Evening star., 1922-09-17
In the Spotlight

CIGMUND ROMBERG has written
~ the score for "Springtime of
Youth" which the Shuberts are pro-
ducing.
Poor Richard" a play by Louis
Evan Shipman. dealing with the life
of Benjamin Franklin. will be pro-
duced soon by the Shuberts.
Thin Ice. instead of "Clean Close"
will he the title of the comedy by
Percival Knight, whose first presen-
tation takes place at New London Sep
tember %.
Daisy Markham. the English ac-
tress- producer. will make her Ameri-
can debut in a drama scheduled for
production early in October.
"The Love Child" modern drama
in four acts. by Henri Bataille, adapt
ed for the American stage by Martin
Brown. is in rehearsal. The play Will
be produced by A. H. Woods. in asso-
citation with Charles Wagner.
Ina Claire made her debut last
Monday night in Baltimore in THE
Awful Truth" Arthur Richman's new
tomorrow night
Rehearsals of Vera" a Russian
play. which Herman Bernstein has
adapted for the American stage, start
this week under the direction of
Leonid Snegoff.
Paul Nicholson. Albert Sackett. Ar
thur Linden, Edward Poland, Florence
Chapman and Myra Hampton have
been engaged for Sweet Petunia,'
Wilson Collisions new comedy.
L. Lawrence Weber and William B.
Friedlander's new revue, Main Street
Follies," opens at the Academy OF
Music, Baltimore. tomorrow night.
Doris Keane began rehearsing The
Czarina" last week and opens her tour
in Hartford October 2.
Four new plays will be produced the
coming season by Max MARGIN. The
first, THE Faithful Heart" already
successfully presented in London. was
placed in rehearsal last week. This
week Mr.. MARGIN will start rehearsals
of Mary, Get Your Hair Cut" a COM
edy of his own authorship. Later he
will produce Give and Take" by
Samuel Shipman.
Edna Hibbard has been engag ged for
a prominent role in Queen of Hearts"
in which Nora Bayes will be starred.
That Day" by Ledis X. Anspacher.
was placed in rehearsal last week
and is carded for New York show
ing early next month.
George NJ. Cohan thinks so well of
$50 This Is London" now running in
New York, that he contemplates or
fanizing a special. company to tour
the larger cities.
Cecil Lean and Cleo Mayfeld. in
"The Blushing Bride" opened their
season last week in Chicago before a
packed house.
Lillian Walker (Dimples), we'll re-
membered by screen patrons, is going
on the speaking stage in Sweet Pc
tunia."
Florence Reed has come under the
direction of Charles Dillingham;. whe
will star her in a new play. AS the
play will not be ready for some time,
he has arranged with A. H. Woods to
have Miss Reed first appear in the
principal role of East of Suez." which
opens in New York next Thursday
night.
Arthur G. Delamater has accepted
for immediate production The Door
mat" comedy drama, in three acts.
Dy u. .. SHciuoH
Delay in obtaining passport has
compelled Jacob Ben-Ami 20 abandon
his proposed trip to Berlin to see
"The Mysterious Tales of Hoffman,"
in which he Is to act in this country,
under the direction of the Selwyns.
Robert Edeson opened in Hartford
last week in '"The Last Warning
drama from the pen Of Thomas Fall
lon. The piece is based on The
House of Fear" a story by Wads-
worth Camp Wood.
Florence Nash has been engaged for
the role of the Montague Girl in
Merton of the Movies." in which
Glenn Hunter will have the title role.
Anne Nichols, whose comedy, "Abie's
Irish Rose is now running in New
York, has made arrangements with
Augustus Pitou to produce VA Song
at Twilight" her latest comedy. A
woman star will be seen in this play
which is to have it's initial showing
early next month.
Sam H. Harris will present "Pome-
roy's Past" by Glare Hummer, with
Roland Young and Laura Hope Crews