The sun., 1919-10-17
MEXICO CALLS FOR
APPLE BLOSSOMS
Inquiry Regarding Production
of Operetta Comes by
Way of Caruso.
BIDS FOR LINCOLN PLAY
Three Brilliant Vaudeville
Sketches by Lieut.. Asbury
to Appear Soon.

inquiry has been made of Charles Dill
lngham regarding the production rights
for Mexico OF Apple blossoms" the in
ouiry coming through the New York
management OF no less a person than
Enrico Caruso. who. Mark Luescher says
IN his announcement. is a famous tenor.
The request concerning the operetta by
Fritz Kreisler and Victor jacob, now at
the Globe Theatre. came from Jose de
Rivelo, the impresario, under whose d.
rection the singer is appearing in Mex
loo city, supported by the full strength
OF his bodyguard.
However. II Is not intended by the inn
persario to have the tenor soar into the
musical comedy. After Caruso has left
Mexico It is planned to put on sup
Elementary season OF opera comique with
robin Hood" Mile. Modesto" 'The
Merry Widow" and Gypsy Love-" and
Apple Blossoms is sought to calm some
Of the excitement in Mexico. incidentally
in the letter making the query 1t devel-
oped that the management at recent
performance by Caruso had to issue rain
checks for Carmen" Not that the
audience wept too copiously, but the pro-
duction was held. appropriately enough, in
bull ring. and during the second act a
cloudburst dampened enthusiasm consid-
erably.
Film Ready for Capitol.
II is announced the FIRST feature for
the new Capitol Theatre at Fifty-frst
street, the opening date for which Town
Crier Ben Atwell can't hold in much
longer, will be Douglas Fairbanks in
Nfoi he Am ref
independent picture, which deals, oddly
enough, with young New Yorker who
kicks up big fuss because he can't
ind enough excitement. Marjory Daw
will appear opposite him, and Frank
Campeau and Sam Sothern will be others
who will keep out of the way of the
agile Douglas.
David Wallace, who is the life of the
party for William Harris. Jr., Is abso-
lutely convinced the war is over, because
German managers have, started bids for
the Berlin rights to John Drinkwater's
drama Abraham Lincoln" evidently
intending to produce 1t without the
League of Nations, II necessary. An
Italian version Is also being prepared,
with the optimistic belief that this Fiume
affair will some day be settled. Holland
and the Scandinavian countries have al
ready thrown their strength on the side
of Mr. Drinkwater by arranging pro-
ductions, but Mr.. Wallace says nothing
has been heard from England, possibly
because the drama Is already toddling
through its second season in London.
John Barrymore displayed his versa
tty one night this week by playing TWO
roles one as n corpse. the latter part
without any rehearsal. Since Charles
! Kennedy, who had usually played this
second role in Boys VIII Be Boys,
wanted to see the last act of the lrvin
Cobb play at the Belmont Theatre WIN
out keeping control of himself. Mr.. Bar.
rymore disguised himself as the chiei
participant in the death scene, hnding II
easy after having played living corpse
in Tolstofs Resurrection
Plan for "Three Showers"
Now that the Coburns have Louis X
Anspacher's play "All the Kings Horses
on the halter ready for the opening II
Baltimore on October 81, they are turn
ing their faces resolutely toward raising
the wind for Three Showers, pS
Dreamer and Layton. described as
comedy, with music, which includes sew
enteen song numbers, all of which arr
said to have tunes. In addition Mr. ant
Mrs. Coburn, with Charles MacNaugh
ton and Colin Campbell. will open W
THE Better ole" again. first playing TN
subway circuit at the Strand Iheaer
4 on November IT, and then headlng ~