Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-27
In the Spotlight

CARROLL McCoMAs will play the
leading role in Pyramids" play
by Samuel Ruskin Golding.
t'lorenz Ziegfeld has changed the
! name of Pain Beach Girl to Zieg
fields mo Foolin'," Mae Murray's
movie picture caused the change.
Irene Franklins Red Head Revue"
| for which she wrote the lyrics. will
| probably open in Atlantic City and
| play I'm Detroit before going into New
York. Boothe, Gleason and Truck
will produce IT,
Oscar Raglan, the villain in many
| Of Fred Stones shows. will play the
part OF George Washington in Free
dom the spectacle which r. II. Burn
side is producing for the Philadelphia
Sesquicentennial Exposition.
Chick and Chickens" sequel to
is Eat So?' written by Richard
running in New York, will be tried
out this Summer in Detroit.
The cast Of THE Good Fellow. by
George S. Kaufman and Herman j.
ManckiewicZ, which opened in Long
Brancn last week, includes Sidney
Toler. Clara Blandick, Janet Adair,
Ethel Taylor and Earl Craddock.
Robert Woolsey, who has been in
numerous Broadway musical produc-
tons. will be featured in Honest
Liars which opens in New York
July 10.
Gertrude Purcell. author of "Tangle-
toes" and coauthor Of ''Voltaire." now
playing in The Great Temptations"
has sold play to Billy r. Van. it
was announced last week.
Jed Harris production OF Broad.
way" BY Phillip Dunning and George
Abbott, will open in Philadelphia July
>. Sylvia Field. Lee Tracy. Glare
Woodbury. and Robert CHECKER are in
the east.
Grace Heyer. last seen in The
Great Gatsby." has been added to the
cast of Arlene Adair," the new play
for Grace George.
Jeanne Eagels. in Rain" set a
record in San Francisco for receipts
for non-musical play. with $50, 900
the second week of the engagement
Miss Eagels is in her fourth year in
the play.
After tryouts this Summer in stock
four new plays which probably will
be produced in the Fall are: The
Man Who Forgot" by Owen Davis
and s. ~ Behrman; Sammy Helps
Himself" by Howard Lindsay; new
play by Samuel Shipman, and a
comedy by William Slavens and Pat
terson McNutt.
Ernest Truck and Roland Young
are collaborating on farce. THE
Impuritans," which is said to deal
with the Puritan forefathers
Raquel Meller will return to New
York in the Fail to play under the
management OF r., Ray Goetz. She
will work simultaneously on motion
picture for Famous Players. at the
Astoria Studio. Miss Meller has been
appearing in the West TO big business.
Prince Antoine Bibesco, Rumanian
Minister to the United States, has
written comedy called Who
Clarence berwent the producer. has
acquired the rights and will confer
with the prince regarding production
when he returns to America this Fall.
Otis Skinner will be seen again on
the New York stage next season in
revival of The Honor of the Family"
This was one of Mr.. SINNERS sue
cesses 20 years ago.
The Frohman cos plans for next
season include the production of
Guitry's play, Mozart in which
Sacha Guitry and Yvonne Printenps
are now appearing in Paris. There is
a strong possibility that Irene Bordoni
will play the piece here.
The first play reported for next sea-
son by Marc Connolly is THE Wild
Man" written in collaboration with
Herman Maniewicz. Horace Liveright
will make the production. Mr.. Con
nelly is in California forging a picture
scenario.
George kelley's play for the new
season will be called THE Panic"
Presumably Rosalie Stewart will pro-
duce 1t, as she presented his first
play, THE Torch Bearers" an excep-
tional success.