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STORY OF PRODIGAL SON PRESENTS SOME
BANQUET SCENES THAT ARE MOST RIOTOUS
"The Wanderer" Makes Appearance in New York After Much Advance Notice That All-Star Cast Is to Appear
in Familiar Bible Story Fashion War Among Leading Women Opens.
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ins" theatricaly Just now.
At the Palace Theater last week a
great tribute was paid to Ted N. Bar
ron, composer of "L-I-B-E-R-T-Y" and
other popular successes. The Palace is
the Orpheum of New York and its pro
gramme sometimes includes as many
as 10 or 12 headline acts. An unusual
ly line bill last week had as its inci
dental music Barron's compositions
alone, quite a tribute to the popular
composer. '
Recently at the dinner given to Pres
ident Wilson at the Waldorf Astoria in
honor of the illumination of the Statue
of Liberty Mr. Barron was an invited
and an honored guest. His first suc
cess was "If Time Was Money, I'd Be
a Millionaire," written a few years ago,
and three recent hits, all played with
"L.-I-B-E-R-T-Y" at the Palace, are:
"Lull Me to Sleep," "On Honolulu Bay"
and "Georgis Moon." Mr. Barron has
just completed the score of a new op
eretta, which will be produced shortly
In New York.
Film to Become Opera.
One of the speakers at the last meet
ing of the Woman's Press Cilub of New
York, of which Ida Powell Priest Is
president, was Hector Turnbull. of the
Lasky Company, who represented Mr.
Lasky, who was to have spoken. -The
chairman in Introducing Mr. Turnbull
mentioned that one of the Lasky fea
tures was to be shortly dramatized foi
the speaking stage and also made into a
grand opera.- the score being written
abroad.
An interview with Mr. Turnbull de
veloped the fact that the feature pic
ture in question was his own play,
"The Cheat," which achieved such
startling success wherever shown and
was one of the most dramatic of the
Lasky offerings. This play was writ
ten on the Coast and is of particular
interest to Westerners because it
brings in the race question. Mr. Turn
bull declares that bis 'reason for con
ceiving the story was his weariness
of the usual presentation of the Jap
anene on the screen and spoken stage.
.every piay mat i om ever seen.
he said, "showed a Japanese diplomat
BY LLOYD F. LONERGAN. I
EW YORK. Feb. 10. (Special.)
The long-heralded production of
"The Wanderer" has come at last
and proved to be a genuine triumph.
That is, if first signs can be believed.
The Bible story of the prodigal son
forms the story of the play and is de
veloped with exactness of detail and
lavishness of setting that makes the i
production an unusual one.
David Belasco Is credited with su
pervising the play, even if no credit
is given to him on the programme, and
the all-star company adds to the at
tractiveness of the scenes.
The parable of the prodigal son Is
one .of the most dramatic of those In
the Bible, and students of church his
tory will enjoy certain portions of this
new play, as it follows closely the
original. The scenes in the second act,
where the prodigal spent his money
lavishly, will perhaps shock these same
students. The closing act, the home
coming, will make up for the suggest
iveness of the banquet scenes.
One critic compared it with "Ben
Hur" and "Salome," saying that it will
capture two publics, those who came
to see the former and those who were
devotees of the latter! Both Biblical
stories, yet how different! The scenes
are laid in ancient Palestine, where
the wanderer (Jether, son of Jesse)
decides to leave his father's home and
live his own life. Thence he goes to
Jerusalem, where the banquet scene
(suggestive of "Salome") takes place.
The closing act was very picturesque,
brilliant in setting, yet simple, as the
atmosphere of the prodigal's home
should be.
William Elliott In Lead.
The all-star east Included William
Elliott in the title role. James O'Neill
as his father, Nance O'Neil a.i the
mother, Florence Reed as Tisha, the
"Salome" sort of role; W. H. Thomp
son as Tola, Charles Dalton as Gaal
and among the other headliners, Clara
Blandick, Beverly Sitgraves, Janet
Dunbar, Sidney Herbert, Frederick
Lewis, Lionel Braham and Pedro de
Cordoba.
"The Wanderer," as the sole novelty
of the week, will be followed by a
wealth of good things. There is Will
lam Gillette's new play by Clare Kum
mer, called "A Successful Calamity."
This is Mr. Gillette's first appearance
In many years under any banner but
the Frohman's. Arthur Hopkins, who
brought out Miss Kummer's other play,
"Goodness Gracious, Annabel," has ob
tained Mr. Gillette's services and plans
to present him in another play later.
Mr. Gillette's plans, by the way,
have been a matter of much conjecture
lately. Rumor had it that he had not
resigned with the Charles Frohman
Inc.. and everyone wondered who had
enlisted the clever actor. With John
Drew acting for John Williams, Ethel
Barrytnore out of the speaking stage
for the lure of the camera and William
Gillette with Mr. Hopkins, one .won
ders which of the former Frohman
stars will next be announced under
new auspices.
Maude Adams continues as their
most popular asset and the crowds
simply cannot find room to see "A Kiss
for Cinderella." This dainty Barrie of
fering has not many weeks more to
run, but It is hoped that it can be
stretched out Indefinitely.
A great treat will be the revival of
"The Great Divide.'! with Henry Miller
in bis original -role. - This will follow
"Her Husband's Wife. the all-star re- I f
vlval of the celebrated success, which I
goes on the road for a-while.
Jane Cowl, under the management of
Selwin & Co., will come into the Re
public in "Lilac Time" instead of in
Betty Behave, as originally an
nounced. The play is by Jane Murnn
and herself and very little advance in
formation-has been given out about it
save that it did exceptionally well on
the road.
Arthur Hammerstein will have a new
offering, which he hopes will duplicate
the success of Katnika. It is called
You're in Love" adding another pic-
euresque musical comedy, title to many
now in New York. "Have a Heart."
the Henry W. Savage comedy, was pre
ceded by "The Love of Mike," in whicl.
Molly Mclntyre has the lead all' three
rather out of the ordinary titles. "Her
Soldier Boy," another Shubert produc
tion, continues to charm and . Beth
Lydy's g"owns rival those of Adele Row
land for favor. - .
Now that Anna Held and her won
derful gowns have left New York, there
will be many claimants for the title
of best-dressed woman in musical com
edy. . Of course Miss Held's dresses
were simply musical comedy frocks
(the average woman would not dare to
be seen in one of them!), but still they
showed originality and great beauty.
The Century Theater has always a
fashion war on its hands. Each boat
from Paris brings a new gown for
Florence Walton; the various princi
pals try to match the new costume
with one equally stunning and war is
immediately declared. Messrs. Dilling
ham and Ziegfeld are the winners in
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the contest, since the various actresses
have to furnish their own fashion crea
tions.
An interesting story developed re
cently during the excitement over the
shipping situation. A German cho
rus girl, who had been appearing in
one of the French numbers, absolutely
refused to appear in a Flench costume.
It would have made a fine story, but
to preserve neutrality the management
(according to its truthful press agent,
Nellie Reveil) refused to allow a word
of it to creep into print. Instead they
left her out of the number. So runs the
story, whether you believe it or not.
Moronco Theater to Open.
The opening of the Morosco Theater
will be one of the big events of the
season. The playhouse, situated di
rectly opposite the Hotel Astor and
neighbor to the Booth and Shubert,
was to have opened about New Year's,
but strikes and weather man decided
otherwise. " The play, "Canary Cot
tage," comes to New York via San
Francisco, where it is said to have had
a successful run. "Come Out of the
Kitchen" Is another play with the Cal
ifornia sign of approval on it and
maybe "Canary Cottage" will duplicate
its drawing power.
The Little Theater, Winthrop Ames'
pet project, will shortly reopen with
"The Morris Dance," a new play by
Granville Barker, and a new produc
tion will open at the Maxine Elliott
from the pen of John Galsworthy. The
new Winter Garden production looms
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disguised as a butler or valet snoop
ing around for the plans of a machine
gun or a submarine and, in the end, he
generally committed hari-kari. I tried
to show an Americanized Japanese and
make him act like a human being and
only brought out his Japanese charac
teristics, that is, his notions of re
venge, when he was cheated."
Story to Be on Staire FIrat.
Mr. Turnbull's remarkable story will
be produced on the legitimate stage
late in the Spring by a well-known
producer and Camilla Erlanger Is at
work on the opera version in Paris.
This is the first known instance where
a play has been dramatized from a
picture usually it is the other way
round. "The Heart of Nora Flynn."
another of Mr. Turnbull's pictures,
will also be dramatized for the stage.
The Hippodrome management has
been obliged to go after the cabaret
managers who have been using "Poor
Butterfly" for special numbers. Thi
song was written especially for the
Hippodrome and while the manage
ment has no objection to its use for
dancing, they do not approve of the
many cabaret numbers that have
sprung into vogue with the use of
the song. Therefore they have sent
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