The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-28
STAGE CHAT

Lansdon McCorrnick's thrilling
melodrama. The Storm produced
by George Broadhurst. opens in
Chicago in September.
Ruano Bogisiay. the noted Gypsy
singer. has been engaged for an i'm
portant part in Her Blue Dew" by
Augustus Thomas. in which Lou Tel
iegen. the French actor, Is to appear
next week.
Rachel BaBrton Butler. who ar
ranged Alice in Wonderland" for the
children's theater in New York. ia to
adopt several Of Shakespeare piays
for this repertoire next year.
Rachel Barton Butler, author Of
Manla's Affair and Boyd Agir.
weHknown actor. announce COM
pietf season of plays for the chill
drens theater in New York next sea-
son
ne Passion Flower IL TO be
hlmed by the company now playing
1t ia New York. The picture viii be
made IN Los Angeles during the Pa.
eitic coast engagement early in the
fall
Wh7tfoTd Kane. now acting with
Frances starr in Tiger. Tiger
closes his season next week He is
10 spend his vacation finishing a
group Of new plays which are des-
tined for production next year.
They are trying 10 match Robert
Rendel of The storm" and
Charles Waldron. OF The Passion
Flower, for a debate on villainy.
They both act the heavy roles in
their respective plays
Narda Howard, the American dra-
matte actress, who IL the leading
woman with the American dramatic
company now appearing in China
and India, opened with Our Wives. -
Civilian Clothes and "Nightie'
Night. This company will remaia
more than two years in the Far East.
Grace Griswoid, American actress
and lately successful In directing in
teresiing stage events in New York.
has under preparation the establish
nent OF theater for one-act plays.
THE Haunted Chamber" charm
ing Irish playlet from her own pen.
viii be on the first bill.
i, The Passion Flower will leave
New York in three weeks for tke
FIRST tour After playing an engage
nent in Montreal the company,
headed by Nance 0'Neil, will CON
tinue West. opening in san Francisco
in July and in the East again early
in September
Mercedes Desmore whose appear
ance in Three Live Ghosts has won
critical appraisal from the dramatic
reviewers, won her tirst noted Amer
lean success In The Lie" after hav-
ing achieved distinction in England
az child actress Her last Broad
way enlightenment was In Peter H.
bstson.'
Ethel Newcomb. American concert
pianiste. who has 'toine,i the ranks of
writer's, has sent to her pubsshe RS
a most timely and highly interesting
book on the late Theodore Leschitez-
ky, piano teacher of Paderewski and
many famous American concert mr.
tistes. including Miss Newcomb her
self
The largest theater party in the
| history of New York was entertained
AZ the small Belmont theater when
| Theater Club visited The Passion
| Flower" in compliment to Nance
| o'Neil. The party had to be divided
! into class A and class r. each taking
! one night. This play. according to
J the reviewers OF New York. has been
| the one outstanding feature OF the
! season sharing with abraham Lin
coin" and, John Barrymore's Rich
| ard III" premiere dramatic honors
The United States bids farewell
next week to one of its most repre-
sentative dancers in Iubovska. whose
creative work has won high distinc:
ton in New York. This terpsichor-
can artistic rs to make circle Of the
| world. commencing in Paris where
she will be the most distinguished
American dancing artistic. Her con
fcert recitais. appearances In nusica
plays and her long and singuiarll
successful engagement at the Hippo
drome have all been marked by high
artistic aim and achievement
| Nancy Van Kirk. the young Amer.
| lean entertainer, whose chldren'i
hour of gong and story have done
much tn stimulate interest in the in
fantile mind for clean and stimuiat
Ing entertainment was one of ths
outstanding figures in the week o.
amusement in New York. Miss Var
Kirk has devised a Eroup OF inter.
esting programs for children. and a
the Lenox theater added a new and
timely program to her repertoire b,
including in the numbers a Pilgrim,
ter centenary group. rhyming Il
lyric accompaniment the story Of the
birth of this nation The Americani.
! cation committee, formed to stirnu
late American ideals into the minds
OF its Juveniles. has Justly taken ar
| interest In her work. which has borne
i excellent results In, Naw York and
elsewhere.
The drama OF Argentine has
strangely, been overlooked by enter.
! prising American theatrical pro.
| ducers. but this omission probably
will be speedily rectified now that the
classics Of that country are being in.-
4 diligently translated and publish ed
by American book men, Duffieid &