The New York herald., 1921-06-26
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE
STAGE IN SUMMER TIME
Earl Carolls Intimate New Theatre Building
Ziegfeld Merciful to Enrol in Hot Weather
Notes of Plays and Players

of the institution so attractively de-
scribed as follows:
''It seeks the funds for building
through popular subscriptions, but aims
to be self-supporting as soon as 1t has
been launched upon its career. This
building Is to be known as The Cur
tain'-the Little Theatre Of the West
Side. and Is to have an auditorium with
a seating capacity OF 299.
There will also be Green Room
for the purpose of bringing together the
actors and the audience. and where It
will be possible to hold small exhibitions
of painting and sculpture.
The plays. produced by professional
casts headed by a professional director,
will be selected with view to their dra-
matte and literary merit, irrespective Of
their commercial value, and will range
in character from the lightest of come
dies and farces to drama and tragedy.
"a repertoire of at least five produc-
tions each season will furnish ample
opportunity for variety"
Mack Gives Expert Opinion.
Willard Mack. who used to be thought
more or less of an expert on the subject
Of liberty in various forms. wrote parts
Of the current "Follies." He is author of
the monologue which Raymond Hitch
cock delivers from the rowboat In which
he is riding out beyond the three mile
limit. So highly appreciative was the
management of this effort that copies Of
1t were sent to the press. Mr.. Mack In
his reproaches to the Goddess of Liberty
says in part:
why. hello. Liberty old girl Is
that you? I didn't expect to find you
here. l thought after what they'd done
to you you'd jump off your pedestal and
gone down to live with the fishes, which
Is the only free life in America now
Lemme look at you. Are you laughing
or crying? You sure got the laugh on
me and a million other free born Ameri-
can suckers who have to row out three
miles to get drink so as not to become
q criminal
And speaking Of that booze thing,
where were you when that question came
up? I'm darned sure you weren't on
your job. What's that you say? Why,
Lib. old girl, you don't mean to tell me
that In this country OF free politics. free
religion and free love that two or three
men can strangle liberty. handcuff free
dom and kidnap the Declaration of In
dependence? Good God, woman, you
want to be careful OF the company you
keep. A girl can lose her reputation so
quickly. And that's what you get for
goin' around with those Senators. Any
time those political pirates start to
flirt with Liberty they make bum
out of her.
See here, woman. what would your
father. George Washington say? Or
your illustrious godfather. Abraham Lin
coin? You. that were the sweetheart OF
the world. to become the mistress OF n
few Lib. old girl. you're in bad Come
on back. honey come on back with the
people who love and respect freedom !:
who don't care a good gosh darn wheth-
er 1t is Republican or Democratic oil
that fills your lamp so long as II shines
for what you represent. Come on back
Babe, and be our sweetheart once more g"
In Darkest cad street.
The college girl is all over the place
nowadays. or course. she is familiar
on the stage. She Is even In Shuttle
Along" Gertrude Saunders. who Is the
principal comedienne OF that company,
Is graduate OF Benedict College in
North Carolina. She did not go there
especially TO prepare herself TO take n
position in John Cort's company but
looking back on those early days. Miss
Saunders says the experience helped
For six years she belonged TO mus.,...l
stock company that travelled through
the South Her fame had spread az far
north as Sixty-third street Theatre. and
when Mr.. Cort felt that Shuttle Along
really needed a college graduate to
bring out it's finest points he summoned
Miss Saunders.
When THE Red Moon" was at the
Circle Theatre Lottie Gee. who Is now
the chief sweet singer of Shuttle Along -
was the youngest member OF the negro
company. She played later with THE
Smart Set" and then went into vaude-
Vile. II Is always possible for a popu-
lar negro performer to find employment.
In 1919 she went to Europe to appear
with the Southern Syncopated Orchestra
and made such n success over there she
came back just in time TO be engaged
by Mr.. Cort for the company at the
sxty-third Street Theatre.