The New York herald., 1921-07-31
News and Gossip
of the Midsummer
Plays and Players
A. H. Woods Can't Just Get
Those Bathing Girls Out Of
His Mind.

a II. WOODS Is going to revice
~ the tank drdnld-but tcith
- difference. Avcry Hoptcood is
just noto engaged in toritin0 him
play tcith big tank scene. But 1t Is
not melodramn-no gentle reader;
nor Is it the old fashioned tank drama
In tohich the heroine spram0 into the
tcdtcr to be dragged out by the hero.
1t is not IN the least that kind of a
tank play.
Ever since Mr.. Woods salo the Mack
Sennctt bathing girls at the Broddiody
Theatre he has been, as they say on
Washington Square. pery much in
trigued by them, He once announced
a musical play about the bdthers in
cola boration loith Mr.. Sennctt. But
Mr.. Woods breads the musical play as
strongly as the si11cd cat Is supposed
to fear the hot radiator. So that ia
nous idea In the Woods collection fell
through.
But the tank aud the girls, as u
tcore. stuck. So Mr.. Woods acill hare
his nc,o farce nert 1ointcr aDith bath
in1 girls in it and tank In 1t and
the bathing girls in the tank. And the
indications are that he toiH not be
happy until he gets 1t.
Notes of Famous Plays.
Frank Craven. who has acted In all
his plays but Spite Corner" says ne
has had the idea Of the drama IN his
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the Academy of Music with his mother.
She showed him a small house across
from the theatre which spoiled the site
of larger structure. The owner, he
was told In answer to his childish IN
quiry, would not sell for spite.
II David wark Griffith hurries to
Paris he can see D'Ennery's The TWO
Orphans on It's native heath. The
drama has Just been revived at the Porte
st. Martin Theatre, half a century after
it's first production.
Mrs. Annie Nathan Meyers three act
drama "The District Attorney" has
Just been acted by the Bonstelle stock
company in Buffalo. Its heroinc Is the
District Attorney.
Hard to Find Room.
In spite of the supposedly iuleewarm
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season, It is as difficult 70 find rehearsal
room In New York as II always has been
at this time OF the year. OF course every
theatre has three dramatic or musical
companies at the least rehearsing on
the stage. in the balcony or In the lobby
If the theatre happens to possess such
an old fashioned bit OF architecture
and in addition Lyric Hall and all the
rest OF these rehearsal rooms are taken
UP all day. Experts say that the rentals
charged by the hour this year are higher
than ever; so the slump has not al
least begun to throw It's shadow so far
ahead OF II.
The Brsdys Are Coming.
william A. Brady has added another
member OF the family to his staff al
the Playhouse. His daughter Alice IT,
OF course. a well established star now.
adays. both on the stage and In the
cinemas. But she Is still enough in tbs
| family to go to London to look after
| Father Brady's busirnss when he wants
| her to give some OF tho new plays the
| family 20. o." Grace George. who II
Mrs. Brady, acts whenever q play
comes along that appeals to her.
Now in tho business staff OF the thea.
tire Is active william A. Brady. Jr. HI
is at present In charge OF the publicity
of tho Brady enterprises and began his
work with The Teaser." He has beer
at school until this summer. He Is now
90 This latest member Of the famil,
to enter the profession is the son ol
Mr.. Brady and his second wife tMisl
George) and is half-brother of Alice
Brady.
Miss Manners Oblsges.
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