Evening star., 1925-07-19
In the Spotlight.

John GLYNN MACFARLANE,
newest addition to the National
Theater Players. was leading man for
Maude Adams in her revival of
Peter Pan" and 1.-The Little Minis
ter" and also was under the man
agement of the late Charles Froh-
man.
Something to Brag About" will
have Its opening at Asbury Park
| August 8.
Fay Marbe has been added to the
cast of the Partisan Artists and
Models" to be produced by William
K. Wells.
Sunny will be the title of the
| musical play in which Charles Dill
lingham will star Marilyn Miller. Re-
hearsals start August 8.
The name of the new comedy by
Winchel Smith and George Abbott
that John Golden will produce in the
Fall has been changed from "A
straight Shooter" to The Holy Ter
ror"
spectacular production of
Faust" will be made the coming sea-
son by John E. Kellard, in associa- :
ton with George Backer, opening in
columbus. Ohio, September II.
Marc Connolly has written the
pook, Owen Murphy the lyrics and
Jay Gorney the music for "How's the
hlng?" which will open in Atlantic
City in September with Joe Cook fea
tured.
Charley ("Chick') Sales has been
added to the cast of the Greenwich
Village Scandals" now rehearsing
| in New York.
Blanche Yurka will have the lead
| ing role in Willard Robertson's 1.-The
Sea Woman" to be produced in the
Fail by L. Lawrence Weber.
Herman Ganvoort's first production
Of the coming season will be 1.-The
Makropoulos Secret" by Carel Capek
author Of "R. U. r." His second play
will be Jane, Our Stranger" writ
| ten by Mary Borden, from her novel
| and his third. "Osman Pasha," a play
OF modern Turkey.
Percy Helton and Grant Mills of
the cast of The Poor Nut" are writ
| ing play called. That's Out"
Sergt Michael Donaldson, one of
the heroes of the war; is to play a
minor role in one of the road COM
panies of What Price Glory"
Louise Glum. who became noted as
a film vamp, is following in the foot.
steps OF Lila Lee and Mabel Normand
| In turning to the stage. She will
make her debut in New York in the
Fall.
Robert Sherman, author of "Spooks. +"
VIII produce two plays in New York
next season. He has several produc-
| ing companies in the Midwest
The dramatic stage will lose Fran.
ces Starr next season, as she has
signed with the Keith management to
go over a rou+> that will occupy all
her time until the end of the 1925
theat>Scal year.
OliVe Wyndham, the recently mar
ried star. will reach New York this
week. She will appear in an Irish
fantasy next season. 1t is described
| as a delightful little comedy of the
irish troupers of an earlier genera.
l.
nan are the authors.
Desiree Ellinger, demure London
star OF the Boston Rose Marie" COM
pany, achieved new heights last week
when. in an emergency, she hoped
from Boston to New York by airplane
TO appear in the title role of the
Broadway production in the absence
or Mary Ellis, who was i'll and whose
4 JndRrGf1f6U MO 10 -
Flora Daniel, who followed Mary
Newcomb in Might Hawk" during
the run of that play in New York, has
been engaged by Walter Campbell for
leading role in Brother Elks."
Gavin Gordon opened last night in
| Bethlehem, Pa, as leading man with
Marjorie Rambeau in 1.-THE Eyes of
Youth" Mr.. Gordon was leading man
with Billie Burke and Peggy Allenby
| last season.
Henry Whittemore has left Gail
Kane and her Shakespeare players in
the wflds Of Maine to play a leading
| role in Vincent Lawrence's new piece
for Al Woods. with James Rennie and
Marion Coakley, under the direction
of Bertram Harrison. The piece. un.
titled as yet, goes into rehearsal this
week.
George Cukor continues to present
new plays for Broadway managers
with his stock company in Rochester
He is to try out THE Shortest WAY
| Home" in which Ann Andrews will
play the leading role; also 1.-THE
Dark" in which Miss Andrews and
Louis Calhern both have important
| parts.
| Theatrical nights" will be q Friday
evening feature at the Chateau LIE
Paradis for the remainder of the Sum
mer. Each week stage stars appear
ing in Washington will be invited te
| the chateau Friday evening as guests
of Meyer Davis. Next week the mem
| bers of the popular National Theater
stock company will be entertained al
the chateau on Saturday evening.