Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
In the Spotlight

In the Spotlight
CHESTER DE vONDE. co-autho
of "Kongo." recently went to Wis
consin to write a new play. tentativel,
called High Hat"
Marian Abbott and Charles Haltal
have been added to the cast o
"Shucks," the comedy by Martil
Flavin. which Sam H. Harris is pro
ducing.
Jane Barry. seen recently in Cher
ry Pie" will be the leading woman TO
the transformers during their sum
mer season at Provincetown, Mass.
The cast of THE Imaginativ
Girl" which goes into rehearsal thi
week. includes Thomas Wise, JOIN
Miltern. Eric Dressler, William E
Mack, and Dorothy Burgess.
Arne Nichols has purchased Il rev
play, Sam .Abramovitch" by NJ. AM
Nine. Francois Porche. 1t is planned
for production in New York thi:
winter.
Grace George opened last Monda.
night at Asbury Park in "Arienn
Affair."" a new play by Arthur Rich
man. The Philadelphia engagement
starts tomorrow night.
YEN" new endeavor by Barr,
Corners. Will be produced by Richart
Herndon next season. 1t is reporte.
to be more serious than the play
Wright's "AppleSauce" and THE Pat
sy." now running in New York.
Countess Martha" new operetta
is to open in Atlantic City tomorrow
night with New York premiere
scheduled for September.
Two new plays scheduled for earl.
production this Fall by Anne Nichol:
are "HOudy King" comedy by Mari
Swan. and The Dumb Bunny" ;
comedy b. Charlton Andrews.
Help Wanted-Female." started re
hearsals last week. John Golden j:
trying it out with cast of player:
who have acted in his plays for sew
eral years. Gladys Unger wrote the
comedy, and Winchell Smith is back
Ing ii.
Helen HAYES is going 20 reviv,
"F'anChon the Cricket" and Poor
joe" plays III which Maggie Mitchell
and Jennie Lee appeared half {
century ago. in addition to appearing
in What Every Woman Knows"
Following Honest Liars" which
opens in New York July Is. George
40, IL A.
called Gossip" by Marcel Strauss
and Knud Wilbers.
Florenz Ziegfeld announces that he
will put new musical comedy ir
rehearsal the latter part OF August
and open in New York in October
Allen Kearns has been engaged il
leading roles.
Patterson McNutt plans to presen,
two new plays next season and vii
start production activities about
August /. The Poor Nut" will begir
a Chicago engagement August %.
A musical play entitled Happy &C
Lucky" with book and lyrics by
Helena Phillips Evans and music by
LuCian DENIM. has been accepted by
A. L. Erlanger for early Fall produc-
ton.
Cowboy Crazy" Is in rehearsal for
Lawrence Weber. with Arthur Ayles-
worAl and Regina Wallace in the
leads. George Abbott, who collaborated
in writing the play, is directing re-
hearsals.
Curtis Cooksey has withdrawn from
Nto. No @,ix
rehearsals in a new David Belascc
Willard Mack's play. "All the Way
from Texas" in which Mr.. Mack him
self will be the star.
washington Heights" instead OF
"A Mothers Virtue" will be the title
Of the first play to be staged by the
Fain Production Corporation. 1t is
announced to open in New York
August 2.
The new play by Frank Craven
which A. L. Erlanger will produce in
Brooklyn two weeks hence. is a
will stage the play, but will not act
in it. The cast thus far engaged in
cludes Ernest Glendinning. Blyth
Daily. Maude Granger. John Ravold
and Fred Graham.
Seventh Heaven" by the Nationa
Theater Players is the third play BY
the popular stock company this sea
son that has proved so popular as tc
run into a second week. The Last
Warming" and The Show Off" were
the others.
Rhea Divel. who was quite badl,
injured in the whipping scene ir
Seventh Heaven" two weeks age
and who was compelled to remain on,
of THE ShowOff' on that account
will be back in the role of Mana. the
dopey derelict, when the Nationa
Players present Seventh Heaven
again tomorrow night.
Mrs Adelaide Hibbard. whose ma
Fisher" in 1.-THE Show-Off" was one
of the seasons best mothers, had a
special reason for it. Her daughter
Eleanor is visiting her from Youngs
town, Ohio.
Reunion days back stage at the
National Theater: Kenneth Lane has
been visiting his mother and his
sister Leneta Charles Hampden is
plotting his son around town between
performances, and Mrs. Adelaide Hib
bard is proudly exhibiting heI
daughter Eleanor for a fortnight.
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