Evening star., 1922-05-28

ToHN ROBE, stage manager of THE
- Goldfish" in which Marjorie Ram
beau is appearing. has written the
lyric of a song entitled Il Loved Her.
But She Moved Away. which is
played on a photograph in the first
act of the comedy. The song is also
mentioned three or four times in the
dialogue between Jenny Jones Miss
Rambeau) and Jim Weatherby (Wil-
fred LytelD who, in the play. is a
plugger for a music publishing firm.
Nan Halperin. whose parody i'm
preston of the fiapper is one of the
features of Make 1t Snappy" has
introduced a burlesque of the female
reformer, whom she describes in the
program as an .'inveterate right
thinker.
Naro and Zita Lockford. principal
dancers in The Rose of Stamboul,"
will return to Paris in July for a
siX-week engagement at the Follies
BerSere, following which they will
take the first boat back to America
and resume their engagement with the
Z Viennese operetta at the Century
lTheater. The trip to Paris. it Is. said,
comes as a result of a contract made
two years ago.
More than a25.OOO people are said to
have witnessed The Rose of Stam-
Barton and Marion Green are appear
ing. since il was produced at the Cen
tury Theater. New York, March Z.
Cecil Lean and Cleo Mayfield star
ring in The Blushing Bride" signed
contracts last week with Sigmund
Romberg, who composed the music,
To provide score for musical COM
edy by Mr.. Lean, which they will use
In conjunction with The Biushing
Bride next season in their musical
repertoire theater in New York.
Lee Shubert is conducting negotia-
tions for the presentation of Bios
som Time" in London next season.
The present company will be held
intact for a long tour of the principal
american cities following rs New
fork engagement, and company
VIII be recruited specially il Eng
land for the London production. Sew
eral leading English producers, it is
said, have bid for the rights TO the
operetta.
The Bat" reached its 750th per-
formance at the Morosco Theater. New
york, last Wednesday night and still
going strong.
Ethel Lerey returns to Keith vaude-
vile this week, having closed Go
Easy, Mabel" at the Longacre Thea
ter, New York, last week.
Allan Pollock. who makes his DEBUT
as an actor-manager with the pro-
duction of "A Pinch Hitter" next
Thursday night in New York, has added
J. NJ. kerrigan to the cast.
The Selwyns announce they have
accepted an offer to present Barney
Bernard and Alexander Carr in Part
nerS Again" at Moscow but as this
will follow the London run starting
IN 1928. many things may happen by
the time the two stars get around to it,
Joe Weber and Lew Fields have
agreed to reunite for the Friars'
Frolic next Sunday. when their pooh
room scene will open the way for
more "reminiscences from the old
guard. Sam Bernard and William
Collier. who were in the original ca ST.
also will be revived for the occa-
sion.
Archibald Selwyn left New York
yesterday for Berlin to inspect a play
by Carl Meinhard and Rudolf Ber-
duce here next season as THE Mys-
teriOuS Affair.""
Sam H. Harris will produce a mu-
steal comedy next season in which the
Duncan sisters will be featured.
West of Pittsburgh" by George S.
Kaufman and Marc Connolly. was
presented last week for the first time
in Atlantic City. 1t may be shown in
New York in the fall
Charles Dillingham; will make ar
rangements to produce Good Morn