Evening star., 1924-06-01


- Barry Connors. will be pre-
sented in New York about June IL by
Carl Reed. The play was tried out
On Gp.! tour last summer as THE Clean
Tho Adorable Spartan" by Myron
c. Pagan, will be given a preliminary
performance this summer and will go
into New York in the fall.
1.-THE Werewolf" from tho German
OF Rudolf Lother, was produced for
by George B. McLellen and has gone
to Chicago for q run.
Patricia Calvert. daughter of the
role of the daughter in Meet the
Wife," now running in New York.
"The Fatal Wedding" will mark the
debut OF Con Conrad as stage pro-
ducer. Mr.. Conrad is the composer
Greenwich Village Follies.
Clintic. producers of the mysterious
melodrama, In the Next Room" by
Eleanor Robson Belmont and Harriet
Ford, have closed arrangements by
which Basil Dean will present the
play In London.
Tho Long Lane Producing Company
announces that its initial produc-
tion from material which Q. Henry
himself selected for play from his
stories will be called The Gentle
CRATER" in order to convey the idea
that this is an o. Henry play.
"The Miracle" now running in
New York, will have its last per-
formance June 2S. AS a result Of the
cost of production, Morris Gest has
decided IL will be impossible to con-
tinue the Reinhardt play through the
summer.
Former members Of the staff of the
Kansas City Star now living In New
York attended a performance Of
to hear Margaret Merle in the prima
donna role. Miss Merle was once
reporter on the Star.
Eddie Clark has bought the stage
rights to Platinum Handcuffs." by
Michael J. Phillips. which ran as
two-part story in the Saturday Eve
ming Post.
a new comedy by Adelaide Mat
thews and Martha Stanley called The
Trouble Hound" will be given late
this summer in New York by Thomas
Wilkes Gail Kane will have the
principal role.
William A. Brady will shortly begin
casting for a musical version of
Little Miss Brown" Mr.. Brady has
decided To call it "Katy's Kisses
Ann Penningtons stay in vaudeville
will be shortlived as she is TO be one
Of the stars in the new Follies, which
start rehearsals this week.
Effie Shannon. instead of Henrietta
Crosman. will play Mrs. Hardcastle
the Players Club will revive in New
York on June 9. Helen Hayes and
Pauline Lord will also be in the cast.
An italian actor. Guida Nadzo, will
play the leading role in The Dream
ers," which A. H. Woods will pro-
duce next season with an elaborate
cast.
Ruth Dayton, new to the stage, will
begin her acting career in the near
future under the direction of David
Belasco. appearing as reader in a
version OF "Hiawatha," arranged by
Sidney Toler.
Having inaugurated her return to
the stage a few weeks ago in Polly
Preferred" in London. Justine John
stone has decided to accomplish the
same achievement in New York, and
will open in the latter city as soon as
she can secure the proper play.
1t Is probable that Rose Rolando,
the former Music Box Revue" star,
Will be member Of Arthur Hammer
STEMS cast for Rose Marie" next
fall Otto Harbach is said to be CIV
ing her serious consideration.
Adele Rowland will probably return
to the musical stage in New York
this summer. Miss Rowland, who has
been in retirement on the coast for
the last year cheering on her hus-
band, Conway Tearle, to bigger and
better things in the films, arrived in
New York last week
to project commonplace social
drama The treatment howeyer re-