Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
STAGE NOTES
From Here and There

THE New York engagement OF
strange Interlude," scheduled to
have ended last night, has been extend
ed a week. BY its final performance it
will have played 400 times. Berlin is
to see it next season, and Pauline Lord
has been resigned by the Theater Guild
to star on tour next year.
The new play by J. C. Sheriff, author
Of the immensely popular Journeys
End" will be concerned with the theme
of Arctic and Antarctic exploration.
Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske is plan
ming to appear next season in series
Of four or i've comedies which, after
their New York season, she will take
on tour as a repertory group. At least
two of the plays will be new; the others
will be, like her current Mrs. Bump
stead-Leigh," works that have stood the
test of time.
william Harris, jr., will revive John
Drinkwaters Abraham Lincoln in the
Fall.
Margaret Anglin has joined stock
company in Kansas City, her first VEN
ture into stock in recent years.
Florenz Ziegfelds Show Girl" from
the book by J. P. McEvoy, has gone
into rehearsal and is expected to try out
in Atlantic City in few weeks.
New York in October, Horace Live
rights production of "Dracula," the
thriller, has made gross total of
100000 from its metropolitan and
road showings.
From San Francisco comes word that
Walker Whiteside, one of the few re-
naming actor-managers in the country
S the latest star to be signed by Henry
Duffy. He appeared last week in his
I'D success THE Hindu"
Robert Edeson is to return to the
stage in Karel Kapek's comedy of in
sects, THE World We Live In" which
will be produced by the Repertory The
alter in Los Angeles.
Edward Everett Horton apparently has
won success with his revival of Dion
Boucicault'S "The Streets of New York.
at the Majestic in Los Angeles. Every
thing is in the manner of the original
production.
Max Reinhardt has arranged a series
OF festival plays to be presented in
Munich between June 10 and July 10,
under the auspices of the Bavarian
State TheaterS. The most prominent
stars of the stages Of Berlin, Vienna
and Munich will take part in the per-
formances. 1t is announced. Among
the plays will be Maughan's "Viktoria,"
Schiller's ''Kabale Und Liebe," Tolstoi's
"Danton's Death
G. B. Stems THE Matriarch." her
own adaptation of her book, is said to
have delighted Londoners since its pro-
ductlon at the Royalty Theater recently.
All critics praised Mrs. Patrick Camp
bells acting of the ancient matriarch.
The energetic and prolific Edgar Wal.
lace, who writes plays when he isn't
writing books or short stories or direct
ing movies, has a new work on the
boards OF the ShafteSbury Theater, Lon
don in Persons Unknown"
The recent performance in London by
, private producing company of 1.-The
Shanghai Gesture" which had a long
run in New York, brought a storm of
condemnation. The work was put on
at the Scala Theater. Socially. it was a
brilliant first night. There was a great
deal OF bitter criticism and a little
praise for the acting. The Chinese le-
cation voiced disapproval. London and
New York. agreeing on some plays, diff
fer on this one.
Recent successes in Paris include
Tristan Demands Jules, Juliette and
Julien" presented at the Maison de
IOeuvre, where Lugne-Poe, now re-
firing from the management, has been
a leading discoverer of talent and loyal
1bsenite for 40 years; "LosSie," a mu-
steal comedy with Koval playing an
English clergyman, at the Bouffes
Parisiennes; "Cocu Magniique," Crom-
merlynck's satire, at the Theater
Michel; "Marius" at the Theater de
Paris; "Vivre," being done by the
Pitoeffs at the Theater des Arts, and
Suzanne" at the Coincide Champs
Elysees.