The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-11
BRIGHTON BEACH TO
HAVE NEW THEATRE
Dry Wave Forces Casino to
Close and q Movie House
VIII Be Built on Site.
BROADWAY REOPENINGS
Startling Announcement From
,Shubert Offices Regard
ing Gilda Gray.

As II the possession Of the ocean and
popcorn booths weren't enough, Brighton
Beach is destined to have two theatres,
all because prohibition hit New York
below the belt. According to an an
nouncement yesterday from the Robin
son Amusement Company, owners of the
New Brighton Theatre and the Brighton
Beach Casino adjoining. the current dry
wave forced the Casino restaurant to
give up the struggle and go into the
movies when It closed its season last
Sunday night.
Not that It will become an open air
place where one can get a good glass OF
v per cent beer while watching the
nlm fam and the bouncer chase the
kiGg away from the doors. 1t will be
earned into a twin of the New Brigh-
ton, the building replacing the Casino,
being planned like the neighboring the
atre externally, but with a different
character behind it's terra Gotta exterior
It will have seating capacity Of 5000
persons on two floors. room for two
$4,000 pipe organs and ventilation for
an orchestra Of thirty pieces and will
bring Brighton Beach abreast Of Broad
way in culture with all the latest
cinemas
'Oh. What Girl win resume drag
ging 'em in off the streets at the Shuber,
Theatre next Monday night Harry
nll x- av,lr ga-rr-
return in their former roles, and kisses
and forgiveness will be the order of the
day. Patsy de Forest will add just the
right touch of newness to the cast
Other shifts in the theatrical balance
or power announced by Adjutant Gren-
eker, whose mimeograph has come back
to work on the old terms, are de-
liverance," the picture of Helen Keller's
life. retired from the Lyric Theatre next
Monday. with reenforcements rushed I'D
that night from THE Five Million" al
Maxine Elliott's Theatre, the latter house
to be taken in strong counter attack
on September II by First Is Last"
When Scandal" opens at the Thirty
ninth Street Theatre tomorrow 1t Is said
to be important to note that Malcolm
Fassett and Robert Ayrton play impor-
tant roles, the distinguishing feature
pointed out in their case being that they
weren't members Of the company in
Chicago and are therefore fresh and un-
sophisticated.
The musical numbers by Melville
Gideon in the Selwyns production OF
"Buddies." to be seen here as soon as
Boston wants it put away. have received
their exit cue. This leaves in George v.
Hobarts comedy only the melodies OF
Lieut.. B. C. lillian, composer OF
There's Long. Long Trail" in their
pure and unauthorized form.
In response to a lack of popular re-
quest, the A. H. Woods publicity office
reluctantly announces, through Sam
Hoffenstein, the duplicity chief, that the
complete cast of 1.-THE Honorable Sam
Davis" Barney Demands new starring
vehicle, by Montague Glass and Jules
Eckert Goodman, reads as follows, from
left to right: Augusta Burmeister. Luz
ellie English, James Spottswood, John
Crosby, Martin Alsop, Robert Cummings,
Stanley Jessup, Harold Vosburg, Frank
Kirke, George Barnum, Bertram Miller
and-these are the very words-Ruth
Mcdonald herself.
All dear friends of theatrical art Will
be paralyzed with delight to learn that
Gilda Gray Of the Schubert Gaieties of
1919" has been engaged by Gaillard T.
Boag for the Bal Tabarin in the Win
ter Garden building