Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31

II week is the news that Blanche
4 \ Yurka will fall into Violet
Kemble Coopers title role of
Lysistrata, since Miss Cooper has to
hearken to the contract call of the
Theater Guild.
From the wind-racked shores of Lake
Michigan comes the rumor that Fritz
Leiber and his ShakeSpearean lads and
lassies are busy preparing themselves
for the Winters toll. After eight weeks
of Shakespeare in Chicago beginning
october 81, they will betake themselves
to the rough" and should descend
on Washington some time around be-
fore or after Santa Claus.
A gossamer-like report from the
Shubert Office has it that Madge Ken
nedy may play around the country in
Michael and Mary" since the play,
"On the CT" which had been pre-
pared for her, proved not at all
adequate. washington may be on her
touring chart.
Helen Ford, one of the more comely
ably more famous since Jack Oakie
Broadway condolences and consider
played with her Gin the choruS) in
Peggy Ann is to emerge once more
from the silent shadows to appear in
a musical play which has for its sub
ject the land Of the harp and the green.
other important recruits to the mu-
steal comedy stage this Winter will in
clude Bernice Claire and Ginger Rog-
ers, both of celluloid fame, the latter
booked for grease-paint service under
the Aarons & Freddy banner.
At last a name has been attached
to the John Cotton play in which
Maude Adams will appear. 1t is to be
called That's the Way With Them"
and is said to be of fantastic nature
and to be divided into five episodes.
Broadway openings of the past week
included 1.-The Ninth Guest" a blood
curdling melodrama by owen Davis;
Arthur Hopkins production Of Torch
Song" and Marya Names new play,
Cafe"
Most spectacular of London theatrical
news is the report that Tallulah Bank
head was recently given an ovation
when she appeared in the leading role
of Rachel Crothers' Let Us Be Gay"
Sam H Harris, whose first production
of the new season will be "Once In
Lifetime" the work of George S. Kauf-
man and Moss Hart, has acquired q
second play. "Oh, Promise Me-" by
Howard Lindsay and Bertrand Robinson.
A Washington opening of note will
occur November 8, when Tonight or
Never" the Hungarian drama by Baron
ess Hatvany will come to light. In
the cast will be Helen Gahagan
Ferdinand Gottschalk and Warburton
Gamble
Gilbert e. Sullivan enthusiasts
should be more than tickled to hear
that the famous D'Oyly Carte Opera
Co. of London will open on Broadway
January /, and may travel as far South
as Washington afterward.
Frank Craven, author of the immi-
nent That's Gratitude" is to have the,
principal role in his own play, which
John Golden will produce. Others III
the cast will be Marie Nordstrom, George
Barber, Marie Reed and Thelma Marsh.
Philadelphia is to witness the initial
performance of Bad Girl" the drama
tized version of Vina Delmar's novel
This Robert v. Newman production Is
scheduled to blossom theatrically on
September 8 before sailing into Broad
way.
The cold-blooded report of the trade
journal, never burden / with sentiment.
is apt 20 be truthful Film Daily says:
When you used to VIZ :; around a Coast
studio you had to be careful not to step
on a song writer. but now you have to
take hours of duty to find one, II you're
interested" It adds: Tin Pan Alley
is returning to noisy normally"