Evening star., 1924-08-10
In the Spotlight.

FARLY in October Eddie Canton,
- who aspires to be a producer, will
bring out "A King for a Day." by
| Caesar Dunn.
Maggie Taylor Waitress" by
John B. Hymer, will be given an early
production by Lewis and Gordon.
"Old Man Minick," by George S.
Kaufman and Edna Ferber. was
placed In rehearsal last week by Win
throp Ames.
THE Tantrum." a comedy by Will
liam F. Dugan and John Meehan,
week.
Leo Ditrichstein. according to re-
port. will be the star of "Ciboulette" :"
an operetta to be produced by Haz-
zard Short.
Kathlene Martyr, Myra Hampton
and Joseph Allen have been engaged
for the Kern-Selwyn musical comedy,
Vanity Fair"
Or: David's Dad" which goes into
New York tomorrow night, had its
premiere in Long Branch last week.
Madya Gordon will be in the cast of
THE Golden Spoon" in which her
mother, Vera Gordon, is to be starred.
"The Easy Mark" which has been
in rehearsal by the Independent The
Park and go to New York a week
later.
Frances Howard. Gavin Muir and
'aThe Best People" which opens in
New York week hence.
"A Regular Girl" farce by sgd
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duction by the, Isquith Productions
Corporation. An unusually strong
cast is said to be one of it's features.
Their First Baby" by Sydney
Stone and Eleanor Maud Crane. pro-
duced by Walter Brooks, will have
its first showing in Stamford, Conn,
August %.
Wilmer and Vincent plan to make
five theatrical productions in New
YORK the he coming season. in one of
Iiheh Thieh "Gio,cle;" GGns an operetta BY Franz
tress. will be seen. and later on she
will have the leading role in another
operetta, 'Mariza," by Emmerich Kali
man.
Havoc" is to open in New York
early in September. This is the war
play which has been running in Lon
don since January, and 1t is to be pre-
Hope Drown, who played the lead
in the motion picture Hollywood"
has reached New York to play an inn
which is to be produced by the Froh-
mar Corporation.
That's My Boy" is the name of the
new musical comedy drama in which
Karyl Norman, the Creole fashion
plate, will appear this season.
"Tin Gods" new play by William
Anthony Mcclure, will be produced
shortly by Sam H. Harris and Lewis
and Gordon. It was launched last
season in Atlantic City, with Fran
cine Larrfmore in the leading role.
, Sophie Tucker, the comedienne and
jazz queen, entertained the members
Of the Washington Rotary Club at
Willard Hotel wednesday noon. Miss
Tucker was escorted to the luncheon
BY Roland s.. Robbins. manager of B.
f. keith's Theater, and Ted Shapiro,
one of the syncopators with her. ac-
"The Dream Girl" cast will include
three female champions: Vivian Mar
low. who won the 1924 fast swimming
kroy, whose bathing suit won a prize
at Long Beach; and Ida. May. who
was voted the prettiest girl in Law
renee (Mass.) High School, whence
she came direct to, the chorus of '.Tlle
Dream Girl" Although she is but
sixteen. Miss May. has posed for near
ly dozen magazine covers already.
Fay Marbe has new dance in the
Winter Garden revue, Innocent
Eyes" of her own creation, which
she calls broadway Lights" In it
Miss Marbe shows by dancing the
coming of night to Broadway, the
lighting up of the Great White
Way" and finally the briIliance Of
Broadway. after dark. -.