Evening star., 1917-03-11
In the Spotlight.

Ill lilC ok'OeAiSiASs
E. H sothern intends to devote hiInssn
to writing.
Sarah Bernhardt will revisit tho
larger cities of the east and Canad1-
Tho musical comedy Alma 10 mi
derlined for production by tho Pon
Players.
Gabrielle Dorziat. the French actreeas
will produce The Thirteenth Chair" in
Paris next season. -.r
Joseph Hart IS directing the vauds.
Vile tour of Elsa Ryan. in a one-aoe
play by Dion Titheradge-
There are three companies in ~EH-
perience" on tour in three widely diff
ferent sections of the country.
oliver Morosco made the first Amer
| lean production of Galsworthys the
Fugitive" in New Haven last week
A. H Woods will produce this spring
a musical comedy by Paul Potter. en>
When Julia Sanderson finally retires
| from the tri-stellar combination In
| "Sybil." Vida Bennett will take her
place.
Sam 1den Thompson, who was with
| the Poll stock company last spring. Is
recovering from an operation on his
throat.
The brother of Ruth st. Denis. who
managed her while in Europe. Is cred
tied with producing and staging The
Dancing Girl of Delhi
The odd Man Out" by Harold
Brighouse. which was recently pro-
duced in Boston. may have a more ex-
| tended season.
The 15oth performance of Emma
Dunn in "Old Lady 81" was celebrated
at the Thirty-ninth street theater. New
York. last week.
Margaret Lee, prima donna at tho
| Gayety this week, has appeared with
De Wolf Hopper and Francis wilson
companies.
Frances Williams. of the Poll Players
is the daughter of the late Billy VIII
5 liams, a noted minstrel comedian
! Previous to Joining the Poll forces she
| was on the Keith circuit.
The Deluge," living picture. pat
termed after the famous painting OF
that name. is one of the novelties or
fered by The Great Star ana carter
Show"
Beginning tomorrow night. The
vachell, which has been a New York
success. opens in Chicago with Harry
Ashford and Beryl Mercer in the COM
edy parts. Both of these comedians
scored a pronounced success when the
play was first produced.
Hereafter the Cosmos Theater's con-
tinuous vaudeville performances VIII
open with the feature photoplay at
IL p.m., repeating it at 4:45 and 1915
pm, on week days. The vaudeville
acts will start at 2:15 pm, resuming
at els pm. after the feature photo
play. The Sunday performances. until
further notice, will start at pm.
Manager Robbins of Keith's Theater
is already at work drafting the pro-
| gram for the week of the Confederate
reunion in this city. early in June next
He has been looking over acts suitable
for such an event for several months
and is confident that the June program
will surpaSs in size, variety and dis
! tinction. anything heretofore sent from
headquarters.
VERY Good Eddie" the Bartholomae.
Bolton, Kern, musical comedy. had two
seasons of record breaking business in
New York, where it delighted thou
sands at the Princess and Casino
Elizabeth Marbury and F. Ray Com
| stock. the producers, are sending the
New York company for weeks en-
: gagement at the Belasco Theater soon.
John Cort's production of Flora
: Bella" in which Eleanor Henry is
the star. will be the attraction at the
Belasco Theater the week beginning
Monday. April 9. 1t is Viennese
musical comedy and AbarbaneIl was
its one time star. Its splendid scenic
investure is by Josef Urban.
|, Despite the fact that 'Ception
Shoals has been playing to absolute
capacity ever since its premiere,
| ho. nne bqo or
to another, carrying her wonderful
volume of business with her, until
there came a period of four weeks.
when it was utterly impossible to pro-
thereupon been driven to the road for
the period of a month. prior to re-
opening the metropolitan run.
Signor Eugenio DeFolco. one of the
new tenors of the San Carlo Grand
Opera Company. is one of Italy's young
sario Fortune Gallo. while in Honolulu
some four seasons ago. happened upon
DeFolco, who was visiting in the is
lands. and invited him to sing. This
| is DeFolco's first American tour. The
tenor is young, possesses voice of
richness. volume. quality and carrying
power. and he is an actor of high
! finish.
A noteworthy feature Of the San
Carlo Grand Opera Company this sea
son is the splendid symphony orchestra
of more than thirty players. \ row of
seats nearest the stage at the Belasco
Will have to be removed to make room
| for them. Many of the members
former players in the original Boston
| Opera Company. now out of existence,
and some are soloists of note. PreSid-
Ing over this section is Chevalier Carlo
| Peroni. the italian maestro. late of the
| Royal Academy of St Cecilia, Rome.
and former director OF the Royal Band
| and Orchestra