The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-16

down to success, the story OF the vicis-
sltudes of this piece Is interesting. In
It's original form Somebody's Sweet
heart" was known as THE Magic Fid-
die" The book and lyrics are the
work of Alonzo Price, for several
years stage director with Arthur
IIammerstein, and the score was by
Antonio Bafunno, little known to local
fame. 1t was produced about year
ago under its original title In Hart
ford, Conn, by a resident stock COM
pany, headed by Mabel Milber, who
Is now In Some Time"
Price told Hammerstein Of the APP
preaching stock production and asked
him to witness a performance with
the idea of subsequently taking over
the piece. Hammerstein consented.
Meanwhile Price sent oYt cards to all
New York managers asking them also
to attend and Hammerstein, peeved
| by this action, coming as 1t did from
former employee, did not go to
| Hartford.
| II was months afterward that Ham,
merstein, quite by accident, learned
that another management intended to
acquire the rights of the piece. With
out further delay Hammerstein sought
Price, and within an hour had con-
tracted for the rights.
The piece was produced out Of town
without any advertising paper and
with no advance information except
scant newspaper advertisements
From the beginning 1t found favor, de-
spite the fact that its cast, while en-
tirely adequate and solid, included nc
names of high prominence. Incl
dentally Somebody's Sweetheart
serves to bring together again after
years Of separation William Kent
Eva Fallon, Louise Allen and Johr
Dunsmure. as we'll as the authors
Alonzo Price and Antonio Bafunno
Seven or eight years ago they wer'
all identified together with the cele
brated Park Opera Company in st
Louis, Mo. Mabel WILDER, who is nov
in Some Time" which is anothe
Hammerstein show. was anothe
player colleague in st. Louis.
Frank McEntee. director Of tn
Shakespeare Playhouse, which is Civ
, ing special matinees at the Plymout
Theatre, announces that he has Sc
cured Gertrude Linnell as stage man
ager and assistant in the artistic oil
, rection of the Shakespeare Playhous
productions Miss Linnell's first wor
, with the Shakespeare Playhouse wi
be for "As You Like It." Her varie
, experience in artistic work include
, scene painting. interior decoration an
A general designing of costumes in add
= ton to the practical work of stag
, manager. Her first important contr
= button to the drama was the stagin
h of The Masque OF Cupid Psyche" b
= Horatio Parker and John jay Char
h man, which was put on at Yale IN
, versity-one OF the Yale pageants. &c
s Carl Stocked Miss Linnell staged II
Q Norfolk production, THE Dream I
g Mary" in which Mabel Garrison an
s Walter Green sang. More recent
y Miss Linnell staged Pan and II
Young Shepherd" given at the Greer
! witch Village Theatre. Her late
achievement has been the designing
unique Interior decorations for IL
beautiful new country home Of Joa
Sawyer at Great Neck, L. i.
The Catherine du Pont matinees {
Tuesday at the Greenwich Villas
Theatre will include on the bill for Il
coming week an afternoon of Tagor
/ with interpretative dances by Graz
| Cristie, a Noyes dancer
l The Interpretation of many of T.
| cores plays and poems by dances