New-York tribune., 1920-04-01
The Stage Door

Lee Shubert announced Yesterday
that T. H. Sethern and Julia Marlows
will end their present season with
ork City at one Of the Shubert the
aters beginning in April. Their re-
pertolre will comprise "Twelfth Night"
"Hamlet" and The Tanning OF the
Shrew.' the three plays they presented
IN New York City last fail.
Mr.. Sothern and Miss Marlowe have
decided 10 spend next season in Eng
land. returning TO America In the fall
OF 1921. Thereafter they plan 10 ap-
pear on the American stage every
other season. On their return 30
America. it is probable that The
Merchant Of Venice" viii be added to
their present repertory and possibly
one OF TWO others.
After an absence of several years,
Mr. Sothern and Miss Marlowe re-
turned to the stage last October. open
ing their season III New 7 ork City at
the Shubert Theater and then playing
the chief cities in the East and Middle
West.
David Beiaseo. accompanied by sew
eral OF his staff Of stage executives,
viii start for Europe Saturday on the
Lapland. Mr.. Belasco is going on busi-
ness, and in the weeks he is to remain
abroad his itinerary will include Lon
don, Paris and Rome. He is not going
over Tor plays or actors, but to see
what the English and Continental pro-
ducers are doing. While in London he
Will discuss the offer to build a the
ater for him there. He VIII also visit
Signor Puccini in Rome.
Tonight at the Second Avenue The
ater, Edwin A Relkin. by courtesy Of
Morris Gest. will present "Experience,'
George V Hobart's morality play, for
the first time in Yiddish.
Victor Herbert will conduct the or
chestra OF his musical play My Golden
Girl" when il moves 10 the Casino
Theater next Monday night
Arrangements were completed yes
terday by Lee Shubert whereby Leo
Ditrichstefn in The Purple Mask" will
remain at the Booth Theater we'll into
the summer. He Will begin his tour
in this play in September Meanwhile
Mr.. Ditrichstein Will produce the new
comedy by Eugene Brleux entitled
Les Americans chez nous The first
American presentation of the Brieux
play will occur in New York some time
IN August
A new program has been arranged by
the Play Dancers, Ruth Cramer and
Janet jackson, for the matinee Of pan
tomimes and dances which they Will
give next Tuesday, April 6. at The Full
ton Theater for the benefit of the
Smith College Fund. Two features will
be the Sottlcelli dance which they Gre
ated and medieval dance showing two
ladies' Of the days of chivalry. The
Play Dancers will again be assisted by
Rosahnd Fuller, now appearing in
"What's in Name ." who VIII sing old
British ballads and folk songs in erino-
line costume, and Lillian jackson.
Smith College graduate, who will play
the piano
Katherine Cornell has been enga@d
by Lee Shubert to play the leading
feminine role in Kilbourn Gordon's
new comedy, The Man Outside" Miss
Cornell IS the daughter of Doc" Cor
nell, Buffalo theater manager She
mas just returned from London. where
she played Joe in Little Women
After a tour through the East and
Canada in The Rise Of Silas Lapham,"
now running at the Standard Theater.
James h Hackett will start rehearsals
for his new French play, "L'Aventu-
rier." by Alfred Capus. Mr.. Eaekett
will assume the role made famous by
Guitry, the Frenchman.
Three one-act plays Will be given in
Stuyvesant Neighborhood House. Stuy-
vesant and Ninth streets, this Sunday
evening by the Guild Players. They
are "Lithuania." By Rupert Brooks; II
Madame Permits by N D Newman,
and The Locked Chest" by John Mase-
field, from a tale in the Laxdaelasaga
Sam H Harris has purchased com
edy entitled Home Again" by Thomas
Louden and A. +. Thomas. and will
present 1t the coming season, with
Grant Mitchell as its stellar feature.
A London production of "Shavings"
will be made early next season For
The English presentation Henry ". Saw
age S been asked for Lillian Roth.
the ght-yearold child who has one OF
the leading roles.
Jerome Kern is writing some Of the
songs for the tabloid musical comedy
which is being prepared for Alma Fran
cis by Edgar Allan Woolf and Harry
Carroll
Edward Geer and Willard F. Barger.
former service men who are now play
ing newspaper reporters roles in "The