The Washington herald., 1922-06-25
New York Theater Season
Faces a Delayed Opening
Producers Reluctant to Begin Operations
Until Financial Conditions in the Play
house Show Improvement.

AT this time of the year. the
Broadway theater impressarios are
usually announcing from two-score
10 fifty new attractions for New
York presentation in the autumn.
Conditions In the theater, however.
are very unsettled and there Is a
general reluctance on the part of
the managers to announce plans for
the season Of 1929. Under the
circumstances, II Is possible that
the autumn stage season will get
under way somewhat later than
usual.
From various sources. however.
come bits of information which
make possible the announcement of
an incomplete list of plays scheo-
uled for Broadway engagements in
the fall. among which, il is believed.
will be Bayard Veiller's The Di-
vine Crook" which may or may not
have Marjorie Rambeau as its star.
The new Vaughan play. East of
Suez." in which Pauline Frederick
will return to the stage, will reach
the Times Square Theater probably
In September. Frank Tinney, in a
musical something called 'Daffy-
Dill" is already announced for the
Apollo late in August. The Selwyns
will begin operations in October,
when they will offer The Exciters."
q comedy by Martin Brown, probably
with Ina Claire and Alan Dinehart
IN its cast; Claiming Pollock's The
Fookr> with Richard Bennett; Jane
Cowi in a new play. and the Ger
raa1ndrann
Affair"
The German farce called who's
Who" is scheduled to reopen the
Eltinge some time in August. A
fair guess Cor the Plymouth is
Lionel Barrymore in the new O'Neill
play. The Fountain" 1t is a play
Of the Ponce de Leon period, and a
departure for Mr.. O'Neill.
William Harris's first production
will probably be a new Booth Tark-
ington play, "Cunnel Blake" orig
inally designed for Lionel Barry
more, which will have Alfred Lunt
in its leading role.
Mines The Romantic Age" seems
scheduled for the Klaw. Mr.. Klaw
also has Elsie Ferguson and The
Wheel" but they will probably come
along later. shore Leave" by HUI
bert Osborne. will be produced at
the Lyceum by David Belasco, with
Frances Starr. The Bataille play,
La Tendresse" seems to be sched-
uled for Henry Miller's Theater, with
Mr.. Miller and perhaps Blanche
Bates in its cast.
Sam H Harris's most promising
production to date is Vincent Law
rence's Weary Wives" but William
Anthony Maguire's It's a Boy" is
soon to be revealed in Atlautic City.
Fred Stone will occupy the Globe
with new show. The new produc-
ing organization at the Belmont an
nounces Louis X. Anspacher's That
Day" as its first play.
A fair guess for the Morosco when
The Bat" departs late in August
is the new Leo Carrillo play, Mike
Angelo" soon 10 be tried out in Los
Angeles Ethel Barrymore. as al
ready announced. will pre-empt the
Longacre for the season. Her
Temporary Husband" by Edward
Paulton. is the logical candidate for
the Frazee. William Courtenay will
be starred. give and Take" a COM
edy by Aaron Hoffman. will be seen
at the Astor. Lew Fields and prob
ably Sam Bernard will be the stars.
Seventh Heaven" by Austin
Strong. seems likely to come to the
Gaiety. On the other hand. Mr.. Err
langer has a play by James Forbes,
The Endless Chain" and is re-
ported to be delaying the definite
booking of the Gaiety until this
play Is tried out.
whispering Wires" by Kate L.