Evening star., 1921-09-04
In the Spotlight.

F., Jessie Bonstelle. who is presenting
"The Triumph of X" by the late
Carlos Wupperman. is making ar
rangements to produce several other
plays by the same author.
elsie Janis has arrived in New
York from Europe to confer with
Charles Dillingham; on her plans,
which probably will include a brief
American appearance before return
ing to Paris to appear in Peg o.
My Heart" in French.
FRITZ Schefr. who recently closed
with George NJ. Cohan's THE O'Brien
Girl in Boston, will return to vaude-
vile, appearing in the F. F. Proctor
houses.
Janet Velie. who created the title
role in Mary" and Guy Robertson.
leading man of the Chicago produc-
tion Of that play. have been engaged
by Leon De Costa for Page Miss
Venus" a new musical comedy. by
Louise Allen Browne and Adelaide
French. authors of please Get Mar
ried," with music and lyrics by Mr..
De Costa.
Back Pay" Fannie Hurst's first
play. has been presented in New York
by A. H. Woods. Helen MacKellar is
starred in it.
In Asbury Park last Monday night
Frances Starr appeared for the first
time in David Belasco's revival of
Eugene Walters play ''The Easiest
Way"
Max MARGIN, producer and CO.
author of The Night Cap" has been
engaged to- make one-act versions of
NkHn< tsvprr
Youth" for the new Shubert vaude-
vile circuit.
William Collier has written a new
vaudeville vehicle for Harry Fox.
called "Interruptions." which will be
seen on the Keith circuit.
David Belasco's production Of ''The
Gold Diggers." by Avery Hopwood.
opened its third season at Atlantic
leading role.
Save the Alimony," by A. WASH
ington Pezet. will shortly be produced
by Lee Shubert, with Alan Brooks in
the leading role.
Eddie Cantor. who began his Sec
ond season as a Shubert star in De-
troit in Midnight Rounders of 1921"
VIII tour for several months, after
in q new revue.
Bessie Barriscale, first Of a group
Of motion picture stars to return to
the stage, began her stellar career In
ard Hickman. entitled "The Skirt"
Miss Barriscale has the role of a
young college girl who seeks to win
a wager by successfully impersonat-
, ing a cowboy on ranch.
Charlotte Walker. who was recent
ly cast in that unlucky piece, '"The
Skylark." is going into vaudeville.
Her vehicle will be a new comedy
playlet.
May Robson began her season in
1T Pays to Smile" by Nina Wilcox
Putnam, at Stroudsburg, Pa, under
favorable conditions. Augustus Pitou
is the producer. She will tour to the
Pacific coast.
Thomas Joseph Cannon. who con-
ducts the augmented orchestra for
s'The Four Horsemen Of the Apocalypse"
at Polls Theater, was loaned by the
Palace Theater management, as spe-
cial courtesy, to the management Of the
picture.
Announcement has been made that
NINE. Alvarez, tue / STuvAAu COuL
who will DE one Of the artists Of the
Ten Star Concert Series the coming
season, has been engaged by Director
General Mary Garden as the principal
contralto Of the Chicago Opera AS
sociation and will sing eight per-
formances, four in Chicago in. No
vember and four in New York In Feb
ruary. Her most important role will
be Dalila in Saint-Saens' opera, when
she will sing opposite Lucien Mura-
tore. Mme Alvarez made her oper-
attic debut at nineteen as Daltla and
later sang the role with Hammer
STEMS Opera Company and with the
Boston Opera Company.
F. Ziegfeld. jr., announces that he
has made q price Of IS for choice
seats at his Fol1ies at the Globe
Theater this year in comparison with
the 81 price Of his imitators-whose
number is legion along New York's
Rialto. Mr.. Ziegfeld has proven that
the public will pay a little more to
see the real thing, The weekly run
ming expenses of this years Follies is
3.7O0. The production cost quar-
ter Of a million dollars in addition.
Mlnna Phillips has been engaged for
I'VE Girls" Q new comedy by Fred.
eric and Fanny Hatton. which Marc
K10v will uroduC0 in the near 9utuHn.