The New York herald., 1921-05-08
Mems and Gossip
of the Theatres
'Ziegfeld FOllies' Coming to
the Globe - Augustus
Thomas, Actor.
THE forthcoming ziegfeid Fol


lies" now in rehearsal. will NOT
be presented this season at tho
New Amsterdam Theatre. where they
have been 50 firmly entrenched for
years that this was the natural house
toward which every one seemed to
turn during the summer. Instead,
: e1orenz Ziegfeld. Jr.. by arrangement
with Charles Dillingham;. will tablish
the production at the Globe Theatre.
This shift Is due to the fact that
Sally" has proven cuch banner mu-
sical comedy, piling up an unprece-
! dented average between $4,000 and
$4,000 a week in the New Amsterdam
even wh5.l other strong attractions
were slumping.
! No other house could handle the
enormous attendance on this play in
the way that its present home can.
After hesitating over the matter be-
cause he disliked 10 present the Fol
| lies" at any other place but the theatre
with which its pr. successes had been
identified. Ziegfeld finally picked the
Globe. where the rev production will
come to life around June 15.
1t is possible that after the run of
the "Follies" Fred Stone may come back
to the Globe I'm Tip Top" Harland
Dixon was put in his place in order to
keep the musical comedy going for
couple OF weeks until II could be deter
mined II Stone would recover quickly
from the injury to his foot received
when he fell in a difficult dance. In the
middle of the past week. to find how far
the comedians recovery had proceeded.
| his foot was taken out of the plaster
cast in which II had been placed and an
| X-ray examination was made.
This showed that the bone of the little
| toe. which had been broken. was knitting
splendidly. With his remarkable vitality
Stone was able to walk about and APP
! peared as right as trivet," while
there was no Indication that the injury
would interfere with his future dancing
career in the slightest. However. the
doctor advised against his doing any
dancing or putting any weight on II for
| couple more weeks. AS Stone had
been originally booked until June
Charles Dillingham; decided to close the
Tip Top" show. This is the first ABB
sence through accident or otherwise that
Stone is said to have had in his whole
career, not having lost day before.
Dixon made such a sterling personal
hit that he has been rewarded with g.
starring contract by Dillingham;. Next
season instead of being sent out with
Jack o. Lantern" or any other revival
OF Stone show II "a planned to present
Dixon in asmusical play OF his very own
which will be scheduled for Broadway.
Hereafter Doyle and Dixon, who have
always appeared together as team,
will work separately.
Augustus Thomas is getting to be one
of the sights of the town. By substi-
tuting for Emmett Corrigan In the
leading role OF his own play Nemesis,
the distinguished playwright drew adj
ditional patronage TO the Hudson The
atre last week. particularly among his
professional associates who were anx-
ious to see how Thomas would act
himself, after having coached 30 many
players how TO interpret his roles.
David Belasco and John Drew have
been among those who enjoyed watch
ing his performance. 1t IS likely that
Mr.. Thomas win finish out the run OF
the piece in the leading part. fol
Mr.. Corrigan Is said to be seriously
H. The only other stage experience
the dramatist has had. outside or sub
stituting for Mauilce Barrymore fol-
four days many years ago. was In
amateur theatricals out in his home
town OF Jefferson City. Mo-, when he
was a reuorter on the St Louis Post
Dispatch and hopeful of some day
. breaking Into fast company on Broad
/ way One of his most successful ap-
| pearances-it Is stlll remembered out In
Jefferson Clty-was In his curtain
raiser, 'Editha's Burglar" which he
subsequently brought to New York,
using 1t as the entering wedge With
erA4 ErarfrR the local
stage. Robert HIlllard played the chief
role professionally
DESPITE this slight experience, Thomas
is giving such an interesting portrayal
.of the merchant that he is actually
changing the values OF the piece, divert
ing the interest to the husband and
making IL hard TO understand how the
wife could desert him for the sculptor
because of his lack of artistic feeling
when he is so replete with polished quo
tations. Mr.. Thomass savoir-faire never
leaves him. though a couple OF nights
sgo he became a little overzealous In
his acting. Instead OF choking and
throwing the wife to the floor beside the
nail file so that he could stab her read
ily, in his excitement he pushed her down
too far away from the instrument and
had to drag her back and hold on to
her with one hand while he reached over
and barely managed 10 reacn tne ille.
Tho actress had 10 pretend suffocation
to avoid freeing herself meanwhile.
Another substitution that IS changing
the face of nature Is that Of Kenneth
Douglas In the role originally played by
Dudley Dlgges IN ''Nr. PIN Passes Bv"
at the Henry Miller Theatre. Douglas has
invested the part with so much natural
charm. I'm addition TO Its futllity that
he has brought Il on a par with the
character irnpersonated by Laura Hope
Crewes and made 1t much more under
standable that she should return TO him
In the end.
Another BIT of pinch hitting that
doesn't appear 10 have worked out so
successfully is the contemplated appear
ance OF George NJ Conan in the part
OF the Vdgnbond IN The Tavern" which
has undergone so many vicissitudes.
This time II has led 70 the parting of
the ways between Cohan and Lowell
sherman Cohan. according 10 the an
nouncement, declared tina. he would
play the past better than any other
actor could" and when this assertion
reached sherman, who had been praised
highly for his performance OF the role
In the Chicago production. he tele-