South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-09
Stage
Among the Stars i'm the
World of the Theater
BY VIII v. Fink

At the Empire theater IN New
York next Saturday night Ethel
Barrymore will bring her all-season
engagement I'm Zoe Atkins play De
classee" 10 an end. After spending
the summer IN Europe. Miss Barry
more will start long tour in De
classee," in which. 1t Is said, she
does acting Of the fiawless kind. she
has never had more pronounced
success than is 'Deciassee.
When r. II. Sothern and Julia
MaTiOwe act Hamlet" al the Shu-
bert theater IN New York a week
from next Saturday night, It VIII
mark their final appearance in
Gotham until October Of 1910
says the advertisement copy.
Two capacity audiences viii hear
concerts to be given by the Mime
apolis Symphony orchestra at the
Oliver Tuesday. This organization,
brought TO South Bend by Frederick
II. IngersoIl has been heard here
several times and Is rated as among
the foremost orchestras Of this
country. Emil Oberhoffer, the con-
duCtor, never uses a score, conduct
ing from memory. The Minneapolis
musicians played I'm indianapolis
Wednesday afternoon and evening,
delighting large audiences.
The engagement OF Otis Skinner
IN "Pietro." scheduled for the Oliver
next Wednesday night, was cancelled
when Il became necessary TO change
the route OF the Skinner company.
Had a motion picture booking not
ihterfered, South Bend would have
seen Frank Tinney Ira Sometime
among the best musical attractions
on tour this season.
Robert @. Benchley has become
dramatic editor OF Life, succeeding
James Metcalfe, who was at the post
for 80 years. Fifteen years ago Mr..
Metcalfe and Klaw and Erlanger
became in a quarrel and the critic
has ever since that time been bar
red from X and r. theaters- The
differences arose at the time the Iro-
quois theater In Chicago burned.
The Dolly Sisters, most excellent
dancers. who were at the Oliver last
fall I'm "Oh Look" are 10 be in a
AAOAuWM AAANNUnAUAilN ANNuIs
"FOot-Loose" is the name OF a
new play by Zoe Atkins. author OF
''Declassee," is to be acted in New
York by Emily Stevens, Norman Ire
vor and o. p. Heggie. Miss Stevens
has abandoned sophie"
Clarence" Booth Tarkington's
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by the Chicago company, is I'm it:
New York. II Is generally agreed
that Clarence" is quite the bes
made play ever turned out by Mr.
Harrington. being far better in con,
struction than IS Seventeen"
Long runs for David Belasco stars
seem easy. Next Saturday night Ina
Claire will act THE Gold Diggers'
for the 266th time at the Lyceun
theater en- New York and on the
same night Lenore Uric Will ac
THE Daughter" at the BelascC
for the 2O6th time.
Emma Calve, who sang here n
1908 and who has been In retire
ment for several years, recently
gave q recital IN Queens hall, Lon
don. Her voice, Il Is declared b!
writer's SIS still remarkable"
The first circus OF the season 4
due at Geyer field, SpringbroOk park
for afternoon and evening exhibi
lions. Monday. June z. which mean
the aggregation will Sunday here. I
IS the John Robinson show, the old
est In the country. with winter quar-
tsrs at Peru, Ind, where the seaso'
was started Saturday, April "a
Business has been excellent and per
formances satisfactory.
Frank Craven. Gladys Caldwell
Flora Zabelle (Mrs Raymond Hitch
cock, Marion Sunshine, Jed Prouty
John 3. Park. Russell Mack, job
r. Hendricks. George r. Mack an
the dancing Casinos are in "The Gil
From Home" a musicalizatiOn O
The Dictator" Craven has the par
William Collier created In straigh
comedy.
In the cast OF Honey Girl"
musfcalization OF Checkers.
which Thomas W. Ross long az
acted az the Auditorium. are Lynn
lOverman, Dodson Mitchell, Georg