The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-29
STAGE CHAT

Langdon Mccormick, author of
The Storm" the most sensational
melodrama seen in New York in a
decade. will go to Paris to present
this play.
Richard G. Herndon. manager Of
the theater Parisien and many noted
musical stars in New York, Is to
enter the field of producing. a brill
liant play from the Spanish being
Ais-if4itiaA Intention.
Charles Compton, the actor who
scored personal success of pro-
nounced dimensions in the lamented
"Three's a Crowd" in New York has
followed the demise of this really
clever comedy by enlisting his ser
vices in motion pictures.
Georges Plateau has been en-
gagged TO play the leading role in
The Great Illusion. the excellent
and original French comedy by
Sacha Guitry which was also acted
by this eminent French player. /.
is to be done in English, with Mir
Plateau the featured player, in Ian
uary.
Helene. Handlers, noted concert
Singer, believes that laughter Is an
important inducement to equipoiSe
for singer and has announced thar
she will engage as a. member of her
artistic encourage a jester. She wants
one who is not given To puns, OR any
OF the jokes that enjoy membership
( in The Press Humorists associa lion.
Nhiuord Kane. now acting III the.
support OF Frances Starr when ne is
not writing aud staging plays OF his
+ own writing. Is 10 appear next year
in play written by himself for
himself. Last season he gave
Broadway a most delightful Irish
comedy in "Darh RosaIeen" Will &.
Is no wbeing presented By DAVID
tSefaSco.
Warda Howard. tho American ac-
tress now acting in a dramatic com
panY in Shanghai sent the local
press reviews OF the series OF Ameri-
can plays they are doing on mis-
! round the world tour One paper
observed that The language is rot un~
; derStood ey the natives. but the
beauty and talent OF Miss Howard
end her associates need no verba!
description.
Madame Desireo Lubovska. whose
/ tempermamental toes and feet tell
as plainly as words could possibly
! tell, the interpretations of her grace
I ful and original dances, is to make a
tour OF the country supported by the
Erecian ballet The first appear
ance of this ballet will be al Car
nesie hall In New York next week
Madame LuboVska la to make n tour
OF the world beginning early in
March
Ihe most unique. original and
fascinating music event this season
IN New York was the appearance al
the Princess theater in New York
OF Madame Ruano Bogislav. the
noted GYPSY singer. in recital of
foik songs in which she was assisted
ny Balalafka quartette. Russia n
dancer and Gypsy pianist This re-
markable woman is tire most noted
! exponent of Gypsy and Slavic songs
IN The world. and her success in New
york was of sensational quality.
! Senorita Maria Greyer, noted
, Spanish prifna donna, is tho latest
! addition 10 the American musical
/ colony. She had brilliant debut
recital at the Princess thcater in
| New YORK last week, which was at
! tended by enough foreign attaches
! TO start a peace convention of their
( own Senorita Grever is 10 appear in
vaudeville in the United States, pro-
/ SFntin& an excellent and highly IN
! to!lisent program OF songs which she
sings with remarkab bic dramatic
I ferVor and effect.
I The theator Parisien in New York,
| Which is the elite playhouse OF the
/ Metropolis. introduced a. novelty In
I one of their operettas last week
/ when M Robert Casadesus and Mile
suzanne Caubet, two of the princi-
pal members, interpolated some
/ tranco-American music hail chan
sons, and later some that were dis
! tinctly American, sung in truly
! Riaito style. This company has won
substantial success among the
frehch Language public and the
leading American piaygoers as we'll
| badame Marguerite Sylvia, whose
! personahle vaudeville act has been
one OF the artistic contributions IN
| this field of artistic endeavor dur
ing the last season, has finished her
! hrst engagement as an America
screen star and is temporarily re-
A., turning to vaudeville Thcrea ftar
she returned To California for n con-
! FINANCE of her screen work 4,
which she has registered as one of
the best and most effective enotiofai
actresses that has been seen in this
branch OF art
People who believe in hmeric, ~
American Grand Opera company to
present repertoire OF distinctly
American works. including the two
Metropolitan Opera company prize
operas. "Shanewis and The Legend
in the important cities OF the United
states. There are MANY who hc
| iieve that this country is the peer of
any musical nation. and they are be
ing rallied to support this lauda BILE
artistic enterprise. which has many
noted music patrons.
I Two noted dancers, each repre-
senting an entirely different field In
the art of terpsichore, are to be seq,
as actresses next year. Sonia Serova.
a classical dancer OF the Russian
! school, whose work Is OF the highest
artistic standard. is one who Is pre-
pairing herself FOR dramatic work with
dancing AS an incident, and Doral-
dina, the wigsly lady OF the Hawaiian
cult Is another. She has already
been seen as a dancing vamp In one
riay, bat it quit before the uptown
ers in New York could reach the
Aeater where it had started its
casG.r