New-York tribune., 1919-08-05
Plays and Players

Julius Cesar" will be n feature Of
Robert b. Mantcll's approaching sea-
son. 1t has been three years since
Mr.. Mantell played Brutus. In "As
You Like 1t" Mr.. Mantell will be seen
as the Melancholy Jaqucs. Genevievc
Hamper will be seen as Rosalind and
Fritz Leber will be Orlando. Dur
ing the season Miss Hamper will be
featured as Juliet, with Mr.. Leiber as
Romeo. Mr.. Leiber will also be seen
as Hamlet at special performances.
Miss Hamper will of course play
Ophelia. Mr.. Mantell will also appear
as King Lear, Richelieu, Macbeth, Shy
lock, Louis XII, Othello and Richard III.
The Frars will attend in body Eu-
gene Walters play "Thc Challenge" !"
which opens at the Selwyn Theatre to-
night. Holbrook Blinn is the star
Little Women" will be presented in
England for the first time the first of
October. 1t will tour the provinces and
open in London during the Christmas
holidays. Jessie Bonstellc will stage
the play for William Brady.
Gus Edwards still believes in "baby
talent" In his new musical show,
"The Film Girl" will be seen several
infant prodigies. Among them are
Olga Cook and Vincent ODonnell. the
latter called the young John McCor-
mick"
F. Ziegfeld. jr., announces the ap-
pearancc on the Roof of the New Am
sterdanF Theatre tomorrow night Of
the United States Navy Glee Club
from Hampton Roads training station,
unit Of forty men under the direction
of Jerry Swineford. They will be seen
at both the O'Clock and the midnight
revue.
"Naughty Love Birds" new farce by
Wilson Collision and Avery Hopwood
under the direction Of A. II. Woods
John Cumberland, Doris Kenyon,
Charles Rugglcs and Zelda Sears are in
the cast.
Comstock and Gcst have arranged
with 2. G. Wodehouse to write the
lyrics of the new Chinese musical
show "The Flower of Cathay." He is
working with Guy Bolton and Armand
ment says, which brings to memory
the old query WAS you ever to Haines
Falls
The Strand Theatre in Brooklyn will
open Saturday, August 80.
Edward Emery has been engaged by
Thomas Dixon to take the place Of
Louis Lytton in "The Red Dawn"
which will open at the 39th Street
Theatre tomorrow night.
Walter Hast, the English producer,
has decided to cast his lot with Amer
ica. His first Offering in New York
will be "Scandal," by Cosmo Hamilton,
co-starring Charles Cherry and Francne
Larrimore. He will follow this with a
new play of Cosmo Hamilton's, can
Exchange of Wives" with Lee Baker,
Forrest Wnant, Helen Bolton and
Stanley Harrison. He will then pro
Bruegger. Ramsay Wallace and Miriam
Coakley have already been engaged for
two of the leading roles With the
Messrs. Shubert, Mr. Hast will present
Walker Whiteside in "The Master Of
Ballantrae.' The supporting company
will include Hubert Druce, May Buckley
and Maurice Barrett. At the end Of
October ne will produce lie Roy Scott's
THE Daughter of Two Worlds" Fol
lowing this he will present new play
by Lincoln J. Carter, "The Law Of the
Wild" melodrama. His Christmas
offering will be new musical comedy
by Professor Lynn, of the Chicago
University, with music by Victor
Herbert.
"Peek-a- Boo" enters its final week at
the Columbia. The theatre will be
closed for week and VII reopen
August s, with Lew Kelly, prof. Dope"
a new show. H IT,