The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-28
MANAGERS TO GIVE
OLD AND NEW PLAYS
"Penny Wise" Doubles Back
on Tracks and Goes to Punch
and Judy Theatre.
"GOOD WOMAN"AT HARRIS
Fame of One Playwright Is
Limited to Circle of His
Own "PrOfits."

The mystery of where Penny Wise"
would take the Lancashire dialect after
having turned the Belmont Theatre
over TO Maeterlinck's Belgian atrocities
has been solved with the announcement
that this play. scheduled for the road,
Punch and Judy Theatre next week.
Molly Pearson and all OF the original
members OF the company have managed
to keep alive during their weeks alb
sence from the footlishts. Commencing
next Monday the comedy will run and
run until something stops IL. as New
York seems to want 1t more than the
road. does.
"Iphgena in Aulis" won't be so this
spring since Walter Damrosch will be
in France. Mr. Damrosch. who COM
posed the music for Miss Angln's pro-
posed presentation Of the Greek tragedy
and intended TO lead the orchestra.
caused a postponement until next season
by deciding to sail for France in April
to visit the school for bands which he
founded In Chaumont last summer, and
which has been in full blast since then.
Taking Tuck in 27th's show.
Private Harry Grlbble and Lieut..
William A. Halloran, Jr.. authors OF
the Twenty-seventh Division musical
show. Lets Beat It." at the Century
Theatre, are busy taking a tuck in the
dialogue, while Arthur Hauser. musica
director, is spending hours teasing new
music out of the piano to be pasted on
the show.
What is there in fame? Grant Stew
art playwright and actor, recently Y at
10 the Fulton Theatre to reserve seats
for a matinee OF PLEASE Get Married"
which lie craved to see. He noticed at
the box office window the man who had
frequently presented royalty statements
TO him two seasons ago. when Stewart
comedy, Arms and the Girl" was work
ing its way through the Fame theatre
Stewart expressed his desire with an
affable smile and the box office man
leaned forward in his courtly way and
said
What name, p!ease?' For which lay
Barnes. who bears the Morosco publicity
portfolio. will stand for being quoted as
f. lows:
- playwright is not without honor
save among his own profits.
George Sidney, Charles Dow Clark and
Jane Cooper have been asked 20 make
themselves at home at the head OF the
cast of Aaron Hoffman's new comedy,
welcome, Stranger"
New Musical Play Soon.
Se.wyn & Co announced yesterday
that rehearsals OF the new musical play
on which Roi Cooper Megrue. Raymond
Hubbell and the late Henry Blossom
wrinkled their brows would have the
factory whistle blown for them soon
George NJ. Conan. r. II Burnside, Gler
MacDonouEh and John Golden have beer
set at typewriters 10 compound the
Types which Mr.. Blossom left unfinished
II. H. FraZee viii tear himself away
from the bieachers long enough TO pre-
sent a new play, THE Good Woman,
by William Anthony Mcclure on Apri
:, the Harris Theatre getting the frs
look in on il. The cast includes Marga-
ret Ellington, Robert Edeson. Wiltor
Lackaye Katherine Kaelred, Richard
Taber, Hazel Turney, Amy Ongiey ant
--blest If It amt true-Howard Boulder
Richard Bennett. associated with Mr.
Frazee, has supervised the work OF thu
stage carpenters IN putting the produc-
ton on.
Amelia Summerville, now refusing e
be quoted in the movies will find he,
voice again in THE Bonds of Interest
from the Spanish of Benavente, which
the Theatre Guild will give TO painting
world on April IA.
Adolph Klauber has swept Jobyna
Rowland into a leading role in "Nghti'
q
ley and Adelaide Matthews. which vii
be put through the rollers at rehearsal
soon,
whats Tomorrow" the new Ship
Wilde comedy, was answered yesterda!
.Nhen the latest name of the play wal
changed to First is Last"-for on,
week only. William Harris. Jr., is still
thinking.
Oliver Morosco has just acquired 8
new musical comedy which Is callet
Smith, Jones and Brown" to attract tn
greatest number OF theatregoers. Tn
piece viii be put on abou1the same tim
in September that the MdSosco Theatr
is taking up Grace Valentine in Mime
Sappho," the latest product from tn
Chicago plant OF the Hattons.
Selwyn & Company will put 9TH
| Challenge" the newest thing in Eugen
| Walters. TO the test of rehearsals shortly
The play, described as STRONG, virilt
husky red blooded. hemogoblinous." &c
will L. presented at Washington for
spring tryout with a cast headed b
Margaret Lawrence of Tea for Three.
| who will wear her new Easter bonnet i
| it for one week only.
Even the fact that Alice NJ Pool
| sang the role OF Bnttercup for the frs
/ time Ia the tsblSrd- "Pinafore" at tn
Hippodrome last night couldn't comper
safe for the fact that Poodles Hanncfu~
| had just been fined for the sixth
| for speeding his horse in the park Ell
eral Director Burnside says he is grow
| ing tired of paying the fines, though II
realizes they make good newspaper copy