South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-02

The BarryTnores, John and Lionel.
ore 70 appear as point stars next
month in Bonnellfs la Cena Della
Beffa." which. it is hoped. viii be
given an English title. In this drama
John Barrymore. who is now tour
Ing in The Copperhead'' Gin which
he does some very fine acting in
the part Of AIilt Shanks,) IS 70 por-
tray the role played in Paris by
Madame Sarah Bernhard. Lionel
barrymore remains IN New York,
where his acting in Redemption
IS one Of the big artistic things Of
the season.
Wallace Eddinger, who was in the
cast of Sleeping Partners, and act
I'd az the oliver yesterday afternoon
and last night, was the original Budd
ia The Boomerang" After leaving
that comedy. following three years
in the part. ne was in a Very Good
Young Man" and Back TO Earth, 3"
10th failures. In New York Henry
j. Warner played The part in
Sleeping Partners" taken here by
3lr. Eddinger. Mr.. Warner was a
star. with Miss Irene Bordoni fea-
tured in the cast.
Raymond Hitchcock and his
'Hitchy Koo-191S" finished an en-
gagement at English's opera house
IN indianapolis last night. The road
production of "Hitchy Koo" is filling
engagements in this neighborhood.
lclkhart is TO see it March Z.
IL is rather unusual and quite
significant that three Of the better
attractions seen in indianapolis dur
ing this season were revivals-''Lord
and Lady Algy" with William F'a-
versham and Maxine Elliott. minus
the other stars that came to South
Eend last spring The Honor of the
Family" with otis Skinner in his
picturesque role of Col PHILIPPE
Erideau arousing critics to great
enthusiasm. and The Climax" with
Eleanor Painter in the cast. making
gully as good If not better than
aas when first seen 10 years ago.
Mary RYAN i'm The Little Teach
or" which was the divers Christ
mas Offering is filling an engage
ment at the Manhattan opera house
I'm New York.
Five companies are now employed
i'm presenting The Better ole" an
uncommon success offered by Mr..
and Mrs. COburn. In New York
Charles Coburn is playing old Bill.
Edmund Quincy has the part in Bos-
ton James X. Hackett Is playing
it on a tour OF Canada. Philadel-
phians are seeing Maclyn Arbuckle
in IT, And at the Illinois theater.
Chicago. DeWolf Hopper, whose
comic opera fame dates back long
time. is welcomed in the guise of
old Bill This entertainment is ex-
traordInarily unique aDd so success
ruI that wherever il is given theaters
do not appear 20 be big enough 70
admit all who want TO see it. The
Better. ole" is what people who arc
seeing il call "a mighty good show"
Do is based on capt. Bruce BARNS
fathers Flanders sketches. has an
occasional song and centers about
The figures Of old Bill, ALI and Bert
the Three Musketeers of twentieth
century war literature. The citle
las 10 do with the wheeze that ac--
companied one of the BairnsfaJher
sketches-tEat OF old Bill in a shell
hole. with bedlam cut loose around
him. whitening a scared companion
it'll sarcastic advice:-"Weu. if yer
Knows of a better ole. go 10 IT,"
Robert T. Haines. who was once
leading man for Viola Allen in IN
Tie Palace OF the King at the Audi
torium chat was a long time ago.
IS aning vaudeville engagements.
The prettiest music 20 be heard
I'm Chicago is said 10 be in Going
Up" the musicalization OF The
Aviator" which is current at the
George NJ. Cohan opera house. Frank
:, raven. the star OF The Aviator"
of 10 years ago, is prominently cast
in Going Up" and the attraction
has so much merit that its Chicago
run goes merrily along with no sign
OF public interest tagging. While
other musical offerings come and
30. Going Up" continues its high
favor. In this respect Chicago is
repeatirg the verdict Of not only