New-York tribune., 1914-11-30
NEWS OF PLAYS
and PLAYERS
Brady Expects Business
Revival and Plans Pro-
ducing Activity.

Northwest last night with lot of opti-
mism, which he said he acquired IN
that territory from the inhabitants.
| While other managers are announcing
retrenchment he outlines programme
of producing activity that will keep
bim busy all winter
"As an indication of my own faith
in an early and great revival in busi-
ness, ! am about to spread out upon
large scale in new stage productions,
beginning January l. Grace George,
who finishes her tour of the large cities
in The Truth on December z. will i'm
mediately begin rehearsals Of new
play by William J. Hurlburt.
81 have arranged with Harrison Grey
Fiske for the New York engagement
of Lopoukowa in her new play. Re-
hearsals will begin soon for Jim's
Woman an unusual drama by Wayne
Bryan Corlock, in which Dustin Far
mum will appear. Later will come
Charles Ram Kennedy's The Decent
Thing to Do What Will John Sayr
by Edith Orr, and new pieces by Frank
Craven and Owen Davis.
"My two New York theatres, the
Playhouse and the Forty-eighth Street,
are fully provided for, while the big
production Of Life at the Manhattan
Opera House will probably stay until
the end Of the season"
Mr.. Brady's Western trip was taken
primarily TO supervise final rehearsals
Of "The Sorcerer," which has been
added to the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera
Company. OF which De Wolf Hopper is
the star. For the spring engagement
of this company in New York "The
Yeoman of the Guard" and "The Con-
doliers" will be added to the roper
tory.
Mrs. Norman Hapgood, director Of
the Committee of Mercy benefit at
Wallack's Theatre next Sunday night,
has announced the cast of "The Sec
ond Mrs. Tanqueray" as follows:
Paula, Mrs. Patrick Campbell; Lady
Orreyd, Marie Tempest; Mrs. Cortel-
you, Edith Wynne Matthison; Aubrey
Tanqueray, Aubrey Smith; Ellean,
Jane Cooper; Gayle Drummond, Ken
meth Douglas; Sir George Orreyd, Gra-
ham Browne; Captain Hugh Ardayle.
Philip Merrivale. and Frank Misquith,
Cyril Keightley.
AL Jolson wants a new chorus for
"Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts for Sol
diers" SO badly that he offers to give
the successful writer box for "Danc-
ing Around" at the Winter Garden.
The Judges are to be Melville Ellis and
Harold Atteridge. The verses should
be sent to Mr.. Jolson. who submits the
following as a model:
Sister Susie's sewing shirts for soldiers.
Such skill at sewing shirts our shy young
sister Susie shows.
Some soldiers send epistles. say they'd rather
sleep In thistles
Than wear the saucy Soft short shirts for
soldiers sister Susie sews.
Mr.. Jolson has an idea that some
play might be made on the word knit
lie doesn't insist on a sibilant style.
Henry Kolker and his associates
whom Oliver Morosco has engaged for
"Our Children" by Louis X. Anspacher,
start for Chicago tomorrow to COM
plete rehearsals for their Christmas
opening in that city. The company in
cIudes Russ Whytal, Christine Norman,
Lorraine Huling, Augusta Burmester,
Charles Ruggles, Franklyn Underwood,
J. T.. Hutchinson and Daniel Hall.
Frank Keenan, and the Daly's Theatre
company have arranged to give pro-
fessional matinee Of Yosemite" on
Friday afternoon. MT. hceHaH Will
make a short address outlining the
policy Of the company, which is TO con-
tinue under his direction.
Grace Valentine announces benefit
at Daly's on December 10 for the Ac-
tors Fund Of America. Features will
be the last act of yosemite" and Will
lnrd Mack and Marguerite Rambeau in
the original skit from which "Kick In"
was evolved.
Marie Tempest changes her bill to-
night at the Comedy Theatre by put
ting on "At the Barn." by Anthony p.
Wharton. The author Is a young Irish
man and college professor who has
been on the faculty of Dublin Univer-
sity for the last few years.
Winthrop Ames has engaged Gilda
yaresi, for whose mother Verdi wrote
the opera "Rigoletto," and she will ap-
pear In Children on Earth" with Her
Bert Kelcey, Effie Shannon, Olive Wynd.
ham, Cecil Yapp, Mrs. Kate Jepson and
Frank Thomas.
g. P. G. @. Appeals for Aid.
Confronted with oreater needs than