HERMAN poses with his pretty co-star in "The Canterville Ghost," Tippy Walker. Herman and Tippy play the young romantic couple in the updated, musical version of the classic Oscar Wilde story which has been adapted by Burt Shevelove with music and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize winners, Sheldon Harnick and Jerome Bock. In the ABC "Stage 67" show, Herman portrays a modern young mod, the Duke of Cheshire, and Miss Walker is the very conservative daughter of the American Ambassador to the Court of St. James. Tippy was previously seen in "The World Of Henry Orient."     While the Beatles were busy apologizing in America, Herman was quietly jumping ahead of John Lennon's gun by turning in a solo acting stint in London before the chief Beatle ever made it to Germany for "How I Won The War."     Admittedly, Herman's movie was not nearly as dramatic as John's decision because while John is making a feature movie Herman's acting ability was put to the test in a television play.     But Herman will, perhaps, be seen by more people than John, as his play, "The Canterville Ghost," will be aired across the nation on November 2 on ABC-TV.     Herman secured a major acting role in the play which was filmed in London and also stars Michael Redgrave. However, the plot as well as Herman's role in the play are being kept a deep, dark secret in the hopes the curious will tune into the show on November 2.     Herman along with the Hermits are scheduled to begin filming their next MGM movie, "Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter," at the end of this year or early '67.     While Herman's other film ventures have taken place in the United States, "Mrs. Brown" is now set for shooting at the Boreham Wood Studios in England.     Their next feature movie, to be made later in '67, will be a remake of the old Marx Brothers film, "A Day At The Races." However, it has yet to be decided if the actual shooting for this one will take place in Hollywood or England.

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