Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
Little Women was successfully pro-
duced in Chicago.
The Friars want Col. Roosevelt to be
Their guest at their next banquet.
Adele Blood is now playing the title
role in "Everywoman.''
Henrietta crosman is to continue next
season in The Real Thing
Ben Hur'' will be presented in London
with an English company.
Lucy Weston has once more drifted
back into vaudeville.
Massenet has composed a new opera
called Roma"
The operate version Of Quo vadis'' is
to be sung in Germany.
Alfred Sutro has had produced in Lon
don a new play called 1.-THE Fire Screen
Isabel Irving has Joined Gertrude Ell
iiott's company.
Billie Burke will appear in London
about the middle of June.
For Fair Virginia. by Russ Whytal,
10 being used in the stock companies.
"Tbe Easiest Way" according to re-
ports did not please the London theater-
goers.
Cohan and Harris are going to open
their theater In Chicago with "Officer
$685."
A new musical comedy being tried in
Los Angeles is called THE Boy and the
Girl
San Francisco is to have a municipal
opera house. 1t will cost the better part
of million.
The drama players in Chicago are to
produce a play with the thrilling title OF
Just Madness"
THE Lady from Zanzibar by Mark
Swan. is TO be produced this week by
Harry Askin in Columbus.
George Fawcett and Grace Elliston are
in Viola Aliens company. presenting Pa
chel Crothers' play. The Herfords."
Bessie Clayton expresses herself in
favor of national school of dancing in
this country.
New York is looking forward to a
stock company to present musical come
dies and musical plays.
Greek tragedy has arrived at the honor
OF being presented in the moving picture
houses.
The Great Name" in which Henry
Eolker starred. Is now in the stock
houses.
The Fatted Calf was presented last
week IN New York with Cyril Scott in
the title role.
Jack London and Lee Arthur have
formed a partnership in dramatic author
shin for n term of wears,
THE Common Law will be produced
in Atlantic City prior to coming to the
Columbia Theater for the week of March
II.
The Talking Chorus was so named
by George Lederer because all of the
girls have a part in the action of the
story.
.sThe Greater Power" vaudeville
playlet by Herbert s. Frank. will be
produced soon with Jack" Meyers in the
leading role.
."The Roundup is to have a London
revival, and Maclyn Arbuckle will play
his original role of Slim Hoover. the
sheriff.
May Irwin announces that she is going
to have her own little theater in New
York. II. is to be opened next fall and
will bear her name.
Flora Zabelle is now singing one of the
principal roles i'm the new de koyen
opera, 1.-THE Wedding Trip" which has
Just left New York for road tour.
Arthur Row. who played with Otis
Skinner last season in Sire" has been
engaged to support katherine Grey in a
new vaudeville sketch called Beyond
the Law"
Russ Whytal has been engaged by Win.
throp Ames to play the title role in John
Galsworthy's play. The Pigeon Frank
Reicher and Pamela Gaythorne have also
been engaged.
Jerry j. Cohen. father OF George. has
published a book Of poems. dedicated &c
his vile Helen. with q circulation limited
to their friends only. which means a large
circulation.
Ethel Barrymore has been elected a
member Of the Association of Theatrical
Managers as an acknowledgment of hel
successful production Of J. NJ. Barrie.
playiet. "A Slice of Life"
Louis Nethersole. manager of Margare
Anglin, denies the report that Miss An
glin is to form a combination with Rob
ert Mantell to produce ShakespeareaI
plays.
Charles Waldron will replace Lew
Waller I'm THE Garden Of Allah whei
the English actor finishes his engagement
In that play and begins his career al
American actor-manager.
A. e. Thomas. better known as .Ar
Thomas. the author of THE Rainbow.
Is a well known newspaper reporter
Thomas discovered the Haywood
Meyer trial at Boise for New Yorl
Taper, and Was afterward assigned to the