Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-04
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

High School Girls.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
Pinero is giving the finishing touches
To new comedy.
Robert McWade, sr., is to appear in a
sketch called THE LITER"
Louise Cunning viii make tour of the
coast in ~ Balkan Princess"
Cecil Raleigh's success. THE Whip
is to be produced in this country
Hattie Williams is to return to musical
comedy in piece called The Doll Girl
The Apple Of Paris Partisan ges-
ture drama. has been secured for Chase
in March.
Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth have
the dramatic rights to the novel, The
Penny Panic
Charles Frohman has imported two
act musical piece from Vienna, called
''One of the CHS
Women's c:abs in Los Angeles want
the legislature to establish board of
censorship for plays.
\ bill has been introduced into the
Massachusetts Legislature to substitute
grand opera in Boston.
been added to the cast of Making Good
for its New York run.
Marion Fairfax. author of 1.-The Talk
err has started work on new play
dealing with the question of the idle rich.
Edgar Selwyn, author of The Country
Boy. has written a three-act comedy
II, vr,e. ~,
next season.
Irene Bentley has reconsidered her de-
termination to reappear upon the stage
in THE Rose Maid. and Lottie Kendall
will appear in her place.
Frank Campeau. who made himself IA
nous as Trampas in THE Virginian,
is now playing in "Kindling' with Mar
saret Ellington.
Agnes Elliott Scott will remain in
Robert Mantell's company for the rest of
the season and will probably play
Electra in the fall.
Officer 66G'' has made such a hit in
New York that the amusing policeman
is likely to get fixed post in the metro
politan amusement district.
The Only Son is to be revived with
Thomas w. Ross as the star. Mary
1sN
son Collier will be in the cast.
Florence Nash. who made hit as the
lisping girl in The Boys of Company B."
is to appear in d new playlet by William
G. De Mile.
Theodore Burt Sayre and Cleveland
Rogers have written play of American
life, which will be produced next season
by John COrt.
The Pink Lady is to be given in Lon
don under the management of Charles
Frohman, by the company now appearing
in the piece in Boston.
Perkins Fisher. now playing in vaude-
VILE was for years one OF the principal
comedians supporting James A. Herne in
Drifting Apart and his other plays.
A one-act comedy drama called For
Baby's Sake has been discovered among
the manuscripts of the late BARLEY
Campbell, and will be put upon the stage.
Ruth St. Denis is to have dance plays.
which will give her a chance to act as
well as dance. The scenes of the plays
will be laid in Persia, India and Japan.
When Blanche Ring finishes her en-
gagement in st. Louis in THE Wall
Street Girl she will begin her annual
southern tour and will soon appear in this
city
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson wife of the
Governor of New Jersey, has written
play of cotemporary life, which Wilton
I.ackaye is considering for production in
the spring.
Standing Pat which Zelda Sears tried
under the management of Joseph NJ.
Gates, will have another trial by the
Liebler Company, with Dorothy DON
nelly in the leading part.
Edward Kloblauch, author of 'Kismet''
and THE Faun." is to write sequel to
'kismet.' in which the adventures of
Hail the beggar. at Mecca and other
places will be shown.
Mrs. William III. Crane. wife of the
eminent comedian. is spending several
weeks in this city. She will remain here
until after her husbands engagement in
The Senator Keeps House.
bookings for the Columbia Theater. His
play VIII be THE Curious Conduct of
Judge Lagarde. threa-act play by
Louis Faust and Victor Mapes.
BY order of the Chicago city council
the Irish Players will not be permitted
to give in that city THE Playboy of the
Western World. which has aroused riots
in every city where ii has been presented.
The FRITZ Schef Company produced
last week Johann Strauss comic opera,
THE Night Birds. better known as the
German classic die Fledermaus" The
p~ina donna has very strong supporting
company.
Florence St John. once we'll known as
an opera singer in London. and who made
successful tour OF this country, died
latciy in London Her last appearance
made Dolores in 'Floradora in
the English capital
Taylor Granville. who wrote and staged
''The Hoid-Up.'' is the producer of THE
Star Bout, THE Aeronaut.' ''rhe Man
Hunter and other vaudeville melodra-
mas. He rivals Lincoln J. Carter in de-
visng thrilling mechanical effects.
Joseph Brooks was in the city during
tho past week to visit William Newman.
who is the advance manager for William
II. Crane. Mr.. Newman has been, for
the past seven years. manager of the
Garrick Theater, New York city.
Jessie Banks. a member of the Bon
Ton Ruresque Company is ore of the
few burlesque actresses who believes
that an audience of men is as appreci-
atIvc of fashionable gowns as are won,-
on. belief which is reflected in her
costumes.
Henry Arthur Jones is making an adap-
tation of one of Congreve'S comedies for
Margaret Anglin, which she will probably
produce in London i'm the spring. IL she