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Show If the plans of Martin Beck, hejul of t'e great Orpheum vaudeville circuity materialize, New York will hae soon one of the most otraor4in'ay -play- houses in existence. The theater Is designed primarily for the development develop-ment of new material for the vaudeville vaude-ville stage. The public will be barred from the new playhouse, managers and critics will compose the audience, and the productions will be largely those by unknown authors. Amavear actors from local dramatic schools will be given an opportunity once a wee to put on plays and sketches. The building, five stories tall, will contain offices for the executive and Working staffs of the various booking offices. Plays, sketches, and Ideas submitted and deemed meritorious will be given a private presentation with adequate mounting. A mechanical corps will experiment with scenic effects and design and create scenery, properties, and costumes. The plans also include presentation of entire plays as well as of vaudeville acts and sketches. |