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been postponed until this week.
Lew Fields will direct the comedy
sketches for the next Greenwich VIII
lage Follies" now in rehearsal.
sigmund Romberg will write the
music for Louis the Fourteenth" the
musical comedy starring Leon Enrol.
which is soon to be produced by
Florenz Ziegfeld.
Judy Drops In." by Mark Swan,
featuring Marian Mears will have its
first hearing September Is and will
reach New York soon after.
The Werewolf had it's first show
ing last week in New York and one
Of the prominent critics remarked
that the same show would have emp
tied the house in half an hour several
years ago on account of its rawness.
Now it will be success.
Shirley Vernon has been engaged
for "Annabelle," the Claire Hummer
musical play in which Billie Burke
will soon appear in New York.
Rose Marie" the new Hammer
stein musical play, in which Mary
Ellis will be featured. will open in
New York Tuesday night instead OF
tomorrow as previously announced.
conscience" which was to have
opened in New York last week, has
been purchased by A. H. Woods and
will have its initial hearing Septem
ber s.
Around in Par" by W. Leslie
Hickson and William Lee Dickson,
starring Harry Green. will open in
Elmira September IL and reach New
York two weeks later. as Walter
Hast's first production Of the season.
Other productions announced by Mr.
Hast are THE Hall Of Lost Foot
steps; a Chinese play called West
Meets East" and three new plays by
Victoria Morris Smith.
Winthrop Ames announces that
when "Beggar on Horseback" which
recently ended its New York run, has
given all the pleasure it can to Chi
cago. he will take 1t back to Gotham
because it played to capacity business
at the finish of it's run there.
Gilbert Emery author Of "Tarnish,'
will return from Europe shortly with
a new play in his pocket. Meanwhile
the Chicago company of "Tarnish"
has opened with Patricia Collinge and
Henry E. Dixey. and an Eastern com
pany is being formed.
Somerset Vaughan and Edith Ell
lis have dramatized the formers nov
e. The Moon and Sixpence" for pro-
duction by the Harris offices.
John Golden's new comedy Pigs"
by Anne Morrison and Patterson Nc
Mutt, started a weeks engagement at
Asbury Park last Monday night and
success is reported
Ned Wayburn is tc produce new
musical comedy called Honeymoon
Cruise" by Arthur Swanstrom and
Carey Morgan, authors Of the book,
lyrics and music for the first Green
Uich Village Follies. Mr.. Wayburn
will start on the work as soon as
he finishes the Operate Fantasia"
with Geraldine Farrar. which he is
now rehearsing in New York.
Wyn Richmond. the English dancer,
who has an important role in the
Victor Herbert operatta THE Dream
Girl" signed a contract last week
in New York for five years with the
Shuberts. which insures her services
in their musical productions.
Philip Merivale. who plays the part
of the prince in The Swan" now run
ming in New York, is well known for
his poems. short stories and plays.
Mr.. Merivale's play "Knut OF Roes-
kilde." was produced by the late
Frank Sargent two years ago.
Margerie Peterson has been added
to the cast which Florenz Ziegfeld Is
assembling to surround Billie Burke
in "Annabelle." the Clare kumme er
musical comedy.
In addition to Marilyn Miller. who
is to have the title role the cast of
Peter Pan" includes Donald SearIe,
Edward Rigby and Leslie Banks. All
three OF them are in London, but will
sail for this side shortly to begin re-
hearsals under Charles Dillingham; S
management. Basil Dean, who Is to
stage the production, also is coming
over in a fortnight to begin work.
Leon Gordon, author of White
Cargo" has gone to Maine to COM
plete his new play. The Halt" which
will start rehearsals September Is.