The sun., 1919-06-23
FEMALE MINSTREL
SHOW UNDER WAY
uieqfeld Plans "Massive En-
:. tertainment" With $50
Girls for October.
LONDON IS AFTER FIELDS
offer Made to Take "a Lonely
Romeo, Abroad-New
Plays in the Making.

F. zlegfeld. Jr.. agaiR comes to the
t,seue OF jaded theatregoing public
nth a project for a minstrel show. and
n. is even carrying his suffragette
nreiudices to the length OF ruling men
out Of the production altogether-ex-
cent possibly as scene shifters. II Is
announced that Mr.. ,Ziegfeld now has
nlsns under way for presenting here
ssrly IN october q massive female min
s,rei entertainment'--the word mas
.iye" apparently referring to the size
~ the production.
This undertaking is not based on i'm
nulse. but on a convincing analysis of
I'M amount of applause swept from the
Audience each night by the minstrel
fnale in the latest 'Ziegfeld Follies."
one hundred and fifty young women will
be employed in the new show and since
they are to DO picked by Mr.. Ziegfeld
II goes practically without saying that
they will have pulchritude written all
over their faces. The strong anti-mas-
culine feeling has dictated that even in
the orchestra only women will be al
lowed TO stir up harmony.
The veil Of silence surrounding the
Theatre Parisien. the new French artis-
&c venture which will have the Belmont
Theatre for its playground next season.
has been lifted by the return 10 these
shores OF Richard @. Herndon. executive
manager Of the new company. Mr..
Herndon, who filed a similar position
with the French Theatre du vieux Co
lombler for two seasons. said the latter
organization would not come back here
next season but instead the Theatre
Parsien would present lighter entertain
ment such as a one act comedy or
farce, a short operetta and other dra-
matte and musical novelties to vary the
box score. The company, which will
| include prominent French artists, will
make a repertoire sweep Of the country
llater.
Plays to Get n Rest.
David Belasco has decided to hold the
runs OF Dark Rosaleen" and "Daddies"
In suspense over the summer, to allow
Tire players to segregate themselves in
the country. The cast In the Irish
comedy will be set free to the breezes
after next Saturday night. resuming
their brogue and waiskers on Augusta.
''Daddies'' will stop the same night,
largely because the retailoring of Forty
, fifth street might drown out the chill
dren's pretty prattle. 1t will start life
over again after the tumult and the
shouting have died.
Virginia Fox Brooks. daughter Of the
late Joseph Brooks. who has been ap-
pearing with Al Jolson In "Sinbad," Is a
splendid argument for educating ones
child In Paris. Because Of a little lingo
she picked up there Miss Brooks was
able 10 translate Maurice Donnay's play,
'Lysistrata," with her hands tied behind
her back. Her translation SO Impressed
Mr.. Shubert, after he had bought the
American rights to the production. while
shopping among the spring theatrical
modes in Paris. that he offered to pay
her steamer fare so he could collaborate
with the author on an American adapta-
ton, and now flowers may be addressed
10 Miss Brooks next Saturday, care of
the Aquitania-
Lew Fields, who. while Joe weber's
teammate. refused many opportunities to
back up his partners pinochle dialogue
IN London, has received an offer to play
the British capital in "a Lonely Romeo"
and now, after the lapse OF time, Mr.,
Fields Is said to look moro kindly on
England.
"oh Uncle" which will snap out OF
IT'S run at the Shubert Theatre In Phila-
delphla next Saturday night, is SEIZED
ued soon to test the staying powers OF
New York audiences.
New Farce Il Coming.
Arthur Klein. as one press agent spells
him, or Arthur Kline. as another plays
his name. will make his debut as a pro.
ducing manager in a few weeks with
two plays by Sydney Stone. who Is said
10 be not only an actor and a playwright,
but also an Engiishman and an Amer,
ican at the same time. Mr.. Kline-klein
who has hitherto made his mark as q
vaudeville agent. will enlighten tn,
world early in August with a three &C
farce, "Bink's Baby" on which Mr.
stone had Maud Elinor Crane for tn,
relief shift at the typewriter. Follow
ing this, ''Oh, Very WELL" a play witt
music viii be laid out in state
The Acqulttal." by Rita Weiman, sale
10 have been suggested by Long Islant
generosity. has been bought by Conan
Harris and placed in rehearsal. Georg,
". being unable to keep away from tria
plays, even II he does poke fun at them
.