New-York tribune., 1912-02-01
THEATRICAL NOTES.

Henry Arthur Jonos's new play, Lydia
Gilmore" with Margaret Angln I'm the
title part will he performed for the first
time in New York tonight a. the Lyceum
Theatre. The curtain will be raised prompt
" at & o'clock. Charles Frohman yesterday
afternoon attended the FIRST dress rehearsal
that Margaret Anglin has given of the new
play at the Lyceum Theatre. IL was the
first time that Mr.. FTohman had seen Miss
Anglin on the stage Of one Of his theatres
since the days that she held the position OF
leading lady OF the Empire Theatre stock
company.
The public auction sale Of first night
seats for the Weber and Fields Jubilee per-
formance Thursday. February S, Will be
held In the Broadway Theatre at 33C
o'clock this afternoon. Seats will he sold
by william Collier, George NJ. Conan. Ray
mond Hitchcock, George Beban, John T.
Kelly and possibly Weber and Fields them
selves Assisting will be Lillian Russell
Fay Templeton. Bessie Clayton. Ada Lewis,
Helena Collier Garrick ana Frankie Bailey
Weber and Fields have abandoned their plan
of opening Hockey Pokey" and "Bunty
Bulls and Strings' outside Of New York.
The first performance OF which on any
stage will be given at the Broadway Thea
ire on February s.
Victor Hollaonder, composer Of the music
for "Sumur0n" has just signed contract
with Martin Beck the general manager for
tho Orpheum Circuit, TO become general
n,usic?i director and composer for the Pal
ace Theatre in Chicago and for Mr.. Beck S
new Palace Theatre to be erected at
in this pitX.
The contract is for term of two years,
and will go into effect on the conclusion OF
the run of "sumur1n" at the Casino Thea
tire. For twelve years Mr.. Hollaender has
composed the music for the 'revues" at the
Metropole in Berlin Before his contract
with Mr.. Beck goes into effect he will have
completed the scores for three American
musical comedies upon which he is now at
work.
During the week OF Lincoln's Birthday
and of Washington's Birthday there will
he four matinee performances Of Bought
and Paid For at The Playhouse.
One week from to-day. Oh the evening Of
February s, the natural color motion pict-
ures of the coronation of King George and
Queen Mary of England, now running at
the Kinemacolor Theatre. in 10th street.
win reach the record OF five hundred per-
rormances of one programme in New York
CIV. These pictures are being exhibited
I'm various European cities-the kinema-
color theatres in London, Paris. Vienna and
Rudapest have had them running since
oarly i'm the summer. Added features have
becn arranged for the anniversary per-
formance, including special musical pro-
erammc by TIE celebrated Southwark Glee
Singers.
uoudlri. the famous prison breaker has
.cccnted q challenge offered him by the
l,ellevue psychopdthic ward and MatteGWan
As,,,uu for the Criminal Insane. the test to
,.ko placc at Hammcrstcins Victoria
1.hcatre this evening. The following arc the
conditions on whcn the challenge was
o,yon. Four attendants OF the asylum to
hr,rc their own garments and be allowed
"a bandage Houdni starting with his
bards at his sides. 10 roll him in mummy
fashion and then bind with strong linen
and fasten him TO an iron bed then pour
0ftoen 10 twenty buckets of water over
him so as TO harden the fssteninSs. Ilou-
d,ni must escape In full vie" oil the au'
dgnCs.