The Billboard 1922-06-10: Vol 34 Iss 23 (1922-06-10)

—e. The Billboard SUNE 10, 1922 . ee a FARCE ~ COMEDY ~TRAGEDY A DEPARTMENT OF NEWS AND OPINIONS (COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BILLBOARD, 1493 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, N. Y.) “FOLLIES” AND “THE RIVALS” LIGHT UP GLOOMY BROADWAY Theatrical Street Gets Darker and Darker as Hot Weather Approaches and Playhouses Close. New York, June 5.—The opening of the new Ziegfeld ‘‘Follies’’ at the New Amsterdam Theater and the revival of “The Rivals’ by the Players’ Club at the Empire, dark since the departure of ‘‘The ‘‘Czarina’’, are the Broadway highlights this week. In the cast of the Players’ Club show are Francis Wilson, Tyrone Power, John Craig, Robert Warwick, Henry E. Dixey, James T Powers, Pedro De Cordoba, Violet Heminz, Patricia Collinge and Mary Shaw. Allan Pollock opened in “The Pinch Hitter’ as scheduled at the Henry Miller, which had been dark since the closing of Laurette Taylor and ‘The National Anthem’’; McIntyre and Heath have moved from Chicago to the Shubert for a summer season of ‘‘Red Pepper’’: “The Drums of Jeopardy’, with William Courtleigh and Marion Coakley, has replaced “Madeleine and the Movies’’ at the Gaiety: “Heads I Win”, is the latest at the new Ear! Carroll; “From Morn’ to Midnight” is being tried on certain evenings at the Garrick by the Theater Guild, and a few other productions are in sight. But dll in all, summer’s here and theater lights are flickering out one by one. Irene Bordoni has put away her ‘French Doll’’; *‘Chauve Souris’’ has moved to the Century Roof with a new show; “The Rose of Stamboul” end “The Blushing Bride’ are still on a week-to-week basis. ‘“Kempy” is the latest hit. It is capacity at the Belmont. ‘‘Partners Again’’. “Kiki”, “the Cat and the Canary’’. ‘‘Captain Applejack’, ‘‘Good Morning, Dearie’’. doing EQUITY PLAYERS GET CHARTE New York, June 1.—The future of Equity Players, Inc., now seems an assured thing, for the Secretary of State yesterday granted a charter to the organization. which will enable it to proceed with its plans. The directorate of Equity Players, Inc., includes George Arliss and Elsie Ferguson. The aim of the organization is ‘‘to produce and present plays, dramas and other stage productions: to lease, own and operate theaters and engage in all branches of theatrical business’. Producers generally have expressed their approval of.the project, it is said, notably Lee Shubert, who said: ‘‘I am very much in favor of the undertaking. I only wish they had morte than one actors’ theater. I would be willing to let them have a couple of my houses.” LAMBS REHEARSING New York, June 2.—yYesterday the frisky Lambs had their first rehearsal, preparatory to the public gambol, which will take place at the Knickerbocker Theater Sunday evening, June 11. The gambol will be staged by Julian ‘Mitchell, with a notable cast, which will inelude Robert Woolsey, Harland Dixon, Ralph Whitehead, Stephen Maley, William Kent, Harry Short and Ralph Riggs. The first number rehearsed was a miniature musical comedy written by Joseph McCarthy and Harry Tierney, authors of ‘‘Irene’’, entitled ‘““‘What Made the Lamls Love Mary’’. NEW BELASCO STAR New York, June 4-—David Belasco has placed Mary Servoss under contract for a term of Fears. She will appear in a new play in the near future. For more than a year Miss Servoss has been under Mr. Belasco’s obsert]2tion. Becanse of the importance of the part she going to play Miss Servoss, thru Mr. teed? * advice, has taken a house for the ~~ in @ country place little known, where art by &tucy without interruption. Hairy Ape less, to conti “The Music Box Revue”, “Blossom Time” and “Make It Snappy’’ are still getting the call, but not any of the larger houses are reported to be holding capacity unless perhaps with the exception of the Selwyn. COHAN CHANGES ITS NAME New York, June 4.—When “Madeleine and the Movies’ makes its public reappearance in Chicago this week it will have a brand new title—*Garrison and the Girls’. Possibly the presence of Donald Brian in the cast had something to do with giving the play a masculine instead of a feminine name. Mr. Cohan is sald te have seen the humorous side of billing” Donald Brian in ‘Madeleine ‘and the Movies”’, MARIE TEMPEST COMING? New York, June 4.—It is rumored that Marie Tempest will return to America from London next Season, to appear in a new play that Robert Milton, the renowned stage director, has chosen for her. It is said that William Harris, Jr., will produce the play. DORIS KENYON The lovely and patrician star of William A. Brady’s “Up the Ladder’, at the Playhouse, New York, who finds time to write exquisite poctry and to think deeply on the’ sub ject of ‘‘Feminism”’. WALTER SCANLAN’S PLANS New York, June 5.—Walter Scanlan, the Irish tenor, under the management of George M. Gatts, closed a forty-week seaton in ‘“‘Irish Eyes” at the Majestic Theater, Brooklyn, last week. This completes Mr. Scanlan’s second tour. His third season opens jn Boston in August with a new Irixh comedy with songs tentatively entitled “The Irish Musketeer’’, written by E. E. Rose, with sengs of his own composition. ‘ “The Irish Musketeer” jis 2 modern Irish comedy with the scenes laid in Kilkenpy, Ireland. CHARLES RUGGLES’ NEW ROLE, New York, June 3.—It was announced at the offices of A. H. Woods that Charles Ruggles has been engaged for the leading role in “A Flapper in the Family’, which goes into rehearsal next week. The play is an adaptation from the German by Walter de Leon, and was first announced under the title of “Who's Who”. It has not yet heen decided GeGinitely which title wil) be retained. IRENE BORDONI TO SAIL New York, June 3.—When Irene Bordoni closes tonight in “The French Doll’, which has been enjoying such a prosperous run at theLyceum Theater, she will begin packing for a sail to Deanville, where she will spend the summer. Miss Bordonj and the original cast will again resume their respective roles in September, when “The French Doll” will again begin its transcontinental tour. EVA LE GALLIENNE “QUITS” New York, June 4.—Eva Le Galliénne, who created the leading feminine role in ‘‘Liliom"* has retired from that show, which is ruaning in Chicago. It is salg that Miss Le Gallienane revented an interyi published in a Chicago paper, quoting her as saying ‘nat she loathed actors, when she hadn't «ald “‘anything of the kind”. So she just packed up and ieft, announcing that she's going to sall for Europe to spend the summer. Elise Bartlett, bride of Joseph Schildkraut, stepped into Mies LeGallienne’s role. DORIS KENYON | Altho a Star of Rare Attain. ments She Is Still “‘Mother’s Little Girl’ == If you've seen Doris Kenyon's highly-finished performance in Owen Davis’ “Up the Ladder”, that is drawing crowds to the Forty-eighth Street Theater, New York, despite the “dyti Season”, you will be surprised to know that it is only her third part. She played previously in “The White Villa”, “The Girl in the Limousine’ and in Se!wyn'’s “‘The Love Chet" “We went to interview the charming Doris, who invited us to wait in her dressing room until after the first) act. “It's the first door to the left,’’ said she. Upon entering the fires door to the left we startled and were startled by another feminine presence. We looked once and exclaimed: “You are Miss Kenyon’s mother!" . The presence nodded jn the affirmative ani made us very comfy in a yawning wicker chair. Then we forgot we were waiting for the aur. able Doris in the absorbing pastime of talking about her past with her mother. If evérs actress had a hover-about mother like Dotis Kenyon’s we'd confine all our interviews to mother. Mother Kenyon told us how Doris had graduated from the grammar school in Brooklyn (Doris fs a Brooklyn girl, you know); how she came to decide to take a course at the Girls’ Collegiate and a course in languages at the same time at Columbia College; how hard and diligently she studied music, vocal and instremental, and how Victor Herbert met her one day apd placed her in ‘Princess Pat'’ in a very small part—in a scere with six other girls. But Doris was not destined to stay in the small part long. An official from the World Film made Doris an offer to go into pictures. “He must have succumbed to the charm of Doris’ wonderful eyes,’" we suggested. “Well,” said the modest mother evasively, “one hundred dollars a week jooked mighty big to her. It meant that she could pursue her musical studies under the guidance of expert instructors. And then she became too am bitious, She tried to play ip both pictures and musical comedy. So I advised her to give ap the small part and concentrate on ber moving picture work. “But Doris hada't concentratéd on the movies very long before Mr. Woods offered her the leading, role in ‘The Girl in the Limousige’. And closely on the heels of that engagement » came this—in ‘Up the Ladder’, a part that appeals to Doris because it gives ber splendid opportunities for expression. “She likes the ’ edy, despite her love for music’’— “And poetry?" “Poetry? No matter how busy she may be she will al ways write poetry. It is as natural and easy for Doris to white poetry as it is for a birt to warble.” ’ , Then Miss Kenyon entered and stood with her back to the door, contemplating her an mated mother and the interviewer with accusing eyes. ‘You've been talking about me!" said she gaily, wagging a shapely index finger “There's one thing we've forgotten to ta’k about,’’ said Mother Kenyou with an amused twinkle in her* eye—‘‘Lady Astor!"’ “I do admire Lady Astor,” said the ador able Doris fervently. ‘She has succeeded ad mirably in Diending a career with motherhood I believe in the economic independence of women.” Then followed a lively discussion of Lad) Astor and woman's independence that wouh! up with Mother Kenyon quoting the ‘“‘Ia¢y bug-fly-away-home”’ message sent to Lady Astor by her children. “So, sald wet, gazing -at the tender lore!! ness of Doris Kenyon, “you are a feminist!’ “Well, a modified or softened feminist,” she amended, her softly modulated voice con firming the thought. ‘‘And so is méther. %° has a career, too, you know. She lives |» minet”’ CAST OF “SHOOT” New York, June 4.—On the evenings of Jun 7, 8 and 9 the Inter-Theater Arts, Inc., wil! present a new satirical comedy by Harry Wagstaff! Gribble, entitled “Shoot”, at the MacDowell Gallery, 108 West Fifty-fifth street New York. ; The cast will include A. Washington Pezet actor, playwright and director; Helen Livorne who 48 Mrs. A. Washington Pezet in private life; Charlotte Granville, an English actress, wha has played with Cyril Maude, Grace George and Jane Cowl; Donald Cameron, Mary Blalr Ann Winston and Montague Rutherford. legitimate stage and the , moving picture world better than musical cam Oh, poetry is a part of Doris.”