New-York tribune., 1920-07-09
The Stage Door

Spanish Love-" adapted by Avery
Hopwood and Mary Roberts Rinehart
from the French success, "Aux Jardins
de Murcie," has taken out naturaliza-
tion papers. The American rights are
now owned by Wagenhals & Kemper,
who will present it late in August at
the Maxine Elliott Theater. The play
ran seven months in Paris and had two
thousand performances in Spain. The
Broadway favorites. The incidental
musical score is by H. Maurice Jacquet.
Los Caritos, two popular Spanish
dancers from the Royal Opera House,
Madrid, are to appear in the produc-
tion.
The Century Promenade, which has
ambled serenely past several opening
dates. is too easily moved to be trusted
on roller skates. "The Midnight Round
ers" will positively be in corral next
Monday evening, the Shuberts say.
All of Nellie Revell's numerous stage
friends are eager to appear at the tes.
tlmonial to be given for her at the
Cohan & Harris Theater Sunday even
ing. The bill, expanded to twenty star
acts, will include Nora Bayes, who has
sent her check for $1,000; Miss Patti
Harold, Eddie Cantor, Bert Kalmer,
Harry Ruby, Frank Tinney, Louise AL
len, Blanche Ring. Charles Wininger,
Mile. Dazzle, George White, Ann Pen
nington, Lou Holtz, George Mckay,
Rene Riano. ] ohm Steel, Pat Rooney and
and Schenck, Juliet, Pee-Wee Myers,
Ford Hanford, Jane and Katherine Lee,
Louise Groody and Wellington Cross.
Assuming heavy black mustaches to
goad on to villainy, f. Ray Comstock
and Morris Gest announce that they
are about to enter the business of
coin counterfeiting on a large scale.
From the American Numismatic So
ciety they have borrowed set of
Mahometan coins used in the ancient
facture several thousand coins in each
style, made of brass, nickel and cop
per, which the barbaric East will
shower upon the slave market on the
stage of the Century Theater in the
forthcoming production of "Mecca."
One of the coins of "Mecca" is the
"dirham"
Under the roofing of Comstock and
Gest three of the biggest spectacles
ever presented at one time by the
same firm will soon go into rehearsal.
"Chu Chin Chow" starts at the Man
ready for the opening in Quebec on
August 12. "Aphrodite" rehearsals
begin at the same house August 16
for it's opening in Chicago on Septem-
ber IL. Rehearsals of 'Mecca" start
August 80 at the Century.
+. Ziegfeld jr. announces the first of
a series of supper dances on the New
Amsterday roof Sunday night. They
are arranged by Blanche Bates and
admttance is by invitation, which may
be obtained through Miss Bates at the
Henry Miller Theater. According to
the notice furnished, "the guests will
be prominent members of the literati,
stage world and artists
Gail Kane and Earle Foxe, moving
picture stars, are soon to be seen on
the spoken stage, reaping from both
ends of the amusement business. They
will appear in black face for the first
time in Octavus Roy Cohn's "Come
Seven,". which will have it's metropoli-
tan premiere this month.
Rae Samuels has been aided to the
cast of "Tattle- Tales" the new musical
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ing for public showing the first week
in August.
Marcus Loew rose to the top in
new field of endeavor this week when
he won the golf tournament at the Mil
burne Country Club.
The Luna Park management has en-
gagged for the ninth consecutive season
Vito Bavettas Royal Italian Band.
Sam H. Harris announces that the
title of "Home Again." by Thomas
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