The evening world. Newspaper, September 2, 1920, Page 20

Call ey Se Fa oe: mp ri Weber will present the new ie musical play; “Honeydew,” r Howard. i i 5, of Stone. The resemblance is of Morton's performance. He “The Sweetheart Shop” ‘Amusing and Melodious By CHARLES DARN'RON [Kk the course of your theatrical shopping, you should drop into “The theart Bhop"“at the Knickerbocker Theatre you will find there two the best musical comedy bargains in town, an acrobatic comedian Harry K. Morton, and an any clever and funny young woman, | these newoomers bave Anne Caldwell to thank for roles that’ give | le opportunity to make Broadway reputations, More than chance in the fact that Miss Caldwell, who season | #eagon has provided Fred Stone with parts suited to his pe There may be} har is now first aid to an eccentric comédian not unlike a younger striking, especially in the grotesque ja remarkably light on hin feet and) with uncommon skill and grace. As a comediun, he will be better! he outgrows a certain self-consciousness and monotony of speech, | he is by no means wanting in a sense of humor, | Then, too, #he any other | The music, by Lugo | and attractive, Una Fleming dances | ‘gyeMias Howard, like Morton, has youth in her favor, and with !t comic talent out of the ordinary. At first, as a girl f9om a pickle factory, she is | . Broadly amusing in the manner of vaudeville, but when she changes to a| studio vampire there is unmistakable evidence of training ay an actrens. ‘Tho | Ught of a keen intellirence shines through her nonsense, ances cleverly. In short, Miss Howard has more variety than YOung woman in musical comedy along Broadway. ~ “The Sweetheart Shop” is amusing and mélodious. WHR, has considerable charm of a light and graceful nature, but unfor- ‘Mmiately there isn’t a single voice in the company that can do Justice to it » Zella Russell is statuesque and the general effect of the performance is entertaining. The Return of Marie ». Marie Dressler joined “Cinderella on Broadway” at the Winter Garden | fast night, and after displaying a great deal of energy in one thing and} another fell through the bottom bf a chair, ta By BIDE About ‘Plays and Players” DUDLEY AVID BELASCO has completed | arrangements for the new sea- | @on at the Belasco Theatre. He wi present Frances Starr at that (ouee on Tuesday evening, Sept. 14, in & Pew play by Edward Knoblock en- Willeg “One.” It is doseribed as a ro- @anoe of the psychic and the real. In Aption, Fi Lewis, Theodore Babcovk, Marie Ml. ‘Burke, Clara Sidney, Dalsy Belmore and Lulu Aryton, About Christmas ‘ime, Mr. Belasco will make another production in bis theatre. He will pre- nent Lione! Atwill as a star in “De- y Desiwivinghs, Spaitin " a comedy from the Frenoh of Guitry, adapted by Granville | FAVERSHAM AS HENDON, Shubert announces that he has into a contract, with William jaan to present a dramatiza- Mark Twain's novel, “The Prince and the Pauper,” made by Rives. Ma Faversham will gp- as# Miles Hondon. The.humorist's ‘wife once dramatized this story and it ‘was played by obiidren near Hartford. | Albbe Sage Ric! hardson made another version of it later and Daniel produced it with Elsie Les- Me as the Prince. The Rives version ts to be entirely new and different from the others. No actress has as yet*been sslected for the role of the Prince. “HONEYDEW” MONDAY, Casino Monday evening, in- of Tuesday. ; “HOFFMAN WROTE IT, ‘On several oceasions reports have been circulated that Aaron Hoffman t the sole author of “Welcome, »"" the comedy which San H. will present at the Cohan & ‘Theatre on Sept. 13. Mr, Har- nd Mr. Hoffman have asked us state that these reports are . Mr. Hoffman had no col- tor In writing the play, It is ¥ ‘ “STEPPING STONES” SOON. . jHewry Miller and Blanche Bates end their run in James Forbes's e Femous Mrs. Fair" at Henry ‘8 Theatre ob Oct. 9. On Oct. theatre will be reopened with @ production of “Stepping Stones,” made by Mr. Miller in association ith A. L. Erlanger. On Oct. 18 “The pts Mrs. Fair” company intact will begin a Philadelphia engagement, ing Stones” is a drama by Louls K. Anspacher. “TO STAGE “HER MAN.” William H, Wellman will put in re- soon “Her Man,” by Willard with Mr, Mack in the leading In the cast also will be Barbara eton, Ben Hendricks, Lyster bers and T. Tamamoto. >” PALACE GIRLS ARRIVE. ‘Tho Sixteen Palace Girls, who have eben a feature of Alfred Butt'a ro ues at the Palace Theatre, London, ved in New York to appenr Fred Stone show "Tip M which will soon be offered by rive Dillingham. LUBOVSKA ENGAGED. & Colby, themew firm, witch Boon to offer “The Temptition: of Wve," have engaged the notei dancer Desiree Luboveka for a role $m which she will both act and dance. was formerly featured at the Hippodrome and recently spent @ season at the Coliseum, London “The Temptations of Eve” ts said to be most unusual, in that, while it is t in the nature of a ma- revue, it has its serious mo- ments and teaches a lesson, ~ MOULAN’S LITTLE JOKE, ‘Frank Moulan of “Little Miss Char- “which will open at the Bel- Theatre to-night, is a jester and off, Saturday in Far Rock- y he heard the orchestra men doing? he asked of one. . ( By Way of Diversion *) Good night, little baby; good | night, little one. The airship,for | Nedaway Lond is ready to start, | now that daytime is done, alt loaded with pure slumber sand. The tittle sand captain—a queer looking sprite—wilt guide the | ship alt through the blue. So close, those wee eyes and kias mother good night, They're waiting, my baby, for you. The country of Nod borders Dream- away Sea, 'Tis ruled by the drowsy King Sleep. He loves it- tle babies, a kind man is he, and children are aafe in his keep. The little sand man has extin. | guished his ight, The moments | Yor hoarding are few. 8o come, little fellow; kiss mother good They're waiting, night. my | Ernest Truex of “Blue Bonnet" at| the Princess, has been made a star by Leo Shubert. Gosh! We ured to know | him when he was poor! TO FEATURE M'GLYNN. William Harris jr. has decided to| feature Frank McGlynn in “Abraham | Lincoln.” Mr, McGlynn las been | Playing the Utle role, | Gossip. Iddin Cantor will sing at the Winter Garden Sunday night. Gayer Mackay and Robert Ord,.au- thors of “Paddy.” are man and wife. | The lady is Bob. | ¥. Ziegfeld jr. will reveal the tenth | edition of “The Midnight Frolic" to- | night on the New Amsterdam Roof. | Sunday concerts will W@ resumed at | the Columbia next Sunday evening. | Feiber and Shea will supply the acts, | Harry Levey has chartered a sec- ond film company und will make eight dramatic feature pictures a year. The Russian refugee children are scheduled to seo “Good Times” at the Hippodrome this afternoon, | ‘Two companies presenting “My | Golden Girl" will go out this season, Fred Fisher, musle writer and pub-' lisher, bas just added a new son to his catalogue, Jed Prouty of “Seein’ Things" has been made President of the Bronx ‘Ouija Club, whatever that ds John Durand aud Herbert Grim- Wood have been engaged for roles + “Mecoa.” W.,H, Powell of “Spantsh Love” in from Kansas City, Mo. Wonder if he was ever in the Gun Club? Sam H. Harris announces that “Welcome, Stranger” will open at the Cohan & Harris Theatre Sept. 13. Now watch the uptown managers try to steal them two rubas in the “Greenwich Village Follies.” Arthur Hammerstein will not serye tea at the opening of “Jimmie,” the new Frances White musical comedy Frank Tinney rescued a jeweller from drowning near Freeport recent ly taker, too, Briggs French, stage manager of “The Cave Girl," writes us to ask for a notles in’ our column in the Amenican, British managers are cabling Wagenhals & Kemper for the foreign rights te “he Hat." A Metborune manager alvo would like to produce it, A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. It's « good mule that doesn't tr y to work both ways.’ FOOLISHMENT. A poet vot married one day And soon took a job pitching hay “My wife caused the change,” Said he. “She's so strange She insists that we eat ev'ry day.” FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. 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