Evening star., 1923-04-01

vaudeville engagements in this coun
try and is going abroad to star in a
new revue at the Marigny Theater in
Paris.
earle Carlton. the producer. has re-
turned to New York from Europe.
where he has been in conference with
Rudolph Lothar and Hans Bachwltz,
authors of The Javanese Doll a
Viennese play, which he is adapting
for musical comedy.
Arrangements are under way to
present Polly Preferred' in London
this summer. Comstock and Gest
have written Mr.. Lasker. head of the
Shipping Board, asking for reSerNa-
tions on the first trip of the Leyia-
than and Offering to give perfor-
mances for the benefit of the seamens
lund while crossing.
Mary Isabel Garland. daughter of
HamIin Garland. the novelist, Will
make her stage debut in the National
Theater Company's production OF AS
You Like It."
where the Subway Ends" the first
offering of the Theatrical Producing
Corporation, is being cast by the dl-
rector, Priestly Morrison. and will be
put in rehearsal this week.
Ann Pennington has become so
popular in New York this season that
JOnn murray AUutISou lloS dtNldIu ~
make her the feature of Jack and
JILL" his musical comedy, now run
ming on Broadway.
Alice Brady made her first appear
ance in "Zander the Great" Sails
bury Fields new comedy, at Atlantic
city last Monday night. New York
critics who journeyed over TO see the
inaugural performance speak well OF
the production.
Peggy ONeil. who declined the role
of the Montague girl in the London
production of Merton of the Movies"
has accepted a new play, which she
will act on Broadway after London
engagement
Max Reinhardt Of Vienna will come
to this country next November to
make a series of at least four pro-
ductions in English, to be played by
an all-American company, according
TO telegram received last week by
Morris GeSt, who had extended some
sort of an invitation. Mr.. Reinhardt
is to visit this country this month
on a tour of inspection.
Walter Hampden and his company
laid off last week in Indianapolis to
hold final rehearSals of The Black
Flag" a new play by a. r. Thomas,
which opens tomorrow night in Terre
Haute. Carol McComas is the only
actress imported for the production,
the other parts being filled by Hamp-
den's regular company.
Mrs Fiske will not appear in New
York this week. as was first planned.
II. II. Frazee has decided to delay the
opening of her new vehicle, The Dice
of the Gods" a few days more so as
to perfect the details.
Lynne Overman will come under
George NJ. Cohan's management next
season, to appear in a new play that
,Cohan is now writing for him. The
new work is a comedy, entitled The
Song and Dance Man"
Irene Bordoni will be Charles
Frohman star" next season, it is an
nounced. 1t is said she will prob
ably appear in an Avery Hopwood
adaptation of La Sonnette d'Alarme.'
by Maurice Hennequin and Roman
CoaluS.
Ethel Cliftons For Value Receiv-
ed" is to be produced by the II. B.
Productions Company. Augustin Dun
can is staging the play.
George Kelly, author of THE
Torch Bearers" has written a one
act comedy called The Show Off,
which will be presented in New York
this week by Rosalie Stewart. Fred
Sumner is featured in 1t.
Arthur Hammerstein has accepted
for production next season Lily OF
by William Cary Duncan and music
by Vincent Youmans and Herbert
Stothart Hal Skelly and Lorraine
Manville are to be in the cast. The
opening is set for early in August.
William Faversham will reach New
York some time this week. He will
open his season on Broadway soon
after Labor day.
1t is announced that Lew Fields
will assume the difficult role of maxi
ing up the comedy deficit in Jack
and Jill" tomorrow night in New
York.
Brock Pemberton read the script
of Luis Pirandello's comedy. Like
the First Time. Only Better" and
evidently did not believe the title.
At any rate, it is said he has passed
1t by and will not sponsor it next
season.
Porter Emerson Browne will prob
ably not make further effort to
present his new play, Sold" in New
York until the autumn season. 1t
was seen recently for several weeks
on tour and good reports came from
1t.
Nora Bayes will leave New York
for England April IA for a season
of eight weeks, under the manage
ment of Sir Oswald Stoll. al the Lon
don Coliseum. Miss Bayes will open
her fall season in New York with
new comedy.
Joe f. Brown, the featured comic
In the Greenwich Village Follies," a.
Polis has a high place among tie
current buffoons, despite the fact
that he has appeared in but three
musical comedy Listen,
Lester. a diversion sponsored by
John Cort, as Co-partner of Johnny
Dooley, and "Jim Jam Jems" an
other cantata let loose by Cort
Brown has the most expansive mouth ,
extant and therein lies his fortune
His grimaces are novel and original
and, it is claimed, find no duplicate
in any of the prevailing musicals.
Eva Puck and Sammy White, team
ed in many of the vivid episodes in
the "Greenwich Village Follies," are
partners off stage as well as on.
They were married a little more than
one year ago, when both were play
ing in Under the Bamboo Tree"
A. L. Erlanger, in association with
Rertram G. Whitney, is sending Ed
Wynn, The Perfect Fool" with his
new musical and laughing riot, to
the New National Theater shortly for
n limited engagement. following one
months in Chicago. The entire or
GaniZation will come here almost ,
directly intact. 1t is two acts and nine !:
teen scenes of gorgeous splendor," and !
entirely different from anything Wynn
has heretofore appeared in. The book, !
music and lyrics are by Ed Wynn !
and Julian Mitchell produced the !
many new, unique dancing diversions
with which this huge success !
abounds. !