Evening star., 1915-12-26
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
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,, Butler. The author is at the front In
France.
Thomas Graves. comedian in the
| Nobody Home" company, died in his
dressing room at the Princess Theater,
| Chicago, last Wednesday night during
| the performance. An understudy was
rushed on in his place and the audience
was not aware of his deatn. ura'es
home was in London.
In the new play by George v. Hobart,
which is now in rehearsal, Rose Stahi
will make a departure from the char-
acters of stage ladies which she has
been acting chiefly in recent years.
The title of Mr.. Hobart's comedy is
moonlight Mary" and Miss Stahi s
role is that of a novelist and short
story writer.
Mary Nash has been engaged by Klaw
& Erlanger and George c. Tyler TO
create the leading role In The ONO
Lady the new play by Booth Harrington
and Julian Street, which will be produced
shortly. Miss Nash was selected after
careful consideration of numerous act
resses. and she had to obtain her release
from Grace Georges company. with which
she is playing before signing.
An aIl-star production Of Romeo and
Juliet" is proposed by members OF the
Lambs Club. with all the roles acted by
men. A tentative proposal of the cast
names William Faversham as Romeo,
Julian Eltinge as Juliet, James X. Hackett
as Mercutio. William H. Thompson as
Friar Lawrence, Thomas A. Wise as the
nurse, Edward Abeles as Lady Capulet
William Collier as Peter and De Wolf
Hopper as Tybalt. 1t would no doubt
make highly interesting production.
Elsie Ferguson reproved talkative
audience in Philadelphia recently by walk
ing off the stage. having the curtain rung
down and informing the audience through
her manager that she would not continue
the performance unless the conversation
in the orchestra seats stopped. Rather
than get their money back the auditors
permitted the play to go on and remained
for the evening. About the beginning Of
the year Miss Ferguson will. start re-
hearsals of a new play by Hall Caine
The Prime Minister"
Morton and Moore of 'The Tx Tok
Man of Or, are Washington born. and
they don't want any one to forget 1t.
A. S. Byron, who has an important
part in support of William Faversham
in THE Hawk" was. for a short period.
Francis de Croisset. the author of
THE Hawk" is known here for his
for the dramatic version of "Arsene
Lupine."
Heralded as more gorgeous and beau
tiful than any of the other famous
Winter Garden spectacles, ''The Passing
Show of 1916" after record breaking
engagements in New York city and
Chicago. will come to the Belasco for
a weeks engagement. beginning Janu-
ary "a 1t has twelve scenes in it's
glittering two acts, offering a veritable
garden of girls and company headed
by George Monroe.
Andreas Dippel will bring "The Lilac
Domino" Charles Cuvillier's -three-act
musical success of beauty. fun and
fashion. to the Belasco the week Of
January 10.
Maisie Gay of the Adeiphi Theater.
London, last. seen in America in the
part of Nine. Blum in the original pro-
duction of 1.-The Quaker Girl, is with
the Sanderson- -Brian-Cawthorn "Sybif'
company.
Carl Keffert, for twenty years gen.
eral musical director for George Ed
wardes' musical productions at Daly.s
and the Gayety theaters, London. will
direct an American orchestra for the
first time tomorrow night at the pre-
miere of "Sybip' at the National The
ater.
As its attraction for the week Of
January 10, the National Theater an
nounces the engagement of Mrs. Fiske
! in "Erstwhile Susan"
Miss Mabel Fairfax of this city has
gone into vaudeville with Miss Ada
Ripel, a young lady from New Eng
| land, in a classic singing and dancing
act. under the name of Ripel & Fair
fax.
While Miss RipeI. with her trained
soprano voice, does the solo singing.
Miss Fairfax has won great applause
with her graceful waltzing and her in
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