The evening world. Newspaper, November 13, 1920, Page 12

’ ‘ ET ting rr ieee sgn bet semen n ees ~ ee ees RA am A ta THE NEW PLAYS. “French Leave” | An Amusing Escapade By CHARLES DARNTON IN spite of some rather noisy acting at the Belmont Theatre, “French Leave” is @ restful little play of wartime billeting, at which you may smile or even chuckle and feel that you are enjoying a mildly divert- fing evening. In it Mr. afid Mra. Coburn are quite comfortable, though not @o happily situated as they were in “The Hetter ‘Ole.” It is Impossible to grow excited over the adventure of the English wite 4 who surprises her husband, a young officer, by visiting him in a village where his brigade is resting, but she gains a certain novelty by passing herself off as a French singer and pretending to be the daughter of an old peasant woman in whose home a General is billeted. Judging by the frocks she brings along, sho might easily pass for a Prima donna. How- ever, one never knows what a woman wil) do, and anyway Mile. Juliette, as she calls herself, looks charming enough to turn the head of any soldier @t the little dinner given in her honor, She is toasted by the old General | ‘and a young subaltern, and she joins with them in singing “Where do) the fies go in the summertime?” while her jealous husband alts moodily aloof. This is the liveliest and funniest situation in @ play somewhat lacking tn situations. It is of no consequence that the wife is momentar- | Hy suspected of being a German spy. The Mirtations make “Frenoh Leave” n amusing escapade, and this is probably all that {t was meant to be by its English author, Reginald Berkeley, Mrs. Coburn, slunder and pretty, acts the wife with a fair degree of @harm and manages her French accent very well, though she has none ef the deviltry that Marie Tempest, for example, might give to the role. Mr, Coburn plays the blustering old warrior capably amd rane upstairs amusingly. But it {s Dallus Welford as @ mess sergeant, pop-eyed in his Assumed severity as he orders” about a private serving “as waiter, who 1a) the real joy of the performance. Harry McNaughton is a funny waiter, 80 fntent upon standing erect'that he is in langer of falling over backwards. Alexander Onslow adte the husband discreetly; Noel Tearle is amusing, though a bit strenuous, as the susceptible young officer, and Helen Tilden does an excellent bit of character work as the old peasant. About Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY What Don’t You Know? What New York theatre was named for Bijou Fernandez? When you want to find Morris Gest 4a it true hie press agent will page hime * Could you call the New York Theatre a high building in epite of the fact it's @ Loew house? Why ia it that a woman who marries a horseman need not be surprised to find he nags a good HEN Francis Wilson, aided and abetted by De Wolf Hopper and a large company, comes fo New York in the revival of “Ermine,” the Actors’ Equity Asso- elation intends to blow itself, Until @ few months ago Mr. Wilson was President of the Equity and spent a Great deal of his time working in the organization's behalf. To honor him Equity members wili occupy atl the peats they can get on the opening ight of “Erminic,” and wily indulge $n all sorts of physical gyrations tHat May make noise, except whistling. Broadway hears ‘a yell mas , Deen appointed to train thé crowd a fa singing: dealt “Rah, rah, rab! When Wrangel's army retires Who is he? do the men wear pajamas or He ts the idol of 960d, old-fashioned nightgowna? The Equit-ce!” lf Miss Banks were a fair And now comes the sad part. No theatre in New York has been: found @s yet for “Ermini¢,” but Manager girl what noted film star and husband would she remind you "i Goorge C. Tyler {sycrouched, ready fF to epring on the first one that blows, === a | catch. It's about a rtain tl NELMES HEADS TICKET. | / picture mai . center te, long on bysiness built but short on education, who save Midurice Maeterlinck a commis- sion to write a film scenario for hil When tho author of “The Blue Bird sailed for Burope the film man suw him off. “I hope I'll be able to write some- thing acceptable," said Masterlinck, at parting Harry B. Nelmes, Treasurer at the Belmont Theaire, has been clectod President of the Treasurers’ Club of A America. Other new officers are * Allan J. Schnebbe, Vice President; Bal De Vries, Treasurer; Louis Morgenstern, ' Financial | Secretary James F. McEntee, Recording Secre- tary, and A. 1, Jacobs, Counsel. An amendment to the constitution has' “Morrie,” came from the film man, been adopted whereby sitk mombers slapping the famous author on the i receive $20 a week in benefits Instead | bi I got @ hunch you'll make o pt £10. | good.” m) HAS A NEW PLAY Gossip i Francine Larrimore has a new play| Edward Royce bas put a new danc- he fend wi!) be starred in it before the ing number in “Kissing Time.” rc winter is over. Joe Cawthorne has discovered there f+ YLANG WELL SUPPLIED, |!" * steamship named for him A tailor sent Bol Loo Yiang of “The| Sunday concerts will be given at Outrageous Mrs. Palmer” at the asth| the Century, Winter Garden and Cen- Street Theatre, an advertisement yes-| tral Theatres and Century Promenade terday in an effort to sell him a suit) to-morrow night. of clothes. For the tallor's informa-|-} Gatenby Bell hus been 7 tion, it may be stated that Ylang is] ponoral stage ialreatae for William @ dog; also that he has plenty of} }aversham. Pants and a good heavy coat John Cumberland has played in| — beiroom farees so much he saya “WHAT'S A THIEF?” SOON. ‘; \The National Players, a dramatic A lub which gives amateurs a chance, | clothes handicap his acting ability. Ina Claire reaches her 476th per- formance in “The Gold Diggers” at will present soon a play called um this afternoon. “What's a Thief?" by Arthur B. Rice has arranged to bring Simons. J. F. Hoss of No. 1309 Her-| Erik Byo, the Norwegian baritone, to kimer Street, Brooklyn, will cast and ‘ Girect the play this country soon. the Capivol first. “Irene” has been produced recently} in Australia and word from that HE HAD A HUNCH. country say; it ts & Dig success, Raymond Hitchcock is telling a Te? t' > “ Btory these days to everybody he can| pay ne the Merce hoa tre will te that mystery playts 100th. A feature of the Equity ball, at the Hotel Astor, Nov. 20, will be a revue called “The ‘Midnight Joliies.” Ray- mond Hitchcock will participate and Hazzard Short will stage tt. ‘The third preliminary in the one- step contest for the championship of Greuter New York will be danced at ou Know? BS 1. In whose honor was a centennial festival held on Oct. 6 at Carnegie] Terrace Garden Dance Palace to-mor- Hall? row afternoon. Another will take 2. From what part of the Unitea| Place Tuesday evening and the finals States Army must one of the Com-| 0) Friday night, 19. DN onera of the District of Colum- A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. chosen? c 3. What Engligh King estab the first Parliament in 12963 P| pyon't! dodge the tougher: problem 4. Who was the King of Italy who| ! your busin Ls yie Sor yd eaptured Rome in 476 and” tha| for. that very problem. —Henry 1. @aused the extinction of the Western | Deberty Empire? — &, For how long a term Is the Preat- 4 NT. @ _ Gent of France elected? ROCLIBE ME 6. 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