New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
Treasure Island" To Be
Produced at the Punch
and Judy.

The Punch and Judy is a small the
atre, but it promises to have big shows
this season. Treasure Island" has
been dramatized by Jules Eckert Good
man, and the play will be presented
some time in October. The story Will
be told in four acts and six scenes
which will show the old Admiral Ben
how Inn, the quay at Bristol. the deck
of the treasure ship, Treasure Island
the stockade and Ben Gums cave.
The cast is now being selected, but
the only announcement made as,yet is
that Mrs. Hopkins will play jim
Hawkins, the boy. Mr.. Hopkins has
obtained The stage rights of Treasure
Island" from Lloyd Osbourne. repre-
senting the Robert Louis Stevenson
estate. The scenery is being con-
structed in the studios Of Gates and
Morange.
The production will be ella borate and
il will not be on small scale, Tor the
stage OF the Punch and Judy is full
sized, even though the auditorium is
tiny. Before its presentation IN New
York the play will be put on tour for
few weeks.
The mid-August vaudeville carnival
at the New Brighton this week presents
strong bill. Henry +. Dixey is the
feature in "Mono-Drama- Naudo-
logue." Perhaps you don't know what
that is. 1t consists OF series OF
81 standard
types of vaudeville performers. This
is Mr.. Dixey's last week in vaudeville.
as he is soon to star in new play.
wellington Cross and Lois Josephine
are also making a last appearance IN
vaudeville, as they are now rehearsing
for a coming revue. Others on the bill
are Fisher and Green. Henry Lewis.
George Mckay and Ottie Ardlne.
Joseph Brooks, the producing man
ager, announced yesterday that the SUIT
filed in the Federal court on Monday
by Harper e. Brothers would not inter-
fere with the tour of "Trilby." which
is to begin on September at the
ROYAL Alexandra Theatre, Toronto.
"The suit is the result of misunder-
standing between the Harper Brothers
and Mr.. Brady. who holds the dramatic
rights" said Mr.. Brooks.
Thomas Mott Osborne. warden OF
Sing Sing, has been invited to attend
the performance of Hands Up" in
which prison conditions at Sing Sing
are satirized.
Paul Dickey and Charles W. God
dard, authors Of "The Last Laugh" at
the Thrty-ninth Street Theatre. viii
celebrate next week their fourth ami
versary as collaborators of successful
plays. Their first effort was The
Ghost Breaker" Next came 1.-THE Mis-
leading Lady" and this season The
Last Laugh" They also wrote the new
Elsie Janis comedy.
Dickey is also the author of numer-
Gus vaudeville sketches, while Goddard
wrote "The Perils of Pauline" The
Exploits of Elaine" and "The God
dess." The celebration will be OBJ
served at the home of Mr.. Goddard. in
Flatbush, and the members of The
Last Laugh" company will be the
guests of honor.
Rehearsals are now under way for
1.-TWO Is Company" the musical com.
edy which is the result of the work OF
Paul Herve. Jean Briquet and Adolf
Philip. who are also responsible for
alma" adele" Midnight Girl" and
"The Girl Who Smiles" The new piece
will be brought out under the manage
ment of the Savoy Producing Company.
and after an out-of-town hearing VIII
be brought to New York in September.
Among those in the cast will be Geor-
ga Caine. May de Sousa, Claude Flem-
ing and Clarence Harvey.
The season opened at the Columbia
Theatre on Monday with the return to
the established policy of changing the
programme weekly. "The Golden
Crook" which is a combination OF bur
lesque and extravaganza. was presented
by a long cast of comedians and vocal
lists. which included Billy Arlington
Frank Dobson, Eleanor Cochran. Alva
McGill and others.
The Cherry Blossoms began a weeks
engagement at the Yorkville Theatre
Yesterday. The principals in the cast
are Harry Shoppell. Miss Belle Cos,
tello. James Maize. Babe Burnett, Al
Turpie, Helen Relyea. Al Raycob.
Charles Relyea and Cody l.. Welch.
Luna's Broadway Echo has proved
such success that three perform
ances, at 9. 10 and IL o'clock. are now
nightly given in the Summer House IN
Luna Park, instead of two: The sue
cess has also determined the manage
ment to continue the novel entertain
ment for the remainder of the season
Previous to the installing OF hrst
class vaudeville at the Forty fourth