New-York tribune., 1922-02-05

The occa sion will mark the first time
= 4. , history of the New York stage
that - amateur organization Will pre-
49, r.aS in the same theator in
which it is being given by s. profes
sioral company. John Golden, pro
ducel Of the Winchel Smith Tom
Gushing comedy, is bearing ali the OK
penses Of the production and T. L.
McCoy, his general stage manager, Sc
loc.ed and trained the cast.
Elsie Janis and her "Gan." have
TREE more weeks at the Gaicty. {.
The Bat" according to cable reports,
gives every indication of being as big
success in London IS it has been
h.. l. opened with an all-Engiish
cou 'ary AT s.. Jnmcs's Theater on
January %. Here 1t is in its seventy
siN,h week at the Morosco {.
kdlsr Solvyn ard N. 5. i'cntlam have
combined 20 stage aud direct tours in
cith Nandc .,ilc OF stars from the
legitimate. Florence Reed and Kay
LAUREL arc the first to appear under
.ris arrangement. Lynne Over
nan. WHO plays the 4olc cf
Al inebriatcd young man in Just
Nsrr.ed' Al the Nora Bayes Thcater,
has received host OF anti-proh' bition
plays. The Monkeys Paw" the
tense Curtaln-raiscr for "Thc S. S.
Tenacity" at tho Belmont. vii be used
next Year b. company now being
formed to produce one-a It thrillcrs in
New York. Langdon Mccormick, author
of "rhc Storm" is interested in the
?aw organizations. . The bait OF tho
allied Arts Of the Theatcr will be
given under the auspices Of the
sixty CLUB for the benefit Of the
Actors iaad OF America st the
ilotsi AStor on Fehruary 25. Many
s'cioty women arc included in the
list Of patrcnosscs The Sec
oud free recital, III honor ot the 125th
anniversary of .ho trth Of Franz Schu-
bert. vii ~ g.,-, 81, thc Ambassador
Ineatcr TINS afternoon. Stage
and screen stars and producers are
lending hand in making arrangements
for the fine Arts ball at the Astor or
february 1s. "Lilies of the
ED has passed its l50th performance
ct the klpn rheater. John
',olden's comedy. "Than.-U." also has
passed the century and half mark a.
the Longacro. His newest contender
for worlG's record honorS. "The -irst
Year." viii complete It's 600th perform
ancc on Friday. February -.
John Mechan and Julian Mitchell are
working with the road company Of The
O'Brien Girl," which Will open at Hart
lord and 60 TO Chicago later. George NJ.
Cohan himself is busy with farce
which he is writing for his daughter.
Gcorgettc. Bert Williams will
probably come into New York with
'Ui4der the Bamboo Tree" before the
seseon IS over. He is booked on the
road until April /. The mus-
ea! "for Goodness Sake" according to
reports, looks promising. The
manuscript Of the successful Guthrie
NcCliNtic production. The Dover
Pood, was read and rejected several
tines before it finally reached the man
VINO was intrepid enough to produce it.
b. =. Warner and George Broadhurst
50 the story goes, both read the piece
and passed it along. For that matter.
the same is true of "A Bill Of D-
Norcement." Robert Warwick
:s contemplating special matinees of
'Othcllo' dur n,g the run of Drift ng"
2. the Playhouse. Helen Menken would
play the role Of Desdemona.
Willctte Kcrshaw has followed her Lon
don success in Michael Morton's "W ON
an to Woman" with her appearance in
TIC revival OF Richard Walton Tully's
Bird Of Paradise in which sao has
been hai:ed with great enthusiasm
The Friars Club will have an Actors
Night celebration at the Monastery
next Sunday evening. Frank Monroe,
OF the "Thank-C' company. will be the
guest of honor. Harry Davenport, Alan
BROOKS and Jack Lait are to speak.
Agnes Morgan and Alice Lewisohn, OF
the Neighborhood Playhouse, will be
among the directors for Shaw's Back
to Methuselah," which the Theater
Guild will produce as cycle, beginning
Monday, February q, at the Garrick
Theater. They are to be in charge of
the first performance, consisting Of "ln
the Beginning" and "The Gospel of
the Brothers Barnabas." Louis
Hector. stage manager for "The Squaw
Man." who played William Faversham's
role when the star was taken down with
influenza, is to have an important part
n new play next season. g.
Sophie Tucker comes to Reisenweb-
er's for her annual engagement next
Thursday night. She will be assisted
by Al.Siegel at the piano. Sid
ney Howard. whose Swords" yielded
after brief strife at the National Thea
ter, figures prominently after all in
one of the seasons hits. lie is the Amer
lean Translator of rs. S. Tenacity,"
the French play by Charles vnerac,
now playing at the Belmont.
In the cast of THE Pigeon" occurs the
name Of Georges Renavcnt. whom
George Nj. Cohen last year called the
worlds greatest actor. Only it was
George instead of Georges while Cohar
sought to star him in Genius and the
Crowd" When Al Woods
~--:s- for Europe shortly he will carr
the manuscript Of a new play by Chan.
ming Pollock.
Teddy Gerard is in "A TO u
It tho Prince Of Wales Theatcr.
-ondon. George White will
present a new edition # his Sean
Ia Is In New York about June /.
Edmund Breese is to leave the cas-. Of
'B'uebeard's Eighth Wife" VIXEN it
its engagement on the sub
yay circuit. The play will open at the
,arrick, Chicago, February 90. with
Arthur Byron in Mr.. Breese's role. In
.hicago he will be co-starrcd with Ina
jlalre. Mood of the Moon y
shich was tried out or the road severa,
easons ago, Is being ny de ready by
be -Shubcrts. They are also assem-
,ling new company for Little Miss
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