The New York herald., 1922-06-25


nlodious. being converted from what
and that it Is regarded as among the !
1t has huge stage, as large as that
Of the Century Theater downstairs.
and a very modern illuminating equip
ment. 1t is only on the decorative
side that it does not compare with
American and Continental theaters. for
the auditorium is quite plain and un-
pretentious.
william A. Brady is said to have
come out of the past season $4,000
to the good, although almost every
thing he produced was unfortunate in
meeting with bad business, or, at
least, just made expenses But after
producing several failures almost as
fast as they could be put on the stage
Brady had recourse to a favorite
means of recouping his losses-the
stock market. Venturing into Wall
Street with typical courage and
shrewdness, he is reported to have
come out the gamer by S150,o00, which
more than compensated for the
100000 he dropped because of a poor
season.
Brady is we'll known for his sue
cess at playing the market. At one
time he told friends he had just
cleaned up 100000 in Steel. His wife,
Grace George, always shares very
generously in these pickings. From
the Steel plunge she is said to have
received check for $4,000 imme-
diately.
Wells Hawks has recently had an
experience that few publicity represen-
tatives can boast of--though Hawks is
hardly inclined to talk OF it. He jumped
In to do publicity work for Sam FL.
Harris when the late Tom Oliphant
had his last illness. Hawks was then
a Lieutenant Commander In the navy,
in charge of naval publicity work at
Washington. Being still on active SER
vice he had to report at first every
other day down at the capital city, SO
most OF his time was taken up in trav-
cling to and from the District Of Co
lhlmbia. He still has to report once a
month. At the end of this month he
will be placed on the inactive list, the
navy personnel having been reduced.
Bayard WELLER has entirely rewritten
THE Divine Crook" tried out on the
road. with Miss Florence Reed in the
leading role, and the decision as to
when IL would be set going again on
the boards awaited the return of A. III.
Woods last week. incidentally Woods
has the English rights to lie Retour,"
the piece with which the French play
ers made such an impression that they
extended their engagement a week. IT
Is rumored that It will be done into
English by Avery Hopwood under
some such title as THE Husband Came
Back Suddenly"
II Is quite possible that John Drink
waters latest historical drama. "Oliver
Cromwell may not be produced here
next fall The play has been published,
but William Harris, Jr., who has the
American rights, Is leaving 1t undis-
turbed on his shelves Lionel Barry
more was considered for the title role
at one time, but that was as far as the
production got.
Allen Kearns was accepted as the
leading male ray Of sunshine for the
Kaufman Connolly comedy. ITO the
Ladies'" when 1t opens in Chicago on
Labor Day largely, as the Ward fam
lily might say. as matter Of hearsay.
1t was a sort of triple play. Tannen
10 Kaufman to Tyler. George S. Kauf-
man was wondering whom they could
get 10 succeed Otto Kruger in the lead
and happened to wonder out loud in
the presence Of julius Tannen. The
latter suggested Kearns. who had
stood out so we'll in "Tanger.ne." and
Kaufman relayed the idea to George c.
Tyler.
IAN right" said the manager, i've
never seen him myself. but IL you say
he's all right we'll have him in and
look him over" Kearns. on being
summoned into the presence, proved to
ae sound in wind and limb and was
accepted.
incidentally. the Tyler Kaufman
Connolly presentation of a sort of
American "Chauve Souris" destined for
the Punch and Judy Theater for next
fall started as joke. 1t grew up out of
the success Of the mo Stree" skits
In the Forty ninth Street Theater a
few Sundays ago. The contract for the
Punch and Judy calls for four weeks.
but the promoters of the venture have
hopes OF keeping it going longer.
An instance of how a play can make
money and still not make money was
furnished by The French DOLL" which
recently closed. This comedy did busi-
ness which ordinarily should have
netted profit of at least $4,000 a week.
Yet most of the time 1t was making a
profit of about 5000 weekly. This was
~rgely due TO the salary paid to the
star, Miss Irene Bordoni, who received
81 900 week. However. as she was al
most the whole show. Miss Bordoni
may be said to have deserved It.
Miss Bordoni. by the way, is to
study while in France this summer a
special ,rogram of French. Spanish
and English songs, which she will pre-
sent in a fashion somewhat departing
from custom, While she is playing