Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1921-02-06

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! New York may be the center of
things theatrical, but those who rep
resent the west are finding high favor
both here and abroad. Tex Mcleod,
| billed as the american Cowboy" has
been proving a sensation in London
on the vaudeville stage. He has been
in England for the past two years and
! recently refused an offer to accom-
pany Harry Lauder on a tour.
| And Frank Keenan,, one of the lead
| ing lights of the modern stage, is
| finding the west pleasant element to
mix with the footlights He has an
nounced his intention of building his
! own theater IN Los Angeles or San
/ Francisco for the purpose of present.
/ ing worth while plays. At present
/ he is touring the west with his own
company in a revival of Johnny Fer
guson.'
! Lew Cody. screen hero OF many a
western romance. has also found ia
vor the other side of the Rockies. He
! is offering a monologue in vaudeville
! dealing with his studio experiences and
| is being billed as THE Great Lover Of
the Movies"
Mr.. and Mrs. MAXWELL Armfield.
known for several interesting produce
/ tons in the west. are also invading the
| Atlantic county. Their latest eff
| fort was the presentation of a revival
of "A Winters Tale" at the Little the
alter in New York.
The changing mode of plays IS fur
| Their indicated by the news that q
| dramatization of Sinclair Lewis Main
t. I L.,
/ berts. Not SO many months ago il
would have been insisted by all mana
gers that there isn't play in it, but
the success of THE First Year has
done a good deal TO wean producers
away fram this viewpoint. Harvey
| O'Higgins and Harriet Ford the in
veterate colladorators. are making the
dramatization of Main Street.
whitford Kane. artist and dramatist,
| has written a new comedy. Happy Is
land.'' which is to be staged in New
York before long. His last play. Dark
Rosaleen." was produced by David Be-
| lasco.
Annette Westbay. who plays in 'eThe
Passion Flower with Nance O'Neil, is
the daughter OF celebrated Polish mu-
stefan and herself talented in this line.
/ Alexander Carr is to sail shortly for
! London. There he will appear in his
vaudeville playlet, April Showers
William Morris is directing his tour.
George Lederer's production. 1.-THE
Girl in the Spotlight" which closed re-
Gently, is now touring again under the
title of "Mollie." Practically the same
cast is seen as appeared here in Cleve-
land.
George Gaul. well known actor. was
married a few days since to Lawson
McClung. Gaul started his theatrical
career with the Coburns and has won
recognition on Broadway in the Dun
sany plays.
Anton r. Schibilia is preparing a YER
sion of That's for presentation on the
vaudeville stage. Mile. Rezjia OF the
Opera Comique, Paris, is to be fea tured
The Peg o. My Heart revival. with
Laurette Taylor once more as Peg.
opened in Baltimore last Monday nigh;
and will presumably go to New York
in about month.
! John Drinkwater has come over for
the production OF his Queen Mary OF
Scots" which continues TO be consid-
erably talked about by practically ev-
cry one but its producer. The new
Drinkwater play unlike abraham Lin
coln," is not of a chronological nature
but is concerned with Mary Stuart at
single point OF her career. This is
/ when she was about "a, still the wife
of Darnley-the time when the murder
| of Riccio took place. In technique
| thus a guarded announcement" the
play is said to show a radical departure
from custom"