The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-21
MUNICIPAL THEATRE
STAGE SOCIETY PLAN
Mrs. w. A. Chanlcr Called
From Europe to Take Charge
of New Scheme.
GOSSIP OF THE PLAYERS

GOSSIP OF THE PLAYERS
Mrs. william Astor Chanler has been
cabled by officers of the Stage Society to
return to this country so soon as con-
venient. since she will be required as
president OF that organisation to as
sumo control OF an important extension
Of It's functions. The Stage Society now
o~ontemplates nothing less than the d.
rection OF a theatre which 1t will lease
for the whole OF next season. The ori-
GERS headed by Mrs. Chanler will be re-
sponsible for its management. Amos
pinchot, Henry Gray. j. w. Wigham,
John u. Williams and Mrs. Norman
Hapgood are members of the executive
committee.
The theatre which the society will
lease la centrally located. There will be
an attempt To associate the playhouse
and the Stage Society In some way
with the city government In order that
1t may have a more or less decided
municipal character.
There will he no regular stock COM
pany in accordance with the present
plan. but actors will be engaged for the
separate productions. Only two years
ago there was a scheme on foot by the
stage Society to rent the Park Theatre
and pu william Faversham and Julie
opp I'm charge. But hat plan failed. II
IL proposed to open the present theatre
in November.
Granville Barker made no
ment Of his plans when he sailed from
New York on Saturday. lie told his
friends that he would Immediately place
himself at the disposal of the Home
Office on his arrival in London. Lillah
Mccarthy will not return to play
Bdrinid In "Androcles and the Lion
The SHAY play may be all there IL next
winter to suggest Mr.. Barker to Amerl-
can theatregoers. Miss Mccarthy says
SHE has been requested by American
managers to select Il play and return
here. as there is a demand for her SER
vices as a star.
There are certain to Nc more Eng.
lsh actresses here next season than
ever before unless the war comes to an
end before the autumn The London
theatres are closing one by one and
there will soon he little or nothing Il
keep the actresses employed. Something
OF the present feeling about the thea
tres there may be understood from the
announcement posted outside the Cri-
,cr.on. where Arthur BourChier, Violet
N~auhrugh and Constance Collier are
PLAYING the leading roles in a farce
This Theatre Is Bomhproof' IL the
comforting legend rlastered over the en-
trance as conspicuously as the name
Of the play is.
n,a - ,ho u.,i, L,n.v., ar,p~e 10 pNakr
another trial In this country next season
will he Martin Harvey, who VIII AGAR
make a tour here. lie will probably
play The Breed OF the Threshams' In
addition TO his repertoire. since Mr.
Harvey tried in vain 20 win the favor
Of the American public on his first tSu'
he has acted with great success In
Canada. but has never had the courage
TO cross the border THE Breed OF the
T~hreshams' is a play by John Rather.
ford which Mr.. Harvey has played with
success for some years.
Maurice. who has his theatrical ambl
fions interrupted by the failure o'
Hands Up" even 20 come to "A heatini
here In New York, will not waste hi:
time until the deferred production Of the
piece IN the autumn, but Will immedl'
ately take personal charge Of his dancing
school I'm West Forty-fourth street.
Fay Compton and Lauri de Frcce. who
were TO have appeared IN the new enter
tainment. were more fortunate thar
some OF the company, as Trey did not e
: INTO the production uut!l the rehearsal
had been going on for some weeks. They
were starting TO England when they
were engaged, but Will not I've detained
more than a few weeks, since they VII
20 back to England his week. returnin.
1.ra in tho f.Il ~ t4k. fh.Ny Fprmn
parts In ~"To-night's the Night"
There was more ]prorriety than az
reared At first sight In the telegram tina
Frank T.nney sent TO c. Il Dillingham;
when ii was heard that this manage
had taken the ii'ppodrome. II read
Best wishes for success. But why dir
YOU do it, 7 can't swim | can't"
II Mr. TInney We've there he woul,
certainly have to swim. II is the plar
!, OF X II Burnside. who used to he {,
' charge there. TO make more use Of tn
tank for comic purposes than was eve
done before. He plans to give waite
pantomimos on the style OF lie Mariar
de ChOcolat" and similar snectacles a
the Nouveau Cirque in Paris.
Jane Govt will return TO the Ney
York stage in a character not unlik
''i' 't N"'|. 1"' 'n,"' nv $50. 10
cess AZ the tltlnge Theatre In com
mon clay which \ II Woods WI
produce with her John Mason and orn
taldHra IN the leading rOles. the heroin
l. a servant girl in n household in
small American town, who Is misled h
the son OF the house. She is the daueh
ter of n woman who had been throug
q similar tragedy
The second act shows IN" dauGhte
struggling &" get for her child some q
the money of the wealthy family whiC