New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10

Wednesday, December 90 OF 1.-THE Man on the
Box at the Madison Square Theatre will be
turned over to the New-York branch Of the
Dickens Fellowship as Christmas fund. It is
the purpose Of the fellowship to use this money
in distributing Christmas dinners among the
poor of New-York. Philip Verrin Mighels is
president Of the Fellowship, which includes IN
its list of members Robert B. Roosevelt, jean
nette Glider, Carolyn Wells, Frederick Taber
Cooper, Grace Livingston Furniss, Alice Fischer
Harcourt and Mrs. Charles Warren Fairbanks,
wife of the Vice-President.
This evening at the Lyceum at $50 o'clock
Burton Holmes will give the first Of two new
''travelogues" on Switzerland Mr.. Holmes de-
voted the greater part of last summer to picture
making in that wonderful Alpine land. which
every season attracts more tourists than any
other country in the world. The subject of this
lecture is Eastern Switzerland, showing motion
pictures Of perilous Climbs in the high Alps 1t
deals with the Upper Engadine st, Moritz, Pom
tresna, the Bernina Group, the marvellous AL
bula Railway, the Splugen Pass, the St Gothard,
Zurich, Lucerne, the new railway up the jung
frau, Grindlewald and an ascent Of the Wetter-
norm. Mr.. Burton last lectures at the Lyceunls
December 10 and IL, will deal with the western
part of Switzerland, taking the traveller along
the vineclad shores OF Lake Geneva,
'The Right to Love-" a four act modern drama
by Max Nordau, will be produced publicly on
Monday and Tuesday at the Berkey Lyeeum.
No. 10 West 44th-st The performances
under the auspices of the Progressive Stage So
ciety. The drama portrays the conditions Of
family life in the case of a woman married for
the sake Of economic security to a husband
chosen by her mother. The woman seeks graft
fcatton in her unsatisded emotions elsewhere,
Even though this becomes known to her hus-
band, the home is continued for the sake Of
the children and the pretence OF happiness be-
fore the world. The author pictures the fire.
quent acceptance of such conditions and the
submission to circumstances created by wrong
marital life. This is the third production of
the second season by the society, and THE IN
spector General a satiricaI comedy by the
Russian dramatist, Gogel, will be given in Feb
ruary. Miss Christine Langford will play the
part of Mrs. Wanrmund. Wayne Arey plays the
husband, and the lover viii be impersonated by
Douglas Stanfeld.
Mr. Proctor announces Janice Meredith" for
this weeks presentation by his stock company
at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. For years it has
been his desire to produce this play, but only
recently have his offers been given consideration,
Edward E. Rose. who dranatized Paul
jected offers from managers of stock theatres
with the view of reserving it for an important
revival Mckee Rankin had in mind at the Acad-
envy Of Music later The revival will be pro-
duced under the personal stage direction of the
author. Edward Z. Rose, and Lawrence MarSton.
The scenery will be entirely new, and as the
Fifth Avenue Theatre stage is very large the
than those originally utilized. New effects have
been introduced by Mr.. Rose and many situa-
lions suggested since the first production have
been used in what is practically a new fourth
act. Amelia Bingham will, of course, play the
title role created by Mary Mannering