New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-27
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
Lillian Russell Back in
Vaudeville and May
Go Further.

Lillian Russell will sing a repertory
of new gowns at the Palace next week.
The Palace management thus stresses
the sartoral because, it says, the
gowns will be newer than the songs.
The latter will be largely Miss Rus
sells past favorites, with here and
there new number But the gowns
will be more than new. Miss Russell,
in fact, will not begin to design them
until late Sunday night.
Additional announcement is made
that the incandescent Lillian will be
seen in musical comedy if sufficiently
encouraged. She Is said to have asked
George Bernard Shaw to write the Ii
bretto and to be awaiting an answer,
but at late hour last night there
were no indications that England would
relax its censorship.
John Drew's next, written by Hor-
ace Annesley Vachell, has been named
THE Chief" In the cast are Laura
Hope Crews, Consuelo Bailey, Thais
Lawton, Katherine Stewart. Echlin
Gayer, George Graham and Walter
Soldering.
The Birth Of a Nation" will end its
long run at the Liberty on November
q.
The open season on ex-kings OF Port
uQal is announced for Sunday or Mon
day, when Gaby Deslys will arrive 70
begin rehearsing stop! Look! Listen!'
Walter Jones will be In the cast OF
"Tit for Tat" musical show duo III
New York on or about November rs.
More and more dogs took part in the
second canine canter at the Hippo
drome yesterday afternoon. The cup
winners were a maltese terrier and an
English bull. The third and last In
stalment will be on view this after
noon. and firm of publishers will
take advantage Of the opportunity 10
gather data for who's Who in Dog
dom"
The Forty-fourth Street Theatre
will be reopened on November 10. with
Harry Lauder as the attraction.
One million persons, it I. announced,
have seen "Chin-Chin" during its mar
athon al the Globe.
When Grace George produces Tho
Liars" on November 8, Charlotte Gran
Vile will be seen in the part that she
created in the original London produc-
ton.
The Russian Balalaika Orchestra,
which has heretofore confed its opera
tions 20 Newport, will be on the pro-
gramme At the Century next Sunday
evening The Balalaika Ochestra Will
play lyrical Russian music, which. II Is
expected will be found TO contain
numerous runs.
The success OF "The Two Virtues" has
shaken +. II. Sothern's repertorial de-
examinations, and announcement Is now
made that he will revive few OF his
old comedies later In the season. In
stead OF producing more new ones.
lose Collins turned her ankle climb
ing a Sapier mache Alp last night and
il now DESTROYS of sending csblegrams
OF sympathy 20 the Italian soldiers.
Miss Collinss mishap occurred during
the second act Of Alone at Last" a.
the Shubert. The actress finished the
performance, but will sing with limp
for several days.
Colonel Roosevelt saw The Battle
Cry OF Peace" at the Nitagraph yester-
day afternoon and went on record as
favoring a law compelling everybody
IN the United States 70 see the film and
learn the lesson Of unpreparedness. J.
Stuar. Blackton also saw the picture
and seemed 10 enjoy II.
Special exhibitions OF the twilight
sleep films, designed for men only, VIII
be given az the Park Theatre Friday,
Saturday and Sunday evenings o. sido
o'clock.