Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

The Lady of the Slipper" may be
produced in London
Lillian Lorraine is going into vaude
Vile with sketch.
THE Governors Lady is to go to
Philadelphia for run.
"A Romance of the Underworld" is to
be used by the stock companies.
THE Dove of Peace" is to be revived.
Musically. the opera was highly praised.
Fred c. Whitney is TO produce my
Little Friend" in Chicago.
John f Kellerd, who scored a sue
cess in Hamlet, is to play "Shylock.
Douglas Fairbanks has hit in ''Haw
thorne. L. S. A.
THE Merry Countess is to go on tour
about Christmas week
Willard Holcomb's playlet. Her Last
Rehearsal has been revived with sue
cess.
fully Marshall is to rehearse new play
by his wife, Marion Fairfax, author of
The Talker.'
The Scotch comedy. "A Scrape of the
Pen" will be sent on tour starting this
week
Nav Buckley has been engaged as
leading woman with a stock company
in Toledo.
The second Offering by Annie Russell
and her company in New York is
Much Ado About Nothing
.'HindIe Wakes" with the original
English company, is TO be produced in
this country.
Charles Frohman, in an interview. says
there is such thing as OverproductiOn-
that bad plays simply go to the wall.
Maurice Campbell. the manager of Hen
retta Crosman. is going TO produce
Spanish play in Chicago this month.
Joseph NJ Gates is to produce a must
cal play called THE Purple Road. by
Fred de Grassac and Victor Hollander.
Marie Tempest is 10 appear in this coun-
try next season in her latest play. Art
and Opportunity.
Anna Held is expected TO come back TO
this country next season under new man
agement
r. F. Keith gave a big entertainment
THANKSGIVING day to the prisoners in the
New York penitentary-
y Boston man has written a play called
If You're Only Human. which is short
~ to be produced i'll that city.
Unlike the average worker of today
Mary Boland. John Drews leading wOm-
an, is an anti-Scnragist
Booth Harrington is to write "A play
for James X. Hackett. to be ready for
production in the spring.
THE Gypsy has been temporarily laid
aside. but will be revived and improved
for presentation in the spring.
Harry Lauder is to begin his American
tour in New York Christmas day. He is
to appear in fifty cities.
O. Henrys story. THE Leceiver." was
produced in dramatic form in Grand
Rapids last week by Norman Hackett.
In the spring Robert nlantell Will pro-
/ duce "Charlemagne' in New York with
Florence Rockwell in the leading feminine
| role.
! Robert Lorraine has secured the Eng
| Iish rights to The Yellow Jacket" which
| ne will produce in London after the holi-
| days
| The little prima donna. Felice Lynne. a
| sensation in Europe. has received tempt
ing offers TO appear on this side in vau-
deville.
| Paul Rubens author of THE Sunshine
| Girl" is writing musical play for
| Charles Froham which viii be called
| The X-Ray Girl
| Grace George recently presented in
, Toronto a play taken from the novel by
Compton Mckenzie called Carnival"
Miss George plays the part of dancing
girl.
! Alma Francis. who plays the part OF
| Pips in the new McDonough-Lehar mu-
steal drama Eva" is the daughter of a
prominent mining engineer of San Fran
| cisco.
| .RansOmed." by Theodore Burt Sayre
and Cleveland Rogers, was produced in
Providence last week and is based on the
actions of a branch of the Camorra and
on mother love.
Hilda Keenan,, daughter of Frank Kee.
nan, who has been playing with he'll
father in vaudeville, has been engaged