The New York herald., 1922-07-23

reported domestic one. 1t is said tha
and that the engagement between
them dissolved into thin air some time
ago. AS a matter of fact, friends say
when their engagement was first men
toned they were not for the time
being on speaking terms-but you
know how it is with an engaged
couple Miss Pennington was last
under the Ziegfeld banner about four
years ago.
The itinerary of "Sally" when 1t
starts operations again is submitted as
follows for the benefit of those who
want to arrange their fall social en-
gagements accordingly: Boston again
for eight or ten weeks. Philadelphia
for six weeks, and then no! for Chi
cago.
1t is being bruited around that Mr..
Zegfeld is associated with John Col
den in the forthcoming production Of
'.The Serpcnt's Tooth" Mr.. Ziegfeld,
It is understood, had the contract for
Miss Tempest, falling heir to it by
virtue of the affiliation of the Err
Dillingham; -Ziegfeld group with
Charles Frohman. Inc. her earlier
sponsors. and Golden had the play by
Arthur Richman to match. So deal
was fixed up.
Frank Bacon is still writing plays,
though none of them have been ac-
cepted for production by Golden. How
ever, this won't prevent thin from
opening in "Lightnin" on Labor Day
at Boston nor from cultivating his
garden with perfect equanimity this
summer.
His Chicago run was just as pros
porous, proportionately. as his New
York engagement in this record
breaker. For twenty-five weeks out
there Bacon is reported to have aver
aged a weekly business of 100000.
Toward the close. however. even this
Gibraltar among plays felt the effect
Of the heat. and it slumped to $4,000.
incidentally, Bacon, who as star and
coauthor has had his pickings of
much of this prosperity is said to
have held on to the fortune he made
in the last few years from this play.
wherein he differs from the great run
of actors. While glittering success did
not come to him till late in life, they're
not likely ever to give any benefits
for Frank Bacon.
An instance is shown in Nancy We'll
ford of the manner in which a youth
full stars calary can shoot up toward
the skyscraper level in a few years.
especially with a fat engagement in
vaudeville to help it along. This
sprightly and attractive miss, daugh-
ter OF the well kffown comedian, Dallas
Wexford, had a leading part in the late
William Rocks vaudeville revue last
season. seized her opportunity and
made the most of it-for Rock was
something of Ziegfeld himself when
IL came to the two a day-until pres
entity il had become imperative for the
press agent to tell the wide world she
vas another of William Rocks finds"
She had taken her place with Frances
White and others of that gallery, and
arrived.
other day when she was engaged by
Edward Royce for his forthcoming
production of THE Marriage of Kitty
81 a salary that was said to match $500
week perfectly. No one would have
Gared whisper such a sum for youth
fu star in the days when Miss Wexford
hrst came to public notice by running
away from home as a small girl and
towing away on a steamship lifeboat
in order to accompany her father
across the ocean.
Another recruit for The Marriage
If Kitty" is Hal Skelly, who accom-
rodated his legs so neatly to the fur
i'ture while dancing around in "The
sight Boat"
Another historic instance of the rise
~ the human species is submitted in
'ha case OF AL Jones. chief producer of
re "Greenwich Village Follies." Once
he was a lowly Broadway ticket agent.
and look at him now! In addition to
being the fountain head of the Latin
QNarter "Folies,' he is a partner in
controlling the Fitzgerald Building
viii NidA OpieScl anu JUG LcpIdls'
which also illustrates the way you
can't keep a good ticket broker down,
though he may keep his rates down.
--
The Greenwich Village Follies,' by
the way. starts rehearsing next week,
30 II ought to be ready TO shower down
on New York around Labor Day. In
the cast of principals so far. in addi-
ton TO Savoy and Brennan. who have
already hired their individual publicity
representative to assure their public
vell in advance that they will be on
aand on the opening night, are Carl
George--the necessary young woman