New-York tribune., 1912-01-22
THEATRICAL NOTES.

Tonight Elsie Ferguson, at the Gaiety
Theatre. begins the eighth and last week Of
her New York season. Concerning the high
quality OF her performance as Dolly Atadi-
son. in THE First Lady in the Land" there
has been no dissenting voice. Whatever
else the season may bring. It can bring
nothing better than this in tho way OF pure
comedy acting Of the first order. The play
itself is attractive and refreshing. Miss
Ferguson opens her road tour in Boston
next Monday at the Hollis Street Theatre.
"The Bird OF Paradise" Richard Watson
Tulley's delightful play. has moved from
Daly's Theatre. and at Maxine Elliott's Will
tonight open its third week in this city.
This piece, In which Laurette Taylor has
made her best hit, justi1es oliver Morosco's
enterprise in bringing It from California.
Mr.. Morosco has an admirable company for
the play Besides Laurette Taylor. Guy
Bates Post Lewis Stone, Theodore Roberts.
Albert Perry and Pamela Gaythorne con-
tinue in the parts for which they have been
well commended.
Lewis Waller. under whose management
"a Butterfly on the Wheel" is now being
presented at the Thirty-nnth Street The
atre. announces that arrangements have
been made whereby Madge Iitheradge,
who plays the leading feminine role. Will
remain in America for the remainder OF
the current season, and also for all next
season. Her engagements for next season
in London have already been cancelled.
Mr. Waller has also cancelled his arrange
ments for an Australian tour next year and
intends 10 spend most OF his time in New
York City.
Al Joson. who has been out OF the cast
at the Winter Garden for the last week
owing TO a severe attack OF bronchitis, Is
back again, singing The Haunting Mel
ody" and Rum Tum fiddle"
Werba and Luescher have engaged Max
Bendix as musical conductor for their new
production, "Rosemaid," rehearsals Of
which begin this week at the New York
Theatre "Rosemaid" will have It's nrst
performance the last of next month in Bal
timore, at the Academy.
Louis Mann. who opens tonight at the
Liberty Theatre in new coined ''Elc-
waiting a Husband" will give private per-
formance on next Sunday night, admission
TO which will be by invitation only.
a large number Oh iIdlS WIN odlhtl dl
the Astor Theatre tonight 70 watch Friar
Raymond Hitchcock frolic through his mu-
steal show, The Red Widow" Later they
will entertain him at little supper at
the monastery in West 45th st.
The seat sale for next Sundays concert
AT the Hippodrome begins at the box office
this morning. The concert will be at popu-
lar prices, with the following artists: AL
hert Spalding, the American violinist; Alex
ander Heinemann, Charlotte Maconda, Paul
Norenzo, Laura Graves, Victor Benham
and the Volpe Symphony Orchestra.
Stella Hammerstein, recently in Every
woman" will make her debut IN vaudc-
Vile. under the management OF her brother,
Arthur Hammerstein, in Herbert Thom-
oon,s drama in three scenes, entitled The
tyranny of Fate" The first presentation
will take place in Atlantic city the week Of
February 8. and the following week the
drama will be presented at Hammerstein's
Victoria Theatre.
william II. Crane, although closing his
eneagement at the Garrick Theatre next
saturday night, has not abandoned his
nIans "a an actor-manager to produce his
oId successes and two new plays he has
,,,,dor contract. He will carry out his plans
ooriy next autumn, when, in conjunction
,,,,,h Ioseph Brooks he Will become tho
'',anaeer OF "A well known theatre In Long
Acre Square
rho Columbia University Players have
so,ac,ed for the 1912 VARSITY show play
oo,Iad "The Mysterious Miss Apache" The
LOT which deals with the trip of a varsity
.brough foreign country, af-
lords an opportunity for the kind of fun
hest liked in these performances. The play
viii be given during the week OF March
IN the grand ballroom OF the Hotel Astor.
The company will appear In Pittsburgh at
she ona i'm the Columbia Theatre for a matt
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