The sun., 1919-10-16
MOVIE QUEEN WILL
! Be STAGE GODDESS
Dorothy Dalton Picked by
A. Gest to Star in His
"Aphrodite."
John Hass 10 TOUR U. s.
Otis Skinner Begins Rehearsals
of New Play in the
Century.

Al last the motion picture has come
into its own, for Morris Gest has just
enwound from the films an actress whom
he considers to be the most perfect OBJ
tainsble for helping the speaking stage
or its way. She is none other than Dor
othS Dalton, California movie STAR and
though she has never used her voice on
the theatre public before, she signed a
contract yesterday for "Aphrodte, SO
that when Comstock and Gest produce
this spectacle in the Century Theatre
the latter part of next month she Will be
the principal one to be stared at.
The selection of Miss Dalton came
after the producers had despatched
talent scout, in the person of their stage
director, to find a leading woman VINO,
even IL she came from Beans Corner,
Maine, would live up to Mr.. Costs speci-
ficaticns for the Greek goddess. She
was to have n sense OF comedy ana
tragedy, an alluring personality, physi-
cal beauty, perfect proportions, well
modulated speaking voice, Soul and
well. there you are, as Miss Dalton
would saw herself. While the perfection
eleuth was meeting with small encour-
egement in looking over the stock COM
panies from Maine to California Mr..
Cest suddenly had his ideal drop out
Of the movies before him.
Gest Discovers Her.
He met Miss Dalton. recently arrived
here for cinema posturing after three
years of celluloid dramatic in California,
ard was SO delighted he Immediately
went out and bought himself a new
velvet hat Miss Dalton was turned over
10 E. Lyall Swete, the English director
who will stage "Aphrodite.' and after
several private rehearsals in the Cen
fury Mr.. Swete yesterday returned an
open verdict that she had dramatic
power and a very sympathetic voice.
even though it had been heretofore linn
tied to the screen, and recommended that
she be allowed at large on the stage.
Miss Dalton is described as 2S years
old. with other statistics about her that
3ust fit her into the part ofs ChT,ysis,
courtesan in Egypt 1000 years ago. so
that Miss Dalton virtually has the
weight of the centuries back of her. And
since the production came from Paris.
The press agent is fully justified in de-
claring that she has just received the
apple OF Paris.
Another important announcement of
an engagement comes from Walter Has,,
who states that he will bring Sir John
Hare here for the American trade for a
brief tour in "a Pair of Spectacles,'
which is SAID TO De even TIlOfc VI an Oul-
at than that worn by Chrysis in the last
act of "Aphrodte."
Otis Skinner has begun rehearsals of
1.-THE Rise of Peter Barbon" in the EN-
pire Theatre amid the abandoned scenery
of "Declassee" This play is the work of
Maud Skinner, his wife, and Jules Eckert
Goodman, and Mr.. Skinner will swaggei
in IL this season with the full consent of
Charles Frohman, Inc.
BoIshevism Back stage.
Adjutant Greneker says things have
come to n nice pass in the Harris Thea
tre and that the wave of Bolshevism Is
not only likely to sweep over the country.
but over its pianos as well Piano movers,
he says have protested that when the
stage hands shove the piano around in
THE Dancer they violate the rules of
the Piano Movers Union, whose men
ought to be hired for this delicate bit of
artistry. The adjutant wouldn't be sur
prised IL failure to meet their demands
resulted in a request for the removal of
bingham Pinto, who handles the piano
to the extent of playing it.
Mcintyre and Heath, now in Hello
Alexander" now in the Forty-fourth
Street Theatre, are starting their col
Iected works in the form of rare vol
ume of "reminiscences to be called Fifty
Years in Black Face with an appendix
dealing with all known varieties or the
ham tree.
George Jessel. principal comedian ir
the Schubert Gaities" in the Winter
Garden, has written a musical coined,
which has been called MRS. Jesser'
Boy" to please members of his family.
Fanny Brfce introduced into the ''Zieg
field Midnight Frolic," atop the New
Amsterdam Theatre, last night new
song by Ballard Macdonald, "The Cir
from Montmartre." with gestures ant
winks by Fanny Brice.
William A. Brady Is in receipt o
cable advices from Jessie Bonselle tina
Little Women" was presented for the
first time in England on Friday night II
Manchester and that the British tool
the whole thing in the friendlest spirit
so that the company will have NOR
than enough to pay their way to Londol
for the Christmas holidays.
To he Tried Out IN Hartford.
'I.inger Longer Lefty" the musica
comedy in which Oliver Morosco vii
hoist Charlotte Greenwood on the elec
trio sign, will be let down easy in Hart
ford on Monday next with Olin How
land tottering after the star, as a pre-
lminary to being oiled up for NeN
Iork's own Fulton Theatre shortly.
Stamford, that other tryout "twi
city" will be the scene of the frs
rush to get seats on Monday next 70
Betty Be Good" the musical coined
production of Stewart & Morrison, wnic
will enable Hugo Ricsenfeld to show h
can still compose good music afte
looking at so many movies as director @
the Rialto and Rivoli. The book is b,
Harry Il. Smith, and Josephine Whittel
Laura Hamilton. Josie 1ntropidi ana Ed
ward CARVE possess the principal mem
cries that wiz be exercised on Il.
Ina Claire of 1.-THE Gold Diggers," |
the Lyceum Theatre, attended the matt
nee of "Apple Blossoms' in the Glob
yesterday and was seen to applaud Wig
orously when Alan Pagan danced In tn
first art. which led to a circumstantis
report that he was her brother.
A. H. Woods was reported to have e:
capped from the hospital yesterday an