Evening star., 1924-07-06
MADGE KENNEDY NIivol1
In the Spotlight.

THE old Gilbert and Sullivan operas
are having new life. Harry
Truax is the latest to take shy at
them, and in the Eowery Theater,
New York, at that
Jeanne Eagels, the star of Rain"
has returned to New York after a
short vacation in Euroue. She says
she is looking forward to resuming
her part in the play next September.
Seven plays recently closed their
runs in New York. They are The
Marry" The Shame woman" pop
RE; Nan. "Runn'"' Wild" and THE Melody
last week for a four-week trip. She
expects to return with the script of
a new play which she is writing.
Love En- and Leave En-" had its
first performance last week in Asbury
Park. This is the first play by John
V. A. Weaver. Gertrude Bryan plays
the leading role.
When THE Miracle" reopens in
Pinchot will play the nun. She sailed
for Europe last week for brief va
cation.
been put up in the lobbq of the Har-
ris Theater. New York, to brighten
things up for the Democratic dele
gates were taken down early last
week by the management of "Plain
Jane" The convention, however.
declined to take the hint and close
up.
Meet the Wife, a comedy by Lynn
Starting, with Mary Boland featured.
urday night. having survived thir-
teen plays that opened the same
week last November.
for music dance drama" is being
rehearsed in New York by Michio
Row for it's opening shortly at the
Threshold Playhouse. 1t will feature
plays of old Japan. done in the man
ner of their period.
Gregory Kelly is to leave his first
musical comedy venture in Little
Jessie James" and take a vacation
until he begins rehearsals of his new
Harrington play.
MY Son." a drama Of Portuguese
and New Englanders. will open early
in the season. Margaret Shackelford
mas an important IOle-
Lee Shubert sailed for Europe last
week to gather material for his new
season. He will also confer with his
stars who are now abroad, including
e. H. Sothern, Leo Ditrichstein and
Julia Hoyt.
Good for Nothin. JONES'" the
musical comedy by the late Aaron
Hoffman, went into rehearsal last
week in New York. Eddie Buzzel
and Helen Ford will be featured.
Philip Goodman having failed in
his quest Of girls with long hair for
his forthcoming musical comedy.
VANITY Fair" by Jerome Kern and
Edgar Selwyn, sent out call for
girls to report at the Selwyn Theater.
New York. tomorrow morning. with
hair of any description. as long as it
is beautiful and grown on the home
grounds"
Vera Gordon will be starred next
season by Max M. Simon in 1.-The
Golden Spoon" which is said to have
been a success abroad under another
title.
Lowell Sherman will open in
'Morphia" at the Adelphia Theater
the direction Of A. H. Woods. Mr..
/ Sherman appeared in this play in
New York last season.
David Belasco is engaged on a new
production for Lenore Uric. Its title
and theme are as yet unknown, but
1T is said to be an elaborate fantasy
in fourteen scenes. Mr.. Belasco de-
clared some time ago he would quit
rather than surrender to Equity, the
players organization.
Doris Eaton. = sister of Mary Ea-
ton, has been engaged for the cast
Of Good fer Nothin' JONES'" which is
now in rehearsal in New York.
American plays apparently have
caught on in London. "It Pays to
Advertise" has begun the sixth month
Of its run at the Aldwych Theater:
going very strong.
,"Busybodies," a musical revue, and
two musical acts for vaudeville are
slated for early production by a new
and theatrical producing company"
formed recently by Edna NJ. Bryce
and Tom Rooney. Miss Bryce Is a
dancer Of note. and Mr.. Rooney has
been a booking manager for several
years in New York
L. Lawrence, Weber, who this sea-
son has produced Little Jessie
James and Moonlight" musical
comedies, and COBRA" the dramatic
success by Martin Brown. Is prepar-
ing for very active season to start
during August. and will present no
less than eight musical comedies,
four dramas and two comedy
dramas.
Edgar Selwyn Is writing the, book
FOR Philip. Goodman,s new musical
comedy. for which Dorothy Parker
has written the lyrics and Jerome
Kern the music.
Adclph Menjou is to play the role OF