The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-08
CHINESE MUSICAL
!. COMEDY PROMISED
"The Rose Of Cathay'' to Be
Produced as a Sop for Peace
i Treaty Disappointment,
WEIRD TALE OF DIVORCE
"Greenwich Village Nights"
+ Issues It's Regular POST
ponement Bulletin.

J.. China, which in the way OF straight
comedy has stood 30 successfully by
Fay BANTER in East is West" Is to be
repaid through having the peace treaty
miugated for It by the production here
in the fall of Chinese musical COM
.edy. This piece. entitled THE Rose of
Cathay," has been written by Guy Boil
ton and succeed with Chinese music
which came over Armand Vecsey while
he was leading the orchestra at the
Ritz-Carton Hotel. F. Ray Comstock
and Morris Gest will put the Chinese
lacquer on II.
Divorces on the stage have done many
weird things, but Edna Bryce. show
girl appearing with Lew Fields In "A
Lonely Romeo" probably Is alone in the
distinction of having been tripped up
by one. Miss Bryce, who Is known to
all erudite students of the programme
as 'Toots," got that hallelujah feeling
to such an extent on Friday last be-
cause a divorce decree had Just been
granted to her that she fell over a
stage brace, sprained her ankle and had
to be laid away on ice for three per-
formances.
Now that she Is back in the show
and tho excitement has been somewhat
a1layed she is strong enough to d.
vulge the information that she obtained
the divorce from her husband, Joseph
city. to whom she was married seven
years ago at the daring age of 16. be-
fore the stage could point to her as
one OF Its own.
Plans Made by Robert Edeson.
In the simple yet graphic language
OF Texas Sam Hoffenstein, Robert Ede-
son has left the cast of 1.-THE Good. Bad
Woman for good--meaning that he's
ha mi n n pf II
Woods. He will bring his face out Of
summer retirement in August in 1.-THE
Woman in Room 49," after which he
can be obtained at reasonable rates in
Q new play.
May Vokes has been chartered by
John Cort to recite tho leading feminine
comedy role in "Three's q Crowd" the
most modern version Of the title selected
for the drama by Earl Derr Bfggers
and Christopher Morley, which cost
them the price OF the magazine from
which they ada pied II.
Renee Adoree and Lewis Sloden hav-
ing been engaged by the Shuberts for
"Oh, Uncle which will take to New
York next week. Thomas Dixon felt en-
-oouraged to engage Flora Macdonald
for The Red Dawn" his new drama
about which r-ess notices will be Of
Tered until 1t, premiere in August Miss
Macdonald was much in evidence in
The Invisible Foe"
Claude Greneker Of the Shubert press
works attempts to inveigle the news
papers into another announcement of
the changed bill of fare for the break
fast in "S9 East" at the Broadhurst
Theatre, but his efforts are repulsed
herN
Morris Gest Controls Himself.
Morris Gest yesterday received a
cable from ]. A E. Malone in London
announcing the sailing on the Olympic
OF Mile. Guida. the italian dancer who
is coming here to stage the dances for
the second edition of "Chu Chin Chow"
but Mr.. Gest controlled himself suf-
ncienuy to give out the simple truth
on the matter for publication.
= A party of South Americans viewed
the Mine O'Clock Revue" on the New
Amsterdam Roof on Saturday night
decked out in heat waves, white silk
shirts white soft, silk collars, perspira-
ton, the regulation bow tie, enthusi-
asm and q total of smoking Jackets.
=, Ziegfeld, Jr.. though he realized they
were committing heresy in haberdash-
cry, didn't have the heart to throw them
out
John Ferguson" the production OF
the Theatre Guild. crossed the great d.
vide last night, from the Garrick The
Rtre to the Fulton.
The Greenwich Village Nights I'M
derwent its regular weekly postpone
1nent yesterday. The new date for its
opening will be announced as soon as
tho number has been drawn from the
lottery.