Evening star., 1918-11-10
In the Spotlight.

In the Spotlight.
Hilda spong has been engaged for
Dear Brutus."
Polly With a Past" with Ina Claire
in the leading role, resumed its tour
last week.
THE Canary" was produced in New
York last week and is pronounced a
hit.
A jury last week gave theatrical
agent in New York a verdict for
sos. .339.o7 against Mary Pickford.
"The Invisible Foe" a London sue
cess. is to be produced in this country.
1t is by Walter Hackett. H. B. Irving
appeared in the leading role.
Little Simplicity" a musical play
by Rida johnson Young. with music
by Augustus Barrett, was presented
last week in New York.
take 1t from Me-" a musical play,
with book and lyrics by Will B. John
stone and music by Will R. Anderson.
will be presented this week. Vera
Michelena heads the cast.
Among the players going overseas
are Burr Mcintosh, Stella Hoban,
Fritz Williams, Katherine Florence,
Isabel Irving and Grace Fisher. all
members of the Overseas Theater
League.
The first performance Of Listen.
Lester" a musical revue which John
Cort is presenting, was given last
week at Johnstown, Pa.
Maude Adams is very i'll in Nash
vile. Tenn, according to word that
reached New York yesterday. She
filling an engagement in "A Kiss for
Cinderella"
The Mayo overseas unit will return
to New York December 1, but Mar
garet Mayo will remain in Paris as
sembling material for a new play.
Word comes from the trenches that
Robert Dasey, well known to vaude-
vile patrons, has proved his right to
distinction at the front. Dasey en-
tered the service as a sergeant, is now
lieutenant and has been cited for
honors.
whitcomb Rileys poems. by Robert
Mclaughlin. starts its New York en-
gagement tomorrow night. The title,
originally Home Folks" was changed
by William A. Brady. the producer.
A. e. Anson has been engaged by
Thomas Dixon for the leading role
in 1.-The Invisible Foe" which will be
presented first in New York next
month.
After two postponements. the Bram-
hall Theater in New York began its
season last Wednesday night with the
first performance Of "The Comforts
Of Ignorance" by Butler Davenport.
founder and guiding spirit Of the Lit
tie Theater.
1.-The Long DASH" a three-act play
by Robert Mears Mackay and Victor
Mapes, was presented in New York
for the first time Monday night.
Gertrude Hoffman Cancelled her en-
gagement at Keith's at the last min
ute last week, saying she was too i'll
to play.
Muriel Worth married Benny Leon
ard. the comedian. and retired to
home life two years 40. Recently
Benny went into the Army and Muriel
Florence Reed, after four years as a
moving picture star, considers Roads
of Destiny rare piece of dramatic
construction. and realizes that the four
characters drawn for her will give her
tablish herself as an artist Of intelli-
-ence and talent. It is based on o.
Henry's short story Of the same name.
Gus Hill, director of the Columbia
Amusement Company. and owner of
twelve shows. visited Manager Jar
Doe of the Gayety Theater last week.
When he left New York he told Mrs.
HUI he was goine to Washington ito
end the war" He arrived here just
at the time that bedlam broke loose
and wired his wife that he had fur
piled, Read the newspapers"
Among debutantes in the new
Klaw & Erlanger musical comedy.
"She Took a Chance" is Lorraine
Stahl. daghter of Richard Stahl, the
halcyon days of the Charles n. .Hoyt
vogue in the native theater. when "a
Trip to Chinatown" was the talk of
the country. was the writer of all
the music Of the Hoyt shows. Just
prior to this he had won distinction
It is told that one day a friend
went to call on Casals. the famous
Spanish cellist. and when he reached
the door OF his room ne stopped, SPELL
bound. hearing a sound that resem-
bled the sweetest and saddest of hu-
man tones. When it had ceased he
entered the room to find Casals play
ing on his cello. which had but one
string on 1.-THE A string. He was
amazed. and asked Casals why he
played that way. "Ah." said Casals.
'.my A string understands me better
than the other three. and sometimes
I have things that I want to tell to
1t alone"
Burton Holmes will begin his WASH
ington series at the New National
Theater Sunday evening and Monday
afternoon, November "a and IS, with
with the Yanks in England" as his
first subject
In his second travelogue Mr.. Holmes
shows the "Yanks In Paris" recuper-
ating after battle or in the trenches.
or else looking eagerly forward to their
first exI.srences at the front. His third
traveloRue covers excursions up and
down the wide fields Of France, visit
ing workshops, ports. cantonments. an
cient castles, historic spots and IA
nous pleasure resorts. The dnal
travelogue deals with his visit to
Italy-Rome, Bologna, Florence, Padua,
Venice and along tAe Piavs and the
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