Evening star., 1918-01-13
In the Spotlight.

In the Spotlight.
the cast Of Fancy Free"
Enid May Jackson IL playing with q
stock company in Massachusetts.
The Henry Jewett Players, in Boston,
are presenting "Fanny's First Play
Peter. Pam" revived this year in
London. had in the title role Fay Comp
ton.
Adelaide Prince (Mrs. creston clarke)
Is a member Of Mary Ankle" COM
pany.
Ruby Norton has succeeded Wanda
Lyon in the cast Of "Flo Flo," now
running in New York.
A. c. vachelrs play. "Quinneys." is
being played in Paris in a version call
ed THE Little Queen"
Billy Mcintyre. the black face COM
dian, with the Mollie Williams show,
is tho son of Mcintyre and Heath.
Edith Taliaferro Is presenting a
Chinese romance called "The White
Rose of Old China" in vaudeville.
THE Rainbow Girl" recently present.
ed in Philadelphia by Klaw & Erlanger,
will reopen in Baltimore February II.
Whitford Kane produced in Lynn,
Mass. recently his new play called
my Dark Rosaleen." Gareth Hughes is
in the cast.
The stage women's war relief clear
ed over $1,000 In the nineteen days of
the hero land bazaar in New York.
Hobart Bosworth is appearing this
week in New York in 1.-THE Sea Wolf"
a one-act play made from Jack Lon
don's story.s
"Nic Macs of Now" a musical revue,
will be the first attraction at the New
Norworth Theater when it opens the
2Sth of this month.
"The Heritage" by Eugene Walter,
will begin its New York engagement
tomorrow night at the Playhouse. Cyril
Keightly and Lowell Sherman will be
featured.
Laura Hope Crews Is to appear In the
principal vaudeville houses in q one
Thompson Vuchanon is the author.
Miss Crews opens her tour tomorrow
night.
Mrs. Fiske. who has been appearing
in Madame Sands" in New York, closed
her season there last night and will ap-
pear in but four cities outside Of
Gotham-Chicago. Philadelphia, Boston
and Cincinnati.
Tn oHA <o
London, Elsie Janis is contemplating
devoting some time to the entertain
ment of the wounded soldiers in French
hospitals. Her mother accompanies her.
A. H. Woods has secured control of a
comedy by Samuel Shipman and Aaron
Hoffman entitled "Our Friendly Ene-
mics. and will star Louis Mann and
Sam Bernard in it, the opening being
carded for early next month.
The first performance of Seven Days
Leave" at the Park Theater, New York.
will take place next Wednesday night,
it being estimated that it will take
several days in which to prepare the
stage for the various scenic effects.
Robert Pitkin, who was recently seen
in this city in Leave It to Jane" is to
sing the part Of Ko Ko in q tabloid
version Of the "Mikado" to be produced
in New York.
Emma Dunn, in "Old Lady 81" will
be at the Belasco Theater in the near
future. In the play an element of
comedy follows close on the heels Of
forced to give up their home al and i1Us seek
admittance to a public institution.
Lew Fields. the well known comedian,
turned down an offer of $1,000 week
<vN ~ ISs1
New York Winter Garden Company to
accept $1,7O0 a week to appear in Miss
1917" at the Century Theater. The lat
ter show closed last week and now Mr.
Field is wondering II he can collect.
Lima, called "a Second Look" had its
initial performance in this country at
the American Academy Of Dramatic
Arts. New York, last Friday afternoon.
"Pomp." one-act play by Sada Cowan,
was also presented at that time.
Through a cable from London last
week it was learned that Doris Keane
and Basil Sydney. her leading man, had
been married. Both have been appear
Romance" the play in which Miss
Keane was last seen in this country
several years ago.
c. H. Dikeman. formerly treasurer of
the Lyceum Theater under the manage
ment Of Mr.. Herman. and who retired
from the business at Mr.. Kernan's
death, as favor helped Manager Har-
ry Jarboe out during the past week on
account of the illness of Frank Youngs,
the treasurer at the Gayety.
T. Arthur Smith announces that he
has been fortunate in engaging Ar
thur Hackett. the tenor. to appear
January %. with Lucy Gates. in place
Of Paul Reimers. Mr.. Hackett was
booked to appear here in recital with
on account Of delay of railway train
due to recent snowstorm.
Arnold Daily is to make production
Of "Josephine," satirical comedy by
Herman Bahr. the first presentation be-
ing carded for Atlantic City next
night. Mr.. DAILY has persuad-
ed Virginia Harmed to come out of her
retirement and appear in the title role.
Joseph Hart. the well known pro-
ducer of vaudeville sketches. is con-
fined in a hospital in New York under
going an operation for an aff1iction of
the eyes. The final operation took
place last week and is reported a sue
cess.
Through a clerical error the program
Of the last concert in Washington an
Of the Philadelphia Orchestra, as the
soloist at the next appearance of that
at the New National
Theater on Tuesday afternoon, January
Is. The soloist who should have been
named is Hans Kinder.