The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-26

eauw Fork, February 25.-(Special)-The Association of Theatre Managers O. Greater New York Is apparently de- termined to do away with ticket specu- lators President Charles Burnham saio few days ago:
 we are unqualifiedly in favor of any ordinance that will abolish ticket specu- ators just as We were a year ago. At that time an ordinance was passed which we believed would do away with this nuisance, but through suggestion or the assistant corporation counsel 1t was practically nullifed, although we still be- leve that that ordinance is enforceable. However. the present ordinance, we be- leve, will also eradicate this evil, pro- vided the police follow it up with an en- forcement after the ordinance is passed.
 we would like to have the sale of tickets prevented anywhere except in the box office of theatre, but. unfortu- nately, such an ordinance would be il- legal and would fall of it's own weight.
 "The aldermen have jurisdiction over the sidewalks, and if they will break up the evil there it will be up to the man agers of the theatres to do the rest, be- cause if any manager kept man in his lobby after that 1t would be notice to the world that he was doing exactly what the newspapers have accused him of, namely. standing in with the sidewalk speculator."
 It is believed that the late Walter Browne, author of Every Woman" com pleted two musical plays. Several man. agers have expressed a desire to obtain an option on MT. Browne's posthumous work
 The late David Graham Phillips, who was assassinated a few weeks ago by crank, also left an unfinished play.
 Elsie Janis, who recently wrote a play dealing with girls who have the stage craze, explains why she wrote it. She says:
 T wrote the play to express certain ideas dealing with the stage-struck girl. Thousands of stage-struck girls come to this city where they waste time and money trying to get theatrical engage ments. Some of them have talent, and these should not be discouraged, but too often girls who have no ability try to be- come actresses.
 The central figure of my play is this kind of giri-one who Is attractive and ambitious-who tries to succeed on the stage and finds the difficulties too great Finally she finds man who she loves, and gives up her stage ambitions. That is what most stage-struck girls should be made to realze-that to the majority homo life brings greater happiness than theatrical career.
 T have tried to make entertaining and instructive instead of trying to preach a sermon"
 George M. Cohan's theatre at Forty third street and Broadway, which was first opened on Lincoln Day, has a num- Der of friezes, showing the life and successes of Conan and his family. The subjects chosen for these pictures are:
 Give My Regards to Broadway" a large panel directly above the stage; The Yankee Prince at Buckingham Pal ace,' George Washington, Jr' singing You're Grand Old Flag" and others of similar type
 The color scheme of the theatre is Tyrian purple and Sheffield silver. Mar ble is freely used and the furnishings are of rich materials throughout
 The extenrior is carried out in terra cotta, iron and bronze. The exterior is treated in white terra cotta, with a low finished glaze, giving a soft luster like semi-polshed marble. The theatre building proper is on Forty-third street on a plot of ground 123 feet front and 100 feet, inches deep.
 Plans have been filed for a new theatre at Delancey street and Eldridge street for the company, of which Sol Brill is president and William Fox secretary. This newest playhouse for the East Side will be sex6S. Jewish plays will be the attraction.
 s. A. Cunningham and I. Fluegelman, owners of the Crescent and McKinley Square theatres, will come into control of a new theatre on Washington Heights It will be built at One Hundred and Sixty-hfth street and St. Nicholas ave- nue. It will seat 2600 persons and bs opened next October. It will be devoted to vaudeville.
 The lease obtained by the Shuberts from John Jacob Astor includes more property than was reported. The prop erty involved takes in PIG to 232 West Forty-fourth street and an additional frontage of 43 feet on Forty-third street The lease Is for 21 years at an aggregate rental of s500,0O0 The Shuberts now con- trol plot fronting 123 feet on Forty third street and 1S6 feet on Forty-fourtn street.
 The Astor family. it is almost needless