Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

Felix Haney is in vaudeville with
Votes for Women"
Charles Majors novel. "A Forest
Hearth" has been dramatized.
The Aborns are to send out a company
in "The Balkan Princess
Blanche Bates has been spending part
OF her vacation in Colorado
Katherine Kaelred has been added to
the cast OF THE Meier Do Well"
Mizzi Hajos, the Hungarian star, is
having new piece written for her.
Lotto Kendall. a well known prima
donna, will appear in The Prince of Pill
SEN"
A stock actress named Edna Won Luke
il reported to be one Of the finds Of the
season.
1t is said that thirteen or more min
| strel companies will be on the road this
season.
William Faversham will open his sea-
son In Julius Caesar in Toronto early
| In October.
Dazzle, tho dancer, has been engaged
for prominent part in The Merry
Countess.
A now play produced by an Indianapolis
stock company is called 1.-The Ambition
Of Majorie."
Hattye Fox, niece Of Della Fox. has
been engaged for the cast Of THE
| Spring Maid"
Her Husbands wife" is soon to be
produced by the Columbia Players at the
Columbia Theater.
Lewis Waller has secured tho American
| rights to an English success called Her
! Side OF the House.
Edwin Holt Is to have q leading role in
Putting 1t Over" This piece will be
produced in Chicago
Christie Macdonald IL to have q short
| tour In Tho Spring Maid" and will then
| appear in a new opera.
Tho new musical comedy which Harry
Askin is to produce In Chicago is called
/ The Girl at the Gate"
Al Wilson's offering this year, TT
| Happened in Potsdam." is said to fairly
| sparkle with pretty songs
Bought and Paid For and ''Bunty
| Pulls the Strings running through
the summer In New York
1 HaTTlSOn Grey F1Ske Will. SOME Clf16
during the coming season produce a
| new play by Harriet Ford.
Arthur Bourchier is to produce THE
Havoc In London. This Is the play in
which Henry Miller starred.
Henry W. Savage is to produce a new
| farce. by Rupert Hughes, author Of the
railroad farce Excuse Me
Harry D. Smith will write the book
for 1.-The Follies Of 1912" and Raymond
Hubbell will supply the music.
new production. The Sun Dodgers un-
| der the direction of Lew Fields.
The daughter Of Lottie Collins has ar
rived in this country from Australia,
where she appeared successfully.
'TIanky Panky" is to open in New York
tomorrow night with practically the same
cast as that in the piece last season.
Foxhall Datngerneld. jr.. has sold a
play called .'Myra" to Mrs Leslie Car
ter who will produce 1t In New York.
Donald Brian will begin his season In
THE Siren" in September. In December
he will appear in THE Marriage Mar
ket"
George NJ Cohan's big musical show.
THE Yankee Prince" will be an attrac-
ton at the Columbia Theater In Septem-
Der.
Already there is said to be an active
demand for course tickets for the con-
certs Of the New York Philharmonic So
ctety.
Alfred Sutro IL coming to this country
! to be present at the opening of John
Drew in Sutro's play. THE Perplexed
Husband"
Cecil Francis formerly stage manager
OF 1.-The Spring Maid" has finished a
| three-act musical play called Princess
Muramasa
Werba & Luescher will have three
Rose Maid" companies-one in New
| York, one for the east and ono for the
| Pacific coast.
| Laurette Taylor is to play an engage
ment as leading lady Of stock company
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