Evening star., 1922-06-18
Heard In the Lobbies.

HARRY NJ. CRANDALL. owner of
the Crandall theaters and First Ma
tional franchise in the Washington
territory returned to the capital
last night after having served for two
weeks on the rotating advisory COM
mittee in First Nationals home Office
in New York.
Much curiosity has been manifest
ed by patrons of Metropolitan Ttea-
ter-.as to the source of Marshall
Neiian's title for his latest prod
uction, Fools First" The title was
borrowed from a statement once
made by Robert Louis Stevenson: II
have seen wicked men and fools,
many of both, and l believe that both
get paid in the end-but the fools
first.'
When Constance Talmadge was a
star under the Selznick banner her
most popular leading man was Har-
rison Ford In Ter recent First Ma
tional releases Kenneth Harlan has
shared principal honors with her. In
THE Primitive Lover" both popular
men are prominently cast.
All Of the sennett comedians and
beauties that brought fame to the
name appear in "Oh, Daddy"-Ford
Sterling, Charlie Murray. Louise
Fazcnda. Kalla Pasha, Dot Farley.
Billy Bevan. Mildred June. kewpie
famous dog. and practically every
one around the place except Sennett
himself.
Harry F.. Lohmeyer. manager OF tf e
Avenue Grand Theater. is GONZALES
off nf q n.
Grafton recently undergone at Car
field Hospital. Mr.. Lohmeyer Is not
vet able to leave the hospital, but Is
improving remarkably from day to
Gay.
With the new cooling system in
stalled at the Garrick Theater. the
auditorium is now twenty degrees
cooler than the temperature outside
by actual test, says Manager L. Stod-
dard Taylor.
Among the stars scheduled to ap-
pear at the Garrick Theater in July
is Thomas w. Wise. He will fea-
tured in "The Gentleman from Mis-
sissippr' and "Cappy Ricks.'
Washington now hae its own Jerry
Farrar. She is Sara Agnes Farrar.
the ingenue of the Garrick Players,
who has been Jerry" to her inti-
mates ever since she decided to take
up footlight career.
"Slippy McGee," the drama from the
we'll known novel, is the play which
is registering a sensational success
with stock companies everywhere.
although it was turned down by all OF
the Broadway managers II mas run
five consecutive weeks with the ST.
James Players in Boston. and Garry
O nj
Garrick, has received the manuscript
preliminary to it's early presentation
here by the local company.
Negotiations are now under way by
the Garrick management for the early
Rennie, Edmund Breese and William
Faversham, all to show under the
visiting star system, supported by the
Garrick Players. Rennie. who Is the
husband Of Dorothy Gish and was
seen here recently as leading man 7!
would portray his original role in the
comedy POT Luck; Edmund Breese
plans to revive the sensational Charles
Klein success, "The Lion and the
Mouse" while Faversham's appear
ance would be in one of his earliest
triumphs, THE World and His Wife.
Gerald oliver Smith and Dennis
King, the two English actors with
the Garrick Players, had the distinc-
ton the past week of entertaining
thousands in an unseen audience
when their voices were broadcasted
by radio Wednesday night. Both
possess singing voices OF merit, which
will be heard from the Garrick stage
soon, when a musical comedy produc-
ton will be presented.
William Harrigan was an assistant
to william De Mile when the Broad
hurst drama, Bought and Paid For.
was filmed for the screen. In the
picture version. Walter HERS. the
rotund comedian. played the role
which Harrigan has enacted for six
years on the speaking stage. The
experience of the legitimate actor
proved especially valuable for the In
terpretation Of the screen performer.
Ralph e. Bushman, son Of Francis
x. Bushman, is in the cast OF When
Love Is Young at Keith's this week.
August Kleineke continues to WELD
the baton for Frizi Scheff, who heads
Keith;s bilI next week.