The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-06-05

In by cleaning windows there. The stock
market theme Is one beloved OF Brady,
and. 1t was In similar play. "Oppor-
tunity." that his son-in-law. Crane. APP
peared last year. Now L. Lawrence
Webers production Of William 10
Baron's play, "Nobody's Money" found
ed on a corresponding motif, appears TO
have a clear field in the race which It
entered to reach the New York public
first.
Business In the theatrical district is
falling off to q marked extent, even al
lowing for the usual slackening due to
the warm weather. Sam II. Harris, who
closed three attractions last night rather
than have them suffer the blight which
appears due this summer, was quoted
as having told an acquaintance that
the last week was the worst he had
ever seen among theatres in all his
experience in the show business.
Howard Kyle, secretary of the Actors
Fidelity League. rises to correct para
graphs printed here recently about the
designations OF Lowell Sherman and
Miss Nora Baycs from the Fidelity.
Without denying the correctness of the
announcement that they had resigned,
which had not hitherto become known
to the outside public, he makes this
qualification:
I'm all fairness to us, the facts should
be shown that Lowell Sherman mailed
his resignation to this office on May l..
1920, while Miss Bayes sent hers on
September 4. 1920. Neither Mr.. Sher-
man or Miss Bayes stated why they de-
sired to withdraw, nor do we yet know
with certainty their reasons. 1t should
be clear from the dates I have cited
that these designations are old news SO
far as the league is concerned, and have
no significance as regards its vitality"
There have been numerous plays about
the humorous quarrels of Irishmen in
business together and of Hebrews in
trade together. but there has not within
a number of recent year. II at all. been a
play about an Irishman and Hebrew as
partners in business. Now the stage Is
to have one. II Is a play called Chill
6ren." which John Cort has just placed
In rehearsal. 1t was written by Emile
Nytray. Herbert Hall Winslow and
Philip Bartholomae.
The part of the Jew is to be played by
Lyman Adler and that of the Irishman
by J. NJ. Kerrigan This will be Kerri-
gan's first appearance in a regular
Broadway production without any air Of
the high brow about II. for Kerrigan has
hitherto been associated with produce
lions of the "high-art" model. A couple
of seasons ago Aaron Hoffman, made 1t
known that no intended to write a
comedy centring about two such char
acters. but nothing appears to have come
Of IT,
Bartholomae Is scheduled to have no
less than 1--WE plays on Broadway next
season. after a long absence. If they
are produced and become successful
or only mediocre hits-they will put his
royalties In the Avery Hopwood class.
Very little seems to be known gen.
orally about Edward Delaney Dunn. who
adapted the Ill fated musical comedy
version of Sir James NJ Barrie's Quail
ity Street" and elaborated In the
| libretto of the successful Straus oper-
eta. The Last Waltz" at the Century
Theatre. Until the advent of phoebe
of Quality Street" he had been unknown
In the world OF the drama.
Few know that he Is by profession an
architect and Is we'll established, with
Offices at 303 Fifth avenue. Play writ
ing is by way OF being his hobby. He
studied II under Thatcher Hughes at
Columbia University in the special
wedge into the theatre for himself by
adapting a foreign play and submitting
Il 10 J. J. shubert. The latter liked Il
so we'll ne commissioned Dunn 10 do
several more, and now, the architect
author Is reported to have half a dozen
manuscripts In the Shubert Offices. De-
signing houses Is by way OF being his
hobby now.
boy Scouts Of America" a Kineto
review. soon will he released for theatres
throughout the United States. II records
the visit OF sol picked Boy Scouts 10
the international "Jamboreo" In Eng
land last July.
Supporting Roscoe (Fatty) ArbuckIe
In his next Paramount picture, should
Man Marry Will be Misses Mary
Thurman. Harriet Hammond. winifred
Greenwood. Maude Wayne and Gertrude
Short, sydney Bracey, Clarence GeIdart.
Allan Durnall. John McKinnon and
Lucicnt Littleneld.
William Farnum, on his vacation in
Europe. has reached Italy and will
spend couple OF weeks at the italian
lakes. His birthday Is July 4. and he
always spends this anniversary at his
harbor home. no he Is expected bacl.
about July /.