The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-11
LEW FIELDS TURNS
TO WRITING SONGS
Morosco Buys "Seven Miles to
Arden" and Prepares
New Plays.
BRIDEGROOM IN "39 EAST''
Hippodrome Hits Snag in
1890 Guest Theatre Party
More Girls for Comedy.

Lew Fields has taken up a new pro-
fession-he's become n spring poet or. in
words that mean more in dollars and
cents, q song writer. Poet Fields. evil
IDENTIFY inspired by picking winners for
his beauty chorus in the musical revue in
which he will soon be presented by the
shuberts. has taken to writing song hits
for the show In q quiet but determined
manner. Despite strong pressure brought
TO bear on him by Tin Pan Alley, Laurie
ate Fields declares the numbers will be
dry Of comment on prohibition.
Oliver Morosco has bought all rights
TO Ruth Sawyer's novel. Seven Miles to
Arden" including also the rights for
turning II into grand opera. Mr.. Mo-
rosco with his usual ambidexterity, &C
cspted at the same time a dramatisa-
tion of the story by Anna Nichols. which
will be brought out in Los Angeles this
summer prior to making its debut amid
the Broadway traffic in September. The
comedy Is said to be Just too sweet for
words-yeven from the press agent Miss
Nichols also got together tho language
for what's Your NUMBER with which
Mr.. Morosco will endeavor to get the
public's this fall Miss Nichols IL at
work on another play in the hope of
winning the seasons silver cup for pro-
Alberni Marries Miss Hall.
Luis Alberni, who plays the part of
the Count in "3s East" was married
Yesterday at the City Hall to Miss Char
lotte Hall. which very conveniently pro-
vides an item about the comedy at the
Broadhurst Theatre. The bride Is the
daughter Of an attorney Of Louisville.
where she met Alberni when he was
playing in The Little Teacher six
months ago. and they developed a case
of love at first sight
"A Sleepiess Night" graduates from
the Bi5ou Theatre on Saturday, April 10,
and when last seen will be headed for
Boston. It is the Bijou that will have
the distinction on April 81 OF housing
John ID. WilliamsB production OF Three
for Diana" the adaptation from the Ital-
ian piece. I'll Terzo Marito," which will
bring Chester Bailey Fernald out of
uuiescence and translate Martha He'd
man back to New York.
Fifteen new chorus girls were added
TO the cast Of Take 1t From Me-" the
musical comedy at the Forty-fourth
Street Theatre. which means. at present
Broadway percentages. that sixty more
seats we're sold to persons who didn't
bring their wives.
Violet Heming Gets Cables,
To announce her 275th performance
in Three Faces East at the Longacre
Theatre. Violet Heming sent wires to
her father and mother. asking for the
parental blessings on her powers OF sta
nina. Her father telegraphed: Good
work, but you've got to travel farther to
beat father. I'm Just playing my 75eth
performance of 'Maytime.'" Her mother
cabled from England: Congratulations,
although 275 Is not a family record.
Your uncle. Charles Dalton. played 1.012
times in The Sign OF the Cross and
uncle Fred Walton s4S in Babes in Toy
land ! remember my own 500th per-
Torrance of 'Floradora.'" To which
Miss Heming replied: 81 will try to en-
ulate my parents: but who could COM
pete with such uncles?'
Through the courtesy OF William A.
Brady. the Knights Of Columbus on Sun
day will give a benefit performance at
the Playhouse for members of the New
York Council, and a number of seats in
the orchestra have been reserved where
wounded veterans Of the Sixty ninth
Regiment can laugh their heads of to
the best advantage.
The Hippodrome management admits
that at last the big house has fallen
down on the Job. 1t can't accommodate
a theatre party, though the fact that
the party numbers $500 persons some
what excuses IL. They are the execu-
tives and employees OF the United States
Realty and Improvement Company and
II will take four performances at the
Hip before Charles Dillingham's theatre
can satisfy all these patrons who are now
setting up a record that exceeds even
that of the relatives who flock to see
Constance Binney.
East Is West" Makes Record.
On Wednesday night East Is West
exchanged some pidgn English for sew
eral thousand dollars belonging TO the
public, and Dave Wallace swears It
broke all records for the Astor Theatre
on non-pay days.
Next week Penny Wise" with Molly
Pearson, gets away from the Punch and
Judy Theatre and devotes itself exclu-
sively to the Standard for a week.
Among the Girls" Selwyn & Co S
rev musical production. Is scheduled 10
put some pep in the higher education AT
New Haven the first week in May.
Paul Swan. surrounded by young
women and draperies. yesterday after
neon gave his only dance recital of the
season here at the Selwyn Theatre, dem
onstrating some lively Steps in the Greel;
IT amer.