El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-13
New Railroad Rates Will
Reduce the Number Of
Travelling Companies.

NEW YORK. July 1s.-Present indi-
/ IN cations are that A. II. Woods viii
/ be one Of the busiest Of the American
/ producers during the season TO come.
I Mr. Woods has already announced
eight new plays and II road compan-
les with which he viii begin his next
/ seasons work. He viii launch per-
haps half a dozen other new attrac-
tons before spring
Among his new ones are Friendly
Enemies" with Louis Mann and sam
Bernard as its stars why Worry
starring Fannie Brice; NY Boy"
with Effie shannon and Shelley Hull;
Under Orders" with Marjorie Ram
beau in the stellar role; Dolly Of the
FOlues.1 in which Hazel Dawn viii
have the chief role; The Pearl OF
Great Price. an auegoricaI play. with
Marion CoakIey playing the principal
part; Roads OF Destiny" starring
Florence Reed. and Come Across.
with Robert NcWade prominently
cast Later in the season Barney
Bernard win be seen as a Woods star
IN play now being written by Non
tague Glass and Jules Eckert Good
man.
There viii be four companies OF
business Before Pleasure" on tour.
and four OF Friendly Enemies" Three
road companies VIII play Eyes OF
Youth and there win be three Of
-Parl0r. Bedroom and Bath"
Moves Theatrical Center.
The erection OF the new Apollo the
alter at Fortyseventh street and
Broadway, which viii be completed
atrical center Of New York another
notch further north.
The Shuberts were the first to estab-
lsh 2 first class theate- as far north
as Fiftieth street and Broadway. when
they erected the Winter Garden and
this was followed later by a number
Of theaters on Fortyeighth street, the
Shuoerts being interested with Wiz
liam A Brady in the FortyeiEhth
street theater, and also IN the book
ing arrangement Of the playhouse.
Fifteen years ago the Shuberts in
vaded New York. their first theater
being the Herald Square at Thirty
fifth street and Broadway. This was
followed later by the acquisition OF
Days Twentyeighth street and
Broadway, the old Princess and the
old Bijou IN the vicinity Of Thirteenth
street and Boardway. Then the
Shuberts moved further uptown and
turned Thirtyninth street into the
theatrical center by taking the Casino
theater, and building on Thirtyniuth
street the Thirtyninrh Street theater.
the Maxine Elliott theater and the
Princess theater. Then thew took the
Broadway and built the Comedy and
the Lyric theaters. thereby invading
the neighborhood Of Fortysecond /
street
Build Eight In One Block.
Next they cast their eyes on Forty
fourth street and H'nH#UrHrHHn street.
and in rapid succession built eight
theaters in one block. bounded by
FOrtyfourth street and FOrtyfifth
street, between Broadway and Eighth
avenue. namely, the Fortyfourth
street, the Shubert, the Booth, the
Morosco. the BijOu. the Plymouth. the
Broadway and the AstOr. MeanWhi !
the Winter Garden had been estab- /
lshed at Fifth street and Broadway I
and the erection Of that playhouse in I
that neighbOrhood made other man I
ayers move their theaters In the same ]
direction Now the erection Of the I
Apollo theater at FOrtyseventh street I
and Broadway will probably be fol- ]
lowed by the building OF other the
aters on the same street as the Apollo /
now Is the only theater on Forty
seventh street
-DaddIess On Tour.
"Daddies,' a comedy by John II.
Hobble, has been produced by David
belascO and IS on preliminary tour
It is a story Of several old bachelors
who adopt war orphans. Jeanne
Eagles has the leading feminine role.
In the cast also are Bruce McRae.
John Cope, Winifred Fraser and
others.
Little Clarice Snyder. who plays
the part Of Little Richard Wayne, in
the third act Of -Alaytime. at the
Broadhurst theater. is in receipt OF a
letter from president Wilson com
mending her on her work during the
last Liberty loan drive
Zeke Colvan, stage manager Of the,
Winter Garden, is compiling for the
Winter Garden library the biography
and war record OF each man who has
gone to the front from that institu-
ton. The service flag Of the Winter
Garden now has so stars.
Battle Continues
The battle between i ZiegfeldI