The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-12

staging of this comedy by Richard Barry
While Louis Bennison win be featured
In the smiling.
Allan Dinehart. now playing the young
radical In the Selwyns' production OF
THE Challenge at the Selwyn Theatre.
was Mt one time all agow with the am
bition to case play off upon the world.
He submitted a manuscript to the Sell
wyns. and It was returned to him with
this letter from Edgar Selwyn MY
Dear Mr.. Dinehart: I have read your
play. oh. my dear Me- Dinehart!''
Robert Whittier. taking courage from
the fact that nothing happened after his
announcement of Russian drama sea-
son, is emboldened to state that he in
tends to introduce Russian comedy to
America. which he considers the most
daring, dazzling and thrilling feature of
his project. Mr.. Whittier. in a signed
confession, says that he considers the
psychological moment has arrived In his
tory for working THE Cherry Orchard"
and four one. act farces by Chekhov,
THE Inspector General" by Gogol. and
Jealousy" by Artzybashef, into the
cosmic consciousness of this country.
Obtain "Forbidden' Rights. i
Walter Hast and George Mooser an
nounce simultaneously that the rights
to Dorothy Donnelly's new play. For
bidden,"' have fallen into their hands.
MIR. Mooser announces separately that
Martha Hedman has given her parole
| for the leading part, having passed
within Mr.. Mooser's Jurisdiction for
| five years. Mr.. Hast announces separ-
ately that rehearsals will begin on
| October 20 and the play on November
IL will be given its day In court out
of town.
On Monday New York viii be cele-
brating the day when Oliver Morosco
begins rehearsals for Smith, Jones and
| Brown" the fifth entry of the season
| from the Morosco stables. Mr.. Morosco
has written the book of this musical
play with his own hand. while Elmer
Harris also contributes hand. Charles
Judels will contribute his voice.
William A Page, publicity major
| domo for F. Ray Comstock and Morris
Gest. being out to make a reputation
for veracity. confides to the world that
Otto Kruger, playing the leading male
role In Adam and Eva" az the Long
acre Theatre, has just discovered he has
discarded middle name. Adam. Ruth
Shepley. the leading woman. has also
| developed a middle name. Evelyn. and
| for some reason he- friends insist on
calling her Eva No one would be sur
| prised to learn now that Mr.. Pages
middle initial also stands for Adam.
, Harry K Morton. who last broke in
| to print here In the Greenwich Village
Follies." has broken into print again
on a five year contract with Edgar Mac
Gregor. THE Sweetheart Shop" by
Anne Caldwell and Hugo Felix. will be
Mr.. Morton's first means of taking
money from Mr.. MacGregor.
Aileen Poe, now following Charles
King around in vaudeville, has had her
charm taken over by Wilmer and Rom
berg and prepared to harmonic with
their musical production. "The Magic
Melody"
Clyde Cook, English pantomimist and
dancer in Happy Days at the Hippo
drome, who fell from his trick lamp
post last week and shook up his tenn
permanent considerably, has recovered
and returned to his lamp post.
A. H Woods. after buying a play
from Crane Wilbur surreptitiously on
Thursday. still showed not the slightest
sign of relapse In the hospital yesterday.
but his physicians were reported to be
! ordering his complete isolation from
dramatists.