South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16
Among the Stars IN the
World OF the Theater
By WI V. Fink

Next Saturday. with performance.
afternoon and night. rre Oliver Wtl.
have Tho Century Midnight Wh.rl
au attraction which llyss promise o.
topping -he list OF l1t sprt of en-
tcrtalum orts hrOu-ht here John
Henry Mcars Is responsible fIr 81 ago
the cast contains names sliuc-.H- o.
insure clever iudIEiuua. perform
ances. ON the program VIII ne Elcp-
arc Carrie. ersfyvhlIe ~uEalrai comedy
comedian last here in sunshine.
and who prior 20 that time was here
BOD Jumping Jupiter. -ne f-.no.
Mary's Lamb" Tho Iendefioo'
and The Stcrlcs." Blanche Ring
who gave "a good performance ir
Tho Wall Street Girl az the oliver
eight years ago today. Charles j
WinninEer. Miss Rings husband ana
p reliably coed comedian N.lord
Winter. rom eul'bercd particularly for
the assistance she gave Hattie WIKI
Jams here in The Little Cneruo,
back in 1907: together with others
WIN are younger and not Qllte 80
extensively known.
other attra ctions coming TO the
Oliver are Jack NorwOr-h. play u6
the part in Ny Lady Friends, orig
mated by Clifton Crawford, VINO was
killed when he fell from the window
OF a hotel IN London; "Buddies,' an
exceptionally entertaining war play
with music, produced By The Sell
,yyns (there are three companies, 81.
OF them more than ordinarily good,
presenting II on tour Take III trOf4
Me-" a musical comedy, and then.
the latter part Of February, David
WarheId In The Return Of Peter
Grimm" for his first appearance IN
this city In that play. which. In cities
where Mr.. Warheld - playing thu.
season, indianapolis among them, IS
called the seasons best In re-
cent years the oliver has been sold
out BY mail orders for Warteld EN-
eager. ents. There Is no question but
that every seat in the theater VIII be
sold long before the curtain goes VI
on The Return OF Peter Grimm.
lust as many newspapers are pub
fishing extending stories Lhat Maude
Adams is about TO reti e permanent
~ from the stage. comes the otiicia-
announcement that Miss Adams,
heretofore under the management OF
Charles FrOhnan. Inc, viii next TAI
set under the direction of A. L. Er
LANCER and Charles 3. Dillingham;.
not been made known. Rumovs that
Miss Adams health has failed are
discredited. On the contrary, IL is
said through theatrical press agen-
cies, she was never In better heall
than she is today Why the plan
for her 20 reappear. after her mac
tivity due 20 sickness. I'm the j. NJ
Barrie play, Mary Rose, was aban-
doned has never been explained 10
the public The Barrie play is cur
rent at the Empire theater. Me-
York Charles FrOhman. Inc, pro
FUced t. Ruth ChattertOn was
loaned" Charles Frohman, Inc, by
Henry Miller TO act the title role
AZ one time II was thou ght the Sci
Svns would produce MARY Rose"
and that Margaret Lawrence. nov
co-star with Arthur Byron in Trans
planting Jean" would be the actress
10 play the role that is being acted
by Miss ChattertOn. The result Of
all this cOmmOtiOn IS that reviewer
are divided ~ TO the worth of MARY
Rose" and some OF them say Miss
ChattertOn's playing is no more than
$3.50. Since she became a star IN
1895. Miss Adams has never had any
ctber manager than Charles Froh-
man or Charles FrOhman. Inc. The
last South Bend appearance Of Miss
Adams was November 10. 1914. when
she presented The Legend of Leo
nora" and "ROsalind. The year
previous she acted Peter Pan here.
Harry Fox. who was with the
Dolly Sisters che IS the husband or
one OF them) IN "Ch Look" hut who
did not appear with the clever pair
OF dancers NJ the Oliver . year ago
last fall IS filing vaudeville engage
ments.
Flnchon and Marco. Pacific coast
musical comedy performers who
were ar the Oliver last season i'm the
Fanchon and Marco Revue. leaving -
none too favorable impression hav
been filing Indiana. eDra Eements IN
FanchOn and Marcos S7tires Of 1920.
The show, II IS said. stu gives strong
evidence OF being from the west
William Harris. producer in this
country OF John Svatcr's bio
graphical play. Abraham lincoln. 8"
VIII produce Mr.. DrinlCwater's "Oli-