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tation November 20.
The musical version Of Somebody's
Luggage" with James T. Powers as
the star, starts next month at Attain
| tic City.
"The Field of Ermine," the Bena-
vente play, in which Nance ONeil
| to have scored a big hit in Syracuse
last week.
"It Is the Law" by Elmer E. Rice
in rehearsal by Samuel Wallach.
Alma Tell and Ralph Kellard head
the cast.
ALA Nazimova, who has been doing
pictures in recent years. returns to
the speaking stage next month in
''Tilla." by Ferenz Herzeis, and
! adapted by Louis X. Anspacher. She
will appear under the management of
! Charles Bryant, her husband.
Seventh Heaven" play by Aus
! tin Strong, will be produced for the
first time in New York by John
Golden. on Monday night, October 30
a big cast.
"Decameron Nights" the Drury
Lane Theater spectacle that London
HAS thheH 10 itS neaTl, Will De pEo-
duced this season by William a.
Brady. Robert Mclaughlin, a Cleve-
land producer, who wrote it, is in
New York now in regard to its
presentation there.
Monckton Hoffe, the English play[
wright. whose THE Faithful Heart"
is now running in New York, is eX-
pected to reach this country this
week, to aid in the production Of the
Fay BANTER play, from his pen. now
in rehearsal
polly Preferred" comedy by Guy
Bolton, will be produced by Winchell
Smith and Ray Comstock this season.
Mary Get Your Hair Cut" with
carroll McComas the featured player.
had its try-out at Stamford. Conn.
last Friday night before going into
New York.
Arthur Hopkins has begun rehear-
sails in New York for Hamlet with
hearsing. The full company will be
broken in gradually.
Pauline ArmitaSe will have a Lead
ing role in Virtue" the play by Will
liam Everett. She created the role
of Vivian, in Lawful Larceny" last
season.
IcSSS f1OpklnS Joyce VINO SldTteU
for Europe last week, but left the
steamer at Quarantine. conferred with
F1orenz Ziegfeld last Wednesday re-
gardinS play for the present season
Lionel T. Cooper. English comedian
and stage director, arrived in New
York from London yesterday. He is
to play part in the London produc-
tion of Molly Darling and he has
come over to watch the American
comedian at work.
Judy and the Bunch" the Dilline-
ham musical comedy, with music by
Jerome Kern, will be presented in
New York about November 20 The
book and lyrics are by Anne Cald-
well and Hugh Ford.
Cecil Lean and Cleo Mayfeld arrived
in New York last week to arrange
for the production of a new musical
comedy written By Mr.. Lean. who
also composed the music This ven-
ture will signalize the entrance Of
these players into the managerial
field, their contract with the Shuberts
having expired.
Stuart Benson, author of Find Gym
THAI" which kilbourn Gordon will
soon present, designed the scenery
for his play. John Craig will stage
the production.
Emily Stevens will be seen this sea-
son in The Sporting Thing to Do"
under the Morosco management. The
play is by Thomson Buchannon and
was tried out two weeks ago with
Enid Bennett in Miss Stevens role.
FRANKLIN Hanna. who has a role
in "A Clean Town." the new comedy
by j. c. Nugent and Elliott Nugent
is a cousin of the late Senator Mark
A. Hanna. for so many years the
chairman of the republican national
committee. Franklyn Hanna has a
son named after the celebrated SEN
ator who is now in Shanghai. China,
engaged in mercantile pursuits.
J. c. Nugent. one Of the authors of
"a Clean Town." was for more than
thirty years a leading vaudeville
headliner, having played in every city
and town of consequence the United
States. His greatest success came
when. with his son, Elliott Nugent.
himself an actor. he wrote "Kempy."
porous comedies on Broadway. The
first long play written by MIR. Nugenr
was The Gentleman from Indiana"
It was produced at the Lafayette
Downing In the leading role and the
author playing part. Elliott Nugent
"kempy."
Sousa's first opera, "Desiree," COM
posed to 8. Iibretto by Henry Talbot
Thayer. a Boston wit. is still fresh In
the memory of its composer. He de-
clares that had Thayer lived he would
have been the equal of Gilbert him
self.
THE Romantic Age" will be pre-
sented in New York the latter part
! of next month. Margalo Gilmore and
Leslie Howard have the leading roles.
Two singers recently recruited
from the ranks of European opera
for the forthcoming metropolitan
season will arrive in New York on
the United American liner Reliance,
which has just sailed from Cher
| Elizabeth Rethberg. Mr.. Bender. is
considered by many critics the lead
| ing bass baritone of Germany He
has been associated for some years
| with the Munich opera His prin-
cipal role with the Metropolitan will
be in "Thannhauser." Nine. Rethberg
is soprano from the Dresden opera.
The famous team of comics, Weber
and Fields, will head the Shubert
show booked for the Belasco the
week beginning November 8.
John Quigg, droll funster with the
tract a real tune from sixteen differ
ent musical instruments. His spe-
cialty. however, is the piano-ac-
cordeon and he has an unlimited
repertoire and will play any stand
ard selection called for by the au-
dience.
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