The New York herald., 1922-12-24

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r. Powers recently turned over to pos
terity when he left the cast
'Barnum Was Right" having been
rewritten, will take out its second
papers at Washington, ID. c., on New
Years Eve. and Louis r. Werba eX-
poets to prove that Werba was right.
Virginia with Tessa Kosta,
weighed anchor at Wilmington last
Friday, piloted by the Shuberts. ''The
Sporting Thing to Do" with Emily
Stevens, will take Atlantic City into
its confidence on January Is. and
Thompson Buchanan, the author. is in
town from California to feel all the
pangs Of a proud father.
Arnold DAILY is at present rehearsing
new play. name and pedigree un-
known.
Thomas j. Fallon. who dramatized
"The Last Warning" has written an
other play--one OF seventeen, he
frankly admits. This one is called
The Moose" and it will soon be ready
TO snare patronage. II will not be
presented by Goldreyer and Mindlin,
but will be produced by a firm called
Capitals Productions. with the author
as one OF his own hackers.
The next Goldreyer and Mindlin pro-
duction will be Christine NorInan's
new play. though as matter OF strict
f1fnnOlnprU oh hn Nc. hax,
just completed their second production
--refurnishing their new offices in the
best Belasco manner. Miss Norman's
husband, a we'll known lawyer, was
previously thought to be behind II,
but Miss Norman writes In, with
spirit of commendable restraint, that
this is the first time he has ever been
accused of being an angel. While she
pleads guilty of having sold it to Mike
and Mike through Sanger and Jordan,
she exonerates herself Of all suspicion
of starring in 1t.
Goldreyer and Mindlin recently
turned down an offer of $4,000 for the
film rights of 1.-THE Last Warning"
doing it without holding their breath.
They prefer to wait till it has ex-
hausted its stage run-and the film
market may be higher.
Anne Morrison. one Of the principal
players in the Boston company Of
THE Bat" has written a play, "How
Much Do You Love Me?" which Is now
in the hands of John Golden It was
earlier submitted to David Belasco
but he cordially and benignly declined
it Some time ago it was tested in the
fire of Toronto by a stock company
Most Of the members of this company
of "The Bat" by the way. seem ia
have a streak of playwriting in them.
They have all written plays or vaude-
ville sketches, and even the electri-
clan composed a piece called THE
Gorilla" which is bound to be pro-
duced this season.
Incidentally another company Of
"The Bat" has been one of the few
shows that have been cleaning up in
the arid regions of the Southwest. II
is nothing for 1t to do $4,000 a night
in the one night stands. and 1t can
yank $4,000 across the counter for
the week without turning a hair.
"Blossom Time" win be Christmas
present for Syracuse. the company
being booked there for return en-
gagenent. since 1t has now been dis
covered that Schubert's music is pop
ular.
"Liliom," it now develops, is being
sent on the road by the Shuberts, and
Is reported to have been the most
prosperous of all the Theater Guild
productions which left the shelter of
New York.
THE Blackmailers," with which
Wilmer and Vincent will signalize
their return to the first line theaters
at Easton on January 8. was written
by Barry Connors. and Claiborne Fos-
ter and Hal Crane will be consumed
with emotion IN the leading roles
After four weeks of setting up exer-
cises on the road this melodrama
comes to New York, where the pro-
ducers are already casting Sleeps
eyes at a couple OF theaters.
An interesting situation has de-
veloped in connection with Listening
In" e. S. Moss Is said to be the chief
backer Of this play. Moss Is one OF
the leading figures associated with the
Il. F. Keith circuit. The Keith circuit
is competing with the Shuberts for
attention in vaudeville. The Shuberts
control the Bijou Theater. Listening
In" Is at the BiJou
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