New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
The Stage Door

Contracts were signed yesterday
whereby the control of the Loew the
tiers in the United States and Canada
was taken over by Loew, Inc This new
corporation takes the place of Loew's
Theatrical Enterprises. Marcus Loew
and his associates remain In con-roi,
however, with an augmented board of
directors. The new board will include
Marcus Loew, David Bernstein, C. +.
Danforth W. c. Durant, Harvey D.
Gibson. Joseph D. Knapp, David l..
Loew, James II Perkins, Daniel Z.
Pomeroy, N. NJ. Schenck and Lee Shu-
bert. The transfer Of control will in
no way affect the operation of the
Loew's Theatrical Enterprises for the
year ended last August were $1,l19,-
740, after ell taxes were paid. The net
earnings for the next two fsca years
are estimated at S3000,0 900 and $4,000
600, respectively.
f. II. Sothcrn and Julia Marlowe,
who close their season of Shake
pearian revivals at the Shubert The
ater Saturday night, have made ar
rangements with Lee Shubert to re-
urn to New York early in the spring
or more extended engagement.
Owing TO contracts signed last May
for their appearance in Boston, Chi
caeo. Philadelphia and other American
cities, it was impossible to arrange
for an extension Of their present sea-
son in this city, but they will return
in March or April. The Sothern and
Marlowe tour opens at the Boston
Opera House next Monday. The play
ers will GO as far west as Kansas City.
Rehearsas were called for to-day
FOR Arthur Hammersteins first pro
duction of the season, Joan OF Ar
kansaw," by Oscar Hammerstein AMI
Julie Kelety Anne Seymour. William
Meehan and Mary Milne are among
hose in the company. The play will
nave its first performance in ProYi-
dence Thank. giving week.
Members of the Fifth Engineers
Training Regiment, which was station
ed at Camp Humphreys, Va. yesterday
presented a testimonial TO Happy
Jack" Lambert, who was one of their
number, at the Hippodrome, where he
Rehearsais will start to-day on John
Drinkwater's "Abraham Lincoln" i"
which William Harris, jr., will present
in New York next fall.
julius Harris, treasurer Of the Full
ton Theatre, will make his first bow
as a manager at that house Sunday
evening, when he will give a Sunday
concert. Irene Bordoni and Lieutenant
Gitz- Rice are two OF the artists.
Otis Skinner has completed his
company for The Rise Of Peter Bar
ban" by Maud Skinner and Jules Eek
O. B. Clarence, Mary Shaw, William
Bonell, Thur.ow Bergen and Robert
Ames.
Suffering from tonsillitis. Mae West,
comedienne Of the Ned Wa Jburn Denli-
tasse Revue at the new Capitol Theater,
is out of the cast
''The Dancer" now playing at the
Harris Theater. will move to the
Comedy one week from Monday to make
"W edding Bells" and "FiftyFift 2,
Ltd" will move from the Comedy to
another house.
BARLEY Cushing has engaged Fay
Cusick, Arthur Allen and Charles
Bartling for his production OF Blind
Mans Buff" now in rehearsal.
Marjorie Rambeau in "The Unknown
Woman" which was to have been the
attraction at Maxine Eiliott's Theater
beginning next Ionday, will not open
there until one week later. First Is
Last" continuing ct that house for an
other week.
Andre Chariot London manager, has
arranged with Maddox 4 Hart to pre-
sent Nothing But Love" in England in
the spring. Chariot operates the
Comedy and the Prince of Wales in
London