New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
RUSH FOR SEATS
FOR WAR BENEFIT
Theatregoers Anxious to
Attend Revival of The
Second Mrs. TanQueraY.'
By HECTOR TURNRJrTJ-

Purchasers of seats for the revival of
The Second Mrs. Tanqueray" at Wal
lacks on Sunday night for the benefit
OF the Committee of Mercy thronged
the box Office yesterday in spite of the
fact that Marie Tempest, because of
the arduOus labors incident to her rep
ertory season at the Comedy Theatre,
was forced 10 declare herself out of
the cast.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Edith wynne
Matthison, Aubrey Smith, Kenneth
Douglas, Phillip Merrivale and the
others will positively appear.
Viva Birkell has volunteered to play
Lady Orreyd, and surprised Aubrey
Smith, the director, yesterday by re-
porting letter perfect in the part. A
capacity house is the prospect for this
benefit planned to aid war sufferers
here and abroad.
Miss Tempest, at the Comedy last
night between the acts of at the
Barn." repeated that her withdrawal
from the cast was caused by the de-
mand on her in 4lst ST., and said that
all concerned knew when she took the
part that she might find it necessary to
retire during rehearsals.
French women and children and Bel
gian refugees in France are to benefit
by the "Secours NATIONAL perform
ance at the Shubert Theatre Tuesday
afternoon, December 10, under che au-
spices of VI. Gabriel Hanatsux, former
Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The afternoon will be made notable
by the first appearance in New York
in fourteen years of Julia Arthur. She
d.. A L., 81 o
Mercedes" with Nine. Mathilde Cot
trelly, William Courtleigh, Ernest
Glendenning and Forrest Robinson as
her support.
William Faversham expects to give
scene from Shakespeare, Joseph
Coyne will visit Broadway for the first
time since he went to London five years
ago, Douglas Fairbanks has a Lambs
Club sketch written by George V. Ho-
bart and Mrs. Fiske, Julie Opp, Mile.
Gabrielle Dorziat and others will APP
pear. An imposing list of patronesses
is announced.
Still another plan to obtain funds
for a worthy object was outlined yes
terday at a meeting Of the financial
committee of the Actors Fund. Will
lam Courtleigh, representing the
Lambs; F. F. Mackay. the Players, and
George NJ. Cohan, the Friars, agreed
to series of public performances
after the holidays to save the Fund
from financial disaster.
others present yesterday were Marc
Klaw. chairman; Daniel Frohman,
president of the Fund; William Harris,
Harrison Grey Fiske. Charles Burnham
and Sam A. Scribner.
Beginning tomorrow there will be
two performances Saturday and Sun
day nights of Damon and Pythias,"
the UniversaPs photo-spectacle. The
complete film of six parts and the
orchestral programme will be given
at each performance.
Knights of Pythias are taking great
interest in the film, twelve lodges
from the third district being repre-
serted last night. Chicago is TO have
a Damon and Pythiss" opening Mon
day and Brooklyn gets a third film the
week after.
Elliott Sehenck, musical director at
the Little Theatre, has begun work on
the special music for Winthrop
Ames's production of the American
prize play, Children Of Earth"
George Sidney, after years Of starr
ing at the head Of his own company
the country, will create an
important character part in Selwyn & |
Co.'S production of James Forbes's new
comedy, THE Spotlight"
Eighty members of the crew of the
ARGENTINE dreadnought Rivadavia, an /
chored of Brooklyn, attended last |
nights performance Of WARS OF the /
World" at the Hippodrome.