South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-08


ence. doubtless 20 the passing mill
tarism OF the times and the substi-
tuition therefore OF a tranquil do
mesticiy."
Tea for Three" possibly the big
gest comedy success Of the season,
which was launched at the Maxine
Elliott theater in New York Sept.
10. 1918, IS 20 remain there until
sept. 10. 1919. and on Sept d the
company with Arthur Byron. Mar
garet Lawrence ct al. is 10 tenant
the Lasalle in Chicago. In London
Cyril Maude will play the part in
Tea FOR Three" that is being acted
in New York by Arthur Byron. Sew
eral companies will tour the United
States.
TIE old Masonic Temple theater
in Fort Wayne, opened Nov. 8.
1874. with Emma Abbott. opera
singer (the best OF her time), as
the attraction. is 10 be RACED. The
playhouse was supplanted Ions ago
as "A standard theater by the Majec-
tic. which burned and was rebuilt
The Dictator" which William
Collier once starred, and Brewster
Millions" which was a big comedy
success more than 10 years ago. are
TO be made into musical shows
Harry Fox will be In the musiciaiiza-
ton OF "Brewster's Millions"
William LeBaron. who wrote Il
Love You" the farce recently play
ed at the oliver, has made a must
cal comedy called The Marriage
Knot" which Charles 3. Dillingham;
will produce
Ring ". Iardner, who used Il
write sports on the old South Bend
Times. is 10 turn from humorist q
playwright, il is related Miss Nora
Bayes IS now singing his song. PRO
hibition Blues" I'm the east; Com
stock. Elliott and Gest. II is written
have paid him $4,000 as advance
royalties on the scenario of a play
for Bert Williams colored comedian
whose starring vehicle as made by
trainer OF baseball club, and ne
has made certain alterations in
Peggy Behave" a comedy by owen
Davis. in which Miss Wilette Ker-
shaw. late Of THE Crowded Hour
acted for a brief period in Chicago
No less than authority than Percy
Hammond Of the Chicago Tribune
mentions the individual achieve
ment OF Miss Kershaw in 1.-The
Crowded Hour" as among the mos
memorable things OF recent seasons
She broke with Selwyn and Co. hel
managers. when Miss Jane Cowl
was selected to play the part in New
York.
ON the road THE Better Ole" a
least in Chicago. failed TO score the
success it won in New York. wher,
il is still current with Mr. BoburI
MS old Bill. One writer says regard
ing The Better ole" Drama il 4
not and does not pretend to be
Even as musical comedy IL is cur
iously crude, amateurish. But b.
some strange magic it has caugh
the character and the humOr o
army life in France as no other pla,
has done"
Reviewing the ason now dying
an eastern chron.cIer OF dramati
events registers the following opin
ions on three plays seen in Soutl
Send. though not by the companie
that the writer referred 10 saw
act them.
Three Faces East is shop
made war melodrama chiefly nota
BILE for its tricky storytelling an,
it's trickier surprises" 10 whicl
Oliver patrons who witnessed tn
play Will agree.
Friendly Enemies is as broad Il
IT'S comedy as a newspaper cartoon
but also as funny. and il has a toucI
Of real quality in its pictures o
German-American interiors as al
fected by the war. The absurdity O
the contention that it is Hun prop
uganda must by this time be mani
fest. Il has been here for almost
year. has been one OF the biggest @
road successes throughout the coun
try. and has lately scored a distinc
success in England"
81 Love You has the double viz
tue OF not being a bedroom fare
and OF centering in genuine charac
ter with what a chemist would teri
traces OF an idea"
Leon Enroll. who after disagree
ing with Raymond Hitchcock in IN
United States. hurried away 20 Lor
don. is successful there in the cast {
JOY Bells" a revue
Miss Elsie Janis has retired froi
"Hullo America" in London an
returned 10 the United states. Tn
country IS represented I'm the ca
by Raymond Hitchcock and France
White and William Rock.
George ArIiss. who acted in Sout
Bend in "Sepumus." "Disrael' an
-Paganini" is TO be seen in "No
taire." Hamilton his last charact'
part. was not sufficiently successf'
20 nush out season and he sal
stltuted "a double bi.l-'A Wei r.,