The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-10
IN The SPOT LIGHT

| Despite depressing rumors to, the
contrary. Ethel barrymore seems to
| have made a genuine success as Ca
lmfIe ia the revised version Of THE
lIadv OF the Camellias.' She is re-
ported from New York to have salts
/ ned the most exacting critics. Some
declared that her tears were not
STACEY. Prominent in the cast with
liner are Rose Coghlan. as Madame
/ Prudence; Conway Tearle, as Armand,
and Holbrook Blinn, as the elder Du-
val
/ In the all-star cast Of Lord and
Lady Alg4,' with William Faversham
and Maxine Elliott, who celebrated
her return to the American stage af-
ter a few years absence in Loudon
! Maclyn Arbuckle, and Irene Fenwick.
This revival OF MIR, Faversham's con-
tanned almost an all-star cast.
/ Thomas a. Wise and william Court
tney are again co-stars in the military
comedy, General POST" and have
made a genuine hit in the piece.
Military plays of serious nature do
( not seem to have met with any sue
cess over here, but those with plenty
of comedy have made good from the
start.
Frank Craven has again dlstin-
guished himself as a comedian in the
Conan and Harris production of Go
ing Up which as a straight comedy
was failure. but has gotten by as
a musical comedy. While Craven
cannot sing. he has some OF the most
| laughter provoking lines in the play
he has ever had, and makes the hit
of the piece. Mr.. Craven Ia well re-
membered here as principal comedian
with Percy Haswell when she had a
stock company at the old Bijou many
years ago, since which time he has
become a New York favorite by his
/ g0oo work in Bought and Paid For
! in which he originated the part Of
Jimmy Glly in TOO Many Cooks. A"
which he wrote himself, and now in
Going Up"
/ George c. Tyler has begun rehears
: ais OF Edwin Peples comedy, Mag
gle" Phyllis Nelson Terry win have
the principal role. Mr.. PenIe .is a
Richmond man who has made good
: rs a playwright. with several sue
eesses 20 his credit, notably "A Pair
Of Skies"
Carroll MeComas. a strong favorite
az ANIthiittbiiht Will nave u ledUlDE role
/ IN "Oh, Lady. Lady" the new musical
comedy by Guy Bolton and F. O.
/ Wodehouse, authors OF "Oh, Boyl'
II was produced by Comstock and
Gest In Albany January and Will go
into New York for a run succeeding
/ oh Boyi"
/ WIN A. Page, who with Frank Ben
janin, since dead, had n stock com
pany here several years ago at the
Academy. is now press representa-
/ tive for Comstock and Gest's "Chu
Chin Chow at the New Century the
alter New York.
/ The Orpheum Stock Co at Read
ing, Pa, has closed. and Nan Craw-
ford, the Richmond girl is again at
Liberty. Considering the favorable
notices she received at tho hands OF
the Reading scribes, however, she
should have no difficulty IN get
| ting another engagement right away.
! Rehearsala for the Mikado. TO he
given by members OF the Rotary club
for the benefit of the Associated Char
Titles and a war service fund. are pro.
crossing favorably. TWO rehea rsals q
week are being held in the audito-
rum of Stieff's piano store, each We'd
nesday and Friday. This operate
venture bids fair to be one or the
treats OF the I4enten season
/ Another Richmond fav.orite has
Joined the Poll Musical stock Co. al