New-York tribune., 1921-11-20
Stage Gossip
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he seemed to do so with a gesture of
finality. Everything Cohan does has
his original touch, and the touch on
this occasion apparently was labeled
"finis." But across the deeps of the
Atlantic comes faint volume of trum-
pet prologue to renewed activities
George is restless, and it is said that he
is planning to return with flourish.
The nature of his productions to be is
more or less of mystery, but he will
undoubtedly look over the foreign field
and perchance show the play he wrote
on the trip across. In anticipation of
Mr.. Cohan's return to Broadway ac-
tivities some 600 applications are said
to have been received from actors and
actresses who seek to enter his employ.
At present "The O'Brien Grip at the
Liberty is his only representation in
the American theater, but recent
cable received from him says that he
is encouraged by the attitude which
members of the theatrical profession
have taken recently and that he may
organize nearly score Of companies
next season. So George may step lightly
back to Broadway as if he had never
been away.
Capacity houses have greeted the
production Of "The Beggars' Opera" in
Los Angeles, and it has been necessary
to cancel the smaller cities of Califor-
mia in order to play another week in
Los Angeles. The production is sched-
uled to play thirteen weeks along the
Pacific Coast and through Western
Canada. Following this routing it will
be seen in week, half week and one
night stands in many cities, with a
run in Chicago and then New York be-
fore leaving for England. The offer
ing in New York is especially inter
esting in view of the fact that it was
scarcely profitable last season.
Two weeks have been added to the
Shakespearean season which e. H.
Sothern and Julia Marlowe are now
giving at the Century Theater. Their
tenancy will end on Saturday evening,
December 10. Their visit to Philadel-
phia, where they are to appear next
has, accordingly been deferred. The
plays for the week of November %
are: Monday night and Saturday matt
nee, Twelfth Night; Tuesday and Sat-
urday nights, Hamlet; Wednesday
and Friday nights, "The Tanning of the
shrew," and Thursday night, "The Mer-
chant of Venice" The program for
the week Of December is: Monday and
Wednesday nights, "The Tanning of the
Shrew"; Tuesday and Friday, "The
Merchant Of Venice; Thursday
night and Saturday matinee, "Hamlet." !"
The season closes with performance
of "Twelfth Night"
Nine. Alberti, director of the Young
Peoples Theater Company, has ar
ranged a program of plays and pan
tomimes to be presented at the Cort
Theato. IN Friday afternoon, November
25. at 1880, and Saturday morning, No
vember 26, at 1880 o'clock. A panto-
mime by Nine. Alberti, entitled "The
Dolls Adventures" in which Miriam
Battista will be the doll, and two plays
by Sheldon Davis, "The Chimney
Prince" and "The Golden Hill," are on
the program. The latter tells the story
of man who remembered and boy
who dreamed it. 1t was written espe-
cially for Glenn Hunter, who is now ap-
pearing with Billie Burke in "The In
innate Strangers" and he will play che
father, while the boy will be played by
Junior Tiernan.
In conjunction with the Keith .Third
of a Century" celebration E. F. Albee
will publish this year a complete his
tory Of vaudeville, tracing its evolution
from the primitive efforts of museum,
music hall and variety" into the pres
ent-day idea. Mr.. Albee's book will be
the result of years Of research, and
writings and chapters will be devoted
to the record made by the theaters in
war service and in patriotic, charitable
and civic utility. during the war.
Lillian Tashman, who was member
of the cast of "The Gold Diggers" dur
ing its long run at the Lyceum, will
assume the role Of Amy in "Lilies of
the Field" tomorrow night at the
Klaw Theater.