New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-03
vaudeville to Engulf
More Actors than
Ever.
MPs. FTSKE TO APPEAR
IN A NEW COMEDY
n. Title. or Rather One of
Them, Is 1.-The Adventures
of a Lively Hussy."
By ACTON DAVIES.

s..h = elstter toward the environs
r.ndsv,lle as the opening season
~. Is quite unusual for this early
- the year. OF course, there is
.son for it--or, in fact, half
sn- ~ them; the war principally, OF
"V ',ss. and then the fact that so many
snytsnt produetins are being post
my mil later in the season, wher
raana0ers will be able to gauge, IN
~" .nsral way at least, just about what
ne prospects OF success OF iS'"ie S'e
Going 10 be this year. VI.
not only for the big successes IKE oh
Trisln and 'Under Cover, out also lor
MANY of the attractions whleh nave
S.-' r,,pninC throughout the summer,
{ uncommonly good, but those ie" az
vsnturous spirits which nave aireSoy
sent out productions, muslesI or SER
ops TO the one-night stand envlrons
his year have met with unmltlgated
and undiluted disaster. THIS IS par
t;rularly true of the New England cir
euit. where so many factories whlch
sxneet with good reason TO be working
ovsrtime in q week or two are now, as
thsy have been for the last two months
working on half time. Already sew
srsl companies have realized the error
~ oDening so soon, and are about to
sisSs. temporarily at least, until their
Nav England dates can be transferred
~ he Middle West or some Of the
more prosperous farming districts.
One big company which started out
with the prestige OF big broadway
success behind il, with really. elab-
crate production and cast numbering
over sixty persons, has had to call It's
tour to 3 sudden halt for the very good
reason that its business IN the New
TnVland towns has been simply sppal"
ling. This same organization six
weeks hence could probably cover the
same territory, once the factories have
opened up, and make q whole lot of
money, as the production really de-
serves to on its merits. But in this
case the early bird did not catch the
worm, so that the chances are that DC
iober will be we'll into its serest and
most yellow leaf before the road COM
binstions, particularly those which mako
: speciality Of the one-night stands,
will begin to tempt fate and open their
season.
Meanwhile those actors and actresses
who have a chance to embrace vaude-
Vile are going to do so with both arms
and a great deal of enthusiasm. The
Farnum brothers, Dustin and William,
are 70 be among the first of vaude-
vile recruits. II has not been de-
eided yet in what vehicle they will OPP
PEAR, but whatever their play may be
it will be sure to present them in
more or less up-to-date form OF the
oldtime brother" act. Miss Henri
eta Crosman is another artist who
viii make her plunge into vaudeville
Immediately. She has bought the
rights to the little monosyllabic play
let in which Miss Laurette Taylor and
Mr.. Cyril Maude scored a success at
the Actors Fund benefit. Considering
her capabilities and the lure of
her lovely voice it seems rather a pity
that an artist of Miss Crosman's
range should be confined even in
vaudeville to words of enc syllable;
however, on the other hand, her COM
edy forte will assuredly stand her in
good stead. Vocally she will be able
10 register all her moods and those
Of this abrupt but exceedingly clever
little play.
Miss Vslli Vslli is another star who
is to 60 into vaudeville Immediately:
Her vehicle will be O musical one, OF
course, and she is booked to make her
first appearance at the Chicago Palace
on September 81.
@The Lonely Heart" Is the name OF
the play by Edward Sheldon, in which,
under Charles Dillingham's manage
ment, John Barrymore will appear this
season. In spite of its somewhat do
lorOus title the play is said to be a
ripping little comedy.
John Luther Long, who has had no
play before the public since Mrs. Leslie
Carter produced his "Kassha" at the
Liberty, will bound into the theatrical
arena this season in collaboration with
bank Stsyton, an English playwright.
Their joint production bears the rather
long but distinctly interesting title,
Lady Betty Msrtingale; or, The Ad-
ventures of Lively Hussy." Mrs.
Fske is the star who will present the
play, and rehearsals Of Lady Betty"
have already begun.
II any one imagines that lady drama
usts are lacking in q sense Of humor
when the joke Of the occasion happens
70 be upon themselves, Mrs. Kate Jor-
Jan Vermilye, whose comedy, "The
Broken Strings" is to be one Of the
early autumn productions, gives the lie
70 that idea.
Mrs Vermilye, who was one Of the
many sufragettes who took part in the
peace parade last Saturday, tells this
A.efy on herself:
AT the conclusion Of the parade on
ss'arday Mrs. Vermilye and a number
y other women in black stood gssping
,sintsty and footsore, on the corner Of
t'IA St. and Fifth av. They were wait
g Tor corps Of taxis to carry them
~I'ne into the talcum powder zone
Sash tiny newsboy, surveying their
otaggied state, exclaimed, far more
SaI sefrow than in anger: "Say, girls
1--we ruined me biz After youse has
ar walked down Fifth av. can't never
W 40 more extras. The war is over!'