New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-17
6tage Gossip

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from her home In France and the Sc
clusion of several years, to take up
her role In "The Circle" which is one
Of the first things the Selwyns will
present. John Drew, from the glories
OF golf and the duties Of the Near
East Relief, comes in from Long !
Island for the same purpose and the
same show.
Several Of the new comedies planned
for early fall openings have proved
so successful at their out-of- town try
outs that room has been made for
their New York production ahead of
Love-" the comedy by William Anthony
Mcclure, in which Sam H. Harris is
featuring Ernest Truck. This has been
running so smoothly at the preliminary
showings that it will be brought into
town some time during the month of
August.
Winchell Smiths "The Wheel" is
another piece that rolled right along
from the first push; hub, spokes, tire
and all being so nicely adjusted to each
other that no time was wasted on
tinkering. and the momentum acquired
at the initial shove is sending it into
the Gaiety on August 20, to follow
"Lightnin'."
At last, reluctantly and with regrets
at pulling up roots that have become
so deeply Embedded; "Lightnin'," Frank
Bacon and the rest Of the company
that has been domiciled for three years
at the Gaiety Theater have begun to
make their adieus and pack their little
gripsacks preparatory to moving out to
Chicago, where the Blackstone Theater
is holding wide it's doors to receive this
play of Unprecedented success. Three
times has the Chicago opening been
postponed, but this year the demand
of the &heatergoers of the Windy City
was so insistent that John Golden was
frustrated in his intention of making
them wait one season longer. So out
they go on August 27, with run of
three years and day to establish a
record that will be hard to match and
next to impossible to beat.
To those who, in former years, en-
joyed the performances Of "The Little
Stone House," "The Magnanimous
Lover and "Night" the announcement
that the East-West Players are to re-
sumo activities this fall is welcome
news. This Little Theater group of
sincere artists will be ready to begin
its season about October, and has al
ready definitely decided upon some Of
the playlets it will present. One of
the most interesting in preparation is
one-act play from the Rumanian
IAN Eye for an Eye" Their plan is
to give new bill Of four one-act plays
every six weeks, each bill to run for
two weeks.
The fifth annual cruise Of "The
Lights" will start with monster
vaudeville performance next Sunday
evening at the Columbia Theater, Far
Rockaway. Raymond Hitchcock, Nora
Bayes, Frank Tinney, Gertrude Hoff-
man and Lew Fields are among those
who have promised to appear, and many
artists and acts from the Keith vaude-
vile circuit will help to make the oc-
casion one to be remembered.
1t was recently announced that a
new producing organization entitled
Authors-Players, 1nc.," had entered the
theatrical field, but in view of later
advices it would seem that some one
had been a trife premature in sending
cut notices, since it now appears that
Edwin Milton Royle, on the authors
side of the hyphen, and Pedro de Cor.
doba, balancing the other end, are al
there is to this league and alliance OF
talent.
The Touring Managers Association
Of the United States and Canada a
its annual meeting Thursday reelected
all the old officers. Fifty members
we're present and the secretary re
ported twenty-six new names added
within the last three months. The
serious conditions confronting travel
Ing organizations was the main topic
OF the meeting, there being a genera
consensus of opinion that unless there
is q drastic reduction in the salaries
OF actors, musicians and stage hands
there will be few attractions on the
road this next season. In view of The
uafavorable outlook an emergency re-
lief fund was established, to be added
to by weekly assessment on each show
for every week played. This fund will
he used as protection for, and guar
anty to, the members of this oryaniza
tion, and insures the payment of trans
portation of all actors back to New
York
A theatrical garden party for tn,
benefit of the Vigilant Engine. Hool
and Ladder Company, of Great Neck