South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-13

f-efio"f ana "A Few other celebrated t
stage stars, has never posed for the
movies story Isl going the rounds
ina Maude Adams decision 10
leave the Frohmau management
was reached when Sc was insisted
@he should ride goat IN a screen
production OF Peter pan" At any
rate something unusual happened Cd
sever relations between Miss Adams
ana Charles FrohWau. Inc. for ever
since she became STAR in "Ths
Little Minister" back iu 1896. and
even before then when she was
leading lady for John Drew. her
destintes were guided by Mr FrOh-
man. While David Warfeld Maude
adams John Drew and Julia Mar
lowe either have not been asked 10
act before the camera or have de-
clined 90 DO SO. Sarah Bernhardt.
Mrs. Fiske. h. ID SOthsrn william
Faversham. OTIS Skinner. Ethel
barrymore. John Barrymore. Lionel
Barrymore. William IT. Crane. Rob
ert ManteIl and others. some distiu-
guishod and some popular. have
done 30 with varying results
A. L. Erlanger has assumed man
agement OF Ed Wynn and next sea-
SOD viii present him I'm musical
medley. one OF the feature OF which.
St IL announced. win be "a congress
OF world beauties"
Somebody familiar with statistics
or "Erminie.' which Francis VIII
son and DeWolf Hopper have re-
vivcd. apparently on a lavish scale.
gives the Information that back in
The eighties when "Erminie' was
first disclosed. 10 was necessary TO
do n gross weekly business OF not
less than $4,000 TO meet expenses
For The revival. IL is explained. az
least $4,000 must roll into the box
office each week TO prevent loss. The
old production cost $4,000. the
statement says. while $4,000 was
expended on the new one.
- Interviewed I'm New York recent
p Francis Wilson declared that
when the day comes for him TO per-
manently cease acting he wants TO
make his exit in either THE Bache-
lOr's Baby" or The Little Father
or the wilderness" il he has any
thing 10 say about his farewell We
hicle Mr. Wilson has played both
OF these comedies on the oliver
stage.
Mile Anna Pavlowa. still admit
tedly the finest dancer Of her time,
Is TO make her last appearance in
Chicago this season at Medinah
temple. Monday night, Feb. rs.
Critics agree that Pavlowa is dane
fng even better this season than
when she was such a great furore
in 1910. That year she and Mord-
kin danced i'm South Bend. The peO-
pie have focked to see Pavlowa in
such numbers this season that her
manager Fortune Gallo. OF New
York. has entered into a contract
with her 10 return to the United
States next fall
Elsie Janis has not been here I'm
several seasons. She used to come
in The Hoyden, The Fair Coed
and The Slim Princess" In Lon
don Just now Miss Janis is extraor-
dinarily popular I'm q revue at the
Queens known as Its All Wrong.
said 20 he along lines Of Elsie
Janis and Her Gang which was
liked in this country.
Edith Day is to have The same
part when George A. Cohau's
Mary" Is performed i'm London.
Iaurette Taylor. who has revived
Peg o. Ny Heart" first acted i'm
that comedy AT the Cort theater.
New York, Dec 20. 1912.
The old Homestead" is now on
SIS saith tour. William Lawrence
has the role Of Joshua WhitcOmb,
PLAYED at the Auditorium here more
than 20 years ago when Denman
Thompson was booked into that
theater hurriedly through the burn
ing Of the Columbia in Chicago.
Irene" the musical play soon to
be orfered al the oliver. is what may
be called a thoroughly good show
the best OF its type IN several
seasons.
The IascaIa orchestra from
Milan. italy. an organization OF
nearly 1G0 musicians led 10y Arturo
ToScanini. who used TO conduct az
tho Metropolitan. New York, Is this
afternoon giving its first concert in
chicago al the Auditorium. Louden
charlton is directing the Toscanini
tour. which embraces about So
cities The orchestra has scored