New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
THEATRICAL NOTES.


THEATRICAL NOTES.
Elsie Ferguson will give her one hun
dredth New York performance as Dolly
Madison. I'm "Ihe First Lady In the Land.
on Saturday night at the Fulton Theatre.
This will be her last performance I'm New
York this season. She goes from here TO
Chicago. where she will appear at the
Blackstone Theatre There has been this
season no comedy more delightful than
the one in which she appears, and no act
ing more exquisite, more finished or dis
playing a wider range of qualities than
hers-from tears 10 laughter, from tender
ness to power. Her art is rich in its re-
sources, and its varied expression is
guided by n rare and ripenlng judgment.
Next season, probably, will give Miss Fer
guson a part quite different in character
and scope from the one In which she is
now seen. Successful playwrlghts are. at
all events, Offering her abundant oppor-
tunity, and at least two prominent theatri-
cal arrangements. impressed by the dra-
matte capacity she has shown as Dolly
Madison, have signified their wish to pro-
vide her with plays and productions when
New York has only eight moro oppor-
tunities to see the charming comedy at the
Fulton Theatre and the gifted actress who
has brought the first success to that
house.
Among those who will appear at the full
dress rehearsal Of the Green Room Club at
the Broadway Theatre on Sunday night are
Weber and Fields, Lew Dockstader and his
minstrel company, George NJ. Cohan and
the Anywhere the Old Flag Flies num-
ber from The Little Millionaire" Gertrude
Bryan, from Little Boy Blue"i Charles j.
Ross, Claude Sander. Louise I,e Baron, so
prano: J. w. Dinkens Russian dancers,
Madge Maitland. sydney Jarvis and Jose
phine Whttell. I'm "Oh, You Wonderful
Girl" from The Little Millionaire; Nc
Waters and Tyson; John w. Ransom. in a
new character; Albert Hart Walter G.
Kelly, George Herman and Marion Shirley.
Gertrude Gebest and Hassan Ben AlFs
Arabs.
Mecca Temple is TO hold benefit for Its
band at the New York llippodrome On
Sunday night, April H. arrangements hav-
ing been entered into with the Shuberts.
The proceeds Of the performance are to be
used TO buy uniforms. instruments. etc.
for the band, which is TO be sent to the
Los Angeles convention of the Shriners the
first week in May.
The 3OOth performance OF George Arliss in
Louis n. Parker's "Disraelf' at Wallack
Theatre will be celebrated this evening.
Miss Madge Titheradge. who was absent
from the cast of "A Butterfly on the
Wheel on Friday and Saturday, owing 70
over exertion and "A severe cold. has now
completely recovered and will resume the
role Of Peggy" Admastoa at the Thirty
ninth Street Theatre tonight.
The naval officers stationed at the Brook
Iyn Navy Yard have been invited by the
shuberts and Oliver Morosco TO attend
performance OF THE Bird OF Paradise nj
Maxine Elliotts Theatre tomorrow night
Many of the officers were present when
the United States took possession OF the
Hawaiian Islands and the American flag
WAS for the first time officially raised IN
Honolulu.
On the afternoon OF Tuesday, April o.
Easter week, William A. Brady, at the
Playhouse, will give q benefit performance
for the Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Regina
Angelorum. a prominent Roman Catholic
organization. There also will be special
matinee performance Of Bought and Paid
For" at this theatre on Easter Monday
but the house will be closed on Good Fri
day.
At the request Of several Of the leading
managers Of New York and many promi-
nent actors who are playing in the city
the management of the DurbaT In Kinema-
color, now at the New York Theatre mas
decided to give a professional matinee to-
morrow at 2:3O o'clock.