The sun., 1919-03-20
NOTES OF THE THEATRES.

Lieut. Bernard Granville, who changed
from an actor to an army aviator ana
then back again, has been offered
chance to combine both trades In mill
tary musical review I'm London. which Is
being organized for immediate production
according to the army musical comedy
regulations established by "Yip, Zip.
Yaphank" Only actors and actresses
will be engaged who took an active part
in putting 1t over on Heinie.
Although Listen, Lester 1t is an
nounced, really registers Its 10th i'm
preston in the Knickerbocker Theatre
notwithstanding out of town perform
ances-John Cort has decided to be fair
and call it only the Tooth New York REL
ception.
A week from next Friday will mark
the 260th time that Alice Brady will
have performed in the Playhouse In
owen Davis's romance. Forever After"
but only the S0oth time that she will
have taken a French lesson.
Penny WISE the Lancashire comedy
in the Belmont Theatre, now shows such
signs Of continued existence that the
press agent feels he can't hurt II by call
ing 1t "autochthonic." Though forced
into other quarters by prior contract
for another play, it will remain here for
the rest OF the season, as Anton Scibilia
tween brain laughter and physical laugh
ter-something never attempted before,
This comedy is also responsible for a
new circuit-that of the little theatres
The play has been booked among the
vest pocket or guild theatres OF this
country and Canada. A similar plan has
been suggested for the Hippodrome sho -.
Selwyn and company gave a special
performance OF The Crowded Hour" in
| the Selwyn Theatre yesterday afternoon
for the beneit OF the Ziegler Institute
for the BIZ, with an audience composed
entirely Of blind persons among them
Helen Keller.
Al Jolson. having recently been at
tackled by influenza, went down to Palm
Beach to recuperate. but had to return
this week, worn out from the attacks OF
| tellyhsh. However. as soon as he stepped
' back into the cast OF "Sinbad" at the
Forty fourth Street Theatre last night
an immediate recovery took place.
Morris Gest takes the public into his
confidence and states that on Monday.
| April Z, he will celebrate the fret year
of his adoption of the Century Grove
with a grand anniversary ball, which will
, be started after the performers In the
Midnight whirr have wound their
alarm clocks for the morning.
Fay BANTER didn't wear a Sam Browne
belt in East is West" last night She
was watched at the Aston Theatre by
Mai Gen. John F. Organ. accompanied
by Mrs organ. Miss Holmes. Mr. and
Mrs. clifford MacChristie, James II
Napier and william f. Bliss, but nothing
happened.
"a Prince There Was will celebrate
its Tooth performance at George NJ
cohans Theatre tonight. with George
I'M. only n couple, of jumps behind with
his Ninety sixth start in the title role.
Great pressure is being brought e
bear on the Shuberts TO keep the New
York Syncopated Orchestra In the Norf
Bays Theatre for an indefinite period
and the managers are said to be grad
ually weakening.
| Cyril Keightley and Ethel Dane. nov
In "A Little Journey" at the Vanderbilt
Theatre, will this summer run through
the leading roles in repertoire o
Rachel Crother's comedies almost as fas
Is she wrote them.