New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-04
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
"Stolen Orders" Necessi-
tates Changes at the
Manhattan.

The stage Of the Manhattan Opera
House Is now the largest in the coun-
try. In the last few days the Hippo
drome stage has been shrinking and
that Of the Manhattan expanding, the
result being that the latter passed the
former at 3:1S o'clock yesterday after
noon.
The Manhattan enlargement Is made
necessary by the size Of "Stolen Or
ders," which opens September IS. ere
volving trap doors" are among the
scenic novelties promised when this
Drury Lane melodrama is revealed to
the first night audience.
In the course of the reconstruction
Of the stage the first ten rows Of seats
had to be amputated. During this OPP
Grafton chloroform was administered to
the management, which is said TO be
getting along as well as could be ex-
pected.
Tea, the illustrious pro-ally beverage,
was honored on the stage Of the Casino
yesterday afternoon by being drunk by
two score actresses, whose average
pulchritude was estimated as three
sizes beyond that Of Helen, wife of
Menelaus Miss Vivienne Segal, who Is
playing her first part in 1.-THE Blue
Paradise" entertained.
Among those present were Inez Plum
mer, Of "The Last Laugh; Helen Fall
coner, Of "Chin-Chin"; Violet Heming,
of Under Fire.; Marlynn Miller, Of
the Winter Garden; Peggy Wood, Of
young America; Inez Buck, Of "See
My Lawyer; Claiborne Foster, Of
Cousin Lucy; Laura Walker, of THE
Bubble; Daphne Pollard. of the Win
ter Garden; Francine Larrimore, OF
"Some Baby; Miriam Collins, Of The
Road to Happiness" and Hattie Burke,
of "The Blue Paradise"
Adele Blood, who made Joe Drum
famous for three nights and one matt
nee by playing "Milady's Boudoir," will
open her season October rs in When
Kittie Comes Home" by Wilson Coli
son. Miss Blood reached town yester-
day from California.
That "Sumurun" bathing scene, which
is several days behind schedule and
still losing, is repromised for Monday
afternoon at the Palace. By way OF
leading on the public, Gertrude Hof-
mann will take motion pictures Of the
episode and send the film out on her
vaudeville route.
DESTROYS of contributing her mite for
suffrage, May Irwin yesterday appoint
ed Charlotte Carter assistant stage
manager for "33 Washington Square"
Miss Carter is the first woman to rise
to that emincnce.
Indications Of another huge victory
for the feminist movement are con-
cealed in the fact that 100 women, all
Of the Newark Progressive Club, saw
"Chin-Chin at the Globe last night.
Ned Wayburn, speeding in a taxicab
to "Town Topics" rehearsal, played
the leading role in collision at Tenth
Avenue and Thirty-second Street yes
terday. A motor truck crashed into
Mr.. Wayburn's taxicab, shaking up,
bruising and otherwise disturbing the
producer. Mr.. Wayburn being any
thing but an easy boss, chorus girls in
Town Topics" were disappointed to
learn that his injuries were not suff-
GENTLY serious TO interfere with re-
hearsals.
William Eliott's mysterious play,
which is coming TO the Comedy Monday
afternoon, was given a name yesterday.
II is "Billy, Jr" According TO report,
"Billy, Jr." is the second offering of the
season to contain a Juvenile court
scene, Young America" having led the
way. Katharine Browning Miller and
Allena Ksnka are the authors of the
new piece, and Milton Stills and Ernest
Truck head the cast.
Patrons of "The Battle Cry OF Peace"
which is on it's way TO the Vitagraph,
will see a really first class assortment
of prominent men on the screen. Some
of those who took part in the picture
we're DR.. Lyman Abbott, Lindiey NJ:
Garrison, Major General Leonard
Wood. Admiral Dewey and Hudson
Maxim. William Jennings Bryan is
missing