The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-26
EDGAR SELWYN TO
RETURN TO STAGE
Will Star Again in His For
mer Vehicle, "Pierre Of
the Plains"
WANTED: ONE ACTRESS
GAIL Souls Eve" Principals
Part Is Driving j. d.
Williams Wild. '''

selwyn Co. crash through the line
with the announcement that Edgar Sell
wyn, well known as the brother of Arch,
has gone into training for q return 10 the
stage. He will come back in a revival OF
his starring success Of several years ago.
Pierre OF the Plains" which indicates
that he will probably have need Of Jess
Wizards sparring partners after Jess Is
through with them. In the days before
he took TO producing and acquiring the
American rights to Broadway and Forty
second street. Mr.. Selwyn wrote this
play by setting Sir Gilbert. Parker's
pierre and His People to tho foot
lights
John d. Williams having received
a contract from Anne Crawford F1exner.
promptly countered with another to pro-
duce her new play. "All Souls Eve" The
, call on the metropolis early In the
fall, and Mr. williams In despair. has
notified the police Of three counties TO
| fnd him an actress for the principal
part, the chief requisite being. as the
desk sergeants would say. UNUSUAL vir-
tuosity." "A
"The Man outside" In Detroit.
| ~"rhe Man Outside." new comedy
which called forth the combined elbow
grease Of Kilbourn Gordon and Ward
Howe. was presented In Detroit Mon
day night before q happy audience. Des-
tiny has written the name OF New York
on the plays schedule, It's said. and 1t
will be seen here early next season. II
luck Is with the city.
| Aware that after July hubby will
not be so likely to trundle out during the
intermissions to see II his hair looks all
right in a large glass mirror. the Shu-
berts on Monday night ut the Forty
fourth Street Theatre when the Gale
ties Of 1919" are first fung to the breeze,
will introduce a new feature in the way
| of a jass tonic. Between the acts the
doors OF the grand lobby will be thrown
open and an untamable orchestra will be
set on the trail to drown out the booze
blues with Southern blues. 20 that the
audience may forget the cocktail vacuum
in the intoxication Of the dance.
Equally important prohibition news
| from the Broadway. some is the an
pouncement from F. Ziegfeld. Jr.. that
after the date when the tide goes out
there will be no lockers on the New
Amsterdam Theatre roof nor any sim
liar attempt TO evade the law while sat
isfying nature. Mr.. Ziegfeld Is satisfied
that spectators can sit through the Mid
night Frolic" and the Mine O'Clock Re-
vue" without getting sogtle eyed-ex-
cept possibly through the stimulus OF
the beauty exhibit Two weeks from
next Monday an entirely new "Frolic'
will face the music. while there will also
be a big shake up In the Revue"
Frank Wilstach. the Walter Camp Of
tho Shubert publicity department. an
Il pounces for the beneht Of Hagen ant
Quimet that Charles Purcell and Sydney
Jarvis. who have done world Of goot
to Monte Cristo, Jr.," will play the
arst round Of the Winter Garden cham
pionship for this season at the GreG
| Neck Golf Club next Sunday afternoon
Persons with delicate ears ar -"rnet
that they will watch them at the.- =
risk.
For sweetheartIess Sailors.
Lew Fields, who is withstandin1 tn,
heat In "a Lonely Romeo" at the Shu
bert Theatre, 10 planning a special per
, Torrance for lonely Romeos' amonl
the soldiers and sailors who are in tn
. city without benefit OF sweethearts Eacl
applicant for admittance must sign form
: 32-Z, A. @. O.. TO the effect that he ha
. no Juliet dependent on him..
Joe Flynn. Arthur Hammerstein's boy
. makes one more valiant effort to strug
l gle against the hot weather that
l slowly overcoming him by stating tina
Nonette is out of the cast Of Some
Q bodys Sweetheart" but instead OF spirit
ing his press agent away to the countr
= to keep him quiet about this departur,
I as other managers might do. Mr.. Ham
/ mersteiD has boldly ordered him to an
. nounce that Ardele Cleaves has take
: to the part as though It came NATURAL,
In place Of Irene Castle in ."rhe Fir
= ing Line" at the Rialto next week. q
previously announced. Marguerite Clar
: will put into this haven with "Girls."
. Carroll McComas. who has Just r,
: turned after keeping away from TIL
: country for six months. was engaged
- Adolph Klauber for q leading coined
= role in the forthcoming Mighty Night
!. in order to cut short her recital Of h
adventures overseas
william A. Brady, scarcely returne
y from the other side. will set the tn
atrical waters In motion Saturday ne!
by putting on in the Playhouse q ne
!, melodrama by Owen Davis. AT 8 AS
!. thus opening the new season before Il
- old season has closed. The play, whic
= already has been under IRE on the ros
= for q few months. is being presented
- Mr.. Brady. It Is understood, in order
steal home on other producers who hs'
I also secreted mystery melodram
- | aatura tad with crinnA