The New York herald., 1922-12-10

tucked away into various parts of the
culture extending throughout this
lsind by divers Little Theaters. The
<book contains works by Stuart
Walker, Alice Gerstenberg, Bernard
Sobel, Max Ehrman and w. o. Bates.
While "Barnum Was Right" is being
prepared for one more fling, Louis F.
Werba is laying artful plans to en-
shrine himself in musical comedy with
a new show 1t is Adrian" with
music by Albert Won Tilzer and Ian
guage by Seymour Brown.
John Murray Anderson will soon in
augurate work on his first independ-
ent venture, "The Cherry Chair" a
musical show which he wrote in col
laboration with the late Frederic
1sham.
Lonely Wives" with Charles Rug
giles and string Of songs added. has
had it's opening date and locale
changed to Scranton, where it starts
on January / along with numerous
New Years resolutions. A. H. Woods
has at last weakened and admitted
that the interpolated music was writ
ten by Willie Ortmann.
An odd situation has grown up
around "Abie's Irish Rose" over which
Oliver Morosco and Anne Nichols, the
authoress. had one of those schisms
that frequently shake the Rialto.
While the comedy is still running in
Broadway, 1t has already been handed
around to various stock companies
throughout the country. The custom
is to wait until New York and the road
have had their fill Of it before selling
q play down the river into stock.
The opening of "The Masked
Woman" at Atlantic City tomorrow is
one of those events that bring to mind
"the pathos Of distance" Occupying
a minor position in the cast is Ethel
Jackson, who was the original Merry
Widow" In the first production here
fifteen years ago. The aforetime Sonia
now appears only in the first act.
To make the reminiscence more
pointed, Donald Brian, the original
Prince Ddnilo, should remain in up
She Goes" until "The Masked Woman"
arrives here, but he won't. He is to
be replaced at the Playhouse shortly
by Fred Santley
Much interest has been shown in the
Mosconi Brothers, probably the best
pair of male dancers in vaudeville,
who suddenly seemed to go into OBJ
livion while their legs were at the
height of their fame. 1t now appears
that they have retired from vaude-
ville-deliberately snuffed themselves
out. But they are going to remain in
the terpsichorean world to the extent
that they will open in four weeks a
dancing palace at the Claridge.
New stock companies are springing
up over the land as fast as new polit-
ical parties. Stuart Walker who has
been doing summer stock In Indian
apolis, Ind. has been trying this form
of theatrical crop rotation at Louis
vile, KY, with a stock company that
is now in its third week there. Jessie
Bonstelle is operating a similar COM
pany for the good of the American
drama in Providence, r. l. They both
expect to try out some new plays
which may echo down TO Broadway.
Loretta Mack, who. with her sister
Ellen, does fancy diving at the Hippo
drome. alterated this sort of thing by
singing opera in South America, pos
sibly to keep her lung power devel-
oped for plunging. She has also done
diving stunts in Havana into tank
with its surface covered with burning
gasoline, but 1t did not appreciably
affect her voice.
incidentally, 1t is interesting to note
that ma" Berlo developed her comic
falls, taught her daughters to swim
and got together an act to tour the
country because she grew tired of
staying at home.