Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17
promise Of GRAFT Season.

Promise OF Sroat oeSso"
No surer index of the trend OF the
tide Of theatrical affairs can De
found thean the remarkable list OF
attractions for which tours for the
coming season are now being arranS-
ed thru the Offices Of A. l.. Erlanger'
New York. Routes for nearly 100
companies already have been laid
out. Comprised in this list are all
the David Belasco attractions, in
Guiding his stars-David Warfeld,
probably in a revival of THE Re-
turn of Peter Grimm Frances
Starr, Lenore Uric the latter IN The
n-Daughter," and Ina Claire In
The Gold Diggers"-and his pro-
auctions, 'Daddies," Tiger Rose,
and a new play by himself that Is
to be shown first at the Belasco
theater.
Under the Charles Dillingham; BAN
ner are Fred Stone, in new play;
Elsie Janis, Doyle Dixon, the lattas
in Jack O'Lantern:" THE Night
Boat" and The New Director" as
well as Apple Blossoms and new
piece that will be n starring vehicle
for Joseph Cawthorne.
The Ziegfeld Follics," OF course
are on the list, and so too is 'Ihe
Ziegfeld Midnight F-rolic." Ztegfeid
also Will present Billie Burke and
Eddie Cantor as stars.
Charles Frohman, Inc, is repre-
scented by Naude Adams in a new
play by Barrie Ethel Barrymore in
"Declassee," Elsie Ferguson in
Sacred and Profane Love" and
William Gillette and Otis Skinner in
new plays.
George NJ. Cohan and Sam Harris,
as a firm, will present Mrs. Fiske IN
Mis- Nelly Of N'Orleans," The
| Royal vagahand." and The Acqult-
/ tai" while Conan, individually, will
| have Georgette Conan IN new
musical play by himself, which he
| calls MARY" and Genius and th'
| Crowd" and Mr.. Harris, alone, VII
offer William Collier in The Hottcn-
tot" Grant Mitchell in a new play
"The Honey Girl" welcome
! Stranger" and Little Old New
York" Margaret Anglin. under his
management. will appear in 1.-The
| Woman in Bronze"
| Under direction Of Henry w
Savage are announced Mitzi Hajos
| in a new play, Florence Nash in
| "Cornered." "Shavings" and See
! Saw" John Cort is represented by
Listen Lester" Just Minute" and
| two new musical pieces, Yin Jam
Jens" and "Mirishla." Raymond
Hitchcock in "Hitchy Koo Of 1920.
under the direction of Granger
Dillingham; and Zlegfeld; Ed Wynn's
Carnival, under the MANAGEMENT OF
B. c. Whitney: George Whites
scandals Of 1897 and William
Rocks new revue are among the
big musical productions. George w.
Lederer's Angel Face" will continue
end DeWolt Hopper yill present HIM
self IN a revival OF wang"
John Golden will direct the tours
Of Frank Bacon IN 'Lightnin,' of
Dear Me-" with Hale Hamilton and
Grace La Rue: of Three Wise
Fools" and of "Howdy Folks
George Broadhurst in booking The
Crimson Alibi" and The Storm"
while Augustus Pirou IS sending out
May Bobson in fish" and Fiske
O'Hara in a new play.
Gilbert Miller's London production
of Monsieur Beauca!re' is under
Changers own management, and so
is Chauncey Olcott in "Macushla."
Granger Is associated with Henry
Miller and Blanche Bates In The
Famous Mrs. Fair and Ruth Chat
terton in Just Suppose" Erlanger is
interested, too, with George C. Tyler
in Clarence" and Golden Days"
while Tyler, individually, offers
George Arlis in "Poldkin." Emily
Stevens in Sophie" and Helen Hayes
in Dab"
Ben Hur" Is on the list for It's
twenty-second annual tour. and
William Harris production of John
Drinkwater's Abraham Lincoln"
too. is included. Robert B. Mantell
will make his annual tour in Shake
spearean repertoire. Julian Eltinge
will 60 on the road in a new revue
and Lou Tellegen in a new play
Walker Whiteside will have q new
one yet to be chosen. Neil OBrien's
Ministries and the Al G. Field Min
strels are among the bookings for
the year.
William Moore Patch will present