The sun., 1919-06-28
led WYNN TO KEEP
IT UP ALL SUMMER
His Giggle Will Be Heard in
"Gaieties of 1919, From
Tuesday On.
CAT 9;45" IN PLAYHOUSE
Tessa KOstar Of "The ROYAL
Vagabond" to Take Air
Trip Tomorrow.

Ed Wynn is still fooling the public.
instead OF retiring to the country for
the summer to mediate on his past as a
benefit booster, as was recently an
nounced, he has got himself hopelessly
involved with the Schubert Gaicties of
1919" He was hurriedly called by the
management to Atlantic City on Thurs
day for bedside consultation, and Il
was then agreed by all hands, including
Mr. Wynn. that when the production
opens at the Forty-fourth Street Theatre
on tuesday evening his giggle would DO
| featured In the cast.
II finally has been decided that "At
So Owen Davis's new melodrama,
VIII come to rest at the Playhouse, as
originally announced. instead of the
Forty-eighth Street Theatre. considered
Tor while as its asylum. When 1t is
produced tonight with the strong recon-
mendation OF William A. Brady IT Will
contain for few minutes at a time
Elise Bartlett, who will be kept busy
dashing back and forth in a taxi between
this play and please Get Married"
which comes to dead stop tonight, and
hitting herself into both plays at odd
moments
Tessa Kosta, prima donna Of THE
Royal Vagabond." will soar higher than
even her voice reaches when she makes
hight at Atlantic City tomorrow in
Z. Linn Sellers aerial gocart. The war
being over and restrictions on the press
removed, 1t Is now possible to divulge
that Miss kosta during the late scrim-
mage took a mechaniciar's course in
atr
being to accompany Ruth Law when the
latter tries for the FIRST feminine record
OF hurdling the Atlantic. II, Sundays
test is successful and nobody breaks q
strut. Miss Kosta villa apply for a COM
mission as Miss Laws mechanic. waiv-
ing exemption on the ground that THE
Royal Vasabond" Is dependent on her.
"The Acquittar' IL Under Way.
The Conan & Harris company which IN
to give Atlantic City the full benefft OF
Rita Weiman's latest play. THE Ac-
quittRl," all next week, leaves for that
incubator OF the drama to-day. George
N. Conan. Sam H. Harris and a number
OF friends will go along, as they have a
friendly Interest in the opening on Mon
day. In this production William Harri-
gan will make his first appearance on the
professional stage since he played a pre-
liminary engagement as Captain with the
Seventy-seventh Division in the Ar
gonne
The selection of referee for the Will
lard Dempsey brawi Is immaterial be-
side the choice of Percy Gordon Thomas,
superintendent OF the Ziegfeld Roof, who
acts as traffic cop to see that the "Nne
O'Clock Revue" trade doesnt break
through the line Of Midnight Frolic"
customers. for the role Of overseer in
charge Of the ticket seller. ushers and
other slaves OF the great arena in Toledo.
Tex Richard. after seeing Mr.. Thomas In
a practice bout with the crowds on the
roof recently. offered him the job, and f.
Ziegfeld. Jr.. in recognition of the debt
which the world owes to both Mr.. Rick
ard and Mr.. Thomas, has agreed to let
him out in the air for few days.
Fred jackson. having been allowed to
lay his hands on typewriter again up
at Saranac Lake, has just caromed back
into the city from a week end with the
completed manuscript of a new play.
The piece, which goes into rehearsal soon
under the same management as his La,
La Lucille" now rampant at Henry Mil
ler's Theatre, is said to be In q serious
way.
Jean Troupman. who at the outbreak
of the Listen Lester" engagement at the
Knickerbocker Theatre was furloughed
to the reserve to marry Ernesto Car
rama. son of a wealthy plantation owner
Of Havana. has returned to active service
I'm the cast OF the John Cort musical COM
edy as the court seemed to take too long
about making up its mind in her allena-
ton suit for s25o,00o against the bride
groom's parents.
"Open Your Eyes" To-day.
open Your Eyes" the photoplay
produced by an organization which has
endowed itself with the name OF the
State Health Film Company, instead of
rushing into notice at the Central The
atre tomorrow. as originally announced,
will give the public a chance to get
at II this afternoon at 1 o'clock
Margaret Lawrence. who caused the
straining in Tea for Three" at Maxine
Elliotts Theatre during the past season.
will be featured by Selwyn Co next
season in wedding Bells" a comedy by
Salisbury Field which Miss Lawrence
tried on this spring until the spell of
the role grew upon her
The latest quotation on the "Ziegfeld
Follies' from Leon Friedman. the fnan-
cial wizard of that show, Is that IL the
Tulip Time" number were for sale no.
u
That is the cost price which Friedman
says F. Ziegfeld, Jr., invested On It, and
to prove 1t he itemizes the capitaliza-
ton of the scenery and costumes as fol-
lows: Dresses for seventy-two young
women, sl75 each; seventy-two pairs
OF shoes. $40 each: eight Riddles, $50
each per week: urban scenery and mill,
several thousand dollars; press agent,
several thousand cents.
Charles A. Stevenson. who recently
completed his lap with "Toby's Bow"
on Monday will throw himself heart and
soul into East Is West" He viii play
the part of Andrea Benson, American
Ambassador to the Aston Theatre
Lest any one should be unaware OF the
fact, II is noised around that rehearsaIs
have started at the Princess Theatre for
F. Ray Comstocks production OF "Oh,
Ny Dear" 1t will open at Atlantic City
on July IA. later meandering TO Boston
in accordance with Mr. Comstock's I'M
wavering policy OF letting Boston have
first chance at the latest Princess ex-
clamatory musical comedy.
ROYALTY HOSTS AT PARTY.