New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
ST OF THE wHIRL or SOCIETY
THEATRICAL NOTES.

Hattie Williams, now appearing with
Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore in
the Barrie skit. "A Slice OF Life" will play
the part OF the girl in THE Girl from
Montmartrc." The middle of April will be
the date for the first American perform
ance of THE Girl from Montmartre." The
principals that will surround Miss Williams
for The Girl from Montmartre" are Her
bert Corthell. Lennox Fawle, the well
known English comedian, last seen in this
city in "POmander Walk; Arthur stan
ford, William Pruette. William Danforth
and Emma Janvier. who. in the kind Of
part that first brought her fame now re-
turns TO the stage. The first rehearsal Of
THE Girl from Montmartre" will be held
next Monday at the Criterion Theatre un-
der the direction OF Il. II. Burnside
When George NJ. Cohan reviyes Forty
five Minutes from Broadway" at the CO.
han Theatre rext week among those who
will support him. besides Salle Fisher. as
Mary, will include Louise Aishel, Lorena
Atwood. Ada Gilman, Lawrence Wheat
Elmer Booth, George Parsons. Edward
Halstead, John Klendon. William Ford,
Elsie ArtZ. Marion Dom, Rose Leslie, Sgd
ney Martineau, Lydia Scott, Paula Leslie
Dorothy Lockhart and Elizabeth Young.
Frank speaight will appear at Carnegie
Lyceum on March u in the Dickens re-
citals he has made famous in London this
past season. These recitals are practically
dTamatiZatiOns, although costume, scenery
and makeup are not used. In the after
noon Mr.. Speaight will give David Cop
perfeld" and In the evening "Pickwick"
He will use the same arrangement Of
''David Copperfield" as Charles Dickens
himself did at his public readings.
Last night a theatre box party composed
Of line officers OF the United States navy.
now stationed at the Brooklyn navy yard
who were present at the raising of the
American flag when the United States took
possession OF the Hawaiian Islands. ac-
companied by their ladies, were the guests
Of oliver Morosco at Maxine Elliotts
ton of Richard Walton Tully's Hawaiian
drama, "The Bird Of Paradise"
Florenz Ziegfeld, jr.. signed a contract
yesterday with Emmy Wehlen for her ap-
pearance in the principal part in the new
production at the Moulin Rouge Miss
wet1en has lust arrived from Paris, where
she has been studying music since her last
appearance in this country She was the
original Sonia in The MeFry err ,ed1Og Mddo~ roIn i
I'm "The Waltz Dream" in that CITY: Inc
rehearsals OF the principals OF the Moulin
Rouge company will begin to-horro"
morning.
The roll OF films showing the feather-
weight championship fight between johnny
Kilbane and Abe Attell. which took place
at Bernon Arena, on February z arrived III
New York yesterday forenoon ana was I'M
mediately taken to Hammerstelns Nlctorla
Theatre, where the pictures VIII be shown
for the remainder OF the week.
Frank Cooper. who first visited America
as leading man for Lily Langtry is now
on his way here to play the part opposite
Robert Edeson In THE Indiscretion OF
Truth" by j. Hartley Manners. which
Samuel Wallach will produce at Spring
field, Mass, on March IS. Other engage
ments include Annie Meredith. Beverley
Sitgreaves, Mrs. Thomas Whiffen. Rather
ine Emmett, Kate Wingfield, Irene Moore,
Henry Mortimer Edwin Holland aid Rich
ard Purdon.
The recent announcement that George
Broadhurst would be associated with Bay
ard WELLER in the authorship of Grace
Georges new play, within the law" was
erroneous. Mr. WELLER Is the sole author.