The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-13
WILLARD MACK HAS
APPLE SAUCE" PLAY
Elsie Janis Plans Vacation
With Stage Friends as
Her Guests.
GOODWIN IN OLD roll

Al New YORK theatre IL VIII DC unueT
.,s management of A.. II. Woods, who
,o,pd success In Kick H." which Is
an on us ira wells in the outlying thea
.,s The new play is called apple
sauce Philosophy and rehearsals will
,.sn In about two weeks.
I, seems that Lewis Waller was not
,,er all TO act Gerald du Maurier's
,sy In Gamblers ALL" Mr.. Waller
r,,yed the role OF n Jewish money
.,.,der. while Gerald du Maurier was the
uv.pile. Percy Burton is tho owner
=, the play for this country and will
,roduce I, at about Christmas time.
Now that the run of Miss Informa-
.or" IL drawing to a close Elsie Janis
d, thinking OF the rest she will have at
her country place near Tarrytown be-
.ors she accepts the vaudeville engage
c,sn,s which are being arranged for
s.r Miss Janis will have time for "a
,omple,e rest and be able to enjoy her
rev home. She is not to pass the time
alone, but has invited several friends
MIN will be in the same frame Of mind
tina. she is to enjoy the quiet days In
he country.
. Among the guests at this attractive
house party will be Mrs. Langtry, who
has lust ended her tour In Mrs.
Thompson"; George Nash. no longer
troubled with the responsibilities of
The Mark of the Beast" May Robson,
WHO Is also free from the cares Of act
,s and starring Rita Jolivet. who has
f,s,d herself from Mrs. Boltay's Daugh-
,ers": William Collier and Lewis Cal.
ysrt. who is also free from the bur.
den Of starrinE-all this coryen'ai party
will share with Miss Janis the days
Of rest and recreation in her happy
country home at Tarrytown. Hiss
Janis is also hoping that Phyllis Nell
sou.Terry may he able to join her.
Louise Closer Hale has the good for
f, tune to be eminent in two arts She
hss no, only made a reputation rs an
artist. but she Is we'll known rs "A
writer. 1t was one of her literary
friends who was the other day %reproach-
.ng Miss Hale because she had turned
out In the suffrage parade with the
actresses rather than with the writer's.
NO, indeed" Miss Hale replied, Il
ave been ON the stage long enough
20 establish "A good right to a place In
Tho Actors Fund Home down on staten
Island when the time comes. And l
oop', mean to jeopardize that by turn
.rg out with any but actresses In pub
.c."
90 Miss Hale will continue to parade
With the actresses.
The concert audiences during the
present. season have been with one
io,able exception so far below the aver
! age that the managers are ut n loss 10
discover what duscs the indifference
Q: the public to its favorites. one pop'
ular soprano. who had not sung here
Tor several years and was TO sing but
once, drew an audience which repre-
ssn,ed less tina half the receipts she is
accustomed to. y popular Nlolinist re-
turning TO the concert stage AFTER u
long absence was greeted by a most
G!sheartening audience.
The musical managers are hoping that
the situation ma improve. althougg
lone Of them Is able to advance any
especially good reason for this optimis'
TIC view. In II case II mas ALREADY
been possible for the to dag
. rose the trouble, or at least to think the!
have. In the case of "A famous prima
uoUUt Nip 10 tiudiis pcto'N
actress the exhibition of her movint
] pictures is thought TO account for TN
>snall audiences in which the pictures
were revealed simultaneously Will he
advent 10 sing In concert.
In "Nat Coodwin's Book" the chapte
.nttlod authorization" is largely De
voted 10 an arrangement Of the ate Pau
Armstrong. Curiously enough, however
Goodwin will use Armstrong; tabloi'
drama I'm a Blaze Of Glory" for hi
vaudeville seugagement at the faiac
Theatre during the coming week. II
The course Of his remarks on Armstroni
Goodwin reviled him and those dear l
him as dramatist was never revived De
fore. To take Goodwin al his writte'
word, On a Blaze Of Glory was writte'
BY "a revolving person." "a brute o
whom he had never heard zone huma
being speak anything except i'll" Tn
comedian, dealing with h writer. IN
suited him so terribly that all Broad
way wondered that there was ROOF
enough on earth for both men.
Nevertheless IN a Blaze OF Glory,
which Armstrong wrote for !
Ne days of their friendship. II the
Nrested from hin, after Its short caree
as a curtain raiser, is again GoodWlh
property. Armstrong; widow. whom IN
comedian also assailed, has no voic
IN ,hu matter. Goodwin must think W
tabloid drama "A strong vehicle to pre-
: duce il M the Palace under the circun
Stances.
l. IS rue that the dramatist died o"
ing one Of his legal friends the sum
- mn Eos fhArAI 70
,ures. This friend has organized II
Paul Armstrong Amusement Conpar
upon the basis Of the plays left by u
writer, and is disposing Of them 10 u
beet advantage. Out OF the prohts J
gives Slb0 IA week each to two OF AIT
strong widows. As q result OF IN
arrangement they rave no power oN
the properties, hence the disposai
In d Blaze of Glory" to Goodwin, VINO
engagement at the Palace In the ieao''
role Of the powerful little tragedy Is e
citing much interest. The comedian &
ways fancied the role because II CIV
him ample opportunity for tragedy ate
hating with the high comedy for whi
~ Is celebrated.
A. d curtain raiser the tabloid was o.
NJ The notable hits of Goodwin's cares
and when Armstrong refused TO alie
aim t" continue playing 1t the blow W
a hard one.
' A0y manager oumgeous enough
the future 10 attempt to produce u
Come. ~ Smiling will show hims
tree 'U.u any trace OF supeTstit!t
,Th' p,ar has just ended the career OF
h'h'u'1 prosperous stock company
Haltu''". The present season had !
been $40. essful, but 1t took II Con