Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-29
THE NEW SEASON
AND WHAT 1T
WILL BRING

In the modern morality" drama, "Ex-
perience," which will inaugurate the new
season at the Adelphi Theater. Au rust 81,
one of the leading roles Is play. by a
Philadelphia girl. The role Is Fashion.
and II is portrayed by Miss Elizabeth Fre-
wen, formerly of Germantown, who went on
the stage four years ago with one of the
Winter Garden successes, THE Passing
Show of 1912" when it played in this city.
Miss Frewen started at that time as a
show 6.rl, but was soon advanced in the
Winter Garden production Then an offer
came to appear in London at the Hippo
drome and she spent six months in London,
until the outbreak of the war caused SO
many theaters to close that she returned to
America.
Robert Jones. introduced to American au.
diences through the setting for "The Man
Who Married Dumb Wife" and an asso-
ciate OF Joseph Urban in the decorations
for "Caliban," will assist Arthur Hopkins
in producing the scenes from typical Amer
lean plays of different periods from 1850
to the present time, which are to be feat
ures of the work Of the Drama League of
America next year, Mr.. Jones is also do
ing the scenery for Arthur Hopkins specta-
Gle, THE Happy Ending" to be produced
August 2I.
The first attraction at the PEOPLES
Theater. under its new regime as a house
on the Columbia burlesque wheel, will be
Rose Sydell's Big Show" The Cumber-
land Amusement Company is the lessee, the
officers being Ferdinand Block, president
David Sattinsky, vice president and secre-
tary, and Samuel j. Dembow, treasurer.
The theater will be under the management
Of Frank Abbott. 1t will reopen August 2l,
Gall Kane has been engaged by John d,
Williams TO play the leading feminine role
with John Drew in "Pendennis" She has
been playing In motion pictures during the
last two seasons.
]. Fred Zimmerman will present early in
September a new play, "F ais First"
dramatized by Lee Wilson Dodd from the
novel OF the same name by Francis p
Elliott. William Courtenay has been en-
gagged for the leading role.
Little or nothing is being announced
about the program for the Century Theater
the former New Theater of New York,
which will pass under the Dillingham-zieg-
field regime In September. But great are
the preparations and inevitable the occa-
slonal leaks. Joseph Urban Is already at
work transforming the place, and the New
York Times is inclined TO think that some
$50 900 has been set aside for his use in
making a wonder place of the roof Also
he Is doing the decorations for the revue
downstairs, where a cyclorama of unprece-
dented proportions has been ordered.
The music for the Centurys show will be
provided by two old reliables. Victor Her
bert and Irving Berlin. There viii be no
shallow pretense that any one in particular
has written the libretto. The program will
ascribe it 10 "Everyman."
And who win be there to sing and dance
and make merry7 There are many rumors.
For instance little bird whose habitat Is
the Rialto comes whispering with the news
that the new managers are negotiating for
the services OF Melba
Elsie Janis, Sam Bernard. Brics and
King the great Mr.. Tinney-these are few
OF the predicted company. There Is talk Of
Eddie FOy. There Is talk OF Hazel Dawn
Leon Enrol VIII be on hand Not an ear-
talnly. bat some Of These viii be IN the big
company when once more the doors of the
Century open And another dynasty In is
history hsgins.