Evening star., 1923-06-03
In the Spotlight.

- Chariot. English producers, ar
rived in New York last week to in
spect several new plays.
A public performance of THE New
SIM" by Basil Macdonald Hastings,
was given last week in New York by
the Green Room Club.
Jane Cowl will be seen in Shake
speare's Anthony and Cleopatra" and
|, and Twelfth Night" next season. ac-
cording to an announcement made by
the Selwyns and Adolph Klauber.
Mis- Miss { cowl i, closes her successful sea
| urday night. She will rest for a
| month and then make a tour of the
west.
Elsie Ferguson closed her season on
the road last week In '"The Wheel of
Life" She will use the same play
next season, opening in New York in
September
/ "Oliver Cromwell" the latest play
by John Drinkwater, had its premier
! in London last week.
BROCK Pemberton is considering for
production a tragedy written by Ana
tole Feldman.
Charles Winninger and George
Bickel have been engaged by A. H.
Woods for Light Wines and Beer"
that Is to have an early presentation.
The Bonstelle Players. in New York,
presented new play. THE VIGIL" by
Daniel M. Rubin, last week, as a try
out for William A. Brady, who ex-
poets to make 1T an early fall attrac-
tion with strong company.
Adrienne, a musical comedy by A.
Seymour Brown, with music by AL
bert Won Tilzer, was presented for
the first time in New York last week.
The music Is said to be charming and
the book sprightly. Vivienne Segal
and Billy Van have the leading roles.
The Shuberts announce that the
| next production at the New York
Winter Garden will be known as THE
Passing Show of 1929"
Magnolia" by Booth Harrington,
with Leo Carrillo starring, will open
IN SANFORD, Conn, Friday night for
Sylvia Field. late of THE Cat and
the Canary" will play the title role
in CONNIE Goes Home" the new COM
edy !: by Edward Childs Carpenter,
which will be produced by Klbourne
Gordon in Atlantic City.
The Temple Theater, in Detroit, has
been taken over by the Keith circuit
and will be improved for the fall
opening.
Fritz Lieber is to play in THE
FouSltain." Arthur Hopkins American
proSuction of the Eugene O'Neill
play, when 1t is presented in New
Yori: in September. The piece is due
also for a showing in London by Mr..
HOPKINS in association with Charles
Richard Bennett, star of He Who
Getg Slapped will be starred this
autumn in Debris" an American
play by Wilson COLLISION. Mr.. Bennett
lures with Lionel Barrymore.
r. II. Burnside, George Marion.
Frank Smithson and Julian Mitchell
hava staged -Four Well Known
1t y to be played at the Lambs An
nuas Spring Gambol tonight in New
York at the Earl Carroll Theater by
Charles King, Douglas Stevenson,
Sam Ash, George Basely and Walter
Woolf.
Arthur Leslie Smith. co-director of
the: President Players. Is making
plans for the Smith-Duffy production
of 4 new play in which the movie
Mr.. Moore recently signed a contract
with the Smith Duffy organization to
appear under their management in
Washington and elsewhere.
Lew Welch. who assumes the role
in .Abie's Irish Rose" at the Presi-
| deHt this week that Leo Hoyt played
| during the earlier run of the play al
| the . President, has made many ap-
| pearances in Washington in the past
chiefly in vaudeville and burlesque
He Us a nephew of Ben Welch, the
| comedian. who was suddenly stricken
! blind in Washington during a stage
performance several years ago.
| Eugene Lowe. son of Robert Lowe
| one of the veteran members of the
| President Players, will assume the
| post of stage manager at the Presi-
! dent this week. He is midshipman
at Annapolis. who has just finished
! his "plebe' year. He had, however
a year or two of stage experience
J before entering the Naval Academy
! A special Shrine excursion to Wash
/ ington from points along the railway
! to Chesapeake Beach will be run
/ Tuesday. the day of the big parade
Fares have been cut practically in
! half for the day. The return train
! will leave Washington at IL pm, SC
| as to give visitors an opportunity to
see the illumination of the Avenue
! Thousands of Marylanders. 1T is said
will be brought to the city on >the
excursion.
At the request of Manager Schloss
I'of Glen Echo Park it is announced
| the inspection department of the
| largest liability insurance company in
| America made a careful examination
| of every device in the park before its
| opening. The park has a staff of l2C
| people. many of whom are mechanics
| contrivance. Not a wheel can move
| until they pronounce everything abso-
| lutely safe.
Robin Hood" at the
! Coe-oe