Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
In the Spotlight.

Lionel barrymore mas DHccIi cHSdkco
for the cast of stocks and Stockings"
Chauncey olcott has gone back to
THE Heart of Paddy Whaok."
Emily Stevens and Conway Tearls
will have the leading roles IN THE Fu-
gitive."
Hugh Thompson Of the Fpli PLAYERS
has been continuously engaged In moving
pictures for the last i've years.
The Beautiful Unknown" T. being
revised. Charles Judels and Wilda Benz
nett have been added to the cast.
Tom Richards has replaced John
Mr. Thomas has retired from musical
comedy to study for grand opera.
Maude Fulton will soon appear IN
New York in her play. produced by Mo.
rosco, THE Brat" seen here early in
the season
Marbury and Shubert will organize
three companies to present the musical
play, For the Love O. Nike" on tour.
winchell Smith is at work on a CONS
edy which he and John l. Golden arc
to present in the spring.
John Mason, who 10 now playing in
Common Clay" will star in a new play
under the direction Of A. H. Woods.
Helen r. Martin has completed the
dramatisation OF her novel OF Pennsyl-
vania Dutch life with the title. Her
Husbands Purse"
Louis Calvert may be at the head Of
q company next season in New York to
present Shakespearean plays exclu-
sively.
Frank Ford, former treasurer Of the
Gayety Theater. now located In Baltic
more. visited Manager Harry Jarbos
this week.
Elsie Ferguson will end her New
York engagement in Shirley Kaye.
the comedy on tour.
France. Starr played her seventy.
in Blue" at the Relasco Theater. New
York, last Wednesday night.
Last" has received a tender from the
Shuberts to visit America and conduct
at the head Of his own band
Here Comes the Bride" a farce BY
Max MARGIN and Roy Atwell, vas re-
Gently given its flrst production in
Rochester and was well received.
sydney Resented ha. written an
original comedy called Under Pres
sure" which Conan 4 Harris will
produce.
Contracts have been given by the
Keith management to Harry Fern and
the Maryland Singers for engagements
here in the spring.
The shubePts have engaged Charles
Purcell for the principal male role in
Cosmo Hamilton and Lssiie stuart. soon
to DO produced.
engagement last night in "'Ception
Shoals" After a four-week tour she
will return TO Manhattan to revive some
Of her Ibaen successes.
Florens ziesfeld. j., who has been
steal comedy productions, has an
serious drama in the near future.
E. H. sothsrn announces that on his
recovery he Will resume his tnterrupted
eomp,etine his American ensa Ssments
will appear in the play In Canada, Tho
British Red Gross IL again announced
a. the beneficiary.
Lucille Watson and Edward Gillespie
have been engaged for the cast OF "A
Small Town Girl" the frat performance
Of which is to be given at Atlantic City
next month.
Boys Will Be Boys" a new operetta.
was produced last week for the hrst
ment Of r. c. Whitney, In the cast were
Dolly Castles, Lucille Saunders and
Nanette Flack.
Charles Leonard Fletcher. in the
Keith bill next week. a number OF sea.
sons ago presented a series Of graphic
facsimiles Of Dickens characters. like
Bill Sykes. Fagin. Mr.. Pickwick and Mr.
Dandy.
One of the scenic features OF alone
at Last" coming to the Belasco this
week, shows the pinnacle OF the Jung.
frau during a snowfall, first at night
and then at dawn. Although the opera.
OF 1ne twsntx ars
quired back Of the picture.
at the Cosmos this week, Is q graduate
of the Business High School and made
quite a reputation for graceful and
original dancing in society entertain-
She has been featured in The Orchid"
"The Dollar Princess" The Winaoms
Widow" and other musical productions
To accommodate the crowds special
midnight performances will be given
at the 0ayety Theater next week ON
Sunday. March 4, and Monday. March s.
the Transportation day mat.
Inee will be at 4 o'clock, while the first
evening performance will not begin un-
til $50 o'clock.
Members Of the Alone at Last" CONS
pany, which plays at the Belasco this
week. have appealed to their manage
ment, the Messrs. Shubert. TOR permis-
sion to remain over in Washington
March in order to witness the inau-
DURATION parade.
Reports Indicate that Tho Wanderer.s
which was produced by David Be;asco
for Comstock, Elliott and Gcst, has
broken all records the past week OF
the Manhattan Opera House The re-
peipts for nine performances amounted
to over $4,000. The next best record.
Of $2S, 900. was made by The Whip"
with eleven performances
Emily Ann Wellman has had q very
brief vaudeville experience. but she has
touched the summit Of success sooner
than most Of her sisters OF the stage
She appeared hrst with Louis Mann a.
his leading woman In a condensed ver-
sion of "Elevating q Husband" now in
Young Mrs. Stanford" Hash drama:
n the "two-a-day." she Is a sensational
"Oh, Boy" musical comedy by Guy
carlton and p. G. Wodehouse, with
music by Jerome Kern. was produced in
Sew York last week and greatly
Al