Notes

Two productions of the Shuberl operetta Blossom Time are now running simultaneously in Manhattan-- one at the 44th Street Theatre, the other at the Shubert. Why? Well, the Shuberts say that they want to present Blossom Time in London and they just can't decide upon the exact personnel. So ballots listing the cast of both companies are distributed at both performances among the audience who are invited to vote as to who they think should travel over the water. The Shuberts have apologized to the Chicago Evening Post. You see, they thought that the Post's dramatic critic, Charles Collins, was too unfriendly, without adequate critical cause. So there were going to be lawsuits and all that about it. But now they say: " As a result of the controversy several years ago between the Chicago Evening Post and the Messrs. Shubert, statements have appeared in the Shubert theatre programs regarding the Evening Post. Upon further investigation the Messrs. Shubert have withdrawn these statements, as they found them to be unwarranted." Dignified--eh? Next fall old London will have a chance to see the cowboys 'n wild Indians. Captain Bertram Mills, owner of Olympia Circus there and a well-known whip, witnessed the first American rodeo of the year in Wichita, Kans., and was so impressed by the show possibilities of bulldogging, lariat-throwing, bucking bronchos, etc., that he intends to stage a real American rodeo at Olympia Circus in the autumn.

If the Columbia Burlesque management has anything to say about it, the over-bushy crepe hair and elaborate "comic" make-up will no longer befriend comedians on the Columbia wheel. The Columbia solons declare that their funny men in future must depend on their own ability rather than on greasepaint and artificial bald-spots. Drastic?

Number of performances of New York shows that had the longest runs up to June 1:

Abie's Irish Rose 434

The Cat and the Canary 392

Whispering Wires 344

The Old Soak 333

So This Is London 330

The Fool 277