Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-22
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
Cecilia LOTUS will he seen in vaudeville
again this season.
Jesse l.. Lasky is to produce comedy
called The Trained Nurses"
Lydia Loupoukowa has Joined the cast
of The Lady Of the slipper
Edgar Selwyn is finishing a comedy
called Coming Home To Roost."
Estralita Spanish dancer. has been
engaged for the 'Follies' company.
Louise Rial and Gertrude Berkeley will
appear in the cast Of Little Women"
Moniuszko's opera .Halka" sung
In Esperanto at Vienna September o.
Albert Cowles is the author OF The
Yellow Peril" the new vaudeville play.
Wilkie Bard. favorite in the London
music halls. is to make his debut in this
country in December.
Frank Pollock has been engaged as the
principal tenor in Walter Damroschs
comic opera, The Dove of Peace"
Stella Ohatelaine an American dancer.
who has made hit in Paris, has been
engaged for the Ziegfeld Follies.
new comedy by James Forbes. "A
Rich Mans Son." will be produced in At
lantic City next month.
New mahogany chairs upholstered in
leather have been placed in position in
the Columbia Theater.
Minnie Dupree will appear in a new
play In January Till then she will be in
vaudeville, with a new sketch.
Baby Mine company is on tour.
with Walter Jones featured.
George Fawcett is appearing in The
Great John Canton" in London.
John Philip Sousa's opera "The Glass
blowers will be produced In November.
Frederick Perry has been engaged for
Mrs. Fiske's company in THE Right
Road"
Taylor Holmes is to have the leading
comedy part in Some here Else and
Harry Davenport will replace him in
THE Million
Frank Daniels will be a member of the
Weber & Fields company and will have
role written into their burlesque espe-
cially for him. Nora Bayes will also be
in the same company.
Werba and Luescher are to star Lionel
Walsh this winter in play called Mr..
Popple, by Paul A. Rubens.
Joseph NJ Gates is to produce Lieu
tenant What's-His-N Name" by Mr. and
Mrs. Jacques Futrelle. and also drama
tization of that brilliant young novelists
story of MY LaGy's Garter" which has
recently been published.
Douglas Fairbanks made a successful
appearance in Philadelphia last week in
his new play. Hawthorne, L. S. A. by
James Bernard Fagin.
Margaret wycherley is to be starred in
a play written by her husband, Bayard
Villier author of Within the Law
E. II. Sothern and Julia Marlowe open
ed their season last week in Scranton,
Pa, with Romeo and Juliet"
Theodore Roberts is to appear in vaude-
vile in a sketch called THE Sheriff or
Shasta 1t is a playlet OF the Califor-
mia days of 40.
w. A. Brady is to produce morality
play which has been successful in Lon
don. 1t is called ''Hindle Wakes 1t is
and will be produced with the original
London cast.
IAN Aztec Romance was produced in
New York last week. Edwin Arden.
George Probert. Charles b. Hanford X.
d. Mclean and Minnie Tittell Bruno are
in the cast The play was put on with
fine spectacular effects and was well re-
ceived.
1.-THE Daughter OF Heaven will have
it's first production some Saturday after
noon early in October under the Liebler
management. The company estimates the
preliminary cost Of the production at
$105,OOO.
Edna Goodrich's vaudeville medium.
THE Awakening of Minerva a one-act
farce, is said to be reminiscent Of ''Pyg-
malion and Galatea," The Tinted Venus
and other things, without dramatic pre-
tensions. Miss Goodrich, however, was
warmly welcomed in it.
..Kuhrrgen," which means cowbels. is
the name of new opera to be first
presented in America by the Chicago
Opera Company. this season. 1t has al
ready been presented in Berlin. William
kienZl is the composer.
1.-THE Gamblers" with the artistic pro-
duction used during the engagement OF
the play at Maxine Elliott's Theater, New
York. for one full season, will be the
attraction at the Academy soon, under
the direction Of the Authors Producing
Company.
Queen Mary of England was much i'm
pressed by the London production OF
"Everywoman," and as result it is
said. Arthur Collins. managing director
of Drury Lane Theater. will be knighted
on the kings next birthday.
THE Wedding Journey" a comedy by
John T. Mcintyre, Arnold Days new
play, received the following Boston YER
dict: 1T provides a blend of thorough
going. unexpected pleasure. and reluctant
ly admitted disappointment" The drama
fist, practically an unknown, however, Is
commended.
THE New SIM. hailed as a remarka-
BILE play in London pleased on its first
American production i'm Chicago last
week. 1t is by Basil Macdonald Hast
ings. and is said to be the first play with
an exclusively male cast. 1t was pro-
duced on his personal account by George
c. Tyler, managing director of the Lieb-
Ter Company.
William A. Brady Is organizing COM
pany to make tour of the world in