South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-22
Stage
Among the Stars in the
World of the Theater
By VIII v. Fink

Victor Herbert has written music /
for -Oui Madame" in which Georgia |
O'Ramey viii have an important
part
Emily Stevens. cousin OF Mrs.
Fiske. Is 20 act IN Sophie" a |
dramatization OF the life OF Sophie /
Arnould. a famous Partisan actress
OF the eighteenth century. made by |
Philip MOeller, who wrote George |
SAND" for Mrs. FIske Miss Stevens
will be under the direction OF George /
G Tyler. She has acted IN South |
Bend In MIS-. Fiskes company and |
as leading lady for George Arliss in
''Septtmua"
William Courtney, who acted |
Civilian Clothes at the Oliver last |
fall and who recently finished a Chi |
eago engagement IN the play. IL now
appearing in II IN Boston. He has
plans for starring IN The Clam Dig !
ger written by Eleanor Hinckley. |
Civilian Clothes has finished It's
New York run
William Rock. who used 70 come
10 South Bend in Richard Carries
support and whose eccentric dancing
long, long ago attracted attention
and much favor here. Is 10 give New
York a revue called William Rocks
Varieties OF 1920"
George NJ. Conan. Il is said, will
soon act In his own play. THE Cele-
brated Chums." Mr.. Conan has not
been In South Bend since the Four
Cohans. nearly 20 years ago. pre-
scented Running for Office" at the
oliver. Jerry ]. Conan. the father.
and Josephine Cohan. the sister. are
dead Soon after appearing here
Mr.. Cohan began winning pro-
nounced Metropolitan favors with
Little Johnny Jones'" Then came
"FOrty-F1 Minutes From Broad
way and other big winners Today
Mr.. Cohan Is wcalthy-rich-
Tho Irresistible Genfus- Is 20 BIO
produced By George NJ. Conan and
Harrison Grey F1sze"
II In related that George NJ. Cohan
rewrote "Shavinga." which was pro-
duced by Henry w. Savage. SHAW
ings," is now at the Knickerbocker
in New York, having succeeded
Angle Face at that theoter.
Frances Starr ('~rfgsr. T9ger-).
Lenore Ulrich ('-The sun Daughter),
and Ina Claire (''The Gold Dtggers''l
David Bslasco stars. are unmarried !
Theda Bara has returned TO the
speaking stage In The Blue Flame"
The Woods theater in Chicago, /
will have it's first musical attraction
in Monte Cristo, Jr.." In which Lew
Hearn is the principal comedian 1t
is very popular. other Woods book
irgs include Sam Bernard and Irene
HOrdoni in AS You Were" which
is a success: Barney Bernard in THE
Hon. Abe Potash" Claiming Pol
locks melOdrama. The Sign on the
DoOe." and Donald Brian, Peggy
Wood and Ralph Morgan IN Bud
dies
The Ross Of China" which was
well liked IN New York, Is TO tenant
the IaSslle In Chicago. Frank Nc
Intyre, Oscar Shaw, Cecil Cunning
ham. Jane Richardson and Jean
Barnett are In It. II Is a Comstock
e Gest production Wodenhodse
and Bolton made the book. Armand
Veesey composed the music and
Josef Urban painted the scenery.
Fort Wayne liked May Irwin in
+On the Hiring Line" Josephine
Han. Sidney Toler. Minna Gombell
and Robert Hudson are still in the
company organized 20 support Laura
Hope Crews and seen at the Oliver
last August
The indianapolis News reviewer
says that Frank Tinney IS the best
Dlackface comedian In America with
a possible exception OF two CA Jol-
son, Eddie Leonard and Eddie Can
tor are mentioned) and that he has
DOTTED burnt cork TO appear in
Sometime called an entertain
ing evening by the writer In the
first scene OF the show Tinney
blacks up Just for q few minutes.
apparently 20 satisfy those who can
not snthuse over him in anything
but blackface
Eddie Leonard IN -Roly Boly
Eyes found popularity IN Indianap-
oils.
Maxine Elliott has scored a perso-
nal suocess IN Trimmed IN Scarlet"
which under the title OF Prudence"
had been acted by Grace George,
who found Il poorly suited to her
gifts Referring to Miss Elliott a
reviewer says; but not only her
stately beauty. which has not suffer
ed by the lapse OF time, but her I'm
proved method and gain in artistic
qualities. enable her 20 monopoliZe
the interest IN the Bouew hat ertifi-
clai character OF Cordelia- calling
herself Mrs Prudence, who for Is
years has been oOurSing about Eu-
rope with scores OF men without the
least blemish. and who not until
,a..ioH IN her "a rnpr faa1a ~al1ed