New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-12
THE NEWS OF
THE THEATRES
whv This Will Be a Great
Season for MelO-
drama.
aTHE DANCING" co.
TO HAVE A HOLIDAY
.Tbs Pretty Mrs. Smith" Post
ooued at the Casino for
a Week.

This IS going to be a great year LOT
,,1r.ra II you can't read this as
800 in the stars you certainly
~ taking glance at the galleries
the four theatres in town where
,ssr.r, is now holding forth--the
,,Sh.,,an. with ''The Story of the
60. the Gambler, with "on Trial;
~ Titince. with "lnnocent," and the
Wv, NTH 'cUnder Cover" A glimpse
gno gallery of any one OF these
.N.strss any night will convince you
49, the goods" are neither dead nor
sleeping r..
AIMING a great many other feats'
...straus and otherwise, which the
v~.o,es, war has already accom-
.r.hed it has brought the New York
anhpe excited and overfed on war ex-
,y,s for the past five weeks, to con-
si,;on where, when they go to the the
,,re thew now demand elemental
,h;rgs They demand red blood in
,beir drama now as they have not
done in many seasons. Financial plays
and society dramas are likely to hnd
Il very hard going, for the present, at
least For the moment money, society
and psychology have lost their stage
lure. At least. Farces will weather the
s,orm provided they are funny enough,
for there never vet was a trOublous
time when q good laugh was not valued
sbove rub es. But the wise managers
his season will be those who provide
their public with something at which
thew can laugh their cares away, or
Else a drama with Drawn and sinews
in IL, wh Oh Will fit in with these
troublous times.
The first rehearsal Of Selwyn & Co.'s
production of The Salamander," by
owen Johnson, will take place at the
Fulton Theatre next Monday morning.
But to achieve this result, q sort of
International roll call was necessary.
Leslie Faber, one member of the cast,
has lust arrived from London; Albert
BruninC FASTENED here from Switzer-
land; A. Z. Arson came all the way
from Devonshire just before mobiliza-
ton began. Beverly Sitgreaves was
fortunate enough TO leave Germany
about two weeks before hositilities
we're declared. Janet Dunbar was one
Of the few members in the cast who
did not take European trip this sum-
mer. She was called to rehearsal by
notice received in Newfoundland.
Owing to alterations in the produc-
tion, ii was found necessary yesterday
10 postpone the opening performance
BY FRITZ Schef in pretty Mrs. Smith"
at the Casino Theatre, which was an
rounced for Monday night. The piece
was produced IN Albany and found to
be too long. AS there was so little
time left TO make the required con-
densstions il was decided to defer the
opening in New York at least week.
The date will be announced later.
A cable message was received from
London by George c. Tyler, of the
hebler company, yesterday stating
that Nine. Nazimova and her husband
sailed to-day for New York.
Clifford Brook, who arrived here
some some weeks ago for the purpose
Of making the production of Basil Mac
Donald Hastings's new play for Nazim-
oya, will begin rehearsals as soon as
the latter arrives in New York. Mr..
Hastings is expected in October.
The special company Of "The Dunn
ny" which opens in Atlantic City to-
morrow night, will play the matinee
performance to-day at the Hudson The
atre, the cast consisting of George
Mack, Frank Campeau, Clare Weldon,
Mary Stockwen, William Holden, Jo-
seph Conyers. William Bonelli, Joseph
R. Garry, Percy ]. Moore, Arthur Vim
ton, Curt Karpe and little Ethel
Downie The regular New York com
pany will play the evening performance
William A. Brady yesterday engaged
Jane CorcOran, Lillian Page and Jo-
Sephine Drake for the cast of the new
Thompson Buchanan melodrama,
Life" to be produced six weeks hence
ii il can r. made ready in the inter
val. The scene painters, carpenters
and property makers have already
been at work for four weeks, and are
now busy In night and day shifts.
Managers Lee and J. ]. Shubert
have donated the Lyric Theatre for a
matinee performance to be given by A.
/. Arson and Miss Charlotte Gran
vile in aid of the Red Gross, two
weeks from Monday. Mr.. Arson and
Miss Granville viii then produce a
new play entitled strangers Within
the Gates" by II. C.. NJ. Hardinge.
Here's dark managerial horse!
~Yivienne Whitaker is the latest ad-
dition TO the cast of Evidence the
drama which is soon to be presented
IN New York by an anonymous man
agement Rehearsals have already
begun in this city, and the out of town
opening will take place at an early
date