Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-12
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New Season
Starts Early
TLeaters Open During
Next Month With Many
Novelties

=, ssason was notoriously dull. Even
I. managers admit it--now that they have
,,binR better in prospect.
w., ,bis wear! Between war pros
NV and one thing and another the
s..dvay powers have picked up hope.
=, nronlses are large and heartening.
-, than that, we of The Road have
vor,,,s interesting crop Of last year
d draw on.
-. result is an unusually early opening
-, but one of Phlladelphia's theaters.
f"rha Adelphi, as already announced,
~ ia doors on Thursday. August 81,
osN ,sN n speclal ministerial performance OF
rsr-n.r,ence." The Lyric, next door, waits
~, the following Monday to show that
s.onument Of mirth, Mr.. Albert Jolson, as
y. rrincipal luminary Of the neweet-but-
sut winter Garden SNOW ROBINSON
crusoe, Jr."
a. ,bs other side OF the house, where
IN ruie last seasons form is absolutely
...sod The Garrck waits till September
:, o. chow It's first dramatic attraction,
- .1Ss House of Glass;" melodrama by Max
,,ns,,r which ran through last season in
g., york while the staid old Broad which
sdnt display its wares till October last
s,sr is planning to open the ball In bare
toy,niRht-and with n musical comedy. on
Hrs,,at 2s Philadelphians may visualize and
80 30 the charms of Lima Abarbanell, as
=. n,ays the major part in new operetta
sor, France via Munich, Flora Bella"
=, has n libretto adapted by Cosmo Hamll.
7, and A score by Charles Cuvillier, com.
rn..r Of 'The Lilac Domino" and Milton
ss.hvarxald. More than that, John Cort, the
rroducer. has waxed ambitious enough over
sFiora" 10 hire Richard Ordynski, the Po-
lI,b stage director, who gave us Through
ths Aees," to stage the piece, and Joseph
i,rban. who can decorate superlatlvely any
hing from Wagner to n Ziegfeld chorus, to
40 the scenic trimmings
10 move on to another theater. the For
,.st "a also going to utilize the Viennese
renus Of Mr.. Urban. He Will paint the
s.ttinKs for Little Miss Sprlngtlme," the
nav operetta by Emmerich Kalman. who
composed the delightful "Sari." The Amer
lean book Is by Guy Bolton. and the ener-
retIc Julian Mitchell is now teaching the
young idea behind the piece to trip the
ight fantastic On September 4 1t will
phow US what it has learned.
Turning our attention to farther climes,
New York saw two new plays early this
week, which may some day reach Phila-
dephia One Of them. Seven Chances"
got cold reception in spite of Mr.. Belas-
made by Roi Cooper Megrue from a story
by Gouveneur Morris and entitled at vari-
GUS stages Of its life, THE Cradle Snatch
er," "shannon's Millions and "A Lucky
Fellow" The other new play, Cheating
Ch6aters," scored an immediate hit, by
reasons Of its ingenious combination of
melodrama and farce. Max Marcin Is the
author.
Marie Dressler. as we'll as Joseph Urban,
will decorate the Century Theater in New
York under the new Dillingham-Ziegfeld
management
William Elliott. star OF Experience" in
tends to do some producing on his own
aecount during the coming season, and
three plays all comedies. written by Fred
sfick Jackson. will find their way to the
stage under his management They are
called at present 'Ba Ba Blacksheep,"
Contrary Mary" and Losing Elolse."
George V. Hobart's new, comedy for
Thomas W. Ross and Maclyn Arbuckle is
TO be called What's Your Husband Do
mgr
The Portmanteau Theatre. that extremely
Interesting venture of Stuart Walker, which
visited Philadelphia for n single night last
season. has acquired the rights to some of
Lord Dusany's most effective plays. "rhe
Gods OF the Mountain" king Argimenes"
and The Golden Doom"
Emma Dunn is to be starred this season
N play called "Old Lady al"