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evening. il the work of Salisbury
Field, who wrote the book upon which
Twin Beds" is based, and also collab-
Grated with Margaret Mayo in fashion
ing the play itself. The new comedy
relates the adventures of certain per-
sopages who are engaged in strenu-
Gus endeavor TO break into high society
and seek to employ the services or
British nobeman 20 that end. 1t IS IN
three acts. and the scene IS lad az
Lenox. The titled individual abou.
whom the episodes of this piece re-
volye is played by Lawrance DOrsay,
whose personatiOns of the ton variety
have been productive of amusement IN
numerous instances heretofore. Proml-
rent i'm the cast is Albert Brown. Aice
Lindahl is also in the cast others are
EVELYN Carter Darlington, Teresa MAY
well-Conover. Olive Templeton, Doug
las J. Wood and Schuyler Ladd.
Robert b. Mantell commences on
Monday night the second week OF ms
limited engagement at the Forty-fourth
Street Theatre. On Thursday night
"Richelieu" will be the offering. For
Friday night is announced the only
performance which Mr.. Mantell will
give Of Richard Ill" The version
used will be the one known as Colley
Cibbers, and was first produced by
Cibber himself as Richard at Drury
Lane. London, July 3, 1900. The rep
ertory for the entire week Will be as
follows: Monday evening, King Lear,
regarded by MANY as Manteils snake
spearian masterpiece; tuesday even
ing and Saturday matinee, Macbeth
Wednesday matinee, THE Merchant OF
Venice; Wednesday evening and Fra
day matinee tLincoln's Birthday.
"Othello," with Mantell as Othello.
Later during the engagement when
"Othello" il next presented Mantell
will be seen as Iago. THURSDAY even
ing, "Richelieu"; Friday evening
Richard III" tonly timej.
Inside the Lines" new play, begins
an engagement at the Longscre The
atre next Tuesday evening. 1t Is the
work of Earl Derr Biggers, the novelist
and magazine writer, who is the author
of the stories. THE Seven Keys 10
Baldpate" and Love Insurance Its
story concerns people at Gibraltar last
summer. when the worlds war began,
although II is reported that none OF
the grewsome scenes OF the struggle
are in evidence during the entire ac-
ton of the play, which takes place
within a period Of two days. j. Fred
Zimmerman, jr.. and William Harris,
jr., are the producers. The principal
role is in the hands of Lewis $. Stone.
Others in the cast are Robert McQuade,
II. Cooper Cliffe, James Bradbury,
Macy Harlan, Ivan Simpson, William
keighley, Horace Pollock, Edward See,
Robert Fischer, Mayne Lynton, Carol
McCOmas, Anne Sutherland, Mildred
Morris, Isabel Goodwin, Camilla
Crume, Cynthia Latham and others.
The production has been under the
stage production Of Felix Edwardes.
On February II the Neighborhood
Playhouse. at 400 Grand St., will begin
its first season with the presentation
of "Jephthah's Daughter" a Biblical
festival in three parts, especially ar
ranged for this occasion. The story is
based on the story of Jephthah's vow
as given in the Book OF Judges. The
chorus professionals, the dances,
planned on archaic forms, and the
Oriental color, combined with the Ian
guage of the Bible, will attempt 10
convey the spirit of the tribal days
of the ancient Hebrews and TO inter
pref the traditions of the neighbor-
hood with which the Playhouse Is TO
be identified. The musical background
for this festival has been composed
by Lila Mackay-Cantell, young
American composer, and she has incor-
porated in the music certain OF the
traditional Hebrew melodies. The or
chestration has been made by Albert
Elkus, who will conduct the orchestra,
the choruses have been directed by
Mrs. Laura Elliot. The cast will num-
Der sixty persons-almost all of them
from the Festival and Dramatic groups
OF the Henry Street Settlement, where
for the last eight years, under the
direction Of Miss Alice and Miss Irene
Lewisohn, they have been presenting
seasonal festivals and pantomimes.
One of the interesting features of this
production lies in the fact that sshe
costumes and properties, designed by
Esther Peck. have been made by the
classes Of the Neighborhood Playhouse,
under the direction OF Miss Peck, as
sisted by Miss Dorothy Rich. IL is
the aim OF the Neighborhod Playhouse
to continue to make productions OF
plays which, by their variety, will ap-
peal to a public OF diverse tastes, in
terests and ages, and in this way to be-
come a community theatre, sharing di-
reetly in the life OF the neighborhood.
The policy of the Neighborhood Play
house will be directed by an advisory
group the members Of which are
Lillian d, Wald, Max Morgenthsu, jr,
Mrs Rita Morpanth.u and tho rpVuiar