Evening star., 1923-03-11
In the Spotlight

JEROME PATIICK will have the
- leading male role in ''zandcr
the Great" in which Alice Brady is
10 be starred.
The House." by Glen NacDon-
ouEh, will be produced soon by Mack
billiard with cast including Anne
Morrison and John Marstens.
omen in New York. March 20 in
'Fhe Guilty One. by Michael Nor
ron and Peter Traill Miss Fred
".irk has been appearing in the
''iece all scason with success.
\ play by Thomas Louden will go
into the Punch and Judy Theater,
Hew <,os, h,o York; in two two weeks s.r 1t viii
Set and Gavin Muir will head the
cast.
The Slavemaker." by Norman
Houston and sam Forrest. was pro-
duced for tho first time in Baltimore
Iast Monday night, by Sam H. Harris.
with Mary Ryan in the leading role.
TO Go. new musical piece. was
presented in Atlantic City last Week.
ny John Cort. 1t now goes into New
York.
Billie Burke closed her season in
Rose Briar last might and left this
morning for Palm Beach. where she
Viii remain for at least Il month.
The cast Of THE Adding Machine"
With Dudley bi@Ges At its head Will
. also include Helen Wesley. Edgar
Stehli and Irving Dillon.
The Mountcbank" a play by ". }
Locke and Ernest Denny. founded on
The formers novel Of the same name.
vas placed in rehearsal last week 10y
fhnf nt.t-, l.,
man Trevor will he featured in the
nlaN and Lillian kcmblc Cooper and
Gabrielle RaNinc also will appear in
thc cast. The play will bc shown this
spring in Nrw York
florerz Iiegfeld has definitely de-
cided To produce another edition OF
the "Follies. following the present
'E'ollirs. some time this summer.
Gene Buck is already .at work on it.
ChanninG Pollock, author of The
Fool. Will sail for Paris late in
"n th@ Door" Andre Pascal made
the French version and Louise
Gauthier has the leading role.
The contemplated Fannie Brce
musical show will probably wait un-
Ill the Fali for production. 1t is by
The IIattons. with music by Dave
Stamper and Rudolph Friml.
Henry Va. Savage has engaged
sydney Greenstreet for the principal
comedy role in the new musical play
hy Zelda Sears and harold Levey,
i" hich is now in preparation for
MitZi
John Drew. president Of The
Players" is to star III The school
for Scandal the second annual re-
yiyaI of the club. The play will
he given early in May with an all
star cast.
Jack and Jtll". John Murray An
dersons musical production. will
open in Buffalo 1t goes into New
York for week hence. Ann Pen
nincton and Clifton Webb head the
cast
Leon ErrVi. the Well known come
dian. according to Chicago reports.
IS III hospital. having suffered 4
break down Phil Riley IS playing
t.rroTs role in "Sany" for the pres
ent.
\ new company. entitled the The
atrical Producing Financing Corpora
ION has been formed in New York
and will undertake the production of
plays on large scale. The organi-
yers are William r. Dwight. George j.
lfoutain, and John e. HorShor. The
first production is said to be already
In rehearsal
Billy Van will sever vaudeville con-
nections with James j. Corbett to
lake the leading role in rAdrienne
a new musical comedy Ia he produced
hy Louis Nerha.
sam III. Harris signed contracts
last week for the transfer OF Frank
I,tr,. -tai,, ~,
his own control. Mr.. Hamm erstein' S
contract had two years to run with
Tinney and he was planning litiga-
ton to prevent the comedian appear
ing in vaudeville. Mr. Harris paid
$4,000 for the contract and plans to