Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-01

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In the Spotlight
John l.. SHINE is now in London
= arranging for the production in
this country of Autumn Fire" a
British drama in which he will play
the leading role acted abroad by his
brother, Alfred Shine.
Brock Pemberton has decided upon
tomorrow night in New York for the
opening of Sam Janney's comedy,
Came the Dawn" 1t will be the sixth
anniversary OF the opening OF Enter,
Madame" with which MIR. Pemberton
made his debut as producer.
"Shuckst" Martin Flavin's comedy,
recently tried out, is announced for
October presentation by Sam H. Har"
ris.
Laura Wick will put in production
immediately Swing High Sweeney"
described as "a comedy of a 100 per
cent American In Siberia by Belle
Cohen and Samuel Spewack. David
Burton will direct the play.
Edward Goodman, who will stage
An American Tragedy for Horace
Liyeright, sailed last week for Italy.
After a month in Venice he will start
rehearsals.
Miss Manhattan" is the title of q
new revue to be brought out by Wal
ter Kenny and Joseph Felee, in asso-
citation with Miller & Goldreyer. The
piece opens at Asbury Park August 8.
Dorothy Appieby and Adah Howard
will head the cast,
Hassard Short viii present his first
Offering Of the new season, mo Tres
passing" by John Hunter Booth, in
Brooklyn, August 1s
Russell Mack will head the cast of
THE Little Spitfire," in Brooklyn,
August is. Myron c. Pagan is the
author. Theresa Maxwell Conoyer
and Peggy Allenby are also in the cast.
Another play by the prolific George
Abbott will be tried out in Columbus,
Ohio, this week, under the title OF
White Madness" Mr.. Abbott, as is
his custom, has coilaborated with Paul
Diekey. Ruth Shepley will play the
leading role.
Ace in the Hole" which was tried
out in Brooklyn several weeks ago, is
announced for a September opening in
New York. In the meantime 1t will
be completely revised by James p.
Judge.
Blanche Ring will play Mary Boil
and's part in an Eastern company Of
Cradle Snatchers," which starts on
tour Labor day.
Rehearsals began in New York last
week, under the direction of Bertram
Harrison, of Potash and Perlmuter,
Detectives" a comedy by Montagu
Glass and Jules Eekert Goodman, in
which A. III. Woods will star Ludwig
Satz, the Jewish comedian. The open
ing is scheduled for August 49,
"'Chiek' and the Chickens" a Sc.
quel to lis Eat So2'' by Richard Taber,
which was to have been tried out in
Detroit, instead will be presented in
Australia, it is announced. shortly
after Mr.. Taber opens there in rs
Eat So?''
Lawrence Langner's comedy, Henry
Behave," was placed I'm rehearsal last
week by Gustav Blum. The play opens
in New York about August %.
Ruth Gordon will try out in Roches.
ter this month a new play by Rudolph
Lothar. translated by Sidney Howard
1t is called Collision" and is the prop.
erty of Gilbert Miller. managing direc-
tor for the Charles Ffohnlan Corpora.
ton. Miss Gordon's activity last sea-
son was confined to q comedy called
1.-The Fall of Eve" written by Anita
Loos and John Emerson.
"Abie's Irish Rose" reached its
eighteen hundredth New York per-
Torrance last Wednesday night. The
comedy has been running in New York
for 81 months. Large audiences still
continue to patronize the play.
From Gene Lockhart. who is now in
London, comes word that Bunk Of
1926" the revue which got into diff
culties with the play jury recently, will
reopen in the Fall. 1t is said that only
blondes will be in the cast.
New plays to the number of Is are
announced unsuperstftiousiy by Sam
H. Harris for the coming season. The
biggest peach in his basket Is, of
course, the new Jeanne Eagels show,
Garden Of Eden" adapted by Avery
Hopwood from a German script by r.
Bernaur and r. Oesterreicher. 1t will
open in New York the first week in
November under the joint manage
ment of Mr.. Harris and Arch Seiwyn.
Percy Winter, who understudied the
late Frank Bacon in ''Lightnin' and
who took over that part upon Bacon's
death, will wear the brown SLOUGH hat
that Mrs. Bacon gave him as a re-
membrance of his former colleague
and which Bacon wore in every per
Torrance in which he appeared.
The National Players management
has departed from q custom Of two
years standing this week when adj
refreshments for "Lfghtnin'," this
weeks offering. exploited the name Of
Percy Winter. The reason is that Mr..
Winter has played the role above ! 900
times and his membership in the cast
made It imperative for the company
to do the play.
The departure Of Leneta. Lane from
the National Players for a rest she
has been postponing for three years,
il is said, was deliberately timed so as
not to Inconvenience the quest for
her successor. The next three plays
have only slight parts for leading
lady. Meanwhile both Director Brooke
and Manager S. e. Cochran have been
in New York interviewing prospects.
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Notable Luncheon List.
1.-THE luncheon list" at the Hal
Roach studios, where Pathe
comedies are made, often reads like a
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