Evening star., 1918-06-02
In the Spotlight.

Barney Bernard is to make a tour in
A new musical play is called He
Didn't Want To Do It.
William Faversham. Maxine Elliott
and Irene Fenwick closed their sea-
son in Lord and Lady Algy" in Stam-
ford, Conn, last week.
Nine Petrova has offered a prize
for the best play submitted to her by
an American playwright before Octo-
ber /.
A play called THE Man Who Went"
will be produced this summer in Bos-
ton. 1t is by w. A. Tremayne of
Montreal.
The musical adaptation of "A Full
House" is to be called Go Slow" It is
due for a production the latter part of
the summer either in this city or At
lantic City.
in a comedy by c. Haddon Chambers.
called THE Saving Grace" Charlotte
Granville has been engaged for role
in the cast.
Ruth Chatterton is to appear in a
new play VI iIlOIc iOus
nature. early in the fall, according to
present plans.
Josephine Victor and company in
Maid of France" by Harold Brig
house. author of Hobson's Choice" is
underlined for B. F. Keiths.
The play by Elizabeth Tyree Metcalfe
called Starting Something" which was
put on for the Red Cross. with the au-
thor acting one of the parts. was SC
successful that 1t will be continued. II
Is styled a farmerette comedy.
Lyall Swete, now acting in Belinda :
will have one of the leading roles in the
new Arnold Bennett comedy. Helen
With the High Hand" which Adolph
klauber will present. The piece will be
tried out in this city during the
summer.
new drama by George Middleton
and Guy Bolton will be put in rehearsal
this week in New York by Elliott, Com
stock & Gest. The piece. which has a
religious background, is as vet untitled.
Incidental music has been written by
William F. Peters.
Anselm GoetzI. the composer, and
Willy Fogany, the artist. have formed a
new theatrical producing company
Their first offering will be an Oriental
musical comedy, which will be produced
in New York in the fall.
"The Copperhead" closed in New
York last night.
A musical comedy is to be made out
Of Saturday to Monday" and the first
presentation is scheduled for this city.
Washington has become a busy city OF
late for first productions.
The premiere Of "Hitchy- Koo. 1915"
that was booked to open in New York
next Tuesday night, has been postponed
until Thursday.
1.-THE Liberty Cum" a drama by Rob-
ert Mears Mackay and Victor Mapes.
was produced for the first time last
Thursday night at New Haven. Conn.
Robert Edeson has the leading role.
The stage settings for Moore's new
Rialto Theater, at 9th and G streets
northwest. were received in Washing
ton last week and are now awaiting
the conclusion of the detail work back
of the proscenium to be installed.
Estelle Winwood. the English actress
who ". vas leading ding snaa woman in in Why
Hamilton's new comedy, She Burnt
Her Fingers" which Selwyn & Co. pre-
sent at the Belasco Theater. June 16.
A good laugh is promised at the
National Theater next week over
Klaw & Erlanger's production of
"Sick-a-Bed." the farcial comedy by
Ethel Watts Mumford. New Workers
say 1t is the biggest laughmaker"
Of the season.
At the National Theater the week of
June II Wagenhals & Kemper will pre-
sent Sergt. Arthur Guy Empey in per-
son and Rose Stahl as co-stars in
bles." written by George c. Hazelton
The comedy has no shots and no shocks.
but it Is all smiles and laughs. The
happy life of the boys in camps is
shown.
The Spanish dancers coming to
F. Keith's include, among the pre-
miers. Senoritas Luisita Puchol, Dolo-
retes, Mazantinita and Carmen Lopez
and Seniors Benllock and Monte.
Among the dances are the Moorish
the bullhght, the Fatlma, the batl-
burrillo, the cymbal, the gypsy, the
bulerias, the savage and the malague-
mas. These are interrupted by nve
Spanish songs.
Fred Perry, who will be seen at the
Belascvo Theater next week. has been
doing recruiting work for more than
a wear. both for the United States
Marine Corps and the British-Cana-
dian recruiting office. Mr.. Perry. who
is past the age they take men for
Army service, tried unsuccessfully
three times to be accepted. and when
he finally was forced to give it up ne
n Init ~ he