Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
In the Spotlight.

III tIle OpOllSllIs
LYNN, Mass, has adopted a new city
cha rter, in which the theatrical censor
| ship is abolished.
| blanche Ring has finally discovered
winner in her new piece, What Next!
On New Year eve Laurette Taylor
will be seen in New YORK IN j; har'ieS
Manners comedy, Happiness
Irene Fenwick, who was seen mere
| in ssMary,s Ankle has been III IN
| New York hospital for tho past week.
The shuberts are to make production On
| at an early date Of the new version OF
I'VE Should Worry"
"once In June is the title Of musical
play to be produced some time during
the holidays in New York
Marie Wallace has been added to the
| cast of "Odds and Ends Of 1917 at the
Bijou Theater. New York
| Clarke and company in the comedian
| new farce from his own Obliging muse
Keith's announces three performances
! for Christmas day, at 2:15, 5:lo ano
| SIS pm. The advance sale opens nex'
I week.
Roma June has been engaged for the
pima donna role in "Flo-Flo. when
| Christmas week.
Elisabeth Risdon. Hypatia in ''Misal-
Fanny in "Fanny's First Play" chosen for
this role by Shaw himself.
| Charlie Ross, we'll known to patrons
| Of vaudeville for the past nfteen years
| is very ill in santtar1um az summit
n. J. His recovery is doubtful.
The latter part of this month Will
liam Faversham Will presen. It'll, IN , New
inc Elliott and Irene Fenwick in the
cast.
A. Paul Keith and E. F. Albee,
through Manager Roland S. Robbins,
| have given a set of musical fnstru-
ments to form a Jazz orchestra at
Camp American University.
James Thatcher. general manager of
the Poll interests, was visitor to
Washington during the past week, IN
connection with the future attractions
at the Avenue playhouse.
Arthur Hopkins last week produced
| in New York comedy, The GYPSY
| Trail" by a new author. Robert Hou-
L II,
dinning played the leading roles.
| Harry Lauder is making his farewell
| tour of America and will appear at the
Belasco Theater Friday and Saturday
nights and Saturday matinee, December
| 81 and %.
I Lowell Sherman will be featured in
| a comedy by Constance Lindsay Skim
| ner. called Good Morning, Rosamond.
which begins an engagement in New
York tomorrow night
The leading managers in New York have
decided to ban star benefits after the first
F; of the wear. They take the ground that a
lessons public interest in the individual
players.
Butler Davenport, who was well
known in Baltimore several years back.
has written a play called The Silent
Assertion" which will have its first
presentation in New York the latter
part of this month.
"The Rainbow Girl was produced
, in Philadelphia last week, with Doro-
thy Follis in the title role. The story
is that of a London prina donna who
marries member of the aristocracy
Billy B. Van is the leading comedian.
1t is not generally known that Adele
| Rowland, playing last week at keith's. is
a Washington girl. Her father kept
bookstore for years at Rhode Island ave-
nue. and 7th street, and Adele grew to
womanhood in that locality.
Richard Mansfield. jr., who has been
playing a part in THE Man Who Stayed
at Home" enlisted in the English
army at Pittsburgh last week and will
quit the stage and sail for London this
week.
Under the management of Silvio Helm,
THE Golden Goose" described as a
musical trip to fairyiand. was produced
for the first time last Monday night at
New Haven. The cast includes eighty
persons.
Maelyn Arbuckle. who appears as the
Great John Tarleton in '!Misalliance,"
made his first conspicuous hits as the
Hon Jim Hacker, in 1.-THE County Chair
man. and Slim Jim Hoover in 1.-THE
Round Up"
Harry James Smith. author of "a
Tailor Made Man." has written an orig
inal comedy which will have its first
production the cath of this month at
Buffalo, with Mary Ryan in the princi-
pal role AS yet the play has no title.
Charles A. Carroll, a widely known
dramatic actor, who has appeared in
many of the productions in which Guy
Bates Post has been starred. died last
cation of diseases.
Walter Hale, who was an actor, il
illustrator and writer, died last week at
hisnhome, in New York. after a long
Illness He was in a number of promi-
nent productions, but of late years had
collaborated with his wife. Louise
Closer Hale, in books of travel.
Richard Lambert. the producer of Art
and Opportunity" a drama running in
New York, has put in operation a CO.
operative plan in which pro rata dis
tribution is made to the players of all
money received in excess of actual run
ming expenses. This rate is based on the
salaries received.
Through an arrangement with Fred
Zimmerman, Charles Dillingham; has en-
gagged William Courtenay and Thomas A.
Wise, the co-stars in pals First" to act
the principal roles in General Post"
Rehearsals started last Monday and the
piece opens in New York on the 24th Of
this month.
The Yiddish play. Clear Conscience"
by Max GabeL, which ran for year in
New York, has been translated into Eng
lish by Hal Reid. In its new form it was
presented for the first time in Jersey City
last Monday night by the Packard Stock
Company and scored another success.
Mrs. Irene Castle. finding her photoplay
work very exacting. resigned from the
New York Century Theater Company last
Saturday night Mira. Castle demanded
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