The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-08
MANAGERS BOLD SAIL NOT
IN SEASON OF WAR ZONES
They're Going the Other Way Now to the San Fran
cisco Fair-Farewe Speeches Are Changed
After Many Years.

Since that notable theatrical season
flashed his first fur lined coat and three
quart hat--and for more years even
than that. perhaps--it has been Gus
tomary for Broadway producers about
this time OF the year. as the almanacs
say. to make their going away speeches
from the dock to the American people
and sail for foreign chimes.
There was formula Furthermore, :
continued Mr. Frohman. M Capt Tut
Tut called from the bridge All those
going ashore beat II r--'Furthermore
when In London I shall commission Mr..
Vaughan to write a light comedy to
be called How Many Jumps in Your
Tea with which Mr.. Drew will open
the Empire Theatre In September At
Fishguard sir James NJ Barrie will meet
me to discuss In detail a new" &c
but not this year All the Broadway
Far Westerners, including Native Sons
Flo Ziegfeld. A. w Sandy Dingwall.
Arch and Edgar Selwyn. Marc and Abe
and Lee and Jake-all the Broadway
producers I'm fact-eithcr have gone, are
on their way or are about TO start
for san Francisco.
Therefore the going away speeches
To the great American people have been
revised by the press departments Of the
various theatrical offices. And for once
in the history OF Broadway all factions
have got together In friendly fashion,
Broadway AZ last being AT one in the
choice Of formula for the revised speech.
Blank spaces In tho new formula are
TO be filed In here OF course with the
names OF theatres. show. and managers
according 10 which speaker has the floor
at the moment The new speech runs
In part
lin view Of the tremendous success
scored by The - now playing at
the - Theatre" continued Mr..
- as the train for the West was
about to pull out, 81 intend upon my
arrival at san Francisco to complete
arrangements for "A late spring or early
summer production In that city Of this
sterling success, supposing, OF course.
that there are any signs OF abatement
by summer OF the present unprecedented
demands OF New York audiences to see
this sensational triumph"
\ ramble around managers offices
Saturday brought forth the infor-
nation that in view Of the tremendous.
1T cetera, OF "To-night's the Night"
Watch Your Step" "Chin Chin" The
show shop" Twin Beds" The
SHADOW, me song or songs, IL rays
to Advertise" "Nihty In the Shade"
"Outcast" "a Pair ~ silk Stockings. "
sinners" "Polygamy." "a Mix Up
we'll a list 30 exhaustive that even Old
Irwin Cobb. lecturer on and chief cause
Of the European war. was included by
the selwyns was handed out and
they're all going TO play all summer
for the Panama Pacific Exposition
crowds.
Native Sons Al Woods Al Simmons,
Signor Poll Dillingham; and A. W.
Sandy Dingwall tho Scotch golf profess
sional Of the Forty-second Street Coun-
try Club. already are on their way to the
exposition aboard the first passenger
boat to 20 through the Panama Canal,
the Great Northern So these he hard
nights in troplc seas. lads
NJ pinSwan 10 going owing tn the
great success OF I'm Old Kentucky
which seems To he a hit. owing to the
success of The Big Idea" and The
Miracle Man" Conan a. Harris are to
start for the fair soon. Because OF the
tremendous success OF The Salaman-
der" Arch and Edgar Selwyn also ex-