The Washington herald., 1922-07-16
BY WALTER r. EBERHARDT.

plays that producers announce they
have purchased here and abroad
are put on during the coming sea-
son, New York's hundred or more
odd theatsrs will be put on double
schedule to ep them running. 1t
has happened before this, however.
that a summer seed has failed to
blossom in December: and II is
quite probable that some of the
ntativc offerings for the season
must be regarded as possibilities
only. particularly II the. coming
season should prove worse than the
one just passed. which seems hardly
probable.
Among the most Imposing an
nouncements is that from Arthur
HOPKINS. who is caring for the fu-
ture OF the BarrymOres--Lionel and
Ethel. Early in September Ethel
barrymore Will start a two years
repertoire at the Longacre that will
include plays by Hauptman. Shake
speare. lbsen and Eugene O'Neill.
Eugene O'Ne,ll has also written a
play for Lionel Barrymore called
The Fountain" that will have its
premiere early in the season. Don
Marquis OF columnist fame has writ
ten a comedy. The Old Soak" to
be produced by Hopkins with Harry
lieresford in th- title role. Gene
We've Tobin and Ben Ami are to be
stars of some other Forthcoming
Hopkins productions at present un-
t.tIsd
David BeIasco's Plans.
David L-IdSCO has said little re-
curdiu; Ms 1928 plans: but it Is
regarded - certain that David
Il
''inJ Ut Venice" that there will be
a new play for Lionel Atwin and
ta&t Fra noes Starr VIII be seen in
S1cre Leave" the play which was
gwen some out-Of-town perform
"ucCs this spring and then shelved
fer the summer
The Thcstcr Guild has first rights
Z" the American production of all
a. Shows plays and will produce
II artN~sak House" this eason.
outside Of that. its plans are some
what obscure. although il is known
th"t there will be a presentation
Pc r Gynt" with Joseph Schild-
IrTut and Eva LaGalliene in the
lsduiuC ro'cS
oliver MorOSco's immediate plans
embrace only she tryout Of Leo
Iavcliu in Mike Angelo" comedy
hv Edward Locke. in Los Angeles
this month. Mr.. MorOsco finds II
less expensive 10 test his plays in
the Far West and then bring them
East il the public is responsive to
tn tTIJl. one Of the Morosco houses
VIII shelter the Avery Hopwood
comedy. Why Men Leave Home. &"
produced by WagnaIls and Kemper-
hall The Bat" will wind up its
rUn this summer and depart for
other quarters.
r II. Burnside is in more com
plete charge at the Hippodrome for
Faries Dillingham; this season and
~ hnu-h ~ definite date has been
announced. We are reliably Informed
that ths biz show house will open
cary in September with a man.
moth spectacle and wealth of
foreign acts.
Dillingham; Finds Plays.
Among tn plays Mr.. Dillingham;
FHs brought back from abroad are
John Galsworthy's 'LoyaIties" and
farce by VIII Evans and Valentine
entitled Tons of Money" The king
g. musical creations proposes to
maintain his reputation with a real
novelty in "Dede." in which he has
arranged for the appearance of a
French artist. Maurice Chevalier.
who he declares will be a genuine
sensation in this country. His other
acquisition is TIA Bouche." which
reports from abroad praise as one of
the fastest and most tuneful musi-
cal plays Of the decade. II has been
running in Paris two years.
Fred and Adele Astaire and
Joseph Cawthorne will be seen in
the cast Of The Bunch and Judy"
another Dillingham; production with
book by Anne Caldwell and Hugh
Ford and Jerome Kern music
'Slippy McGee" is another one of
the productions on the Dillingham;
schedule and the producer is said
TO have contracts for plays by
William LeBarOn. Eugene Walters
and others.
The Shuberts will follow up the
StupenGous success Of Blossom
Time" based on the life of Franz
Shubert. with an operatic work.
The Life OF Offenbach." which has
created a sensation in Budapest
Tcssa KOsta may reopen in The
Rose Of StambOUl" but at some
time during the season she will be
Sc in The Little Dutch Wife"
continental operetta by Emmerich
kaiman. that is being especially
prepared for this star Miss Hilda
Woe Tner, German star whom the
Shuberts claim as find" will be
presented in Madame Flirt." play
ing and singing in English. Eleano
Painter is to be rrese nted in George
Edwards London success. The
l.gdy Of the Rose" German op-
eretta by L-o Fall. The street
sinner" A musical nIay by tba same
author: The Holy Ambrosius": /:
The MiliionIIre's Supper" and
Der Netter and Dingsda" are
among other Shubert prospects.
To Produce PIaero Play.
In the lire or more serious plays
the Shuberts have a property of in
terest IN Sir Arthur Pinero's THE
Enchanted Cottage" which they will