Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
THE PLAYGOER'S
WEEKLY TALK

A THEATRICAL tidal wave carefully
"A calibrated 10 provincial dimensions.
will inundate the local playshops next
week All of which simply means that
philadelphia playgoers are 10 have their
choice OF three new attractions Monday
night instead Of but one, the customary
and conventional one.
TT WILL be pleasant to welcome Mr.
i SkISner back TO the Gsrrick in his
new starring vehicle, AT the villa
Rose" and those who go to greet him
Will do so In the hope that this new
play viii be worthier Of his artistic
talents than several he has adorned
sons. The author. A. f. w Mason. is
known here as the author OF The Wit
ness for the Defense" a drama in which
Ethel Barrymore played a few years
ping tale is told OF battling crime and
Its sktllful solution by detective whose
powers of analysis rival those OF Sher-
lock Holmes himself In his. palmtest
Skinner Is said TO add another master
piece to his gallery OF stage portraits.
The same role is being interpreted in
London by Arthur Bourchier.
COMETHING new in the line of mus-
~ cal revuss Is promised in the Mid
night Founders" which begins an en-
gagement at the Sam Shubert Headed
by that capital comedian. Eddie Cantor.
and assisted by such other mirthmakers
as Harry Kelly, OF The Deacon" fame /:
Lew Hearn. Nan Haperin, Jessica
Brown, the dancer. to say nothing of a
double score of some OF the best known
and best liked entertainers Of the pres-
both in its personnel OF 100 and its Cen.
fury Theatre quality. The Founders"
In aforementioned as some show" Spe-
cial care has been exercised In designing
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a result that is credited as new
standard In musical revucs.
HEADlNG her own organization OF
II fifty players. including julius Tan
ner. Nora Bayes. popular singing come
dienne. is coming to the Lyric IN mu-
sical play. Her Family Tree" Her
Family Tree" Is described as a fantastic
musical play with the book by Al Weeks.
a Detroit newspaper man. and Bugs
Baer, Gotham humorist. and the music
and lyrics by Seymour Smons. II Is In
two acts and ten scenes Hassard Short,
who has come forward rapidly az a
stage director in the last two seasons,
staged the production.
THE success OF Fritz Kreislcr a. a
l. composer of operetta as cxemDlihed
in Apple Blossoms" now charming
Forrest audiences. has started an army
, OF Mschas, Saschas and Etrams Of tho
concert platform to compost'on for IN"
legitimate stage. II was many years
before Kreisler took up the compost
ton of the music OF an operptta. in asso-
citation with the veteran. Victcr Jacob
Ills position as premier violin vir-
tuoso had been established for Il long
time, and he had composed several bal
lads, notably one or two OF the John
Mccormack program, before he under
took to write for the light oDera stag,
Incidentally, Jacob who Is distinctly n
composer, threatens 10 &C. -V"E with
the concert artists who arc invadir = 9
his field He says II they keep Il UP he
will learn TO play the eddie and give
them a run FOR their money on the con-
cert platform.
THE reconstruction OF the Walnut
i Street Theatre is rapidly nearing
completion. Positive annOuuC"u"ut .s
made by J. p. Beury, the new owner Of
the historic playhouse that the Op"nI0g g
will take place the week Of D"ceUhcr
81 with one of the big successes Of the
theatrical season.
within two weeks the house VIII be
ready for the installation OF the new
seats, draperies and interior furnishing
Modern In every sense. fr"prOof in con-
struciion. equipped with the most i'm
proved lighting. heating and ventilation
the Walnut will again take It's place IN
the front rank Of the best theatres In
the country,
The Walnut stIll retains its OriginaI
walls and itE historic record Of America :
Oldest playhouse, but every comfort and
convenience Is assured It's patrons
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