Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16
The World Stage

0T TITLE ACCIDENT" one of last
IL seasons most successful produc-
tons on Broadway, has been scheduled
for a West coast engagement OF 10
weeks and will open in San Francisco
July is.
The lucrative career of Show Boat"
continues. To its long Broadway run,
its success on tour, its talkie picturiza-
| ton and its triumphs in London and
Paris is now added a scheduled opening
at Her Majesty's Theater, Melbourne,
Australia, August IL.
! Jane Cowls new play, Jenny" is re-
naming in Boston for four weeks In
stead of two. 1t goes to New York in
/ October.
The Theater Guild announces that
| Dudley Digges will tour during the
early part of next season in "Pyg-
malion" and Major Barbara, and will
then be seen in New York in new
play. During the Summer he will make
| talking pictures.
Florenz ziegfeld has announced that
''he doesn't intend producing any more
revues, as he believes the public doesn't
want them" His last previous word on
the revue subject was that he would
present another "Follies" in the Spring.
His Show Girl Is expected to open in
Boston June "a and to go to New York
curing the week of July l,
The new Earl Carroll revue by Eddie
Cantor is to be known as Earl Car
rolls Sketch Book" The producer an
nounces that he intends to present
series of revues by the same name each
year, in addition to his former editions
of the ''Vanities." The new Sketch
Book" is to open in Atlantic City
June "a.
The opening date of by Candle
light" starring Gertrude Lawrence,
has been definitely set for the Empire
Theater. in New York. September 30
1t has already been produced in Lon
don and Paris. Philadelphia will see 1t
September is, prior to the Broadway
debut.
Mrs. Hilton Philipson, erstwhile men,
Der Of the British Parliament, has
started rehearsals on a political So tire
by John Galsworthy in London. Mrs.
Phnlpson was known on the stage as
Mabel Russell before she successfully
stood for election to the seat vacated
by her husband in Parliament. She did
not seek reelection in the recent poll.
The play, Exile" will open In London
June 10, coming later to New York.
Lennox Robinson, characterized by
one critic as "the most intriguing fig
iure in the field of Irish dramatic liter
allure today" has recently had his new
play, Give Dog" produced at the
Abbey Theater under the auspices of
the Dublin Drama League. 1t is work
dealing with "a serious and problenat-
ical" Subject-a young man who Is not
understood by either his family or his
friends. He meets with intolerance in
every direction and becomes more or
less a pariah at home, regarded as an
unaccountable failure
A goodly number of artistic offerings
by native playwrights have made the
years theatrical season a success In
Sweden, according to dispatches from
Stockholm. Among the pieces given
presentation, either at the Royal ORA
matte Theater, Sweden's national stage,
or at the Oscars Theater. have been
"Rembrandt'S Son." historical drama
by Tor Hedberg of the Swedish Acad-
envy; He Who Lived His Life Over
Again." a striking modern play. by
Paer Lagerkvist, styled 1.-The O'Neill of
Sweden: THE Beast" by Ernst Did
ring, novelist and literary critic: PA
trasket," by Hjalmar Bergman; Knock
out" by Aebergson, and two comedies
about the youth of Stockholm, Mrs.
Anderson's Kalle" and Stockholm
Lads" Some of the plays have been
taken on tour.
Ethel Barrymore is to desert Broad
way for awhile next season and take a
repertoire to the larger cities ION the
road" She will play 1.-THE Kingdom of
God" and THE Love Duel" presenting
them In alternate weeks during fort
night stands throughout the country.
Margalo Gilmore, until recently one
of the Theater Guilds leading actresses.
will be under Gilbert MillerS manage
ment in the Fall. She is to be co-fea-
tured with Leslie Howard in John l..
Balderston's play Berkeley Square"
due to arrive on Broadway in mid
October. Miss Gilmore had one Of the
leading roles in the Guilds play, Mans
Estate" which closed recently. HE
Who Gets Slapped" was the first Guild
production in which she appeared.
Lucille La Verne is announced for a
season at the Theater Mathurins, In
Paris. in "Sunup." beginning June 81.
Rose Marie" has passed its thou
sandth performance in Pa1s, a record
which has been touched oply twice be-
fore in that city. once by the musical
play "Phi-Phi'' and once many years
ago. by the farce of military life, "Tir-
au-f1snc."
Sacha Guitry and Kvonne Printemps
have taken their popular Marietta"
from Paris to Londf1n for visit. The
operetta. based Ola, music by Oscar
Straus. had lonVrun in Paris at the
Theatre Edouard VII.
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