South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-16
Among the Stars in the
World of the Theater
By VIII v. Fink

early California. Mr.. IAckaye's new
role is much different that the many
parts he has been playing He was
here ia The Pit. The Law and
the Man" The Bondsman," The
Battle" and as one Of the stars in
"A Good Bad Woman very bad
play.
Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson.
who a few years ago played The
Passing OF the Third Floor Back"
At the Oliver, has arrived from Eng
land and is lecturing on Shakespeare
and his plays. Accompanying Sir
Johnson is his wife. Gertrude Eli
oft, who more 20 years ago was at
the Auditorium with her sister, Max
inc Elliott. and her brother-in-law,
Nat G. Goodwin, in AN American
Citizen"
South Bend has not seen much OF
Billie Burke lately, her last appear
ance here having been in Jerry
Miss Burke is to star in Caesars
Wife" "A play by Somerset Maugh-
am. which Will be produced by Miss
Burke's husband. Florenz Ziegfield.
In addition to having Norman Trevor
and Tom Powers as leading men,
the Burke support will include
Frederic De Bellville and Hilda
Spong. South Bend playgoers liked
Miss Burke in Love Watches"
Mrs. Dot" THE Runaway" etc.
James X. Hackett is to tmperso-
nate the chief character in THE
Rise Of Silas Iapham," the play
made from William Dean Howells'
novel Of the same name. After in
heriting a fortune, Mr.. Hackett all
but abandoned acting, acquiring a
theater and engaging in produc-
tons His last acting was in one Of
the touring companies of The Bet
ter Ole" the peculiar comedy with
music in which DeWolf Hopper.
among the best of singing comedi-
ans, is headed South Bendward. In
The Crisis" The Crown Prince"
"The Walls OF Jericho" and other
things. Mr.. Hackett convinced his
local admirers that he could act.
Blanche Ring. remembered here
in The Yankee Girl" and her hus-
band, Charles J. Winninger, are i'm
portantly cast i'm the Winter Garden
production, The Passing Show" in
New York. Mr.. winninger. an i'm
personator of distinct gifts. copies
Lionel Barrymore as Neri in THE
Jest" and George Nash as the Chi
nese dandy, Charlie Yung, in East
is West" while Miss Ring gives imi-
tations of John Barrymore in The
Jest" and Fay BANTER in East is
West"
They continue digging up farces
buried for 10 these many years in
order to get material for musicale
cation purposes. Fifty Fifty, Ltd,
current in New York. was once "All
the Comforts OF Home" wherein
William Gillette found favor. Her
bert Corthell. last here in Canary
Cottage" and Gertrude Vanderbilt,
who was an important factor in
THE Lady in Red" are in Fifty
Fifty, Ltd"
The first performance of "Aphro-
dite" (frst time in America) is
scheduled for the Century theater
in New York one week from tomor-
row night, Nov. "a. +. Ray Com
stock and Morris Gest are the pro-
ducers. Best seats for the first per-
Torrance are selling at SO each.
What they will be after that. de-
ponds upon several things.
John Mccormack, most popular
singer in the world. gave his tenth
anniversary concert at the New York
Hippodrome and as many people
as could crowd into that giant struc-
ture heard him sing. Mr.. McCor-
mack made his debut at the Man
haitian opera house in New York
Nov 10, 1909. His tenth anniver-
sary concert was his one hundredth
| in Jew York Arrangements are be-
/ ing made for Mr.. Mccormack TO
sing in South Bend-either at No
I ire Dame gymnasium, where Ame-
I lita CALI Curci recently attracted
| 5000 persons; or at the dedication
of the Blackstone motion picture
theater.
The tour of Henry Miller and