New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-29
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
The Blue Paradise Opens
Tomorrow Night in
Long Branch.

The entire "Blue Paradise" produc-
ton will be moved to Long Brancn
early tomorrow morning, where two
performances Of the new Viennese OPP
eretta will be given on Friday and Sat-
urday under the personal direction Of
J. ]. Shubert, preliminary to the open
ing at the Casino on Monday night.
Cecil Lean, Frances Demarest, Chapine,
Cleo Mayfeld, Hattie Burks, Ted Lor-
raine, Teddy Webb and Robert G. Pit
kin are among those in the cast.
Juliette Lippe, who appears as Cav
Life in "The Passing Show of 1915"
at the Winter Garden, received an
offer from the management Of the
Grand Opera House, in Buenos Ayres.
A representative of the South Amer
lean theatre who called on Miss Lippa
Yesterday said that a number of South
Americans had sent letters 10 the Buenos
Ayres management suggesting that 1t
engage Miss Lippe for the coming sea-
son not only because Of the qualities
of her voice, but also because her un-
usual height would appeal particularly
10 the South American taste.
Borough President Lewis II. Pounds
and his staff attended the performance
last evening of d. W. Grifith's The
Birth of Nation" at the Brighton
Beach Music Hall in honor Of borough
night. Twenty-Five public officials
were in the party, including Lewis NJ.
Swasey. William II. Kelly, f. I.
OToughlin, Edmund VOORHEES,, John b.
Creighton, VI. Reardon, G.. W. Tlllsen,
f. f. Galley. Edward L. Riegleman and
4. L. Haskell.
Miss Ethel Gray Terry will be lead
ing woman in the new Augustin Mac
HUGH farce. search Me-" which is now
scheduled to open at the Gaiety The
atre on Wednesday evening, August
II, instead of on Monday, August ., as
originally planned.
The dress rehearsal of "The Last
Laugh" occurred at the Thirty-nintn
Street Theatre last night. This new
farce by Paul Dickey and Charles W.
Goddard will open az the Thirty ninth
Street Theatre this evening. The eur
tain will rise at $3.50 o'clock promptly.
Nine. Marcella Sembrich occupied a
box az the performance OF Hands Up
at the Forty-fourth Street Theatre,
last night, and seemed particularly IN
terested in seeing Maurice and Florence
Walton dance their Polish mazurka.
Edwards Davis, the eX-ministerr, will
present his latest playlet. The Peace
Cry." at the Palace next week. Mr..
Davis will be assisted by Miss julie
Power and a company Of ten.
Among the dances which Miss Lydia
Lopokova will present at the Palace
next week will be the waltz by DeliDes
which she danced at the Newport villa
Of Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs at the per
Torrance given for the beneh; OF the
war sufferers.
Margaret Mayo. co-author with Sails
hurry Field. of Twin Beds" has ar
ranged a special matisee Of the play
on next Friday afternoon for the ben
eft Of the Bide-a-Wee Home for stray
animals. This performance will be
played by the original company. includ-
ing Madge Kennedy, Ray Cox and John
Westley, who Will give their services
for the charity. Miss Mayo has writ
ten in special scene for the benefit
matinee 70 display the talents Of a pet
cat Of her own and Of the distinguished
dog TO be starred next season By Co.
han & Harris in ME and My Dog,
both Of whom will share in the mix
ups.