Evening star., 1924-07-13

ION CONRAD is writing the score
for Gus, the Bus" a musical
| comedy by Jack Lait, which is to be
produced by the Shuberts.
Livingston Platt will design the
scenery for Good for Nothin' Jones'"
an A. L. Jones and Morris Green, in
association with A. H. Woods, pro-
duction.
Meet the Wife" which has had a
successful run in New York, closed
down last night until fall.
L. Lawrence Weber denies that his
musical comedy. "Moonlight." has
| been leased to a vaudeville firm. Ju-
liza Sanderson, who is the star of the
play, will be seen again in her old
| role on tour, starting at Boston, Sep
tember Is.
Florence Fair has been engaged for
| the cast of THE Green Beetle" the
new play, by John Willard. Miss Fair
was last seen here in support of
Sothern and Marlowe.
There are rumors in New York that
the Glare Hummer operetta for Bill
lie Burke may be musical version
| of Good Gracious Annabelle."
The Orphan" by Sidney Jacobi
has been secured by Sidney Rosen-
field. who is adapting it for produce
| ton in August. 1t will be retitled
The Truant Girl"
H. H. Frazee announces that mo,
| No, Nanette,' musical piece will
open in New York on Labor day, aft
er a season in Chicago. Louise
| Groody will be "Nanette' and Georgia
O'Ramey. Charles Winninger. Blanche
| Ring and Bernard Granville will do
| their best to convince New York that
Chicago was right.
the production of three new plays
| next season. The first will be a COM
edy. The Experiment." by George
Kelly, which opens in New York in
September. The second. described as
| a comedy of society, with the locale
and the third is a farce now being
revised by Rosalie Stewart.
Genevieve Tobin reached New York
| last week to begin work on the new
Edgar Selwyn-Jerome Kern musical
comedy, Vanity Fair with Walter
Catlett and Oscar Shaw.
"a Clean Town." which had its first
showing in this city two years ago
and has been of and on for several
times, is to have another airing this
| week in Toronto. ]. c. Nugent, the CO.
author, and his son Elliott will head
| the cast and Ruth Nugent will re-
place Frances Howard.
Ethel Barrymore and 1.-The Laugh
ing Lady" brought their long tour to
q close last week in San Francisco.
Miss Barrymore will spend her sum-
mer abroad.
Humphrey Bogart has been. added
to the cast OF Nerves" which Will
liam A Brady. jr.; is producing by way
about the younger generation is
newspaper talk.
1.-THE Werewolf" which closed it's
run in Chicago last week, will re-
sumo operations in New York. Au-
gust 25. Laura Hope Crews will con-
tinue in this new adaptation by
! Gladys Unger.
| Martin Beck and Charles Dilling-
ham have gone into partnership in
dour" from Paris. They will present
it at the formers new theater, now
| almost completed. in New York. The
leading role of the piece is difficult
| and the prima donna may be brought
from Europe.
Soft Music" comedy by Elmer
Rice and Dorothy Parker, will be the
| second fall production of Philip Good
| man, following Vanity Fair" Good
man is seeking still another play by
Mr.. Rice, which is said to be an i'm
pressionist affair somewhat after the
Adding Machine"
Hot Snow" is the title Of a new
comedy, by James Gleason, which
John Golden will produce in the fall.
| It was written in collaboration with
willard Robertson, author of "The Cat
and the Canary" and will be tried out
| in stock this week in Milwaukee.
Frank Craven was sent to that city
request