Evening star., 1919-03-30
In the Spotlight.

In the Spotlight.
Mildred Arden, the daughter of the
late Edwin Arden, is in the cast Of
"39 East
Gypsy O'Brien and Gilbert Douglas
have been engaged for the cast of Il
Love YOU" by William LIE Baron.
Amelia Summerville is to appear
in New York in piece called 'The
Bonds Of Interest"
A musical .comedv which the Shu-
berts are to produce, has had it's name
changed from ''Oh, Uncle" to "The
Wrong Number"
Manager Robbins of Keiths and
Ralph Smalley, the cellist, were
schoolmates in Boston.
Alan Brooks is playing his original
version of Dollars and Sense" over
the keith-Albee circuit.
Smith. Jones and Brown" mu-
sical comedy, will be produced next
season by Oliver Morosco. The title
is likely to undergo a change.
Charles Dillingham's next produc-
tfon will be a musical comedy by
Anne Caldwell and Jerome D. Kern,
entitled "A New Girl"
1.-THE Doubter's Faith" a new play
by Butler Davenport, will be acted
at Bramhall Playhouse, New York,
for the first time next Thursday night.
Harry Lauder will bring his tour
in this country to an end at Omaha
April 1 and will sail for Australia,
where he is a big favorite. April 8.
Jobyna Rowland will play leading
part in "Nightie Mite" a farce by
Martha M. Stanley and Adelaide Mat
thews. Adolph kluber will make the
production.
Roi Cooper Megrue has returned to
New York from the south. where he
has been at work on Coffee for
Four" a comedy in the nature of a
sequel to Tea for Three"
Flora Macdonald, leading woman in
the Harris Theater, New York, will be
seen later in the season in a new
play by Thomas Dixon.
Next year Laurette Taylor will ap-
pear in play by J. Hartley Manners.
on account of illness,s but will re-
sumo work tomorrow night in Phila-
delphia.
"As You Like It" will be revived
next season by Robert Mantell. Mr..
Jacques, Genevieve Hamper will ap-
pear as Rosalind and Freitz Leiber
as Orlando.
Eugene Walters newest play, 1.-The
Challenge" will be given a prelim-
spring. The cast will include Marga-
ret Lawrence. Alan Dinehart and John
Holiday.
Tumble Inn." the musical comedy
given it's first showing recently in
week and was given a splendid recep-
tion.' Peggy ONeil is reported to
have made the hit Of the piece, as she
did here.
Take 1t From Me-" a new musi-
w. r. Anderson, will replace Sin
bad" at the Forty-Fourth Street The
ater, New York. tomorrow night. The
cast includes Vera Michelena. Alice
Hills, George Manatt, Helen Rafferty,
and Dorothy Belts.
George Miller has put in rehearsal
the play RED Heart" which was
given a private showing at the Re-
public Theater. New York, two weeks
ago. The play has been rewritten by
James P. Sinnott and will be present.
ham.
Gus Edwards, who is at B. F.
Keith's, will sing new song at to-
days matinee. It is entitled "Just
Around the Corner" and the lyric
was written by L. M. Bell, a local
newspaper man. Mr.. Edwards has
written the melody and Hugh Golden
the orchestration.
Bennington and Scott, the popular
vile after this week to enter the Red
Cross service hospital work and for
the special instruction of one-legged
veterans of the world war. The pafr
is entertaining Cosmos audiences to-
day. Bennington himself has but one
and entertainers in vaudeville
The April bookings for the Shubert-
Garrick theater include: April 13,
"The Thirteenth Chair" April 20.
Wallace Eddinger and Irene Bordoni
in Sleeping Partners" and April 27,
Walker Whiteside in "The Little
Brother" with Tyrone Power and
star cast. The annual benefit of the
Georgetown University Hospital will
be given Monday. April 2s.
While AL Jolson is romping through
"sinbad" arousing laughter with
jokes about passing his wife with
another girl on his army the subject
If the jest is frequently sitting well
down in front watching the perform
ance. Yes. Jolson is married. Mrs.
Jolson is not a member of the theatri-
cal profession. but she has learned
much about the theater. and watches
over her "black-face nightingale" as
over a small boy.
Jules Jordan Of the 'Business Be-
fore Pleasure" company, says: "Inl
London an actor may live ten years |
Off a past reputation, but he cannot !
do it week on Broadway. Thumbs |
down for him! If do not wear fat |
pants and funny shoes, people say:
well, he, may be very good, but he |
is not what I expected II do wear |
fat pants and funny shoes people |
say: He is funny. but it is the same
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