New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
Armed Peace Declared Be-
tween Miss Walton and
Irene Franklin.

Irene Franklin and Florence Walton
went to Baltimore yesterday, but they
travelled in armored trains. Hands
Up" will begin a weeks engagement in
that city to-day, and both Miss Frank
lin and Miss Walton are necessary to
the production. But Miss Franklin's
resignation Is already in the hands of
Lee Shubert and will take effect as
soon as a successor can be secured AS
a reason for this step Miss Franklin
cites the alleged behavior of Miss Wal
ton.
Since the early days Of the run of
Hands Up" in this city, in fact, the
Misses Franklin and Walton have been
about as kindly disposed toward each
other as the Kaiser and King George.
For several months one thing has been
leading TO another with remarkable
precision. She was the hit of the show,
said Miss Walton Miss Franklin (cross
out one). and Miss Walton Miss Frank
lin repeat was jealous OF her.
Saturday nigh: the trouble came to
head in a Pullman sleeper that was
bringing the two from Pittsburgh TO
New York. On arriving here Miss
Franklin tersely explained in thirty
five or forty minutes that Miss Wal
ton had usurped her drawing room.
Yesterday Miss Walton issued
lengthy statement on the matter, the
tex. of which was that it wasn't so.
For a time yesterday it was doubtful
whether the pair would join the COM
pany in Baltimore Advices from the
front last night had it that the dancer
and the singer had jointly chewed up
most of the scenery for the first act,
but no casualties were reported at mid
night.
Miss Franklin will open with the pro
duction in Philadelphia a week from to-
night, but will drop gracefully out of
the performance a few days later.
New York will not see Laurette Tay-
lor this season. after all. peg O. Ny
Heart" continues to crowd the Globe
Theatre, London. to its eyebrows, and
Miss Taylor's English manager won't
hear of her departing Miss Taylor will
come TO New York in the spring. how
ever. and will make her appearance
next season in Happiness by j. Hart
ley Manners, author Of Peg"
A man who had spent half an hour
in the Century Theatre taproOm re-
entered the auditorium last night just
in time 10 see the stage revolving dur
ing the performance of the Adelaide
and Hughes dances According 70 the
testimony of witnesses, he thereupon
signed the pledge for year.
Andrew Mack's play. written by The
odore Bd-t Sayre, has been named "The
Irish Dragon" The play is a roman
tic military drama of the days of 1912.
Frances Starr began her second sea
son In "Marie-Odile" at the Euclid Ave-
nuc Opera House, Cleveland, last night.
Sahary-Djeli, the Winter Garden dan
GER. has grown so fond Of her trained
prayer rugs that she burst into tears
Yesterday when obliged to speak harsh
is 20 one Of the little things.
f.. A. We'll, whose first managerial
purchase was typewriter. has accept
ed a South American drama by Harry
Durant, entitled The Beautiful Vir-
gin"
Iris Speaker and delegation from
the Boston Red Sox will see the per-
Torrance Of Town Topics" either to-
night or tomorrow night. They will
be the guests Of VIII Rogers, who cow
boyed with speaker on the same ranch
in Texas During the baseball scene
the players will take their places on
the stage, unless It develops that a
Philadelphia scout is present.
An orchestra Of forty seven will be
needed 20 interpret the score OF alone
AZ Last" the Franz Lehar opera COM
ing to the Shubert.
Bishop Goldman Under Knife.
Boston. Oct. "A scalp operation TO
relieve blood pressure was successfully