Evening star., 1925-01-04
In the Spotlight

"TAME CATS" which was TO have
been presented last week in New
York. has been indefinitely shelved.
James Rennie and Ruth shepley
will head the cast OF The Man Be
tween" by Walter Archer Frost, when
produced by Charles K. Gordon.
Frank McNish, the old minstrel of
Chicago at the home of his sister,
81 years old.
Grace George, in "She Wanted to
Know" adapted from the French OF
Paul Geraldy, will open In Whining
ton. January II, with Bruce McRae
and Frederick Worlock in her sup
port.
sacha Guitry's THE Heart Thief"
which opens in New York tomorrow
night, had It's premiere in New Haven
last week, with Mary Nash. James
crane and George Nash in the leads.
The Coburns, in Many a Slip" for
lerly The Farmers Wife" closed
their New York run last night, and
viii start Immediately a tour Of the
larger cities.
Donald Foster and Charles E. Evans
sailed last week from New York for
London, where they will play their
old parts in "Lishtnin' Evans
splendid work as the Judge is easily
recalled.
George Bernard Shaw sent TO the
Theater Guild, New York, as a Christ
mas present, a photograp OF himself,
signed and all, which will be put in
the lobby OF the new Guild Theater.
Charles J. Mulligan and Paul NJ.
Trehitsch have disposed OF their in
terest In THE Undercurrent" to the
Barrie Corporation. The New York
opening will take place January 2s.
The verdict of Washington on
High Tide" appears to have been
correct. The play went to Atlantic
City from here, stayed one week and
then shut down. Lawrence Weber,
the producer, still has faith in the
piece. but says it Will have TO be
rewritten.
David Belasco's next production,
now in rehearsal. will be The Dove"
by Willard Mack. The cast will in
cludA the author, Judith Anderson,
Holbrook Blinn. william Harrington
and Sidney Toler.
The Getaway" by Charles X. Van
Ripper, will be produced this season
by the Dramatists' Theater Corpora
tion. 1t will be preceded by comedy,
entitled "out Of STEP IN February.
The Dutch Girl" an operetta, with
music by Emmerich KaIman, is soon
to be produced by r. o. Bracket.
Olive wyndham and Arthur Byron
have decided to go into vaudeville,
and have secured an original playiet,
which will be produced for the first
time week from tomorrow night.
Fay Marbe will desert musical COM
edy temporarily to play IN THE
Sterk," which Schwab and Mandel are
taking into New York the latter part
of this month.
The Devil Within" ong-ove r1ue
mystery play, will soon make its ap-
Dearance on Broadway. Charles r
Horan Is the author, and the man
agerial end has been intrusted 10
Wyrley Birch.
Edwards Chiids Carpenter. president
OF the Dramatists' Theater Corpora
tion, announces that the organization
js looking for a play in which TO
present Norman Trevor next season.
Mr.. Trevor heads The Goose Hangs
High" now running to big business
in Chicago.
Robert Milton has completed the
cast Of The Dark Angel" which now
includes Frieda Inescort, Claude King.
John Williams and Reginald Mason.
This play is the joint effort Of group
OF young authors.
Houses OF Sand" the author OF
which is said 70 be a we'll known
scenario writer; is shortly TO be pro-
duced by Mike Mindlin, formerly OF
the producing firm Of Mindlin & Gold
reyer. Daniel Arthur has been com
missioned to stage the piece.
Georgette Cohan, daughter OF
George Cohan, has been obliged TO
withdraw from the all.star cast OF
THE Rivals" and Marie Carroll has
taken her place.
Herbert Hall winslow's "pansy"
has been entirely rewritten by the
author, and is due for an early pres
entation in New York.
a. II. Woods will be in Washing
ton tomorrow to witness the openine
performance Of his new star, Lionel
Barrymore, in -Four Knaves and a
Joker" d I the Shubert-Belasco Thea
ter.
fourth company OF white
Cargo" IS now in rehearsal and
scheduled TO get under way at Bos-
ton, January II. Leon Gordon.
author. heads the cast. Mr. Gordon
also wrote -Four Knaves and
Joker"
Irene Fenwick made her biggest
success in The Song OF Songs"
while under the management OF A
RI. Woods.
The dress rehearsal OF lis Eat So?"