The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-07
PIPER PAID AT MARYLAND
THEATRE, BALTIMORE

Smith-Viola Brothers Shore comedy
drama, opens at the Maryland Thea
ire, Baltimore, Monday evening, De-
cember 10th, prior to its New York
engagements, Baltimore t h tire
goers will see the return of the
legitimate theatre to the days of not
only good plays but all star casts
and all star authors. Harry Albert
in producing PIPER PAID has
spared no expense either in the cast
or the production, even to the ex-
tent of going to Hollywood for many
of the players and to Vienna for
for the two sets.
The authors, Sarah B. Smith and
Viola Brothers Shore, are no new
corners to Baltimore audiences. Mrs.
Smith is the author of twenty-one
novels, an authority on international
politics, the author of several books
on Divorce" and special feature
writer for 1.-THE Day." one of the
foremost Jewish dailies. Viola
Brothers Shore, famous all over the
world for her novels and short
stories, will best be remembered as
the author of 1.-THE Heritage, "The
Beauty Mask Murder, "Stage
Struck John Golden" and her most
recent novel, Murder on the Glass
Floor. Last season Miss Shore
contributed many of the sketches
and lyrics to the hit revue "Nex
Faces" produced by the late Charles
Dillingham;, which ran for almost a
season at the Fulton Theatre in New
York.
The cast of stage and screen
favorites includes Edith Barrett,
whose unforgettable performances in
"Cyrano" with Walter Hampden,
michael and Mary" with Henry
Hull, and Mrs. Moonlight" with Sir
Guy Standing, have placed her
among the foremost dramatic
actresses in the American Theatre.
Harry Green, well known screen
star who was last seen on Broadway
in 'The Great Magoo', and who is
in the cast by special permission
from the Fox Studios, is one of the
foremost comedians in pictures to-
day and returns to the stage after
four years in Hollywood. Blossom
Seeley, stage, screen and radio star,
another interesting personality who
needs no introduction to Baltimore
audiences, makes her debut in
PIPER PAID as a dramatic actress.
Girl Crazy" with Willie Howard,
was Miss Seeley's last musical COM
edy appearance, after which she was
put under contract to Warner Broth
ers and has been in many of their
super productions including Walter
Winchells famous story Broadway
Through Keyhole'' in which she
plays a dramatic role. Her fine
work in this picture earned for her
the part of Amy in Piper Paid"
Raymond Hackett, one of the fore
most emotional leading men on the
stage to-day, who will always be re-
membered for his outstanding per-
formances in Camille opposite
Lillian Gish and in Conquest" with
Judith Anderson, has the leading
male role. Katharine Warren who
earned new laurels for herself in last
seasons Thunder on the Left and
Wednesdays Child" has another of
the featured roles, and John Marston
whose record of leading roles in
ludes leads in such outstanding
uccesses as 1.-The Bat" Drinkwat-
er's Robert e. Lee" "The Goose
-langs High" white Collars" Lit
tle Spitfre," "The Age of limo
cence" opposite Katharine Cornell,
Behold the Bridegroom" opposite
Judith Anderson, George M. Cohan's
The Home Towners," up Pops the
Devil" and four years in Hollywood,
acting and directing, will have an
other of the important roles. The
other members Of the cast include
Donald Douglsa, Fred de Cordova
and Walter Crane.
Clifford Brooke. who Baltimore
cans will recall for his outstanding
direction of lombard Ltd" 1.-THE
Circle" East is West" peter
lbbetson" and "Firoetta" as well as
season in association with S. e.
Cochran at the Auditorium in Balti-
more and the National Theatre
Players in Washington will stage the
play.