The evening world. Newspaper, November 22, 1918, Page 24

COMIC PAGE Friday, November 22, 1918 HIS column is in Teceipt publicity bureau entitied, “Miss Willette Kershaw, and the True Story About ‘The Crowded Hour." In sub- stance it is a complaint against the action of Selwyn & Co, in haw ing Jane Cowi play the leading femi nine role in the new Edgar Selwyn- Channing Pollock piay, “The Crowded liour," which opena its New York en gagement at the Selwyn Theatre to- night. nate from friends of Miss Kershaw without her knowledge, who believe that “a great injustice has been don an artist been made the vi cumstances she is powe bat.” “For many weeks,” says the state- ment, “Miss Kershaw rehearsed the leading role of Peggy Laurence. tt was offered to many leading women and was refused by all, including Jane Cowl, until finally Miss Ker- shaw was sted for the role of the cy, devil-may-care show girl whose eration is brought about through he serious realities of war. Miss Ker- shaw at rehearsals made this a vital, living, breathing creation, and when the play finally was produced in Chicago last month, she swept the audience and critics off their feet by @ great dramatic triumph such ag is seldom witnessed on the stage #in This complaint is said to ema- who has innocently ries of cir- 88 to com nodern times. “Such extraordinary success natur- ally attracted attention in New York play Jane Cowl!'s own Please,’ having pr cast envious Crowded Hour,’ a play authorities agree Was re: ast summer. She is mana Selwyns and is sal est in the firm manage, ‘The Crowé Migs Kershaw's friends understand that her contract with the Selwyns spe cifleally states that she is to play the role in New York. Furthermore, {t is agreed, under certain conditions, | Miss Kershaw js to be starred in ‘The Crowded Hour, “We hear much of equity contracts with managers, but where ts the equity In a case like this?” The writer of this column under- stands that it was a matter of expe- diency that caused the Selwyns to ask Miss Cowl to play the role on Broad- way, and that it took some urging 10 wet her to agree to play it. Although she did it in “Within the Law,” she hag not been in the habit since of fol- jowing anybody jn roles. FIFTY-FIPTY. throws tif yom fod‘ he game & ml ray "behind it; all the time ‘And likewine very” tri The other halt yore bi Which ‘mades it fifty: You frame a ol yns also A GOOD RECORD. ‘The Messrs. Leo and J. J. Shubert announce that a total of $62,168.93 was taken in at their theatres for the United War Fund during the drive just closed. Of this sum New York houses yielded $35,766.70. SHOWS BUSY AGAIN. Levy, Harback & Plohn, whose five travelling shows were stopped by the influenza, have four of them working again and they are all doing well. The Hfth, The Garden of Allah,” was brought back to New York because the Canadian Far West was to be closed much longer than other parts of the United States and Canada, It will open again Christmas week, THE “PINAFORE” CAST. Charles Dillingham has selected a good cast for his tabloid version of “Pinafore” which will be interpolated in “Everything” at the Hippodrome next Monday. In it are De Wolf Hopper, Albert Froom, Arthur G: J, Parker Coombs, Belle Stor: ori About Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY ‘Information, | & | Peace Jwill take up just t show's time [view that Mr. Jengaged at the t ta Hip, « deferred the production of the vid. IT'S MRS. BERTHA NOW. | Bertha Kalich says she prefers not to be give [longer, She wants She says she is now |wants to be treated ,as such. j What? | DIXON TAKES THE HARRIS, | ‘Thomas Dixon ‘has taken the jon the Harris The: l& Co., beginning American and Mrs. er Hackett's sent ‘there We “The Invincible Foe.” A. H, Wood's sub-lease on the Harris will expire | Dec. 31. GOODWIN INJURES EYES. | Nat C. Goodwin has left the “Why | Marry?” cast and is on his way to New York to have his eyes treated by a specialist. While in City recently he wu chloroform jiniment on mistake, Th but it is n ibis sight. is eyen | The show will Mr. Goodwin's tour will be resumed Christmas wee A GOOD TIME TO GO. r writes us that while he ding a Broadway theatricai ice the other night he heard War Fund as follows: ake great pleasure in introduc ivate So-and-So, 1 don't know whether hi been ‘Over There,’ but he certainly was willing to go when peace was declared.” HERE'S A BIG SHOW. Alda is to sing at the Victory Festival at the Hippodrome On the programeae il Maude, Andrea ( Mme. Sunday evening. also will be C Segurola, Yvette Guilbert, Julia Ar thur, Mme. Tielle Hills, Irene Bordont and Carlos Salzedo, as well s# numerous others. taymond Hitehoock will be master, of cere- monies, ‘The proceeds will gd to te American Fund for French Wounde, | TO LAUNCH “THE LAMBS.” The launching of the new trans.) ort, The Lambs, will take place at} earny, N. J., at 1,30 o'clock P, M. Mrs, Robert Stowe Gill will christen it. The Lambe will attend in a body. | GossiP, John Daly Murphy has been added to the cast of “Roads of Destiny.” John Wenge, a young Russian art- rations at the Rivoli Terry Ramsaye, formerly with the Mutua! Film Corporation, is now press | agent for the Rialto and Rivoli. Proctor’s Fifth Avenue Theatre will show the Red Cross war films Mon- days, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Major Gen, Bell and his staff will see the Fort Ontario Players to-night and then, be entertained on the stage. Alfred Jones, manager of the Strand, Is confined to his bed with an attack of rheumatism. Bird Millman 18 going back to the “Midnight Frolic’ with her wire act when the new version opens. Franklin A. Batic of "Sinbad" saw his brother Roy on the screen dur- ing an exhibition of the war film, “Under Four Flags,” at the Rivoli yesterday afternoon, Ruby de Remer, film star, has gone to California to be featured with Catherine Calvert and Eugene O'Brien in the new Lasky Salvation Army| & film. | A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. 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