Evening star., 1915-04-04
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
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Oliver Morosco produced at the Bur
bank Theater, Los Angeles, last Sun
day, gives evidences of being sue
cess. as arrangements have been com ]
pleted to present the piece in Chicago
the latter part of this month.
There's a Pat Rooney. III, already
following in the footsteps Of Pats The
first and second. He is a vaudeville
possibility of the future.
Carolina White. prima donna of the
Philadelphia Chicago Grand Opera
Company, has been secured for Keith
vaudeville, and will be assigned to the
bill for the week of April 10, Resi-
dent Manager Robbins is advised.
Ameta. the mirror dancer from the
Berlin Wintergarten. at keith's next
week. will offer dances STYLED Paris
ienne. "Du Papllon. de la F'lamme"
and ''F'leur de Lys.''
A group of vaudeville nsations Sc
cured by the Cosmos Theater for its
spring season includes The Bells of
San Gabriel. a spectacular production
of scenic beauty and musical charm,
Introducing Senorita Lilas Boircelle, a
Noted Spanish dancer. aud company
of seven talented singing players;
Blanche Shirley and company, in a
tabloid version of Ouida $ famous story.
Under Two Flags" in six scenes, pre-
sented by a company of fourteen play
ers-one of the most pretentious at
fractions on the vaudeville stage: Ivy
and Ivy, with their strange collection
of unique music makers. including '.the
tin can piano." '.the steam chimes and
the horn of Joshua; DuvaH Davitt
and company in their new and laugh
able comedy Holding Out a tale of
the troubles of stranded theatrical
troupe. the Grace Twins, rare vaude-
vile entertainers. and the famous
Romany Trio of Gypsy Troubadours
within the Law" now acknowledge
ed to be the biggest money maker in
the history of the American stage, was
fairly peddled around by Bayard Veil
Ter. the author, for many months. and
even after it was produced in Chicago
there seemed to be grave doubt
whether it would ever be tried out in
New York. Finally the ownership
changed hands and the new producers
took it to the Eltinge Theater. where
it paid for the theater several times
over before it left that playhouse.
Jane cowl is to be a Morosco star
next season. She is now trying out
new plays in Los Angeles.
Dorothy Bernard. who will he re
membered as the leading woman of the
Columbia Players of this city. has re-
Gently Joined the kalem Motion Pic
ture Company. Miss Bernard. who ap-
pears III he NeCoHU
a film production, has toured the cuun-
try with such famous stars Wilton
Lackaye. Nance ONeil, Edward Nor
gan and Theodore Roberts, and early
this season was the star of The
Salamander.
Tho Second Commandment is a
story of Christian Science, showing the
modern application Of the Ten Com
ma mandmentS.
ba pal 1 n
of the Columbia Musical Comedy Com
pany. will be well remembered for her
work in the Bostonians.
Philip Sheffield of the Columbia
Musical Comedy Company began his
stage career in this city mem
ber of the Edwin Arden Stock Com
pany at the Columbia Theater. Follow
ing a season in vaudeville he returned
to the Columbia for the stock season,
with Guy Standing and Charlotte
Walker. He had two seasons on the
Pacific coast with T. ID. F'rawley. and
returned to the east, since which he
has had real success in musical
comedy. having had important parts in
Rose of Panama. The Rose Maid"
the aI-star cast of Robin Hood the
Rob Roy revival and others.
Charles Robinson, appearing at the
Gayety this week. is both producer,
manager and principal comedian Of his
own show.
Mabel Lee, was a soubrette III a
carabet act in Brooklyn last sea son
Returns of the Johnson Willard fight
will he read from the stage of the
Casino Theater. between the acts,
Monday afternoon. an exclusive at
traction secured by that house, it is
claimed.
De Wolf Hopper viii open in the
Gilbert * Sullivan operas at the Forty
eighth Street Theater, April 10. in
The Yeomen of the Guard handsome
with specially prepared revivals Of
Trial by Jury and The Sorcerer,"
'"rhe Mikado. Pirates of Penzance."
"Pinafore, princess Ida" "lolanthe"
and probably Wang" and ''El Capt.
tan. There will be star additions to
the east from time to time. and it is
planned to run the engagement all
summer
Joseph Santley. who is TO be seen
here shortly at the Belasco Theater in |
a new musical comedy entitled "All |
over Town. formerly played in the
good, old ashioned brand of melo- |
drama. establishing for himself a fol- |
lowing which was as enthusiastic |
in Philadelphia as in San Fran
years of age he starred in a drama |
called From Rags to Riches" and it |
is interesting to recall that his lead
ing woman was Miss Laurette Taylor |
sook melodrama and soon developed |
into a star of the first magnitude.
The management of Polls promises
an unusually attractive list of plays !