Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29

and George Abbott. will have its
first showing in New York Septem-
Der Is.
William Hodge Will make his New
York appearance in The Judges
Husband" the latter part of Septem-
Der, after a brief tour.
PAY to Bearer" the new Russell
Medcraft- Norma Mitchell comedy, will
be seen in Detroit next week, after
which 1t goes into Chicago.
Castles in the Air. will be present
ed in Stamford. Conn.,. this week. be-
fore it's New York opening on Labor
day.
Sander Harnati, modern Hungarian
composer, has been engaged to write
the incidental music for THE Jeweled
Tree
Sisters Three" by John Willard.
will open in Stamford, Conn, next
Thursday under the management of
Sam Fl. Harris. In the cast are Ro-
berta Arnold, Mana Bryant. James
Spottswood, Roger Pryor and Wilfred
Lytell.
Hassard Shorts production of mo
Trespassing," which divided this week
between Asbury Park and Long
Branch, will open in New York Labor
day.
Maude Hanaford will return to the
stage in champagne" after retire
ment of three years.
Pauline Lord, who has not acted on
the New York stage for some time,
has been engaged for the star role in
4 = L. u. nAIn
way some time in September. Owen
Davis has made the adaptation from
Fulton Oursler's novel. The play Is
described as a SERIOUS comedy in
three acts"
Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby have
been engaged by Philip Goodman TO
known as THE Duke of Delaware
which is scheduled to open in New
York Christmas eve. Paul Poiret will
make the costumes for he production.
First Love-" instead of Para
keets," will be the name Of Zoe At
kins' forthcoming play, in which Fay
Banter will open in Philadelphia Sep
TENDER 6. Bruce McRae and Geoffrey
Kerr will be in the cast.
THE Flower Princess" an operetta
with box and lyrics by Edgar Allan |
Woolf and Clifford Grey and music |
by Werner Jansen. will be placed in |
rehearsal Labor day by new f1rm |
Gotham Productions.
Dion Titheradge, auther and prin- |
cipal player of Loose Ends" reached |
New York from London last week |
to begin rehearsals for the Ameri- |
can production Mollie Kerr will |
have the leading feminine role.
Mated" a South Seas play by |
l.. r. Brandon. known for his stock |
company direction. will he produced |
by Charles p. Davis. The contract |
was signed last week.
Dorothy McNulty. dancing prin- |
cipal in the Winter Garden revue, |
has been placed under flve-year |
contract by that management She !
has been on the stage less than two |
years.
Samuel Wallach will begin his ac |
tivities for the new season Septem- |
Der IL. when he will present. at At
lantic City, a new play by Innis G. |
Osborn, tentatively called star |
weed" Priestly Morrison. who |
staged alias. the Deacon" for Mr..
Wallach, will direct.
Bernard Novambere, after an alb
sence of several years in Europe. |
has returned to America to present |
a series Of musical plays. the first,
an English comic opera, "Milady,"
will open the latter part of |
October in New York. The book and
lyrics are by Channon Collinge and
the music by Icilio Sadun.
John L. Shine is due in New York
this week from London with the
manuscript of Autumn Fires" the,
Irish play, which will be put in re-
hearsal Immediately for a Broadway |
presentation. In addition to Una |
O'Connor. Mr.. Shine has recently ac |
quired for his company Julie Hart |
ley, another Irish actress, and George |
Harris. formerly company manager |
for "Charlot's Revue who will act |
in the same capacity for the Irish |
play.
Theresa Helburn and Philip Moeller |
of the New York Theater Guild re- |
turned to New York last week from ,
Europe. While abroad Miss Helburn |
conferred with G. X. Munro, whose /
"All Our Yesterday" will be presented |
this season.
5. y. Behrman, an independent |
playwright, will offer three plays to- |
gether on Broadway. The first two,
already announced, are THE Second !
Man." on the list Of the Theater Guild. |
and THE Man who Forgot" which |
was written with Owen Davis and is |
to be produced by Crosby Gaige. The |
title of the third play, Love Is Like |
That" will have an early try-out in
Cincinnati.
THE Sweet Buy and Buy" a play |
by Louise Bascom Barrett and Helena
Smith Dayton, which will follow
Boothe, Gleason and Trucks presenta-
ton of 1.-THE Challenge of Youth" will |
be published in book form early in
September.
Strike Up the Band has been
selected as the most inspiring title for
the new musical comedy by George
Gershwin and George s. Kaufman. 1t |
will reach New York under the guild.
ance of Edgar Selwyn some time
around the holiday season.
Marjorie Rambeau has returned to
New York from California to begin
rehearsals of Just Life" The play !
deals with apartment jewellers in New
York and is by John Bowie. whose
previous work has been confined to
sketches.
Belle Baker. popular vaudeville
Coincidence, has been signed to long
by FlorenZ Ziegfeld, whose
intention is to star her in An original
comedy.
Harry Rose, one Of the best known