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| at the ceremonies, but Herndon took
it off their hands last week. Mary
( Newcomb is to be the star.
Guthrie McClintic will stage THE
Shanghai Gesture" for Mrs. Leslie
Carter. This drama, by John Cotton,
| is to be elaborate and the designs for
| the sets follow the ''Follies" style.
Harry anger and Mary Fair have
! new act at the Earle this week. which
has been accorded much credit by
critics 1t is called The Old Fool"
and is in four scenes. In the presen-
tation they are assisted by Madelyn
Shone. MIR. Anger is known to the
stage as a character actor and has
been seen in Washington with many
| of the best known stars.
What is believed to be the highest
gross receipts ever reached by a dra-
| matte star in four-week engagement
| in Philadelphia was received by George
! Arliss in Winthrop Ames' production
! of John Galsworthy's "Old English"
| at the Walnut Street Theater. ending
! last Saturday night, when Arliss play
! ed to S79 ,S23.25. The record at the
| Walnut, the oldest theater in Amer
! lea, was broken both for attendance
| and receipts on the opening night, as
| well as for the run of the drama.
In Baltimore. at the Auditorium on
last Monday night Arliss crossed
| S2,70S.50.
The Arliss banquet scene which
ends "Old English. the John Gals
worthy play, is said to recall the
Mansfield Baron Chevrial feast in
"A Partisan Romance" There have
stage. the famous turkey meal Of
which the actors in shore Acres"
used 10 get so tired.
Ivan +. Simpson. who is remember
ed for his VillaiuOuS butter in The
Green Goddess" is Il sculptor as well
as an actor. He modelled Arliss as
the RaJah of Rukh and is now work
ing on full-length figure of the
| star as Sylvanus Ileythorp in the
Galsworthy play.
Gordon McRae of the George Arliss
company is the son OF Bruce McRae.
| Gordon is now making his first ap-
pearance on the stage. He promised
| his father he would wait until he was
20 years old before he became an actor.
Ashley Dukes. author of "The Man
With a Load of Mischief" which the
ShubertS are presenting with Ruth
Chatterton and Robert Lorraine as it's
stars, is brother of Sir Paul Dukes,
noted English composer and lecturer.
Lady Dukes was formerly Mrs, ogden
Mills.
The entire first edition of the Amer
lean version of Hay Foyer" Noel
Coward's play, is reported sold out in
advance of publication.
Mary Glynne and Dennis Nelson
Terry, who recently ended their en-
gagement in THE Crooked Friday" ."
will appear soon in a new play en-
| titled THE Offence"
The Actors Theater announces a
return engagement In New York Of
Candida" with Peggy Wood head
ing new cast. After a limited stay
in the metropolis it is IL be sent on
| Il short tour of the East
The Theater Guild is TO produce
| storm" play hy &. X. Munro, the
highly praised by George Bernard
Shaw, and later play called AT Mrs.
Beams
Earl CarroIl's "Oh. YOU i finally
TO open in New York after defects In
lls DOCK nave Deen femedled Dy the
authors. Paul Porter and Benjamin
Hapgood Burt. assisted by William
| A. Grew; alterations in staging by
Frederick Stanhope and the perfection
! of the dance numbers and ensembles
| by David Bennett, together with the
| addition of new people to the cast
! Of entertainers.
| White Cargo Is closing its New
York run with a record covering three
years.
The Red Knight" Greenwich VII
| lage comedy by Edmond Mckenna,
| former New York and Washington
newspaper man, recently had "A sue
cessful tryout in San Francisco. with
| newspaper critics acclaiming 1t as a
brilliant comedy" and gem of sat
ire"