New-York tribune., 1920-06-16
A. Fl. Woods Will
Produce 21 New
Plays Next Season
Promises to Exceed Own
Record; s'Ladies' Night"
First on Opening List,
Al the Eltinge, August S

Al the Eltlnge, August )
With twenty-one new plays already
sch edulcd for production for the coming
thcatrica. season A. Il. Woods promises
to outac his previous records. This
list does not include many promising
plays accepted for production but
whose presentation dates are still un-
certain.
Heading the list in point Of time is
Ladies' Night three-act farce COM
edy BY Avery Hopwood and Charleton
Andrews, which will open at the Eltinge
Iheater August 5, introducing Allyn
King in an important role. Fay Marbe
Will be prominent in the cast, as will
Evelyn Gosneli and Charles Ruggles.
Mr.. Woods's second Offering will be
"Tc-morrow's Price," the Shipman-
Wilde play now current in Chicago.
1t will open at the Hudson Theater
August 10 with Taylor Holmes in the
stellar role.
"Tilly Of Bloomsbury," Ian Hays
brilliant comedy. which has scored a
triumph in London, will open at the
Booth Theater August 9 with a prom
inent cast. including several members
OF the original London company. O.P.
Heggie will play an important role.
Other August openings include new
play, by Earl Carroll entitled "The Lady
OF the Lamp, to open at the Republic
Iheater on August 16, and "The 1llu-
sSlonist,' three-act comedy by Avery
HoPwood, from the French of Sascha
Gultry, which will be presented at the
Bijou Thsater August 25.
To Reproduce McLellan's Play
Ono Of the most notable openings will
be that of THE Jury Of Fate" at the
Astor Theater, October 10. This play
is described IS a drams in six tableaus
by the late c. NJ. S. Mcclellan. II was
produced ia London about six years
"go. Lowen Sherman will play the
principal r6lA
Robert McLaughlln's allegorical play,
The Pearl Of Great Price" will be
produced in November at a theater not
yet selected. This play promises to be
the most elaborate production Mr..
~1ods has made IN many years.
His September offerings will include
new play by Crane Wilbur, author of
The ou}ja Board" entitled "The
Winged God" with Hazel Dawn in the
leading role, and a new drama in three
acts by Sidney Toler, called "The Law
and the Woman" The theaters for
these productions are undecided.
Other October openings will be "His
Majesty the Loafer," new romantic
drama in four acts, by Willard Mack,
and "As the Clouds Roll By" play in
three acts, by William J. McNally.
Crane Wilbur Has Another
Wilson Collision, co-author Of "Up in
Mabel's Room" and "The Girl in the
Limousine" will be represented by a
new farce in three acts. tentatively
called "Up in the Haymow. )" booked for
production in November. Crane Wilbur
will have still another production,
called Arabian Nighties," described as
mystery comedy in two acts. Will
lam Gaxton, of vaudeville fame. has
been engaged by Mr.. Woods to create
the leading role in "A. Gale From the
West" an original play in three acts,
by Gertrude Thanhouser and Lloyd
Lonergan.
In December Mr.. Woods expects to
produce THE Bronx Express" COM
edy by Samuel Golding and Ossip Dy-
NOW, presented by the Jewish Art
Theater last fall; a new play in three
acts by Preston Gibson entitled "Moon-
shine" and another play by Robert
Mclaughlin entitled "The Fires of
Spring" successfully presented by the
author in Cleveland last season.
Other productions that will be Of
fcred to the public next fall are The
Star Sapphire" new play in three
acts by Robert Housum. author Of "The
Gypsy Trail; drama from the
French. entitled Ny Man." to be pre-
scented in conjunction with E. Ray
Goetz. and new comedy by Octavus
Roy Cohen called every Saturday
Night"
Marjorie Rambeau will go on tour
in "The Sign on the Door," Tnedn Bara
will tour in "The Blue Flame" Barney
Bernard In "His Honor Abe Potash" )"
and Florence Moore in "Breakfast in
Bed" Louis Mann, who Is now tour
ing In "Friendly Enemies" will be pre-
sented in a new play as yet unsolicited.