The sun., 1916-01-29
BELASCO CONVERTS
FAILURE TO A HIT
"Thc Girl" Becomes a Stage
Success and Is Now Known
as "OklahOma."
DAZZLE STARS AS A SKATER

triumph in Boston with George Scar
boroughs "Oklahoma," which after
performance in Stamford and other
dramatic centres has Just been acted In |
Boston. Last spring IN Atlantic City |
Mr.. Belasco produced this play also in
connection with the Charles Frohman |
Company. Then the piece was laid In |
a small and narrowminded community, |
In which the daughter OF r. deacon was
deceived by a young hypocrite studying |
for the ministry. When her father dis |
covers her condition he hastens to the
clergyman for advice. Finding the girl
there he suspects that they are in love.
and compels an immediate marriage.
II Is only after their marriage that the
lover returns, and finding the woman
happy with her husband. whom she has
always loved, accepts her rebuke and
departs.
Now Mr.. Belasco has changed all this
to totally different mileu. The villain
is young Lieutenant now, the girl
an educated Indian and her father not
a deacon. but II Comanche chief. Leo
more Ulrich. John Miltcrn and Lowell
Sherman still have their old roles. while
w lllIdHn thompson IL tuCCeCueu ny
William Courtleigh. who Is not an In
| dian for the first time. He was re-
markably handsome and impressive In
dian some years ago in Northern
| Lights" and nothing that he ever played
afterward was more picturesque than
! this Indian. So he seems TO have put
| another success to his credit in the same
sort Of character.
| Mile Dazie. who was for more than
year in maid in America" has re-
turned to New York and may he seen
every day at the ST. Nicholas Rink. She
keeps In practice by skating after the
dancing has temporarily come to All end
| II Is a good thing that Mile. Dazzle finds
/ this form of exercise so beneficial
| since her husband is the proprietor OF
the rink and che can just skate and
| skate to her hearts content. Maurice
and Florence Walton have resumed their
practice there since their return from
Havana.
Louise Edwina is coming to sing at
the benefit for the British War Relief to
be given at the Century Theatre on
| February =.
Lyn Harding will act with Sir Herbert
Tr.e IN the production Of Henry VIII
which the English actor will make here
after he returns from the West. lie
. recently acted the Srtlle from ne
chant of Venice In Los Angeles. Sir
Herbert has acquired another play for
his use in London when he will go back
70 His Majestys Theatre. Alice kauser
has just obtained for him the American
rights to The Great Lover" Before
he joins Sir Herbert Mr. Harding will
be seen in THE Happy Hour which
Arthur Hopkins will soon produce.
| faa In th.
had taken the veil" Belle storey said
the other day. Although / do spend
so much OF my time every day IN the
Hippodrome I am here every afternoon
from . to 4. Then | am here at night
for two hours. | don't even think II
hurts my voice II sing twice day.
"lou see. II | were not here singrg II
, Is highly probable that | would be some
, where talking. which is just as injurious
. in the long run for the voice, SO II Is
probably better for me to be singing
carefully than exhaustinG my voice bS
chat.ering with the friend | would b'
. with"
Miss Storey is known to be a Jealous
student of singing She has for the pas
two years taken three lessons weel
from an eminent teacher who receives
only limited number Of pupils. Mis-
. Storey was selected as one OF these, an'
has distinguished herself by her improve
men, and her devotion to her work.
( - don't know what ambitions have.
Il Miss Storey said. Sometimes I feel
!. IL 7 should ultimately want to soar L
opera and then it seems to me as IL m
a path lay right across the stage of III
n Opera comiQue over the boards OF co
vent Garden to the Metropolitan Oper
q House. Then the next day ! feel s
y. contented here working with Mr.. DillinR
4, ham that I have no other aspiration
than to interest these great audiences Il
the Hippodrome. But one thing IL eel
N tain. | shall always remain har
l. student Of vocal technic whether or M
H. ] do decide to attack the Metropolta
Opera House
. II il Nine Sembrich with whom Mis-
storey has made her studies.
- Miss Storeys dressing room. by {,
way, Is two flights above the level Of Il
" Hippodrome stage. In each flight the
are twenty -four steps and as Mi
e storey has gone up them no less tha
e twice "A day for all the time in whiC
"Hip-H ip-Hooray" has been given the
NJ have been put In all to her credit 9,6'
ne steps But she Is not the only memb
ty of the company forced in this way
Il take exercise whether or no. The gr
who appear in the so-called Rose" nui
, ber have to climb up thirty-two roun
~ Of Il ladder at every performance, al
m they already have put $500 rounds
TO their credit.
Marie Tempest has made a conque
!, | of All the business staff of the L. u,
st from Walter kingsley down, even &c :
20 has not won the public as completely
IS she expected TO. But in spite of the
he attempts to persuade Miss Tempest
remain on the vaudeville stage, :
nd firmly refuses Although she made
-, great success in Brooklyn on Mond
I'd afternoon and has grown steadily pop
i,. lar with her audiences Miss Temp.
to feels that she is not at home in the L
cr a day and Is going to get out. This "
ne be her last week on the L. Il. O. VI
willie Ellis. who has been appearing vi
an her-and has been OF the greatest asst
lis ance to her-will continue to appe
on with Irene Bordoni In place OF NJ
ny Tempest,
ed
as Gaby Deslys will wear four new froc
lh' at the matinee at the Globe Thea
o'' which look to Harry Cline as II II
were the handiwork Of Callot SPurs
all events he has taken chance on il
As Mrs. Patrick Campbell and her co
pauy will give the third act Of Geol
'er Bernard Shaw's comedy "PyGmalipn''
Ir.l..