The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-13
WOODS BRINGS BACK
so POUNDS OF PLAYS
Manager on Return From Lon
don Tells Of Two Dozen d.
New Productions.
SEVERAL ENGLISH WORKS
Comedies, Musical and Other
wise, Included in Budget
for Season.

a. n. woods. theatrical manager has
1ust returned from q four months visit
to London eighty pounds heavier. The
additional avoirdupois consists Of that
much manuscript for new plays. inciud-
ing, as he says. fifteen pounds of high
brow material" He announced yester-
day for production Daxt season more
than two dosen plays the work OF Eng
lish, French and American dramatists.
The first OF Mr. woods's new plays to
60 into rehearsal will be Home and
Beauty" a comedy in three acts by v.
Somerset Vaughan. Mr.. Woods also
has arranged to produce Mr.. MAugham's
next two plays. There is also q new
drama by Edward Knoblock entitled
'Mumsee'' Behind the Curtain" new
drama by Michael Morton, author Of
Tho Yellow Ticket: musical play
entitled AS You were," by Charles
Wcmpers. with music by Herbert Du-
rensky, in which Mr.. Woods will star
Alice Delysia, the French actress who
ls scoring a success in London, and n
musical farce called Baby Bunting" by
Fred Thompson and Wharton David,
founded on the famous Jane"
Included in the plays from overseas
which New York playgoers will see next
season. are ''Tillie of Piccadilly." a
comedy drama In three acts by Ian Hay.
the novelist; Priscilla and the Profii-
gate" dramatic comedy in a prologue
and three acts by Michael Farraday I:
Come Upstairs" farce in four acts
by Capt. Jose G. Levy, author Of
Madame President; "Fu Manchu." a
Chirese melodroma by Sax Rohmer
beginning Again." a drama by Roland
Partweo: The Bantam, ". c." by Har-
old Brighouse. author OF "Hobson's
Choice" and who Is Mary" a drama
nv T. I, Camnhell
There are also THE 1llusionist," an
adaptation by Avery Hopwood OF sascha
Guitry's French comedy "Sinners Both;
| q drama by Herbert Thomas, author OF
Under Orders" and The Jury Of Fate
a drama In six episodes by the late C.
NJ. S. Mcclellan.
In addition to Miss Delysa Mr.
Woods will bring over In a new comedy
role Kenneth Douglas, who scored a hit
in "A Pair of Silk Stockings several
years ago. and Teddy Gerard, who Is
now playing In THE Illuslonist"
The American plays on Mr.. woods's
| schedule Of next seasons productions in.
clude Marjorie Rambeau in '"The Pear
| of Great Price" an allegory by Rober,
McLoughli1; Lady Tony" a drama OF
| the West in four acts by Willard Mack
| in which Pauline Frederick will return
| as star to the legitimate stage: THE
Unknown Woman" play by Marjorie
| Blaine and Stanley Lewes: "Breakfas,
in Bed" a farce from the French OF
Georges Feydeau, featuring Florence
Moore; Three In One" new farce in
| three acts by Edward NJ. Grffith and
Jean Barrows; Dolly OF the Follies. 81
by Wilson Collision and Hilliard
Booth, with Hazel Dawn: Not
Tonight, Josephine" farce comedy by
Wilson Collision and Avery Hopwood
with John Cumberland; NINETY Days
After Date q new play by Samuel
Shipman; Look and Listen" described
as cinemaphonic play, by Ralph f
Dyer; Ready to Occupy" comedy py
Otto Harbach and Edgar Franklin
Call Taxi" musical farce by
Earl Carroll and a new play by Mon.
tague Glass and Jules Eckert Goodman
in which Barney Bernard will star
Mr.. Woods has also arranged to pre-
sent Cyril Maude In Tea for Three" in
London next September "Parlor. Bed
room and Bath" at the Comedy The
atre, London. next october. and Up in
Mabels Room" at the Prince of Wales
Theatre. London. in September. all in
conjunction with George Mcclellan
Speaking OF the London stage. he says
Business over there Is unlike any
thing ever experienced in the history OF
| the theatre. 1t is bigger than II 10 even
over here. where we are enjoying the
greatest theatrical prosperity we have
| ever known. I really believe that a
| Punch and Judy show put on the streets
| of London would sell out for months
| The town is so crowded and the hote
| accommodate ions consequently 40 TERRIBLE
| that the city intends TO place 400 tents IN
| Hyde Park this summer for the con.
venience OF tourists. All this. OF course
reacts to the advantage of the the
aires.
American plays are particularly pop.
| ular over there since the English pub
! lis has been educated by American
moving pictures. In the provinces, ir
spite OF the pathetic condition of the
theatres. even in such cities as Liver.
pool and Manchester. business is also
| tremendous