New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-10
NEWS OF PLAYS
And PLAYERS
"Polygamy" Stirs Church
Workers - AL JOlSon's
Song-Other Notes.
BY HECTOR TURNBULL.

COilQ-OtIleT NOltS.
BY HECTOR TURNBULL.
The new play. "Polygamy," now at
The Playhouse, is already beginning TO
make its message felt. The Hon. Frank
J. Cannon, of Salt Lake City, the first
United States Senator from Utah, who
is the real hero of the play and who
has been lecturing in the West against
the evils of the Mormon Church, has
been called TO New York City by the
Federation of Churches 10 speak at a
series of meetings. mass meeting
has been arranged for him at the
Labor Temple next Sunday evening,
and an afternoon meeting will be held
at the West-Park Presbyterian Church.
1t should be gratifying to all who have
seen the play and felt the force of Mr.
O'Higgins's sincerity IN presenting his
problem to note that his crusade IL
bearing fruit.
The late mails, alas. bring US notn-
ing from THE COMPLEAT PRESS
AGENT except six or dozen notices
to the effect that ladies were knitting
soX for soldiers at six or a dozen the
aires yesterday, therefore we take
pleasure in relating the joke played
upon AL Jolson at the Winter Garden
last night He. as you must know,
offers a hat to the man or box Of
candy 20 the girl able to articulate a
verse Of Mr.. Jolson's song, Sister
Suzie's Sewing Shirts for Soldiers"
When he made his usual offer last
night, Judge Of his surprise in hearing
his own voice answer him from a stage
box Judge, too, of the roars that went
up from the amused audience when the
voice was revealed Readers, what do
YOU think? II was nothing less than
a-phonograph company's record!
The Drama Society will hold its first
general meeting of the year az The
Playhouse on Thursday afternoon, at
2:45. Seats will be reserved for mem
bers. Those not members may obtain
tickets without charge by applying at
the box office. The subject Of discus
sion will be the recent prominence IN
the American drama of plays which
centre in current social developments:
Mrs. f. r. Hewitt will preside, and
among the speakers will be Harvey
O'Higgins. NJ Eugene BrieuX, Of the
French Academy, will join in the dis
eussion.
Violet Romer will make her Amer
lean temperance with the perform
ance of the Greek ballet, "Pandora's
Box" at the Forty-fourth Street The
atre. tomorrow afternoon. Miss Romer
will dance in a four-part fantasy, "The
Psyche Myth" Proceeds from the
"Pandora's Box" matinee will be used
to establish a permanent relief fund
for unemployed American actors and
singers.
At a meeting Of the finance COM
mittee of the Actors Fund OF America
plans for the series of benefit festivals
were discussed The Friars Club is 70
furnish a series of entertainments, the
exact character of which Will be de
tailed by the Abbot, George NJ
Cohan, at the next meeting OF the com
mittee, on Wednesday. The Players
Club. represented by +. r. Mackay,
are TO present their plan, which, IT IL
expected, will be a series OF tableauX
wants. Messrs. Cohan e. Harris will
organize a monster field day In the
spring. Daniel Frohman is to organ
ize the usual annual Actors Fund
dramatic benefits in New York, Boston,
Chicago and Philadelphia. The Lambs
Club have already planned their con-
tribUtion to be given subsequently, TO
the regular ladies' gambol, and the
customary public gambol prices are 10
be maintained on the tour.
For those who 20 i'm for polyphonic
/ music based upon classic models II
will be interesting to note that Win
throp Ames has selected from the con-
I tributiOns TO his contest for the best
| a. ma .
published musicians work Of the
kind from celia Minor. Of Richmond.
I Va. The notice, unfortunately, omits
/ the date when the piece is TO be played.
The New York premiere Of James
/ Forbes's new play, "In the Limelight,"
/ will take place at the Hudson Theatre
Monday evening, January 4. The COM
| plete cast will include Douglas Fair
banks, Zelda Sears. George Sidney, Pa
tricia CollinRe. Olive May, Edna Aug,
William Sampson. Ned Sparks, Sam
/ Colt, Walter Young, Stapleton Kent,
Becky Bruce, Lillian Tucker, Josephine
Lawrence, Harry G.. Bates, Charles Fos-
ter and Marie Marshall.
The piccolo player of the Knicker-
booker Theatre will arise again on Sat
urday 20 the terrific exhibition Of en-
ergy and exaltation which marked his
performance on the opening night of
"The Debutante," for Victor Herbert
will again conduct the orchestra. This,
by the way, will mark the one-hun-
dredth performance Of the operetta in
this and other cities.
Diplomacy" with its all star cast,
now playing at the Empire, is TO go on
tour after It's closing here on Satur-
day night.
Ellen Terry, although much stronger
in health than she has been in many
seasons, has decided not TO tax her
strength while in this country, and will
therefore limit the number Of her
shakespearisn recitals. This wonder
full lady will appear but twice in this
city, and the two performances will be
given in AeOlian Hall, December is and
Is, for the benefit Of the Legal Aid So
eiety, thereby keeping promise che
made when last In New York. There
will be d complete change Of programme
III each uerforfnaQcO.