Evening star., 1922-06-04

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Gently by Henry Miller. The cast in
cluded Mr. Miller, Blanche Bates,
Ruth Chatterton and Bruce McRea.
Irene Bordoni has closed her New
York engagement- in The French
Doll' and will spend the summer In
France: In September she will re-
turn to renew her tour in the play.
Harry. Irvine will diHect THE. House
Of Lorrimer," Rachel Crother's new
play. which opens at the Threshold
Playhouse, New York.
Florence Reed has left the cast of
The Divine Crook" which was re-
Gently tried out in New York.
Paul Gordon has succeeded Courte-
& 9f The Ruhison;% nov running IN IN
play Violet Heming's role.
.Francine Larrimore. who has re-
gently closed her season in Nice
Europe.
The Shuberts announce for the
early fall Eleanor Painter in a new
operatta. entitled THE Lady of the
Rose" one of the big successes of the
present London season.
Remy Carpen. young French ac-
tress. who arrived in New York last
week. will make her first appearance
az an English speaking actress in
with Gemier in, Paris for several
years.
Alfred Lunt. we'll remembered here
and later as Billie Burke's leading
man. was married recently in New
york to Lynn Fontaine, the English
actress, in .n,cx who was Tss seen last season
spent in Atlantic City.
After watching the work of Mary
Servoss for over a year. David Belas-
co has placed her under contract for
number of years She will appear
in a new play in the near future.
Having closed "Tangerine." Julia
Sanderson will make a short tour of
the Keith circuit as single" doing
songs and dances.
Sessue Hayakawa, the Japanese
motion picture star, who is to appear
next season. in a new play under the
management Of the Shuberts. and Wal
ter Jordan left last week for California
to resume film work
Helen MacKellar will appear for
hye weeks in Keith vaudeville in a
mick's The Storm In which she Gre
ated the leading role. The fire scene
is retained as originally played.
Richman. in which Ruth Chatterton
Is now appearing at the. Columbia
Theater. San Francisco, is said to
have scored great success there.
Miller for production next season by
the Charles Frohman Company, and
Henry Miller undertook to give it a
preliminary production on the coast
Lionel Atwell will appear in yaude-
Vile under the Keith MANAGEMENT
this summer in dramatic sketch
sy HaFsi fa" Sy hs W0af e Hs M he
While rumors have been flying
thick an,a1 ana fast recently 'regarding the
Cohan Theater. in New York. the
new name will not be attached to it
until after the close of The engage
Fool" 1t may be called the Commo-
dore.
]. Hartley Manners The National
Anthem will be produced at the
future. with Mile. Marthe Regnier in
the leading role.
Henry Miller was elected president,
oGoI go W. SoHdH vice PRESIDENT, How
ard Kyle secretary and Ruth Chatter
ton treasurer at the annual meeting
Of the Actors Fidelity League last
week.
Ed Wynn is reported to have writ
ten a musical comedy based on the
radiophone, entitled Listening In"
which Is to be presented next season
Charles Ruggles is to have the
leading'role in A. II. Woods produc-
tion of an adaptation by Walter de
been called Who's Who" and "A
Flapper in the Family"
After Marylin Miller had made the
announcement of her engagement to
Jack Pickford Mr.. Ziegfeld held a
lengthy conference with her. and AZ a
result the marriage has been put off
year, and perhaps forever, as her
manager is opposed to the match.
big hit in the title role of Sally in
London, is to be seen in this country
next season in the same part, in only
the larger cities.
More than seventy-fve convalescent
soldiers from Walter Reed Hospital
will be the guests of the management
of Glen Echo Park Tuesday for an
open house" at ali the attractions, so
far as these boys are concerned. After
they have made the tour of the park
they will be taken in charge by
members of the Sisterhood of Eighth
Street Temple. headed by Mrs Harry
W. Hahn, and treated to "eats and
goodies"
Fannie Brice is giving Around the
World" in Keith vaudeville The
songs were written by Blanche Mer-
rill.
The first employe of Keith's to reap
for his heirs the benefit of the en-
ployes' insurance plan adopted by
the Keith management is William
Clemons. the aged caretaker of the
promenade lounge of the theater. who
died last week at his home in Dean
wood Heights. His two daughters
will receive the proceeds. Clemons
was for years with the Metropolitan
Club. and then became one of the
Keith force. his services covering
about four years to the day of his
death.
Billy Miller and Steve Champlin,
who wrote "Hard-Boiled Hampton
for Harry Holman, are working on
another comedy for the popular come
diap