Evening star., 1926-05-30
In the Spotlight

CLARE HUMMER. author of
''Pomeroy's Past" is planning q
play in. which her cousin, William
Gillette, will appear. next season.
A. II. Woods announces the pur-
chase Of a mystery comedy, "Mr. X"
written by Joseph Szebenvel, a Hun
garian author. 1t will be produced
In the Fall.
Russell Mack has purchased play
entitled Lonely Wives" for New
York production late in August, with
himself in the leading role.
"The Star Gazer," by Howard
Irving Young. has been purchased by
the Stagers for production next sea
son.
Lynn Overman will play the roll
created by William Collier in the
musical version of Nothing But the
Truth" which II. II. Frazee will pro-
duce in the Fall as successor to
mo, No. Nanette:"
Because of the splendid reception
accorded George Arliss in "Old Eng
lish" on tour last season, he Is being
routed to the Pacific Coast.
1.-The Good Fellow" comedy by
George 8. Kaufman and Herman j.
Mankiewicz, will be tried out by
Crosby Gaige at Asbury Park June
81. Sidney Toler will play the leading
role.
The new play in whichs Bertha
kalich will be seen in New York next
season is announced as 1.-THE Diver
sions OF an Empress" by Louis N.
Parker.
II Can't Bear It," by Norma Mitchell
and Russell Medcraft, was presented
last week in Newark, prior to a New
York engagement. Miss Mitchell Is a
member Of the cast.
The New York Telegraph has an.
nounced that THE Claim" comedy
by Goldsmith Riley, has won the
1000 prize .and David Belsaco Cup
offered by the paper some time ago.
Ethel Strickland, Richard Nichols
and Jackie Gratten are additions to
the cast of THE Half Naked Truth"
Booth, Gleason and True have OBJ
tanned an option on Clare Runners
new play. "spick and Spanish
Brock Pemberton next month will
try out play by J. Frank Davis
writer of fiction, living in San
Antonio. Tex, and was formerly a
Boston newspaper man.
Rita Gould. vaudeville headliner,
is to appear on the stage IL the Fall
in a comedy drama with songs en-
titled "Arabella." which was writ
ten for her by Howard McKent
Barnes.
Lew Fields has postponed re-.
hearsals of his Summer revue, and
1t Will not be presented probably
until the middle Of July. In the
meantime, he is casting a second
company Of THE Girl Friend"
Fay Banter begins the rehearsal
next month of IL comedy by Vincent
Lawrence called "Sour Grapes" MIR.
Lawrence has written, among other
things. 1.-TWO Fellows and Girl"
and In Love With Love-" William
Harris. jr., is making the production.
Crosby Gaige has signed contracts
for the production of They Had to
Sec Paris" humorous novel by
Homer Grow. The dramatiZation will
be made by Owen Davis. The story
concerns a family in Oklahoma who
suddenly strike oil, become million
aires and go to Paris to buy their
daughter a French title.
Louise Brown. whom Bernard
Sobel considers one of the most
gifted of young American musical
comedy principals. has been placed
under q five-year contract by FlorenZ
Ziegfeld and will make her first ap-
pearance in his new musical produc.
tion. ...-.
George NJ. Cohan, one of the best
known actor.writer-p producers in the
American theater. and author of 'The
Song and Dance Man." opened his
new Chicago theater, 1.-THE Four
Cohans," two weeks ago. It is a
shrine, essentially, to his mother and
father. Himself and daughter make
up the other two.
Forced to retire and close his show,
playing to S. r. o. signs, because Of
illness, George NJ. Cohan; author Of
1.-THE Song and Dance Man, can.
celled all appearances Of his play until
his complete recovery. He has only
recently released it for stock produc-
ton.
Winthrop Ames announces that
George Arliss viii continue for an
other season in John Galsworthy's
"Old English