The billboard (Aug 1917)

AuautT S wr 6 Waldrop To VFrite Hnrie Naw 7<irit, July 1*.—Uda WUdrop, Nriu Uw indilMUl iMiMe tar iHoia ItonlWi lUgtr ' MaaOracor'm pntdoa- . Hon at Bdmrd Papl*'* newcut and .HbuI iiwrUliiC comedy, which will Inva Ha Initial Broadway parforni' ■BCt OB AUBun t at the Booth Thsa- ; On Intflrnational Circuit Bd W. Rowland and Lorin J. Haw- ard. of Chlcnica. will be repreK&ted BD the inlemallonal Circuit next aea- ■OD by Ralph Kctierlnrn allesorlcal Playi 'WRlcn one shall l Marry, and a aew Hawaiian producllon. A Dsush- icr at the Sun, by Ralph KatterlDE and Lorln J. Howard. In the vaudeville Oeld they will be reprcMnted by a number of inualeal act* and aketchea. La Salle Qottiuc Ready ChlcBBo. July Tho Oh, Boy. ic musliTBl comedy, <tI1I not Ttopra bring Joseph Santley. Ivy Sawyer, Do- rothy Maynnrd. Joaephlne HarrirnaD,' Robert Ren rial. Jume!! Bradbury, Hugh Cameron. Billy Qould. Henry Qernton. Blllla Wheeler, UlUan Bran- Openlnsi (tf Woods' Plays New Tom. July The metropoU- Un booklniB of two ot the many A. H. Wood! prodDctlona have been Uf DDunced. Mar Tuliya farce, MarT* Ankle, la to open the BUou Theater Avsust e, while Bualnen Before Pleasure, the new Potaah ft Perl* mutter comedy, will be oiTered at lha ElltnVB beslnnlna Au^uat IE. . Incidentally Mr. Wooda haa made a HiBs Owen With Boston Oo. mnnwied with the Chlcaso Opera (■'ompany tor a number of years, and "■(10 has achleifd n nnlional reputo- llon Bi a concert alnser. la apendluK me amnmer nlih Mrs, and Mrs. Max »abfnoft al Larch m on t. New York. ' Under Mr. RBbinoff'a manaEemant Mlaa Owen will Join the Boiton Opera Company In the fall to alns leadlns rol<-g. MloB Owen Is the poBPaaor of 81 remarKamy clear and true lyric ao- prano voice of axceptlonal range. Toii're in Ziove to Chicago ChieasD, Jn^ SB.—You're In Love. Arthur Hammarateli^'a leteai musical comedy, direct from an eliht montha*. ™n at the Casino Theater. New Tork; bann an ennBmiHit at the Qarrick *9 Hint, vnth the tollowlu nembera (^.the eMsinal New Tark eaat: Maria J^nn, Hajr.Thomtkeon, Kra. Oardner Ouie. Can UoCuUouch. Claranee notWrom, AI Roberto. Charlea Baroe, Albert Petlaton. Balfanr Uoyd. Oil- wt Welle 8a«' a chonie of thirty, vplax eomalna alwnt twmty am- London Cables oilerlnn and aey . . . . _ beiDK' whipped lata ahap*. Cborni Blil^ ... now-are loreed to ailaa from ibttr dawar evottk torn MflWr ftu la their wont, IB orotr to be at' rfliMlui itaUioa tlma. ■Wt» Iwin» kam/tOiam weU OD laU ^»k!f^' t^_mlifS^ trOie4_ tfgyaa eh ed^ pwr^y new aonga, may be offered a critical tfaeater-Kolnx public when the ahow aeaaon oC-lSlT-'lB fa formally uahered In thli month. Jane Cowl, the dramatic Btar. who !a shortly to make her debut in l3ay- break. under tlie manBsement ot £elwyn & Company, atruck a. responsive chord a week aco when she inaugurated evening rebearsale for her new.pro- duction. . Pr<ibably.lt..waa because Mlaa Cowl is doins pl<iure work .day Umea iiiat prompted the nishc rebeamUa ot DaybreaKi but the.'fact aevertheleaa re- mains tnat ine members of her aupportlng caat are thereby: enatded to contlnae their ctiatomary'rotittae of late riainc and late to bed, to which thw have ao long been accustomed. Rtohard fRtver, Owen RamoniMb WUlUuu Burn—. 2fa^ lie Qaralde. Nallia Waddlnstcn, HUUe Wllaon and Beatrice Harden. A Imb Ileal n e Belfraae, tl rid tl II tradtUonn of t^ I tbeat- 04 (he aeveral burloaquc shows under the BelCrase Be It known that Belfraee has decided tbat the bardworklnK. twenly-doUar-a- ^eek chorua sirl la entitled to Juac bj much consideration as the hlg-h-ealaried principal or star, and to thia end fau announced thi.t Pullman eleepen wilt be provided for every member ol the chorus oa all Jumpe-^Juat like lha people who pull down fancy salaries. 'Perhapj it may be apolllds the alrls. but tliEre can be oo denying the fact that-tbey'are.theihardeat worktnc people In any ahow,' and a f«w dellara extra eapenaa wilt In atl llkatUuiod be prodncttve of Far greater retiii!n%"ni tlia'mattar at Ittcreaaad eOelHUT and leTaltr on the (a to bo ■ " " They are beclanlnK to alt- Ap aiencBvpe^war nnd lake notice of Hatry Wel»r, ^vaudeville aaant and Bahaseiv for^ dn'Xai^eag''. the cyclonic come- dicnoe, wbo trnow mmMmt tiif>ifli*>fi>Kf''^'kiii gelaalek proaram.'''Mr: Weber ia a veteran ah4wniaai;jUtto;ahe'«t the ymn^nA'to leant tb&t dtle. After an early experleace In tbe^rtmn bualneai be went Cblaaao ta'produee vandavllle. A few r^utaHi|h','-0B0ac "— " " - - and BO*'^^1if0Mt'i •er iHn.-t^itit-^WMik. l aBd«j|(eety'«a<M : t mei« pMOtnv Mdeir «lM|^'io Hath uottaer^liew .Toflt inM In eeviaa la, tlMumietlaA oa WM lUtk atcaai announoamant la ma«o tbat'ttwtirW ready tor'tbeWlMl epeunc ai September 1. Hr. Leew loaiaa'np.farAldably af-MMi of um Hbh in the emmtrr. -Hli creator New Terk''plKAaiMae saw nt Beck le the ■ It hsn , . - - . -t the r.! ]|b..iacalwCia ha^ber or flattaMns olTara from picture I :Bnl. anirtepa to star him In a btg feature, production. Master n of Mr. and-Mna. Larry Beck, and a prouder couple would be 3ut they are Juatly enlttle'd .to be prond of tlielr orcsprina'. Every York a«reed.that the youth carried off the individual acting Brenon picture—and that's koIdk some. oratora was makluB hie plea tor young men to join army or the navy. "Caii Uncle Sam use a man of fifty?" wils th« que: wafted up to the speaker durlns a lull In hia oration. ''My dear man, I to ahaKe your hand. I want to thank you Cor your Kefiuine patriotism." lha speaker replied. "Won't you come lorwardT^ The questioner rilil. He none other than.Corse Pay ton. .popular istock and .dramatic star. who. mllUons. of .oth^r loyal. Americana, are anzloua to. do their bit for the i and Stripes. Turn to the' RIghl, Broadway's blsseat success of the past season, ia stil playing to CBpacKy. audletices at the Gaiety Theater, and early last ireeli - -' '-- fonr hundredth performance. Messrs. Smith & Qolde'n,. the pro- dueere. plan to -cantinue rlBht'^on Into next season, in fact until \tnt busii no lonser warrants a-New Tork stay. Incidentally,. The Man Who Come Back, B.t-tha Plarl>Dun:'cowtJiuiea.ta dnw capacity audlenees aCevarT' perfamance, iplte the excepHonallir: hot .weather of'the iaat'Ifw weeto. .An of which ID realty appreciate .j it hot- wiaather makes no d! imiivin' Hatoan4qaHe,''. il MtlK-Albee nHUalioaia tjh^D; 8. a. Be* •• FRak Bnaaaad Ban Lm. wbo at—' "'^t 'the pmaaaiM tu rn -nrr The pest week wee rather a not ni^TBers, 'cdnsolldatlonai amalKamatloi nirlbermore, there'-were no deserllons or withdrawals of'stars" from their'preBent-cbnneotlbna. and no new "iiBllllon-dallar pictures" were fpnmc upen nn nnauapaeUnc - public; ^^lly. Ifa^been.a mlKbtr dtill weak 1 H«art of ft Thtef Opau A Ben Greet Festival Iiondon, Julyzs (Special cable to Tbe Billboard).—Ben Qreet gave his aervlcea July 14 and IT to dlreoUoK ao Indian fvtteal and play called Ualatl Wast, wMek had the a The Sn^BT Baby Soon e VIctn Bleat play called Harry «. Vernon 'Whaley, Jean .AIllatonE^ Sydney De VrloiL Kilty Mm*. Dan O'Soott and Pann Hawntan. Qua Sohlke wULataae Iiondon, July S8 (Speelal C^ablo tO' The rattboard).—One of the faaltuw Ifavy Week, which commenced Jl ' . waa the all-American bill a pepially ar- e restlvltMl Alhambra's Vew Hanagsr. LondM. Jtdr » .OMdit. Ca^a to The Bii]boart>.^4t AaAvT baa bean appointed to anecoed W. B. neklea who recently r Start on Ohristmas Fantondme London, July 2S, (Special Cable to The Billboard).—Work on Christmas pantoroimeB has been beaun by Fred Ramsdale -who has Juat completed the llbreito and lyilaa. ot f, piodtMlleii Observe a Baby Week I mettaerhood-'lUm plarinr Royalty Keopens August 21 IiODdon. July 39 (speclai cable lu The BUlboard).—The. Royalty-Thea- ter, which closed for.ttie aummer sea- son last Saturday enh'lns, Kill reopen ADCuat SI with a n^'eomeiiy In three acta, entitled Bllletted..by F. Tennyson Jelle and H. M. Har.wood:'In nblcb DennU Badle and MIsa Iris How Mil play the principal rotes.. . High Jinks Ends Stm ^-.