New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-22
THEATRICAL NOTES.

THEATRICAL NOTES.
| Lewis waller Will return from NARROW
on-Ihames, where he is spending the
summer. about the middle of next month
W complete preparations for his second
american reason. After reading over
hity manuscripts he has selected four
modern plays for presentation. but has
not yet decided which he will use as hIs
opening vehicle. Madge Ttheradge who
| prayed the leading role in "A Butterfly on
the Wheel last season, will be his lead
ing woman.
| Broadway has been chosen as the scene
of Harry Houdinis latest feat in the line
Of escapes. In order that he may be seen
by all the thousands who throng that
thoroughfare at the lunch hour, he will be
suspended from the tower OF the Heidel-
berg Building, al 42d street, at noon to-
| day. bound as helplessly as three OF the
| buildings employees can bind him. and
VIII effect his escape In midair. At least,
that is what one may expect the outcome
TO be, Judging from past performances.
Mrs. Stuart Robson has signed a three
year contract with Henry W. Savage, and
where Else" the operetta BY Avery Hop
wood and Gustav Luders with which Mr..
! Savage will start his new season. This
will mark Mrs. Robson's return TO the
light opera field, in which she appeared
with considerable success before her mar
riage. under the name OF May Waldron.
For some ,inla after the death Of her hus-
band Mrs. Robson remained in retire
ment. but two years ago accepted An en-
sagement with The Country Boy
The Stage Children's Fund. OF which
Mrs. Mile Thorne is president, is plan
ming to buy Willow Brook Inn, at Lake
Mohesan, as a permanent vacation home
for the small players. During the last
week thirty little actresses have been
there and thirty small actors are TO re-
place them to-day. Willow Brook Inn
contains thirty-two rooms and the estate
includes fifteen acres Of land,
Miss Jose Collins, who was the prima
donna at the Winter Garden ali last Sea-
son, and is 10 sing the title role of The
Merry Countess" which opens at the Ca
sno Theatre on August 10, will return to
New York the latter part of this week TO
and the other English principals when
they arrive. The English players sailed
Saturday on the Caronia and are due here
next Saturday.
Henry W. Savage believes he has find
in Miss Marion Dentler. She is twenty
years old. Under a long term contract
Mr.. Savage has given her the role OF
Youth in "Everywoman" and she will be-
gin rehearsals within a few weeks. Miss
Dentler is a native OF Colorado. She is
a graduate of the vaudeville stage.
The musical score of Walter Damrosch's
comic opera, THE Dove of Peace" has
just been published by G. Schirmer, Inc.
Miss Irma La Pierre, who played Anne
in Seven Days" at the Astor Theatre,
has been specially engaged by Daniel
Frohman TO take the-part of Mercedes in
the five-reel motion picture OF Monte
Cristo," in which james O'Neill will as
sumo his old part. This production IL in
tended 10 furnish an entire evenings en-
tertainment in the principal theatres
throughout the country.
Frank Tinney. the comedian, who has
been on a brief vacation, Will return TO
the cast Of "A Winsome Widow" at the
Ziegfeld Moulin Rouge tonight.
The Girl from Montmartre." which will
shortly be seen on Broadway, opens at
the new Broadway Theatre at Long
Branch on August with Hattie Williams
and Richard earle. Charles Frohman is
presenting the musical farce through an
ARRANGEMENT with Klaw & Erlanger,
proprletors Of the theatre.
Hugh Ford. general stage director for
the Liebler Company, closed contracts
with eighty-seven persons Saturday at the
Century Theatre thereby breaking a rec
ord. It is thought. The most important
of these was arranged by cable, that with
Miss Dorothy Donnelly, TO play the part
OF Domini In The Garden OF Allah,
which opens at the Auditorium Theatre.
Chicago, on Labor Day. Lawson Butt,
seen In Shakespesrian roles last season,
will take the part Of Boris Androysky,
and Arthur Forrest that OF Count An
teoni.
It's very nice TO have a new street IN
front of your Office, but il would be much
nicer II Il could be laid without the inter
vention OF a stone crusher, two steam
rollers and a gang Of loquacious tar sling
ers. That, at least, Is the present opinion
OF Colonel Henry w. Savage and MS
aids. who have been endeavoring for the
last few days TO conduct voice trials ana
dramatic rehearsals for the coming pro-
auctions of THE Million" Little Boy
Blue" "Everywoman" and dozen other
pieces at the Savage headquarters, NO
1893 West 45th street, in competition WIN
| the aforementioned noise producers. COZ
onel Savage will enter formal complaint
to-day TO those in charge Of the street
,unrovement Job. He entertains hopes
that they will either evolve some method
Of doing the work with noiseless tools or
will choose some other street TO beautiS
until the theatrical season gets fair
start.
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