The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 26, 1927, Page 11

BROADWAY BRIEFS (Continued from page 8.) “A Woman in the House,” a new comedy co-starring Louis Mann and Clara Lipman, comes to the Bronx Opera House on Monday night. The play, the work of Samuel Shipman and Neil Twomey, will bring back to the stage after a retirement of fifteen years, Clara Lipman, in private life Mrs. Louis Mann. The players are Franklyn Farnun, Marion Stokes, Mary Loane, Robert Wil- liams, Marie Reichardt and Jeanne La Mott. “Daisy Mayme” will be the attraction beginning March 7. Another company of the “Night Hawk” is now in rehearsal under the direction of Arthur Hurley. It is booked to open in Rochester and thence goes on to Boston. Tonight marks the two hundredth performance of “2 Girls Wanted” at the Little Theatre. Bertha Kalich will appear in “Magda” and “The Riddle-House Wo- man” in New York this spring. J. P. MeEvoy has completed the sketches for the second edition of “Americana,” and the revue is sched- uled to go into rehearsal the middle of May. Kenneth Macgowan and Sidney Ross are slated to produce the piece this year. Judith Anderson, who 1s at pres- ent appearing in Sydney, Australia, will be seen early next season in a new Willard Mack play, “The Empty Cradle,” written especially for her. Michael Kallesser is planning to produce a new play called “Bed and Board,” by Barbara Cgambers and himself, The cast of “Menace,” a ‘play by Arthur M. Brilant, due on Broadway soon, includes Jack Roseleigh, Paul- ing MacLean, Eva Cassanova, Tom Reyalds, Joseph Granby, Tom Bur- roughs, Maud Durand and Wyrley Birch. Jeanne Eagels’s company for “Her Cardboard Lover,” in which she will star under the joint management of Gilbert Miller and A. H. Woods, will include Leslie Howard and Valerie Wyngate. Martin Beck has bought the rights to “The Showman,” a musical comedy by Dave Stamper, Joe Laurie, Jr., and Paul Gerard Smith. Gwen Lowry, James Norval, Gene- vieve Williams and Schuyler Smith have been engaged for the cast of | ELVIRA GIERSDORF In “Bye Bye Bonnie,” Lawrence Weber’s musical show at the Ritz theatre. “Ain’t Love Grand?” by Willis Max- well Goodhue. . Gustav Blum’s next production will be a mystery play by E. M. Schoen- berg and Milton Silver, titled “The Mystery Ship.” It will open March 14 at a Broadway theatre. Sylvia Sidney and Chester Morris both appearing in “Crime” at the Eltinge Theatre, have been placed un- der a long term contract by A H. Weeds, “Closed Doors” is the new title for Merevdes de Acosta’s play formerly known as “Jacob Slovak,” which Jo- seph F. Biekerton will soon produce. Jose Ruben, Florence Eldridge and Robert Strange are in the cast. “March Hares” by Harry Wagstaff Gribble will be performed on Friday and Saturday nights, March 4 and 5, by the Washington Square College Players. L. Lawrence Weber and John Gol- den will be associated in the forth- coming production of “Burly-Q,” the play by George Manker Watters, which was formerly called “Bur- lesque.”’ William A. ‘Brady- is considering a revival this spring of “Bunty Pulls The Strings.” The play was seen on Broadway some seasons back. Roll in the Subs For The DAILY WORKER. The New Plays MONDAY “WE ALL DO,” a new comedy by Knud Wiberg and Maree! Strauss, will be prese: by George Macfarlane Monday night at the Bijou Theatre. The cast includes: H. Reeves-Smith, Charles Richman, Anne Shoemaker, Orlando Daly, Kathryn Livney, Her- bert Clarke, Carleton Hildreth, Raymond O’Brien and Virginia Williams. “MONEY FROM HOME,” Frank Crayen’s latest comedy, comes to the Fulton Theatre Monday night, sponsored by A. L. Erlanger. Mr. CraVen heads the cast, which also includes: Shirley Warde, Leo Donnelly, Camilla Dalberg, Frederick Graham, Adora An- drews and John Ravold. WEDNESDAY “LOUD SPEAKER,” by John Howard Lawson, will open at the 52nd Street Theatre next Wednesday night; staged by Harry Wag- staff Gribble, by Mordecai Gorelik and with in- scenery designed cidental music by Eugene L. Berton. The cast includes Margaret Douglass, Agnes Lumbard, Seth Kendall, Romney Brent, Porter Hall, Hilda Manners, Reba Garden, Benjamin Osipow, Maurice Fein, Isobel Stahl, Alvah C. Bessie, Bernard Gottlieb and Benjamin eg This is the initial production of the New Playwrights THE AMERICAN GRAND GUIGNOL PLAYERS at the Grove Street Theatre will give a new of one-act plays next Wednes- program day night. It will include Louts N. Parker’s “The Minuet,” “The Maker of I mages,” by Arthur Caesar; “Casualties,” by Martin Flavin, arid “We're All in the Gutter,” by Elfreda and Clarence Derwent. . LE FT TE RE UO awm~M US [ Cum IE ES LE A A A A ee ee eae Musicians to Get Ten Dollars an Hour for Special Work Payment of $30 a day for three hours’ work is the wage scale fixed by the American Federation of Labor for musicians employed in Vitaphone productions, according to Joseph N. Weber, president of the Musicians’ Union, who has adyised the San Francisco local to this effect. For working two shifts per day of three hours each, the wage is to be $50. Overtime is to be at the rate of $10 per hour. Leaders and mem- bers contracting for bands are to be paid double these rates per day, or $60 and $100. The rate for a week of 33 hours, not more than two shifts a day; is to be $200. A weck is rated as five and one-half days. - METROPOLITAN OPERA “L’Amore dei Tre Re” and “Gianni Schicchi” will open the eighteenth week of the Metropolitan Opera Mon- day evening, the former sung by Bori, Bonetti, and Johnson, Tibbett; the jatter with Vettori, Howard, and Tokatyan, DeLuca. Other operas next week: “The Tales of Hoffman,” as a spe- cial performance, Tuesday evening, with Bori, Talley, and Chamlee, Tib- bett. “Gioconda,” with Larsen-Todsen, Cigli; Danise. Wednesday evening, Claussen, and “lucia,” Thursday evening with Talley, Egener and Tokatyan, De- Luca. “Die Walkuere,” with Larsen-Todsen, Kirchhoff, Schorr. “Traviata,” Friday evening, with Bori, Egener, and Chamlee, Basiola. “Faust,” Saturday matinee, with Mario, Dalossy, and Johnson, Tib- bett. : “Madame Butterfly,” Saturday night, with Mueller, Bourskaya, and Tokatyan, Scotti. With the Orchestras NEW YORK SYMPHONY Friday afternoon Mueller, “ind Otto Klemperer’s last three con- certs as guest conductor of the New York Symphony Orchestra are sched- uled for this Sunday afternoon in Mecea Auditorium, Friday evening, March 4, in Carnegie Hall, and Sun- day afternoon, March 6, in Mecca Auditorium. Klemperer will then hand over the baton to the new guest conductor, Fritz Busch, who will ap- pear on Thursday, March 10, in Car- negie Hall. Joseph Szeigeti will be the soloist this Sunday afternoon in Mecca Audi- torium. The program: Overture to King Stephan, Bee- thoven; Concerto i in D for violin with orchestra, Beethoven, Mr. Szigeti; Iberia, Debussy; Three Dances from “Otello,” Verdi. The program for Friday evening in Carnegie Hall will include: “Sin- foinetta” by Janacek; Symphony in C minor, Mozart; Five German dances, Schubert; Carnival Romain, Ber'liez. Lad PHIL H ARMON IC For its second me muliiietiie concert of the season on Tuesday evening at Carnegie Hall, the Philharmonic Or- chestra will give an all-Wagner pro- gram with Wilhelm Furtwaengler conductor, and Ernestine Schumann- Heink as soloist. The proceeds will go-to the Orchestra Pension Fund. Thursday evening and Friday af- ternoon at Carnegie Hall, Joseph Szigeti will appear as soloist, He will play the Prokofieff Violin Con- certo. The balance of the program includes the Bach Brandeburg Con- certo No. 3 for strings, the Beetho- ven “Leonore” Overture No. 2, and the Cesar Franck symphony. This Sunday afternoon at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Pafil Kochanski ‘is the soloist in the Brahms Concerto for Violin and Or- chestra. The program also ineludes the “Coriolanus” Overture, Tchaikov- sky’s “Romeo and Juliet,” and the “Tannhauser” Overture, MUSIC NOTES Martha Graham in her dance re- cital at The Guild Theatre this Sun- day night will present a program te music by Rachmaninoff, Ravel, De- bussy, Block and Scriabin. Artamon Moskalensky, Russian violinist, will make his debut at Aeolian Hall Wednesday evening. Isador Gorn, pianigt, will appear in a recital at Aeolian Hall Monday night. Roxy’ s symphony orchestra of 110 musicians for his new theatre, which is scheduled to open in March, met for its first rehearsal yesterday morning under the direction of Erno Rapee. Katherine Bacon will se her sixth pianoforte recital of Beethoven Monday evening at Steinway Hall. The Long String Quartet will give a week of Beethoven music at Aeo- lian Hall, beginning March 7, and continuing through Saturday after- noon, the 12th. The first five per- formances will be given in the eve- ning, and the final on Saturday ternoon. af- Robert Goldsand, Viennese pianist, at his debut at Town Hall Monday afternoon, will give a program of Beethoven, Grahms, Chopin and Liszt. MUSIC, AND CON CERTS | PHILHARMONIC FURTWAENGLER, at CARNEGIE Posey Tuesday Evening, | in at 8:0 Second Memberehip Concert (Benetit Orchestra Pension Fund) ALL-WAGNER PROGRAM Soloist: SCHUMANN-HEINK Tiekets at Box Office 2he to $2.50 « Carnegie Hall, Thur. ve. Mar. 3, wt 8:20 Friday Afternoon, March 4, at 2:30 Soloist: JOSEVH SZIGETI, Violinist BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No, 3 for strings. PROKOFIEFF: Violin Con- certo. BEETITOVEN: “Leonore” Over- — No. 2. CESAR FRANCK: Sym- on cate Hall, Sun. Att., Mar. 6, at 3:00 WEBER: “Freischuets” Overture. SIBE- LIUS: Overture to “The Tempest.” STRAUSS: Don Juan, BRAITMS: Syin- phony No. 1. Arthur Judson, Arthas Sedgon, Mar. (Steinway Plano) Piano) AQRTAMON Violin Recital (Debu Recital (Debut) —sAR/FAMON MOSKALENSKY Concert Met. Dan? rem ya tne, (Steinway Plan Robert N.Y. SYMPHONY KLEMPERER OO... MECCA AUDITORIUM, Sun. Aft., Feb, 27 (ae office 11 A. M., Sunday) AS Weer SZIGETI Beethoven, Overture to King Stephan; Beethoven, Concerto in PD for Violin with Orchestra; Debussy, Iberia; Verdi, Three Dances from Otello. Tickets at Steinway Hall, 113 W. 57 St., Room 1001. GHORGE ENGLES, Mer, (Steinway Piane.) TOWN HALL, Mon, Aft. Feb, 28, at % Viennese Pianist GOLDSAND Haensel « Jenen, Mera. Knabe Piano LOUDON CHARLTON ‘Lisanien AWOLIAN HALL, Tue, Eve., Mar, 1, 8:30 Third and Last Concert of Season Flonzaley Quartet