South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-18

scene from NOildit anu tdFIl>
and Guy Deunery. Reviews
throughout New York and Chicago
have endorsed Clarence" i'm such
terms that the demand TO see it is
unusually pronounced.
Miss Billie Burke intimatcs that
she is going TO confinc her acting TO
New York She used to come to
South Bend quite often. she having
been here in Mrs. Dot" The Run
away" and Jerry"
blood and Sand" Ibanez' story
OF the bull fighters. is being drama
tized and will be produced by John
D. Williams.
Advertising agents seem TO be us
ing the term. Americas Greatest
Entertainer" with rather reckless
abandon It is applied to Al Jolson,
who Is starring in "Sinbad;" Fred
stone, the star Of Jack OLantern,'
and sometimes to Sir Harry Lauder.
Scotch comedian. In each instance
there appears to be considerable
excuse TOR employing it.
An Indianapolis reviewer thinks
that sam T. Hardy, who was here
with Julia Sanderson and Joe Cav
thorn in The Canary" is somewhat
Of the DeWolf Hopper build and
style Mr.. Hardy is now in La Ia
Lucille"
The Indianapolis News thinks
THE Wanderer" has seen its best
DAYS as a production and reasons
the acting now employed in it is in
too melodramatic a key. Concern
ing the spectacular nature of the
production, the writer in the News
holds that all that remains of 1t IS
the flock of sheep. looking rather
shOpwOrn and depleted in numbers.
The News expresses regret that
The Wanderer' did not get Indi-
anapolisward before it started on
a decline now said TO be next to
complete. South Bend thought bet
ter of The Wanderer" when it was
seen here a few weeks before going
TO indianapolis
Ralph Dunbar who has this sea-
son revived Oscar Strauss operetta.
The Chocolate Soldier" and the
DeKoven Smith comic opera, Rob
in Hood" in fine fashion, so far as
singing organizations go. has plans
for next season offering Victor Her
bert's comic opera. THE Fortune
Teller" in which Alice Nelson was
seen here long ago: and Bizets
Carmen" Mr.. Dunbar, as a pro-
Queer. has made such an unusually
favorable impression that his at
fractions will be assured of generous
patronage. These revivals. so far
as music goes, are far better than
any OF the current offerings. The
Spring Maid" "The Geisha" and
"Florodora" would make good ma
teraal for REVEALS They contain
real music.
welcome Stranger" appears 70
have caught on from the start at the
George NJ. Conan in Chicago. George
Birney. known far and wide for his
tours in BUSY Ivy" and who in
The Show shop" a James Forbes
comedy OF several seasons ago,
showed he really could act-denote
feelings prominently cast in
welcome Stranger" as is Edmund
Beese, always a good actor. sam II.
Harris produced the comedy.
Al. Jolson in "Sinbad" is 70 stay at
the Chicago Auditorium for four
weeks. Mr.. Jolson tenated four
houses in New York-the Winter
Garden. the Casino. the Century
and the 44th street.-remaining
there over a year. There Is but one
Al. JoIson. South Bend would like
20 have another visit from him. He
was here in Robinson Crusoe, Jr."
Fritz Kreisler. worlds first vio-
linist. is announced Cor a recital at
the Chicago Auditorium Sunday at
teruoon, February s. More people
Will want 10 hear him play than can
get into the blS building
irene" new musical show. is
well liked in New York.
This Is the last week OF the Chi
cage grand opera season. II has
met all expectations eAhrodita3