Evening star., 1919-04-13
Important Tryouts Promised.

Washington is to have the first
performances on any tage of a series
of new plays directed by one of the
most important producing managers
in this country.
George C. Tyler, who directs the
artistic destinies of both Laurette
Taylor and George Arliss the former
in Happiness" and the latter in 1.-The
Mollusc," and Sir James M. Barrie's
latest playlet, "A Well Remembered
Voice." has arranged with w. H.
Rapley to present the plays at the
National Theater, beginning early in
June.
The services of large and dis
tinguished group of players, many
now under the direction of Mr.. Tyler,
will be utilized. Lynn Fontanne, who
about to be invested with the rank
of stardom by Mr.. Tyler, will have
the principal feminine role in at
least two of the new productions.
Helen Hayes. the charming Wash
ington girl. will have at least two
important roles, one of which proba-
bly, she will play next season. Miss
Hayes is under long-term contract
to. Mr.. Tyler and was merely loaned
by him to the Frohman company for
the Dear Brutus" production She
also is potential Tyler star. but will
not be forced into stellar realms too
early.
Another is Alfred Lunt. who will
be remembered for his whimsical per-
formance in THE Country Cousin"
Mr.. Lunt will be seen in a play es-
pecially written for him by one of
the foremost figures in American lit
erature.> 1t is entitled Clarence"
other players who will appear are
Patricia Collinge. Alexandra Carlisle
and Philip Merivale. formerly lead
ing man with Mrs. Patrick Campbell
and last as leading man with Laurette
Taylor. There is a possibility that
Emily Stevens also will appear at
least in one special role.
The plays to be produced in addi-
tion to Clarence i" will include Made
Of Money" comedy by Richard
Washburn Child and Porter Emerson
Browne; "a Young Mans Fancy" a
unique modern fantasy by John T.
called 'The Blossoming Of Mary Ann. .
by Sidney Toler and Marion Short.
Mr.. Tyler will establish headquar-
ters here and will give a personal
supervision to all the details of the
plays The general stage direction
will be in charge of Frederick STAN
hope, a well known New York pro-
ducing director.
1t is hardly necessary to introduce
George c. Tyler to Washington thea
tergoers. He was for eighteen years
directing head of the producing firm
Of Liebler & Co. He developed such
stars as Viola Allen. Eleanor Robson,
Elsie Janis, William Hodge. Laurette
Taylor, Patricia Coliinge and Arnold
Daily. There is hardly an important
actor or actress in America who has
not appeared under his direction,
among them Otis Skinner. Ada Rehan.
James O'Neill, William Faversham,
Kyrle Bellew. Margaret Anglin, Will
ton Lackaye James A. Hearne, Henry
Dfxey, William Farnum, Walker
Whiteside, Nat c. Goodwin, May Ir-
win. II. B. Warner, William n. Crane,
Gertrude Elliott, Tim Murphy, Edith
Wynne Matheson, Holbrook Blinn and
Nazimova.
He also brought to this country
for the first time such distinguished
foreign artists as Cyril Maude, Mrs.
Patrick Campbell, Nine. ReJane and
Nine. Simone. and directed the most
American tour ever nm
dertaken by Nine. Duse.
Among the successful plays he has
produced are '"The Christian" TN the
Palace of the King" The Eternal
Cabbage Patch" "The squaw Man"
Merely Mary Ann.'' "Salomy Jane"
'The Dawn of TomorroW," alias
Jimmy Valentine" "Disraeli." Pom
mander Walk" 1.-THE Deep Purple"
'"The Garden Of Allah" Joseph and
His Brethren" "Grumpy." ''Pollyan-
ma" "Out There" 1.-THE Country
Cousin" and "Penrod."