New-York tribune., 1912-12-15

Announcements OF thcstri,al att' a.
tons for Christmas and tic holiday sea-
,on arr now bains made oy New YORK S
lheatricsl managers. Tires. include ne"
plays booked fcr ir..u.toa. revivals
nsde ana special concerts and entertain
nents 40 production desiencd pdle'y
FOR a Christmas entertainnl nj has bten
Included in the list Of announcements.
AT the Irving Place Theatre, where IN
previous years virtually the only attempt
1ss been made to observe the ho!id3y
with special Christmas plays given 10
keeping with the German festival c-s-
oms. the attraction this year VIII be
1ew comedy. "Adgm i'm Track. TIC
,lsy. which IS the work of Johann Pan
ION Scbocnthan and Rolf Brandt will
ave its rrst performance on any stase
iuring Christmas week. but VIII pe en-
irely without any scasonable character
stics Ig uast Years an entertainment
.mbracins Christmas features has also
been given .or the children. iH'- yea
however. that performance has hecu aoan-
:oned
Peter pam. v;'h MaUdc Adams j"
Inc title Iart Is another Of the 'nrist~
mas week plays. This production b'os
air to be the nearest approach to hoH-
las festival Tor n its presentation OF
Nordav evening. December -, al ~"
Empire Theatre, Charles Froamrn Us i''-
owing The custom whi.. ne has ''s.'''"
,or several Years bon London " giving
sbot ,easou of thc PLAY. Altto's"
Peter Pan" is lacking .n e. luicuoe al-
nospherc, .t Is u play for children ana 49,
such is considered appropriate 10 inc
Ieason.
"Rscketty-P Pscketty House. the StorE
,f dolls written 10y Mrs. Frances Ho's-
Sn Burnett for the opening Of the nc"
childrns Theatre, on top OF the century
Theatre buldin4. is play ioI tif
pts Its ftst performance will b" gwen
N Morday afternoon. December o. ana
rs Presentation s p!suncd a the com
Increment of an cAicnacd 9eaSo" %
,hildlen's plays 90 run throughout the
year
The Little Theatre at the same ume
vii continue its run OF Snow White ana
the seven Dwarfs." As an Illustration 0i
familiar fairy story its appeal TO cnI
oren has placed it among the special h'!i-
day attractions
A Good Little Devil. another niicf'h4
Of tho same sort will bc shown for tn'
hrsl time in :h,s city during tie noid'f s..
The produstiou is ncins made by pa""
belascc. The play being the work ol NW'.
Edmond Eostsnd wife Of tnc author "'
'Chanteclcr.' and Maurice Rostand' h''
son. II tells the story % an ili-trca'eh
ooy who is made happy by good ial'r~
sn6 delivered from the crucltics OF HiS
Guardians
siill another play certain to appeal I"
'aldren and so iu keeping with t''
,mstmas spirit. is The Lady oi thc
e1pper,' which is the attraction at t"e
Slooe, with Montgomery and Stone ana
LHle Janis a, its stars. The story o'
N'haerella is the foundation Tor this mIsi-
tslplay.
Inc annual appearance Of Kitty Cheat
ran in her matinecs OF children's SONGS
sho stories viii take place this year ~
s us Lyoepm Theatre. as in former years.
me frs, matinee will ne given on FRIDAY.
December q. and will be- followed one
'eek later, Friday, January g. by the sec
'no. As in former years. Miss Cheatham
VII sing her child songs and tell her
'''ries OF children and Of the South.
~ the same time two college produc-
uOns will be made. These arc the offer
Ass OF the Triangle club, Of Princeton
eip the Cap and Bllls Society. Of VIII
''"S College. Tho Princeton play viii be
resented at the Hotel Astor on Saturday
stos'noon and evening. December q. and
''i this year consist Of an original musi-
production, once in Hundred
sis The play Is described as a
,'."asy. It's authors are John A. Larkin,
~, president Of the Triangle Club. and
rusr!es ID. orth. ~. and its composer r.
hamilton Dycknan. a..
e Williams College club will make
ny, when II presents His Excellency
S''ernor' by Robert Marshall, at the