Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21
In the Spotlight

oSALIND FULLER will sing the
N title role in the Proyincetown
Playhouse production of Patience"
Fern Rogers Is leading woman in
"Chlna Rose" an operetta now in re-
hearsals for production BY John Cort.
Tho Carpenter" a play by Fred
Wall and Ralph Murphy. goes into
ment of a new producer, Sam Com
.ly. Edgar MacGregor will direct,
and tho leads will be played by Tim
Murphy and Olga Lee.
wolves" war drama by Ro-
maine ROLAND. is to be presented at
the Yiddish Theater, New York. 1t
will mark the first production of a
ROLAND play in America.
Because Bernard Shaw does not
like the title, Charles Coburn. who is
appearing in the THE Farmer s
Wife" has decided to change the
name of the comedy through a popu-
lar contest, prize of $50 being Of
fered for new name.
Walter Hast has selected new
play for his next production, which
will be made early in the new year.
The play is called THE Toss of a
Coin" and it was written by Edwin
Maxwell. Mr.. Hast's last production
was entitled Clubs Are Trumps."
Arch SelWyn, owing to a dearth of
bookings, has been obliged to post
pone the initial production OF Sacha
Ciuitry's THE Heart Thief" until the
first of the new year when the ini
tial presentation will take place at
New Haven.
Although Marjorie Rambeau was to
have started rehearsals for Thomas
wilkes in THE Valley of Discon-
tent" last week, the company is yet
ito be assembled The play was given
try-out at Los Angeles. Blanche
Upright, who wrote the drama, Ia to
be Interested with Mr.. Wilkes In its
production.
Lewis and Gordon, in association
with Sam II. Harris. are to present
Tin Gods" the latest work of VIII
liam Anthony Mcclure.
,+"Peter Pan" with Marilyn Miller
in the title role. has been a great
success. the houses being sold out
for both matinee and night, eight
weeks ahead. AS a. result, Charles
Dillingham; has announced Break
fast Matinees," and the first Will be
held next Saturday. starting at lo:5o'
Diliingham originated the breakfast
matinee 20 years ago with Mile
James in THE Little Princes
4" Elsa Ersi, the Hungarian prima
donna. who came over to this coun-
try to appear in Moonlight last
eason, has been engaged for the IL
tie role of Little Miss Puck, ne"
musical comedy which went into re-
hearsal last week.
Earl Bender. a new producer, an
nounces as his first presentation
comedy entitled Don't Bother MOTH
err" Albert Bruning, the actor mas
been commissioned to stage the piece.
Harry C. Smith is writing the book
for a new Tschaikowsky operetea ac-
uutred by b G. whitney. 1t Is In
thrss acts and Greek Evans, Mae Col
Inns and Claire Granville already
have been selected for the cast.
Polls Theater will omit the Thurs
day matinee during the engasemen'
of Constance Binney in sweet L'ttie
Devir' and give its midweek per-
romance Friday instead. This rs oue
10 the fact that Thursday Is ohllst-
mas day and the management de-
sires to afford the company an op-
portunity to enjoy the holiday as
much as possible and to accept In =
Nitations extended to NUMBER OF
the players for Christmas dinner.
The Friday matinee will make 1t
easier for many Washington folks TO
take advantage of the popular price
performance without interfering with
their holiday pleasures.
Y George Gershwin, who wrote the
music for Sweet Little Devil, is one
of the three American composers Sc
elected to write the grand opera In
jazz. The other two are Jerome
Kern and Irving Berlin. Gershwin
is the composer of Rhapsody in
Blue" which Paul Whiteman made
famous and which Is the first syneo-
pated composition to have received
serious attention from conservative
music critics.
Marguerite Eamara has sailed from
Cherbourg aboard the Leviathan for
New York. She has been engaged to
create the prima donna role In THE
Love Song" the new Ofenbach op-
sretta to be staged by the Shuberts
at the Century Theater in January.
George Arliss will be seen in New
York in a new play, entitled "old
English" opening tomorrow evening
at the Ritz Theater.
Francfne Larrimore, who IL star