Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-04
WHAT FALL SHOW SEASON
WILL OFFER TO ENTERTAIN
Many Musical Comedies i'll Rehearsal
Preparing for Openings Dur
ing This Month.
SEVERAL PROMISING OFFERINGS
Miss. Don't Know" Is Title of One.
While Others Are Known as "rhe
Girl Behind the Counter" Head
Over Heels" and "Turn to Right -

edy bids fair to play to return engage
ment in public favor here and in other
cities when the season opens at the
various theaters this month and in
September. Several promising Rays OF
the light musical character arc now in
rehearsal. and others which found favor
last season are to be continued Man.
ayers. with hands ever on the pub
lie pulse. have been quick to recog-
niZe the growing wave OF popuIa rity
musical shows have awakened Inui-
cations point to belief that public
interest. which in these wartime days
demands something distinctly diverting.
will return in an increasing volume
TO the footlight favoritcs who carol
tuneful songs before picturesque stage
settings.
! Miss. l Don't Know" is the title of
a new musical play now in rehearsal by
the Messrs. Shubert for presenta;i ton
early next season. The book was writ
ten by Rita Johnson Young, the author
of "Maytime." and the music by Au-
Eustus Barrett. who wrote the score
/ for Fancy Free"
! 1.-The Girl Behind the Counter" a
! new musical comedy by Guy Bolton
/ and 2. G. woodhouse, with music by
|. Ivan CaryI. will be brought by Messrs
| klaw & Erlanger to one of their New
! York theaters on September 9. afte1
first being presented out of town. The
! principals in the case include Donald
| Brian, Jack Hazard, Miss Wilda Ben.
| nett, Miss Ada Meade, John L. Young
FRANKIE Doane, Bert Gardner. Miss Vir-
! gfnia Reed and Miss Primrose Caryll.
|
! Mitzl starred last season. Is TO enjoy
New York season, beginning in Sep
! tember. For one OF the leading
| comedians in this musical favorte
Henry w. Savage has engaged Frank
Harrington, who specializes in comic
| characters.
I Two Turn TO the Right" compan!es
| will be on tour next season. ono OF which
will play return engagement in Chi
! cago.
| william Collier. who convulsed many
an audience in his play Nothing but
! the Truth" now has a new comedy en-
! titled Nothing But Lies" He will
| open the season with il in Washing
ton on August 2e. Later. probably in
September. the play Will he brought
/ 20 tho Longacre Theatcr in New York
The engagement of 'Maytime" at
the Broadhurst Theater continues 10
capacity. and will complete a years
run in New York early this month.
/ This musical play was produced at
the Shubert Theater early in August.
1917 and has been playing in New
! York ever since. at three different
theaters-the Shubcrt. the Forty-fourth
street and the Broadhurst.
L
The Passing Show OF 1915" had it's
premiere at the Winter Garden few
nights ago. II is the seventh OF the
, series. the first having been produced
| in 1912. 1t is in two acts and twenty
TWO scenes. and consists in large meas
! tant dramatic successes of the year. It
is not necessary, however. that the
audience shall have seen the origina.
plays travestied to enjoy the riot OF
fun.
The Shuherts' newest thcatcr. at
broadway and Forty-seventh Street.
will be called the Capital, instead OF
the Apollo, as originally planned. when
1t is completed.
a. II. Woods has finally. after long
hesitation on her part. induced Miss
| Margaret Ellington 10 sign a contract
to go on tour next season in Eyes Of
Youth" She will appear as Gina. The
play will be presented this month in
Chicago. where long run is expected.
Miss Ellington being a prime favori,c
with Chicago audiences. r. was in
that city she made her greatest sue
cess in Within the Law" extra matt
nees being required TO accommodate
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