The evening world. Newspaper, September 12, 1918, Page 18

d Players: | an 4y HEATRICAL producers ing to be in demand before the new year arrives, The are g0- fo-called theatrical war, which, by the Way, seer t ther @ well be- Daved mixup just now, has brought About the opening of numerous new first class houses throughout the cir- cult of larger cities and has made the way of the producer harder to travel. Where one company could play to $12,000 a week before, two companies Must now divide the spolls, To this eondition has been added the in-! ereased cost of production and trans- portation brought on by the world war, It is predicted that a readjust. | ment is coming in the theatrical busi- | ness, New York may have some empty theatres before the season Is over. So far nearly twenty new pro- @uctions have been made here, and of these possibly six or seven may be regarded as gonuine successes. There are too many first class theatres in this country, especially for war times. | BILL'S BROTHER KICKS. SOPHIE SAYS SOMETHING. Jack Lait, author of “Ore of Us,” at the Bijou Theatre, is writiag a play for Sophie Tucker. Misy ‘Tucker no longer takes prizes in the sylph- like class. It is neceasary to mention ‘this in order to tell the story, and Mr, Lait insists that it be spilled. All right | Tho night “One of Us" opened at the Bijou, Miss Tucker was on the bill at the Colonial. Fooling that it maght be a case where a feller needs @ friend, she had her place on the pro- gramme moved clear up to third and after acting out she whizeed to the Bijou in a taxicab. Between acts shu met Mr. Lait. “Whatcha going to name my show?" ed. she “*A Fat Chanos,’™ be rep!ted. Miss Tucker gave him one look. “A fat chance you've got to pick that name,” she said. Then, turning on hor left heel, she left him—dat. TAITS HAVE A NEW ONE. A ey called “The Invisible Foo” will produced in Sydney, Austra~ lia, Monday night by the Talts. Georgia Harvey will have the chief rola. If the play succeeds it may be brought to New York. FOR THE TANKERS. ‘The Tank Corps League will have a benefit performance at the Century ‘Theatre Sunday night. Special trains will bring soldiers from the camps at Gettysburg and Tobyhanna. We are informed that among those who have gignified a willingness to appear are Enrico Caruso, George M. Cohan, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew apd Bugene and Willie Howard. There ‘will de also a skit furnished by the Doys themselves, entitled “When Meets Tank.” THEY'VE BEEN PROMOTED. ‘When girls were employed as ele- yvator runners in the Longacre Bulld- ing, in which the Cort offices are lo- cated, two very pretty young things were noticed on the lifts. Recently they resigned their positions, Yester- ay they appeared in the building, ‘and the starter asked them what they ‘were doing for a living. “We're in the chorus of one of the Cort musical shows,” replied one. HE'S AFTER TOM. John Ringling saw Tom Wise in “Mr. Barnum” at the Criterion last night. Later he visited Mr. Wise in his dressing room and offered him ‘as ringmaster with the Barnum job * & Bailey Circus, GoOSssiP. James F. Relfly has been made Secretary of Charies Frohman, Inc. Otis Skinner will open in “Hump- ty-Dumpty” at the Lycoum, Monday, Klaw & Erlanger will offer “The Giri Behind the Gun” at the New dam Monday evening. Ellen Giorum has been engaged for a role in a new play by Harry ‘Thomas. Tavic Belge of “Fiddlere Three” wants it distinctly understood sho is a Belgian, not a German. The members of the current Winter Garden show were the guests of Al Jolson at the “Sinbad” matinee, at the Century yesterday. Helen Keene, chief telephone ‘per- ator ut the Hippodrome, will be mar- ried to-day to F Kelly, ‘The cers- mony will be staged by R. H. Burn- side at the City Hall Leo Ditrichstein will open to-night in his new play, “The Matinee Hero,” at Parsons's Theatre, Hartford, From Hartford the company Boston for three weeks. will go to A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Mme. 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