The New York herald., 1921-01-30
Did You Hear !?
That the Season for Novelties Will End Soon, That
Actors Find 1t Cheaper to Live at Home Than
Travel and About Ben-Ami?

month a letter In which the writer
promises with the aid OF one of the best
known of the firms of ticket SPECTATORS
to settle all their troubles for the future.
They may arrange to get what tickets
they want and where. Not only will
the theatre be at their convenience, but
just tho exact location which they may
happen to desire will be available to
them. Now such promises In the pres
ent difficulty of getting desirable places
in theatres seemed like hint of the
millennium. So the recipients of these
letters were anxious to discover Just
how all the advantages were to be
obtained.
Those who took the trouble to answer
their communica tions have learned that
by joining a club which will cost not
less than $500 for a period of one year
the members will be able at all times
to get whatever theatre seats they may
want for themselves by notifying the
agency back OF the enterprise two days
In advance. The seats will never be
further from the stage than the sixth
row. OF course, one Is still expected
TO pay the legal advance on theatre
tickets since the subscription Is by way
of being a. bonus for the privilege Of
having choice seats.
There Is official denial of any inten-
ton on the part of Ben-Ami to alter his
name because he has abandoned the Yid-
dish stage. The rlmor Is said to have
started from the suggestion that in view
OF the varied estimate Of his talents the
confused player was thinking Of making
such a slight change as TO have his title
read. "Ben-What Am-I?"
You have heard of decreasing tn.
scale OF a house, perhaps, or any other
building? But did you ever hear of de-
creasing the scale OF play7 II is going
20 happen soon whether you ever heard
OF II or not A star with a handsome
hut by no means tall husband Is going
TO have him in the leading role Of a pop
ular play In order that the other actors
may not, at least, tower over him physl-
cally they are all to be shorter than he.
Such changes OF scale are more fire.
quently designed to adjust the cruel
years rather than the inches.
"Cognac," which did not appear at the
Princess Theatre on last Monday. ac-
cording to schedule, will not be seen for
several weeks, II II takes that long to
make the cast faultless. In the opinion
of the management the play Is too prom
isins to risk with any but the most suit
able actors.
sweet Home Costs Less.
The actors who have not been for
tunate enough to get engagements to
travail or have returned TO town because
the road did not care for their playe are
less distressed than usual over the ne
cesslty of stopping In New York without
employment The increased cost of liv-
ing in all the cities OF the country has
made II impossible for them TO do more
than exist and return to this city with
nut any evidence of their work on tour
Indeed. actors who have established a
home In this city have been known IN
many Instances TO refuse offers TO travel
on the ground that they could not af-
ford II.
ANY man with his own place in the
city" an actor told tho reporter yester-
day. -is better off X ne stays In Il than
he IL 10 close II UP and try to eave any
money on the road now In this country
The prices OF the hotels are so high that
all the average actor can do ls TO hand
over his money 20 the landlord. Even
the smaller boarding houses known 70
the actors have increased their ra ties
Nevertheless they are more popular than
they ever were. and actors who In the
past were never seen anywhere but In
the best hotels this year lodge IN the
pensions gladly"