The sun., 1910-02-17
NEWS or PLAYS AND PLAYERS.
Nine. Nadm0Va Begins ReheArSals Tor
Her New Ysrk season.

VINE. NaZim0Na Begins heneArsSts To-
Her New Ysrk season.
Nine. Nezimova. who has been on tou
under the Shubert management, has be
gun rehegrsals for new repertoire o
playsNin which abe will be seen in New
York beginning in March. This roper
toire will consist entirely OF plays in which
Nine. Nozimova has not been seen in New
York. including three Ibsen dramas
Little Eyolf." -Lfdy Ingre OF Ostrat
and The Wild Duck; The Fairy Tale.
by Snitzler; An Ideal Life" by MarcC
Prago. and The Sea Gull by AntoE
Tchekhof.
The report that The Dollar Princess
will succeed Francis Wilson at the Cri.
terioD Theatre and that The Arcadians'
will take the place OF The Dollar Prin-
cess" at the knickerbocker Theatre Ia
denied ct the office OF Charles Erohman.
1t Ia definitely decided that Francis viii
son will remain at the Criterion Theatre
for the balance of the present theatrical
season. The Dollar Princess will con-
tinue al long as the weather will permit
at the knickerbocker Theetre. The
Arcedians' will remain at the Liberty.
Friday afternoon. March IS. has been
set es the date for the special matinee
performance by children OF Alias Jimmy
Valentine. at Walleck's Theatre. This
will not only be a matinee for children
but a performance by children. The part
OF Jimmy Valentine. now taken by II. b.
Warner. will be played by Donald CAL
laher. now in the csst e. Bobby and HIM
self an ex-star at 10. Alma Sedley, the
Kiftv Of the play. will be seen in Miss
Laurette Taylor's role OF Rose Lane,
and other child actors will be put in
Alice John. former secretary of Victor
lawson, publisher OF the Chicago Evening
Neps. has been engaged by Harrison
Grey Fiske as a member OF the Manhattan
company to support Mrs. Fiske in the
production Of Ibsen 3 -Pillars OF Society.
She will play the part of Mrs Bevrfck.
Miss John Ia an Indiana girl and took up
the study Of the stage while at newspaper
work. Her first engagement was with
the Donald Robertson company In Chi
cago. She was then engaged by Mr..
Fiske to play Mrs, Barter in -Salvation
Nell,' and when Charlotte Thompson
retired from the cast was promoted to the
role OF HdlLelu jan Maggie.
William Collier he's persuaded several
stars in America to give professional
matinees in aid OF the actors fair fund
at which stage folk will be charged the
same price for seats as the public. There
are at least 100 companies playing in the
larger cities that can draw 81 900 houses
for professional matineee." said MIR.
Collier at the Hudson Theatre last night.
I'VE have urged them to give these per
forInances within the next three months,
and Judging from the enthusiastic re-
sponses that I am receiving daily l am
sure they all will. This project alone
will bring IN 500. 900 to the fair
Sothern and Marlowe arranged yester-
day TO add two more extra performance
20 their highly successful engagement
At the Academy Of Music during their two
final weeks. which begin next Monday
night. These are in addition % the three
extra performances that have already
been announced and which have been
found insufficient TO accommodate the
unusual demand for seats