Evening star., 1916-12-24
In the Spotlight.

In the Spotlight.
Heart of Paddy whack."
Manager Percy Burton has engaged
Ronald Squire for Gamblers All"
The Shuberts are going To put Jane
Cowi in Gaisworthy's play. The gugi-
tive"
Frank Keenan, next season will sp-
pear in both the spoken and silent
drama.
Thurston. the great magician. VIII ap-
pear at Polls Theater during the month
OF January.
Howard Hall has been engaged 10
support Emily stevens in Tho Tn
chastened Woman"
George Nash is in vaudeville in a
sketch called The Unexpected" He Is
assisted by his wife. Julia Hay.
Iris Tree. the daughter of Sir Her
bert Tree. is TO marry American
artist. Curtis Moffatt OF New York.
Gareth Hughes is to play the title
role of "Everyman" in revival OF
the old morality play in Los Angeles.
Fay Templeton returned to the stage IN
New York last week, going into vaude-
vile with program of songs.
An English company has revived The
Poor Little Rich Girl and II Is to re-
turn for a London engagement
Fay Templeton is back IN vaudeville
in New York, doing songs, limitations
and a blackface nanny" monologue.
ri ll,
Frank Mandel called bosom Friends
Mathilde Cottrelly is one of the lead,ur.
members of the supporting company.
A new company has been organized
to present Miss Springtime'' In Bos-
ton. the principals including Frank Nc
Intyre. Zoe Barnett. Ethel Petit and
Harrison Brock bank.
Elsie Janis has invited the English
girls who appear in some OF her song
numbers to be her guests at a Christ
mas party at her home at Tarrytown
this week.
r. F. Keiths theater has been pro-
fusely decorated for the holidays. The
great lobby has been divided by storm
DOORS adding to the warmth of the in
closed section.
Florenz Ziegfeld's Christmas gift to the
members of his "Follies'' and .AiidnigfS
the clause in their contracts calling for
half pay the week before Christmas.
Ruth Chatterton is receiving much
praise for her portrayal in her new play.
Come Out of the Kitchen" of the south
ern girl masquerading as n cook In her
| own home and leased to a northern man
The Shuberts are to produce a new
| musical comedy called THE Girl From
Nyusa-" The book is by Cosmo Hamil-
| ton. and the music by Leslie Stuart.
The last name is made from the ini-
| tials \. Y. L. S. A.
Starting with Montgomery and Stone
in "Chin-Chin." one by one Charles Dii-
! lingham recruited Mr.. and Mrs Vernon
Castle. Frank Tinney. Harry Kelly,
| Elsie Janis and half dozen other mu-
| steal comedy stars under his banner.
Ruth Comfort Mitchell wrote The
| Sweetmeat Game, in which Olive
| Wyndharl is starring in Keith vauie-
Vile. 1t is based upon her book. The
Night Court and Other POEMS" and is
| told in blank verse.
According to present plans. John Drew
will not appear in Major pendennis' on
tour. following the termination of his en-
gagement in New York next Saturday
| night Mr.. Drew's next appearance will
be In a different play. probably The
| Gay Lord QueX."
| Ground for the new B. F. Keith The
ater at Providence. r l.. was broken
recently by Mayor Gainer Of that city
| in the presence of former Gov Brown
| Of Massachusetts, A. Paul Keith. L, F.
| Albee and others of prominence in the
theatrical, political and business world
Besides bringing out the works of new
and often unknown Russian composers,
| Modest Altschuler, director of the Rus
| sian Symphony Orchestra, has introduced
| the orchestral world N
sian instruments. They are always play
ed by experts.
| Late next month the Avery Hopwood
| farce. Fair and Warmer" is 20 he pro-
duced at the Globe Theater. London,
under the direction OF A. H Woods ana
Alfred Butt. The cast will he largely
american. 1t is probable that A n
A Woman of To-day" James Forbes.
new comedy, brought its one-week trial
to an end in Baltimore last night
Changes will be made in the cast and tho
play itself. as suggested by the pr.irni-
nary performances. and later in the sea
son Selwyn & Co. will present it at a
Broadway house in New York.
The new musical play by Victor Her
bert and Henry Blossom, originally
called "A Broth of a Boy" has had It's
title changed to Hearts Of Erin" Th,
opera will be produced in Cleveland
January I, and Vernon Stiles al.
American tenor. will sing the leading
role.
The tour OF Irene Franklyn IN The
Melting of Molly" has been suspended
pending a booking in a New Yor}
theater. Miss Franklin had adopted
this plan instead of accepting offers of
return engagements in various cities
visited. She and her company arrived
In New York last week.
After Two weeks rehearsal OF The
Laughter of Fools" Francis Wilson. th-
star of the organization. decided To-
withdraw from the venture and tht
Charles Frohman Company had to dis
band the company Several comedian
were considered for the leading role.
but none seemed to suit.
But few are aware that the famous olG
ballad, The Old OaSen Bucket had it,
beginning with 1.-The Old Homestead.
having been written for the play IL l.
sung in the first act by the double quar-
tet '.,rhe Old Homestead another SONG
for which James Thatcher wrote the
words and music, will be sung also.
In the revival of Little Women" Mrs
I, A. Eberle. who WAS in the original
cast played her role of Aunt March
and her husband was engaged at her
request to play the part of Mr.. Law
renee this making the first time with