New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-07
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
George Arliss to Appear
in "Paganini," by
KnOblauch.

IiVHl ulplOWdCy 70 music IL lHe
casual step that George Arliss will take
this season. In other words, the erst
while Dsraeli will discard the bow as
in OWL for the bow as in bowl. He
will appear as Paganini, the renowned
violinist, in new play of that name
by Edward Knoblaucn.
An interesting feature of the produc
tion will be the coupling of two Of
highlands leading histronic names. As
his leading woman Mr.. Arliss will have
Margery Maude, daughter of Cyril
Maude. Miss Maude was seen in New
York last season in her fathers COM
pany, and also with Margaret Anglin
in Lady Windermere's Fan"
Mr.. Knoblauch, like a good English
man, has laid the scenes of "Paganini"
in London, Dover and Calais. The pc
Rod of the play is between 1880 and
1910, when the violinist was in his
ffties, and at the zenith Of his fame
Whether Mr.. Arliss will be called upon
10 play .he violin in the course of the
action is not known.
The play will open out II town next
month and will come into New York
this season. Klaw G. Erlanger and
George c. Tyler are the interested
parties.
Sahary-Djeli, the Winter Garden
dancer. is looking forward with some
trepidation 10 the opening of that the
atre on Saturday night. She is break
ing in three new prayer rugs, states
Miss Djeli, and fears that they may get
stage fright.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell will sail for
will bring along supporting company
members OF the Lambs Club in reason
ably good standing.
Oza Waldrop will play the leading
role In "Are You My Wife," the Max
Marcin-Roy Atwell farce New York
viii see the play In November
At the conclusion Of yesterdays final
rehearsal of the new Potash & Perl
mutter play, due 70 open In New Haven
tonight, A. II. Woods suddenly re-
membered that he had not changed
the name Of the play for several days.
A council of war was Immediately
called and the title changed from
Wall Street Gets Potash and Perl
mutter" 10 Potash e. Pcrlmutter,
Inc" Il is understood that handsome
souvenirs will be distributed upon the
occasion of the plays hundredth change
Of title
"Thc Unchastened Woman" viii be
presented in Scranton tonight. Wilkes
Barre tomorrow and 39th st. on Sat
urday.
p. II. Burnside. who staged "Hip-Hip-
Uooray." yesterday received a cable
from Alfred Butt, London. offering him
800 GOO a year, with an additional $500
weekly during rehearsals. TO assume
the stage direction of four London
theatres Guido Ciccolini. the billion
dollar tenor. happened 20 hear Of the
offer just before going on at the Palace.
and became 50 nervous that he skipped
two notes during his first song and
had 20 refund s236.79 10 the manage
ment.
Ciccolini. by the way. has been held
over for an additional week at the Pal
ace. and it is understood that at the
end Of the fortnight he will retire and
take up chicken farming.
II. Zicgfeld. ir.." says a statement
from the Offices OF that producer. "in-
PRODUCED roller skating AZ the Broad
way Theatre in The Partisan Model in
la06-l907. and presented II in every
city in America on an elaborate scale
IN this production" The name OF tho
miscreant who has been endeavoring
Q IL
this achievement il not mentioned