New-York tribune., 1919-12-08
The Stage Door

Elsie Ferguson will return to the
dramatic stage early in the new year
under the management Of Charles
Frohman, inc. Miss Ferguson has not
been seen on the dramatic stage in New
York City since her appearance at tho
hudson Theater in "Shirley Kaye"
With tho approval Of Charles Dillinr-
ham, it was announced yesterday that
Mark A. Luescher, manager of the Hin
podrome and general representative of
the Dillingham; interests, will retire
from his present duties at the end of
the year to become associated in an
executive capacity with Martin Beck,
PRESIDENT and director general of the
new Orpheum Circuit, Consolidated.
Sculptured groups and figures will be
photographed into the sub-titles OF
"Everywoman," special Famous Play.
eers-Lasky production which will be at
the RlvoH next week, with Violet Hem
Ing In the title role.
The creator of the Russian ballet
Michel Fokine, will dance at a single
performance at the Metropolitan Opera
House Tuesday night, December 80
with his wife, Vera Fokine. Their
appearances will be under the direc-
Ton OF Morris Gest, who brought
fokine to America to stage the Bac-
cnanaie and choreographic scenes of
Aphrodlte" at the Century Theater.
A. II. Woods soon will put into re-
hearsal two new comedies Of foreign
origin. One Is called "The Great
lilusion' and is an adaptation by
Avery Hopwood from the French of
oacha Guitry. The other is a play
by Ian Hay, the British novelist and
playwright, entitled "Tilly of Blooms
bury 1t Is now running in London.
0nannlng Pollock's melodrama, "A
Room at the Ritz" will open at the
Globe Theater, Atlantic City, Decembe =
10, and will succeed "a Voice in the
Dark" at the Republic Theater about
December % under the title of "The
Moving Finger" Ready to Occupv.'
the new farce by Otto Harbach.
founded on story by Edgar Franklin
will open at the Stamford Theater De-,
cember % with Ernest Truck in the
leading role and will be presented in
New York soon after the holidays.
Billie Dale and Bonny Burch will
pe added to the Greenwich Village
follies at the Nora Bayes Theater
tonight, introducing their act "The
Riding Master" ~
The many activities working night
and day to give the finishing touches
to "The Wayfarrer" preparatory to it
opening at Madison Square Garden
December 15, will forsake the old
Greenhut store, where preparations
have been going on during the last ten
weeks, and take possession of the
Garden tomorrow.
James K. Hackett, star of "The Rise
of Silas Lapham;" Zoe Atkins, author of
"Declassee;" J. M. Kerrigan, formerly
of the Irish Players, and Livingston
Platt the American scenic artist, will
be the principal speakers at the second
public luncheon Of the New York Drama
League Wednesday at the Hotel Nc
Alpin.
Sam Bernard and Barney Bernard are
not related. They never have appeared
on the same stage. But on December
q, in the Lexington Theater they will
frolic.
Maclay Hoyne, State Attorney of
Chicago, who is expected to be the
Democratic gubernatorial candidate in
Illinois next year, will be the guest
of Langdon Mccormick, author of "The
Storm" at the Forty-eighth Street
Theater tomorrow night. Mr.. Hoyne
who is spending a short vacation in
New York, is an old friend of Nc
Cormick and of Eugene Quigley. man
ager of "The Storm" for George Broad
hurst. Mr.. Quigley is former Chi
cagOan.
Charles Dow Clark and James Brad
bury will appear as the unfriendly
enemies, Phin Babbitt and Captain
Sam Hunniwel in the dramatized YER
sion of Joseph c. I.incoln's book
"Shavings," which Henry w. Savage,
Inc, is preparing for New York pro-
duction.
Laura Arnold has been engaged to
create the prlma donna role in MY
Golden Girl" a new musical play by
Victor Herbert and Frederick Arnold
Hummer, scheduled for an out-of town
premiere on Christmas Day and to
open here soon afterward.
The Jewish Art Theater announces
the first performance of Samson and
Delilah" for Thursday evening. This
play is being rehearsed under the su-
pervsion of Ben-Ami, and the principal
parts will be played by Henrietta
Schnitzer, Misha Gehrman, Goldsmith
Myself, Rubin and Ben-Ami.
John Cort has engaged Orrin John
son for "The Whirlwind.
The annual Christmas entertainment
Of the Stage Children's Fund. Of which
Lee Shubert is honorary president and
Mrs. Millie Thorne president, will be
held at the Comedy Theater Sunday
evening, December %.
Albert E. Smith. president Of Vita.