The New York herald., 1922-07-16

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players during the summer she is rest
less. eager to be up and at rehearsals
again. When rehearsals arrive she
is tireless at them, doing scenes over
and over until the early hours of the
morning. Occasions have been known
when David Belasco has had to order
her to stop work and to go home In
a cab before she tainted from too
much enthusiasm.
There seems to be some difference
of opinion about Miss Ina Claire's next
starring vehicle. since she is claimed
as much by different managers as the
child in the King solomon fable. An
nouncement was made last week that
she would stock up "The Awful
Truth" with her charm at Henry Mil
ler's Theater next fall. On the other
hand. it is reported that she is to re-
lapse into musical comedy and appear
in the musical version of THE Mar
riage of Kitty" with score by Victor
Herbert, which Edward Royce is to
nnshrine at the Fulton Theater late in
September, to celebrate with resounc-
ing pomp A. l.. Erlanger s~new acce5-
sion to power there. While Royce is
mentioned as the nominal manager.
Charles Dillingham; is understood to
be standing in the wings of this piece.
It must arouse the envy of all the
actors who have found it so hard TO
get jobs the last season to learn two
managers are considering putting Miss
Claire TO work.
r. II. Burnside in addition to being
general director of the Hippodrome
and other Dillingham; productions will
next season be general manager OF
the Hippodrome. taking over many
of the duties of Mark A. Luescher.
with the exception of keeping string
Of Airedale pups on the side. Mr.
Burnside. however, will not do the
publicity. and Murdock Pemberton.
brother of the busy Brock. who has
heen one of the resident laureates in
The Hippodrome press works. is ex-
pected to fall heir to the mantle Of
Elijah as head of the bellies lettres de-
partment. f. Severance will still be
the travelling salesman for the firm
with strong line of photographs.
William Faversham will probably
~helve next fall out to VIM" the
English melodrama which he tried out
last spring but didn't get very far in
It's winning. IT was left in the ditch
anally. while Faversham took refuge
n vaudeville. The stars vehicle for
ext season Is still an unknown guam
t.ty.
Fred Stone will not appear in a new
extravaganza next fall. but will once
more carry the issue to the electorate
in Tip Top This will be his second
year on the road in his musical COM
dy. following his custom, before he
makes his regular triennisl descent
n New York. His daughter. Miss
Dorothy Stone, is expected to make
he grand tour with him as one of his
lupporting players.
Between tennis games Kilbourn
Gordon, the racket welding mann
s.er has found time TO pick a new
say for fall production. but aside
rom the fact that 1t is a comedy the
censorship has drawn "A tight Gordon
rround IT, The swing of the pendulum
has brought Gordon back from the
thriller style of production. as per
"'rhe Cat and the Canary" to the
comedy type with which he started, in
n pot Luck"--but there. let's not men,
lion bygones. incidentally "The Cat
Nod the Canary" is said to have put
Walter Jordans fine National Theater
on its feet as hotbed Of the drama.
George s. Kaufman is away In the
country fermenting ideas on Merton
OF the Movies" which he is dramatic
ing for George c. Tyler i'm colabora-
Hon with the inevitable Marc Con-
nelly.
william Harris, Jr., is to open the
Ritz Thcater this fall with Miss Fay