New-York tribune., 1914-12-21
news OF PLAYS
And PLAYERS
David BelascO Has New
and Different" Play
for Frances Starr.
PLAN BIG WELCOME
FOR BETTY NANSEN
Watch Your Step Chorus
Starts Paper-Miss Mayo
Premature Santa.

Rarely, indeed, does David Belasco
make public announcement Of mis- plans,
out the forthcoming appearance Of
Frances Starr in new play by Ed
ward Knoblauch seems to inspire the
producer 10 make an exception and vio-
late his rule
After two years in "The Secret" Miss
Starr begins rehearsals to-day in
role that IS described a. one full Of
sweet, girlish charm and OF delicately
poetic and wonderfully spiritual nat
ure. This Is surely 2 departure from
the work she has been called on 70 DO
as the Belasco heroine of recent years.
Beyond the bare announcement that
Miss Starr is 20 put her past behind
her, Mr.. Belasco is silent. except 70 re-
veal the names Of the excellent cast he
has engaged for the new piece and the
time OF production.
She will play her new part for the
first time about the middle Of January
In Washington. Associated with her
IN the company will be Jerome Pat
rick, Frank Reicher, Hubert Wilkie,
Alphonse Either, Edward Waldman,
Marie Wainwright. Harriet Otis Del
lenbaugh. Sallic Williams and others.
Later the young star will come into
the Belasco Theatre, following The
Phantom Rival which is now ap-
preaching IFS Tooth performance.
Mr.. Belssco also announces that he
has accepted a new play for Miss starr
10 follow the kuobiauch piece. J..
Vigney Percyyal and Horace Hodges,
authors OF Grumpy are putting the
finishing touches on it.
With nothing 70 do but appear iu
eight performances week at the New
Amsterdam Theatre IN Watch Your
step" and in the belief that 42d ST.
viii be- their professional abode for a
long. long time, the chorus Of the Dll-
lingham production has started a week
lv newspaper. THE Juggernaut' News
items Of special interest 20 tho mem
bcrs of the Watch Your Step com
mlrity will be printed and much space
viii be devoted 20 editorial and other
departments.
Esther Lee, who conceived the idea,
Is 20 be the editor in chief. Paula
Sterling has earned the post Of art
editor and Dorothy Banks Is TO be the
business manager. She announces
that enough advertising space has Al
ready been contracted for to insure
the financial success OF the venture.
The circulation Is limited 10 200 copies.
miss margaret Mayo. dear miss
Mayo" her correspondent writes, re-
ceiyed the following letter yesterday
through the Office Of Sclwyu & Co:
OF have Received the package Prom
your Office and IL really did chier Ne
up. my Mama heard me lafhng and
can arunning 20 find out what was the
Matter with me. havuut had any
thing pleas me SO much ever. Thank
YOU thomas Jsrson.'
The suswer rs that a few days ago
Seiwyu e. Co. announced that they
would give away at the Christmas
matinee Of Twin Beds" at the Ful-
ton Theatre, a souvenir that would
bring JOY and humor into the homes
of those who we're in the audience.
Miss Mayo. author Of the play. there
upon received a letter from Thomas
Jauson saying that he had been bed
ridden for two years and couldn't be
present. Miss Mayo sent him a SOU
venir. and his reply seems TO prove
the truth Of the announcement.
Once upon time an actor had
part in which he douned A running
suit and sprinted mile or so, accord
ing TO the stage directions. Forrest
Winaut now wishes he had had this
training, because. in addition 20 his
part In Kick In," AZ the Republic, a.
n. Woods has assigned him 10 role
iu "The Song Of Songs which comes
- 20
night. The two theatres are on oppo-
site sides Of 42d ST.. so that the actor
will dash from the Eltinge at the end
of the first act and 20 on ct the Re-
rublic IN the second act without caus-
ing a stage wait.
A remarkable demonstration Is being
arranged for the arrival in this couu-
try OF Betty Nansen, the Danish TRACE
diennc. who is now on the Atlantic and
is expected this week. Miss Nsnsen
comes primarily TO appear in films
for William Fox.
Twenty-one Danish societies in New
York, Philadelphia. Boston and Chi
cago will have delegations on the
American Scandinavia Line pier.
Many American actresses will also vel
come Miss Nansen. A reception al the
Plaza has been arranged. and Pro-
lessor Brsnder Matthews, Of Columbia,
plans a series Of Ibsen readings. Bar
nard. Vassar and Bryn Mawr have also
invited her 20 read in their college
communities.
Her first film work will be for "The
World and His Wife" in which Will
lam Faversham and Julie Opp appeared
q few years ago.
Guthrie NcClntic. Of the producing
star Of Winthrop Ames, at the Little
Theatre. has received a gold penknife
in recognition Of his services in man
aging the recent benefit at the Shubert
Theatre for the Seeours National Fund
for the relief Of French women and
children and Belgian refugees. Mrs.
Frank Gray Griswold, Of the entertain
ment committee, sent the knife.
KEEP FOREFATHERS' DAY
New England Society Hears
Sermon in Honor of Puritans.