Evening star., 1920-04-11

High and Dry" musical comedy
by Augustin MacHugh and Douglas
Leavitt, is to be presented here by
William Moore Patch. Mr.. MacHugh
is the author of "Officer $685."
Owing to the nervous breakdown of
John Barrymore. the production of
Richard Ill" in which he was star
ring, Will be withdrawn until next
fall. Barrymore's condition is not
serious. but he is in need of rest.
Frederick Stanhope sailed for Eng
land last week to direct the rehears-
ais of Arthur Collins production Of
Robert Hichen's The Garden of AL
lah." in London for the first week in
June.
"A Weed End Marriage" by owen
Davis, was presented in Atlantic City
last week by the Shuberts. with cast
including Katherine La Sale, Fay
Wallace. Robert Ober and Maude
Granger
The revival of "Florodora' in New
York took place last week. A little
famous operetta by Owen Hall and
Leslie Stuart. but in the main it is
substantially the same as when it
achieved it's, big success.
Rude X. Hynicka. one of the direc-
tors of the Columbia Amusement Com
pany, proprietors of the chain of thea
ters of which the Gayety Theater is
part. was the guest of Manager
Harry Q. Jarboe last week.
In addition to her sensational Java
nese dance in the Greenwich Village
Follies, Ada Forman also does a
unique mar1onette dance, fashioned
on the quaint playing of the Tony
Sarg group of Punches and Judys.
which have been the center of much
interest.
A musical farce, as vet unnamed, by
Robert Baker. with music by Sigmund
Romberg and lyrics by Alex Gerber,
will be placed in rehearsal by Wilmer
& Romberg the latter part of this
month. The same firm announces it
will present Carlyle Blackwell on the
legitimate stage.
What is believed to be the world
record for seven consecutive per-prm-
ances of Shakespearean drama was
achieved by e. Fl. Sothern and Julia
Marlowe at Polls Theater in this
city their first week when they
played to gross receipts of $27,2S7.
The fact that it was holy week gives
additional point to the claim. After
the Washington season. two weeks at
the Lyric Theater in Philadelphia
and four weeks in New York. at a
Shubert theater, will end the tour.
The American Army jazz bands gave
Paris the habit of seeking a great
deal of it's music in syncopated form,
so much so that Ted Lewis, jazz mas
ter of the Greenwich Village Follies,
has been placed under contract for
a summer season at the Folies Mari
gny. in the French capital. Lewis is
unique entertainer of brilliant
talents. His band. with its laughing
trombone and cornet, his own gig
Cling clarinette. his boo La Boo"
and an uninterrupted sequence of
song and cachina ton usually take the
audience by storm.
William Morris. whose recent the
atrical activities have been the di-
rection of Sir Harry LADDERS world
tours. announces the production of
"a new play. called Dorothy Dixie
Lee. in which Edith Italia ferro will
create the title role. 1t is by Ed ]
ward Locke author of The Climax"
THE Case of Becky and other met
ropolitan successes. 1t evolves a
story of the romantic south. from the
episodes which carried little Miss Lee
from her southern home to New York
and back again. 1t will be presented
at the Shubert -Garrick April 26.
ADJUSTMENTS.