The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
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By E. s. G.

Reports of difficulties between Miss Day and MT. Carleton, who is both her husband and manager, have drifted from London for some time. When Miss Day opened in Irene" abroad she was taken up by society and made much of. Her husband before leaving this country was in- terested in the Vanderbilt Producing Co, which produced Irene" but through having difficulties with his partners sold out his interest and ob- tained Miss Days release from her contract.
 Prior to their marriage MT. Carle- ton is said to have secured con- tract with Miss Day whereby he was to manage her affairs for ten years. In England it is stated that the con- tract will not hold, but that it could be enforced in this country. In the event that the star and her husband manager part company Miss Day may remain in England until such time as the contract 1apses.
 Sir J. M. Barrie will leave for America shortly to super1ntend the production in America by Famous Players-Lasky of a screen version of "Peter Pan."
 He has also written a special pie ture for Lasky.
 Among the other British authors busily at work for the same firm are Arnold Bennett Compton Mackenzie E. Phillips Oppenheim, Robert Kitchens, Temple Thurston, Max Penn berton and R. c. Carton.
 lime. Sarah Bernhardt expects to visit England about the middle of Sep tennber to play a six weeks engage ment at the Coliseum, returning to Paris at the end of October. after which she sails> for America to play a two months tour of the vaudeville houses. !. The last time Bernhardt appeared in New York was at the Empire | theatre in a bill of three one-act Nplays, she personally acting in two. Despite her age and infirm1ty she sat at the head of long table in a small French restaurant in Times lSquare every night after the show, t6urrounded by her entire company of lplayers, where they supped and chat tered and were paid nightly. Bern ,hardt has always insisted on being lpaid at the end Of each days work and, in turn, reimbursing her sup porting organization.
 Her last appearance in vaudeville Ian America was several years ago.
 cab1egram received late recently in New York from Australia said "Irene" had soundly scored in Sydney sand seems assured of a long run. "Irene" is now being played or three continents, with road compan- ies preparing over here and in Eng !. Hand. Irene" is still running al the Vanderbilt, New York. Anoth- fer company opened at Boston, Aug i16, and a third "Irene," groomed fol a Southern tour, starts Sept. at Pat Ferson, N. J. A fourth Irene" com | pany opens Sept. 27 for tour of the q, week stands.
 William Farnum has decided not tC make pictures for six months ant will leave Los Angeles for his homo ,at Sag Harbor, l.. l., this week. Far lnum's decision to quit picture mak ing for the half year period is be cause of a desire to train down il weight to his former leading juvenil yproportions. The Fox star has ac cumulated avoirdupois so rapidly il the last year that he now tips tn beam well over 250. He will try t knock off 50 pounds during his si months vacation.
 . Travers Vale has completed worl on his William A. Brady special fea lture, 'Llfe, which IS now Tn pro cess of cutting for middle Septembe krelease. "Life" is taken from tn iwell-known legit meller of the sam name and is the first of series c -four productions a year Brady wi make. Various distribution concern - are negotiating for the release right Nita Naldi has a leading role in tn lpicture.
 Charlotte Greenwood in 'Linge ,II-onger Letty' broke all records fC sattendance and takings at Ne Lit rerty, Oakland, California, for a week engagement, setting the high mark z $25,S30. Miss Greenwood was th opening show at Ye Liberty whic had been dark for five weeks.
 A singular feature of the phenon Ienal business was that the newsps per advertising in advance was at