New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-28
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
Treasure Island" Being
Altered for Dramatic
Purposes.

In anticipation OF suffrage victory
on November 2, Treasure Island
which opens at the Punch and Judy late
in October. T. being equipped with two
female parts. Women cut but siight
figure i'm the Stevenson masterpiece, but
Producer Charles hopkins IS unwilling
10 let IL 20 a. that The times are
changing. states SIR. Hopkins. and
great many women now have their own
incomes and are anie TO get away on
matinee days.
The wife OF Long John Silver, who
is given but passing mention ~ the
story. viii play an important part IN
the drama that Jules Ecker Goodman
is writing. Agnes Kemble will appear
in the role And, for purely decorative
purposes. q female fruit vehder VIII be
selling her wares on the quay AT bris-
tol. While these changes Will not JUS
tify Mr.. Hopkins in entering INTO com
petition With the Winter Garden. they
are expected to work for the greater.
popularity Of the play.
Thomas Collin Cooke has succeeded
Stuart Walter a. the Punch and Judy
stage manager.
Harold. one Of Sahary Dieli's
trained prayer rug. went mad during
q rehearsal at the Winter Garden yes
terday and bit the stage director
President Wilson and ex-Presidents
Roosevelt and Taft nave been invited to
the llippOdrome opening on thursday
evening. and although their presence
is impossible il Is announced that rep
rescntativcs OF the ,hrec will attend.
1t is expected that ropes viii oe
stretched.
Ills Majesty Bunker Bean" adapted
by Lee Wilson Dodd from Harry Leon
Wilson's story, began its career at the
Garrick Theatre, Detroit. last night
Taylor Holmes Is seen in the title role.
After tour Of about month the play
will be brought into New York.
Marilynn Miller. Of the Winter Gar
den. will entertain principals OF The
Passing Show' and The Blue Para
disc" with farewell party at the For
tv-fourtn Street Ice Palace tomorrow
night. NNenne Scgal viii be the guest
Of honor. II is THE Passing Show"
that is departing, not THE Blue Para
disc" nor the Ice Palace.
"Town Topics" is announced to have
"broken overy record at the Century
which is the first intmation that any
records had been made at that theatre.
The Ned Nayburn show, however.
played to $4,000 Saturday night and
turned away two thousand persons,
much as II hurt
The B,lasco. Washington. was the
scene last night of the FIRST perform
ance OF THE Two Virtues" in which
SOthern returns 10 comedy In the sup
porting cast are Charlotte Walker.
IIaidee Wright, Blanche Yurka. Paul
inc Whitson. Herbert Ilows)n and Flor
@nce Phelps. The Two Virtues VIII
come to the Booth next Monday.
The 4OOth performance Of "Chin-
Chin" will be given AT the Globe to-
morrow night. and Montgomery and
Stone will introduce Chinese version
of the "Tipperary" thing. The delay in
introducing this song j. taken 70 mean
that t took the stars 400 nights 20
memorize the words.
The Selvyns AVE added Louise Ran
do!ph and Harry flarwood to the cast
Of THE Eternal Magdaleue.'
All suoterranean danger having
passed. both the Casino and the knick-
erbocker reopened their doors last
night.
The Savoy Producing Company. who
imported Two Is Company have ac-
CURED the American rights to new
musical farce by the same authors. In
Broadway form 10 vii. be known as
"A Joy Ride"