The sun., 1919-07-24
POLLIES TO SPRING
NEW BATTLE HYMN
Cantor Will Immortalize tho
Turning Of the Khaki
Worm Tonight,
MAJOR BARLOW CONNECTS
Adds Himself to the Cast of
"Those Who Walk in
Darkness"

The turn Of the khaki worm will be
immortalized In song In the first act
OF the "Zegfeld Follies" at the New
Amsterdam Theatre tonight. when there
will peal from the lips OF Eddie Cantor
for the first time new song by Irving
Berlin entitled, "rve Got My Captain
Working for Me Now" offered as the
battle hymn of the ex-battler.
Other military information divulged
during the day by Adjt. Greneker of the
Shubert intelligence department Is that
Sidney Blackmer, ono OF the leading
breakfast gourmands in "S9 East at
Maxine Elliott's Theatre, rose in the
army from private in the infantry to
lieutenant in the field artillery and In
structor in the field artillery officers
school, doing this within Ave months
from the time he entered the army and
without attempting to exercise any I'M
due influence with Secretary Baker.
Also, IL is violating no confidence TO
state that Major Reginald Barlow, who
recently severed his connection with the
United States war business, has been
added to the cast that is looking after
the morale of Those Who Walk in
Darkness"
To Open Dancing school.
On the other hand, It would be Of
practically no military benefit to Ger
many to reveal. even II the war was
still among those present. that Sam
White OF Clayton and White, in the
schubert Gaietles of 1919" plans to
open a dancing school. since 1t is still
the closed season on dancers.
Frank Wilstach. who has been shifted
from the sporting to the city staff of the
Winter Garden news service, elucidates
that THE Passing Show of 1919" al
ready being compounded to succeed
"Monte Crieto Jr.," at that house, will
have its patents issued in the name of
Harold Atteridge and Jean Schwartz.
Mr.. Atteridge has written the book and
lyrics of twenty Winter Garden ex-
travaganZas. which II is claimed Is a
record that no other American librettist
can stand up under. Mr.. Schwartz has
likewise carved his name on many a
Winter Garden score
1t has now become known that Harry
Clark. one of the principal comedians
with Lew Fields in "A Lonely Romeo"
at the Shubert Theatre, married Marie
Flynn, one OF the well known ingenues
Of the musical comedy stage because he
needed some excuse for buying a home
at Douglas Manor. L. I. Mr.. Clark
wouldn't say just when the secret mar
Rage occurred, except that several
months ago, when Miss Flynn was play
inG in THE Velvet Lady he stuffed her
into an automobile, they met up with
clergyman, and before they knew II
they were married They became &C
quainted when they were members of
the company presenting You're In
Love" here, and now they put the re-
sponsibility UP to the title.
John Cort Gets Back.
The return Of John Cort from a two
weeks vacation at Cape Vincent with
Justice Barlow s. Weeks yesterday was
signalized by the ending of the vaca-
tions for the Listen Lester" company,
and not by salute OF twenty-one
guns, as might have been expected
When II became obvious to the most
careless eye that this musical comedy
would stay through the summer at the
Knickerbocker Theatre before IL would
get over Its run Mr.. Cort did the unus-
ual by allowing principals and chorus
girls IN turn to have layofs with pay for
q week. filling their places with men,
bers of touring organizations and thus
rotating the crops for the road.
Some reason for the exodus of for
eigners from this country in search OF
more room elsewhere is contained in the
announcement that Marcus Loew is
building nineteen new theatres in the
Omitted States and Canada, and before
the end of the year he will have fifty
new playhouses to be protected by the
League of Nations.
Louis Bennison notifies his friends
that he will be pleased to meet them
as the leading conversationalist in Rich
ard Barry's Petroleum Prince" when
Marc Klaw DrOduCea II In October
Morris Gest has received tip over
the cable that the Adriatic has man.
aged to stagger away from England