New-York tribune., 1921-09-04
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from 4 work by Ference Herczog. Mr..
Faversham has done the staging.
On Tuesday evening David Belasco
Will open his season by reintroducin.s
Frances Starr in "The Easiest Way"
Eugene Walters play, at the Lyceum
Theater, for limited engagement of
eight weeks. "The Easiest Way" is in
four acts and four scenes.
Wednesday evening at the Broad
hurst Theater George Broadhurst will
make his production of ''Tarzan of the
Apes" which was postponed from last
Thursday because of the illness of one
of the principals of the cast.
On Thursday evening at the Ritz
Theater William Harris will present
Ina Claire in "Bluebeard's Eighth
Wife" This farce, by Alfred Savoir,
has been adapted by Charlton Andrews,
who has retained the French setting
and has kept as close to the original
text as possible. The story is that of
q dominant American who, with charm
enough to win seven wives and money
enough to divorce them, meets his
match in the piquant daughter of a
marquis, whom he makes his eighth
wife. Robert Milton, who recently be-
came general stage director for Mr..
Harris, makes his official debut with
this production. Livingston Platt fur
nishes the settings.
Labor Day marks the inaugural of
the new season in Keith vaudeville.
The Alhambra in Harlem, the Royal in
the Bronx and the Borough Park in
Brooklyn will open their doors with
special holiday bills at Monday matinee.
The Hamilton, on Washington Heights,
returns to its former big time, full
week policy. The Orpheum and Bush
wick, Brooklyn, which have remained
open all summer, will change their
evening performances back to 1915
o'clock. The Prospect and Greenpoint,
in Brooklyn, the Palace, Riverside and
Eighty-frst Street, in Manhattan, and
the Fordham will continue their sum-
mer policy into the new fall season.
The Colonial will open in October
The opening of B. S. Moss's new
Franklin Theater at Prospect and West
chester avenues, the Bronx, tom orrow
evening" is to be a gala affair, with
many motion picture and vaudeville
stars in the audience. Bronx theater-
goers are greatly interested in this
latest addition to the Moss circuit and
the borough officials have organized a
large theater party to attend the open
ing.
On September IL, at the Astor Thea
ter, the Shuberts will present "The
Blue Lagoon" dramatization by
Norman MacOwen and Charlton Mann,
. of H. de We're Stackpoole's romance Of
the same names The play has sue
cessful run at the Prince of Wales
Theater, London, under Captain Basil
Dean, who has come to New York to
stage the piece for American produc-
tion. At this particular time, when
such general interest has been aroused
in all things pertaining to life in the
South Seas, this story of the two chill
dren and the Irish sailor who are cast
on ar uninhabited island is familiar
TO ali ruaders of contemporary fiction
Inciatatul music has been composed by
ClivS Cnrev, young Englishman
traineA in the modern school of Stra-
ylnsks, which accentuates the atmos-
pheris quality of the romance and is
an important feature of the produc-
tion. Harold French, who played the
lead in the London presentation, and
Frances Carson will have the CHIEF
roles. Cecil Yapp will be the sailor
and the others in the cast are Andrew
Lawlor, Lorna Volare, David Glassford
Edmund Gurney, Harry Plimmer, Selns
Hall, Henry Morrell, Carlton A. Rivers
Gatenby Bell and Edward Robson.
A departure from the usual run o,
premiers will mark the opening O.
Augustin MacHugh's new comedy, "Tru'
to Form" at the Braghall Playhouse
September IL. 1t will be the first tim,
cast of Broadway players has ap
peared in production at one of thu
Ea-called neighborhood theaters. Ever.
member 6f the cast has won success il
YEsoadway plays. The play is bein,
presented by the Actors Repertor:
Theater. Barry Macollum, the director
was associated with John Ferguson
and "Mixed Marriage" from this Irisl
theater. His new organization is offer
ing an.American play by an American
author. Edward Nicander, Sue Mac
Mananey, Dorothy Wilkins and Eugene
Blair will have the principal roles.
Jessie Bonstelle, who, sin association
with Lee Shubert, is producing "Ths