Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-15
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operetta from the Hungarian, others in the cast
will be Connie Edss; Robert Evltt, an English
tenor; Lew IIearn, who has been at the London
IIfppodrome for two years; Fritzi Won Busins.
Melville Stewart, Alexander Clark. Arthur Lip-
son, Howard Benham, Betty Lee and Doris La
France, dancer from the Winter Garden, Ber-
lin. There will be chorus Of about 40.
l. w. Hope has completed arrangements for
the opening OF the starring tour OF Adele Blood
in "Mady's Boudoir" by ]. c. Drum, at His
Majesty's Theatre, Montreal. beginning Mon
day, October 10. Prominent in the supporting
cast will be William Riley Hatch, Mark Smith,
Henry Bergman, Edward Lynch. Everett But
terhed, Jack Keane, Mrs. Charles ID. Craig and
Dallas Tyler. Miss Blood will begin her New
York engagement at the Garrick Theatre the
last week in October.
play by a. e. Thomas and Clayton Hau1ll.
ton. Wanted, $4,000" produced by Cohan
and Harris, has had its premiere in Boston. 1t
is said to be a curious and interesting play.
and aroused much interest. In the cast are
Ernest Glendenning Forrest Robinson, william
Courtlegh, Richard Sterling Fred Wright, Jr..
Desmond Kelley. Hazel Lowrey, Frances Wright
and Isabel Garrison
Oliver Moroscos fail season opened in Los
Angeles with the Ciaiety company in new
farce in two acts, entitled Lets Get Mar
red." Miss 1hmsen, Of the cast. Is the daush-
ter of Mr.. lhmsen manager Of the Los Angeles
Examiner. This is the first production Of this
farce. and is under the direction OF Walter
Lawrence, who plays the leading male role
Of Sir Roger O'Malley He sings some clever
songs, one Of the best being "Acushia," which
was written by Miss Ihmsen. The story is q
farce and light one to be sure, but the musi-
cal numbers are more than satisfactory
David Blspham will forsake music for the
drama this season. The well-known barytone.
formerly Of the Metropolitan Opera. later OF
the concert, vaudeville and lecture stage, will
portray Benjamin Franklin in a new play OF
that name and written by Louis Evan ShIpman.
This will be the first time Mr. Bspham has
ever faced audience without singing. Mr..
shpman and Mr.. Bispham will be jointly in
terested in the production, which will be made
in December.
Ethel Barrymore will begin her season under
the management of Charles Frohman early in
December in play, The Shadow" by
Dario Niccodemi and Michael Morton, authors
OF "The Prodigal Husband" The play was
to have been produced next month in Paris
by Madame Rejane. but owing to the war these
plans have been abandoned, and Miss Barry
more will be the first actress to appear in the
play on any stage
While hurrying to early morning rehearsals
In New York, Rose Stahl usually stops at a
Chds' restaurant, where she orders a so-cent
breakfast. Then she gives the waitress 50
cents for tip.
John Barrymore. who to have appeared
in a new version of Princess Zim zim," Is
to be starred by A. H. Woods in place Of
Charles Dillingham;. Mr. Woods has secured
a play which he believes will suit Mr. Barry
more and rehearsals about to be started.
We are even beginning to see a little humor
in what was very terrible at first" said a.
Idcn Payne, stage director of the Little Theatre
who recently arrived from England. And that
was the fear of the northern English coast
towns that a naval battle would lead to an
INVASION People were forbidden to bathe in the
ocean and every town uselessly prepared for
battle or bomoardment I had two commands
at the time touring the towns along the coast.
and at one place, Shagness. when they arrived
for the performance they found the theatre had
been turned into a hospital. II was filled with
cots, bandages and strong odors of carbolic
'ald' There was no other place where the per-
,ormance could be given. so an appeal was
made to the authorities. We said that the play
vas rnminent and the battle in the future, and
lrGed that the hospital become theatre again.
% some Of the cots We're moved back to use
Is seats. other seats were brought out OF the
eIlar, and, amid bandages and disinfectinS
nlolls, The company played
That little incident is only one of many but
t serves To show how completely the British
'eople flung themselves into a stern preparation
Or whatever the might bring"