinge will begin his second
season in 1.-The Fascinating Widow in
Atlantic City late in August. From
there he will go to New York. and his
tour will extend to the Pacific coast.
Forrest HUFF, Frances Demarest, Rob
ert Pitkins, FRITZ Won Busing and AL
bert Hart, it is reported. have been en-
gagged for Marguerite Sylva'S company