New-York tribune., 1918-07-29
Plays and Players

William A. Brady and Shu-
berts Announce New
Productions
William A. Brady, who, despite his
extensive motion picture activities,
flnds time to continue an active figure
IN the theatre, yesterday announced
his plans for the coming season.
These embrace an intimation Of Miss
Grace Georges return to the stage
later in the season, the immediate pro-
ductlon of five new plays, an announce
ment of the opening attractions for
Street Theatre and list of the pro-
ductions which will go on tour under
the Brady banner.
Miss George has several promising
plays in hand. and later will make her
own announcement. There is posi-
blity that Miss George may forego her
season for the privilege of spending
the winter in France playing for the
soldiers. She has been comforting with
Winthrop Ames and has available for
presentation in France ten plays ad-
birably adapted for the purpose, in that
they require little in the way of seen
cry or properties. These have been
made available by various managers
and include Selwyn & Co.'s new comedy,
"Tea for Three"
Mr.. Brady's first production will be
~. O. U.," threeact play by Willard
MncL onA ;ol,
open at Asbury Park August 5. "I. o.
U." is a dramatization of "The Cheat"
motion picture written by Mr.. Turn
bull. Mary Nash and Jose Ruben will
appear in the principal roles.
On August IL at Long Branch Mr..
Brady will present his daughter Alice
in the stellar role of Forever After" a
new play by Owen Davis This will
mark Miss Brady's first appearance on
the speaking stage in some time
Later Mr.. Brady will present "The
Chinese Puzzle" play of diplomatic
intrigue, by Marian Bower and Leon M
Lion. He also will produce another
play by Owen Davis, called Human
Nature" and after that a new melo-
drama by Jules Eckert Goodman, as yet
The Playhouse will open its season
August II with the George Broadhurst
production "She Walked in Her Sleep"
The Forty-eighth Street Theatre will
open the new season on August 20 with
another Broadhurst production, "Thc
Woman On the Index"
Mr.. Brady will be represented on the
road by four attractions. "Getting To-
gether," the musical war play now at
the Shubcrt, on Labor Day will
commence long tour of the principal
cities. There will be three companies
playing "The Man Who Came Back"
John D. Williams has signed con-
tracts for seven plays. He will begin
his season at the Comedy Theatre on
September 9 with the production of
Oscar Wilde's comedy, can Ideal Hus-
band" which will be done in conjunc-
tlon with Norman Trevor and Cyril
the introduction of their
season at the Comedy Theatre, and will
be followed by other productions indie
pendently put on by Mr. Trevor and
Mr.. Harcourt in association with Lee
Shubert. Besides Mr.. Trevor and Mr..
Harcourt the cast of "An Ideal Hus-
band will include Constance Collier.
Julian L'Estrange, Beatrice Becklcy,
Peggy Hopkins, Jane Cooper and Alice
Gordon
A''NhNA Aodi IllOIc Will resume MS
season with "The Copperhead" at
Washington on September 16, with
practically the same cast that sur
rounded him during the run of the play
at the Shubert Theatre
Anne Crawford Flexner has ex-
changed contracts with Mr.. Williams
tor the production this fall of an orig
inal play in three acts entitled "All
Souls Eve"
Rachel Butler has delivered to Mr..
Williams new four-act play entitled
The Song of the City"
Augustus Thomas is now at work
upon new play Of Western life of the
period of 1849 that will contain but
one female character.
Morals" continental, satiric COM
edy' VIII be produced by Mr.. Williams
directly he completes the cast.
Arthur IT. Hopkins will reopen the Ply
mouth Theatre Monday n ght, August
-, with his production of Martin
Browns new comedy, "a Very Good
Young Man" Wallace Eddinger viii
play the title role, and associated with
hlm in the cast will be Edna Aug. Ada
Lewis, Ruth Findley, Josephine Meyer
Alan Dlnehart, Fannie Bourke and
Frank Longacre. The play will be
produced IN Washington before its New
York premiere.
Charles Frohman, Inc. yesterday
secured by cable the American and
Canadian rights for Nurse Benson
the new comedy by R. C. Carton and
justin Huntley. Mccarthy, which has
been successfully produced in London.
Lee and j. J. Schubert announce that
they have made a contract for a new
musical work by Reginal De Koven en-
titled Yesterday" This will be one Of
the early productions of the coming
season the book was written by Glen
The first dress rehearsal of the
Prince and Princess Troubetzkov's
play, "Allegiance." which William
Faversham and Maxine Elliott will
present at Maxine Eliott's Theatre
thursday night, will be held TODAY. As
Allegiance" will have no out-oftown
performances. Mr. Faversham has ar.
ranged to hold three dress rehearsals
pre- lin inarv to its oDenino