South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-21
Stage
Among the Stars in the
World of the Theater
By VIII v. Fink

The big event at the oliver opera
house this week IS the return Of
Julia SandersOn and Joseph Cav
thorn, with Maude Eburne. eCcen-
trio Coincidence; and Doyle a.
Dixon, dancing team. chief in their
support. Ia The Canary" a musi-
cal comedy produced by Char. as
Dillingham;. A special matinee per-
Torrance Is 10 be given for the
benefit OF culver Military academy
<students. who In years gone by have
come here for theater parties. May
Irwin in no. 80 Washington
square" "Sari," Montgomery and
stone IN "The Lady Of the slipper
Charles Hawtry in "A Message From
Mars and Richard Mansfield iu
Julius Caesar having been some
Of the attractions chosen.
No woman in musical comedy
dances more gracefully than does
Miss Sanderson and Mr. CawthOrn
is among the funniest OF comedians
lie never disappoints The
Canary was at the oliver April %,
1919, when It attracted as many per
sons as could be- crowded into the
theater. Two more capacity houses
are in prospect for next Thursday.
Donald Brian. who was formerly
with SandersOn and CawthOru. is
now with Peggy Wood and Ralph
Morgan, I'm "Buddies." after having
starred alone in "Her Regiment
and been a member OF the cast OF
The Girl Behind the Gun"
Mcintyre & Heath in Hello Alex
ander." Angel Face and Bertha
Kalich IN The Riddle Woman" are
enrOute TO the oliver.
The New York sun reviewer has
little use for Theda Bara and her
starring vehicle. THE Blue Flame"
Speaking of the play the critic says
And II IS safe 90 say DC is the poor
est play Mr. Hobart ever wrote or
rewrOte. II is mereJricious. cheap
and vulgar. This play with it's
dream ending has all the earmarks
or motion picture scenario. All
II would need would be TO have a
Photographic turn the crank Of his
camera Miss Bara was at her hap
piest when she did not speak, but
just posed. as. for example. when
she stood beside the mirror i'm her
IboudOir in the second act"
Apparently the movie favOrites
are 90 have difficulty i'm gaining
favor in plays wherein they are re-
quired 20 speak. And the public is
not showing much interest The
Bushman- Bayne binatiOn was
not box Office magnet here.
Mgr. Woods has given Miss Bara
the support Of such excellent play
ers as Alan Dinehart, who acted the
scientist. Donald Gallaher De Witt
g. Jennings, Henry Herbert and
That's Lawton. But no one could
make the stilted dialogue sound
Fsr Nr
action seem realistic the Sun says.
Thomas williams. in the support
ing company for John Drew in THE
Cat-bird." has nothing TO do but
sing two songs of stage. IL takes
him five or six minutes to perform
this service, but ne is said TO at
each performance appear in the
conventional frOck coat and gray
striped trousers, with grease paint
and rouge on his cheeks and lips
and his eyebrows touched up a bit
Just as though the audience was TO
see him. The New York engage
EShent OF Mr.. Drew I'm The Cat
bird" has come to an end.
Kitty Gordon is appearing in
Lady Kitty, Inc"
The Dolly Sisters are soon TO start
"a New York engagement in a new
musical piece.
William Golfers old comedy sue
cess. Caught I'm the Rain" has been
made into a musical piece.
NO Liquor. No Love" is the
rather unusual name of new play.
Eugene G. O'NeiUs Chris is to
be produced soon. Mr.. O'Neiu is
regarded as a remarkable play
wright. although nothing was known
of him until his Beyond the HOri-
ION" was acted at special matinees
IN New York.
New musical shows are High and
Dry" The Sweetheart shop" and
'Lassie"
When a musical version Of "The
Dictator" is produced. Frank Crav-
en-. who was in Going Up" viii
have the part created BY William
Collier.
Otis skinner acted "Pietro" at
the Majestic ia Fort Wayne last
Monday night and The Rainbow
Girl" a good musical comedy with
Billy r. Van and much Of the orig
inal cast, was there 81. Patrick s.
day nightly Each of