The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-02
Stage Chatter

| Mitnitzky, the great Russian violin
ist, has arrived in the United States
and will make his American debut at
Carnegie Hall, January II.
Michio Itow, introducer Of the an
cient and famous Noh dramas of
Japan into this country, will inaugu-
rate his season in New York next
month. These famous music dramas
have achieved wide popularity in Lon
don.
Madame Sonia Serova, whose dane
ing was described at a recent recital
as DIT of transplanted Heaven
brought to Forty-second street. will
transplant some more Heaven short
ly when she makes another matinee
appearance.
Mile. Phebe, the graceful pretty and
iagile dancer of "The Greenwich VII
llage Follies' has entered the ranks of
popular dancers who are to appear at
matinee dansants this season. Ivan
Bankoff, himself q famous Russian
dancer will present her.
Little Miss Charity" who has been
spending money lavishly through the
/ Eastern cities since closing its happy
New year engagement, is spending
the holidays in New York Frank
Moulan, the comedian, is still writing
the history of the comic stage in
lAmerica.
Whitford Kane did such excellent
iacting in THE Whispering Welr' in
New York that a cIamor has gone I'D
FOR a better play for his unquestioned
taIents-a compliment as unusual in
the press as it is deserved by this
modest and excellent Irish actor and
patriot.
Fritz Leiber, late star In Fox film
productions and now a Shakespearean
lstar' has learned something in the
srnoVies and has adapted their smooth
land rapid running productions to his
Snakespearean repertoire. His plays
are produced without even a hesita.
ton between acts.
Richard G. Herndon. who has be-
come immune through management of
temperamental artists is planning to
Iplace Little Miss Clarity on the
sscreen. THE Passion Flower an
gother of his artistic enterprises, is to
be done by one of the trio of Tai
madge girls.
Langdon Mccormick, author of "The
Storm, which continues to play con-
currently In New York and Chicago.
and lately in London, will send over
Sylvia Bidwell to stage the Paris pre-
miere. He has finished a new play
without single effect except such
as comes from gripping situations and
live wire dialogue.
Ethel Newcomb, one of the most
popular and famous concert pianists
OF the native school has finished her
memoirs of the late Theodore Tes-
chetlzky and will appear in concert
under the auspices of Frederick War
l CsI
return to the concert stage as solo,
list with the leading Eastern orches
tras.
Avery Hopwood has toned down,
polished off and otherwise prepared
for Broadway production Wilson Col
hsen's comedy, Come Up in the Hay
NOW. which hadn long season. in
cleveland last summer, not less than
two weeks. A. H. Woods finds it en-
tertaining and will share his pleasure
with Broadway playgoers early in the
New Year.
i Ivan Bankoff, Russian dancer and
stage director, who shares high honors
in 1.-THE Greenwich Village Follies," is
having shot at the other end of
the game. With Mile. Phebe the
dancer, Eva Grippon, the dramatic so
prano and Piastro Borissoff, the Rus
lsian violinist, he is looking for more
trouble by Joining the ranks of must
cal impresarios.
Frederic Warren, himself noted
singer and teacher. has inaugurated
the second year of his ballad concerts
and the first one. given at the Long
acre theatre in New York last week
was one of the most interesting pro-
grams arranged this year Another
group of artists will contribute to be
conspicuous. Mr.. Warren's programs
are the sort that can really be en-
ljoyed without deception of ones self
Fritz Leiber has won a substantial
artistic success thus far in his first
season as a Shakespearean star. Next
week he begins his New York engage
ment, and no dramatic event of the
season has attracted more interest
fhan his forthcoming appearance. He
will do seven plays during his en-
fragment, and Washington and Bal
timore acclaim him "the best actor
lwho has appeared here in years"
Which Is 2 compliment indeed when
lone recall that all the Shakespearean
actors have appeared in these twin
cities.
Piastro Borisoff, the Russian vio-
linist whose recitals in New York fol-
lowing his recent arrival in this coun-
try have been marked by the utmost
enthusiasm among music critics and
music lovers, gradually increases the
dimensions of the halls in which he
iappears. Making his debut at Aeolian
Hall, he graduated TO Carnegie and
now is to play at Madison Square
Garden, the largest hall in the Unit
ed States.
One might suspect that there We're
several Avery Hopwoo0s judging by
the newspaper columns. First we
hear of him signing a contract for
Imotion pictures in Los Angeles, then
he is in New York finishing a play
for wagenhals & Kemper. then again
lanother one for A H. Woods, while
the cables tell us he is due in London
next month. We now hear that he is