New-York tribune., 1920-02-23
The Stage Door

Amsterdam Roof the New Nine O'clock
Revue, the second Of the series. The
Roof will be closed from Monday to
Saturday Of next week, to enable
Joseph Urban, the scenic artist, to en-
tirely redecorate and refurnish the
home of the zicgfeld Frolics and to
install new scenes and new lighting
effects. The artists engaged are
Lillian Lorraine, Allyn King, Kathleen
Martyr, the Cameron Sisters, Sybil
Carmen, Wanda Hoff. Mary Hay, Flor
W. c. Fields, Arthur Milliss, Thomas
Handlers, John Price Jones and Fannie
Brice. Ben Ali Haggin will offer liv-
ing presentations Of great paintings
by old masters, posed by select Zieg-
field beauties. The second edition Of
the current Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic
follows the New Nine O'Clock Revue.
Openings to-day are Lionel Barry
more in THE Letter Of the Law" this
afternoon at the Criterion Theater,
Sacred and Profane Love" ct the Mo-
rosco Theater. "Tick-Tack-Teb," Her
man Timberg's musical comedy, at tho
Princess Theater and "Jans Clegg," tho
Theater Guilds production, at the Car
rick Theater.
"The Passion Flower" moves from tho
Greenwich Village Theater to the Bel
mont Theater. and the Russian Isba
goes to the Manhattan Opera House
from the Belmont this evening. John
Horizon" to the Criterion this week
The opening Of Cecil Lean in "Loo.
Who's Here" will take place at the
Forty-fourth Street Theater Tuesday
evening, March 2. instead Of Monday.
as previously announced.
Stand From Under" a farce, by W.
A. Mcclure, author of the book of
"Frivolities of 1920" will be produced
in Stamford tonight.
Grant Allen, once 0. odds and
the society girls play @What Next ="
is seeking ideas for a revue he is writ.
ing for William Rock.
Mrs. Charles G. Craig, the exponent
Of the oldtime Southern nanny" on
the stage, is acting her first "white
face" role in "The Passion Flower" for
more than fifteen years.
On Wednesday evening at the Cort
Theater John Drinkwater will read the
part of The Chronicler in abraham
Lincoln" Mr.. Drinkwater is to return
to England in the near future, and has
acceded to the request Of William Har-
ris jr, producer Of his play, in read
ing these poetical passages once before
he sails. During the London run of
Abraham Lincoln" he has played prac-
tically every part in the drama at some
time.
Arthur Hammerstein will leave for
an English and Continental voyage on
the 1mperator on March 8 in company
with his wife and also A. H. Woods,
Operate speculation is attached to Mr.
Hammerstein's trip abroad, for the ten.
year agreement expires shortly between
the Hammersteins and the Metropolis n
Opera Company, whereby Arthur Ham.
merstein has been equally bound with
his late father, Oscar Hammerstein
from all afiliation with grand opers
projects until April 26, 1920.
On Thursday morning Charles Dill.
lingham will give a private perform
ance Of "The New Dictator" at The
Globe Theater for the members of his
three companies now playing here.
as America Worth Saving7" is the
theme Of picture now being made bs
the Educational Department Of thu
Universal Film Manufacturing Com.
pany. An address made recently b,
Nicholas Murray Butler, president ol
Columbia University, Furnished many o1
the principal points Of the Aim.
Miss Eve Balfour, formerly a men,
Der Of Sir Herbert frees company. re.
Gently signed q contract through her
manager, Fred Whitney, to act Tor the
screen and spoken drama for a period
Of five years.