Evening star., 1925-03-22
In the Spotlight

Need which has been scheduled for
early production.
William A Brady, jr. is not to he
the sole proprietor Of Sparkling Bur
gundy." in which Lima Abarbanell is
to appear shortly. Brady is general
manager and secretary of Dwight
Deere Winman, Inc, which will
sponsor the production.
Among the ventures tentatively
listed for production this Summer is
The Grand Duchess" an adaptation
by Harry Graham from the French
| of Alfred Savoir, which Henry Miller
has acquired.
A new comedy from the pens of J. {.
and Elliott Nugent, entitled John
the Worm" will be given a try-out
this Summer John Golden is said to
be interested in the production.
Another light opera is due for an
early presentation, based on the life
of Grieg and having a Grieg score.
adapted by Karl Hajos. and sponsored
by Fred and 3. c. Whitney. An elah-
crate singing cast is promised, and
the success of Blossom Time" ap-
pears to warrant further experiments
in popular setting for classic
melodies.
The Cherry Lane Players Of New
York have abandoned their contem-
plated production of Princess Ida
which they have been rehearsing, and
! instead a play entitled Wild Birds
will be presented during the week of
April 6.
"Ostriches." by Edward wilbraham,
will be produced in Brooklyn tomor-
row night by William A. Brady. jr..
fthe cast being headed by Janet
Beecher and Orrin Johnson.
Vivian Martin is TO succeed Helen
Hayes in the role of Dinah in Quar-
antine," now running in New York.
Miss Hayes is to be Cleopatra in New
York production OF Caesar and Cleo
patra."
Kilbourn Gordon returned to New
York from Palm Beach last week and
has issued a call for rehearsals of
THE Mud Turtle" for this week. Lack
OF theater accommodations caused ne
postponement of the producton.
Miss Katharine Hayden, star OF
Rain" at the President Theater,
with Edward Keane, Clarence Jacob
sen. the manager of the company. and
Mrs. Jacobsen, were guests of honor
| at the. Belleau Wood Memarial As
sociation's mi -careme ball at the New
Willard Friday night, whete Miss
Hayden and Mr.. Keane danceS Staf-
ford Pemberton's version of the
Pago-Pago fox trot." This is the
dance introduced by them earlier in
the week at LIE Paradis, where the
entire company was entertained by
Meyer Davis.
Walter Wynn blind, crippled and
paralyzed war veteran, received a
substantial sum as the result OF a
benefit given by the management Of
Rain" at the. President Theater last
"Wednesday evening. The local Amer
ican Legion members co-operated in
making the Wynn benefit success.
Every vaudeville theater patron
knows that this organization during a
weekly period each year invites the
public to assist in swelling their sick
and benefit fund. IN Z. w week this
year promises to be the best in the his
tory Of B. T. Keith's Theater. Extra
and extemporaneous features are being
planned to help bring together a great
carnival of joy.
| Swanee patrons Will have an op-
portunity to see several of their IA
vorite radio entertainers next Tues
day night, when Ben Levin and Ray
Hendricks are scheduled to appear at
the Davis dance palace and present
a group of their comedy vocal and
ukulele numbers which have made
them one of the star acts of the wRC
station. Ben Levin has been termed
la dead ringer" for Brooke Johns
except that for the Johns banjo he
has substituted the ukulsls,