The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10
AMERICAN ACTORS
CAPTURE LONDON
"Strand Now Seems to Be Con-
tinuatiOn Of Broadway"
Says Mare klaw.
MANAGERS OBTAIN PLAYS
Charles I'rohman Expects Musi-
cal Comedy "Sybil" to Equal
"Thc Merry Widow"
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>pe,qi Co6ie Despotch 10 The Srx.
IoNpoN, May o.--American theatrical
managers were To be seen i'm large num-
hers at the hotels during the past week.
Charles Frohmnn and Marc Klaw arrived
iron, tlglers. Mr.. Frohman obtained the
American rights to "Sybil." new three
ACT musical comedy which has Just been
nroduced at Budapest. He will produce Il
IN New York next October. Mr. Frohman
expects il will be as big success as
'The Merry Widow"
Lee Shubert arrived from a trip on
fire Continent and Morris Gest and
Joseph Benrimo came over from Budapest
where their play, THE Yellow Jacket"
has had a most successful run. Others
among the multitude OF theatrical arrivals
include Montague Glass. Ben Teal. Wal
Ger Jordan Edward Sheldon. Charles
Knoblauch. Marie Cahill, Sewell Collins
and Billy Abingdon.
Mr. Klaw said to the correspondent OF
TIE SUN MY prophecy OF three years
ago has been verified. The importation
OF American plays into London now ex-
ceeds the number sent from England to
the United States. The Strand anu
ehaftesbury avenue now seem TO be a
continuation of Broadway with such
shows as The Girl in the Taxi Within
the Law and Potash 4 Perlmutter.'
Elsie Janis Is filling the Palace and
Their are American revues everywhere.
Charles Hawtrey is just now announcing
. che production of Seven Keys to Bald
nate while Seymour Hicks in broadway
Zones is filling the Lyceum. Al Woods
announces the coming production OF The
ORR From Rectors,' with Ethel Levey
In the principal female role, while The
pei, Of Bond street with Sam Rarnard
Il coming to the Strand Theatre. London
theatrical advertisements on the buses
and billboards make one almost imagine
that he is in New York.
.'The success of American plays here
suggests that English playgoers are rising
superior to what | call the first seven
rows of stalls requirements. English
plays used to be better understood in the
United States than American dramas were
here THAT has all changed. The same
points In Potash a Perniutter' go here
as well as they do In New York. while
1T the Lyceum the audience roars at every
point In broadway Jones' with which
George Conan used TO bring down the
house in New York
"Thc autumn and winter will consist
Iractically OF American productions. ex-
ccpt tvn imported musical plays. Fol
one o. these. VI. :. Mcclellan has writer
tle book and FOR the other Ivan Caryli has
con,rus ed tho music and Harry Smith has
written the book.
~ saw nothing Of Importance in Paris
except Aphrodtc.' This will not do In
thu r1ted states because II is a nude fig
IRE piece and the play is useless without
this feature"
Lee Shubert has engaged Manual Out
roga, a Spanish violn!st. who will open
IN New Nurl, on November 90.
There was an agreeable surprise at the
Covert Garden on Wednesday night wher
Nine Claudia Muz!o, II new Italian So
prano. thrilled the audience by her singing
! In Putcini's "Manon Lescaut." In addition
10 being a fine singer Nine. MuZio is a
beautiful and accomplished actress anC
no woman newcomer has made such q
tine impression in recent years.