The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-02
FIELDS BACK
TO BILLIARD TABLE
Pair Will Return Next Week
to the Metropolitan Vaudc-
VILE Stage.
GOSSIP OF THE THEATRE

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,nandarins of the theatre has taken
MACE Al, last. and Weber and Fields will
,stirn next week tn the vaudeville stage,
on which they began their joint careers
20 many years ago. They will once
more show tho famous game of Billiards
which brought. them to fame and which
will probably he immensely profitable to
them again. They Will first be seen at
the Palace Theatr a week from to-
cay. 1t will probably not be neces-
eary for them TO rehearse the act as
they have frequently during recent years
repeated this old turn for charity or
at benefits. They ave not been seen
together In public since the opening OF
the ~Forty-fourth street Theatre. which
VAS built 10 be a theatre for them.
Weber and Fields have had "A long
and varied career. They began making
EN- laugh at the tender age Of . and
have been at 1t ever since. Their first
appearance was in 1877 and they con-
truei to play together in the variety
halls until lsSs. when they formed a
company Of their own. presenting musi-
cal travcsties in which they appeared
with David Warheld. Lillian Russell,
william Collier. DE Wolf Hopper, sam
Bernard. Ncsta Tillcy and other nov
famous stars.
In 1904 Weber and Fields separated,
both becoming producers of musical
plays. Victor Herbert's 1T Happened
In Nordland' was Mr.. FIelds's first pro-
duction. and It's great success led him
10 produce about Town. The Girl
Behind the Counter The Midnight
sons" The Jolly Bachelors The Hen
Pecks' and Al Aboard in all OF
which MIR. Fields played the leading
comedy role. His last appearance was
with Tn High Cost Of Loving under
the management of Al Woods.
Joe Weber has also made several
notable productions. among them being
The Climax Alma, Where DO You
Live ." and 9TH only Girl hut unlike
Mr.. Fields. he did not appear in any
81 these comedies. nor has he played
anywhere since 1912. when Weber and
Fields resumed partnership and pre-
sented the Weber II Fields jubilee.
Sylvester Schaeter. who completed a
successful tour of forty weeks In yaudc-
vile, and cannot begin the saine expert
ence Immediately. since such high priced
artists arr expected not to travel over
the same ground in such rapid success
sion. will this year be seen in "A musical
play which will also afford opportunity
for the exhibition of most of his fcats of
physical strength. The piece will be
given first outside of this city. and II 1t
shows signs OF vitality will he brought
10 the attention of Broadway.
Andreas DIPPED will also present Der
nardi. the famous illusionist of Europe.
in a programme which will incluu-
operctta and vaudeville.
William 4. Brady has rid himself of
the responsibility of managing lie Wolf
Hopper and Robert Mantell and talks
pessimistically about the widespread
popularity OF moving pictures. But he
has produced at Atlantic City EVIL
Tongues a new play by Charles Went
worth. The story deals with the blemish
that divorce Is supposed to cast on even
an Innocent woman.
Maurice and Walton have received
permission from the Shuberts to use the
Forty-fourth street Theatre for their
classes, and under the c-haperonage Of
Elisabeth Marbury. their manager. and
Elsie de Wolfe. tea will he served to the
pupils II the two dancers at I o'clock,
when the lessons come to an end.
The following r~eassuring announce
ment comes from the management OF
the Winter Garden, ia explanation Of the
action OF the chorus girls who on
Saturday night are said to have met to
form a society for the suppression OF
admirers
The members of his society pledge
themselves to refuse tn pay any atten-
ton 70 any mash notes, to go straight
home after the performance and 10 meet
every morning at II o'clock on the stage
~ the Writer Garden, in order to re-
hearse new numbers and 10 improve
themselves in stage requirements, SO
that they can be advanced from chorus
girls 20 principals. and finally to refuse
20 accept flowers. candies and other
trtnkets from any mon To whom they
nave rot been Introduced.
"The first to attach their signatures as
Members NJ the 'Anti-Johnnie Society Of
the Winter Garden were Rosie Quinn
Alice Van Riker, Viola Quinn. Pearl
Frauklyn. Irene Mitchell, Betty Hard
grove ard Martha Ehrlich. An election
~ officers will he held during the coming
week"
Il may be recalled that yesterday was
Sunday, that It was just as hot as th'
preceding day and that press agents as
well as the rest OF the world suffel
from the heat.
Another new play which Cohan 4
Harris will present early in the comins
season il Me and My Dog which Il
interesting i'm hat II has n dog to repre-
sent one OF the characters, which IL un
usual to-day even II n does recall thu
days ~ Johannes Wolfgang Won Goethe
at Wcimar and later the LeonZ'
Brothers, Frederick Ballard. a gradu
ate of the Harvard school of drama, wh'
wrote Believe Me, %antippe" is tn,
author OF the new play. II deals wiz
the reformation of a tough lad through
Kindness, The bad young hero Is devote,
10 hs dog and his friend. lie is arreste,
for stealing chickens, and as his aunt
with whom he lives. has declared tina
she win not take charge of him II sc
free, II looks as If his career as "A DO,
rangster might be ended, as he has beef
N the court three times.
But the woman whom he has robbie,
ofers 10 take care of him IL he Is re
leased, He rewards her kindness b
stealing her money and trying to ruI
away with his friend ana their INSOFAR
able friend, the dog. But the animal /
rur over by an automobile and brough
back to the house by the boy, who |
hearthroken at the thought he ma.
de The dog II nursed back To life
however, and through his Gov tn
GOOD in tho character OF his friend I
brought ont and he IL a reformed char
srte' The play Is said 10 be taken fror
a series of stories by Pearl Franklin.
Plays and Players.
T. has been decided to postpone II
production Of THE Blue Paradisc' n
the Casino until Thursday evening.