Evening star., 1915-09-19
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| 'OPOILIGHT
After the holidays Elsie Ferguson
will be seen in new play.
Frank Gilmore will play a leading
part in The Hawk" on tour.
James Montgomerys Ready Money"
has made great hit In London. :.
Florence Roberts is to appear in a
comedy by Frank Dare called The
Claim"
Adele Blood is to appear in a play by
William Wilson Collision, called When
kittie Comes Home.
Sam Sothern, brother of L. H. Soth-
ern, is to have the principal role in A
Pair of Silk Stockings"
Jane oakes has made hit in her
role of the adventures in Julian Ell
tinges new play. Cousin Lucy"
Pinero's new play is called THE Big
Drum" George Alexander and Irepe
Vanbrugh will play the leading roles.
Ethel Barrymore's new pay has had
its name changed from Roast Beef
Medium" to Emma McChesney & Co"
walker w n1teSlde appeared IN Buffalo
recently in The Ragged Messenger.
which is said to have some powerful
scenes.
Ann Swinburne. identified with light
opera and musical comedy. is soon to
make her appearance as concert
singer
THE Blue Paradise" is to be pro-
duced in London after the war, when
the locality of its scenes will be
changed from Germany to France.
Constance Collier is to appear in John
N Raphaers dramatization of Du Maui
rier's novel, Peter Tbbetson,' under
the management of oliver Morosco.
George C. Tyler has acquired the
American rights to '"rhe Angel in the
House." play by Basil Macdonald
Hastings, author of "The New Sim
George Fawcett is to have the leading
role in new play by George Broad
hurst, called What Money Can't Buy
The piece is romantic comedy
Under the Red Robe" will require
the largest cast which has been seen at
Polls since the reopeninS of the
playhouse in August.
Lady Luxury" is to be sent on tour
late this month with a cast including
Florence Webber. Forrest HUFF. Joseph
W. Herbert and FRITZ Won Busing.
Selwyn & Co have secured tse
rights of 1.-THE Eternal Magdalene,
PLAY by Robert II. Mclaughlin, .
Cleveland newspaper man.
Fred NibIo appeared in New York last
week in Hit the-traii Holiday" by
George NJ. Cohan. the piece announced
as being practically a dramatization OF
Billy Sunday.
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musical play with book and lyrics by
c. NJ. s. Mcclellan and music by Her
man Finck. 1t is called Around the
Map" and globe-trotting is its theme.
Cyril Maude, who arrived in New
York last week. will open his season
tomorrow night in Grumpy. and att
er four weeks in Gotham will go on
tour.
Elizabeth Marbury, Ray Comstock
whose farce. TRY 1t Yourself" they
are going to produce.
Lefier & Bratton, who stand sponsors
for the Charles Sumner play: The
Natural Law" will produce "A Flea
In Her Ear a farce from the French.
next month.
A. G. Delamater. who announced last
spring that he would consider plays
rejected by other mana gers, has re-
ceived 700 manuscripts, and has select.
ed three for early production.
Just Boys" by Katherine Browning
Miller and Allena kanka, was one OF
the productions last week in New York.
The feature of the play is a scene In the
juvenile court, said to be touching.
The cast of Sherman Was Right"
the farce which is to be produced by
H. H Frazee early next month. in
cludes Hale Hamilton. George Law
renee Ben Hendricks and Amy Dali
mores.
Maude Adams begins her tour next
month with repertoire including
What Every Woman Knows, Quail
ity Street." THE Little Minister" Tho
Legend of Leonora" and The Ladies'
The Laskey Feature Play Company is
to make another trip to the desert this
The Red Mirage" Lou Tellegen's new
vehicle.
Blanche Ring arrived at the Morosco
studios in California last week to start
rehearsals for the f1lmiZation OF Tho
Yankee Girl for the Paramount pro-
gram.
Dustin Farnum has a long term con.
tract with the Pallas Picture Company.
His first picture will be Booth Tarking-
TONS ''GenlIeman from lnQldna Ior tllo
Paramount program.
Harry Newman of the Liberty Girls
has been in Washington providing for
a boardwalk to be temporarily erected
over the heads of the audience in the
orchestra at the Gayety. where tho
chorus will sing and dance a number
Of their song hits.
The comedy by Henry Arthur Jones
In which Otis Skinner is to star is
called Cock O. the Walk" 1t is said
to be a play of character and sttua-
tions, with Mr. SINNERS role that OF
an actor Of the old school.
Two Is Company" a musical COM
edy adapted from the French. was
given last week in New Haven by q
company headed by Georgia Caine. The
piece hinges on a case OF mistaken
Identity.
Bernard Shaw has written a new play
which the Shuberts are to produce, but
he has had d'fiicuty in sending the
over. Twice it was tor.
pedoed by submarines. once on the
Arabic and again on the Hesperian.
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