The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-23
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never regretted the trouble he had taken
to make sure OF the event, as no such
welcome had ever been witnessed hero
before" -
Spanish Drama I'm Texas.
'Dona Maria" Is the title Of new
play written for Maria Ascarra, who
will soon act It In San Antonio. She
VIII play the daughter Of q murdered
President of Mexico. and Jose Codina. q
Spanish American playwright, Is the
new author Miss Ascarra has played
here In Spanish Love-" Dallas and San
Antonio. In which tho play will be seen.
have not had any theatrical perform
ances Ia several years. "Dona Maria"
and Miss Ascarra Will come to NeE
York next fall. drt@ IN
Next with tho Theatcr Guild.
Among the plays to be produced by
the Theater Guild at the Garrick The
alter next season are works by Bernard
Shaw, John Maseleld. Granville Barker.
Paul Claudel and Franz Molnar. apart
from the plays by native playwrights.
Louise Closer Hale will play tho title
role In ''A1iss Lulu Bett" when Brock
Pemberton gives II In London.
Capt. Bairnsfeather is going to act In
his new play called ''Old Bill. M. p"
which will soon be acted in London. i.
Martin Harvey will call 'ISveryman"
the old morality via Crucis" when he
produces It In London.
Home and the Dance. =
Theater managers who believed that
prohibition was going to be such an adj
vantage to their business are beginning
to wonder IL they did not possibly make
q mistake. :.
I'VE are finding out by degrees" one
of them said yesterday to the reporter
for THE NEW YORK HERALD, that cer-
tain forms OF diversion are beginning
to interfere seriously with our busi-
ness. / will tell you OF the most popu-
lar way Just now OF passing an evening.
party dimes at home because restau-
rant dining Is not as popular with
people as IL was. There Is no longer
The same brilliancy now that the drinks
have TO be taken there on the hip. and
one is lucky to have a little Scotch In
stead OF wine. When dinner is over
there Is bridge until IL or after. Then
Il Is time to go see the negro cabaret
In this dance hall or the South Sea
dancing In that one. It Is possible to
carry along any necessary refreshmenr
on the hip and several hours are passed
there at supper.
"Now there was time when that
party would have bought theater Tickets
to fiil in the time before supper and the
cabaret. Now the party plays auction
at homo. II anybody can explain to me
how 1t is that don't lose the price OF
several tickets through this new plan
I am quite ready TO listen"
The wreath That Failed.
There was to be golden wreath ana
on every leaf there was 20 DO the name
OF a rolo which the popular artist had
sung. Then tho golden wreath was 20
be passed over tho footlights and there
would Of course be a famous excitement
over Il. Then dear little fiappers, more
over, set themselves at work to collect
the necessary sum. Times are hard.
The money came slowly, indeed II
almost stopped altogether.
But the collectors were assiduoue.
They went back again TO their taslc
They kept on going back moreover with
an energy that proved rather exhaust
ing 10 its detectives. There were COM
plants. They reached tho cars OF the
artist who was to receive tho tribute.
or course, there could be no coercion.
SO the enthusiastic little girls were
called on. IL was for this reason that
tho wreath with the gold leaves and
the name OF role on every leaf did
not appear at the end.