The sun., 1919-05-02
MAKERS OF MOVIES
TURN TO REPERTOIRE
d. w. Griffith Breaks the Ice
and Will Open Season at
Cohan Theatre.
LILLIAN GISH AS STAR
"Bing, Bang, Boom" Soon to
Entertain the Public
Other Offerings.

The movies have reached the rtaee
where repertoire" season Is projected
and no doubt there soon will be little
ceIluloh Washington Square movements,
too. David wark Grifith, innovator in
many features of the films has con-
eeived the idea OF having what might
De called cinema stock company, and
70 already bound East to start the sum
iner rashions In movies In this way
Albert l.. Grey, general manager for
Mr.. Grifnth on this side of the continent
tai checkerboard, announces. that the
George NJ. Cohan Theatre has been
leased, and that on Monday, May IL, MI.
Stlinth Will press the starting button.
me opening attraction is to be Broken
BLOSSOMS" one OF those Chinese pro-
auctions which are preserving the lure
Oh the Orient in gelatine these days. It
VIII portray the actions of Lillian Gish,
fNichard Barthelmes, Donald Crisp and
others, and will be broken up for pur-
poses Of easier digestion with special
dances and musical features
such elements OF the speaking stage,
together with pantomimes and dancing
numbers. are being considered by Mr..
griffith as regular side relshes to his
attractions. The latter will include
The Fall Of Babylon" and THE Mother
and the Law" two pictures which are
grownup versions of episodes in "In-
tolerance" Mr.. Griffith is said to have
cast OF California and to be turning
MS eyes wistfully toward the sand fats
OF Long Island as his future field
New Play for the shuberts.
The shuberts, every one .vill be glad
20 n nSsF r Will put into to-day
under the title ''Bing, Bang. Boom"
1t will be produced Immediately, with
the Nora Bayes Theatre as its objective.
The book and lyrics are by Edgar Smith.
the music has been worked out by Jean
Schwartz and Al Bryan. In a few days
announcement will be made OF the COM
plete cast. including the snare drummer
and the operator OF the thunder ma
chine Come Along will be chained
to another theatre.
The summer will be officially started
next Monday evening when Charles
Dillingham; presents at the Globe The
atre his latest musical comedy, shes
Good Fellow" which Anne Caldwell
nursed through the influenza epidemic
to the accompaniment OF music by
Jerome Kern. The cast will include
Joseph Santley. Ann Orr. Ivy Sawyer,
the Duncan sisters. Scott Welsh. DIN
Rowland and the Globe Star Chorus,
otherwise knewn as the Globe Trotters.
Look and Listen" the first produc-
ton which A. II. Woods will start after
the drama this spring, Is now In re-
hearsal. and the new infant will be pre-
sented to friends of the family at At
lantic City on Monday. May 10. Mr.
Woods Is expected home from England
In time for the christening.
Lester waIlsck to Marry.
The list of marriages which occur
even on the stage was added to yes
terday by the announcement that Lester
L. Wallack, a scion Of the noted theatre
cal family, who has departed from fam
lily precedent by entering commercial
life, was about to maintain tradition,
however, by wedding a young woman
OF the stage. She Is Allyn Harcourt.
part OF the pleasing feminine furnish
ings In GOOD Morning, Judge" at the
Shubert Theatre. and the good news
broke over tfc world when she asked
Manager Robert Campbell for time out
to get married. After the honeymoon
she win return TO the show and will
not be lost to the stage.
F1orenz Ziegfeld, Jr.. has begun his
annual task--selecting beauties for the
next production OF the "Follies'-com-
pared to which strengthening out the
map OF Europe Is plain nothing Jessie
Reed of Houston, Tex. heads the eligible
list, and already II is said that for one
beauty chosen. ten hearts have been
busted.