The sun., 1919-05-24
CAVE GIRL SOLD BY
CONAN AND HARRIS
COmstOck and Gest to Present
Middleton Comedy in
October.
ALSO OBTAIN HARRY FOX
End of Season Shake-Ups in
Friendly Enemies" at
Hudson Theatre.

r. Ray Comstock and Morris Gest
ris THE Cave Girl" comedy by
George Middleton, but II is said Conan
and Harris yielded to the temptation
only after being offered a big bride.
They had but recently given walking
papers to the play In Philadelphia. At
the end of this engagement Comstock
and Gest will lock It UP safely until 1t
is strong enough to stand the glare Of
Broadway In October.
These producers have also acquired
the theatrical rights to Harry Fox from
one of the Dolly sisters He will not
shroud himself in vaudeville at the end
of his season in "Oh. Look!' as an
nounced previously, but after resting for
several weeks he will rush headlong
into the musical version of Brewster
Millions" in which he will be featured
on an absolute equality with the dollar
mark.
The usual shakeups at the end of the
season have been made in Friendly
Enemies" at the Hudson Theatre by
Commissioner A. II. Woods. who declines
to see reporters on the matter at head
quarters. Al Shean has replaced Charles
Winninger. who dropped out suddenly
after two performances of a leading
role and who mas not been heard from
since by wireless. red light or otherwise.
Marie Richards is now serving soup and
tears instead Of Mathilde Cottrelly. Ac-
cording to a report from Sandy Hook.
Ethel Remey on Monday will so to the
dock instead of Regina Wallace.
ApfhOnv paul Kally author Of "'Three
Faces East" last night gave a dinner
in honor OF Frank westerton. who is,
we are Informed. the company stage
manager, and not one OF the stars. TO
whom this kind of digestive citation Is
ordinarily given. Because of this back
stage star, the mechanical effects at the
Longacre Theatre haven't slipped once
during the 326 performances. and 1t Is
reported that last night he displayed the
same infallible mastery of his knife and
| fork.
Ethel Dane, the leading feminine
tripper in "A Little Journey" at the
Vanderbilt Theatre. has written play
on which the Shuberts have plunged
| heavily and on which they expect TO
| strike oil in the fall.
The auction sale of war souvenirs
between the acts of foot Sweet,
which was to raise a tobacco crop for
| our boys who are still on the other
side OF good smokes. has been post
poned until next Tuesday night at the
Nora Bayes Theatre. in order to avoid
| crowding the Salvation Army out of that
$4,000 900.
Generally relatives are exuberaptly
glad to welcome the soldiers back. but
Jean Hamilton OF THE Lady in Red
| company at the Lyric Theatre isn't likely
| to swoon from rapture at the return
| from overseas Of her father, Major Will
lam Hamilton of 322 Field Signal Bat
| AUTOMATICALLY because he's her
| father. Miss Hamilton. still in her teens
hasn't told him what she's doing for the
| drama. and she is anxious lest he hold 4
| court-martial However. she went on the
| stage to raise the mortgage on her Vic
| tory bonds. so she expects that the final
! curtain will send 'em away smiling.
Grace Kaber will take over the lines
| of Ruth Terry in Il Love YOU on Mon
! day night. but the Booth Theatre will
still remain in possession OF William lie
| Baron's comedy.
Lieut.. Gen. Robert Billiard, just re-
| turned from the ruins OF Germany chose
Some body's Sweetheart at the Central
| Theatre last night as the first Broad
way production to see in two years, and
now Joe Flynn. the publicity instigator
| expects Arthur Hammerstein to receive
| the Distinguished Service Cross.