The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-12
Cochran RenepS
London Offer to
Dapid Belasco
English Producer Hopes to In
duce American Manager to
Do Plays Abroad.

Charles B. Cochran, London promo
ter, who is to sail back to England
next Wednesday. made known his
theatrical plans at the ST. Regis last
night Among other ventures. he
hopes to induce David Belasco TO go
to London as a producer and take Miss
L@nore Uric over for a production.
He told of discovering" Delysia and
Of his ambitious plans for her and con-
firmed the news exclusively printed in
THE NEW YORK HERALD q few days ago,
that Mrs Irene Castle, now Mrs. Rob-
ert Z. fireman. is to return to the
stage in London.
The proposed alliance with Mr.. Be-
lasco Is all the more interesting in view
of the fact that the American pro-
Queer was invited by British managers
10 establish himself In London last
summer. The plan of Mr. Cochran
appears to be the first definite move
TO make Mr.. Belasco a sort of eX-
England. So far the American mana
ger has not made known whether he
would accept such offers.
Mr.. Belasco Is al present preparing
for presenta don here" said Mr.. Coch-
ran, IA play by Sacha Guitry, the cele-
brated French actor and playwright,
called 'Deburau. Having obtained the
English and American rights, had
Granville Barker make an English
adaptation and then turned it over to
Mr. Belasco for production here. l de-
cided that his production would be
much better than any l could make,
and that when he had finished with it
here l could take his production to
England.
Plans for "The son-Daughter.'
II hope to have Mr.. Belasco come to
London and supervise the production and
also to have Miss Leonore Uric come
over next season. Negotiations to this
effect are now pending. Miss Uric will
probably appear in The Son-Daughter.' ="
In reference to Delysia, Mr.. Cochran
said an erroneous impression seemed to
have gained ground that this French ar
fist came here directly from Paris. or at
least that her stay in London was brief.
"As a matter of fact" said the man
ager, "she was unknown In Paris. 1
picked her out OF small part in a
revue there. When she started with me
/ gave her &c a week. BY the time she
finished her engagement IN Agar in
London she was getting f400 a week. In
lilS SIX years she play GU III EllElftllu siC
appeared In only five productions. We
kept her busy continuously.
I'm spite of the qualities of her voice,
which have drawn favorable comment
don't intend TO put her into grand opera.
Instead. want to give her a chance 10
play dramatic roles. Comstock and Ges,
are anxious TO have her remain here
through next season At the end Of that
time | think she will be ready 70 leave
the latter kind OF production for straight
drar-atic PLAYS.
william A. Brady IL DESTROYS OF hav-
ing me take Thy Name Is Woman, in
which Miss Mary Nash opens next Mon
day here, to London, and l think / viii
present Delysia in II abroad"
To Export Several Plays.
Mr.. Cochran who has expressed ad-
| miration for many things in American
revues. is going to export several feat
ures in such plays TO London for his
forthcoming production there.
"John Murray Anderson is to stage II
for me-" he said. Though he was born
a Britisher Mr.. Anderson has done
much for the stage here. l think he'll
make them sit up over there. In adj
ditiOn I'm taking "a number Of Dretty