Evening star., 1922-07-30
In the Spotlight

MARIE TEMPEST is 70 appear un-
der John Golden's management,
in "A serpent's TOOTH" at Arbury
Park tomorrow night.
| Leonore Uric gave her 275th rer-
formance Of the name role in "Kiki."
before a large audience. last Tuesday
night at the Belasco Theater, New
I York
Edith Day has returned to New
| York from London to begin rehearsals
for the leading part in the musical
version of "The Marriage of Kitty"
which Edward Royce will present
early in September.
! William A. Brady and Grace George
(Mrs. Brady returned to New York
last week, after three months spent
! abroad in search Of new stage ma
terial.
A new comedy, Lights Out" which
! opens in New York August Il. is in re-
| hearsal. Robert Ames, who has been
engaged for one Of the principal parts.
has been put under five-year con-
tract by Mrs Henry B. Harris, who is
, sponsoring this play.
| A brand-new musical comedy nov
| city, entitled "Oh. JOY" under the di-
rection Of Lewis T. Rogers, was shown
| in Lang Branch last week and is said
to have received a rousing reception.
1t will be shown in New York shortly.
| The young American soprano. Doro-
thy Francis. who was. successful last
season in the revival of "The Merry
Widow. has been singing in France
and Italy with much success. She re-
turns to this country next month.
| Madge Saunders. who is to play one
Of the principal parts in "Tons of
Money" a farce by Will Evans and
will produce early in the autumn. re-
turned to New York from a tour in
| Europe last week.
Julian Eltinge's forthcoming starring
vehicle by Glen McDonough and Raw
mond Hubbell, announced originally as
| The vanishing Lady," has had its title
changed to THE Elusive Lady" pre-
sumably because that takes up less
space on an electric sign.
| A. H. Woods. likewise shifting gears
on name. has altered the title of the
new Pauline Frederick play, already re-
christened Playing with Fire" to
Inc 1uilty One.
| Lone Wives" a farce in three
acts, taken from the German by
Walter De Leon and Mark Swan. was
placed in rehearsal last week, with
Charles Ruggles and his pet mus
tache featured.
BAIL Rathbone. recently in ..Ths.
Czarina. has been loaned by the
Charles Frohman Company to the
London production of Somerset
Maugham's East of Suez."
! The latest entrant into the theatri-
cal producing field is John Crom
i well, stage director. In connection
| with William A. Brady he will pro-
duce the new comedy by Henry Hull
entitled Manhattan" Mr. Cromwell
has been stage manager for Mr.
/; Brady for several years. Mr.. Hull
/ is appearing at the present time in
1.-The Cat and the Canary"
| Margaret Lawrence arrived in New
! York last week after several weeks
| vacation in Europe. She is to appear
| in A. L. Erlanger's new play. THE
Endless Chain" by James Forbes.
Henry b. waIthan. the famous
Little Colonel in THE Birth of a
f! Nation" is to appear on the dramatic
; stage tt" coming season in a play by
/ Ethel Citizen.
| Rehearsals started last week of
+; the new Louis Evans Shipman play.
! "Fools Errant." which the Shnbe-ts
/ will present, in association with the
author
Emanuel Reicher sailed for Ger
, many last week for a vacation of
several weeks. Next season he will
present, among other plays, THE
Beaver Coat" by Gerhart Haupt-
| mann.
! The Shuberts have already sent
| Eleanor Painter and Robert Woolsey
! to London to look over THE Lady
; nf the Rose" which will be the next
| Century Theater. New York. produc-