Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
Henry Kolker made big success in
Los Angeles In Our Wives
Girls" by the late Clyde Fitch. is to
have a production in London.
George Bernard Shaw has Joined the
ranks" by writing a white slave playlet.
Thomas A. Wise has a humorous one
act play called Like Father. Like Son. >
Robert Mantell opens his season next
week in 9 shakespearean repertoire.
Olive May has been engaged by James
Forbes to play the leading part in
| "Shadowed.''
Frances Starr is to be seen in lie
Secret" this season. The play is by Henri
Bernstein.
FRITZ scheff last week made her debut
in vaudeville. singing selections from
both grand and light opera.
Melchor Lengyel. the author of THE
Typhoon." has written a play called The
Black Butterflies
Louis Mann has started his tour in
The Children of Today" by his wife.
Clara Lipman, and Louis Shipman.
The new opera by Justin Huntley Nc
Carthy, David h. Stevens. and Victor
Herbert is to be called THE Madcap
Duchess"
Nellie F1orede. the prima donna at the
Gayety this week. has a pleasing soprano
voice that helps her musical numbers and
adds to her ability as an entertainer.
Alice Brady has been engaged for the
star feminine role in 1.-The Bird Cage"
a play by new author, a young Cali
fornia writer.
Marguerite Clark will have the leading
part in "Prunella." by Granville Barker.
| which will be produced by Winthrop
Ames at the Little Theater. New York.
Bessie Barriscale. who made a hit
in THE Bird OF Paradise" last season
Is heading a stock company in San
Francisco.
Irving Cobb's humorous story. Back
Home" Is to be dramatized by Bayard
WELLER for production the coming sea-
son.
Robert Hood Bowers. the composer of
many musical comedy and comic opera
successes. furnished the score and lyrics
for The Red Heads
Joseph and His Brethren scored a hit
In London. with George Ralph as Joseph
and Beerbohm Tree as Jacob. Maxine
Elliott, as Potiphars wife. received a
warm welcome.
Fanny Ward appeared last week In
Rochester in Madam President" adapt
ed from the French, and was well re-
ceived. Miss Ward plays the role of a
musical comedy actress.
1t Is said Julian Eltinge will begin
his season in 1.-The Fascinating
! Widow and will not produce his new
play Miss Swift OF New York" of
which he is co-author, until later.
Fiske OHara opened his season in
I'm Old Dublin in Wisconsin town
last week. The author of the play is
Augustus Pitou and it's story is written
around an international yacht race.
Grace George. is to star under the
MANAGEMENT Of Charles Frohman in
the Barrie playlet. Half an Hour
given in conjunction with Stanley
Houghton's drama, The Younger
Genera ton.
John Drew returned to Shakespeare
In Much Ado About Nothing. opening
his season In New York last week The
part of Beatrice was taken by Laura
Hope Crews and the production was very
favorably received.
Frank Reicher has been engaged as
manager of Mrs. Beulah Jays Little
Theater in Philadelphia, which is to
open in October He will form a COM
pany and himself be one OF the play
ers.
-Four Washington girls. the Misses
Richie Mclean. Josephine Mack. Marga-
ret Paine and Agnes Whelan. make up
| the quartet which will sing plantation
melodies and other songs OF the old south
| in Under Southern Skies at Polls Thea
| ter this week.
Helen Tracy. who appeared with Grace ace
George. Cuyler hastings ana ralph .Il,
Stuart in the original production of IN
der Southern Skies will be seen tonoI-
row night at Polls Theater In the role
she created. The character is deignt-
full old southern NANNY. known IN the
story as Aunt Doshey-
The London critics are divided over
the merits of Bernard ShaWs new
play. "Androcles and the LION
satire on the so-called religious play;
Some of the audiences were dispieasea
nv tha lines and evinced their feeling
by Kissing.
One OF the new productions IN Ne"
York last week was Her T,, Hwn na mu and
Sydney Booth in the leading roIes OF
a young couple between whom are
financial difficulties. The theme tur ms
on the question Of q wtfe.s nnahcidi
tanfiinr In the matrimonial firm.
AL H. Wilson at last has given up the
| blond wig that his former manners
Thought recessary for German come
dian He says he has been keeping tab
on the different kind Of real Germans
he has met in recent years ana Drown
hair Is winner over blond ny iaie
majority.
Marion Mosby is a new light in comic
opera Until lately she was a cnorus
the leading lady gave her cnance;
and she took the part. stuoied ana
mastered it in a single nisnt, ana
made an instantaneous hit. Now sne
ia to he nut at the head OF a second
company presenting the same piece.