The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
How Cecil B. DeMille Gets
Best Out of All-Star Cast
Agnes Ayres Declares Producer Always Gives
More to Cast Than Cast Can Give.

conducted a party OF the visiting
photoplsy exhibitors. in session in
the Capital. around the Crandall
circuit Of theaters. Representative
OF the trade press also were in
cluded in the party. The unsni-
nous opinion expressed by the out
3-to~n exhibitors was that the
seven Crsndsll houses in washing
ton comprise one OF the handsomest
and best-manaCed chains in the
country. The local exhibitors or
ganization. Of which Mr. CrandaI;
Is president. on Thursday night
eanGueted the visitors Al the Hotel
Washington.
II has now been definitely decidod
that the ZieEfeId "FolIies" will ror
be housed at the New Anste-ds- >,
theater in New York this summer-
an epochsl upheavai that cannot fan
TO cause the conservative TO trcmble
surely. II the succession of these
Zlegteldian productions at the New
Amsterdam is TO be thus idly in
terrupted. then nothing in all the
world Is safe. To he sure. there IS
some slight consolation in the fact
that IL is another ZieCfeld show that
Is keeping the "Follies" from its ac-
Cus'omed home, but this solace is
only for the unthinkinE.
AZ IS. OF course the phenomena
sally" that is thus interfering with
the usual run Of things. II IS not
overststing matters to say that no
other production in the history OF
the New YORK stage has ever Gre
sted quite the demand that this en-
tertainment has evoked-and sus-
tatned il. il Shouts be added-over a
similar period Cf time. Today. in
the face Of widespread slump. il IS
as difhcult to buy sally tickets as
II ever was, and there is no doubt
that the show will 60 blitheIy
through the summer and far into
next season before the demand be-
gins to lessen.
The best guessers. in this extrerr-
lty, have il that the "FoIlies" will
nnd a home at the Globe Theatre
slightly smaller house than the New
Amsterdam, but not to be despised
Tor all that This shift would make
II necessary TO accommodate George
whites Scandals" elsewhere. and
the chanches are that il will end a
berth at the Liberty.
The Selwyns. at this writing. are
laying their plans for next season
with particular precision. and the
opening attractions for New York
houses are already decided upon. Mr..
Megrue's "Honors Are Even" flush
ed with it's Boston success. will
come TO the Times Square Thester in
A ANne - ss - =
Lola Fisher heading it's cast: The
Poppy God" a Chinese play. which
George Marshall produced in stock
in Baltimore last summer. will open
at the Apollo in the same month.
with Ralph Morgan and Edna Hib-
bard as its leading players. and the
multi-starred company engaged for
Mr. Maugham's The Circle" will he
seen at the Selwyn Theater in Ser
tember. In this organization. Il
will be remembered. will be Mrs
Leslie Carter. John Drew. EsteIle
winwood. Ernest Lawford. John
Halliday and one or two others Of
equal repute.
'Tiliom." the play by Franz
Molnar. now being presented by the
Theater Guild in New York. will be
put on the screen by the Metro Pic
lures Corporation. with Bert Lytell
and Virginia Nalli in the principal
parts. Its title will be changed.
however. TO a Trip TO Paradise
from which IL is inferred that other
things will be done to IL. II has
been suggested that perhaps Liliom
won't die on the screen at all. but
Ix.~FH = a
awake 20 love. honor and obey Julie
for the rest OF Ions life.
Van and Schenck will rejoin the
ziegfeld Midnight Frolie a