Evening star., 1923-02-25
In the Spotlight

OLGA PETRovA will be seen in
THE Red Light" III Springfield.
Ghe play is her own work.
Ann yroom," play by Lewis
Beach, author Of "A Square Peg
probably will be produced this spring.
in the Equity Players production OF
Roger Boomer" opening in New
York soon.
The Blond Beast" play by Hen
Ty;Myers. will be shown in New York
for single matinee. The cast Will
include Arthur Hohl and Ellington
Pinto.
Owen Davis play Forever After"
acted by Alice Brady, is to be made
into musical comedy by Harry Tier
ney and Joseph Mccarthy.
THE Crooked Square Samuel
Shipman'S newest play, VIII open IN
Atlantic City tomorrow night.
The cast Of Sidney Toler's new play.
sThe Exile" in which Eleanor Painter
will include Wallis Clark. Sidney
Riggs. Aubrey Beattle. Leonard 1de.
Marion Abbott and Tiny and George
O'Donnell.
Harold Atteridge official librettist
Of the New York Winter Garden, who
recently announced his marriage to
Jean Thomas, has returned from his
honeymoon at Atlantic city. He inn
nlediately started work on new
musical comedy. in which his Wife
will have a leading dancing role.
Henry Miller will appear in Pas
tsur., by sacna, Guitry ,, IN New & York 70 Z,
Company is producing the play in
association with Mr.. Miller. There
are no women in the cast.
Frank keenan, returned TO the
spoken stage last Monday night in
Toledo in Sam H. Harris production
OF Peter Weston" written by Frank
Weston and leighton Osmun. 1t Will
go into. the Harris Theater. Chicago,
after q brief tour of the smaller
cities.
A quartet of new plays had their
New York premiere last Monday
might Emily Stevens opened in "A
in Hail and Farewell" Dorothy
Francis in Rita Coventry" and H. 5.
Warner and Lucille Watson In You
and l.
Tom Powers is going into Keith
vaudeville in "Tne Cat Comes Back,
a one-act play recently presented by
tie Inter-Theater Arts Company at
The Little Theater. New York. Claude
Habberstadt is its author.
work.. by Glen Marlborough. will be
produced soon by Mack Hiliard.
The ziegfeld "Follies' is said to
have surpassed all previous engage
laents OF this organization in New
York. last Tuesday night it gave
its three hurdrrtltn performance. The
rast Is the same as to principals AS
when it was produced last June. Ow-
ing 10 its continued popularity. Mr..
Ziegfe1d is said TO have abandoned all
thought OF another "Follies" this
spring.
r. F. Alhee. for the. E. T. Keith
theaters. and Jules L. Mastbauln.
president Of the STANDBY Company OF
America. last week closed deal or
long negotiation by the terms Of
Vile theaters in Philadeiphia are
brought under the control of one
holding company. One Of the first
activities of the new organization
thea;er and Office building al Market
and 11th streets on the site Of the
Bingham Hotel. This playhouse will
have a seating capacity OF 1000.
1.-TWO Fellows and q Girl Vincent
I4Aurence's new play. was placed in
1shearsal last week under the direc-
ton of George NJ. Cohan. John Nee
Ian will stage the production. which
is listed to open in Rochester. Ruth
Shepley and Claiborne Foster have
been engaged for the leading femi-
rine parts. The male leads will be
played by Allan Dinehart and John
Halliday.
Mary Ryan and her company in
.'The Slave Maker" will start activi-
ties in Baltimore March 8. From
there the company goes to Atlantic
City for a week.
The big cities" company OF THE
Bat" which is the one that Wagon
l:als G. Kemper send 70 Polls Theater
the coming week for a return en-
Eagement. is said o be the hammer
organization of all the casts appear
ing in this play. This particular
company has broken nearly fifty rec
ords for business done in one night,
at ono matinee. at an opening perform