The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10

E H. sothern and Julia Marlowe, while in America this winter. spent a great deal of time in the making of phonographic records of famous scenes from shakespeares plays. These, l un- derstand, are already on the market From "The Merchant of Venice they give Shylocks speech and forua Mercy speech, as example.
 These artists who are very ciose " the hearts Of American people, ars niue.- issa- interested in the educational possl slpiseies ~ of the photograph, and evidently peiAsse 1t way to get Shakespeare to t,o @ masses Mir. and Mrs Sothern spens e.S past winter at their home Tn Wns,ls ton D. O.. with occasional perlous III New york They sailed recently TOT France and Paris, where they VIII speho two months. then to their native Eng land for the summer. Aar
 Mra sotbern Julia Mariewe) has been honored with the degree or doctor ol laws by the Washington university the onlv actress upon whom such an honor has been bestowed. .na Mr. and Mrs Sothern expect m the s,,t,,-a to appear every other year Tn Sbakespearean plays. This year they snanf in rest. but the artists expect to rsviva .4Ths Merchant of Venice" anu ..Taming of the Shrew'' next year.
 Some weeks ago in this column wIots what I knew of the Theatre Guild OF Naw York. the organization that aas shou1 the commercial managers thae avan box office successes can pc H@"e of 'shigh-brow'' plays .,, rs vou wish to read farther you VIII find in the April Theatre Magazine aA axcaalent article on the subject py Duu lay Disges, who is closely identiaeo VII +ha work of the Theatre Guild, being cue s .sair leading actors. He speaks, or .,o,,rsa authoritatively and fuiiy- MI nsrwes played the husband in tneir pro ducfion of James Ciegg." and Boss As"- arer in .sfdeartbreak House .,.
 Also in this connection. and Wni1 ss,eaiiag of the Theatre MagaAne, laarn it's editor, Arthur Hornnio~' aaa written n biograpa,icai play caned -.,, .,razsa Borgia'' which David 6eaaSe" "' r,rod4ca early next season.
 ox1 P~erova. we'll known as q fnin aetress. has been out of the pupho es for some time. l. now devesops las been basy writing piay TOT s..@ s n~rsalf The story is said to pc nf Spanish type and will be oftefee saon since it is now in the reheassaa' bv A Fl. Woods, and there Is rumoa broad that Pauline Frederick VIII r. +,rn to the stage next season also VI" der the management of Mr Woeoss
 The piece mentioned in whlch th,s noted screen stage star will a2F ear is called -Tia Pan Aliey,S deaiing wtta popuaar songs and the people VII write them. Evidently comedy, aaa hare it is to fancy Miss Frederack o' Joseph and His Brethren and eehss heavy plays in such: The screen drawS heavily upon our legitimate. but maiztain they come backs IL woule seem from reports next year will Wit ness q.,ite a return revival Of player folk. who under the operation ana ca 1olery of fabulous ssaiaries have wan dered from the fold of the spokei drama
 The Times ef Sunday carries tnis comment of Glare de Lune. play in which the Barrymores will come < the empire in two weeks;
 .-Orrhestra seats for 'Ciaif de Lune will be S5 each, and there appears t. be no doubt that the presence of Ethe and John Barrymore in the same cas will insure packed houses, despite thi somewhat extrayagant charge 'Ciai da Lune' will be the first production in this town to set s5 for its regula nightly rate--Mr- Dillingham; expeetes to do it with the Fred Stone show dur