The evening world. Newspaper, September 15, 1920, Page 24

a \ to superintend the work of producing ai | ] W “One” at the Belasco Theatre fine and sensitive artiste, Frances Starr, to rise to the test superbly. ‘A uew touch to an old idea ts giverf by Edward Knoblock in a strangely It must be great to be twins, if twins are capable of com- ‘munioating with each othér across the Atlantic like human wireless agen- sles. At any rate, this is the thought sugested by the euthor who lives intoresting play, lose to the Thames, a ripple of which our benighted shores. honestly be credited with a play of ki play may be Is solely a matter of conjecture. There is, unquestionably, dramatl @h open window at which first one a Procecdings sends “messages” by the ‘The attitude in {teelf—not considering the altitu may believe in this sort of thing wh “stunt.” tall depends upon the point In the play we are compelled to consider one poor twin obliged to stay im a London boarding-house while her = her fame and fortune, if you will permit the use of extravagant terms. One hae given force and emotions to a sist ITH spiritualieam in the air, !t was not surprising to find David Bel- asco going the theatrical world one better with his production of But havime twins for good measure, Knoblock may [ THE NEW PLAYS “One” Strangely Interesting; Frances Starr Admirable By CHARLES DARNTON Inst night, especially as he had that has sent somewhat broken waves to nired spirits. What the fate of thid © quality in the air coming through nd then the other sister of the rare signal of a red rose or a red ribbon. c—In interesting. You Wie your neighbor may view it as @ of view, sister comes to New York to make er who has merely @ technical sense of the piano, A young man of the boaniing-house ts supposed to be sinoerely fond of the piafio-player, Put it happe: instead of the thumping sister. es for boarding-house arriv awake as it were, by @ last sustaining message from her alster, na that he thinks he loves the gentle Meanwhile the accomplished twin is gather- New York concert and at the samo time wasting them on os her about town, just in time to save her from failure, and she ts Bat the good young man of the If the e@ud doesn't justify the means it is certainly self-sacrificing. In this aerial affair, so-called Jove interest is scattered to the winds. Freeh as it 13, It offers Miss Starr in a dual role nothing quite eo heartrending want to live!” that she sister, she wants to die, sense of the play. affair would be the best way out of 11 catch pneumonia with the doctor's consent Miss Sturr should have kept her cough to herself, Both on and off the night for coughing. Randle Ayrton was strikingly like Belasoo in looks and manner as the old doctor who agreed that suicide for the Cinderellu of the gave to “The Cuse of Becky.” This and so you are left with a morbid it. But in going out into the for to stage, last night penmed to be a bad About Plays By BIDE and Players DUDLEY OULS NETHERSOLE writes us “from London to say that Gilbert Miller has sailed for New York “Monsieur Beaucatre.” Enthualastl- cally Louis announces that Gilbert has recently produced three successes in England—namely, “The Jest,” with \Henry Ainley; “His Lady Friends,” with Charles Hawtyey, and “Wedding Bells,” with-Gladys and Owen Nar He states further that one of ‘s undertakings, when he re- turns to London in the fail, will be the production of "Peter Pan," with Henry Alnley and “a young act whose name, when disclosed, wi y excite more than usual in- Our gucas is that her name is Cohan, TINNEY GETS EVEN. ‘To-day hats. is ash-cam day for straw Prank Tinney, realizing this, a Broadway cafe last night ven with the hat check boy , he figures, he has paid nce summer began. He his old straw and loft it th sti has Frank forgets that the hat its breakfast food value. MOFFATS DUE SEPT. 27. William Morris's first production ott om will open at the Nora seutre on Monday evening, It will be Mr. and Mrs. foffat, Winifred Moffat ani sotch eotapany In “Don't Tell,” w life by Mr, Moffat, author nty Pulla the Strings.", The} never acted fh the A NOISY PAIR, While en route to Boston recently, Harry C, Browne of “The Little Whopper” went into the amok.ng room of the Pullman and found two men arguing in loud tones over the coming Presidential election, ‘They were makMg so much noise,they were disturbing others, Harry” happened t know both men. “Wait a minute,” he said, “Have yo fellows over met?” of one. 1 And the names were the right ones, too, FUN STARTED EARLY. “The Virginia it » with a mon. show that arrived at a town in South. As is always the case, a dozen young negroes met the trun and offered to carry suitcases for } tickets to the show, One lad got in the way of the baggage men and was bumped sprawling by a trunk. An- other negro boy who saw it laughed ‘uproartously. “wow!" he yelled. "Dis heah show's gittin’ fuany a’ready.” COHAN PLAYS COMING. , Arrangements are reported under way whereby George M. Cohan will place his production of “The Meanest Man in the World" in the Hudson Theatre and Arnold Daly, in “The Tavern,” in the George M. Cohan. THEY SAW JACK, ‘We are in receipt of a telegram from J. J, Rosenthal, in Chicago, ead Harry, “this is|, By Way of Diversion. Jefferson Shrewsbury Nutt, in order to get back at Ma wife, Jessica Plympton Nutt, for call- fng him an ignoramus, has writ-~ ten the following slander on women: “Oh, Jef], to-day I cast my vote. You know, you told me to, And, Jeff, the nicest man was there to ehow us what to do, He took the time to find my name inside the queerest book and then he let me go into the qitest little nook. There in a shelf I found @ lamp—the dearest little thing! A pencil, too, was there for me, ted with a little string. When I came out a girl went in with, oh, the grandest hat! 'Twould look just fine on me, I know, but she was far too fat. Who did I vote for? Let me think! I did inright, I'll bet. But, Jeff, just wait—I voted for—why, Jeff, 1 quite forget. GOSSIP, “Come Seven” goes on tour next week. Robert V. Newman will be company manager. a Jennie, the shimmying elephant at hs 9, pounds and is gaining with each shake, A box office man who speaks Span- ish been engaged at Maxine Eliott's Theatre Love" is playing, F. Ziegfeld jr. has returned from a trip on his yacht, Thiassa, He, says the town looks about the some. Broadway hears that “Enter Ma- dame” will move from the Garrick to the Fulton before long. Special matinees of “Irene” will be given at the Vanderbilt on Sept, 23 and 24, : Hazel Renaud has been added to he gast of “The Night Boat” at the So has Josephine Myers, a nd beauty. where “Spanish Helen Wolcot of William Hodge's compan), ls an expert bagpuncher, The: the play hi punch, also, © Guest of C Con a Lae, violinist, be- Neves In the ou board. She saya its an unecen, unexplored, physio logical force, They're going to enlarge the dance floor at the Century Promenade in the fall. “The Bat" drew almost $20,000 to the Moroaco last week, ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES, Duleie—Joe Flynn ts unn ted. Bainter Admirer—"Broadway Brev- ites” comes to the Winter Ganien week after next, without Miss Jar- don, Anna Wheaton is rehearsing for “Plocaditly to Broadway;" Fay Bainter is in “East Is West" in Boston; "Lassie" in Detroit for the other one, A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. steting that two hundred people from Toledo, Akron and Canton went to Cleveland Monday to see Jack Oster- man open at Keith's Hippodrome. ‘Mark our words—that boy will be President, or something, yet. MISS KENNEDY BUSY. Madge Kennedy bas begun rehears- ing in “Cornered,” in which she will be presented by Henry W. Savage, Inc, Miss Kennedy, who has been in ‘the movies three years, finds it hard ‘to get used to her voice. We get this from Ann Grosvenor Ayres, whose veracity cannot be impeached, STONE OPENS TO-NIGHT,. 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