New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-22

Murfn series, a melodrama known as
"Daybreak,' will begin is career at
the Harris Theatre during the week
of August 10. Miss Cowl will not APP
pear in this play, but will return to
New York to act in a comedy of her
own writing after a part of the road
has been accorded a chance to see
Lilac Time" The further plans of the
Selwyns are dependent largely on the
progress Of the Selwyn Theatre, which
is about to be constructed just west OF
the Lyric. Steel is commodity which
even theatre builders have some diff
Guilty obtaining in these days, and
the possibility that the new thea
tire will not be completed until the new
year is considerably hampering the ar
rangements of the brothers Selwyn.
Several farces and an assortment OF
melodramas may be expected from this
quarter before the season ends, how
ever.
At such time as "The Thirteenth
Chair" elects to call It season George
Broadhurst will take back his Forty
eighth Street Theatre and use it for
revival of "What Happened to Jones"
When the public curiosity concerning
this piece has been satiated Mr. Broad
hurst will take up the serious business
Of the season by producing "Over the
Phone" drama which introduces its
characters to the audience and then
restricts them to talking over the
long distance 'phono for most Of the
evening.
Owen Davis has made a dramatiza-
ton Of Arthur Somers Roche's story,
1.-THE Scrap of Paper" and the results
will be seen at the Criterion in Sep
TENDER. Robert billiard will be starred
in the piece, and the supporting cast
will include Clara Joel, who proved
her mettle by playing the weeping
heroine Of Common Clay" for an en-
tire season.
Marjorie Rambeau will be seen this
season in 1.-THE Eyes Of Youth" which
was written by Charles Guernon and
worked over by A. H. Woods's wire
less controlled playwright, Max Mar
Gin. "The Eyes of Youth" according
to report, is built along the lines Of
"Romance"-thati is, it affords its lead
ing characters the opportunity to play
at least two widely divergent roles.
This piece will come to the Maxine
Elliott some time in August, being
preceded at that house by few weeks
of Love o. Mike"
Down at the Manhattan Opera House
there will be four weeks OF THE Wan
derer," scheduled to begin on August
20, and then four weeks of the peren-
NAL Experience" The way will then
be cleared for "Chu Chin Chow" which
is a combination of spectacle, comedy.
melodrama, tragedy, musical comedy
and nearly everything else known 10
the theatre. The entire production for
this piece is now being built in Lon
don, and one trembles to think Of the
blow to Messrs. Comstock. Gest and
Elliott in the event that a submarine
locates the vessel charged with its
transportation.
Experience" having laid the fortunes
Of this firm, they will prove their 10y
atty by the production of a seque
thereto, also the work Of Mr.. Hobart.
The sequel was originally called Hap
piness," but the preempting OF that
title by Mr.. Manners will necessitate
a change. Mr.. Hobart is also the au-
thor Of what Twenty Years VIII Do
a drama dealing with immigration.
p. G.. Warehouses; story, "Piccadilly
Jim" has been made into play by
himself and Guy Bolton. and will be
produced during the season under the
title of Fifty Fifty" II had q pro-