Evening star., 1921-08-14
In the The Spotlight

UpTHE SIX-FIFTY." by Kate Nc
Laurin, will be placed in re-
hearsal August % by Lee Kugel.
Norma Phillips. we'll known in the
films will be soon on tour in The
Bat"
Martha Hedman returned from Eu-
rome last week. She will be seen the
coming season in Daniel"
Basil Dean arrived in New York
last week to produce The Blue La
yoon" for the Shuberts. The piece
will be produced early in September.
"R,uebeard's Eighth Wife" which
opens early next month. was piaceu IA
rehearsal last week ana Will oe given
q try-out at Atlantic CITY
Rexford Kendrick will be in SON
va" Marc Klaw's first production oI
the season, which opens IN new 1orh
tomorrow night. with Violet hemihs
and Otto Kruger in the ieadlns foieS'
NJ II Gilmore has been engaged to
stage THE Triumph of Y" play py
the late Carlos Wupperman, wnich
Jessie Bonstelle will present In as
sociation with the Shuberts-
Doris Kenyon is rehearsing the lead,
ing feminine role in The Love Cnel'
in which the Selwyns Will present
LOO Carillo at the Strand Theater'
Far Rockaway, August IL.
Plymouth Theater, New York. Will
omen the last of this month. win
Marjorie Rambeau in new play py
Zoe Atkins. Miss Rambeau is an
nearing by arrangement with A. n.
Woods, who has a five-year contract
with the actress.
H. R. Marinelli, acting for Cochran.
the London theatrical manager, mas
practically closed with Harry L. Cort'
manager of shuttle Along" now play
ing in New York. for the entire COM
nany to open in London around the
holidays.
Nance o'Nein will start rehearsing
'aThe Passion Flower" in New YORK
tomorrow. Her tour starts late TINS
month, and she will go to the Paclnc
coast.
March Hares" and Drifting" had
their first presentation last week, the
former at Stamford. Conn, and the
latter at Atlantic City. Both are re-
ported to have been well received.
Thomas P. Robinson, author of
''The Skylark," which hit the break
ers in New York last week. will have
three more new plays this season.
including the Harvard prize play.
1.-The Copy" produced by Oliver Mo-
Iosco.
"Tangerine." all frightened up.
opened it's season last week in New
York, with Julia Sanderson and Carle
Carleton in the star roles. John f.
Hazard and Frank Crummit head the
supporting cast.
Rehearsals started last week for
"Wait Till We're Married" rural
comedy drama which oliver Morosco
will present for the first time in this
city.
John wenger is designing the set
tfngs for Martin Browns The Great
Music" which the SelwynS will pro-
duce Mr.. Wenger has also designed
the sets for THE Poppy God" which
opens in New York the last of this
month.
THE Detour," a serious play by
Owen Davis, has been placed in re-
hearsal. Augustin Duncan is staging
the production and plays the leading
role, with Effie Shannon opposite.
Brock Pemberton has engaged Ray
mond Bloomer for one of the princi-
pal male roles in Swords" the play
in which Clare Eames will have the
leading role. Sydney Howard. the
author, arrived in New York last
week and is watching the rehearsals.
Howard Hickman. author of ''The
Skirt" in which Bessie Barriscale
will make her return to the stage,
will play Curley. one of the cowboys.
Benjamin Glazer has acquired the
American and English rights to three
plays by Michael ArtZybashoff-
Jealousy" Enemies" and THE Law
of the Savage" The first to be pro-
duced in America will be Jealousy"
new producing firm. headed by
Leon De Costa, will present a musical
play, Page Miss Venus" early. in Oc-
tober. Lewis Allen Brown and Ade-
laide French. authors of please Get
Married. wrote the book, and the
lyrics and music are by Mr.. De Costa.
Vladimir Rosing. Russian tenor.
who is claimed by English music
critics as the leading opera and con-
cert singer of Russia. and who has
been winning success in the British
Isles in programs of Italian. French.
German. Spanish. English and Ameri-
can songs, is due to arrive early in