Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-05

SPOTLlGHT
Blanche and Frances Ring have gone
| abroad for vacation.
| Charles Frohman intends to star Marie
| Lohr. first in London in the fall.
Frank Gilmore has been engaged for
| the cast Of The Vanishing Bride
Anne Caldwell is at work writing a
ne" piece for Montgomery and Stone.
Jane Oaker has been engaged for the
role OF the gamblers wife in The
Dummy.
Gladys Smith. niece of Margaret
Anglin. has Joined Percy Haswell's
STOCK company In Toronto.
Orlando DAILY will play the leading
role In "A Pair of Sizes" when 1t is
produced in London.
The play made from the Cordelia
Blossom stories is to begin its season
IN New York the last Of August.
It Is said that Bert Williams refused
an offer of $4,000 week from English
music hall managers.
Louis Joseph Vance. author of The
Lone Wolf has dramatized a story
Of Irving Cobb called Smoke of Battle"
Harriet Burt and John Flood have
been engaged for the cast Of Innocent"
which Is to be produced by A. H. Woods.
The new play by Zangwill, Plaster
don. will be seen in New York next sea-
son.
The Dramatic Mirror says the stock
companies in the west are doing a fine
business much better than those in the
east
Sam Bernard has been so successful
In London that 1t is said to be likely
he will make an annual trip to that
city.
James Forbes. author Of 1.-The Chorus
Lady, has a new play which has not
yet been named. but is to be produced
this fall
Klaw & Erlanger have secured a Lon
next season 1t will go on tour with
Jane Grey in the leading role.
Burton Holmes this summer IL hon.
eymooning while gathering material
for five new travelogues for his coming
season.
Harold MacGrath, the author Of ..The
Man on the Box" Is the author of the
Adventures of Kathleen" the moving
picture thriller.
The latest play announced for nro.
duction by the Columbia Players is
Mice and Men" 1t will follow The
Girl in Waiting"
William Courtenay. the original
in DIV
now being featured in 'Under Cover"
one of the big successes Of the past
theatrical season.
Victor Herbert is to compose a comic
opera for Edith Thayer, who last sea
son headed company in THE FREELY"
Otto Hauerback will write the book
James K. HacRett. who has just re-
turned from Europe; is to appear at the
Greek Theater of the University of Cali
fornia in 'Othello.''
John Barrymore will not return to the
cast Of The Yellow Ticket when he
returns from Europe in the fall, but will
star, it is reported.
A musical company has opened at
Portland Me-. beginning its season with
THE Rose Maid" Louise Mink is the
prima donna.
Charles Phillips. a newspaper writer of
San Francisco, has written a pIay call
ed THE Divine Friend" which Margaret
Anglin is to produce.
Florence Martin is to replace Peggy
oNeil in the title role of Peg O. Ny
Heart in Denver. Miss O'Neil will ap-
pear at the head Of the Chicago COM
pany.
Oliver Morosco is at odds over the play
Manners, the author. and his wife.
Laurette Taylor. The dispute may get
into the courts, 1t is said.
tress Nell" with Gilbert White, has
called THE Career" Mr.. White is an
American artist in Paris.
Oliver s. Metzerott. treasurer of the
Columbia Theater Company, will not
make his proposed trip to Europe this
year. He is the republican candidate
for the congressional nomination in the
fifth district of Maryland.
The appraisal of the estate of the late
Henry B. Harris. who lost his lift on the
Titanic. revealed deficit of over $4,000
1t is alleged he lost about 100000 in the
Folies Bergere enterprise.
Mile. Mercereau. the noted French &C
tress, in "a Romance of Old Egypt" is
one of the late features announced for
the Cosmos Theater this week. Arnold
& Page, romping couple in cabaret
specially, is another. More are to fol-
low.
Miss Jewel. her press agent says, has
heretofore been SO averse to playing the
role of Camille" that on two occasions
she retired from stock companies rather
than appear in the part. She is also said
to be equally averse to playing Madame
X" and THE Governors Lady"
Managers Metzerott and Berger an
nounce an extension of the limited en-
gagement for which A. H. Van Buren,
and Dorothy Bernard signed when
they came to Washington. The origi-
nal contract was for four weeks, but
several additional weeks have been