Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
The Scrape of the Pen" will close.

TN HE SfUIlI6Hl.
THE Scrape of the Pen will close.
Ralph Herr. the musical comedy star,
is going into vaudeville.
1.-The warrens of Virginia" is being
used in stock companies with success.
Louisiana Lou" is to go into Boston
for long run after the holidays.
Grace George is to have a new play
called 1.-The Worthy Mrs. Worth"
Lewis Waller and Madge Titheradge are
going to produce new play In Canada.
John Philip Sousa's opera, THE Glass
January.
Julie Opp is writing a play which will
probably be produced in England by Mar
Tin Harvey.
over the River will be an early jan
uary attraction at the Columbia.
Extra matinees will be given at the
Columbia Theater Christmas and New
Year day.
William Hawtrey has resumed his tour
in Dear Old Billy under A. G. Della
matters management.
Richard Bennett is to have the leading
role in stop Thief when it opens to-
morrow night in Buffalo.
Conan and Harris are to produce a
farce by Junie McCree and E. Clark
called The Tale of Coat"
A new play to be produced shortly is
called The Conspiracy and deals with
white slave traffic.
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his wife, Ellaline ferris. are to make
tour of this country in repertoire.
Joseph Weber is to produce a new play
by Joseph Byron Totten called "Alibi
Bill Harrigan.
The Seventh Chord" by Ashley Miller.
which is shortly to be produced by George
W. Lederer, has but four characters.
Lydia Loupoukowa, the Russian dancer.
now in The Lady of the Slipper" has
made application for naturalization.
THE High Road" in which Mrs Fiske
is appearing, is in its seventh week in
New York
James O'Nein has been engaged for the
role of Jacob In the spectacular drama of
Joseph and His Brethren.
There will be but two concerts this
season by the FlonZaley Quartet. both
THE Question" was produced for the
first time in New York last Thursday
night. 1t deals with the liquor question.
Howard Gould and Ralph Delmore will
play principal roles in another company
organized to play Within the Law
THE Red Petticoat" by Rida Johnson
Young and Jerome Kern. has done SO
we'll in New York that ii will have an
.lriN at in I
Edmund Breese has been engaged by
Werba & Luescher to play the leading
role in THE Master Mind" to be pro-
duced next month.
Charles Frohman has secured two new
man" and Half An Hour" Both wiz
have their first productions in New York.
On account of the death of her mother,
Carrie De Mar has cancel ed all her
vaudeville contracts and probably will not
return to the stage until next season.
Julia Sanderson has left "The Siren
company and started rehearsals in THE
Sunshine Girl" Carroll McComas will
fill the vacancy in the former company.
THE Child" by Elizabeth A. NcFad-
den. was presented last week at Fort
Worth. Tex. Margaret Anglin had the
leading part.
Edward Locke has written a play on
German American life called 1.-THE Silver
Wedding. 1t will be produced next
month by III. II. Frazee.
The Columbia Theater lobby has been
handsomely decorated with evergreens
and electric lights to add TO the Christ
mas atmosphere.
The appearance of the Minneapolis Or
chestra at the New National Theater
Thursday afternoon, February 20 is an
nounced by T. Arthur Smith.
The E;nslish Dixon Sisters are making
A vaudeville tour of the world and AL
ready have covered England France
South Africa and South America
burlesque Of portions of al Trova-
tore is to be interpoated in "A China
town Fantasy. which Matthews and
Shean will play at Chase's next week
Nellie Reyel. who press-agented for
THE Whirl of Society," is going into
vaudeville with a monologue detailing her
experience with theatrical and circus peo-
pie.
A farce called Wedding Bells by Ed
ward Childs Carpenter. was produced with
success In Los Angeles, and some time
during the season will be seen in New
York city.
Josephine Brown, who was leading
woman with William Gillette. is a new
star in vaudeville presenting a sketch by
a British army officer, called THE Posi-
tion of the Key
The play Carnival" in which Grace
George appeared recently. is to be re
written by it's author. Compton McKen
zie. In the meantime Miss George viii
appear in comedy.
Stella Hammerstein has been engaged
for the cast of Edwin Milton Royle's
play, The Unwritten Law" Others In
the cast are May Buckley. Frank Sher-
idan and Earl Browne.
Chapine. the little French prima donna
who is touring this season in 1.-The Rose OF
Panama" will be seen in New York in q