New-York tribune., 1920-09-26
The New Plays
Seven Openings Sch eduled This Week;
Chat of Theaters

the presence in the cast of Eddie Can.
'or' GEORGE LIE Marie and Bert Will
llams. The music is by Archie Gottler.
some OF the numbers are the work of
Irving Berlin.
1hree Live Ghosts" is a dramatizs-
ton of a novel of that name. The
story, the scenes of which are laid in
London, tells of the return of three
members of the British army, all Of
whom had been reported dead. Their
appearance, as in TOO Many Hus-
bands" causes the complications. Mr..
tMarcln, who makes his debut as
producer, is the author of THE House
OF Glass" Eyes of Youth" and the
Woman in Room 49,"
The event of the week will be tho
opening of the new Times Square Thea
ter Thursday evening with Florence
Reed in Edgar Selwyn's new play. "The
Mirage" Aside from the dedication
OF this lovely playhouse, the occasion
Will mark the appearance of Miss Reed
under Selwyn management in role
which affords her unusual emotional
possibilities. "The Mirage" is ser;oua
message. Says the announcement:
1t tells the story of girl who comes
to New York from a small town fru
IN her faith that she can fulfil her
dreams Of service to dear ones at boma
by dint of earnest work, After "a
bitter establishment such insidious
influence az poverty. loneliness and The
oepedence Of others upon her suck
her into phase Of New York life with
which the average person is quite un-
familiar. 1t has to do with the nm
healthy business methods of certain
type of capitalists, and has been used
by Mr.. Selwyn as a singularly effec-
tive background against which to de-
hneate the character Of the central
figure of his story.
when the play opens Rene More
land is beginning to feel the tightening
OF the net she has woven about her
young life. She has begun to see that
her experience is but the mirage of
true happiness. With every instinct
OF her small town training and of her
womanhood, she yearns for the thing
every good woman most. dasires---tb0
love Of true man; hones children,
and the peace that is born Of whole
some living. But she has sown no
seed from which to reap such content
Must she, therefore. gather as she has
planted? In the unfodment of his
story Edgar Selwyn answers this ques-
ton"
Theatergoers who recall the Weber
and Fields Music Hall days will revive
pleasant memories when these two CO.
medlans appear in the George NJ.
Cohan Revue" the cast for which is
now being organized. George "a. CO.
han has brought them together again
and they will appear on the same stage
for the first time in many years. Both
are now successful producing managers
and have musical comedies running in
Broadway theaters at the present writ
ing. Lew Fields is the producer OF
"Ihe Poor Little Ritz Girl,r which is
at the Central Theater, and Joe Weber
is sponsor for the Zimbalist musical
comedy, "Honeydew." at the Casino The
ater. Besides the former partners, Sam
Bernard and Nine. Marguerite Sylvia
have also been engaged for the revue.
Grace George is to have the leading
part in Galsworshy's The Skin Game"
which is due TO reach the New York
stage in about three weeks. Rehearsals
are now in progress under the direction
Of Basil Dean. the English producer Of
the play. =