The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-03
THEATRES HARD HIT
BY BLOCKED TRAFFIC
Actors and Scenery Unable
to Make Connec-
lions.
TALENT IN WAITING ROOM
Road Companies Separated
From Their Costumes
and Scenery.
TALENT IN WAITING ROOM

Theatredon. including actors, managers
ana producers alike. were hard hit by the
storm and from all sorts Of angles. As
Sunday night and Monday morning con-
stituts the weeks migratory period for
aotorA New York had yesterday two or
three thousand actors on its hands 1t
couldn't use while many large cities. par
ticuiarly Pittsburg. Philadelphia and
Washington. had q dsarth Of talent Sew
erA first nights throughout the storm tied
section we're nos given at I'LL and in
New York many maksshifts were EN-
pioyed TO give satisfactory bills in vaude-
Vile theatres.
Vaudeville actors who played here last
week began gathering at 0 o'clock on Sun
day night at the Pennsylvania station to
make their next stand, and by noon yes
terdAy there had been 1900 looking for
trains. ~ the vaudeville booking agents
make no Allowance for delayed trains
the actors waited all night and UP to
O'Clock yesterday. hoping that they would
at least get started. Then they were told
to give II up for the day and 90 away.
Vaudeville IN RAllPoaa station.
Meanwhile tho actors had = good time
IN the main waiting room. There was
plenty OF talent. headed by Bert WILL
Jams, the negro comedian. and the actors
and other disappointed travellers saw an
extemporaneous vaudeville such as no
Brosdway theatre has ever presented. But
with the exception Of Adelaide and J. j.
Hughes. none OF them got q train. The
dancers managed to get on milk train
for Buffalo. Two acts In the Pennsyl-
vania station vaudeville included Kate
Fillmore and Sam williams and Joe Howard
and Mabel .McCane. Each team had
retired to their berths early on Sunday
night. When they left the train
yesterday morning they thought they
were In Philadelphia, until they saw Bert
Williams dancing in the station.
The press agents had an ideal day. They
knew OF something that had happened 10
racticaily every prominent vaudeville
actor in town. For example. Mon
tague's Cocatoos over mt the Bushwick in
Brooklyn couldn't act because they
caught cold. and Mrs Adelaide Hermann,
J the magician. couldn't appear at the
same theatre because her ton OF appsr;,-
tus was up In Harlem on stalled
truck Jesse Lasky's Clownland company
at the Bushwick didn't have any scerer,
and Harlequin, Punchinello, PaRtdloon
Scaramouche and tho rest OF the cast
had to appear In street clothes. X. i.
Rolfe's Arcadia" n tabloid musical play
and special costumes. and at the same
theatre Anna Held wouldn't leave her
automobile until IL path had been
cleaned with steam: Master Gabriel. the
dimunitivs comedian. fell in snow
heap in front OF the Bronx while getting
out Of taxi cab. and Fannie brice
tainted In front OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad Station and the newspaper
photographers.
Road Companies Have . Hard Time.
Few Of the road companies which were
making their weekly Jumps had beer
heard from last night. William II. Crane
Douglas Fairbanks. Amelia Bingham and
! their supporting company reached here
from Boston eight hours late yesterda,
morning. hut began their engagement,
last night in THE New Henrietta" at tht
Grand Opera House. Romance" in which
Doris Keene Is starring and which wa
played last week at the West End Theatre
didn't even try to start for the Adelphia
Theatre. where the play was to have
been given tonight. Julian Eltinge and
several members OF his company cam,
here on Saturday expecting to return
Yesterday to Philadelphia for the prem
iere Of Mr.. Eltinge's new vehicle 18th,
Crinoline Girl at the Garrick Theatre
They couldn't 20 back. The Gaieiy Girls
got here on Sunday from Boston ant
| played last night at the Columbia. bu
| last weeks Columbia attraction. TIL,
Bellies OF Beauty Row was stalled Il
| Bound Brook. N. j.. and was unable Il
get to the Casino In Philadelphia.
"Ths Lure" company, which began ar
| engagement last night at the Manhattan
Opera House, reached here on Sunday
from Allentown. Pa. but the scenery wal
tied up in Jersey City. Employees OF the
theatre and forty stage hands OF ''Th'
Whip company went over and dug tn,
scenery trucks out OF the snow. The frs
curtain last night was only half an houl
late. Chauncey Olcott In 'Shameen Dhu'
moved from the Grand Opera House e
the Bronx Opera House In The Bronx, an,
Maria Rosa" had no difficulty in beint
transferred from the Longacre to tn
Royal Theatre in The Bronx.