Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03
In the Spotlig ht.

, comedian by adoption. will be a MEM
Der of the cast Of 1.-THE Three Graces,"
which Is scheduled to open at the
Empire Theater. London. this week.
This Is the new Franz Lehar opera.
last season in "The Yankee Pm
cess" Is to have the leading male
role.
earle Carlton. who promoted the
musical comedy. Irene" has en-
gagged Ned Wayburn to rehearse q
new musical play, Paradise Alley"
which is scheduled to open March 10
in Baltimore. going thance to At
iantic City and this city before max
ing for New York for a run. Helen
Shipman who scored a hit in Irene"
will have the'principal role.
Lewis Sloden and Jose Ruben will
produce The Woman Hunter" in its
original European form.
In the second act Of Merton Of the
Movies" Miss Jean Ford wears a
white skirt and red flannel overblouse
amused the other afternoon when
taking an automobile ride to see in
a neighbortng store replica of her
costume with the sign: Worn by
Movtes-special for this week at
S6.S8." Incidentally. Miss Fords out
fit cost her $50.
music-good music-and every spare
moment finds him in some gathering
devoted to the art. During the
operate season he has occasionally
been able to get in two Sunday after
noon performances, and manages
quite often to make the last act. OF
an opera.
Dodson Mitchell the character actor
is a member of the distinguish
ed theatrical family of Mitchells. His
aunt was the famous Maggie Mitchell
and his cousin, Julian Mitchell. the
well known director.
a list Of plays in which Dodson
Mitchell has appeared would seem
like q roster OF New York successes.
1t includes THE National Anthem
THE Tavern" Listening In" and
Home Fires" Mr.. Mitchell has
in which Madge Kennedy starred.
William Faversham has sold his
country estate, Westdown. near
Cold Spring Harbor and Huntington
on West Neck. to Mr.. Robert Graves
much-loved home of William Faver-
sham and his wife. the late Julia
Opp Faversham. and it was one of
the show places OF the north shore.
within a half mile Of Westdown.
Gerald du Maurier's famous London
play. 1.-The Dancers" in which Rich
ard Bennett has been starring at the
Broadhurst Theater. New York, will
in compliance with Mr.. BENEFITS re-
quest for permission to present the
play on tour this season.
At the dog show at the Coliseum
the past week, Mexie, a Chihuahua
(Mexican) dog. owned and exhibited
by Mrs. Harry Jarboe, wife of the
manager of the Gayety Theater, car
ried off as one Of the prizes a cake
baked by the chef of the Shoreham
hotel.
Bebe Almond. soubrette with Mol
lie Williams and Her Own Show"
measures just fifty-eight inches in
the big hits of the show. with a
beautiful voice ana her accomplish
ments as a dancer.
James Hervey Robinson, author of
one Of the most remarkable books of
the age, THE Mind in the Making"
has written letter indorsing Out
ward Bound" the startling play Will
liam Harris. jr.. Is presenting. DR..
Robinson writes: cit was a great
1 have been thinking and talking
about 1t ever since. 1t is, I believe,
a real dream play-not just a fake,
fairy tale dream such as we often
see. And being a real dream play.
il held the audience by its corre-
spondence with real dreams, although
they may not have perceived that 1t
was in the language of the deeper
self. Is 1t not possible that this play
initiates new and fresh technique
with noslibi1ifias
Arrangements have been made with
Max Reinhardt for the presentation
Of Outward Bound" in Berlin, late
in February