New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-22
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
Back Home" Quietly De-
CideS Not to Force
Matters.

So softly that IL was not heard south
Of Forty-second street. nor north Of
Forty-third, Back Home" tiptoed out
Of the Cohan Theatre Saturday night.
When last seen 10 vas not going any
where in particular. Some doubt was
thrown about its departure by the pres
ence Of the advertisements in the Sun
day papers, but the twin facts remain
that the disbanding notice was posted
az the theatre Saturday afternoon and
that Irv Cobb is still q great short
story writer.
Cobbs speech on the opening night
was a huge hit. however, and there Is a
possibility that it will be sent on tour
instead Of the play.
Meanwhile. the management Of the
Cohan has elected 20 show little orig
inality by filing the gap with war
pictures. The films are called Fight
ing with France and, Ike all their
predecessors, they are the first real
war pictures 20 reach America. Gou-
verneur Morris will complicate matters
with little oratory.
Alfred Butt sails to-day for London
and the Zeppelins, taking with him the
English rights 20 THE Boomerang"
Woods productions. He will also carry
Raymond Hitchcock's word to appear
in one Of those Gaiety Theatre things
y II %,
produce even "Hip-Hip- Hooray" and
"Stopl Look, Listenl" Mr. Butt saw
twenty-eight plays while In this coun-
try, but still says that he is sorry TO
leave
David Belasco disclaims all Illicit
bargains with ticket agencies and will
90 announce in the Belasco Theatre
programme tonight. All seats for the
Belasco are on sale at the box office,
he states, except "a limited allotment
made at the hotels and other recog-
nized theatre ticket agencies as a con-
venience TO out-of-tOwn patrons and
guests Of the hotels"
A devils ball" will occur at the
Forty-fourth Street Ice Palace on
Wednesday evening, and the announce
ment adds that "favors will be given
all who attend" There are said 10
be many in town who can qualify.
Fully That"-book By Guy Bolton,
lyrics by p. G. Wodehouse. music by
Jerome Kern will come UP for air
some time around Christmas, under the
auspices Of Miss Elisabeth Marbury.
At least, Maurice and Florence Walton,
Melville Ellis and Maurice Farkoa viii
be in the cast.
The man in the Hippodrome all
NIGHT box Office. who Is studying law, in
his snare time. says that he will never
get anything accomplished If the rush
continues.
The films have laid hundred-thou-
sand-dollar hands upon Mae Murray
recently with the "Follies." Miss Muir
raw will leave to-day for the Lasky
studios in Hollywood. California, there
TO remain for three years.
Sidney Mather, who played Asa
Trenchard I'm the two Sothern REVEALS
Of Lord Dundreary"- and 1911
will AGAIN be seen in the role at the
Rooth next Monday. The part was
first played by Joseph Jefferson. IN
1858.
A prize fight scene in Douglas Fair,
banks's latest photoplay will be filmed
nj the Sharkey Athletic Club, Broad
wav. near Sixty-ffth Street, on Wednes-
day evening. Joe HUMPHREYS will an
nounce, Terry McGovern will referee;
lanes J. Corbett will be master OF
ceremonies and the public will be adj
mitted free.
A despatch from the Palace contains
the important news that the house
staff of that theatre roller skated and
plaved tennis at Long Beach yesterday