The New York herald., 1921-06-26

AMI CAfttNOLL says t1dt his
- new theatre will be intimate,
which does not mean merely
that 1t will be intimate with him since
il is to be called by his name. 1t
will possess the artistic intimacy i'm
parted by a seating capacity of only
1000, and when the theatre happens
rot to be full-may such an untoward
condition never exist-there ought to
be still greater intimacy.
The site of the new playhouse is at
Seventh avenue and Ffftieth street
ond it's interior arrangement Is said to
conform strictly to the artistic as we'll
as the commercial idea of the drama.
This probably means that the lobby is
not 80 shallow that one may step
from a limousine into the last row Of
seats and that spectators seated in
the front row may not comfortably
rest their chins on the stage.
Mr.. Carroll. who will have the entire
artistic direction. has added an innova-
ton to the arrangement of the stage
which will be new here. although it's use
in the foremost foreign theatres Is said
to be common enough. The usual cyclo-
rama drop will be entirely dispensed
with and on a cement coated back wan
colored lights will be used to create the
effect OF distance. Mr.. Carroll expects
to open his new theatre at the beginning
OF the year.
More Provincetown Players.
The amateurs who put Provincetown
on the map as a producing centre which
has sent some notable plays out to the
world will this year have a rival COM
pany more or less In their artistic midst.
Tomorrow night the new organization
will make its first appearance with a
benefit for the purpose of improving the
new building of the Provincetown Art
Association. This association has VIII
Young for president and other inter-
ested members among the artists of this
summer colony are John Noble. Charles
H. Hawthorne. Richard Miller. Max
Bohm Ambrose Webster and George
Elmer Brown.
The new organization. which Is called
the New York Play Actors. includes
Frederic Mckay and Douglas Wood as
business and artistic directors and Miss
Eileen Van Biene. sydney Booth, Miss
Josephine Adair and Leonore Norville as
members of the company. which VIII
once a week present programme OF
one act plays Of all kinds.
warm Hearted ziggy.
Just in time to meet the hot spell OF
last week, Mr.. Ziegfeld took enough
time off from the "Follies' rehearsals
to order Leon Errol into summer uni
form. Anybody who has seen the
comedian In sally" knows how hard he
works and how appreciative he must be
OF lighter material In the makeup OF his
costumes. There must be six OF them,
since the comedian Is never able TO APP
pear twice in succession In the same
suit They must be even in the cold
weather allowed 10 dry
Because Mr.. ziegfeld thought so gen
erously OF his sufferings Mr.. Enrol has
six new suits and uniforms Of zephyr
like lightness OF texture. But they add
as much grandeur as the others to the
popular play at the New Amsterdam.
Two dress suits and six uniforms as
we'll as six dress shirts every week have
been the loss OF the comedian since the
piece was acted first. But Mr.. Errol Is
even reconciled to this amount OF dam
age. II is Mr.. Ziegfeld who pays, not
the Duke Of Czechogevinia.
Trying 60 Raise "The Curtain"
Have you little theatre In your
home? II you haven't you will soon
be out of the fashion. They abound on
every hand. But now is the time to buy
stock II you want It I'm a little theatre
TO be called The Curtain and intended
for the artistic enlightenment of the
upper West Side. But there must be
$500, 900 OF capital stock before the mat
Ter Is altogether settled. So there seems
TO be sorne delay likely even In the case