The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-03
GREENWICH FOLLIES
WILL BEAT ZIEGFELD
Village Cutups Announce That
Critics May Have q Four
Day Start.
HELEN KELLER IN MOVIES
Winthrop Ames to Enlarge His
Theatre-"Just O Minute'
Adds Billy Clark to Cast.

The race between the two "Follies"
scheduled for presentation hero this sum
mer is now going neck and neck. and
Greenwich Village IL betting heavily that
It will get On ahead of Broadway. In
other words. the management OF the
Greenwich Village Follies'' announces
that they will set out on their mad ca
reer at the Greenwich Village Theatre
on Thursday. June IL, four days before
the organization Of F. Ziegfeld, Jr.,
flares up at tho New Amsterdam.
Moreover. the management asserts
that despite the litigation with Mr.. Zleg-
field by which he has sought to make
all of New York except the New Anster-
dam Theatre restricted area for the
word "Follies," they are going to use
that word in their title, feeling folly is
more or less indigenous to Greenwich
Village. Another monumental fact Is
that Bobby Edwards, the uncrowned
king OF the Village. who has heretofore
put In his time there as a volunteer
merrymaker. will appear in the cast as
q cut-up hired by the week Others in
the cast will be Bessie Mccoy, James
Watts. Cynthia Pero, Elmer Floyd, Su-
same Morgan. Ada Forman. Irene Oh
son and-tarry NJ MArtln.
Henry Hull. one of the bright spots In
"3s East" at the Broadhurst Theatre,
has committed himself with a play which
tho Shuberts contemplate producing.
Winthrop Ames has bought twenty-five
feet adjoining his Little Theatre. which
will be rebuilt with a balcony that prac-
tically will double its vote. Then II Will
be leased to oliver Morocco.
Helen Keller has felt the lure OF the
movies and has just posed for screen
pr oduction, "Deliverance," which will be
set free in a New York theatre OF the
Shuberts soon. The story follows Miss
Keller's own life in overcoming the OBJ
stacles in her career and making her
self felt in the world.
The waters in the National Vaudeville
Association, which were set In commo-
ton by the fact that George NJ. Conan
failed to make his guaranteed appear
ance at the organizations benefit at the
Hippodrome on Sunday. were Stilled yes
terday by the publication of a delayed
telegram from Mr.. Conan in Chicago in
which he said he was detained by i'm
portant business and he therefore PEN
allied himself by paying $500 for a
gallery seat,
II Love You has resigned from the
Booth Theatre and is now revealing the
fino art of heart winning at the 4sth
Street Theatre.
Betty McDermott, who last came 10
| view In AN Ideal Husband" is in the
cast OF "A Little journey at the Van
derbilt Theatre.
Jack Cagwin and Gladys Walton have
| been engaged to make conclusion In
bling. Bang. Boom"
"Glorianna," in which FIRTH scheff il
| starring on tour, will slide out Of our
liyes on June H. Miss Scheff will res
cue 1t from a total eclipse on Labor
| Day.
Billy Clark. black face comedian. hai
| been added to the cast OF the production
| Of "Just a Minute" the new mustca
| comedy which John Cort will present II
tho early autumn.
| The clarionet player at the SelwyI
| Theatre recently asked A. w. Bachelor
company manager for Tumble In" FOL
a night on to see the musical comedy
Tho Nine O'Clock Revue" and thu
Midnight Frolic" atop the New Amster
dam Theatre, are hereafter TO have
visitors book.