The sun., 1916-01-20
ARCHITECTS BUILD
NOVEL OPERETTA
"COme Back to Bohemia by
Kenneth MurchisOn and
George Chappell.
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP

cne or the next novelties In operetta
Will bc Come Back to Bohemia" by two
| authors who have not hitherto been
known professionally in the theatre. al.
, though both have had experience In dra.
| matic-musical writing.
Kenneth Murchison. the architect who
has composed music for the Beaux Art.
and other artistic entertainments. has
written the score of the new work. while
the text is by George Chappel,. well
known as an architect. who in his hours
OF leisure has provided material for the
public entertainments Of the Bcaux Arts
Society. lie Is best known as the author
Of without a Flaw" parody OF
| within the Law" In which Donn Bar
her and other members of the architects
society appeared many times.
" is not yet settled when the new worl,
Will be heard. but II IL settled that
jacques CONT will produce the piece and
the principal part will probably he acted
by Clifton Crawford MIR Murchison has
selected as the basis Of his score the
well known student songs of the Latin
Quarter, and the theme Of the libretto
deals also with life In region which
both author and composer know so well
at hrst hand
Downtown theatres have managed 10
exist prospero,~ly oil the cut rate tickets.
variety theatres have given away ali
sorts OF provisions at the so-called
country stores and there have been
other expedients to lure the reluctant
theatregoer into the playhousee. But
II has remained for a Harlem the.
atre which presents plsys with "a resi-.
dent stock company to distribute trad.
ing stamps with its tickets Every MIR.
chaser receives a stamn ON a vol rscoc.
nized compsny. and the .sch.m, has .,
far met with such success ,n., ,h.r.
has been new er, of nros,.r,,,. co.
the establishment, So f.r ,ha. ior.,
town plsycoers b,vs he.n ,pani,s, o,,,.
to the extent of the on, ,ats ,icLo,
far done nothing to diminish the en-.
thueiasm of the new theatre manavcrs
to he. Only Yesterday two ~ ,be,r
were in the pub,,c exs IN. norasaa
TO THE SIN thai ihers wer. ,hr.a
sites in View. and that be cn,,,d ,''',
decide that ther. was ,o n. . d.a,,,o
repertoire. on which /, uas a,so -.
sible TO come IN .ny d.sri, i,,'t's
lust now and ,p.; ,ha -, -
promoters ava s,ann'a, ~
enterprise could No, ,e, ~. -. 1,',,,'
N her ba,
d.ani,.n.:s -. - n'oIe
d.,aus 80 d., so.le ol 'ne o'her
yiIIingly ha 50 .,,n,, ''es WI"
rha.' ~ puo'c mere
uha ,n,,, ne" a''or-hhahager
a s,onr "a,n n.,,Se'i YESTERDAY VIII have
20 ~ np.ns' me 'heatre selected
' ,"e centre OF the city. II Is an
"iu 60 op.iniistic rs the hacker
w .he ne" pan that ne definitely an
nIahen' feature OF the New York the
a.r,eai world When the situation, the
na'"es OF he packers as well as the
t''ie OF the wen known theatre are ripe
20 De diVuiGed TO the world this will
se good place. But the clouds must
c'ear pefore the name OF the ambitious
aV'or-ihahaser shall be mentioned.
Two OF the most importan, n-o-1ncir.
managers OF this city have decided ,ba,
in the future they will send ON IN. ,o,d
none OF the compa nier intended IN an
pear for one night onIv-o,har,.fso
"one night stands" These ory.niz,
tions have been meeting during ,b.
present season with little nrosnerit,
One play ran last winter for six p,or,Ss
at one of the hes, of the city tbaa,ras
ber 10 play In the small towns one
Within four weeks every company bu,
that which was visiting the largest cities
mad closed its season. The public had
shown no disposition whatever 10 view
this great metropolitan success even
when 1t was brought to their doors
The subject is not new. The smaller
towns have for years been rebeling
against the character OF the organlza-
tions sent TO them TO appear in New
YORK successes II was OF course out
OF me question that they should he seen
IN equally expensive ORGANIZATIONS, but
the OUT OF town-smail town-manager
thought the New YORK producer too
economical But u" was never in
position 10 repeI perore. Now The movies
nave nlade II possible TOT nun 10 Keep
MS 'heatfe open AS many nights week
ds ne may want 10 without the support
OF the producing manager. 80 he has
peoine hauGntE' ihe lhhependence or
inc one hleht manager combined win
'he puoH' lhn'Iefehce 10 lhe small COM
pa"'es' mas ''o 70 the NeclsIon or the
TWO important producers 10 send out no
more companies iot the small towns.
Ana expected mat DINERS VIII 'ol-
low thls decls'oh nctor" the next season
opens
Sir johnston Forbes-Ropeitsoi may
not retire after all AT the close Of this
season. But ne VIII play III Australia
II the conditions make II possible for
him 10 go therc next winter. lie has
He will end his American ensasement
v" H' ,,