The sun., 1919-09-12
HAPPY DAYS CAST
WANTS DILLINGHAM;
Demonstration Made i'm Front
of Hippodrome by Men,
bers of Company.
BARRYMORES ON THE JOB
David Belaseo to Present
"Dark Rosaleen" at Man.
haitian Opera House.

Members of the Happy Days" COM
pany at the Hippodrome. constituting
one Of the small nations OF Sixth avenue,
yesterday afternoon made bid for self
determination. Independent OF the ac-
ton OF directors and owners of the big
house they made a demonstration In
front Of Il to urge Charles Il. Dillingham;,
the director-general who was retired be-
fore his time by the strike, to return to
the tank ard the rest of his Hippodrome
home surroundings
Practically every one in the organza-
ton OF over 1000 was there to stage this
latest Hippodrome spectacle, which Mark
Luescher deftly entitled THE Ofice
Seeks the Man" Even the elephants
were on hand, in return for Mr.. Dilling-
hams personal activities as their hay
caterer when the stage hands struck.
Though no official announcement has
been made yet 1t is understood that Mr..
Dillingham; is likely to return soon and
incorporate this demonstration among
the historic tableaus shown at the house.
AS a further indication that the stage Is
getting back to normal after the total
eclipse of Broadway, THE Jest" on Fri
day next will resume its hypnotic spell
on the city at the Plymouth. OF course
John and Lionel Barrymore will return
as the costars, having ben demobilized
| from the striking ranks.
EthcPs New Play Named.
Another item for the Barrymore news
section Is that Ethel, the most talented
union laborer who ever went on strike,
| has had her new play by Zoe Atkins
| named at last, without the assistance Of
| the American Federation of Labor. This
play, soon TO open the regular season of
the Empire Theatre. is entitled Dec
| lassee," which will enable comedians in
the current revues to call it "Delicates-
| SEN"
September 20 is the big date. Any one
| conversant with Broadway will realize
instantly that this is the evening selected
! for the premiere of Thunder" the next
Offering by Winchell Smith and John l..
| Golden without which the season simply
| couldn't go on. This comedy Is expected
| 10 be an epic of the hasty temper OF the
Blue Ridge Mountains. and Livingston
| Plat and Harold Douglas are fitting the
scenery to the cast.
The field having been cleared Of such
little distractions as walkouts, David
| Belasco has decided to enter Dark
| Rosaleen" in the theatrical sweepstakes
1
September 90. w. d. Hepenstall and
Whitford Kane's beauty will cover the
course for two weeks. Alfred Head. the
| fountain head Of Mr.. Belasco's depart
ment OF English, states that Walter Ed
win. Henry Duffey, Thomas Mitchell.
Dodson L. Mitchell, Eileen Huban and
others who started at the Belasco the
atre have not been scratched.
George c. Tyler gives away the infor-
nation that he has just put Lola Fisher
on the credit side of his books for a
term of years. Miss Fisher will be ex-
| posed TO the 50 gaze here in November
In new comedy. as yet nameless or
phan. for which Clare Hummer is en-
gagged in thinking up slick talk.
For the new Midnight Frolic" to be
| thrust upon the world on the New Am
sterdam Roof the week Of September
%, and for the Mine O'Clock Revue" F
ZIegfeld, Jr, has again succeeded in
sharing Fannie Brice with contract.
Actors to Make Flight.
Bert Savoy and Jay Brennan OF the
Nine o'clock Revue" will make their
irst flight in private plane from Nine
ola on Sunday, having played so long at
roof gardens that they don't feel at home
unless they're on top of the atmosphere.
1t is announced authoritatively by their
press agent that IL they land safely
| they'll buy the contrapton, and II the
don't land safely their plans for the
| future are undecided.
Morris Gest, who requires almost as
| many cablegrams as the War Depart
ment did to conduct the late fracas, re-
celved another yesterday. to the effect
that most OF the scenery for "Aphrodite."
the spectacle to be presented at the
ntttF., al,.a rIx I.. L.
just been consigned to the deep aboard
the Adriatic. which is expected to make
a very careful trip. with the fate OF the
| theatre hanging in the balance.
The A. H Woods free literature
bureau loosened up enough yesterday to
state that TOO Many Husbands will b.
presented at the Poll Theatre In Wash
ington for one week beginning Septem-
Der 21, afterward being translated to
New York. THE Girl in the Limousine
will be carried into the same house a
week later and will be shown up be-
fore the public here the ensuing week.
Through public pressure the engage.
ment of the Fred Jackson musical farce
Ia La Lucille" has been extended an.
other week at the Criterion Theatre, de.
spite protests from the management that
Philadelphia and Chicago bookings sim,
ply must be filled
The Shuberts have affixed George Jes
sci of the Schubert Gaieties" 10 a thre,
year contract.
;. Al Jolson began his third year II
"Sinbad" at Philadelphia last night. an,
reports were that his Jokes were still
standing the strain well.
"Mommer," q new play by Edwnrt
Goodman which the Selwyns will dis
charge into our midst late this month
has been wound, up again at rehearsals
, The play, WHICH deals with mines anc
! mothers, win have Mary Shaw headins
the cast, though II is not stated whic!
she will represent