Evening star., 1922-08-27
In the Spotlight

| Thickens" 1T is a comedy adapted
from the Italian by Thomas Beer
Edwin Nicander, Remy Carpen and
Dallas Wexford will have the leading
roles.
SON Collision, will be produced in Oc.
tober by new firm. headed by Mr.
Collision. Clarke SilvernaiI and Enid
Markey will head the cast. Also an.
nounced for production by this firm
are Put 1t on Red" by Dion Kit.
tredge; THE Widow" by Wilson Col.
lson. and an unnamed comedy by In.
mis- G. Osborn
The new producing firm of Ro.alis
Stewart and Bert French has ar
ranged to present in New York its
nrst produc don, satirical comedy by
George Kelly called The Torch Bear.
ers, with Mary Boland as the star.
4, Ethel Barrymore's season Will open
IN New York September rs, accordina
TO Arthur Hopkins. Her first play
VIII be Hauptmann's Rose Bernd'
ne Ehgllsh adaptation by Ludwig
| Lew1sohn will be used
The musical play known In London
as The Lady of the Rose" will be
bsoauced IN this country b. the Shu-
| oerts under the title OF The Lady in
Ermine." 1t came originally from m.
! German. INV
On a special train OF eleven cars. bag.
gage. sleepers and a diner. five of ~.
thirty eight companies required 10
, start the Columbia "wheer' for III,
| season ieft New York for Chicago aud
ohler cities August 23. Folly Tow
Ia ahG Hello: Good Times" stopped in
70 Omaha, Maids of americt" "a
! milwaukee and MoIEe Williams IA
/ minneapolis. each show to begin to,,&
,hs the circuit August 2s None of
me companies comprises less thar
forty people.
~ VIII, be Morosco week in San
francisco beginning September ~
! wnen there will be four Morosc, ;,f.
aaetiohs playing there--ieo Carr!iio
new Edward Locke play. NH.
anseloi AZ Sao, by the author of ",rhe C.,.'s
9i BECKY. The Climax" and ..ris
S%Lnole %au La La Lucille" at ths
! tho oasino. "Abie's Irish Rose" Al
Ine n.. Rlaito and A Sporting Thing Ts
! DO at the New Morosco rbr.
the attractions will be in their -
/; Iiises, as "Abies Irish Rose is III.
; Snc SnIS veteran" of the quartet. =,
T: sln ume Ihing To Do is by Thomp.
Clothes" SNhtae
o;e MISS Mildred Brown. assistant so.
i dd.eik da;iika editor of one of the capftaT,
! TdHies. VIII have = role in the -
harrington production OF "se,ep."'rh
"' 'he GarrIck this week.
'I LIN wise. veteran actor and re.
tbn t, star or three productions with
! ! sne Iarrick Players Is "A friend a., ~.
senate pages They secured hin, ~
autosraphs of sixty-eight seua.n-,
curing the three weeks he mis- vad :.
Mnashington. In return Mr.. wise al.
though now in New York rebaa ,...;,a,
! forwarded check to the G.,rri,si,
n.a n.anasemeDf inviting them 10 bays
.ne pages as his guests at the openinY
pe,IrIIormance ,e,rI of Seventeen Tba1
| VIII attend tonight
| The Garrick is being decked .u. -
new suit of clothes Manager Tav.
, tor mas mad painters and decorator,
ousy between performances.
Wilton Lackaye, jr, who Joins N.
Harrick Players. is a native OF WasiI.
| lngton- He is son of that vetera,
OF the stage. Wilton Lackaye. iust
pom pu scoring the hit of his career ON
broadway in The Monster" Sounn
Lackaye has been connected with trs
clothes age
THE Bat" will wind IN two oo-,
tlnuous years on Broadway next SIT.
urday night. Wagenhals 4. Ern'.,,.
| producers. are proud OF The rer.-i
/ and when the famous play eyacu.Ia.
the Morocco Theater. why Men I.a,s.i
rome viii move in directly from
! ord. '''
, Alabama Night" will be of1icfsIv
| observed at the Belasco during m,
coming week. when members OF the
| House and Senate will be invited tr
witness the performances of Miss Tai.
iuiah Bankhead. daughter of Repr..
sentative Bankhead Of Alabama, Tea.
/ tured player in the new Selwyn prU.
! duction, The Exciters."
Paul ]. Schwartz. composer of IN,
B. +. y. y. march. THE Grand aif
| Column. Knights of Columbus marcr
! and other popular musical numbers
has been appointed leader of the .shI,.
I bert-Beiasco Orchestra for the COM
! season.
Whether Avery Hopwood is the
! most popular American PLAYWRIGHT
may be debatable question: but tt,.t
| Is no question that he can be ra.nd
among the most prosperous purlrp
the past year his royalties from -,
| different productions, four of wbjct
ran on Broadway, approached the s50u..
! 600 mark.