The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-04
81 IfzlzNzF no. KzNl5 u IEl7ITEzA7 So
LNTHEATERS THIS WINTER! THIS TELLS
w. DEAN
oct. 1T looks
inter for the chorus

Mace, there are few
~ chorns girls; Secondly
Wffi q less 81 thes-- II thai
ID pos
.arhsy ear lesB clothes because
tJs * they wear, the 1889
tbeyill Morris Gest told me-
Y Morris ought % know: HIS low
tssSSpect cles, ecca5 : AptFoule, !,
tChn Chin Chow" and Atga5
give suploy nnent 70 several nup
chorus girls.
sSPi,as Morris nngant was that
6duceEs this season Will econ
soniiFs q. the last penny. TIE
st6i6nca Is the pniy thing that's
io6lFffg up IN the show busines9
this year.
Practielns Fsnury
!. III tha last fortnight have seen
sa1Sten new Broadway shows. Six
n Eheri evidenced penury on the
na4f 81 the producer. IN one there
wa no change Of scenery. In an
other only one change, and the set
tinR6 reeksd otstto warehouse.
these productions also evidenc
al a tendency TO fill minor roles
WITH low-waged, mediocre per
formers
canvass Of pfoducers indicates
tIiAre will be fewer musical re-
views. fewer spectacleS and MOS:
nlays with small casts this sea
son. This goes! for road shows
4oo. they'll be forced to econ.
oT1fze ~ high railroad rates and
lowered admission prices.
= ~.
The satiricai element is pr6aem-
itiaht IN the comedies. In previous
sa6easons the satire has met wit
little success outside Of New YorS.
The public has tired OF the PA.
with r!sque plot A. y. Woo"S
who made tho bedroom an me-
mate scandal to countless lnno'
cents, has only one bedroom farce
this season. It's sqetting Gertie9
e Garter, and is as coarse as 1ts
titte suggests.
VIM. 4. Brady was the frs:
I producer to sense the changed az.
titude az the public. He staged
''The Teaser !" Critics acclaimed L
success At the end Of week
Brady Withdrew It,
Il aykGu Brady why he wsthdrc"
IL ''Dee9ite favorable reviews
5oresaw that the public hid not
want that kind Of play he ans
Alice brady. his daughter. tried
oiia .nriftines at Atlantic city
TTi III she was lost soul drlSt:rS
about the yellow Sen with another
lnse 3scul. II has been 1aelyoa aad
aha yttll tour in "To:eVcf After,
y sweet romance. In which she
made her greatest peTaonaI tfi
eolden's Principle
stThe American comedy which
contains no unclean line or suS.
Eestton IS the type Of play the
Afdarican people want and want
81 strongly they will demand
mi. SAYS John l.. Golden.
Such IN nave made Golden q
rt6h man Among them are
tiEhtniIl'," Turn to the Right,
.',ghree Wise Fools" and Dear
me y
Frank Bacon has gone to GIL
casp to present "LIghtnIn" after
setting a record OF 1891 perfor
nces Of 1t on Broadway. He ax.
pectsl to spend the rest OF ,hi7 life
1laytng that role in four cities,
New York, Chicago, Philadelphia
and Boston Companies with other
-agtpfs III the ;lar role VIII tour
other cites. Milton Mobiles VIII
.fiity II IL London.
LeadIEds Satiro
Chief amons the satlres Is 1.-THE
Circle. " Somerset Maugham's
niey, which has been running ID
td6sl.ST The Se,wyhs Will prcssE.
tlt with John brew and Mrs. Leg.
5slse Gnrtet healthy ~ aNstal cat
AnotttT London EGrCess is "I'h'
Mia EsaN%e,' a GGlsn@flI'n play &c
SSpdpced By Brady With 81 AZ
Isl1 cast selected w tss II.
kyil Helas:o As saving %o12
saying little. His ou!t ~
SS.suteltts are Lenore Ulrlch II
XXX aus Frances Starr III '4,EL
East a. & VT =.
eslIs.srssein Is devoting most
III Lis astsns:Sn to the staging Q:
HIS &ASss. !caa musical comedies II
f.cG15a.
.,aas,gshre." musical satire
:sil&rfitag JANA, Andeson will also
to is Landon. A second company
VII .one the United tates.
Eias5 5aals will make a br'ef
American appearance and then
VIII return 10 Paris to give a
lsrench version OF Peg o. My
A New star
iIfsleG Hack ellar. a new star, an
hes'ft ~ lack Pay" Fannie
t,iIEI,eE first play.
ss'iitss Nan Who Came Back"
S.,l!tss liasE for its sixth year.
shuttle Along" and "Put and
ytre two negro dance and
sore, sttp4rs that may hold the
btorda "a Broadway for several
more months.
Get dlgether' the Hippodrome
circi;s show, Is bigger than ever.
slaRtaldts "Eo1lies" and 1.-THE