The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-27

New York, March 26.-tSpecial. $50
many expressions of regret were re-
ceived by the Lambs club over its ac-
ton in abandoning the annual gambol this
spring that for time there was talk
of making the tour despite the adverse
vote of the organization. However,
it is safe to say now that the gambol will
not take place. The lambs gave up their
famous gambol SO that they could de-
vote all their attention to the preparation
of the entertainments they plan for the
Actors Fund fair The tour of the larger
cities by the Lambs last year netted them
a large sum and the tour this spring had
already been booked in IL cities ranging
between New York, Detroit and st.
Louis when the project was dropped.
Daniel B'rohman. who is one of the NOV
ing spirits in the Actors Fund fair, says
this is one of the most splendid examples
of loyalty hs ever saw.
The Lambs have leased a theatre in
New York-it is really the armory of the
Seventy-flrst regiment--and will give a Sc
ries of one-act sketches there the pro-
ceeds to go to the actors fund
Lew Docstader will run Sarah Bern
hardt a close second for tent laurels when
rs southern tour Is fully under way,
The famous minstrel arranged with the
Shubert brothers for a southern tour be-
cause minstrelly Is very popular south of
the Mason and Dixon line. Unfortunately
the Shuberts have no theatres In the
south, but that didn't dampen the ardor
Of Lewis.
Give me a tent and I'll make the tour"
he said
Thus. 1t come to pass that Dockstader's
MINISTRIES will be seen under canvas
through the Dixie belt. As was the
case when Madame Bernhard made her
famous southern tourn under canvas pub
lie buildings will be rented for perform
ances wherever possible.
The biggest race yet scheduled in the
theatrical sweepstakes will come off early
next season between "Chantecler" and
Maurice Materincks The Blue Bird"
While these two dramas are not birds of
a feather, 1t will be interesting to note
which of them will first be seen in Amer
lea. Neither one will be produced in
the tail end of the present season for
both are dramas which require elaborated
preparation.
AS Charles Frohman owns the Ameri-
can rights of Rostands "Chantecler' he
will reserve this production for Maude
Adams after she has completed her tour
in What Every Woman knows | have
1t from my Paris correspondent that.
while .Chantecer is a beautiful pageant
and very fine theatrical poem, it does
not contain the elements of q popular
winner.
On the other hand, 1.-THE Blue Bird"
has been so tremendously popular In
Great Britain and on the continent that
its American success is practically as
sured. 1t was enormously announced the
other day that the New theatre holds the
American rights to the Materlipck drama.
This is not the case. A foxy Briton
named Herbert Trench bought the Eng
disappearing rights of the play for $4,000
some years ago.
True, negotiations have been on with
the New Theatre company, but Mr..
Trench demands $1,000.
Perhaps some of our .altitudinous finan-
ciers may be able to get points once in
a while from the least expected quarter.
Hearlken! Miss Lotte Vernon. chorus
GID with Anna Held in Miss Innocence,
will not travel In the ordinary fast trains.
She demands a private car or her own
with the most approved cuisine. Now as
Miss Vernons salary is only $S5 per week
1t seems queer that she, is able to MAIN
tain this style She does maintain 1t,
however.
I asked Mr.. Friedman. business man
ager of the compa y.-about the matter
today. He furrowed his brow then re-
piled with up-country naivette:
Really, don't see how Miss Vernon
will be able to save a great deal or
money out of her salary in the next few
weeks
Virginia Harmed Sothern will begin
five-weeks engagement In San Francisco
on June and will likely go from there
to st. Louis for fortnighty engage
ment.
AT present Mrs. Sothern Is temporarily
sojourning in Reno, New, in the garden OF
discontented wives. Mrs. Sothern hopes
to be able to get her divorce BY mid-sum-
mer. so that she will not be bothered by
this trivial matter next season.
Seldom has anything theatrical made
The tremendous sensation that Rostand's