The billboard (Nov 1917)

4 The Billboard "SUCCESS" SUCCEEDS; LIEBLERS IN THE RUNNING ONCE MORE Theodore A. Liebler, Jr., One of the Authors of the Play Which Will Re-EstabKsh the Fine Old Firm—Production Goes to Broad- way Following Brief Tour New York, Nov. IT.—At a dress re- hearsal at the Garden Theater here yesterday afternoon the Lieblers, op- erating under the firm name of The Footprints Producing Corp., put over the new play, Success, by Adeline Leltxbach and Theodore A. Uebler. Jr., will-, a bane. Tho it was entirely an invitation af- fair, no more critical, discerning; and discriminating audience could have been gathered together, practically every person present was wise in the matter or plays and the ways of play- ers. Many, indeed, were players and the balance for the most part pie Intimately associated and nected with the theater. No ciaj vith the life, love, iggests The Great d . plays could pos- imiiar. Success .Is y lit*. slbly be ■ points a. moral because tense, gripping tale that it is, it is also one of the tremendous indictments of ram Brandon Tynan, the star, en lowledge indebtedn=ss New York, Nov. 17.—Lee and J. J. Shubert began tola week making- ar- rangements to take care of 10,001) of the soldiers stationed at Camp Upton at their different New York theaters. The begin nine was msde Wednesday night when the 30?d Engineers' C from Camp Upton was the ernes r Bit, t: r spectacle witn the appro- priate military title. There were 400 io the party, tary equipment, both o(fleers men. and they dlers at their different thea- ■aeraa- reparation of the play, n '.o better advantage. Bo S and play pro > fin William Hassan, Helen Holmes, Marie, Leonard, Lionel Gtenlster and Arda Lb Croix handled their parts excellently and Jess Dandy could have had he been up in his lines. all In capable New Chain of Theaters be called the West Virginli tt will Include Wheeling. Hunt- ft of the Court Theater organisms; what will . Circuit. ELEN MACKELLAR nual convention held last, summer in Galveston that if necessary a, meeting might be held upon this date, and the present war conditions have made this In this association are affiliated all las. Waeo, Hoi >n. Galves Ident. .Th Levy, W. J. Lytle, C. J. Musselman, Harry Vande Mark. H. H. Campbell of Dallas is secretary. Another Brooklyn Theater the buyer, Matthew V. O'Ma I ley, is Pittsburg Theaters Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. IS.—The Indus- trial activity or this district Is being- reflected this season in the boi-omee receipts of all o., and possibly Washing ton. pa. Mr. John- and J2.528.60 In two nights at Wheeling. Johnny, Your Gun, """ (700 being paid mith- somed by house the query Is often asked. legitimate tnea- advanced twen- 1 falling the_ pat- the ' : la Rinaldo Dancers Engaged New York, Nov. 17.—The Shuberts announce that one of the features of Over the Top, the new musical r Texas Managers _ absorbed by the management on the regular scale of prices, a remarkable business is being done. At this house The Man Who Stayed at Home is now In Its sixth week, and right here a, record has been established for one show hers. This Is a war play, and it wilt likely Davis, the big vaudeville house, box-office records are being hung the big business being done here by — now is attributed solely to activity of the steel and Baltimore Musicians ISO To Participate In Performant •Baltimore, Nov. 17.—Much indie- nation exists in theatrical circles oi this city over the refusal of Local No the entire Oh. Boy, company, under ott, theatrical producers of New York, will go to the Camp by special train and give their complete performance. The Oh. JJoy. company volunteered did the complete orchestra from Ford's Opera, House. Greenwich Village Theater New York. Nov. 17.—The Green- wich Village Theater at Seventh Av- enue and Fourth Street opened Thurs- day night with a resident company doing one-act plays a la Washington Square Players. The plays Included Behind a Watteau Picture, a fantasy in two scenes, by Robert B. Rogers, with music by W. Franke Harilng; Davis and Perley Poore Sheehan: The Festival of Bacchus, a comedy by Arthur Schnitzler, translated by Chas. Henry Meltzer. They were acted by the following Greenwich Village Play- ers: Frank Conroy, Harold MelUer, Strawbrldge, Joseph Macauley, Remo Bufano. Frank W. McDonald. David Pennington. Leonard Brooke. Hal Another for A. H. Woods New York, Nov. 17.—A. H. Woods has purchased the rlghta of a play. Two Streets, a serious drama. It Is by Koby Kahn. That UMPA and AEA Supper New York. ! glven by the Managers' protective As- sociation and the Actors' Equity Association at the Hotel Astor Sun- day. November 15,. has Just been announced. Marc Klaw will act as chairman, while Francis Wilson will be toast- the speakers will be David probable that Sir Johnstone ard equity con- tract which was recently agreed Walter Jon