The sun., 1919-04-10
CINEMAPHONIC PLAY
FOR BROADWAY SOON
A. H. Woods Promises a Nov
city From Pacific Coast Called
"LoOk and Listen"
NEW RAMBEAU MYSTERY
Hippodrome May Build Show
Around Painting Given by
Admiral Usher.

A. II. Woods. who IL always UP TO
new tricks has discovered what u called
! the cinemaphonic play. The only one
OF It's species. entitled Look and LIS
and as he is Spokane journalist. Mr..
Woods in accepting It Is evidently de-
termined to stand by the newspapers at
all costs
Details about Its exact nature are
scarce. but this much Ia said OF II. that
now you see 1t, now you don't-you just
hear 1t. The clutch will be thrown open
, on rehearsals soon with cast includ-
ing Olive wyndham. F!orine Arnold.
George Probert Ramsey Wallace. James
L. Crane, Ann Sutherland and-so one
Is led to believe-Harold vosburg
When the first tryout performance Is
given on May IS. Atlantic City is ex-
pected to hear something to its advan-
tage.
Marjorie Rambeau will appear in
vaudeville, and yet, come to think of II.
Marjorie Rambeau won't appear in
vaudeville. These. according to recent an
| nouncements, are the burning issues at
present distracting Broadway. and either
one may be right. The single fact that
is undhsputed 10 that Miss Rambeau in
THE Fortune Teller will shut up shop
at tho Republic Theatre on Saturday.
April 10. and the house will then put up
The Woman In Room 49," now in the
tolls at the Booth. The Rambeau Divi-
Sion will then follow the subway orbit
A II ma
| world he'll star the actress in an allie
| gorical play, The Pearl os Great Price"
| In which she will be used TO point a
| moral.
Conan Gets Unexpected KiD.
A surprise ending was added unex-
pectedly last night to "a Prince There
Was" by little Marie Vernon. who can't
| help being Juvenile and cutting up. since
she is associated In the cast with George
NJ Conan. The seven-year-old youngster
has grown tired OF seeing the curtain
come down after Mr.. Conan got a half
Nelson on the heroine. Accordingly when
the star was about to put one where II
would do the most good on Miss Phoebe
Hunt little Miss Vernon whirled him
| around and grabbed the kiss for herself
The finish was SO successful that Mr..
Cohan promptly bought the ending from
its author with another kiss.
Naturally the Hippodrome couldnt
overlook the festivities in honor Of the
navy, taking more than q passing in
| terest because OF the big tank the house
possesses Besides having had the fam
| lily Of Rear Admiral william & Sims
| on deck at a matinee Charles Dilling-
hamt stately pleasure dome has been
presented by Rear Admiral Nathaniel r.
Usher with the huge marine painting
made for the Admlrars farewell dinner
by Lieutenant Commander Henry Reu-
terdahl. r. II. Burnside. general direc-
tor, is considering building the Hips
next show around It.
As the notice OF to-day's dance natl
| nee at the Selwyn Theatre roads. Paul
Swan will give for the first time here
, his dance Interpretation. ITO Heroes
Slain with music by Grieg."
New Play for Otis skinner.
make It's influence felt on the uplift Of
the American theatre, since Otis Skinner
| and his managers Charles Frohman.
Inc. have accepted a new play for Mr..
Skinner next season which was written
| by G.. Ivor. who has hitherto sought
| dramatic thrills only among financial
topics. II Is expected that the statistical
! bureau OF the Hippodrome will be asked
TO choose the title for IT,
The Binneys are coming from all over
the earth to Gee their Infant prodigy.
Miss Constance, charm audiences al the
Broadhurst Theatre without effort in
"3s East" The latest one headed Bin
neywards 10 a first cousin. Comptesse
Camporealli, formerly Miss Binney OF
Philadelphia, who will drop over from
France this week to see the show.
Lew Fields has already engaged
twenty-five chorus girls for his coming
musical revue. and 1t begins to look
like a haln,y spring.
The Shuberts will place new play,
/ Those who Walk In Darkness in re-
hearsal this morning for dry cleaning
It Is Perley Poore Sheehan's novel of
that name. plus Owen Davis.
Miss Crothers to BE Honor Guest.
After thirty members OF the Play
wrights' Club last night had been treated
| by Rachel Crothers to view OF one Of
her periodical successes, Gustav Blum.
vice president of the bunch. formally in
vited the dramatette to be guest OF
| honor at their special dinner on April
| rs, and Miss Crothers responded by
| starting work on a new play.
Columbia Universlty's show. Take a
| Chance" will be presented at the Hotel
Plaza. and the public Is expected to
| follow that suggestion from April 2S
to May 3.
Selwyn Co. have arranged with Ar
| thur Byron. Margaret Lawrence. Fred
erick Perry and the others In the cast
of Tea for Three" at Maxine Elliotts
Theatre. to remain In 1t indefinitely, and
the players seem TO be reconciled to
| their fate.