The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-11
THE DRAGONS CLAW
WILL OPEN MONDAY
K1aw 4 Erlanger Announce
Theatrical Plans for
This Season.
PLAY IS PLACED IN CHINA
sPapa's Boy" Musical Comedy,
md Glove Insurance" Also
Will BE Seen.

Kaw 4 Granger. VINO usually an
tslnce their theatrical plans early in Au-
rus. delayed this year until yesterday
,or the theatrical situation to become q
mn, more settled. With the disrupted
,h,airical season in Great Britain and on
.ba Continent and an uncertainty about
N. season hs1. they waited for the ritu-
stlon n sdjuS itself In making public
,bAlr plans the tirm said that. as In the
,,s, American authors and composers
would he well represented In their produce
tons
in association with Henry Miller. Klaw
A Eflanger will present on Monday night
AZ the New Amsterdam Theatre THE
Dragons claw" a new play by Austin
strong who Is known to the theatregoing
tubllc FOR THE Toymaker OF Nuremberg
and The Little Father OF the Wilderness"
The latter In collaboration with Lloyd Os-
bourne.
Tho scenes NJ "rhe Dragons Claw are
aid IN CHINA during the Boxer uprising.
IN which tho American troops and the
allies played such a conspicuous part.
The production, directed by Mr.. Miller.
IS unusually elaborate and will employ
more than 90 persons There are thirty
,4yen speaking parts.
In view Of the success Of The Pink
lady" oh, oh! pelphine" and The
Little cafe" the presentation OF the new
musical comedy "rspa's Boy" with the
music composed by Ivan Caryll and the
American hook by Harry Il. Smith. Will
arouse Interest In Its original form AS
> French farce "Papas Boy" was known
- "1e Fills Surnaturel," and II was writ
on hy ircnct pAncourt and Maurice
Naucaire
CsryIi IL Attending RehcarsaIs.
Mr. Caryl arrived In this country re-
Gently and IL attending the rehea rsal g,
which began at the New Amsterdam Thea
ire last week "Papa's Boy" will be pro-
duced out Of town In October and later
on come to New York. where. IL 1t meets
with the same approval AZ did its pred
ecssors 10 undoubtedly will remain for
many months
The dramatic rights to Earl Derr Big
serss story Love Insurance" have been
secured 10y kldw Erlanger and the
dramatlzatlon Is now being made by A. T..
Thomas Mr. Biggers wrote the book
Seven Keys TO Baldpste so successful
'ater in its dramatic form. Mr. Thomas
has several plays TO his credit. notably
The Rainbow and Her Husba nd g
WIFE Mr.. Thomas also has adapted for
kiaw & Erlanger Pierre Frondale's
'Montmdrre which will be produced un-
der the name of Marie Claire"
An opcrctta by Emmerich Kalman,
he composer Of "Sari." is scheduled for
production this season. 1t will be called
Miss Rabbit Foot" The war in Eu-
rope may delay this until late in the
season.
Hall Game is finishing his dramati.
zation Of his story THE Woman Thou
Gavest Me-" which will be produced
after the holidays. Several radical de-
partures are made from the original
story IN the dramatic version.
To Produce 1.-THE Judges Robe"
The firm VIII produce during the sea.
son Ada Sterings version Of Eugene
BrleNs La Robe Rouge" which will
be known as The Judges Robe" with
Bertha Kalich in the leading role. THE
Judges Robe" dealing with the injus-
lice Of the French courts. is, unlike some
- Br.uNs dramatic propaganda, es'
sontally play and not lecture.
Henry Miller. in association with Klav
Er,augor, will present Ruth Chatter
ION lu Daddy Long Legs" at a New
York theatre next month. The play has
'ust completed = run OF more than sS
months at powrrs's Theatre in Chicago
klaw Il Erlanger are also interested
with Mr. Miller In the tour of ChaunceS
olcott lu "Th. Heart of Paddy Whack.'
During the season a musical spectacle
written nv Glen MacDonough. will
music 10y RAY lIuhbcl, will be presented
New plays hy American authors hav'
he'n secured for Elsie Ferguson anC
Robert billiard
Among ,h" plays that Klaw & Err
anEer Will have on tour are "Ben-Hur,
which enters upon its sixteenth season
The Little cafe" "Oh on Delphine,
The Poor Little Rich Girr' in association
with Joseph Brooks. and "Ksmet" II
association with Harrison Grey Ffske.