New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-02
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
Song Thieves Rampant
Pavlowa's Programme
Club Night at 'POlygamy.'
BY HECTOR TURNBULL.

DSnleI V. arthur, the manager OF
Marie Cahill and Richard earle in go
in the Shade" now at the Knicker-
booker, is worked up to such a pitch
of indignation over the song thieves
in this city that nothing short OF
five hundred word denunclatIOn can re-
lieve his mind. II seems that these
vulture like creatures enter the theatre
armed with pencil ard pad for notes
of the condolences business, and with
ruled sheets TO record the music. Then,
Of course the song is sung all over the
city, and Miss Cahills exclusive sing
ing rights count for nothing. Since
Mr.. Arthur has managed to catch some
Of these crafty agents, 1t ~ as much
as ones life is worth TO be discovered
with a pencil and paper in operation
at the Knickerbocker.
"Clubwomen's night will be IN
augurated at the Park Theatre to.
night between the acts of "Polygamy.'
Florence Guernsey, president of the
New York City Federation of Women
Clubs, will have charge Of the brief
programme of speeches, and number
of theatre parties of clubwomen have
been planned for tonight.
The Saison Ballet Russo, to be
given by Mile. Anna Pavlowa and her
Russian ballet at the Century Opera
House, opens tonight with the nrst
performance in this country OF Ola
zounof's ballet "Raymonda,' the bal.
ance of the programme consisting OF
eight new advertisements. The same
offerings will be given on Wednesday,
Thursday end Friday nights of this
week. At the Saturday matinee they
will give "Puppen-Fee" 1.-THE FAIRY
Dolby. with "Walpurgis Night" and
advertisements, and on Saturday night
they will present "Puppen-Fee" with
the modern ballroom soiree C"The
Dance OF To-dsy"D and divertisse-
ments. The season is 70 run for TOUR
weeks. during which time repertory
of fourteen ballets and siNty-hyc d.
rertissements will be presented. There
will be four Sunday night concerts
given by TIE Russian Symphony Soci-
ETY. Of New York, with Modest Ait
schiller as conductor. and with various
Russian vocal and instrumental stars
as soloists. The chief attraction OF
the first concert next Sunday night IS
Alamo Didur, of the metropolitan
Opera Company. The feature OF TINS
first SUNDAY night programme VIII be
Moussorgsky's opera 'Borls Godou-
nov" presented in a concert adaptation
bv Modest Atschuler.
The Complest Press Agent is with
US again. .b..
appeals. ,- u,., cb.tt.rtor., be.
gan letter written in a scraggly,
Childish hand, which the youthful star
of Daddy Long Legs received yester-
day. please send me your photograph
right away. I love you so much that !
want TO have your picture to watch all
the time, so ! can grow TO look ike
you c.
Needless to say Miss Chatterton
sent the child the picture. II the child's
method of beauty culture is successful
Miss Chatterton's picture certainly
will prove a panacea for many people.
Belle Daube has been engaged for an
important role in the new play, "A
Girl of To-day in which Ann Muir
dock is 10 be starred. The play will
have its premier performance at the
Columbia Theatre, Washington, on
February 8.
An auction sale of boxes and seats
for the Comedy Clubs benefit, which
will be given at the Aston Theatre next
Sunday night, will take place in Ham
merstein's Theatre to-day at noon. The
auctioneers will include Frank Con
roy, Trixie Friganza, George lie Mare
Tommy Gray, Felix Adler, Billy Hall
gan and others. The general public Is
invited TO attend the sale.
The latest reports from Castles IN
the Air" state that all j. well with the
dance place once more. Mrs. Vernon
Castle is back again, having fully re-
covered from her recent illness.
Before leaving for the West .yester-
day A. H. Woods watched the trst re-
hesrssl of Goodnight Nurse" new
three-act comedy by Ethel Watts Num-
ford, which was held at the Eltinge
Theatre by Byron Ongley, Dir. Woods's
general stage director. The company
includes Hale Hamilton, Robert CAIN
William Roselle, John DAILY Murphy
George ODonnell, Allan Atwell, Edwin
Nordant, Redfern Clarke, Marie IMAM
hers. Margaret Riley, Julia Ralph
Helen Curry and Augusta Durgeon;
Goodnight Nurse" will be presented
out Of town upon Mr.. Woods's return
from the West.