The New York herald., 1922-07-30

! Atlantic City. She appears there in
her new play by Michael Morton. which
1t is useless to name here. since the
title will probably have been changed
by Woods before these words are cold
Then come Asbury Park and Long
Branch. with New York as the next
port of call-maybe.
Woods is still looking for a place
large enough to hide his colossal pic
ture from France, the War Pantheon"
The prospects are now that he will
have to build his own arsenal to hold
it, not only in New York but in Phila-
delphia. Boston and other cities where
the war is to be revived-as still life
subject.
However, these barnlike structures
will never really be a total loss for
Woods. No doubt he will at last have
ample space in them to produce all the
plays he has been accommodating Of late
years, presenting several pieces at
once to work off the surplus. And
still. with this food on his hands, he
continues to buy manuscripts. his
latest acquisition being a new play by
Kate Jordan on which the ink is
hardly dry. Woods doesn't know
where to stop any more than a stamp
collector.
| r. H. Burnside has completed the
plans for his new Hippodrome produc-
ton. but the details are being kept as
jealousy hidden as a new discovery
in high explosives. Rehearsais will be
touched off in about week. and the
one safe statement to make about the
new show is that the tank positively
will be used. But it won't be for skat-
ing. probably, for last season seems to
have shown that the skating craze
has died on it's feet
The Passing Show will be the
/ title of the next Winter Garden pro-
duction, for it Is a title that seemingly
can never have it's edge worn off.
George Hassell, who has just been en-
gagged as a principal comedian in it.
was earlier announced as making his
appearance next under the wing of
Arthur Hammerstein. But apparent
ly the huge English comedian took
thought of the difference in size be-
tween himself and Mr. Hammerstein
and decided that such an arrange
ment would be impossible
When Hassell left here two seasons
ago. after playing IN the revival Of
'Florodora' at the Century Theater
he declared emphatically that he would
never return. because this country
wasn't large enough for both him and
| nrnhihifinn p-nc
he has taken note in England of the
rise of the bootlegging industry in this
country, and has become much heart
ened.
Mention of him calls to mind a trick
which fellow members of the COM
pany played on him at rehearsals one
day to repay him for the good ma
tured Jokes which the comedian was
always playing on them. Hassell,
seated on the stage and commun-
ing with himself. looked up suddenly
to find his pretty thirteen-year -old
daughter lined up with the chorus
girls. Pater. as they say over the
jolly old water. was distinctly miffed
not to say Mortified.
Could his daughter be determined to
theatrical career? One should say
not. as Hassell remarked in a mild
roar.
II took considerable persuasion ou
the part of the alarmed jokers TO con-
vince him that there had been no Sc
rious intention to have him skip a
heart beat.
THE Rose of Stamboul.' the last in
mate Of the Century. will go on tour
next fall. and instead of going TO the
Winter Garden, James Barton. in his
original role. may see America first.
Sessue Hayakawa, Japanese star
who has hitherto been prominent by
blinking his eyes with conspicuous ef-
feet in the movies. Is another OF the
treasures being boarded for the New
York public to save II from hard
winter He will appear in a play now
being trimmed TO his measure by Fred
de Gresac.
The indefatigabe George NJ. Cofan
has been writing thehyrics as well as
the book and music ftHi his latest mus-
| cal show Nellie Kelly which would