Evening star., 1922-09-03

Georges Renavent has been engaged
for Greatness play by Zoe Atkins.
Eleanor Painter returned from Eu-
rope last week to begin rehearsals
IN THE Lady in Ermine,' which the
Shuberts will produce.
The Passing Show of 1922" which
opens in New York September II. Will
have its try-out at Atlantic City to-
morrow night.
Vera" a play from the Russian of
Leo Urvantzov, has been adapted for
the American stage by Herman Bern
stein.
John Barrymore closed his eleven
week run in sherlock Holmes" in
New York last night at the Cameo
Theater, and shifts to she Broadway
Theater tomorrow night.
John willard. author of The Cat
and the Canary" who also has a part
in the play. returned to the cast last
week after vacation in the Adj
rondacks, where he wrote new play
for early presentation.
George NJ. Cohans new production,
so This Is London?" by Arthur
Goodrich, had it's initial production
last Wednesday night in New York.
The cast includes Edmund Breeze,
Lawrence D'Orsay, Donald Gallagher,
Lily Cahill and Marie Carroll.
Brock Pemberton has postponed the
opening of THE Plot Thickens." from
tomorrow to Tuesday night, in New
York.
THE Endless Chain" which got a
good start in Atlantic City last week,
opens for run in New York tomor-
row night.
II Will If You Will" a new comedy
by Crane Wilbur. received a splendid
reception in New York last Tuesday
night, its initial presentation, as did
The Torch Bearers" a new play by
George Kelly, on the same evening.
Gilbert Emery will act the title
role in Claiming Pollock's new play,
The Fool" 1t is playing at present
in San Francisco. and goes into New
York next month.
Another young woman has risen
from the chorus to the leading part
in a Broadway play, Marguerite Max
well, who is playing the principal part
in Manhattan" Two seasons ago
she was one of the ponies with the
'F'ollies."
A. Fl. Woods offices in New York that
Lawful Larceny" which opened
there recently, caught on Immediate
ly and has been attracting crowds
Mr.. Woods East of Suez" opened in
Atlantic City last Sunday 1.-The
Guilty One" with Pauline Frederick.
another Woods play, is doing well in
Chicago.
Queen of Hearts" will be the
Of oil
comedy. in which she began re-
hearsals last week. The piece is by
Frank Mandel, Oscar Hammerstein,
I'd; Lewis Gensler and Dudley Will
kinson. Max Spiegel is the producer.
John Cort's first play this season
will be Forbidden" a comedy by
sydney Rosenfeld, which is said to
be very funny.
The Greenwich Village Theater is
to be reopened by new company.
Plays are to be produced there on
the cooperative basis. the new COM
pany calling itself the Greenwich
Village Theater Company. Margaret
Abbott Barker will have general
supervision of productions.
George Whites Scandals" opened
it's season last week in New York.
and outside of the lavish scenery dis
play. little favorable comment was
forthcoming from the critics.
With Martha Hedman in a leading
role. "The Star Sapphire" will be
given it's premiere at Buffalo tomor
row night and a fortnight later goes
into New York for run. Robert
Housum is it's author. Claude King
will be leading man.
A. H. Woods has engaged Jean Tell
for prominent role in his forth
coming production of THE Child of
Love"
Walker whiteside will start
transcontinental tour in this city
September 25 in his own production
of "The Hindu" Later he is carded
to produce a new play in New York.
Henry W. Savage, who recently
returned from Europe, brought with
him Scotch comedy, now running in
London. and a musical play, now
running on the continent. both being
scheduled for early production.
"a Clean Town" by the authors of