THE THEATRE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 56, 30 November 1918, Page 11

THE THEATRE

(By "Sylvius."') I Now Plays. Whilst in Ainoi-icM Mr. (ieorge Taliis. senior dim-tor nf J. C. Williamson, Lid., secured for production in Australia and j New /,I'iiinml ii iiitiiibi?!- of new plny.s. | Among.*!; these arc "The High Cost of | Ijovinjj.'-' ii Hebrew conu'ily. "Nothing Bill Mil! Truth" (in which'ill , , ami -Mrs. I'igiiiau havebeen engaged 1o appear), and "Three l''iiros Kast," ii spy play. Two musical plays .secured are "Oh, ; l.ady, J.aily," and "Leave ii: to .lane." j both by the. eoinpo.-cr of "Oh. May," ,So j fnr there i< no I'nriher nipniion.uF lln , ' , ']' prniliii'lion nf "(')im Chin Choiv," pin- j inked by Mr. Hush'.!. Ward some six ; months ago/(he second edition of which \> still running to unabfued business in Tioiulon. . . • ' ■ . ■ Notes. J!i*s Madeleine Harrison, who is to be | principal girl of the" J. C. Williamson j piinloiniine. ."Cloudy Two Shops," has nr- j rived in Melbourne, accompanied by her , niolher. Anolh"r performer .who has j been engaged for (he pantomime is Miss | Primrose O.ryll, a daughter of Mr. Ivan I Caryll, who has been responsible for the i mibii: of s:>' many successful musical | nbiys. ineltidins ''The Sliop I'lirl," "The | Jliichi-sf of Biiiitxic," "Our .Miss CJilibs.". j "Tl!i> Pink Lady," and "The day Parisienne." Thp composer.is a Belgian, who settled in l/ondon many years r,»o. Miss Caryll's visit to Australia was .nroeipitaled by meeting Mi>s Doi'oiliy Itniiitoii mid ealehins some of die voiing Australian's entlinsiasm for this.country.. Ciporitfl Kobny, comprple. suit of.captured Gerninn armour', ha' evolved, a iiuiv.cliarjM.'lt'r, Hans Knickerijiiißlc, in' "Tlie Rihfr Boys.on Broadway,'' at. Ihn-■ I.ondnn. Sir John-Inn I'prlics TlobcrUnn is expeeled to open a twii; of Australia, some, iime next year. Terms have..been arranged, and it only remains to .fix the dales. This .the J. 0. Williamson firm j has in hand. ] Charles Chaplin, Ihe world-famous picIlire. comedian, excuses liis..tremendous salary bv reinorkiiif thai; lie is niprely maliini; liav ivliile the sun shinp.s. "Three years ago," says (he inimitnble Chaplin, "I was iwtl.ine £& a -week. Noiv I'm ■reta year. Tri n couple, of year.s F may noi be TCttiiis; .£5 ,a. we"k. I'm not. married, nil' "reports' iiotivilli-. siiindinijv AVlien I wanted to marry T' eojildn't 'afford to, and now thai; 1 can Pi ii-..,.i| ;i- f ,i O p'i- wi'iit .("'liiarrv." The Givind Thpatro. Glasgow, ivas destroyed by 'fi'ro on Septemlier a. The dainaso was. estiiiiatcd at ..foO.flOO. The Thoatri! ]?oyiil.; Colchester, was destroyed by firs .the following' moniiiiii, «nd with it a fine stock, of scenery and big wardyobc went up jii, smoko. ' . ' ."Tlio Hifrh Cost of Lovinif." a Hebrew " comedy, .was. produced in JMbnurne by •T. C. TO Ilia in son, Ltd... on .November !l. Adams and Waters, tlw iniliovied comediiuis who >veri> so eomieal in "Uiis'i|ie«! ..Before Pleasure," appear in the iiftu- Wll. "Kilty Xnbody," t.Jic play that lias been pnibodi(Hl ; .in "Honi Soit" .at .the Tivoli. was. written .(saye the Sydney "Tqlesfapli") by two yblingKew Zc.ilnniters, both returned' soldiers, Hmniulcii ■ Booth and John Patrick., The latter had much stojro experience to help, him. Jlaiv.jKleu Booth, too. is a writer of some experience , . • Curious to relate, '"Kitty Nobody"-seems to appeal most 'to (lie visitors from outback. The £iin])le story well-played; and easily -understood, niu donbtcdly gets there. It is n gem in nn ni>Di'O]>riiit(! sotting:. . ( ■ Sydney knew more , about repertory theatres than the Tait firm ■ ■'■ snossed'. ' Daily, letters, of advice ami encourage■intut float, into the office, , and"-tlie two matinees so i'ar given liave been, practically booked out.t The next' repertory play will be .Tohn Galsworthy's "Pigeon. 5 ' Not. only i.s this piece inten-ating. in its ■ itVnin problem, but it is.; from-a techiucai- point (if view, a finc-pi'ece of dramatic construction. "The , Pigeon" will be preceded by Shaw'.? one-act play, "How lli , l;ieil' to Her Husband." "Bought and Paid, For* Iras been'revived by thoAVilliainson Chnipany, Jleiided by iliss.Muriel vStarr. '' .Mr. and Mrs. Jf. B. Figmar; who are voyaging Sydneyward by the 'Jlatura, ■ iire to open in. Sydney in "The Tailormade Man," a comedy which, has been rnnningfor over eiuMeen months in New. York. ■••' •■■ ■■•■'■ ■;■■>■ • ' •;■ ' The iTvue,"[Toni Soil," is >-aid ; .tq ; be the most' successful presented by tho, Tivoli lnanajembnt'iii 'Australia', 'it.is (b br- .succeeded by "Bubbly/ , a song, dance, and nonsense concoction with (ho l.oudon brand on. '.Mr. Hugh M'Tntosh is due back from the United .States in a few days with a .bunch of surprise novelties arranged. for. - .'..-. ■ D.. W../Griffith's .latest . ma.slerpiece, :-"TfPi'\rts' of _the World," is.'ljeing shojvn al (he Theatre Royal/ Sydne) : , Vmder.thenianasenient of .). C. Willjamson. Ltd. *•'