The sun., 1919-08-09
STRIKING ACTORS KEEP, NINE
THEATRES DARK; REOPEN

member of the cast had the strength to
push his way through the throngs OF
actors lining Broadway and reach the
theatre.
So Mr.. Harris called the production on.
and sinca the cast. which included be-
sides Mr.. Short, Phoebe Foster. Franklin
Ardell and Kathleen Comegys, had taken
some time TO train. MT. Harris decided
to bide his time before looking about for
another hand picked cast.
A. II. Woods felt the outlook was 50
uncertain that his office held up the In
sertion Into the theatrical armament OF
TOO Many Husbands" the new comedy
by Somerset Vaughan which was on the
skids to be shunted into the Hudson The
atre next week after having been tuned
up with the assistance Of Avery Hop
wood. This deferred opening. with a
cast headed by Kenneth Douglas n
Estelie winwood, In likely to prove q
great disappointment to the author. due
to arrive here to-day from England on a
special trip to see his first play since the
wal released upon Broadway.
THE Girl in the Limousine" another
Woods production by Avery Hopwood
and Wilson Collision. which was promised
In the near future. likewise went into a
state. Of suspended animation So many
members Of the cast, of which John Cum
berland. Doris Kenyon. Charles Ruggles
and Zelda Sears are to draw the fea-
tured salaries, passed by the theatre on
the other side at rehearsal yesterday
that the projection temporarily went
into outer darkness.
woods Seeking Reserves.
1t was said that Mr.. Woods felt that
the strike would last about two weeks,
and in the meantime he was casting
about for players, mainly recruited from
the road. to form a theatrical reserve
and rushed into the breach at the
proper moment. The Woods offices an
nounced that they would resume with
"A Voice In the Dark on Monday night.
using substitute players II necessary.
1t became known yesterday that plans
are afoot to LAY a ranch or the AS
ISOLATED Actors and Artistes Of America
developed among the chorus girls, who
at present are barred from joining the
Equity because all members OF that or
g~anization must speak at least one n
The reopening of "The Royal Vasa-
bond" wal notable for two things
sizzling speech in which william A.
Brady smothered the actors under his
invective, and the appearance Of the
stage of George N. Cohan. who had
skipped up from his home at Great Neck,
L. l., to play the part Of MdrceIIe, the
barber. and whose performance met with
a huge success, particularly several In
terpolated lines in a song which satirized
the Equity. Mr.. Brady. after saying that
"the chief leader of the strike Is an I'M
principled a~gitator." added:
81 hin II is deplorable. now that the
world is on the crater of a volcano. that
a foreign agitator should be allowed to
play on the emotions OF actors n try to
deprive chorus girls Of their living"
Frederick Santley and Tessa Kosta
were out of the cast, but their places
were hlled capably. At the Selwyn, Hol-
brook Blinn wen on with a couple of
minor changes in the cast Of 'The Chal-
lenge." after explaining that his heart
was with the actors. but his contract
| with the Selwyns and Eugene Walter.
Eddie Cantor left the "Ziegfeld Follies'
at first, but came back and finished the
show. The Winter Garden. with only
Mabel Weeks. Virginia Fissinger and
Ralph Herr left among the principals.
got along very nicely by jaszing up the
programme with vaudeville players like
Louise Dresser and Williams and
| Wolfus.