New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-11
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
And Now Days Theatre Is
Merely a Motion Picture
Establishment.

Days Theatre, which has tried prac-
tically everything but poisoned gas in
the course of the last year or so, will
undergo still another complete change
of policy on Monday. From burlesque
the famous playhouse went recently to
combination Of burlesque and pict-
ures, and still more recently went in
for cobwebs and barred doors. And
now come films exclusively.
The film which win be exhibited on
Monday is VIRTUE" = picture said to
have been given its title By some one
with sense of humor. The film has
recently been having its troubles in
Pennsylvania, where the censor wanted
to cut out everything but the title. For
the last week the experiences of "Vir-
tue" in Philadelphia have been keeping
the wires hot between that city and
New York, as we'll as heating the Penn
sylvania censor bit.
"Yirtue" will be run of on Sunday
at private view, TO which Mayor Mitchell,
Commissioner Woods and other city Of
fcials have been invited. If the au-
tkorities are content and if patronage
warrants, the film will be continued at
Days for four weeks. After that, 1t
is expected, the cobwebs will play re-
turn engagement.
"Her Price," with Emma Dunn, was
acted for the first time on any stage at
d. sxhs hA ia
by Lotte N. Meaney and is one OF
those dramas in which the heroine goes
to jail in the first act and then spends
the remainder of the evening revenging
herself on somebody. Earle Brown,
Amelia Gardner and Gertrude Dallas
are cast in prominent roles. The piece
is scheduled for metropolitan produc-
ton on December "a.
A vast musical extravaganza" called
Robinson Crusoe, Jr.," in which Al
Jolson will be starred, will be the next
production at the Winter Garden.
Edgar Smith, Harold Atteridge, Sig.
mund Romberg and James Hanley will
take care of the royalties.
The Hippodrome management is Will
ing TO swear by the all night box office
that il has had christmas tree ex-
pert" securing Wisconsin for week In
an endeavor TO find a tree large enough
for the entire 1874 members of the
Hippodrome organization. The expert,
James Finnegan, telegraphed yesterday
that he had just interviewed q tree
that looked satisfactory, and that 1t
would join the Hippodrome cast imme-
diately.
Several hundred osteopaths, gathered
from half dozen contiguous states,
will pay two bones each to see THE
Blue Paradise" this evening.
"a Parisiaa Romance one OF Rich
ard Mansfeld's greate7t, Is being filmed
at the Fox studios.
Lou-Tellegen, the author and orator,
fell too hard during the poison scene
in "The Ware Case" on Thursday night
and was compelled to forego that mid
night supper with the Baron and Bar
oness de Meyer. Despite a dislocated
shoulder. however, Tellegen fell for the
audience again last night and vice
versa.
"Ruggles OF Red Gap" which is also
scheduled for Christmas Eve, has not
been TUNED into a musical comedy, de-
spite the unofficial announcements. The
music is declared to be purely incl
dental.
Lily Langtry, Elsie Janis, Mary Pick
ford. Lydia Lopokova, Rita Jolivet,
Julia Arthur, ChauEcey Oleott and nu-
merous others will participate in
"Terpsichore," pageant 70 be pre-
sented at Grand Central Palace next
Friday and Saturday evenings and Sat-
urday afternoon. II will be given for
the benefit Of St. Marks Hospital.
Stevens Institute alumni, accom-
panied by flags and bsnners. took pos
session Of the New Amsterdam last
night.