Evening star., 1926-06-13
In the Spotlight

In the OpOtl1ght
sunny" reached its sooth per-
formance at the New Amster
dam Theater. New York. Monday
night and is still drawing crowds.
A. II. Woods denies the announce
ment that Russell Mack has purchased
the rights to LONELY Wives
NJ. j. Nicholas will soon present
Black Velvet" play by Willard
Robertson. author of "rhe Sea
Woman" and big Game" He also
Is to produce mission Mary in New
York in the Fall.
THE Phantom Ship" an adaptation
from the German of Rudolph Lothar
and Oscar Retter by Owen Davis, will
be tried out in Ashury Park next
week. with Ruth Gordon in the lead
ting role.
"A Small Town Girl" musical
comedy with book and lyrics by
George r. Stoddard and music by Ray
Gorney, will he presented at Atlantic
City by Clark Ross.
Clare Hummer leaves this week
for Narragansett, where she will
write a play for William Gillette and
put the finishing touches to "Spick
and Spanish" a comedy written for
her daughter.
The first play to be purchased out
Of the Yale dramatic workshop of
Prof. Baker is "Chicago," by Maurine
Watkins. The piece will be done by
sam IL. Harris and Laura ID. Wick
Miss Watkins formerly did newspaper
work in Chicago.
Ruth Gordon and Gregory Kelly
will try out, with Lyceum Players in
Rochester, "A Lady for a Night re-
finished by Russell G.. Medcraft and
Norma Mitchell from an original by
Hutcheson Boyd.
Clare Eames next year will he
member of the board of managers
of the Theater Guild. in addition to
being an active member of the guild
repertory company. Miss Eames re-
Gently returned from Europe with
her husba nd, Sidney Howard who
brought a play which the guild hopes
to produce next season.
Brock Pemberton has completed his
east for j. Frank DE- vis's Tho Lad.
DER now in rehearsal. Among the
players will be Vernon Steele, Irene
Purcell. Anita Damrosch and Mary
Hone.
Edward II. Viewer has been engaged
for ARLENE Adair." in which Grace
George will appear late this month.
Mr.. Viewer was recently seen in The
Great Gatsby."
Michael kallesser. author and pro
ducer of "One Mans Woman" plans
to present in the Fail Shallow
Wells.' a comedy drama Of his own
authorship. and a comedy in which he
collaborated with Barbara Chambers.
Richard Herndon will produce J. p.
McEvoy's intimate revue, "Ameri-
cana which was announced by the
Greenwich Village Theater group be-
fore its merger with the Actors The
ater. William Collier will be the star
and the opening is scheduled for June
u at the Belmont Theater. New York.
George Whites scandals" had It's
premiere In Atlantic City last Monday
night and goes into New York tomor-
row night
Victor Morley has been granted
weeks leave Of absence from the ca st
of rs Eat So?" to supervise the pro-
duction OF Sunshine" a comedy by
Henry White.
Frank Keenan, has been engaged to
play the lead in BLACK Velvet" late
this month. Mr.. Keenan, has been
identified chiefly with movies in re.
cent seasons. although he did desert
them long enough to play a piece
called Peter Weston" a couple Of
years ago.
Australia Is now to see "Abie's
Irish Rose" Anne Nichols, apparent.
ly fearful Of the comedy's reception
sailed from San Francisco last Tues
day, for only two years.
THE Miracle" will invade Phila del
phia in the early Fall as an adjunct
to the Sesquicentennial Exposition.
Lady Diana Manners viii have her
accustomed role OF the Madonna.
Four out-of.town publications within
the last three weeks have said COM
plimentary things about the National
Theater Players, all Of them impressed
by the steady and consistent business
the troupe has done in the first eight
weeks OF the present season.
Rhea Dively. now with the National
Theater Players, is a cousin to Dick
Jervis. President Coolidges personal
secret service aid. Dick was the first
person in the theater on the opening
night of The Song and Dance Man"
Only the uShers were there ahead of
him.
odds around the National Theater
are growing on the proposition that
the $4,000 fans. purchase at the
beginning OF the season, for distribu-
ton to patrons, will not be used. Pre-
dictions here and abroad that 1925
would see u cold Summer have thus
far been borne out.
Clifford Brooke. director OF the Ma
tional Players. Is under contract to
rehearse the new Anne Nichols pro-
duction, "Howdy, King early in Sep
tember. His last task for the Anne
Nichols office was to direct Puppy
Love" incidentally, Minor Watson
has been cast for the new show.
Beginning with the new weeks pres
entation of Seventh Heaven" the
National Theater management lines
up three Of the most emphatic stage
successes in years for the balance Of
this month, following Seventh
Heaven" with 1.-The Show on and
"Lightnin'."
Does perilous Stunts.