Show Theaters of t New York YorkS S S Have I Curious Phases DY BY JA JAMES GR GRANT T THURSTON New ew York rork March 1 S l.-S Some Som mp curl curlew OUt reports aro arc current In high musical cit cir cir- cbs of ot the establishment of or an cordial between Enrico Caruso th great tenor and nd Oscar r Hammerstein Impresario One rumor which Is to th the effect that next season Caruso will be seen with Hamm Hammerstein's forces at nt the Manhattan According to those thos who wh take stock In this report Caruso has n a I personal contract with Mr and now that Conreid has peen cen retired as aJ director of ot the Metropolitan ho he would not be averse to having secure the star at of course cours a profitable profitable profitable profit profit- able fi figure ure The foundation for these reports Is a visit Caruso mn made e hammerstein during a recent matinee performance of ot Pel lean Jean at nt Melisande All AU tho the principals declare there Is nothing In the thc stor story but people continue con con- to talk nevertheless ne Tho The re report report re- re port probably is not not true Henry Henrj- Miller Is not enthusiastic over o the he so-called so new theater m movement which lit III a a. rec recent nl statement he characterized char char- act tho movement as as s a n. plan pan for tor fora fora Ia a dilettante theater run by rich amateurs ama ama- and dramatic art Incubated 1 by y wealth Mr Miller believes belle that he helas has las thought t out a better and moro more wa way of ot uplifting dramatic In Interests Interests interests in- in In Ih this country than b by means of ot a medium dependent upon upon the whim of wealth It n i Is a a. 8 stock ock company compan of ot good goOl actors actor adequate In personnel to present the more more s serious S plays worthy now new claimants to public applause He lie declares declares- Such a company the company tho of nn an eventually much enlarged d I I belIeve I have success success- ully gathered together Y Wynne Mathison 1 the tho young English actress netress vho ho won such praise for fot her tion In Ever Everyman l fa Mabel cl Moore l Tyrone Power Walter Hampden Dalton and Arthur Lewis arc among mong the tho players enlisted for tor this at attempt attempt nt- nt tempt and they havo ha entered Into the experiment with whole hearted enthus Inam Th Tb experiment will win ho lie watched with Interest I There were several premiers during the past week worthy worth of or note noto at the tho theaters this week Among them was tho the appearance of or Sam Bernard In Nearly a n Hero a musical play by Georgo Grant at tho the Casino D David In The Music Master at the Stuyvesant nt and Lillian Albertson Tully Marshall and Frank Sheridan In Paid In pun Pull at nt the A Astor tor Tho They were all allwell allwell well received At the opera houses the most roost Important Import import- ant event was tho the presentation Wed Wednesday e evening of if DInorah with the famous Shadow Shallow Song which brought forward Mme Mine In la a now role rolo In the Manhattan Meyerbeer's opera was sung suns several times at the opera house last season senon In the cast with Mme l will be bo Miss Miss and Ancona Daddi D and I I i q Olga I a finished her present engagement at nt Dalys Daly's theater I Ith th this Is e evening ng I |