New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-19
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
Augustus Thomas TO
SPEAK at Fr0ilman
Funeral.

Aucus,ce Thomas. the playwright,
has consented. AT the request OF the
'a-c Charles FroEman'a associates and
MS family, 70 speak short tribute
over the remains Of Charlie, Frohman
~ the Temple Emanuel az II o'clock
next Tuesday morning. The services
viii be conducted b. the Rev. DR.. sill
ycrmau. who viii then Yield place
to Nr Thomas while The latter
sroaks word or two Of the Charles
Irohnar whom he had known as a
erd and as n business associate for
more than thirty years.
The opening Of The Passing show
o. 1918" will occur on Thursday even
ing. May p As Maid in America"
yacatcs he Winter Garden thus Satur-
day. going TO Chicago. the theatre viii
be utilized Tor the nrst three evenings
Of nest week for full dress rchearsals,
and no performance OF tine Passing
SHOW" viii be given out OF Gown. The
PRINCIPALS IN the nov summer enter
tainmeut include John Charles Thomas.
Bowie and Brazil, George Monroe, John
2. Murray. Eugene ana Willie Howard.
Harry Fisher. Theodore KoslOiT. Finest
Hare. sam i!cane, Arthur ilil!. Alexis
koslOf. ROdiou Nendclcvi,cA. Frances
pcmarcst. Nsrilynn Miller, Daphne
Pollard. Nine Baldlna. Frances Prltcn-
ard. Jullette Llppe, Helen Eicy. June
Llvidge. Eleanor PendlctOn, Norm SIS
tiers. Eleanor Brown, olga Hcmpstone
and others j. {. Huffman IS staging
the production. Jack Mason the dances
and Theodore K0Slof the special oai-
let.
IT,, utle o. tho onc-ac. play u Which
Grace George rs to appear al me
Gree. Room Club Review on Friday
Al. a.oou O., tine >irubcYt Theatre ha%
bee. changed from "The Wonder o.
thc Ago" 20 "Ihe Dream conan :
eistiug bliss George VIII he JcroNt
Patrick. {. aubrey smith, Hrc bImd
and Marie Uorsan. TINS ls Dvt one o.
fre plays. cacn ma ore act % be SHOWN
for tro first time. Wilton LacHaye
UlN have the central role m tine
Bomb Ernest Clcudinnine is 10 ma
pcrsoaato % young GLOW Do "a inlcago
5lay called Back o. the Yards. Alice
Ir1U\ VIII aN~uIli' '''N ""'''N '' >.
"a brief comedy. THE HOUcYmoOnels,
and "Dora's Decision by Aurlstus
sicUueI. IS 20 be played 5N ltcut
Fru-.ci and Ot:o Kruger. in add
zion 20 these plays tncrc Will be NJ
,,rrous sJec,h, feature contributed by
George A. Colan, Jonu Macon ko5cr'
llettcl. Weber ard Fields. Harry Fo>
and Narsci Dolly. VIII oakland,
Gcorgc NecFarlaue. hay, JON, I'd
Vvru Nellie Y Nichols Belle Story.
\cI O'EueE. the Gilbert and Sullivan
One.a Company. tho Togo troupe, Ed
wards Davis. Burt Daniels and Lester
Conrad and several others. The enter
.sirment is under the personal orcc-
non of William A. Brady
Jo.cphine Victor has been engaged
by a. H. Woods 20 play one Of the
principal roles ~ The New Shylock.'
The play by Herman Scheh4uer that
lIr. Woods will present here ueNt sea
SON This play is now meeting with
considerable success M England. Miss
Victor's role. that OF young Jewish
.,,.,l VINO flies IDA the face OF her fathers
or. hodox opinions, viii furnish her an
onporfuuity for the display OF her emo
tonal talents.
Lsurette Taylor viii probably appear
no., season m New York under the
,.,,,'a.emcnt Of Klaw 4 Erlanger and
Georgc &. Tyler Miss Taylor viii ap-
non IN three plays written by her
husband. Hartley Manners.
The Washington square Players viii
,,., an one more bill before closing
fto,,. .eo.ou a. the Bamboo Theatre.
.n NAV 81. "A Bear" by Anton
'ynhekFov. vlll Be the novelty. The
atbcr plavs nave beer selected as IA
Vnri,cs from the other bills o. The
pIa.crs They are Interior" by
focterlinck; "Eugcnically Speaking,
h., Edward Goodman, and The Shepherd