The New York herald., 1922-07-28
American Plays
Only to Be Gipen
by John Golden
Winchell Smith, Frank Craven
and Montague Glass Among
the Authors.

John Golden. in Announcing his plans
for the coming season, says that only
American plays by American playwrights
will be presented by him. following his
policy In producing 'Lightnin'," THE
First Year and Turn to the Right"
This is in contrast to the policy OF al
most every other broadway manager,
who usually has several foreign plays
on his string.
His list includes comedies by Winchell
Smith, Frank Craven, Austin Strong,
Viola Brothers Shore, Montague Glass.
Arthur Richman, John Taintor Foote,
Mrs. Christopher Wyatt, Hale Hamilton,
Frank Bacon. Tom Gushing and Vincent
Lawrence.
Two hundred and twenty-seven play
ers are under contract with Golden
for the season, including such names as
Frank Bacon, Miss Marie Tempest
Frank Craven. Miss Grace La Rue. Hale
Hamilton. Tom Wise. Miss Helen Men
ken, George Gaul. Chic Sale, w. Graham
Browne, Bobby North, Milton and Dolly
Mobiles, Thomas jefferson. John w Ran
some, Gregory Kelly, Miss Ruth Gordon.
Tim Murphy, Thomas w. Ross, Miss Ida
st. Leon. Harry Davenport. Banks Win
ters. Miss Bessie Bacon, Ray l.. Royce,
Miss Maude Granger. Miss Anne Suth-
erland and Miss Madge Kennedy. whose
contract has just been signed
A new play by Winchell Smith. who
has written or staged all Golden's sue
cesses, will be produced. 1t has not yet
been titled, but Mr.. Smith is bringing
1t to completion at his Pennington,
Conn, home, and it will open at the Lit
tie Theater in November.
Two new plays by Frank Craven will
be produced--"Spite Corner" and EARLY
to Bed" Miss Madge Kennedy will be
starred in "Spite Corner" and it will
open at the Savoy Theater. Asbury
Park, on August J. The other Craven
play EARLY to Bed" is still unfinished.
but when ready Golden will produce 1t
with the vaudeville star Chic Sale.
Miss Marie Tempest, noted English
artist, will be put into a repertoire Of
new comedies. Her first appearance
will be in "A Serpent's Tooth" written
by Arthur Richman and staged by Rob-
ert Milton. which will open at Long
Branch on July 81
Seventh Heaven" by Austin Strong,
author Of "S Wise Fools has been
tried out and will reach broadway in
pher Wyatt, recently tried out at At
lantic City with Miss Grace La Rue
and Hale Hamilton, is set for an Oc-
tober opening.
Easy Come, Easy Co. by Montague
Glass; Viola Brothers Shores Happy
New Year." John Taintor Foote'S
Blister Jones" and Vincent Lawrences s
new play. Thrills" are scheduled to
follow promptly.
'"Thank-U," after it's eight months
run at the Longacre Theater. New York,
opens at the Cort Theater. Chicago on
August 20, with the original cast Tom
Wise has been especially engaged to
star In "3 Wise Fools" on an extended
Pacific coast tour. This is the fifth year
Of this comedy.
All told Golden will produce and send
out twenty companies. including the
original 'Lightnin" company headed by
Frank Bacon. now at the Blackstone,
Chicago, where it is nearing it's 500th
consecutive performance in that city.
Two other special companies have been
organized, in one OF which Liphtni1r BiH
will be played by Milton Mobiles and the
other by Thomas Jefferson.