The sun., 1919-06-13
'WHTRL CLUB READY
TO BLOCK JULY 1
Patrons Of Century Grove to
Quench Thirst by the
Locker System.
"GAIETIEs OF 1919" DUE
Two Thousand Seek First
Three Rows for Premiere
Of "Ziegfeld Follies.,

out OF midnight IL seems may come
Hight. for the Midnight whirl" atop the
Century Theatre has evolved a plan
which promises on the face OF It to
cause the gloom OF those who watch the
approach of July l with drawn lips to
be all lit up. 1t Is nothing less than the
founding for future generations of the
Midnight Whirl Club" fathered by
John Henry Mears, business manager OF
the Morris Gest production and designed
to include 1000 prominent patrons Of
the Century Grove who have sought
some legal means Of satisfying an i'm
mortal thirst that refuses to be quenched
by statute.
Heartened by recent rulings Of
revenue officials by which the locker
system, the Century press agent holds
mas been pronounced legal for owning
and serving drinks, carpenters will i'm
medstely start to build 1000 lockers and
rooms adjoining the now sacred Grove.
Each member Of this self-service club will
be endowed with a key to the treasure
trove in his particular locker, in which he
VIII be entitled to stow as many bottles Of
liquor as he thinks he can drink till
death doth them part. (Sixe Of lockers
not specifed.) The "Mightnight whirl
Club" 1t is announced. will in a few days
hold the first meeting of Is limited
membership with unlimited thirsts, who
will perfect the organization, file the
articles OF Incorporation and swear a
solemn blood oath. The Century Theatre.
for once, threatens to be too small to
hold the crowds.
With the near approach Of the "Zieg-
field Follies" the Shuberts. latest musical
novelty. surnamed Bling. Bang, Boom"
has suffered a change Of front and will
now gladden. the eye as the "Gaieties Of
1919"-an alteration which seemed in
evitable. since II Is a musical production.
After making an out of town visit over
the week end, 1t will call for attention at
Broadway theatre sooner than most
persons suspect. The company shelters
such players as George Hassell. William
Kent, Marjorie Gateson, Marguerite Far
rell. Lottie Herber, Julia Bellew. Frank
Kingdom, Harry Du For and others who
make UP list almost as long as a
Presidential message.
Many Are Hopeful. but
Out of the 5000 mail orders already
received for the premiere Of the "Ziegfeld
Follies" 1000 specify that seats must
be in the first three rows" and as these
rows in the New Amsterdam Theatre
contain only eighty seats the press agent,
by a mental feat. arrives at the con-
clusion that many OF the first nighters
will be disappointed"
Though there Is hope in the announce
ment Of the Midnight whirl Club" It
was almost counterbaianced by the con-
sternation which spread at the news that
Duncan MacDougars Barn, instead of
tro he % A.
month, will give it's last performance to-
night and then drop out of the mael-
storm of the theatre. 1t has been or
dered to close by the Bureau Of Build
ings, who. 1t is understood, took excep-
ton to the possible intrusion of fire into
this realm OF undefiled art. but did not
object to the performance OF Grain
quebille," The Tinker's Wedding and
The Gollywogs Control"
Selwyn and Company have engaged
Melville Stone to write the musical score
for "Buddies," the new comedy with
music by George v. Hobart in which
Donald Brian and Wallace Eddinger will
co-star. but this fact has not daunted
Edouard Durant from agreeing to create
an important role in 1t. When 1t be-
came known yesterday that Eddinger
and Brian. who will fulfill in this pro-
duction an ambition to appear together
which they have held from the cradle,
had named the play. and not the author,
Broadway fairly boiled with this evil
dence of further emancipation for the
actor.
Something for sousa.
Jerome Kern. who admits authorship
of the music OF Charles Dillingham's
production Of -Shes a Good Fellow at
the Globe Theatre, yesterday delivered
to John Philip Sousa a complete ar
rangement of four Of his most popular
numbers FOR brass band which Lieut.
Sousa wishes to use on his coming
transcontinental tour to quiet the null
titude whenever they get to clapping too
loudly. Mr.. Kern fooled the arrange
ment by hand himself.
Shepherd r. H. Burnside appointed
yesterday a special committee to con-
solidate the details for the road tour
Of the Lambs Gambol at the Hippodrome
this Sunday. William Collier Is chair
man, and Arthur Hopkins. winchell
Smith. John L. Golden. Arthur Hurley,
Raymond Hubbell. George v. Hobart,
Emmett Corrigan. Percy q. williams,
Charles A. Prince. Sam II. Harris, Has
sard Short. Edwin Milton Royle, Gene
Buck and Silvio Helm have sworn fealty