Theatre

By Hardwick Nevin, directed by Arthur Sircom, settings by Eugene C. Fitsch, produced by Raymond Moore at the Mansfield Theatre with the following cast: Burchard Banks Pierre Watkin Sellers Stapleton Kent Genevieve Trubee Flora Campbell Henry Joseph Allen Eddie Percy Kilbride Millicent Banks

Catherine Calhoun Doucet Phoenix Greggs Richard Whorf Ayoung Reporter Philip Huston Jersome Mortimer Otto Hulett May Moss Constance McKay Arthur Strong Gordon Richards Wiley Frederick Forman Mr. Hallett George Henry Trader Hastings Mcelway Roland Drew His Secretary Edward Fuller

DURING the past few summers when the heat of the pavements caused the actors of New York to feel a nostalgia for barn-yards and cow pastures the “summer” theatre movement was born. Actors being what they are, must act and driven from the city they went out into the rustic envions and put on shows. It got so bad through Connecticut and Massachusetts that the horses and cattle were unable to get a good nitht’s sleep in the barn. It had been converted into a theatre.

Now Harwick Nevin, who was once associated with one of these summer theatres has written an alleged comedy about a barnyard playhouse. Aided by music and dancing, Mr. Nevin has fashioned a rather silly piece about a gushing lady embued with the spirit of culture who turns her cow hotel into a theatre. She imports a trouple of actors and a playwright from New York to perform. The lady suffers from a complex or two and is afraid that the actors will not be able to act in such a bovine atmosphere so she attempts to disguise her place, but without success. There is a lot of business about drunken actors, scenery that won’t work and other supposedly amusing bits. However, the net result is a ridiculous, rether dull three act play that never should have been allowed to pass the city line.

Miriam Hopkins is appearing at the New York Paramount Theatre this week. The engagement marks the first on a motion picture theatre stage of the popular screen star, who recently returned to Broadway in “Jezebel.” In her personal appearance at the Paramount, Miss Hopkins will do a scene from “Affairs of Anatole,” in which she starred, prior to her screen debut. Rollo Peters who was shipped from Chicago via plane, will be her leading man.

THE RUSSIAN OPERA SEACON

A repertory of Russian operas will again be drawn upon to enrich and vary an artistic season in New York. The Russian Opera Company, whose singing actors have been headrd here before are back from a tour and have announced a season of popular-priced Russian opera to open Thursday at the Casino Theatre.

Max Panteleieff, remembered as Boris irr Mussorgsky’s historic work, heads the list of principals, Others are Mmes. Sabanieeva from the Metropolitan, Monti-Gorsey, Edwina Eustis, Devora Nadvorny and Nadina Fedora, and Messrs. Ivan Ivantzoff, Michail Schvetz, Alexis Tcherdassky, Stefan kozakevich and Dimitri Criona. The Company consists of 196 performers and there are to be a chorus, ballet and an orchestra of sixty musicians, conducted by Eugene Plotnikoff.

The chorus has been rehearsed for some time by Basil Kibalchick, leader of the Russian Symphonic Choir.

The season will open with “Boris Goudonoff” to be followed by “Coq D’Or,” “Khovanschina,” “Iolan the,” “Ol-Ol” and others.

Red headed Irene Franklin has been added to the cast of “In Old Louisiana,” new Metro-Goldwynway on the coast. The cast includes Warner Oland, Jean Parker, Robert Young, Isabel Jewell and Maude Eburne, with George Seitz directin.