Evening star., 1922-10-29

JOHN PHILIP SOUSA refused a SAL
- ary OF $500 a year during the
war. He was asked to organize and
conduct the Great Lakes Band. He
agreed. but only on condition he
should receive as his war pay 81
year for as long as the war might
last.
Turkey in the Straw" q dancing
humoresque best described as cow
boy 'hreakdown." or de luxe barn
dance" and one of the quaintest
whimsies from the march kings YER
satile pen, is one of the fetching
numbers of Sousa's program this sea-
son.
A costume made entirely from os-
trich plumes for Miss Othelia Orlando,
who rides the high school horse .Apol-
lo'' at the New York Hippidrome.
has arrived at the big playhouse from
Paris where it was made 1t is said
10 contain about 100 plumcs Of vari-
Gus sizes.
william Archer. who wrote the
Green Goddess" in which George Ar
liss is starring, is said to be the only
writer of an authoritative book on
playmaking who has written sue
cessful play. He Is the exception TO
the rule. being a doctor who has
taken his own medicine and survived.
The Cat and the Canary" John
Cillard's mystery play. is at the Ma
tional Theater. New York. and settled
down for second season mere;
Chicago company is at the princess
The ter. another III the south and "A
'ourtn about to open In London Nii-
buurn Gordon, Inc, its producer. is
making another production. Find
cynthia" 4 comedy by stuart Benson.
formerly editor of Golfers. which
will have it's out-of-town premier
November ?.
Horses from the 1O5th Field Artil-
lery. L. s. A, took part in the pro-
auction Of when Knighthood Was in
Flower" the new Marion Davies pic
ture now at Loew's Columbia Theater.
The horses were used in the scene
showing the escape of Princess Mary
Tudor from King Louis palace. in
France. with her sweetheart, Charles
Brandon.
Augustus Barrett has composed the
score of a musical play to be pro-
duced by John Murray Anderson in
December.
Eugene O'Brien will return TO the
speaking stage in STEVE" to be pro-
duced by George NJ. Cats. Robert
Dempster is the author.
The Man On the Balcony" by Emil
Nyitray and Herbert Hall Winslow.
was presented last week for the nrst
time in Stamford. Conn. by Frank
scott. Ottolo Nesmith. Noel Leslie.
James r. Waters and others.
.J-p She Goes" a musical version
OF "Too Many Cooks" will open in
New Haven tomorrow night. Donald
brian will head the cast.
Helen MacKeller. after two weeks
IN Toledo at the head OF stock COM
pany, will appear in a new play under
the mana cement of A. Fl Woods.
Booth Harrington. it is announced
by Florenz Zicgfeld, Is writing
comedy for Will Rogers, to be pro-
duced next season.
Listening In" a new play by Car
vyle Moore. with Ernest Glendenning
leading the cast. opened last week in
Atlantic City. Regina Wallace and
Dodson Mitchell also are In the cast.
.'Barnum Was Right" farcical
comedy by Philip Bartholomae. will
have its first showing at Atlantic
city next week. Louis F. Werba pre-
sents the play which is being staged
ny Priestly Morrison.
Martha Hedman heads the cast OF
Persons Unknown" which opened
in New York last week. The piece
vas originally known as THE Star
SAPPHIRE" and is by Robert Housman.
Goldreyer and MIndlin's produce
tion of "The Last Warming" a melo-
drama by Thomas F. Fallon, opened
in New York last week. William
Courtleigh and Anne Mason head the
cast
Sam H. Harris has engaged Mar
garet Lawrence for secrets" a Lon,
Nay Ellington. which will be shown
IN New York later in the season.
Helen GahaEan. by arrangement
with William A. Brady. has been en-
IN Molnars "Fashions for Men" The
play will open in Hartford. Novem-
Der 10. and In New York a week
later. o. p. Heggie will have the
leading role.
which the Kilbourn-Gordon Company
will produce at White Plains. N. Y.
this week, will be William Boyd.
Lawrence Eddinger and others.
4 new musical comedy. with book BY
Ring Lardner. George White will
stage the piece. and will produce 1t
in company with Charles B. Dilling-
ham. Mr.. Lardner has sketches In
Fanny Rrice's new musical show and
he has a sketch to be presented by
the l9-ers next month. He also has
worked over the dialogue of another
play now on Broadway.
Arthur Donaldson has been engaged
by the Empire Play Company for an
important role in Virtue" the new
play by William Everett, which will
be presented in New York Thanksgiv-
ing week. Donaldson created the role
of the prince in THE Prince OF Pill
SEN"
"six Characters In Search Of an
Author" by Luigi Pirandello, was
presented for the first time last week
az Scarborough. N. Y. 1t opens at
the Princess Theater, New York, to-
morrow night.
The cast of the new Harrington
comedy, Rose Briar," in which Billie
Burke will star, will include Allan
Dinehart, Frank Conroy. Julia Lydig
Hoyt, Richie Ling and George Mccoy.
"The Night Cap" Max Marcin's IA
nous mystery melodrama, which he
wrote in collaboration with Guy Boil
ton, will be an early attraction at the
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