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corning the comic opera of the week.
COREY and Ritter cOntinc themselves
t. this statement of fact:
The Amber Empress" a new debu-
tante in the field Of musical plays. will
make her bow to New York audiences
at the Globe Theatre on Tuesday eve
ming. The announcement is an inter-
csting ne, since Madison Corey and
Joseph Ritter. under Whose manage
ment the new production has been
made. have been interchangeable in their
intention to place this. their first ven
turc into the musical field. on the same
pleasing level with their suspicious
entry into the dramatic producing en-
vironment last season. with Mrs. Fiske
IN "Erstwhile Susan
TIL" score of The Amber Express"
Is the Woih Of Io-.i ~i.u-nt.au and
has been awarded enthusiastic praise
Icy those privileged to hear II in adj
vance. While At all times musicianly
IL is r"pl"te with numbers certain to
attain whistling popularity. Con-
s%llclous among the latter are There's
Always one You Can't Forget" Love
Flies Every where Don't Lose Your
Way, Little Boy There's Nothing
So Uncertain as "a Dead Sure Thing
l"C%annonadins Eyes open Your
Heart I" Love "a Kiss Affects Nc
Most 81 All" and ITS tho Only One
for Me" An orchestra Of forty. under
the direction of Max Bendix. inter-
rre's the Parenteau music.
The Book. 10y Marcus e.. Connolly,
r%ccounts the amusing adventures Of
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pyins an elaborate Venetian villa dur
inG the season. discovers "A love affair
between her son and the star Of a
motion picture company touring Italy
in quest NJ Locations" Her efforts TO
break M tho romance and her subse-
uuent surrender to the most insistcnt
of her own suitors form IA story told
in interesting and humorous fashion
throughout the two acts.
Corey and Ritter have supplied
"a promising cast, including Frank
l.alor. Emma Janvicr. Thomas
conkcy. Mabel WILDER, Donald Mac
donald. Louise Allen, John DAILY MUIR
ply, Daisy Revett. I.ew christy, Claire
Lorraine, Andrew Higginson, Colin
Campbell and numerous others. There
II a large chorus. chosen AZ carefully
Tor its pulchritudc as for it's musical
ability.
The opening of the regular season
oi n" Empire Theatre VIII take place
on Wednesday ovening, whcN Mar
garct Anslin will return to the stage
that was tho scene of her first tri-
rmphs. She will appear in Caroline"
u new comedy hy William Somerset
MauCham. h first that he has writ
ten since "Th" Lama oi Promise
other plays 10y Mr.. Vaughan which
have been successful in New York are
Lady Frederick" Jack Straw" Mrs
Dot and 'Smith,' Mr.. Vaughan. who
was a doctor before he was a play
wright, has been serving at tho front
IN In" British army since the war be-
gan. He obtained leave Of abschSc To
como to America for the presentation
of his play and it will be produced
under his personal direction.
Caroline was presented in London
last autumn and ran the season out at
the New Theatre there. In il a man
and n have been waiting for
Il another for ten years. suddenly
the bSrrier between them is removed
the woman's impossible husband dies
and then. very much TO their sur
prise, they find that they do not wish
to marry.
Miss Anglin plays tho woman of
course. and important parts will he
taken by Charles Dalton, Rex Nc
Dougali. Arthur C~hesney, Florence
Edney and Viva Birkett.
Zoe Atkins, whose sensational emo
tional playlet. 1.-THE Magical city, will
be seen next week at the Palace The
atre with Margaret Mower In the
leading part. il regarded by critics as
II OF the most talented women
writer's In America. Though she IL
still a young girl her reputation has
penetrated to Italy. where the bril-
liant three act play "l,apa" was acted
by IA native company last spring.
II was born and has lived in st.
Louis, where her father was for many
years postmaster. Two books Of her
verse have been published and have
made IA deep impression. Papa"
which has been published in tho mod
ern Drama Series" WAS promised for
performance In New York last spring
by Emmanuel Reichcr, bur failed to
reach the rehearsal stage because of
the failure OF the company. 1t is soon
to he seen on tho Pacific coast under
the direction Of Miss Jessie Bonstellc.
The "Magical CITY" was 6rst acted A.