Evening star., 1924-09-14
In the Spotlight.
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cablegram from London that he
will sail for ho.ne ,iiis week with
! two new plays, one of which he
Bernard Shaw.
The American version of "Das Hol-
landweibchen" c'The Dutch Girr)
has been rechristened The Prince
and the Girl by Thomas w. Ryley
Of the producing firm of Brackett-
Hawks-Ryley.
With Marjorie" established in New
York, Rufus r. LeMaire has turned
his attention to new musical comedy
entitled That's That The book is
by Harold Atterdge, with lyrics by
Clifford Grey and music by Sigmund
Romberg. 1t will be presented for
short try-out tour early in October,
opening on Broadway about Octo-
Der 15.
Frank Craven. author aud star of
"The First Year" is to turn pro-
John G"Sden. Craven has taken over
two plays, Fools Hill," written by
himself. and The Fall Guy" written
by George Abbott and james Gleason.
His first production will be Fools
Hill"
Attendance reports from Broad
way carry the word that kilbourn
Gordon's The Green Beetle" has
caught on, doing a bigger business In
it's first week than even The Cat and
the Canary" MIR. Gordon's last years
success.
John Golden last week set at rest
reports that Helen Meneken would
N n
this season by making known that
she has been attached b., him to a
long term contract. She will open in
Chicago tomorrow night with Sew
enth Heaven" and will continue in
tha' play until another suitable one
has, been found.
Having discovered that Rose
MAJ lie" is one of the potential sue
cesSeS of the season, Arthur Hammer
stein will now turn his a!tention to
fiennese musical comedy. tenta-
lively called Miss Bobbie' in which
his wife. Dorothy Dalton. is to return
to the stage. Miss Bobbie' will go
into rehearsal within the; next two
weeks.
THE Great Music" by Martin
Brown, will have it's first showing at
Atlantic City by George Packer. Oc-
tober s. and will reach New York two
weeks later. 1t calls for az cast of Is.
Princess April" a musical comedy
by Barry Townley and Lewis Allen
Browne, and music by Carlo and San
ders. will open in New York late in
October. Tessa Kosta will have the
leading role.
Fermin Gemier, director of the Ma
tional Odeon Theater of Paris, who
will present repertory of plays in
New York this fall has cabled James
h. Hackett, honorary secretary of the
committee under whose auspices the
plays will be presented, that the rep
ertory will include 'IiHomme ct ses
Fantomes" by LIE Normand, a piece
which is said to have caused d sensa-
ton at the Odeon last season. Mr..
Hackett also announces that he has
secured the English-speaking rights
to 'L'Homme ct ses Fantomes" and
will present it on tour in America
later in the season.
Feminine smoking parties at the
Winter Garden are the latest social
fad. The Countess Puccini gave
party to 20 women friends recently
20 a performance of The Passing
Show of 1924"
When Clark and Mccullough left
Columbia Bu-lesque to join Irving
Berlin's Music Box Revue, thousands
of patrons of Columbia wheel shows
bemoaned the loss. But now these
two popular funny men are looking
fondly toward wheel shows, their
old love. Not as entertainers, to be
sure, but as producers.
Beatrice Tracey, the burlesque
prima donna, is known as THE Bru-
nette Nightingale" This title was
won by Miss Aracey with her marvel
Gus soprano voice and her brunette
beauty