Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-06
In the Spotlight.

Elsie Janis is to be leading mem
her of a London revue called "The
Bird of Paradise
The coburns are planning to revive
The Yellow Jacket" and 1.-The
Imaginary Invalid"
Lou Tellegen, after a short road
tour in blind Youth" will appear in
a play by the Hattons called The
Blue Devil
Patricia Collinge will appear in
''Tillie, Mennonite Maid" under the
direction of Klaw G. Erlanger and
George c. Tyler.
A musical comedy. 1.-The Cave Lady"
to be produced soon. has Charles
Dickson for one of it's authors and
music by H. B. Olsen.
A musical version of "A Full House"
will be presented soon under the
title "A Bubble Girl" Dallas Well
ford and May Vokes are in the COM
pany.
klaw & Erlanger will produce
shortly a musical comedy entitled
'"The House That Jack Built" by Ed
ward Chiids Carpenter and Victor
Herbert.
George Broadhurst is to produce a
musical comedy by himself and
Silvio Helm called HE Didn't Want
to Do IT, 1t is based on a farce by
Walter Hackett.
A play successfully produced in
London by r. c. Carton and Justin
Huntley Mccarthy. entitled Nurse
Benson" will be presented in this
country by the Frohman company.
Isabel Lows. who is now playing one
Of the leading roles in 1.-THE Passing
Show of 1918" is to have the leading
role in 1.-The Melting of Molly"
Conway Tearle has been engaged
Post" the London success which
Florenz Ziegfeld is to produce in New
York.
John D. Williams presented last
week at Atlantic City H. B. Warner in
Sleeping Partners" with Irene Bor-
doni in the only feminine role in the
piece. 1t is an adaptation from the
French by Sacha Guitry.
The new musical show for the
into rehearsal last week. 1t Is by
Guy Bolton. P. G. Wodehouse and
Louis A. Hirsch. is entitled "Oh. Yes
and will have short road tour before
going into Gotham.
"Cappy Ricks," a drama tization of
Peter B. Kyne's stories of the same
name. will soon be placed in rehearsal
by oliver Morosco.
George " Hobart's farce, stop That
Man" will have its first performance
in Stamford. Conn. October IL. Con-
suelo Bailey will be in the cast.
Owen Davis has written a play
called "One in a Million" Oliver
Morosco will produce it this season.
"Queed." by Henry Sydnor Harrison
and MRS. Hopes Husband" by Gelett
Burgess. are to be seen in dramatic
form. The Amazing Interlude." by
Mary Roberts Rinehart, is also to he
produced by George c. Tyler.
More than the usual interest is at
tached to the appearance of Frances
Starr in Tiger! Tiger" by Edward
Knoblock. which David Belasco has
arranged for the Belasco Theater the
week of October 81. This new play
Is said to be radically different from
previous productions for Miss Starr
and promises to create another re-
The annual series of Burton Holmes
Travelogues will soon begin at the
National Theater with with the
Yanks in England" as the title of the
first. 1t pictures just what Ii being
done with and for Americas fighting
forces between American shores and
the front lines; the enormous achieve
ments Of our business men in Europe
and our activities there in order to
furnish Gen. Pershing,s armies with
guns. munitions, food. transportation
and comforts.
One of the interesting announce
mania q that ear1v Novan no r