New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
Tyler Announces
Many Ne,u Plays

IN formal announcement of his
plans for the new season George G.
Tyler promises the production Of
group OF new plays for Laurette TAYLOR
and George Arliss, both of whom con-
tinue under his direction.
Miss Taylor will be seen in New York
late IN the fall in new play by her
playwright husband, ]. Hartley Man.
ners, in which she will create role
totally dissimilar to any in which she
has hitherto appeared.
Mr. Arliss will have three new plavs.
In one of these he will be seen as VOL
talre, the great French philosopher and
playwright. The second is comedy
entitled Beau Revel," written by Louis
Joseph Vance, the novelist. The third
play intended for Mr.. Arliss Is a COM
edy' as yet unnamed, which is now
oelng written for him by Louis N. Par
ker, the English dramatist. In this he
will have the role of cynical English
aristocrat.
Patricia Collinge will continue under
Mr.. Tyler's direction on tour in "Til-
lle," the character comedy of life
among the Pennsylvania Dutch. in
which she recently closed a five months
run at the Blackstone Theatre, Chi
cago.
The first Of Mr.. Tyler's plays to be
seen in New York will be a fantastic
comedy entitled "A Young Mans
Fancy" by John T. Mcintyre. Jeanne
Eagles and Philip Merivale will have
the leading roles in this comedy, which
will open at the Liberty Theatre about
the middle of September. Josef Urban
is designing the scenery
The second production to be made in
New York will be Booth Tarkington's
new comedy, entitled "Clarence." This
will open at the Hollis Street Theatre.
Boston, on Labor Day, and will be seen
in Broadway theatre shortly there
after.
Helen Hayes will appear in "Clar-
ence" until later in the fall, when she
will be presented by Mr.. Tyler in
dramatization of Mary Roberts Rine-
hart's famous Dab" stories. Edwin
Childs Carpenter, author of "The Gin
derella Man." made the dramatization,
and arrangements for it's production
have been entered into with Arthur
Hopkins, who controls the rights.
On August 25, at the Blackstone
Theatre, in Chicago, Mr.. Tyler will pre-
sent new satirical comedy entitled
"On the Hiring Line" written by Har-
vey O'Higgins and Harriet Ford This
deals in a humorous vein with the SER
want problem A New York engagement
will follow later in the season. Laura
Hope Crewes has been engaged for one
of the important roles in this play.
In October Lynn Fontaine will be
seen in new play, entitled "Made of
Money" written by Richard Washburn
Child and Porter Emerson Browne. This
is comedy with New York setting.
In October, or thereabouts, Emily
Stevens will be presented in a three
act comedy entitled "Sophie," now be-
ing written by Philip Moeller, author
of MADAM Sand" and "Moliere" It is
based on the life of Sophie Arnould,
famous French prima donna who was
Paris celebrity during the last days
of the ancien regime, and who had the
reputation of being the wittiest woman
Of her time. This comedy will be in
no sense automatically biographical.
In November Mr.. Tyler will present
the first long play of Eugene G. O'Neill
to reach the stage. This is entitled
"Chris," and may be described as :an
epic of the sea-" The central figure, a
middle-aged Scandinavian sailor, is said
to be one of the most powerful char
acter studies in the entire range Of the
modern American drama.
Still another play to be presented in
the fall will be drama tentatively en-
titled "The Book Of Judith" which is
now being written by Joseph Medill
Patterson and A. E. Thomas This deals
with the wave Of social unrest now
sweeping over the country.
On Monday next Mr.. Tyler will pre-
sent at the Apollo Theatre, in Atlantic
City, new four-act comedy by Sidney
Toler and Marion Short entitled "The
Golden Age" with Helen Hayes, DON
aid Gallagher, Minna Gale Haynes,
Marion Abbott, Genevicve Tobin, Claire
Mersereau, Vivian Tobin, Paul Kelly,
Glenn Hunter, Viva Ogden, Raymond
Hackett, Joe Wallace and James Ter