New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03
THEATRICAL NOTES.


THEATRICAL NOTES.
Messrs. Klaw and changers company
TO appear in The Winning OF Barbara
Worth" will leave this morning for At
lantic CITY, where the first performance OF
Edwin Milton Royle's dramatization Of
Harold Bell Wrights popular novel will
be given at the Apollo Theatre tomorrow
night.
a l.. Erlanger. Of Klaw & Granger,
denied absolutely yesterday that there was
any truth whatsoever in a story pub
lished last Sunday TO the eect that the
New York and Criterion theatres had
been sold or would be sold to a syndicate
known as the Century Holding Company.
The two theatres will continue TO be
operated as they are at present, the
main portion housing the william Morris
attractions and the Criterion Theatre
Charles Frohmans star. William Collier,
in Who's Who"
Madam President" with Fannie Ward.
Will open the Garrick Theatre in this city
on Monday. September 10. The farce had
a wears run at the Palais Royal in Paris.
Olive May has been engaged by James
Forbes for the leading role In "Shad-
owed the new play by Dion Clayton
Calthrop and Cosmo Gordon Lennox,
which will succeed Damaged Goods at
the Fulton. on September "a.
Mile Emma Trentinrs appearance IN
The FREELY" AT the opening OF the new
ROYAL Theatre in The Bronx. next Mon
dav evening. September s. will be her
only one in New York this season. as
Arthur Hammerstein has booked a trans
continental tour for her. which begins at
the end OF next week. This will be Mile.
Trentini's last season in comic opera. as
she has been engaged 70 90 with Oscar
Hammerstein next year. to sing in his
American National Grand Opera Com
pany The impresario will attend the
Performance next Monday IN honor Of his
reCained singer.
All Aboard" will close at the Lew
Fields Music Hall next Saturday night
and will lay OF a week for rehearsals
before opening AZ the Majestic Theatre
Brooklyn. September Is. After this en-
gagement the company will go 70 the
Lew Fleldh American -hHs'o nan III III
cago
Delegates To the Fire Chiefs Conven-
ton now meeting-in this city. will attend
a performance OF The Passing Show OF
1919" al the Winter Garden tonight.
Charles Frohman has fixed upon Mon
day. September $. for the London produc-
ton Of Years OF Discretion" which Will
be done r. association with David Belasco
AT the Globe Theatre. London.
Miss Alice Brady has been engaged by
Philip Bartholomae for the principal FEM
irine role in The Bird Cage" By Austin
Adams. to be produced on September %
outside New York This is the first play
not Of his own writing to be presented by
Mr. Bartholomae as producing manager.
otto Fem. the chauffeur OF the auto
mobile that plunges into the tank at the
Fippodrome-one OF the thrills Of
"America"-has been presented with a
gold medal by Mr. Voegtlln His three
companions In the car are Albert t'roome,
who plays the villain; Jack Fleming. an
other actor I'm the cast and James Smith,
who, like Mr. Fem, is one OF the Hippo
drome engineers.
THE Madcap Duchess is the title Sc
lected by H. H. Frazee for the new Victor
Herbert operetta In which Anne Swim
burne will create the title part. Justin
Huntley Mccarthy and David *. stevens
are the authors OF the book and lyrics
Frederick Lewis and William Harris.
who have been members OF the Sothern
and Marlowe company since the organi-
cation was formed in 1904. have been re-
engaged for the present season. which be-
gins at the Manhattan opera House on
September o.
Robert billiard and his company leave
to-day for Atlantic City 10 rehearse The
Argyle Case" for It's coast-to-coast tour
under the direction of Klaw & Erlanger,
which will extend 10 July /, 1914.
Members of the company now rehesrs-
ing Rob Roy" many Of whom were in
the cast OF Robin Hood" last season.
were the guests of the De Koven Opera
Company at the Grand opera House last
night. Miss Bessie Abbott occupied a
box.