Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-17
WHAT'MRNAGERS
ARE DOING
IN JUNE

election promises and sprtns ~
Hpout on'a par, but soma ~ s.ssyoase d.
agerial experiments do turn snese nss
| tneatres In September. Wban ~ n
LOT instance, puts on a play for 9slssz
Atiantic s city, II ls safe bet tbst .aaesssk /
SSy VIII run Tor six or seven ~. se NHs
| New York next season - months 4
shown now piece by Re-, cs has -
VINO wrote Under Cover ara S'pet pe Mem,
AuVertise.' The new plav 4. = Ppah
LUCKY Fellow" but by Sen,as., eelltd 4
play under the much more ensaa' ser L Vi
Seven Chances" sasing tlts $
Norris Gest, who Introduce.
Earrar to the screen, is trylns . uerada,
Belasco 'knockdown" 10 ~. ~ give II
stage. lie took over the Manhat,. mvsi'sI
ar,,. ,Vuse, IN New york, last week ~. ~ W,
dIn,,.s da'.ouioes tnat IN association with NY l's
tfiiammerstein he,will present .S,.u ..n Ailhu
Bellairs' as a musical connsd, sweet Klb
Crosman was the original stas nenfeh
on the stage, and Mae M,,rros she plp
screen. MURRAY on 4.
Next season Ethel Barrvn,or.
PACK to w, Somerset Mauebam WI .
Esob EoSbe wiz oe called Our Betters ~
pavn,., pan company besides retalnir. I, h
barrymore, has acquired M,ss Wy hn
Anglin. They have anotbas ,a9larssfa
comedy for her. Caroline" n'aushah
a. H. woods Is as busy ma ava
ing the stage. He finished tLe'sr upllb
season at the Forest here viii j. uramata
sisters. He wilt soon show pos,s ne poAl
pay by Max Marcin, who wrota ~, 'rts
LAY The new play is called ..fya .fSyoIanaa
oheaters" and will employ the a. s.Isa'lng
Kie Ksir,u Hamoeau, William Morris ~ ~ q
tey, tar,,sn hopert McQuade, Katherin.s s,a n
Mr. Woods also has recentl, oy. ea hasfis
Northampton farce called "Th,r.,u. N " IL
oy A b. Thomas and Clayton Har,r.- Days'
Doris Keane, who has bod
pc mildly designated as a Iondow mus, .u, nay
IN Romance" has a new con,sd,, uiumm
ward Sheldon and play bv ArDo,sy " "a
nett, both of which she will show hv'a R en- 4
next season. o" Ameria
Mr.. Belasco is showing str, 49,,
to Atlantic City, Horace Hodno. isr ~ psT
Wigney Percyval's new comedy .sr,s aIu WILT :
Lady In Blue" The cast inoludas AasA IVY
starr and the following: Jeroms po,sl's
George Giddens, Frank Kemble Co.
carr Sauerman, Frederick Graban spss Is,l.
Braham Adrian H. Rosely, Henry rr.r.ss -
Roland Rushton, Lucy Beaumont mss ms
Dischea and Mr. Percyval. -Nla
Making one theatre grow wb.r. i.
hourished before is an EASY thing ~. w IVY
movies Marcus Loew has indueea r,s~
\ Erlanger to combine the New Yort ~
Criterlon Iheatres into single playhouss
seating 5000. Mr.. Loew has been playins
me new york for about two years az
movie house.
Henry e. Dixey has at last got an IA
and clever vehicle, at least 30 far .as Y
ports go. 1t is called 'tMr. Lazarus, ana /,
he joint work of Harvey oHigrins ana
Harriet Ford. Dixey appears as an Aus.
rallan miner returned 'as from the deadp
md uncertain of his identity. His Heart
would seem to tell him he is the father Il
'atricia Molloy, while his head tells him
here are serious obstacles to his qualifying
Is the first husband of Doctor Sylvester
wife. is5f' 'a'
Corey Williams & Ritter, the new produc.
ng firm, which has assumed a leading placs
n American theatricals through the produc.
ion of Justice" are planning venture
nto musical comedy. The title Of the new
'iece is THE Amber Princess" The author.
hip is not yet announced. but the cast will
include Irene Pavloska, European prima
'OiiiliI IeTClNdl hIllSfI anu tOrTeslW inRnL
A few months ago William Harris Jr.
an all-colored comedy with an
ll-white cast. He now calls the play
Sazus Matazus." 1t is by Lawrence Eyre.
nd will be first shown at Atlantic eltY
n Monday. t
Another novel of Winston Churchilfs L
} be put on the stage. It is "ConnisieA
story of the American frontier insha
ays of Lewis and Clark. John Cope vii
lay Jethro Bass IA
James T. Powers. the comedian wholh
OF been seen hereabouts for some seasahs
venturing on the production of a stragh
lrce, Somebody's Luggage" by Marx
wan.
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