El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-14

{ fact the Shcberts have announced
that Sc viii be Withdrawn from the
Lyric about the middle Of August TO
make room Tor The Inner Nan, the
first neE Shubert play, in which VIII
ton Lackaye viii be presented
Over supply OF singers
The Snuherts have also made a
important decision Next season they
viii produce nothing but light operas
and musical comedy The temper Of
The public VIII De one Of the causes
lle oller IS the fact that many good
singing artists are available
The supply of operate singers ex-
ceedius the demand. the Shuberts i'm
Ireula-elE put plans into operation TO
utilize a mum Der Of artists Accord
ins-y they. wiz place IN rehearsal
next month five new light operas
/ The star GaZer." the latest work OF
Frar- Le1ar- Lieutenant Gus and
~ hen Two Love both by Edmund
Eysler; The Cave Lady" by Roland
oliver. and Loves Light by Ham
ilJon Sims.
This makes the second big produc-
ms Ilrn 20 go IN for only musical
comedies and the like. William A.
Brady having been the first TO an
nounce that he would produce moth
ms but this form Of entertainment
'.TurH To The Right
When members Of the American
Press Humorists' association were
here last week thew We're the guests
OF Wiucheu smith and John L Golden
90 see the Sl1sr performance OF Turn
90 the EiEht-' All Of them were asked
20 write some comment on the meIo-
drama and every last one OF them
praised it-either from courtesy OF
because they wanted to-
Anyhow their eulOEles seemed SIN
cere enough especially since some
OF them went SO FAR as TO break into
verse 20 describe their emotions.
MonopoIi1e Librettos.
Ir seems To- us that =. c. ~ dollhouse
and Guy Bolton don't care who writes
The songs OF nation as Ions as they
write the I1-er-0-. They are under
contract for SO many Of these things
that 30 IS impossible TO remember
them all without the aid OF q filing
cabinet Their success with the book
or o. BOY caused every producer
10 rush at them with contracts. tears.
poised Iouulalu pens and pleas
Naturally Aessrs- Bolton and Wods-
house would not refuse They
couldn't with the cost OF gasoline
soaring So they simply took them.
one and ans are working on them
furlously- and swear they viii not
touch pen nor paper for four months
after they finish their present work
From the enormous amount Of work
-neE ere turning out there viii be no
room LETT for other authors on Broad
way duriug che next season
New Century Plans.
The only two announcement Of an
q Eemenrs FOR the new Century revua
made 20 date concern Lew Fields and
"a ymoud hitchcOcE- Mr. Fields last
spring satisfied "a yearuiuE Of vearg
10 become serious actor He gath
red a group OF other stars about him
and produced sentimental comedy
allied Bosom Friends"
But the JOY Of realization OF his
.oud desire did not equal that OF an
lcipation. and when the offer to re-
urn 10 the form Of Entertainment
With which he had been identified for
10 many years came he did not hesi-
ate TO accept IT,
Not only will Mr. Fields be one ~
he principal comedians in the new
now. but he viii help stage IT, which
nay be accepted as an indication that
{ VIII dif-er materially in form from
The Century Girl
SublimHted Vaudeville.
The first Of the Dillingham; ieE-
eid productions was i'm reality sub
mated vaudeville. while Afr. Ffei5-.
Wn shows have always been based
n ueLlulte ideas. no matter how
ketchy the plots
Mr. Hitchcock was engaged hefore
r1iLcnE- Roo came was seen bv and
onqueled the summer Widowers He
s an integral part OF that revue. and
ne ldea OF Quitting DC after the en-
q sement &C the Cohan & Harris even
pr winters engagement in New
orh does not appeal TO him
Negotiations have been begun to
etermiue Mr. Hitchcock's exact
-atuS-W neither he will be considered
p enemy alien n he does not apnear
e the Century, and whether ne nav
lalnJaln diplomatic relations with
De- Dillingham; leEfeld court and
AIRY ms own p-opa ganda Of laughter
D. other cities in the fall.