Evening star., 1926-06-20
In the Spotlight

"ACE IN THE HOLE" a comedy
"A by James p. Judge, will have
its premiere in Brooklyn tomorrow
night.
Estelle Vinwood and Earle Lar1-
more will replace Lynn Fontaine and
Alfred Lunt in "At Mrs. Beams" at
the Guild Theater, New York, In July,
Antoinette Perry has the leading
role in 1.-The Ladder" by J. Frank
Davis, which Brock Pemberton pro-
duced in New Haven last week.
"The Last Of Mrs. Cheney" which
had its premiere in this city, passed
its 25Oth performance mark recently
and is said to be still going strong,
with Ina Claire in the star role.
Oscar Shaw has been engaged by
Aarons & Freedley for the new
George Gershwin musical comedy for
Gertrude Lawrence. Mr.. Shaw will
also be featured in a musical version
of Hawthorne of the u. S. A"
The cast of "The Phantom Ship"
which AL Lewis will present for the
first time tomorrow night In Asbury
Park, will include Ruth Gordon, Ed
ward Arnold, Stella Larrimore, Eva
Condor, Charles c. Wilson and Edith
Won Cleve.
Ernest Truck has completed a
comedy called Short Skirts" which
| Boothe, Gleason and Truck expect to
produce next season. This is said to
be the first play which Mr.. Truck
| has written alone.
Claude Cooper, last seen in Juno
and the Paycock," and Frank Syi-
vester have been added to the cast OF
BLACK Velvet"
Philadelphia has been selected for
the Summer residence of Grace
George in ARLENE Adair." This Is
the new play by Charles Richman,
upon which she started rehearsa1s
last week It is expected TO catch
the Sesquicentennial trade, instead of
closing after a tryout at Asbury Park
this week.
William b. Friedlander announces
for Fall production a new musical
comedy by II. G. Witwer and William
lie Baron called Cain and Mabel"
The story deals with motion pictures.
with the scenes laid in Hollywood and
New York.
Frank Craven will play the leading
role in "Going Home" the George Barr
McCutcheon comedy, which A. l.. Err
LANCER will try out In Brooklyn tomor-
row night. Mr.. Craven did not origi-
nally intend to act in Going Home"
which he is staging. and probably will
appear only at the try-out.
Arthur Hammerstein last week sold
the French rights to Rose Marie
to Isola Freres of the Theater Sarah
Bernhard, Paris.
DeWolf Hopper will play the role of
William Penn in Freedom" the spec
tacle which r. II. Burnside is produc-
ing for the Sesquicentennial Exposi
ton at Philadelphia. Belle Story will
have the principal feminine part.
Edgar Seiwyn next month will try
out The Imaginative Girl" by Rof
Bryant and Harry Durant.
Eddie Buzzell has been engaged for
a comedy role In Lady Fair" an
will produce early in the Fall Lady
Fair" is the work of Otto Harbach,
Oscar Hammerstein. I'd; Frank Man
del and Sigmund Romberg
Mary Eaton, recently featured in
kid Boots" will be starred next sea-
son by Charles Dillingham;, through an
arrangement with Florenz Ziegfeld. In
musical comedy by Otto Harbach
and Anne Caldwell, with music by
Jerome Kern. A well known
comedian is to be starred with Miss
Eaton. 49,
Eugene O'Brien, motion picture star,
will soon appear in a road tour of
"Steve's Return" comedy by Laura
Hope Crews and Harry Wagstaff
Cribble under the management of
Miss Crews.
Eddie Dowling in Honeymoon
Lane" will be a major item on the
producing schedule of A. L. Erlanger
next season. Mr.. Dowling has writ
ten the book, as he did for sally,
Irene and Mary" James Hanley has
written the music and the show goes
into rehearsal next month.