Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.


numbers throughout. are promised.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
Mabel Mckinley has returned to the
vaudeville stage.
Two companies are now playing in Ru-
pert Hughes farce. Excuse Me."
Muriel Starr is to play leading part
in THE Indiscretion of Truth
"Tantalizing Tommy will. according t.
late accounts. tantalize no more.
Honest Jim Brunt," Tim Murphys lat
est play, may be sent on the road.
Maclyn Arbuckle is repeating his sue
cess in THE Roundup in the west.
Ada Rehan is back in this country after
a stay of eighteen months in England.
A. II. Woods is to make musical pro.
duction called Love in Limousine
Louise Rutter has been engaged for "a
Rich Mans Son. by James Forbes.
Mckee Rankin and Margaret Drew are
at the head of a repertoie company in
the west.
Clarence Handyside has been engaged
to support Laurette Taylor in Peg o
My Heart"
Lewis Waller. the English actor. is go
ing to try vaudeville with the forum
scene in Julius Caesar"
a prominent role i'm 'grhe Million and
it is declared this is her real name.
"She Stoops to Conquer will be the
opening bill of the Annie Russell Old
English Comedy Company.
Mile. Dazzle is, planning to have a little
playhouse of her own in New York de-
voted 10 pantomime and dancing.
John Flood and Edward Wade have
been engaged by Fl. III. Frazee for impor-
tant parts in Bachelors and Benedicts.'
Julia Sanderson. i'm "Thc Sunshine Girl,
is playing character of a Cinderella
order
Chauncey OIcott is singing several new
songs of his own composition this sea-
son.
Frances STAIRS New York engagement
in THE Case of Becky" has proved sue
cessful.
The latest Belasco play. The Gov
ernors Lady will be among the offer
ings in this city during the season.
1t is given out that Eva Tanguay will
leave Lew Fields THE Sun Dodgers
and return to the vaudeville stage.
Billie Burke will remain i'm New York
in ''Mind-the-Paint Girl'' until Christ
mas. Then she will begin tour of the
principal cities.
Officer e66." which has been drawing
crowded houses in New York, is to be
taken on tour shortly with the original
company.
Augustus Thomas has completed new
comedy, which is to be produced by Will
liam Harris next month. The name is not
given out.
Henry Miller says the costume play is
due to arrive this season. and that he is
thinking of one concerning the early days
of Virginia.
Arthur Boucher has purchased the
English rights of Little Miss Brown -
by Philip Bartholomew, and will produce
the comedy in London.
Anne Sutherland will play an important
role in "RanSomed, play by Theodore
Burt Sayre and Cleveland Rogers, which
is to be produced by John Corr
Wallace Eddnger. who is on his
honeymoon, will remain abroad all win
ter. In London he will play in his origi-
nal role in officer 6f6.'
When her vaudeville tour is concluded
Ada Reeves. the English actress, is to
star in musica! comedy under the d.
rection Of Martin Beck.
Sophye Barnard. who plays the leading
role in THE Woman Haters.' was the
original Red Widow in that musical play
in which Raymond Hitchcock starred
Ellie Norwood. in addition to being an
actor of reputation. is a composer of
music and playwright. His latest play
"A Cuckoo's Nest" has been sold to Ma
rie Tempest.
With fifteen important speaking parts
in THE High Road" Edward Sheldon's
new play the entire feminine interest is
conferred in the role to be played by Mrs
Ffske.
"A Texas Steer" is to be revived by
Manager Harry Askin in musical form.
erick Brander. which Tim Murphy made
famous.
When 1.-The Blindness of Virtue" is pro-
duced in New York this week one OF
the PLAYERS will be Madge Murray a
niece of j. NJ. Barrie. who will on that
occasion make her first bow to an Ameri-
can audience.
Thomas A. Wise has been engaged by
John r. kellerd for the role of First
Gravedigger in his production Of Ham
let" Others engaged for the same COM
pany are John Glendenning. Aubrey
Boucicault and Douglass Ross.
George G. Tyler. managing director of
the Liebler Company. is SO much pleased
with his innovation in reducing the price
OF tickets to THE Daughter of Heaven
that he will follow the same policy with
all the future productions Of the firm
Miriam Clement. a young English 'ac-
tress, has been engaged by Henry W.
Savage to play the title role of Every
woman" in the eastern company.
1.-The Land of the Dykes" the new Hol-
landese comedy, was written by Herbert
Hall WinslOw. with music and lyrics by
Albert Won Tilzer.
The first of the orchestral concerts of
the New York Philharmonic Society q
scheduled for November 70 at the New
National Theater.
a popular scale of prices will prevail at
the Columbia Theater next Wednesday
afternoon for the concert by the Russian
viOlinist. Zimbalist.
AL Jolson. Lawrence DOrsay and Fan
ny Brice are appearing in 1.-The Whirl of