The evening world., 1911-03-03
M0RGAN'S WORD
MAY DECIDE
OF NEW THEATRE
His Influence Greatly With Foun-
ders, Who Will Consider
Problem Next Week.

Whether or not the New Theatre, rep
placed In any theatre in the world, Is
20 he abandoned by the thirty million
aires who constitute - Board Of
Founder. and its high priced ompan
OF players cot adrlft or their services
ieased to other managers next season,
will be decided at n meeting OF the
Executive Committee 10 be held a. soon
~ w. X. Vanderbilt. President Of the
Founders, returns from a trip to the
South within the next few days.
Regarding the various rucnors since
the beginning OF this season. which
have taken In every possibility from
the destruction OF the costly building
and the erection OF a smaller theatre,
TO the utter abandonment OF the pro-
ject, members Of the Executive Com
mittee old an Evening World reporter
to-day that they were absolutely in a
state Of lndecision and that ali state
ments made 50 far were premature and
without foundation.
Theatre viii Remain.
These members-Otto Kahn, chair
man Of committee: W. De Lance
Kountzc and Henry Rogers Winthrop
assured The Evening World reporter
That the one thing certain was that the
New Theatre, whether in it's present
quarters or not, was a permanent in
stitu'ion, and that its founders would
keep faith with the public and see to
II that the theatre would remain. 20
A. .-.-y- u.g.H. -. ~ a. -
ideals that have characterized It's first
two seasons.
Paul n. Cravath. one Of the founders,
who acts in a legal capacity for the
Executive Committee, has called a
meeting OF the committee FOR early
next week. and at that meeting 1t IS
expected that a plan will be formulated
which will be laid before the Founders
as a whole.
otto Kahn, who Is a dominant figure
IN the del herltlons, confesses that his
mind is not vet fully made up whether
the hai!d!ls shall be abandoned or not,
and it D., generally unlerstooC that the
Influence of J. pierpOut Morgan. which
ts powerful among the Founders, goes
viii Mr.. Kahn. There Is, however,
said to 1e no friction In the Executive
Committee, although there are certain
malcouteuts among the Founders VIII,
are IN favor OF radical measures.
Loss Not 500 900.
at is ronsense TO talk OF hundred,
o. thousands uf dOllal, having been lHs
In the two seasons Of the New r. ca
ire said W. DE Lauoey kountze, "bc
cause NOBODY knows the exact amount
except the mon D keep the books
But % has been nu.Ains ike 500, 800 81
500, 90.
The actual failure OF the investment
10 rc1N9o or TO pay for itsclf cannot %,
taken into consideration because ypl
must reckon on the assets OF the com
paay. out Of Twenty-Five PLAYS prl
duced we have had thirteen assured q
nancFl successes, and whcthc' .IcS
plays are run at the New Theatre o.
put out on the ruud they Ar, money
makers and as tsscts must DE figured
with. The Blue Bird alone represent
a fortune, and the royalties on Il an,
on Don and Sister Beatrice and tn.
Piper and others mean heavy royalt'c.
paid in weekly To the New Theatre. a.
these plays Will 20 on the road mex
year"
Mr.. Winthrop believes that the in,
vestment. even in its present building
which Is admittedly too large, M b,
made to pay yet, and even II Il doesn'
he thinks Il probable that the Founder
viii be willing to continue II for sev.
eral years before they move 10 new
quarters.
A. for the New Theatre company. i
VIII not be d~.sblnded. II the New The
atre Building is abandoned the CON
pany win play in other playhouses II
New York and on the road, and will b,
kept intact until another permanent
theatre Is built.