Evening star., 1921-03-13
In the Spotlight.

In the Spotlight.
MAX MARGIN has started Re-
- hearsa1s in New York of THE
Night Cap" a new farce written By
himself and Guy Bolton. The cast Is
headed by Violet Heming.
Eva Tanguay appears in two con-
certs tonight in New York and later
is to play in a musical revue staged
by the shuberts.
When Al Jolson closed his engage
ment here in "Sinbad" he officially in
vited President Harding to open the
tenth anniversary week at the Win
ter Garden, New York, Sunday next
The last performance of The White
Villa" was given at the Eltinge Thea
ter. New York. Friday afternoon. The
Players Fellowship, under whose au-
spices the play was given. is nego-
tiating for theater, where night
performances can be given.
The Fairbanks twins-Marion and
Erlanger to head the cast of ''Tw0
Little Girls in Blue" a new musical
comedy by Fred Jackson, now in re-
hearsal
George NJ Cohan's production of
Nemesis" Augustus Thomas new
play. will be presented for the first
time at the Apollo Theater, Atlantic
City, tomorrow night. Emmett Cor
rigan will be featured in the prin-
cipal role.
The Kiss Charm" a new operetta.
with book by Samuel Shipman and
music by Lee David. is to be- placed
in rehearsal for an early production
at Atlantic City.
H. H Frazee is out with the an
nouncement that a new production
by Caesar Dunn, entitled THE Good
Old Days." will be presented for a
summer run in Chicago. 1t will open
in New York in september.
Fred Hillebrand and Louis Simon.
comedians of ''The Rose Girl" have
formed a vaudeville team. Their act
will be seen in the Shubert Advanced
Vaudeville next season.
Nan Haiperin, well known in
vaudeville and musical comedy. is to
be seen as the star of a legitimate
comedy in the near future.
Edward Sheldon, author of "Ro-
appearing in New York. is writing
new play for the. actress, to be pro-
duced early next season.
Frank Reicher and Thurston Hall
will play the principal male roles in
- 10 ovf"
when William Harris presents it at
the Ritz Theater. New York, March Fl.
change has been made in the
title of Maid te Love-" the musical
show by Raymond w. Peck and Percy
time in New York tomorrow night. 1t
is now called "The Right Girl"
For the first time since her mar
riage to ]. Hartley Manners. Laurette
Taylor will appear in play not from
piece by Fannie Hurst. founded upon
her noted novel. "IYumoresTue." and
Miss Taylor will be starred in the
leading role under the sponsorship
of Mr.. Manners. who has purchased
the rights to the work. Miss Taylor
will play the part of Mrs. kantor,
the mother.
oliver Morosco secured two new
plays last week. entitled 'The Copy"
and THE Rebound" both by Thomas
P. Robinson, a Boston architect.
Ladies day every day" at the Capt.
tol -Theater. is said to be providing
popular feature. Manager Garrison
states that last week one-third Of
those who visited the playhouse were
ladies. because a "clean policy is
maintained" In many cities of the
American burleskue circuit after
dinner box parties are said to have
become a fad.
Thursday night Way Down East"
had its seventy-ffth consecutive ex-
hibition in Washington. according to
the statistician of the Garrick Thea
ter, Forty performances were given
at the Poll Theater when an una1ter-
able contract held by a musical COM
pany forced the change of the place
Of exhibition to the Shubert-Garrick
Theater.
This year benefit performances for
the insurance fund of the National
Vaudeville Artists will be given si-
multaneously all over the country on
the afternoon of April s. On that
day the entire matinee receipts OF
hundreds of theaters will be turned
over to the y. v. A. for the insurance
fund.