Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.


pany numbers about forty.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
THE Purple Road is to go on tour
the coming season.
Ellen Beach Yaw will appear in vaude-
vile this season.
ALA Nazimova is spending her vaca-
ton in Switzerland.
Bessie Abbott and Jen De Angels will
head the cast Of Rob Roy"
"The Victim a white slave play, was
produced in New York last week.
Ina Claire is to appear in London in
1.-THE Eleventh Muse"
Maude Adams has begun her seasons
tour in Peter Pam
Minnie Palmer is to appear in a one
act comedy. ''The seashore Widow
playlet called Boston Baked Beans"
Mabel Wyatt is featured at the Gayety
this week in an ingenue role.
Lillian smalley. prima donna at the
Gayety this week, headed a Madame
Sherry Company last season.
One of the new plays is by Albert Lee
and starts of with fire In a Turkish
bath. 1t is called Miss Phoenix"
.'The Silver Wedding" was produced for
the first time in New York last week with
Thomas A. Wise in the star role. The
play is one of Pennsylvania Dutch life,
in which a family quarrel is settled by a
baby.
May Buckley will begin her tour in
"The Romance of Billygoat Hill the
latter part Of this month.
Signor Perugini has been re-engaged
for the part Of Chorus in THE Yellow
Jacket"
Kitty Gordon, in 1.-THE Enchantress."
will begin her tour the latter part of
this month.
Mary Pickford is to- be seen in
moving picture production Of In The
Bishops Carriage"
Frank Sheridan is to open his season
in Baltimore In playlet by Richard
Harding Davis called "Blackmail."
William Hodge is to star this season
under the management Of the Shuberts
in THE Road to Happiness"
John w. Black is in advance of the
40 Vadis'' company that will be seen
here in September.
AS in former years. AL (Metz) Wilson
will open the regular season of the CO.
lumbia Theater early In September.
Olga Nethersole may visit this coun-
try again. She has not been seen on
this side for several seasons.
Martha Hedman will be John Mason's
leading woman in the new play by Au-
gustus Thomas, Indian Summer"
rights Of production to The Poor Little
Rich Girl
Mary Keener has been engaged by
Charles Frohman for the leading femi-
nine part in THE Conspiracy"
A musical comedy called "Oh, 1 Say
is to be produced in New York. the book
being taken from farce which has
proved very successful in London.
Billie Burke will appear in fifty per-
formances Of ''The Amazon" before her
new play. by Somerset Vaughan, 1.-THE
Land Of Promise is produced.
Dore Davidson. who was with 1.-THE
Blue Bird last season, has written a
play on an unusual theme, called "a
Tragedy Of the Fog"
entitled "A Beauty Parior." by Eliza
beth Jordan. author of THE Lady From
Oklahoma"
Klaw q Erlanger will produce later in
the season drama called Marie
Claire" by A. E. Thomas. author Of
''The Rainbow"
Manager L. B. Schloss is making
weeks tour Of the larger parks Of the
east In search Of two new amusements
for Glen Echo next season.
Frank Metzerott. president Of the Co
lumbia Theater Company. Is back home.
after an enjoyable tour of Germany and
switzerland.
In Beverly Of Graustark" Marie Drof-
a colored woman for the frst time in her
stage career.
The last week Of the Columbia Players
is announced for the week beginning Sep
tember l. with Labor day matinee,
when Ethel Barrymore's successful COM
edy, cousin Kate" will be the offering.
Sylvester z. Poll has just closed a deal
with William A. Brady. who represents
the owners Of 1.-The Shepherd King"
that production will be given at
Polls Theater within the next few weeks.
Selma Paley is to star in a musical
play called "Eita's Romance" under the
management Of Oliver Morosco. The
play In by Leo Dietrichstein and Silvio
Helm.
Winthrop Ames has named his new