El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

Z been accru1uE as the result OF his
! Officer Sos" Apparently the high
| cost Of living has convinced AIr- Mac
] Hugh that It is up to him 70 80 back
TO work, in spite OF the fact that he
made a substantial fortune out OF his
former farce comedy success It is
now announced that he is writing d
book OF musical comedy called IT'S
[ Up 10 You" Manuel Klein has writ
ten the music and the lyrics are by
Edward Paulton- The story is based
I on . vaudeville sketch known as
strictly Business in which Mr. Mac
Hugh and Edwin Karu turned the big
time some seasons ago. ITS Up to
You" has been accepted for produc-
ton by one Of the leading New York
managers. but his identity and the
date Of the presentation are being
kept secret Tor the time being
Liberty Theafer Programs.
The Liberty theater circuits Of the
army environments are now being IA
vored by a tour Of the first original
theatrical productions TO be sponsored
I by the war department commission
I on training camps This is a comedy
called "a Marriage Made in Heaven. i"
{
Hughs1 OF the army It opened its
] tour Of the canronmenr theaters al
Camp Lee, Va and viii go all around
the circuit. Willard V. CoLey viii be
cast are James Manley, Alechea Luce,
Sylvia ThOrne, Gretchen Yates. Ed
ward kummerons Willis T. Sweat naIn,
George Backus. Bruce Gilmore and
Robert Reynolds. The play was
staged under the direction OF George
Marin and Grant Stewart
Weber and Fields Close.
New York is not TO see Weber and
I Fields reunited in Back Again" I'M
til next autumn After a few weeks
Z on the road. the play closed in Phil
adelphia, but it was announced that
the play would be revived in the .ffall
ana put on in one OF the leading
Broadway houses The Dolly Sisters.
who had prominent parts in the cast.
have gone into the Century Grove
show for the summer.
Adolph klauber. former dramatic
critic Of The New York Times has
completed arrangements with Selwyn
7 q Co. BIZ which he viii enter the
theatrical field as an Independent pro-
Queer and also do a number Of plays
in conjunction with that firm.
He announces that he VIII make
several preliminary productions this
summer Of plays ultimately designed
Tor New YORK hearing. The first Of
these viii be a comedy by Arnold
Bennett, which is TO be seen I'm July
at the Belasco rheater. washington.
preparatory 10 opening in New York
in the fail.
Actors to Have Theater.
New Iork's theatrical profession
has given its unqualified approval Of
the tentative plans suggested by the
newly Incorporated Actors and Au-
thors' theater- Not only did the 200
or 800 actors, actresses and authors
present at the first public meeting
in the Fulton theater endorse the
plans, but the American Standard
I Film corporation offered the organi-
zaton an option for the film rights
. 20 their first production
incidentally, IL was explained at the
meeting over which Mrs. Thomas A.
Wise presided, that two plays-one a
three act comedy and the other a
one act plaTlet-Were now iu rehear-
sal and would be offered 20 the public
this month.
One Of the first 20 endorse the
plans was Henrietta Crosman. Others
who addressed the gathering from the
audience included Walter Hampden,
Alice Fischer. Lola Fisher. Grace Fill
kins. Carl0tta Nelson and Grace la
Rue
It was after Miss Crosman had en-
oorsed the plans that the offer for
the film right option was made by
Edward C0rbett. who explained he
had attended the meeting as per-