The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-18
Four Act Play by Edward
Goodman Will Be introduced
Next Month.
GUST A MINUTE" WATTS
ga Young Mans Fancy" Com
ing to the Liberty Thea
tire on October 6.

toward Frightening up this season In the !
They are putting their minds
to "Mommer," a four act comedy by
Inward Goodman, formerly big brother T,
to the washington Square Players
Shortly after Mary shaw opens with IL
out of town on September ~ the sell
wyns win ask the support OF their con-
stituency for Il In the metropolis.
In addition TO this and The Cnei.
ienge," at the Seiwyn Theatre, ana
.Buddies' in Boston, Edgar and Arcn
announce they will soon begin figuring
out gross and net on ASK the Girls"
musical comedy by Roi Cooper Megrue'
p. @. wodehouse and Raymond Huboell,
and on wedding Bells a comedy by
Salisbury Field, with Margaret Law
renee doing the principal feminine giddi-
ness.
Following these Edgar and Arch will
band together TO present George Plateau
In a new play by Jane Murin; Jane
Cowi In a new Offering; a farce by
Avery Hopwood comedy by Porter
Emerson Browne, and play by Edgar
himself In which Roland Young and
Marion Coakley will be the principal
languishers.
John Cort, according to an announces
ment, has postponed the opening OF his
new musical comedy. Just a Minute"
till a week from next Monday mt the
Rnickerbocker Theatre because Harry
sommers, manager Of the house. wished
to complete the new fire escape equip
ment and make Il possible for the audi
ence to rush out quickly II necessary.
New McIntyre Comedy.
"a Young Mans Fancy" a comedy Of
fa no
Intyre, will be adjusted by George c.
Tyler 20 the Liberty Theatre on Mon
day, october 8, by which time George
whites scandals of 1919" will be foot
loose and free elsewhere. Jeanne Eagels
and Philip Merivale will have the lead
ing roles and will be literally backed up
by Josef Urban.
The cast of the first Wilmer Romberg
production this season has now been
completely card indexed. THE Magic
Melody" q romantic play by Frederic
Arnold Hummer. with Sigmund Romberg
supplying the magic part Of 1t, is to as
simulate Julia Dean to musical comedy.
Others who will take healthy interest
in the piece are Tom McNaushton. Rob
ert Emmett Keane. Fay marble. BERTHE
Beaumonte, John Merkyl. Leona Nor
gan, Cyril Chadwick. Carmel Myers.
Walter Armin, Olin Field, Pauline Cham
bers, Lois Leigh, Jean Jarvis, Marie
Mcconnell, Robert Bentley, Seoma Jup-
ranor, Master Billy Roth and chorus
Of forty girls. presumably with the usual
mixed voices" Clifford Brooke IL
staging the production, Willy Pogany Is
the artistic inspiration and Charles Pre-
win Ia the musical genius
Lucille Watson. fully recovered from
the injuries she received when the horse
she was riding at Seattle four weeks
ago walked out on her. will arrive In
New York next week to re5oin Ruth
chatterton at Henry Miller's Theatre
on Monday, September 20, VIXEN "Moon-
light and Honeysuckle" breaks the ice
for the winters romances.
Thurston Tames a Lion.
Thurston. the magician. has added an
other act to his magic performance at
the Globe Theatre IN which he retains
the services OF q lion, handling the
beast Just as ferociously as the little rab-
bit he plucks from the atmosphere.
Moran and Mack have slipped out Of
vaudeville and their comic black faces
are now open for inspection In the
Scandals of 1919" at the Liberty Thea
ire.
Margaret Dale. who recently seasoned
Good Morning, Judge" will be among
those quoted In IAN Exchange of Wives
! at the Bitou Theatre next Tuesday.
Patsio De Forest has been such a
source Of local pride since "Oh What a
Girl" reopened at the Shubert Theatre
that the shuberts have Endorsed her In a
two year contract.
Adrienne Hays, who has Just Joined
| the Lew Fields company In "A Lonely
Romeo" graduated recently from the
Boston Conservatory Of Music. not being
| satisfied with her rep as one Of the pref
| test girls In the four corners OF Brook
| line Mass.
| Early in October Muriel Ostriche, who
has gathered plumes on the screen, will
show her personal complexion on
| Broadway in a new musical comedy,
.iDream Girl" BY Walter Irving and
Arthur c. King. to be produced by an
organisation which has been called the
Popular Productions. Inc, In the hope
that the public Will take the hint
Frank Mccormack Is directing Miss
Ostriche's return to her day and gen
Grafton on the stage. The flm coated
star has. been away from the movies
for some time in order to take a course
In voice culture and dancing, knowing
full we'll her backsliding to the speak
ing stage was inevitable.
Bertha Hires Leading Man.
Bertha Kaiich has engaged Charles
Millward as her leading man for tn,
road tour Of Tho Riddle: Woman,
which will start all the women's club
guessing, in Springfield on October 8.
Yvette Guilbert, Just returned from 9
summer in her Paris home, IL planning
to spend much OF her time in New
York In order to raise n dramatic school
and also to carry the drama up tn,
scale by q repetition OF her Sunda,
evening recitals at hash minded down
town theatre.
Mark Luescher breathlessly an
nounces that William Powers, VIII,
shares with Mark the honors Of beinl
mahout of the Hippodrome elephants, 4
seeking from Charles Dillingham; an,
others a remedy in place of the banne,
firewater that has enough kick In It {,
knock an occasional pain out OF Roxie'
stats. Heretofore whenever the BIZ
pachyderm had a riot amidships Bos
Powers was able TO subdue II with
couple Of pals of hot toddy. But VIII
Roxie has a tummyache now, wha
with prohibition and the high cost o
lushing. It IL no longer Happy Days
for Roxie, but instead. as the sayin
.