New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-30

Charles Hawtrey will produce new play, The
Splendid Life" by his brother. George P. Haw-
trey, for the benefit of the Actors Fund. 1t is a
three-ac comedy and may be a satire on the
various kinds of Iife-the strenuous, the simple
the beautiful-which various philosophers. from
the President TO Lillian Whiting, have been re-
Gently advocating.
The benefit performance at the Broadway
Theatre next Friday afternoon for the Stony
Void Sanatorium. institution conducted for
the treatment Of New York working girls suf-
fering with tuberculosis. will begin promptly at
l: 80. The programme will include a scene from
THE Merchant of Venice" with R. d MacLean,
II R. Roberts and John Glendnnng; the first
act Of The School for Husbands" with Alice
Fischer and company, the first presentation Of
dramatic sketch entitled ''Dorothys Christmas
by John w. Cope and company; Act II of The
Heir 10 the Hoorah"; Wilton Lackaye in a reel
tation; Sam Bernard. Hattie Williams. Joe
COyne and Aimee Angeles IN specialties; Nir-
ginia Harmed. assisted by Jane Gordon, John
Findlay and William COurtenay in Nance Old
field; Digby Bell in a monoogue, and Edna
Wallace Hopper and company In Captain jan
uary." Every seat in the Broadway Will be 81
for this performance and the box office will be
open for the sale of tickets beginning Wednes-
day at a. m
The vaudeville managers and agents of this
city are planning a gigantic entertainment for
Sunday evening, May Z. at the Metropolitan
opera House, where the third annual benefit
for the Actors Home at Staten Island is 10 be
given. More than two hundred of the best
known vaudeville stars have already volun-
teered their services, and the programme will
include many novel features. In the first part
there will be an olio arranged by the white
Rats" which Paul Dresser win have charge Of
introducing star acts and performers in the
customary manner. Although il is impossible
TO give a complete list of the performers now,
| among those who have already signihed their
intention of appearing axe Peter +. DALEY, Miss
Elsie Janis Mrs Yeamans and Jennie Yeamans
! George Evans, Cole and Johnson, Lee Harrison.
| Eugene Cowles. Miss Helen Bertram, Miss Irene
| bentley Eddie Leonard, Miss Emma Francis
and ARABIAN Whirlwinds." George Wilson
| aIoe'' welsh George Thatcher and Miss Will
! inms Miss Julie Mackey. Cliff Gordon. Empire
| Cvtv Quartet Leslie and barley. Julian Eltinge
! Carter De Haven Sextet Harry Gilfoil. Marco
and Campbell, George w Munroe, Dolan and
/ Tanbor Miss Kate Rooney and Yankee
| poodle Girls Toby Claude Al Fields Quigley
| T3rotbera Tom Browne and Miss Eva West
| cott Miss Nora Bayes. Marshall 2. Wilder
| Miss Nav Bilfort Fred Niblo the Ford Sisters
| and Yorke and Adams
The Progressive Stage Society will give The
| Master Builder at the Murray Hill Theatre to-
| night and at the Berkeley Lyceum on Tuesday
| ana Thursday afternoons Thus does Ibsen
flourish as the green bay tree!
Charles Hawtrey. in "A Message from Mars"
will be at the Harlem Opera House this week
There is no let up 20 the attendance at the
Hippodrome. At every performance the vast
| houas is crowded and seats are being sold well