New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-17
NEWS OF PLAYS
and PLAYERS
"To-night's the Night
Too Much Realism, Says
Lederer-Other Notes.
By HECTOR TURNBULL.


Eighteen local costume designers
have MADE personal application 10 the
management Of Grossmith and Lauril-
lard's sll-star London Gaiety company.
"To-night's the Night" for permission
70 attend final rehearsals of this must
cal comedy prior TO its formal opening
at the Shubert Theatre on Christmas
Eve. These rehearsals being strictly
private affairs, all the requests have
been refused. A host of latest and eN-
elusive spring and summer models from
London and Paris are included IN the
wardrobe of the production. Many OF
of these gowns were designed by Nj.
Comeli, who is the designer by special
appointment TO various members of the
British nobility. Other dresses are
from Maison Lucille and from Nine.
Fisher. In the chorus wardrobe are six
ty-four summer models for 1915. some CT
them from the Partisan shops Of Doucet
and Bernard. In speaking Of the new
models. Miss Emmy Wehlen. one OF the
principals. who brought four steamer
trunks full of new gowns for her Amer
lean engagement in "To-nights the
Night" said yesterday, THE trend for
spring and summer fashions is IN sand
lar dulness. The coming year will see
a passing in favoritism for pinks and
blues and greens"
The electric sign now in course of
construction atop the 44th street inca
tire for the new dance rendezvous,
Castles in the Air" requires totai
of 1.242 bulbs. Three colors Will be
employed in the myriads OF brilliant
flashes: green, amber and deep GRIM
son. Castles in the Air opens Mon
day evening, December %, and MI. ana
Mrs. Vernon Castle will appear thete
nightly in a repertory OF tnelr latest
ballroom evolutions.
"Too much realism" was the reason
take il from the press agent, VINO says
George W. Lederer gave Tor hmpihg
about on a cane yesterday and LOOKING
as if he had been between the nrlns
lines in Belgium. 1t was his hrst APP
pearance in nearly a week, having peeh
confined 10 his home as the result OF
townspeople mistaking a motion pct
ure scene as being q reality: MI
Lederer is engaged in putting into "a
picture Bayard Veiller's The Flght'
and one Of the scenes IS a run on d
bank. Mr.. Lederer got permission 10
use a Hackensack, n. j., bank tine REQ
Piles National) for this scene. but IL
had an opposite effect 70 what was an
ticipated. About four hundred supers
were in the mob that clamored 1or
their money at the doors OF the pans
and fake policemen were among them
clubbing them regardless OF race, coiot
or sex. The run" was witnessed Dy
the townspeople, who instantly thought
II really was a run. and like the Ger
man army mobilizing they started
coming from every direction, until
nearly two thousand persons had
Joined the actors. Mr.. Lederer tried 70
stop the rush and fosSht them back
explaining it was only motion picture
drama, but the crowd would NOT TAKE
mis- word for it, with the result tnaI
they fought, pulled, hauled and mauled
each other to get into the bank TO save
their money. The actors took 1t on the
run after they had been battered ABOUT
and the make-belieye policemen had
been swept aside as Il they were not
there. Then the regular policemen APP
peared and dispersed the mob, but u
vas not for some time that they would
believe that they were not oelhg VIC
timized. The casualties among the ac'
tors consisted mainly of numerous
broken canes, blackened eyes and torn
clothing, while Mr.. Lederer was mass
of bruises and had TO have the atten-
ton of a physician.
"But it made great scene TOT 'he
camera" he joyfully exclaimed.
Clarence Dickinson, organlst OF the
Rrick Presbyterian Church, of this city.
IS tie composer of the fourth set OF
nieces selected from among the many
unlimited TO Winthrop Ames IN re-
sponse 10 his recent offer to play new
Unpublished American music during IN
terYrission at his Little Theatre. HIS
work will be played for the first time
in public at an early date.
Charles Frohmsn has placed Miss
Madge Titheradge in the leading role OF
Peter Pan" which he will produce at
his Duke of York's Theatre, London,
next week. Miss Titheradge succeeds
Miss Pauline Chase as Peter Pan. MISS
Chase. who was married snort Whiie
AGO. has retired from the stage.