Evening star., 1922-10-29
In the Spotlight

President Theater "Smilin' Through"
Jane Cowrs famous stage success.
! also will be presented in the near
! future by the President Players.
| Cyril Scott. the featured player of
/ THE Man on the Balcony. made his
| first appearance as a young man in
, Augustin Days company in 1883.
= Previously. as Schoolboy. he had
| performed in minstrel show.
| Lillian Brennard who is appearing
| this week at the Garrick. was MEM
] h"- of Sir Henry lr"ings company
! during his last engagement. She was
! also with Margaret Angiin In caro-
, line" and has appeared in long list
| of plays. inc'ud ng lombard, Ltd.
! and a Bill of Divorcement.
| Attractions booked for the Shubert-
| Belasco for the month of November
! include Herman Timberg with his
"FrolicS of 1922" Blanche Ring ana
, Charles Winninger in LAS You Were
and Gimme Thrill" the latter listed
as one of the greatest dancing shows
! on the Shubert circuit.
| Michael Fokine. the famous dancing
, master. staged the Russian number
which Is n part of the Gertrude HON.
| man program.
| The Weber and Fields attraction
/ this season is said to have the ais-
| tinction of breaking every box once
! record in the houses already played.
: Jean Mccoy OF the Gertrude Hof-
I man company is real college CIR !.
| She is a graduate of the University OF
Washington. member of the Phi
! Beta Pi fraternity and will cast her
! first vote in the next presidential eiec-
J ton. Her stage career is pastlne'
! for she comes from wealthy familE.
! Irene Conner. twenty years old and
| a teacher Of ballet and classical dane
ing in Bridgeport. Conn. has joined
| the ballet of THE Lady in Ermine,
at the Ambassador Theater. New
! York In order to continue her
! classes, Miss Conner will commute to
| and from her home. This is said 10
| be the first time in the experience OF
| the Shuberts that commuter has
| ever been signed for the ensemble OF
| musical production.
Thin Ice" the new play by Perci-
! val knight, Is a drama OF married
! life in a Long Island suburban col
F., ony. whitney Nelson and his wife
Helen are on bad terms. While the
| former has taken to drink, Helen is
diyers4ng herself with a sweetheart
! The domestic tangle increases when
! her belief in her husband is under
mined by gossip relating t" his alb
, sence in California two years earlier
, Divorce is threatened. and every in
dication points to a permanent rift in
| the Nelson household. when the truth
: clears away the clouds of unhappi-
ness.
/ Sam II. Harris presented Rain"
with Jeanne Eagels in the leading
role. for the first time In Philadelphia.
The piece is based on story by Somer-
set Maugham. the authors being John
Cotton and Clemence Randolph.
Moore & Megley, producers Of
molly Darling" are preparing to or
ganize two other companies. One Is
to appear in Philadelphia and the
other in Boston.
Partners Again.. now running in
New York. will be transferred to Chi
cago. November II. to make room for
the big production Of johannes
Kreisler," by the Selwyns.
David BeIasco's long-awaited pro-
duction of THE Merchant of Venice.
with David Warneld as Shylock. Will
be seen at the Lyceum Theater, New
York. Thursday night. December Il.
Reports of Mr.. Belasco's Shakespear-
can production have heen in the air
for some time. but the official an
nouncement last week marks the hrst
word that has come from tho pro-
ducer. Mr.. Warfields Portia VIII be
actress Of ability.
Gilbert Miller. in conjunction with
wagenhals & Kemper. plans to pre-
sent Avery Hopwood's why Men
Leave Home" in London later IN the
season.
Charles Dillingham; and F. Ziegfeld
have acquired the American rights to
The Cabaret Girl" which Is now w
holding forth IN London. according to
a cable received. This is the play with
music by Jerome Kern In which Dorothy
Dickson has the title role.
A full-sised musical play will be
fashioned by Milton Aborn out OF the
vaudeville sketch The China Blue
Plate" based on an old legend OF the
orient. The sketch was shown Tor
the first time in Brooklyn and the
around the holidays.
There is a strong likelihood OF New
York seeing Cyril Maude on the stage
again before the winter has passed.
A cable has been received In New York
disclosing tho Information that he has
obtained the American rights to the
dramatixation Of "1f Winter Comes
and IL planning to present himself In II
in this country this season.
Production work on michael
oHalloran." the first of series Of
screen adaptations Of her popular
novels, has begun, under the personal
supervision Of Gene stratton Porter.
the novelist. at the Thomas H. Ince
studios. James Leo Meehan is direct
ing, with Mrs. Porters daughter.
Jeanette Helen Porter. as assistant.
and Tennant Wright as production
manager. Mrs. Porter will produce
also "The Girl Of tho Limberlost."
Her Fathers Daughter" ''Laddie,"
Daughter Of the Land" and AT the
Foot Of the Rainbow"
Among the novelties just issued BY
Century Is "Just Dogs" q two-reel
comedy, in which all the actors are
animals. The principal parts arc taken
by Pal the bulldog; Joe. the monkey.
and Camisole. another talented canine.
The action circles around the safe,
which is circumvented by Pal as the
aerial police.
al Herman directed it, and the ma
tional committee for better Aims is
said to have marked 1t as suitable
for children Of any age.
Showing winter scenes In pictures
to summer audiences, and the reverse,
seems to be one way of moderating
temperatures in theaters. When the