Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-14

In the Spotlight.

Ill ulG OpOlllSIll.
Laura Hamilton is to appear in the
musical comedy. 'Our Bride"
FRITZ sche1 will open in "Gloriana"
in Detroit early next month.
Just a Minute and "Roly Roly
Eyes, will open in Baltimore.
Audrey Baird will join the cast of the
new musical comedy, my Once in
While
Adelaide Prince is playing in the cast
of Adam and Eve" soon to be shown
IL New York.
In accordance with requests from To-
kio. John Ferguson will be translated
Tito Japanese.
Julia sanderson and Joseph Cawthorn
will begin their tour in Chicago in THE
Canary"
Lawrence t,rcssml,h and l. H. Brewer
have been engaged 1or the cast Oh loo
Many Husbands"
1.-THE Luck of the Navy" a London
success will be produced in New YORK
by Morris Gest the middle OF next
month
Kitty Gordon is to return to the
speaking stage under the management
of John M. Gates in new play THIS
season.
More than thirty companies engaged
for production by A. H. Woods Will De
gin rehearsals in New York this week.
Grace George opened her season in
New York last week in "She Would ana
She Did," by Mark Reed. A success Is
reported.
| The Selwyns will shortly produce. a
new play by Edward Goodman. under
the title ''Mommer." Rehearsals are In
Irogress in New York.
Lola Fisher will be starred by
George w. Tyler this season in
n1ay to be written for her by Clare
Hummer.
A play by Frank Mandel and Emil
Nyitray, called my Lady Friends" is
to be produced this month by h. n.
Frazee, with Clifton Crawford in the
| leading role.
In Clarence" by Booth Tarking-
ton, in which Alfred Lunt will star,
Helen Hayes, Mary Boland. Elsie
Mackay, Susanna Westford and John
Flood will have roles.
The new play by Zoe Atkins. with
Which Ethel Barrymore will open the
regular season in New York shortly, is
entitled "Declassee."
"The Girl in the Limousine" will be
presented for the first time on any
stage in this city two weeks from
today, it is said.
George T. Thomson of Keith's is
planning an elaborate series OF com
memorative panels to adorn the front
| of the theater for the Pershing re-
view.
George Jessel, the young comedian
who has made a hit in New York. re-
Gently, has been placed under a three
year contract by the Shuberts. Jessel
formerly worked with Eddie Cantor
| in vaudeville.
Virginia Earle, who is we'll known
| in this city, will appear for term
of years under the management of
Edgar M. Gregor. Una Fleming, who
is appearing with Charles King In
vaudeville, also will be under his ex-
elusive management.
Eva Puck is to play the leading
feminine role in "Just a Minute
John Cort's new musical comedy, by
the authors of Listen, Lester
Although a vaudeville player of
prominence for a number of years,
Nan Halperin is going to leave that
| field of endeavor and profit for must
| cal stage opportunities. G. NJ. Ander-
son has just engaged her for role
| in his "Frivolities of 1919" which
opens in New York early next month
There is dancing number in Moth
ing But Love- called The he, Stop p
! replace the jazz. Ruby Norton of the
vaudeville team of Norton and Lee, is
| the prima donna, and her old partner,
Sammy Lee, and she do Spanish
dance in the third act Which mas met
with much favor.
Augustine ]. Glassmire. director OF
the Garrick Players, was a director
| for the Shuberts for two seasons, gen.
| eral director for b. F. Keith and E. F.
Albee of the United Booking Offices
and for eight years a director for a.
c.. Poll Later he was general director
| for the Emerson Players in New Eng
land Other houses at which MT.
Glassmire successfully directed STOCK
productions were the Girard Avenue
| Theater in Philadelphia and the CO.
John E. Kellerd, the Shakespearean
player, left New York recently with
large company for season OF
| classic repertoire under the manage
ment of William F. Conner. Mr..
| Kellerd will open his season in
Shakespeare in Salt Lake City, Utah,
| Thursday, September IS. in Ham
! let" 1.-The Merchant of Venive.
| "Othello" and Macbeth" An en-
| gagement at the Columbia Theater,
San Francisco, will follow. the CLASH
cal repertoire being supplemented by
hieh-class modern plays. Mr.. Kellerd
| was a co-star with Nine. Modjeska
and has the distinction OF being the
only player who ever presented
Hamlet" for a run of 102 nights on
Broadway.
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