The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-11-19

Sawed up for several more weeks.
sI,istening H." Carlyle Moore's pro-
duction, is said to have made hi.
when II was run through Atlantic
City, Pittsburgh and Baltimore. but
had TO close in the latter city last
week for lack OF a metropolitan out
let. Leo Ditrichstein in Under False
Pretences" and William Hodge In
~F'or All Of Us" have also been mark
ing time until the market here turns
over. "Barnum Was Right" Louis +.
werbas new production. closed a
week ago. and will be extensively re-
written and have a new cast chained
IN to II ReheLrsals will recommence
this week. and II promises to stir up
the dust In Manhattan around New
Years.
Another OF the transactions IN the
brisk theatrical trading Of last week
was the sale by the Selwyns OF Nine
Petrova's play 1.-The White Peacock"
20 Melville Raymond. who had been
thrusting the play through the West
as business manager. The authoress-
star, who came to New York person.
ally TO coax the deal through. is said
10 have come away with a piece of
the play adhering to her fingers. Ray
, rnond plans to send II through the
South at SO top--the play cleaned
up at a $3.50 gait-and TO circus 1t.
turning on the red fire OF publicity
without limit.
Much OF the dialogue has been
squeezed out by which Nine. Petrova
intended this for a Magma Charta of
feminine rights. Following her tour
In this she Is said to be entertaining
designs to try out another of her own
works which has title at which this
typewriter balks. 1t has the proper
ironic Petrovian touch.
One reason why Nine. Petrova Is
said to have dragged down a mini
mum OF $4,000 a week in Illinois.
Iowa and the middle West-playing 10
the unprecedented amounts OF $4,000
nightly in Champaign and Peoria and
doing $4,000 for three days in Des
Moines-was the fact that the man
ayers OF the usual troupes out there
are Offering CHASTITY skeletons OF plays
and the thea ergoing public are nun
cry for solid nourishment. Some or
the Brilliant dramas which have been
offered to the middle Western intelli-
eence have been 1.-THE Unloved Wife, p"
which is of the same breed as BOUGHT
and Paid For: THE Painted Flap
per" and "Why Wives Go Wrong"
The manager who presented the lat
ter show tried 10 sir up great scan
DIAL over 1t. though any one who was
conversant with movie titles would
know what to expect He advertised
a special matinee for women only"
packing the house. but they found the
piece no more salacious than popcorn.
The scenery used by these barnstorm-
ing troupes was generally OF the
shapeless, folding variety, tucked away
In trunks. which they took out and
tackled up In every new theater with
a prayer that it wouldn't sag down
on them.
Dorinda Adams, one OF the beauties
OF the first Music Box Revue" has
been engaged TO play in William
Pages new play. THE Bootleggers," a
new type OF. part-that OF the chorus
girl bootlegger. peddling hooch on
Broadway for pin money. This Is one
OF the unusual revelations of the ne
farious traffic which William promises
his play will make plain TO all.
lions OF Money" will never come TO
the Gaiety Theater. the English farce
having been'laid tenderly TO rest else
where in this country. But, as Bruce
Edwards says, with 'Loyalties' there.
Charles Dillingham; has tons OF money
at the Gaiety, anyhow"
A strange and almost unaccountable
case has Just developed on Broadway,
where a pair Of field glasses had more
power over n manager than play.
Capt. ]. A. Z. Malone. partner in the
English firm of Grossmith & Malone
and we'll known among London pro-
ducers. came to this country to see the
premiere OF THE Bunch and Judy.
but decided to fill In the time by seeing
1.-THE Fool" since he had quite long
period to wait before the opening at
the Globe on November %. He told
William A. Page that II the play didn't
take with him he would join PAGE at
the Lambs Club around $3.50 p. VI.
About that time he walked in on
PAGE at the club.
Hello" said The scourge Of the
bootleggers. Didn't you like The
Foor?"
mo" said Capt. Malone. Il couldn't
find my field glasses"
why" remarked Page without q
moments thought. you don't need
those TO see the play with"
-But I lost them in the cab on the
way TO see Mrs. Malone off 10 San
Francisco. value them highly. be-
cause they were a souvenir OF the
great war. and I've spent all the time
since then looking for them. In fact
haven't seen The Fool at all"
As soon as he has the Fay BANTER
company feeding AZ New York's ex-
pense Manager William Harris. Jr.
Is expected toy look into the chances
for life OF another acquisition. Booth
Tarkington's "Cunnel Bake" He also
has play by John Galsworthy gasp
ing for air.
william Anthony MCGUIRE. author
OF IT'S Boy and six Cylinder
Love" Is writing another play. which
Il Is reported. has neither children nor