The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
RED PLAYS READY
FOR DRIVE ON CITY
Bolshevik Dramas in Race to
Be First Before Public I
Here.
"NIGHTIE, NIGHTIE" A HIT
Colonization Continues and
Phoebe Hunt Hurries Back
for "The Acquittal."

Last summer II was the German spies
that hurried the dramatic season for
ward 80 rapidly that II never did catch
its breath until after the armistice.
Every manager had q play with a SOY
In II and every manager wanted his little
spy to be the first at the post. -Four
theatres 0ere opened this summer just
that the managers might get their par
ticular specimen of Who Did It play
which they had acquired settled behind
the footlights before the public grew
weary Of them. There are several moro
of these still impending, but the worst
Of that rush Is over.
But there Is another drive under way.
The drama of the Bolshevild impends.
II Ia a manager OF little enterprise who
has not a Bolshevik play OF soma sort
concealed about his roll top. The Inn
portance of getting them before the eyes
of Forty-second street has suddenly be-
gun to impress itself on tho tmpresarios.
So the Bolshevik drama may be counted
on to settle down before long numer-
ousiy In our midst.
The selwyns with The Challenge
have already beaten the Rev. Thomas
Dixon with The Red Dawn" his CON-
trfbution to the drama OF the Soviet
That play was to be seen next week
at tho Thirty-ninth Street Theatre. There
will certainly be The Challenge" on the
same date at the Selwyn. This play v
the work of Eugene Walter and has
been played with success outside OF New
York Last spring It was seen In WASH
ington. and on Friday will be acted In
Stamford. Holbrook Blinn will have the
leading role. Other Bolshevik dramas
may follow. but the Selwyns are In FIRST
SO far as the metropolis IL concerned.
Adolph Klauber will not have to wait
for an opportunity to bring his FIRST pro-
duction into New York. Theatres, are
always available for successes. and
"Nightie. Nightie." which was acted on
Monday at Long Branch, was found 80
amusing that 1t will be seen next week
at the Princess Theatre. Dorothy Nor
timer, Francis Byrne, Suzanne Villa and
Marie Chambers are In the company.
The end of 'cohanization'' Is not at
hand, Nor Is It to be confined altogether
to the jazzing up of romantic operettaa
Phoebe Hunt is hurrying back from her
vacation in California to take the lead
ing part In what e. w. Dunn calls The
Acquittal." Rita Weiman's cohanized
American play"
Civilian Clothes" by Thomas Buch-
anan. which is a play Of the returned
doughboy, Is approaching New York
strategetically, and Oliver Morosco
hopes to have It ready for performance
at Atlantic City on August IL. 1t will
be seen here soon after with Thurston
Hall in the leading role. Olive and
Isabel Irving will be in the cast.
A. H. Woods~has made contract
with Ralph Dyar. author of "A Voice
in the Dark" by which he will have
the right to produce all the plays writ
ten by that dramatist for the next Ave
years
When Maggie Teyte comes back to this
country next season 1t will not be to
appear in Monsieur Beaucaire." Mes
sagers operetta in which she has met
with such success IN London. She will
rejoin again the Society of American
Singers at the Park Theatre.
Grace George will appear in "She
Would and She DID" at Asbury Park on
next Monday before bringing the play to
the Vanderbilt Theatre. Cora Wither.
spoon. who has hitherto acted with
David eelasco and Leo Ditrichstein, will
be in her company. e,'N