New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

Der. A new farce by Avery Hopwood
"The Whirlwind,' comedy by Porter
Emerson Browne; "The Daisy Push
ers," by Max Marcin and Fred Isham
and play by Edgar Selwyn, in which
Roland Young and Marion Coakley arc
to be featured, are few of the pro-
Jected Selwyn productions.
Ina Claire will return to New York
early in the season under Mr.. David
Belasco's agis in new play by Avery
Hopwood, entitled "The Gold Diggers .
i4eonore Uric, elevated to stardom by
Beasco, will also be presented in new
play. David Warfield will resume his
tour in "The Auctioneer" in Septem-
Der with an itinerary that extends
from coast to coast.
The Morosco productions include
Mime. Sappho," new comedy by
Frederic and Fanny Hatton, written as
vehicle foc Grace Valentine; "Seven
Miles to Arden" romantic comedy
with which Oliver Morosco will take
over Winthrop Ames-s Little Theatre;
"Civilian Clothes," comedy drama by
Thompson Buchanan; "The Master
Thief" mystery pay by Edward E.
Rose from the "Paymaster" stories of
Richard Washburn Child; "a Regular
Girl by S. Jay Kaufman, of 1.-THE New
York Globe; "Capn Warren's Wards, i"
dramati2ation by the lIattons Of Jo-
seph Lincon's popular novel; His
Lady Friend" a new musical comedy
for Charlotte Greenwood, and "Want-
ed-a Thrill!" d new musical play.
with book by Glen McDonough and
music by Alfred Goodman which opens
at the Fulton about Labor Day.
Comstock G. Gest will reopen the
Century Theatre with "Aphrodite," a
huge spectacle of ancient Egypt, made
from the novel of Pierre Louys. 1t
Will require cast of 800 persons.
The costumes and settings are by Percy
Anderson and Leon Baskt "Adam and
Eva" comedy by Guy Bolton and
George Middleton, will open at the
Longacre on August Is. "Thc Light
of the World" drama by the same
authors, has the Passion Play as its
background. "Wclcome Home" by
Guy Bolton and Frank Mandels, deal
ing with the returning soldier. will be
another early Offering. "The Luck of
the Navy" an English melodrama, will
be brought over and installed at the
Manhattan Opera House in September.
The seventh Princess Theatre musical
show is called "The Cave Girl" and is
by Guy Bolton and George Middleton.
Mr.. Bolton is also .he author with
T. G. Wodehouse of a musical comedy,
See You Later" for which Jean
Schwartz has written the music Musi-
cal plays will be made from the old
farces "Brewster's Millions" and 'rrhc
Dictator.' "Mecca," Oscar Ashes Sue
cessor to "Chu Chin Chow" is an
other spectacle acquired by Mr. Com
stock in his recent pilgrimage.
Arthur Hammerstein will produce
several new musical plays, among
them a version of William Golfers
"Never Say Die a new piece which
Rida johnson Young is writing in COL
laboration with Lee Roberts, and an
other by Tommy Gray and Herbert
Stothart.
The chief features of the Coburns's
enterprises will be play by Louis K.
Anspacher, entitled "All the Kings
Horses" They themselves will re-
main in New York with "The Better
Ole" and send another company on
tour with De Wolf Hopper as the
star. They have under consideration
appearing in production of "Mac-
beth"
Grace George will make another at
tempt to establish a stock company
similar in character to the famous or
CARNATIONS of the past. To this end
she is acquiring a number of new
American plays. She has in prepara-
tion "She Would and She Did" a
comedy by Mark Reed, and "The
Ruined Lady," by Frances Nordstrom.