The Washington herald., 1920-08-08

Few commodities are quite so
ephemeral as the announced plans
Of the theatrical magnates, and 1t
is no surprise to ind that the orig
inal forecast for the early season
in New York now requires several
amendments. Most of the August
openings are now definitely an
nounced, however. and in a ma
jority Of cases the electrician and
the sign painter have begun to do
their work outside the theaters. A
canvass Of the situation reveals
some twenty or more plays which
are certain to be revealed there dur
ing August and there is something
more than a chance that the num-
Der will reach twenty-five. To wit:
The Charm School" has come to
the Bijou Theater. This is a drama
uzation Of Alice Duer Miller's Sat
urday Evening Post tale, the play
being by Mrs. Miller and Robert
Milton, the stage director. 1t has
also "a bit of music" by Jerome
Kern. 1t was seen here at the Be
lasco in the spring.
Among the earliest Of the August
offerings is farce, yclept
Scrambled Wives" the work Of
Adelaide Matthews and Martha NJ.
Stanley. who also turned out
Nightte Night" Roland Young and
Juliette Day will be principal play
ers. 1t is concerned with the cast
ing away on an island of a husband.
his wife and his former wife, and
out Of this situation grow the farci-
cal complications. Adolph Klauber
is the producer.
Mr.. Woods will reopen his Ell
unge Theater with the Charlton
Andrews-Avery Hopwood opus,
Ladies Night" a little thing
with scenes laid in a Turkish bath.
John Cumberland, thus promoted
from the bedroom drama, will have
the leading role, and the cast will
also include Charles Ruggles, Allyn
King Oate OF the musical comedy
stage) and the blonde Evelyn Cos
nell.
Speaking OF Avery Hopwood. he is
also co-author of crook play
called The Bat" which WagenhaIs
and Kemper will open at the Mo-
rosco Thaater early in August -
The Bat" ~ played here under
the title of Thief in the Night =
Miss Anne ~rrison, with the Gar
rick Players until recently. will
have the part played here by Sue
hacmanamy.
Still speaking of Avery Hopwood,
French adaptation called Spanish
Love" will be offered at the Maxine
Elliott by the same WagenhaIs &
kempcr on or about August l6. Mr.
HOpWOOd and Mrs Rinehart have
made over the piece. and il is said
to be an unusually ambitious work.
"TOmOrrow Price" originally
announced for the Hudson Theater,
will be an early August production
instead This is a play by Samuel
Shlpman and PercivaI Wilde. al
ready exhibited in Chicago. and Is
concerned with Wall Street and the
gambling fever.
The newest hit from London
"Faddy- the Next Best Thing" will
bH presented at the Comedy during
tho first half of August This
somewhat cnigmaticaI title means
that Paddy is the next best thing
In = boy. and the play is said to be
~"@l-what in the Peg O. My Heart"
strain The role will be played by
Eileen Huban, who has just finished
% >rason and a half in Dark Rosa
l,~r.
Another English comedy. -Tiny of
Blooms bury" will be an early Au-
gust offering at the Booth This Is
play by Ian Hay and recently
wound up a run of something more
t1a0 YEAR in London. Washington
saw this last season.
Coms-ock and Gest will produce
The Gave GIrI' at the Longacrn
hout the middle Of August This
Is ,ioorEe MiddIeton's comedy. re-
written. since its COhan and. Harris
uavs. by Mr. Middleton and Guy
Bolton. Grace Valentine played it
p tE. BeIasco here and presumably
Va IIl act il in New York.
The Hattons. Frederic and Fan
~. wrN have The Checkerboard"
with Jose Ruben in its leading role.
at the Thirty ninth Street Theater
after lis Washington appearance.
Brock Pemberton Will present a
comedy entitled Enter Madame" at
the Garrick Theater.
The Lady Of the Lamp" a Chi
nese play by Earl Carroll. will come
to the Republic on August l6 under
Mr. Woods guiding hand. Eileen
Wilson. formerly OF our own Gar
rickers, who made something of a
hit in the short-lived mo More
Blondes" late last season. will be
the Fay Banter Of the piece.
Frank Tinney, too long absent
will come back to New York on Au-
gust Is. when he will be seen at
the SeIwyn Theater in a musical
piece called Tickle Me" written