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Lakeland Telegram.
WHERE THE DRAMA, SCREEN
AND MUSIC REIGN
Langon Mccormick, the author of
THE Storm, who has been confined in
a Chicago hospital, has been removed
and will spend mis- period of recupera-
ton in writing new melodrama with
the scene laid in a hospital.
Ruano Bogislav, the actress and
singer, whose Broadway appearances
are among the interesting artistic
events of the season, sails for London
early next month to make her musical
appearance in that city.
"Gertie's Garter" the latest opus of
Avery Hopwood. plus Wilson Collision,
will not come Immediately to Broad
way. 1t has been sent to Boston for
a protracted engagement after a Met
ropolitan appearance at Brooklyn.
Michio Itow, the Japanese dancer
and player will visit Toxic this sum-
mer with an American cast in a series
of Noh dramas. These dramas are
the historical dramas of Nippon, and
it will be the first time they have been
played by American players in their
own home.
W7hitford Kane, late acting in "The
Mob, by John Galsworthy, and more
recently in the Spanish play, Cradle
Song" will shortly direct the presenta-
ton of a groap of short plays by ST.
John IRVINE. Mr.. IRVINE is the author
of Jane Clegg" and John Ferguson,
which have been remarkably success
full
Jenie Jacobs. long a conspicuous and
prominent vaudeville agent in New
York, has become a producer of dra-
matte plays, and her first star will
be May Buckley, who has long held a
Iconspicious position among the more
important and intelligent dramatic ac-
tresses of the native stage.
Blythe Sherwood, the motion picture
critic, was hostess to some friends at
a picture premier. 1t was late and the
friends were worried. Don't worry"
Miss Sherwood announced. st takes
UP the first hour to give the names of
the directors, photographers and other
interested in the making. Then the
show starts"
Fritz Leiber, tie Shakespearean star.
will defer his return to New York I'M
til next season. His initial stellar en-
gagement in the plays of Shakespeare
have been so successful on tour that
he will continue to the advent of hot
weather and then, at his home at At
lantic Highlands, prepare additional
plays for an augmented repertoire next
fall.
June Mathis, who made the brilliant
adaptation of '"The Four Eorsemen"
for the screen from the Ibanez novel,
formerly was a leading Broadway &C
tress and won her first success in
stock companies. What do you know
about horses?" inquired a friend who
was 1nisled by the picture title. ooh"
Miss Mathis answered, II had a long
experience in stock company"
Georges Plateau. the Franco Amer
lean actor no wappearing in the NATL
nee performances of 1.-THE Tyranny of
Love" in New York, returns to Paris
this summer to secure plays for the
establishment in New York Of a Grand
Guignol playhouse, modelled after the
famous Paris house of thriIlers. Lang
don Mccormick is to be identified with
the new enterprise.
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fville for next season when the Shu-
bert's contest the field with the pres
ent vaudeville organization will have
the result of bringing many new and
brilliant artists into the arena. Vera
Smirnova, the picturesque Russian
singer who was the shining light in
the Russian Isba will offer a preten-
tious musical entertainment.
Ethel Newcomb. the American con-
cert pianiste, whose work in behalf
of the establishment in the United
States of national conservatory of
music and the creation of a DEPART
ment of fine arts in Washington has
been notable, is complimented by the
accession of group of noted Ameri-
can musicians associated with the
campaign.
George H. Atkinson, author. man
ager and producer entered the ranks
OF play producers on Broadway last
week with his own powerful drama
| The Survival of the Fittest.p with
Laura Nelson Hall. Montague Love
George lie Guere. Grant Stewart and
other well-known Broadway PLAYERS.
Mr.. Atkinson will follow this with his
latest opus: which will be presented
for matinee performances first and
later as a competitive nocturnal at
traction.
Frederic Warren. New York's latest
impresario, who, considers one of the
requisites originality will bring to q
close next month the second season Of
his ballad concerts, which have been
given next month the second season
given monthly for the past two years