Evening star., 1921-08-14

november IOF SerleS OI SOhScit - AA
| this country.
| Anna Case. the American-born and
American trained soprano, Will be one
OF the leading artists in the Ten Star
Concert Series the coming season, ac-
| cording to an announcement by Guy
A. Ourand, vice president of T. Arthur
Smith, Inc. Reservations for the sew
enth series of these concerts are now
| beng received at 1906 e street.
Hilda Spong announces that she has
secured the American rights to Call
| lavet and de Flers' comedy The Fan"
(L'EventaiD, and will produce it the
| first week In October.
This charming satire on domestic
felicity was the vogue in Paris when
presented at the Theater du Gymnase
with the fascinating Marcelle Len
der as Gisselle. Owing to managerial
complications the play was with
drawn from the American market and
withheld until last month. when Miss
Spong secured what she considers one
of the comedy finds Of the season.
One Of the effects of the statement
recently issued by the Columbia Bur-
| lesque Association that the open
shop" policy would prevail in all the
atcrs which 1t controls. Is said to De
reflected in the announcement of Man
ager Harry o. Jarboe of the Gayety
that seat prices will be reduced dur
ing the season starting with LABOR
] day. thus passing the saving effected
| On to the theater's patrons.
The Gayety Theater is now in the
! hands of workmen. who are renovat-
ing. redecorating and refurbishinG
the playhouse preparatory to Its open
ing carly in September.
The delicate beauty and charm of
manner that captivated New York.
London and Paris several years ago
when she was in vaudeville. are said
to be making kathleen Clifford one
of the leading favOriteS on the screen
Among the early productions made
by Louis ]. Cashier. the noted French
director. who is to make number
of directors series productions for
re pictures during the next year.
was 'The Life of Christ" The rever-
ence and skill with which he handled
the tremendous subject it is said,
has made it really great motion
picture production.
This is So Sudden" Is the title
of Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle's picture
which was filmed under the title
should Man Marry The title of
Arbuckle.s latest picture also has
Freight" to Freight Prepaid"
Six separate prodution units.
enough for good size film company.
DeMille's picture. The Affairs of
Anatol." This. it is said. sets a record
in motion picture making. In ad-
dition to Mr.. DeMille's own organiza-
tion five other units were represented
in the presence of Wallace Reid.
Gloria Swanson. Bebe Daniels. Wanda
Hawley and Agnes Ayres.
Mistinguett. the French revue
|, comedienne. who Is wanted by Ned
Wayburn for his proposed French
revue. is preparing her English for
American display and will use the
language in her songs here. She is
famous for her costumes. which are
declared unique and more startling
than those worn by any other actress
serious as well as singing and dancing
roles. having appeared at the Paris
Casino in Mime. Sans Gene"
Claude King. leading man for Ethel
Barrymore in 'Declasse." will play
the leading male role in "Bluebeard's
Eighth Wife," in which Ina Claire is
to be starred
William Harris. jr. who last year
produced abraham Lincoln "The
Lost Leader" THE Bad Man" and
MARY Stuart" this season. it is an
nOunceQ, Will prOQuce irish Dew.
comedy by Abby Merchant: Blue
boards Eighth Wife," a translation
of Alfred Savoir's French farce by
Charlton Andrews. and "Oliver Crom-
WELL" the third of John Drinkwater's
historical Dramas
Box office prices in New York have
come down. all the legitimate attrac-
tions opening thus far this season be-
ing presented on the $3.50 scale, and
the Hippodrome. s1.5O. Last year the
Hippodrome charged SO, and the Fol-
lies is charging IS. but many musical
shows are playing at SO. and some of
them at $3.50.
Clara Eames, who opened the Ritz
Theater in New York last spring in
Drinkwater's Mary Stuart" is to
open the National Theater there this
spring in Swords" a play by Sidney
Howard. Haywood Broun wrote of
her last spring: Fate has been kind
to this playhouse (the Ritz). On the
very first night an actress came upon
the stage. and the place became at
once no more a building of brick and
gold paint. but a theater'
May Robson will be seen during
the coming season in 1T Pays to
Smile" comedy made by Ethel
Watts Mumford from Nina Wilcox
Putnam's novel of the same title.
1t is announced that Miss Robson
will be seen in the play in New York.