Evening star., 1921-10-16
In the Spotlight.

VI inc 1iie oI IL IHdH 1>aSii ~ oiiS9
has been selected for the principal
masculine role. He will also stage
: the play.
| Al Jolson. ,who is appearing in
i"Bombo' in New York, announces
that he has become Il producer. He
has placed in rehearsal Hawaiian
love story, by Ethelbert Hale, enu-
tied aloha Lei J. c. Huffman Will
stage the play. The opening will
take place in Stamford in two weeks
| Anna Heibel, winner of n Washing
| ton beauty contest and recipient OF u
; marriage proposal from congress-
man, will make her debut soon in
carl Cartoons "Tangerine," at the
New York Casino.
Dinita De Soria, the Spanish singer
appearing in "Thc OBrien Girl WAS
4 prima donna at the age OF thirteen
when she sang in a juvenile produce
ton in Porto Rico. She was for
merly in "Flo Flo
| The Peoples Players of New York
are rehearsing Charles Mackays
drama, LAS Ye Mould" preparatory
to opening a subscription season at
the Fifteenth Street Theater.
John Murray Anderson. whose ar
tis ic effo is W d. =" a. ~ me
| "Greenwich Village Follies. is at
White Sulphur Springs on a vacation.
when he returns to New York he
] will start a new musical play to be
tprOduced under his own management
f; Augustus Barrett has written the
\ score.
| Charles Dillingham; presented for
| firS Las I
Atlantic City his new musical comedy.
Good Morning Dearie." by Jerome
Kern and Anne Caldwell. The crit
| les gave it good send-off.
'"rhe Rose Girl" which opened the
new Ambassador Theater, in New
York, last season, was presented in
Stamford, Conn, Friday and Satur-
day and opens in Boston tomorrow
night, with Fred Hildebrand heading
the cast.
! Marie Carroll, recently of the play
1.-Two Blocks Away" has been added
to the cast OF Love Dreams" Miss
iCarroll was succeeded in 1.-TWO Blocks
Away" by Edna Hibbard.
''Phi-Phi." with Frances White as
the star. had it's opening in Atlantic
ICity last week and pleasing reports
of the production were forthcoming.
The title role is said to fit Miss White
like the proverbial kid glove
Doris Keane began, her seasons
ltour in "Romance" in New Haven
Hast week She will have new play,
THE Czarina." later in the season.
| Ruth Chatterton opened her season
lin Cleveland last week in Mary
Rose" and registered splendid start.
witt, A.. .o,,har, cF tho Giants
and Yankees were being feted and
Invited to theater parties last week.
John Charles Thomas. starring IN
The Love Letter" at the Globe
Theater, remembered the poor UNI
pires. Mr.. Thomas invited Messrs.
who announced the balls and strikes
lin the world series. TO see his per
formance in THE Love Letter The
quartet accepted and occupied
private box.
Ethel Barrymore is not, to do
play from the pen Of Alice Duer
Miller. despite published reports 70
| the contrary. The rumor evidently
arose from the fact that Miss Barry
more read play by Miss Miller no.
Ilong ago, but subsequently rejected
lit.
At last Mae Marsh is off on her re-
juvenated career as a star OF the
speaking stage. The auspicious event
took place Monday night in Plain
field, N. j., when the actress was pre-.
sented in the leading role of Brittle
Tho production is under the manage
ment of Richard G. Herndon; After
| two weeks '.in the eticks.'SS 1T Is
scheduled for a New York run.
OF the five new plays presented
for the first time last Monday night
in New York. every one is reported
to have registered success.
One of the purposes to which e. F.
| Albee is said to have pledged himself
in observing the third OF a century"
anniversary of the B. F. Keith circuit
of vaudeville theaters. is tire promo
| ton of American music and dancing.
During the coming season the Albee
management, 1t is announced. will
lextend every possible encouragement mt
to American musicians. both in the
vocal and instrumental fields; to
American authors and composers. and
American dancers, and to place every
facility at their service to present
their art before the public.
Manager Craerin announces that on
the calendar for Polls Theater for
the month Of November are scheduled
Spanish Love-" Irene" and "Mecca-"
while the San Carlo opera is booked
for December E. H. Sothern and Jul a
Marlowe are also on the calendar OF
attractions that are to come.
William Gillette will shortly ap-
pear in New York in 1.-THE Dream
Maker" based on story by Howard
l. Morton Mr.. Gillette is the author
| of the dramatization and the Charles
Frohman Company will be the pro-
ducer.
"Pop," by Frank Mandel and Oscar
Hammerstein. has been placed in re-
hearsal under the direction Of A. n.
Woods and Hammerstein. Q. P.
Heggie will have the leading role.
"rhe Reckoning" a play by Mar
jorie Chase, recently tried on tour by
a. H. Woods. is being rewritten by
will have the leading role.
This is Mark Twain season in
the theaters as well as in literary
circles. The admission OF the greatest
American humorist to the Hall of
Fame was almost coincident with the
successful revival of his great play,
"The Prince and the Pauper." and the
making OF the William Fox film ver-
sion Of Twain's famous comic ro-
King Arthur's Court"
Broadway is to see more Mark
Twain plays ere long. Anecdotes OF
his life are being recalled. and the
public is eager to know more about
This in spite Of his own ironical
challenge: "Why should I write for
posterity? Posterity never did any
thing for me-"
Dudley Digges has been engaged to
play, in the touring company for this
season, his original part in "Mr. PIN