New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-15
NEWS OF PLAYS
And PLAYERS
Ann Murdoch Engaged
for Revival of "A Celc-
brated Case"
9th CHATTERTON
PICKS CHILD ACTORS
ubitesidc Gets Rights for Novel
Play-Winter Garden
Has Discovery.

plaN-N iNtST Odi dCH
Has Discovery.
n,v8 Bciasco's desire that Ann Muir
~. plav the part Of Adrienne in the
-,,i,sl Of a Celebrated Case" will be
..fzed When Charles Frohmar tole-
..,,hed from Boston that arrange
Its had been made Mr.. Belasco re-
Lied by wire:
Your decision 20 cast Miss Murdoch
-, .8rierne will make tho cast an all
.,.- one and give additional interest
e., the Younger theatrNcoers and give
~.a company in its entirety that can
20. be cqua,led anywhere. Look for
ard with pleasure 10 joining the
.smpany for rchearsal.'
W,,s Nuriock will be available in
.ao weeks. whom she closes her sea
.or In Porter Emerson Brownies "A
c.ri OF To-day New York viii see
Ter r this play in August.
Ruth Craterton has selected the
.... Of juvenile actors for the special
,rsserta.sor o. Daddy Long Legs" on
ne afternoon Of April for the benefit
If the Rehearsal Club School for Chill
iren O., ;hc Stage. At to-nights per-
fornarce. the 2O0th a. the GAiety
Theatre. she viii receive q testimonial
rom the children row appearing with
ls- 70 show their appreciation Of her
,rorts in aiding their school.
Roots Wooster and Dewey Smith
r,N have the leading parts in the spe-
.isl performance. Orphans will be CON
.rbutel ly The "Fads and Fancies"
COMPANY. and two speaking fairies
ave been drafted from Granville Bar
ts-'s "N't-swmor Nights Dream" cast
Mrs. Willard D. Straight and Miss
lean GYSyr arc 40 the head OF the com
-ittee which IS arranging the benefit.
They have the assistance of Miss Jane
Hall. Mrs Richard Mansfield, Bishop
Greer. Mrs William Douglas Sloane.
Mrs. James B. Taylor and T. s. Nc
Lane.
TIE dramatic rights Of W. b. Max
Wells story. The Ragged Messenger"
ssye been placed with Walker White
,ide By the Rohbs-N Merrill Company. II
vas az the authors own request that ne
-ot.atons were begun. Mr.. Whiteside
will appear n the play in this coun-
" next season. with . London engage
nent 20 follow Emil Nyitrsy. who
translated end adarted The TyDhoon"
Or him. VIII Go The Ragged Messen-
GER 10 his requirements.
On the stage less than eight weeks,
Hten Rock viii Join the Winter Gar
den company tomorrow afternoon in a
principal part. She was discovered IN
G popular price vaudeville theatre. In
Maid in America she will have two
songs.
Among The CUoerest animals ever
recorded on Is motion picture film are
he pordorous sea elephants shown by
Sir Douglas NaWson at Weber's Thea
re They measure more than twenty
-ve feet 81 length and weigh about
5000 pounds Their name is derived
,rom the peculiar nasal appendages
shch resemble tho trunk Of an ele-
7hsnt. Engagements in England will
'ake Sir Douglas away in ten days.
Ut his pictures of antarctic animal
He will remain at Weber's indeA-
litely.
John Charles Thomas. who arrived
With Emma T~en.Ini and "The Peasant
SRI" a. the Forty-fourth Street Thea
re proposes 20 preserve his superb
Ihysiquc 10 chat he will not have TO
-sly alone on his splendid BARITONE.
bot l. DE- .ra. .f.N
suffer because Of his stage work, he
'S placed N his dressing-room
orlontal bar and arm and leg
yeghts
The success OF "The Birth Of Ma
eton' az The Liberty has inspired other
n producers 90 enter the two-dollar
aeatres. Jesse L. Lesk-, Of the Jesse
T. Lssky Feature Play Company, ar
wed yesterday from his California
,Voios, with the announcement that
e wa preparing a gigantic special
induction 20 book rs first class legiti-
1iie drama
Cupid is barred from the stage at
.ae Globe Theatre. when the "Chin-
nm company was organized the
fnlnire contingent agreed 20 remain
YIN Montgomery and Stone during
ne Globe engagement and to accept
10 offer OF marriage during the New
'oTS run. Recently several inquiries
ave been made as 10 the probable
.'Agih Of the engagement.
After having announced "Salambo"
rs The opening Elm under the new pol
.Iy a. The New York Hippodrome, the
Management has reconsidered and will
present. an American product. "The
Aeart o. Maryland" Mrs. Leslie Car
Ff appears DO the role David Belasco
Efo'e for her. "Salambo" will be
'hown later
me Players Producing Company is
,sgotatirg for the Booth Theatre, and,
u. successful will bring Alice in
eonderlsnd' from the Fine Arts Thea
re- Chicago, next week.
Joseph Brooks has obtained the ser
ICES Of Taylor Holmes for a term
" .s,,y years, and will present the star Of
me Third Party" in new farce
@,!ed Mr. Myds Mystery" Rehear-
ais VIII begin this month. Lillian
'hmole Bradley wrote the play from
en- LnngllSh novel by J. Slower Ciauston
sned The Mystery Of 10. n Hya-
NTH Road"
'ale'ka Suratt and Fletcher Norton,
mo were married suddenly five years
~ and as suddenly divorced, will
ON forces professionally this week
uammerstein'S Victoria in "Tin
SaFros'' Tommy Gray's travesty of
WIN Beds" Miss Suratt will also
resent her we'll known BLACK Crepe
ssaa Diamonds" William Gould, her
-o'her partner, who had been an
llouheed 70 appear with her, vigorously
''n'ed the report last night.