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THE NPW YORK TDXES, SUNDAY, i JUNE 24, -1917. JiCMliEDsBROlDlM 'if ,1 it comedy entrepre-t seem la urgent need of a r-rrriu: far aiapUsg" the ef stages to our 1 accented one of turning 4 ur to Ioca.1 and i the jlot. retain i an! thrw the rrt -ri. la tha hiatuses er.i tunes com-' i r. has Ik-coot atala and a.

It IjlM worked many rat. but It la apt to fall frequency la tha fat- i ---n'atloa ef My Lady's LrT-a Ust week a cajie T' er'aal ef tMa waa r'va wtta some tv.e wr la tha Central abroaJ i fcVnown." aa It waa itu 'l d-e la Urge meae. score, since Mr i i a opera composer of i or mora imnpf thera T.e Ct'volata Sol tt rr.c!; jus A Walts r. t.a tha per tlx la l-vxl Ona a crenel joj action or hut from at l.asl aril ft nnowleda-e ..1 procedure, the adapt era 'y v. their shears with i atarvdoa.

letting tha i .1 v.r.era they Tha probetly aaccharlaely it. tha Tfutonlu fash- t'i tUtant sentiment mora i r.t vu substituted. Thla 1 cutting tha erore ma that a r.a.:f fixca of lit. Straus's rema.Ja. i 'V; number, Tha Beautl bfm pnvrvd, rarkbona of tha acore.

a number, la tha baat a cf waits rhrthm. and 'a that It might havt rt lava kept the Straus I'y latact. area at tha -r ta ca a mra tranala Then tha i. 1 1 va btn urfrVrTT mu- lia form, mhIJa tha n-t Uvi swira deadly ra rMurcrful adaptara and nrrr tha equal of Straua 1.9 ft work bttcr 1 ta Amwl.M taata thaa tha la tha abaeoca of thaaa It Vf hava ba nrT to i to ta cf Tux Tuira, 1 1. Blaalnc, i jctp-1 ti tatemat mada la cf tla first prformac at i that rrl retraaa waa tha 1 tfonna, la Vienna.

"I 1 to ba wrltaa Mr. ana iUrth luiwlta aang Zwerena la tha ami i ivtraaa majr bava 1 it In l'uUpnt. but during of tha raa la Vienna, i r. la tha cast-" Kor frar mho tha la-Duda I 1 and wy that Mlaa arrar la It thera. It wt'4 rcordl hra that.

If memory fi, Mid aha did whi sha flrat to Twk Urt TalU War Ta iph. ioiNa art to beotna i rvi-n xnora romp llcated pro- tha raaaaga of tha rr.T.at meaaura than It la la a cf ticket mHX'mn, for rx to buying a ticket oca will lay the war tax. which may I i j-arrhiM of ararata cou- 1 i rr-rhlaery for coSectlnf tfta i fwn d'-f jiltely worked out w.U not until after I I ta raaae-J. not ba 1 if tha ayiteii adopted by 'a Covemmnt ahould ba I i C.r.iJa aparata bootha if Ut coup'Pa wera aet 1.: i and la addition to t'i cf adrniaaion tha prchaaa a tas ticket at Jiiw. Tha two ara da- 1 si irate boxea by tha door ii arcurtta record of i Tha theatrea ara I t- a prt of tha tvTn tha addl-: ir-p tax haa alao ii -1.

tut thla la considered is llrjinra Commit tea haa 1 cr'c'n! rrovlala for ft I. eold outride th astro box wh" It la apparently leaa ry than tha jropoaed CO per aJ exoexa charaea above ar ratea. on cloea aaamlna i li ta ba d's'ied to dla- t'-a 5tet riratea just -w cUum place SO til ea a3 tlcketa aold at an cf mora thaa f-1 eenta over prlcea, 3 cent, tax 1 t' at a jTemlum not rents, an! a tax of U) en a'l by thaa ') at prlct la fz -'-iT acala. Wh oarer r.al a prefeaalonaJ I re con "llona, la Uw would pracUcadly limit -a to a cent premium, for -I that they would aub-: to ft confiscatory If tha sold ft 2 ticket 1 woviM n1y SO cents fajlrs fr tha ticket ftnd i. est oppoarj to or fl.73 In a days.

11a could aedl tha rt fr XIZa) and atlU make rt. provision of tha clause, t-t'y to tha advantage of I jfl'i i 5V' 1 THE MUSICAL MILKY WAY Waymond HlUhcock Pa nca In Ilia Prtparatlon for Hit Tuba ol in HJtchy-Koaj to Cxprtta tha Hopa That an Acquaintance1. Jait Dlactvcrcd In lot Audience Cnjoylnf Hlmaclf. manager to furnish them with tick ate at box-office prices, ta in reality boomerang. Ona of tha reaaona why tha present arandaloua conditions obtain la tha willingness of tha manager to aell to tha agent hla choice eeata at premium.

'He proteata that ha la tha victim of circumstances, and muat tall or ba discriminated but ba doea not hesitate to drive aa sharp a bargain aa ha can, and la so doing becomes a' party to tha hold-up. A SO par tax on all Ucketa aold by the. manager above tha regular- price would prohibit auch and. tha theatres bit wiped out. tha relatione of manager and speculator might ba even leas cordial.

Not only la thara balm- In GUead. but It aeema to become gweater aa tha tax maker a grow In wisdom-of things theatrical. Weleesa Legeey. JIK Actors' Fund has fallen hair to $500,000. Tha bequest was made by John' 4 a wealthy manufacturer, who died recently In Zaneevllle, Ohio, and tha Metropolitan Museum of Art waa another benefi ciary to tha amount of Tha only information about tha be quest that haa reached Daniel Froh- mao, rrealdent of tha fund, waa con talned In press dlipatchea, which merely gava tha amount, Mr.

Froh man believes that tinder the terma of the will thla will become an endow ment fund, tba Interest from which will be used In carrying on the work of the charity. The Income would amount to $20,000, or perhaps $27,000 and, while this would ba a great aa lata nee. It would not relieve the fund from Ita ceaseless exertions to raise suf3rfent money each year to psy Its operating expenses. These, exceed $70,000. and.

as tha regular receipts ara nominal, many entertainments would st I'd have to ba given and much soliciting dona to keep the society out Of debt. Tha legacy waa not wholly ft sur prise to the 'fund's Directors. On a visit to New Tork last year Mr. floge called upon Mr. Frohman and Intimated that ba Intended remembering tha fund In hla will.

He explained hla Interest In the charity by saying that ha used to own -tha Opera. House In Zanesville. and so came In contact with and learned to lovs the- people of tha ataga. but tha season of 1917-11 promises to cut deeper Into tha Bummer than any of Its predecessors. Tha theatre managers did all they could to help the oampatga to raise the Red Cross Fund last week by arrang ing apeeehee from the ataga and eotlee llone la lobby or auditorium, but there was chance for concerted action.

A snovement la en feet te set aside a day early next season when the playhouses ara all open, on which certain' amount of tka receipts from, all theatres be donated to tha charity, Arthur, Hopktne la planning tha moat active and Interesting season of hla ca reer to begin In Augaat. Ha haa talned the use of the Hudson for some of hla productions, and late In August will present there a drama called Tha DelugO adapted from tha Scandina vian of nennlg llergor. Thla la melodrama raised to tha n-Ut power, and Mr. Hopkins haa picked tha warm month of August for Ita production, both be rauaa ha bellevea Ita novelty la sufficient to offaat tha heat handicap and because ha has aa much to do ha muat bealn hla season early, next month William Oillette will resume hla engagement In "A Suocessf ul Calamity at tha Booth before going on tour, and la October Mr. Hopklna wUI transfer Tka Deluge to another theatre If Ita patronage war- rants, and prod ace at the Hudson Clare Hummer's latest play, In which Blllle Uurke will return to tha ataga.

The name of another Interesting production to be made by Mr. Hopkins during the early part of tha season cannot e- vealed now, but In It Jose Ruben will appear. Robert Udmond Jonaa Will design the decorations' for all of these pro ductions. Eva Taaguay will ba eeen soon In her first motion picture. I Don't Care.

WHAT NEWS ON THE RIALTO? HE ends of tha theatrical eeasona coma nearer meeting with each passing year. A year ago, tha (as week la, nflaan tha-aires, exclusive of those sheltering movie ahowa. wera open, while this week there are plays In seventeen. of are enjoying good business, and tha Sum mer revuea ara playing to' capacity bousea. Only a few years ago all but a' few' scattering playhouses closed In May and the entraneee were boarded Up with announcements of September or October reopening s.

Now the weeks tha auditoriums are In darkness are so few that the hoardings are rarely put up, while a greater number of theatres thah ever have announced that thsy will resume operations In August. 1 When' the August days, coma, particularly "if they' art tftarlct, thtro wlU eloubt ba One of the compensations of My Lady's Otovs" when It waa first pre sented at -the Ijrrifl last week' was a dainty little dancer who floated aa and off whenever it seemed to the director that It was time for a dance. Bhe was Virginia JTUslnger. while, she did not have much to do, she did that little well that tha Bhuberts have placed her under contract, and sba will ba seen la later productions. Miss FUelnger haa the comeliness of youth be la only IX and she usee her hands and arms beautifully, la spite of her tender years, she la not a.

novice. When she waa only 19 Andreas IX pel saw her danoe and was so taken with her talent that he made her the premiere oaaseuee or bis pro duction of the opera Noel In tha Auditorium Theatre. Chicago. Annie. Russell, whose last appearance here waa in repertoire of plays at.

the Thirty -ninth Street Theatre several years ago, haa been chosen to, play the role of Rosalie La Orange la The Thirteenth Chair," tha part originated by Margaret Wycherty, when 'the maid- drama ta presented' to Chicago In 'September. There can be no douM ef the wisdom of the aa far aa Miss Russell's ability la concerned, but It seems ft pity that her beauty must be hid beneath the drab exterior of Bay ard veiuera interesting character study. Out In Indianapolis last week Mtuart Walker and his rortmanteau flayers produced ft dramatisation of Booth Tarklngton's boyhood elaasle, Seven JThe dramatisation waa made by Hugh Stanislaus Stanga, a sea af the late dramatist; and Stannard Meara. Uregory Kelly Impersonated William Hylvanus Baxter. Arthur Wells waa Wallle Banks, and Agnes Jtegers played Ltola Fratt.

i Tha fnn Raymond Illtcheock and bis colleagues have at ovary performance ef Kitchy-Koe and the. mirth they Inspire haa had Its effect on George M. Cohan, and If the hot weeka to coma da not stifle hie ambition he will write another of his Inimitable revues for ear ly rail consumption. THE YOUNG "OLD LADY Of NE might have thought, and un doubtedly many who saw her aa Mrs. Uowle la Barrte'e Tha Old Lady Shews Her Medale did think, that Beryl Mercer muat ba a woman ef middle ago so complete an embodiment ef the drab little aid charwoman, who.

acquired ft soldier son only to loaa him, waa aha. Thla natural mis take wis aa -anconoelotta tribute to the actress's art. for Miss Mercer Is only S3 years old. The general excellence ef the four characterisations she haa given on New Tork refutes tha eft -ut tered assertion that English actresses af character parts cannot approach their American couslna. Surely tha American stage caa boast of no more gifted In terpreter of roles of thla type.

It la Just possible that the mixture of bleed la Mlsa Mercer's veins la respen- 1 Carvl Mercer. It would not surprise those who ara In the theatrical know to read the name of Nora Bayes In the list of the stars of Mr. Zlegfeld's Follies almost any day now. Rumor has It that tha director of the follies realises that a strong personality -would improve hla show and that emissaries have been aoaferrtaf wit Mlaa tiaea. stbte for her," superiority over most of the actresses ef tha English atage, who excel In Interpreting straight roleg rather 1 than character ones.

Mlaa Mercer's father waa Nosnleh: ha was Edward Bheppard attached te the Spanish Kmbaasy la London the '80. At an embassy, ball tn London be met Beryl, Montague, the lead- lag woman of the Bancroft Robertson productions of tha period; and shortly afterward the two were married and went to Seville; Spain. live. There Beryl, their flrat child was born. In 1883.

,4.... The combined heritage of dramatic talent and Spanish temperament asserted Itself early In Beryl Mercer's Ufa, and at the age of four she made her first appearance on the stage. Her mother was playing la Eastbourne, England, and when the child actor assigned to the part of Willie Cariyle In "East Lynns waa taken Ul the little Msrccr girt substituted. Sbo did aa extraordinarily wall that her pareau, not Wishing to have a-chlld prodigy on their bands, sent her at once to Jersey College la Channel Islands, But the call ef tha ataga waa aet to be denied, and at the age of tea It waa decided that she should adopt a stage career, Within the. year aha had created tha rAIa of Shakespeare Jarvls in The Lights o' London.

Her aucceas was Instantaneous, and aha, became the most popular Impersonator of boys' roles tn tendon and the provinces. She waa the original Dick, the crippled acrobat. In I- The Scarlet Wally In "The Two Little VaaaboBda," and Mlcah Dow In "The Little Minister." Those engagements bad extended over a period of five years, and now Miss Mercer wss ready for snore mature rOlcev Sir 'Herbert Tree engaged nor te play It, the shadow, la "Tha Darting 1 RECENTLY In those columns waa printed ft record of the plana of aome of the foremost stars of "the dramatic stage for the coming season. A comprehensive forecast of what the musical comedy stars will da la more difficult proposition, because they are area tares of circumstance te aa even greater degree than are their brothers and sisters of play without musio. but the musical comedy Impresarios have developed their plana Sufficiently te permit the recounting of soma of the most Interesting Tha only announcements of en-gags menu for the new Can tar revue made to data concern Lew Fields ftnd Raymond Hitchcock.

Mr. Flelda last Spring satisfied ft yearning of years ta become a eerioue actor. Ha gathered a group of other stars about -him and produced a sentimental eemedyy called Boeora mends." But the Joy of realisation of. hla fond desire, did not equal that of aaticlpetion, and when tha offer to return to the form of entertainment with which ha had been Identified for so many years came he did not hesitate to accept It Not only will Mr. Flelda be eae of the principal comedians In the new shew, but ho will help stage It.

which may be excepted as an tndlcft-tn that It wm differ materially In form from "The Century Dirt" The first of the DllUngham-Zlegfstd productions, was In reality sublimated veude-villa, while Mr. Flelds's own shows have always been baaed on definite Ideas, no matter how sketchy the plots. Mr. Illtcheock was engaged before Hltchy-Koo came, was soon by, and conquered the Summer lis Is an Integral part of thai revue, and the Idea of aultUng It after tha engagement at the Cohan ft Mania oven for ft Winter's engagement In New Tork does not appeal, to him. Negotiations have been begun to determine Mr.

Hitchcock's exact status whether he will be considered aa enemy alien If ho does not appear at the Century and whether he may maintain diplomatic relations with the DilUnghajn-Zlegfofd court and carry hla own propaganda of laughter to other ettlee In the One of tha managerial coupe af the last years of Charles Frohman's career was Dew" Drop Inn." which recently began Summer engagement In Chicago. Not only la Mr. Knight the featured player, but. with John E. Hassard.

he wrote- the which waa set to aiuata by A. Baldwin Sioene. Speaking Of the "Quaker Qlrt." Ina Claire, he was of that goodly company, haa deserted tha musical comedy stage to become Bcleeco star. Clifton Crawford, the Quaker boy of that season, will appear on tour In Her Soldier Boy Tha death of Dave Montgomery left Fred Stone without a partner, and next season ha will appear for the first time In almost quarter ef a century without Oo-etar, Mr. Stone's now show la being built fine word le need advisedly) by Anne Caldwell, R.

IL Burnside, and the comedian himself, who returned last week from the Oread Canyon, where ha had been roping wild animals with Rax Beach and some other big-game hnntera. Mr. Stone Immediately began conferring with the Dillingham staff, for In the leet analysis much of the material la these entertainments la Ms own. An lea scene with the acrobatic comedian on skates la one of the probable feature. A new play for the team had been planned before the death of Mr, Mont some nr.

but In any event Mr. Stone would not have cared to appear Chln-Chla without hla partner. The musical play Is too valuable a property however, to bo discarded, and accord Ingly It will be sent to tour again with Doyle and Dixon, tha agile young sne ers who wera last aeon In Tha Century OirL" la the rftles of the mora famous duo. Managers are becoming more and more appreciative of the value of voices la Interpreting their operettaa. ft fact that la evidenced by their, more frequent In roads on the ranks of grand opera alng A new light opera recruit the com ing season will be Alloc Nielsen, who has been engaged for tha prima donna, role of Kitty Dartln'," a musical version of David Bel asoo's drama, "Sweet Kitty Bellalra.

prepared by Guy Bolton; P. Wodchouee, and Rudolf Frtml. Edmund Btevena and Frank Westertoa win be Included In the cast. Messrs. Bolton and Wodehouse, who ask nothing more than to be allowed to r' was the creaUoa of the three-etar wmblaa-, Ubr(ttoa of a Mtl0B mttrt tie af Julia Sanderson, Donald Brian.

and Joseph Cawthorn. The alliance endured through a season after the manager's death, but It came te an and with the passing of Sybil." Mr. Brian has withdrawn, and will hereafter go hla own way, while Miss Sanderson and Mr. Cawthorn will continue ce-etars. A new piece by Harry B.

Smith and Victor entitled Rambler Reee." will be placed la rehearsal nest month and will be baa of the early season's productions of the Charles Frohman Company. Whether Mlaa 8 and arson will alng a song to Mr. Cawthorn. entitled Tow Are. the Rambler, and I Am the Rose," or whether aha win play an of tha title la not stated In the specifications.

The Increasingly active Joe Weber haa acquired tha services of the nimble Mr. Brian, and that the latlera renowned waltaing legs will be dona justice Is attested by tha fact that Victor Herbert who can Inoculate ft welts rhythm with aa much langour aa the. beet of the Viennese masters, ta wooing hie muse at his Summer camp on the banks af Lake Placid. William Le Barea will be Mr. Herbert's new librettist, and the title of, their collaboration will be "Her Regiment" That la not all.

After the a busy pair during these vacation days, Thsy have been commissioned to adapt George Ada's famous comedy, The College Widow," to the musical comedy stage, and their meet frequent cotls bo ra tor, Jerome Kern, win set It te music. There will be no stars, but among the principals already engaged are Georgia 0Ramey. Ann Orr, And Oecar Shaw. In Its new form Mr. Ada's comedy will be called Leave It to Jaad." and will be presented at the Longacre early In August.

Messrs. Bolton and Wodehouse have a contract to prepare Emmerich Kalman'e operetta, The Csardaa Prin cess." for the American atage. and they are le write the book of a musical play la which the Dolly sisters wlU return to ft type of entertainment that gives them more opportunity to utilise their talent as dancers after their brief adventure in farce. Jean Schwarta, Jenny Dolly' husband, will compose tha tunes. Veadevtna wm contribute a star to musical comedy next season.

A. Woods haa choaea Mabel McCane, known to patrona of the two-a-day aa Eddie Leonard's partner, for the title rote oi "The Girl from Oro'a." This la musical version of The Olrt from Boo- eomeshlp VT two other star. Mr. I a fare. 1v; v.

of tha authorities when It waa Bran is adoring public alsne, but-wllT have as hla co-star Carolina 'White, ft beauteous prima donna of the lata Philadelphia-Chicago Grand Opera 1 Company. Mr. Brian asserts positively that hla with drawal from" the management of the Frohman Company waa not for other thaa business reaaona. Perdval Knight, one of the comedians of the Quaker Girl 7 during its long run at the Park aome 'years ago, la the star of a new musical comedy entitled of the Oods.T and after that aha was Puck In Oecar Asche's production ef A Midsummer Night's Dream." Her portrayal of tha -eery-creature waa styled by some London critics aa tha most sprightly and unearthly the London atage had ever aeon. 'J Miss Mercer's subsequent career haa been taken up largely with Impersonations of Just such forlorn old women as Barrte'a Dowia.

but untlke many players who have drifted Into thla kind of work and have been unable to extract themselves, Miss Marcer adopted It through choice. She had always had the ambition te portray the unfortunate of her sex, and. the realisation of nor emlbltloa came when Lena Ash well recognised her aptitude and leagaged her for the part of Melnhe In "The It was ta this that Miss Mercer, made her American df but. in December. lOOd.

at the Lyric Upon her return to London Mise Ash- well gave her three years con treat and she played an aid woman's role la Diana ef Dobson and to show bar versatility Mlaa Ash well put on a our-tain-raiser, VTbe' Llkee Me," la which Miss Msrccr Impersonated a little boy; Her 1 ether -specialty1 ta one-act piers and her fame borne la grounded partly on her, many, appearaneea In these. Whan Buhty was given- for eight months at the Haymarket Miss Mercer acted the role of an eld, gin- sodden woman. Ja, Their Point of View," presented aa a rtirUln-ralaer. acted here aome years age, but which was hte-htv; successful subsequently In the provinces. Aa "The Olrt from Ore's It enjoyed a long run In London.

Joseph Santlcy, the Inspiration ef more free, gratia versa than perhape any otner young man. with Ivy aawyer. in we rAtea created by Hal Ford and Anna Whaaton- wlU head another Oh. Hoy I Mniuiir. i Thla company wlU begin Its career In' Chicago, where Mr.

Santley la a great favorite. Then there will be a Mather Pearl and Acid Drops are ether famous thumb-nail sketches In her repertoire. She Is known to muslo ball natrons throughout the British Isles, having played In sketches with Cyril Maude, George Barrett, and others rn all of the Principal variety ineeuree tmm York olaveeerB are Indebted to Mario TcraoeeV for the return of Mian Mercer. When she produced A Lady's Name" an accomplished character act rase waa needed for the part of Emily. 1 rto raetrloted to one aet and thirteen llneo but still Important, so aha sent, for Mlaa Mercer.

After that she played a sim ilar pari with Jeanne Powers in" Somebody's Luggage." and then she Joined tha Enallah company that appeared nre for -t a brief 'engagement 1 1n The Lodger first at the Thirty-ninth Stieot and afterward at the Bandbox. program of Barrio playlets wis withdrawn last night after it bad eernea a arood many thousands of dollars for the Stage Woman's War Relief, but un doubtedly the old lady will show her medals and "the' hew 'word. Lieu wttl be heard again tn the Fait Ttey have proved themselves too vatu able to be laid aside permanently. When they are revived It would be surprising If there were a new Mrs. Dowte; it would bo asking too much 0 any actress to try 'to present a mora humanly ap pealing p6rt.nl than did Beryl Mercer.

Her Mrs. Dowte must have tallied very clneely with the gray little figure Sir Jamee saw fa hla mind's eye. ernan i i '3- I- You th 1 models i Whi te rt Tri 1 rr 1 11 aaun, lowered trillion ana an vr 1 iNoveuy raoncs. surpassing T)ait 11 ffcV nTtr T)fA 6r.V FIFTH AVENUE at.ndStrttt A 'Vw'" 1 i After a Unf Absence rotn tba Local Start Lillian Larralna Win Appear it the Palsca This Week aa Jack Norworth's New Partner. third company for Boston headed by George Howell and Dorothy Maynard.

Tha orlgtnal cast a 111 remain Indefinitely at the Princeee. Eddie Foy Is contemplating a rever sion to type. Since his appearance in "Over the River: at the Olobe about five years ago he haa been appearing In vaudeville with the" numerous little Foye. They wlU not follow Tere Foy Into musical comedy because they, are a trifle Immature for such work. Do 'Wolf Hopper win continue with the Winter Garden revue, The Passing Show of 101 when It goes on tour, and then next Spring, If hla dream comes true, be will be one of the principals of a Ollbert and Sullivan company.

There Is nothing definite about those revivals, but If conditions Are praptUoue they will probably be made. Meanwhile that other etanch interpreter of the Immortal light enerea, George MacFarlano, wUI appear on tow In hla original tola ta ''Mies Jack Hassard will continue as the principal corned las la this company, while Harrison Brock-bank and. Frank Mclnryre wlU fUl tha same, roles la another company. And jof Prank Ttnney 7 Frank he wants to, become ft aallr, he doea. and there la a strong protieblllty that he will Join I he Naval Reeerve and be assigned to the President's yacht Mayflower.

Soma works ago, premature report that "Ut, Ttnney had enlisted waa circulated, whk-b caused Will Rogers to observe at the Lemba' Gambol that, as nearly as could figure out Mr. Ttnney'a relations to the Government service, the comedian had enlisted In the flrat editions and resigned In the last. To lie wounded oft the deck of the Mayflower with Seaman Tlneey asking. Have you heard this one? or to hear Mm say, Oh. Joseph us.

I don't half en te scrub these dirty docka, I don't, bo nne that atn what I Joined for," would be Paradise enow. While the musical comedy stage will gala aome new prima, aotinad It will likewise lose some. The case af Mlaa Claire has been mentioned, and then there la the dof action of laeoaer Painter to bo Miae Painter will leave for Lea Angeles thla week to appear la The Pursuit of Pamela," a comedy without musie by Cheater Bailey KemaJd in which Gladys Cooper acted In Lon don. Early In tha FaU Mlaa Painter will be eeen In New Tork In her first dramatic role. Al Jolson will not come back to the Winter Garden until holiday time.

Meanwhile hn will remain, on tour In Robinson Crusoe. Will Regent's contract with Florens Ziegfeld continues through next season. so he will make the circuit of the cities with the "Fellies." The revue will also keep Bert wllltama busy until next Spring. unless aa aa officer la the Fifteenth Regiment. National he Is called ta the colors.

The return of Blanche Ring tn a new musical play la one of the probabilities of the new acaaoa. To be sure IHsa Ring appeared here last year la "Broadway and Buttermilk. but so briefly that few of her admirers had chance to see her. Her new offering, What Next? waa produced last Monday night In Santa Barbara. by Oliver Mo-roseo, who is also one of Its Mr.

Moroecd began hla theatrical career as aa acrobat, and there Is Broadway legend that when he is particularly pleaaed over the gross or the discovery of new atar he turns a couple of flip-flops. Be that as It may, hla penchant for the acrobatic haa been demonstrated In number of former productions, and again in "What NextT" for la Hs Ring's- supporting cast Is none ether than Dainty Maria, whom the late lamented Willie Hammereteln discovered In a Bowery burlesque house, and who subsequently swung out over many an enraptured audience at the Vh torla and Palace. Dainty Marie's last name, it now appears, la Meeker. If the war doea not subside suddenly, permitting more unrestricted Intercourse with Europe, John Charles Thames will be heard in new ntuatoal play. Otherwise, he will go abroad to study for the grand opera for which he ha beea assured ho caa qSialify.

Jlmmle Powers, like Lew Fields, had hla fling, at words without songs last season, and he, too, is content to return to musical comedy. The Bhuberts have told him they would have ft hew piece for Elsie Janls. who occupies an unrivaled position In the affections of the American public, haa had aa mny offers for next season that aha can't make up her mind which to accept. She haa several new plays under consideration, haa ft handsome offer from movie company, and another from Vaudeville. Mine Janls Is the most popular artiste America haa sent te London In recent years, and both Albert do Courvtile and Alfred Batt are trying to persuade her te come to London tn the FniL Mr.

do Courvllle wants her for hie next revue at tba Hippodrome, while Butt would like te have her play Mltxt Hajos's role la Pom-pom." -I Mltai llajoe la to have ft new play after two seasons in Pom-Pom." One ef Arthur Hammerstetn's early offer-Inge will be -Furs and Frills." with -Ernest Torrence, the tall Scotch comedian last seen here In. Only Glri." and Frances Demarcst la the A musical version ef Clare Knmmere Jood tirerloue Annabelle." with added by the author herself, will be Arthur Hopkins's first musical production. Who the new Anna bells wlU be haa not been derided. -SALE 5 A incomplete sizes in the followinff Sprinff Styles of Woman's 'Footwear' 1 Street Slippers .:..7.50.9.50 Fonnnly jiaoo.StiOOj:5;?;;j:?i'' Satin 5.00 Formerly 9.00 it Boots Formerly We'ViiT bw unle to fUl Mill Ex'chtnges' it 415 Fifth Avenue.