New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-22
NEWS OF PLAYS.
AND PLAYERS
Dorothy Jardon Pays Her
Respects to Geraldine
Farrar.

The difference between Geraldine
Farrar and Dorothy Jardon is about
100000 a year-and only that. SO
far as the vocal superiority OF either
is concerned -poof! One can sing just
as we'll as the other. and the other as
we'll as the one. Miss Jardon. in a
magnanimous moment, has admitted IT.
Some time or other, states Miss Jar
don. Geraldine Farrar dropped in at
vaudeville theatre and heard her sing
zone Fine Day." which belongs in
Madame Butterfly" And simultane-
ously acute jealousy seized the grand
opera singer and she turned a deep,
modish green. with purple polka dots.
Then and there she told the American
representatives of Giacomo Puccini TO
get out an Injunction. or a habeas cor
pus. or whatever the occasion warrant
cd So. at any rate, states Miss Jar
don. :
Consequently Miss Jardon, who Is
this week RECALLING patrons of the Pal
ace. has received a notice from sec
retarv Lansing, or somebody. which
saws that she must cease using the
song unless she employs the original
orchestration of the composer, whicn
demands forty musicians and puts a
terrible hole in a vaudeville salary
Yesterday Miss Jardon cut the lyric
out of her act. and said she never
thought il was much OF song, any
how.
Indications at late hour last night
were that the next time Miss Farrar
and Miss Jardon speak to each other
they won't
The Selwyns. who, like Charles Hop
kins. believe in cultivating dramatic
suspense when selecting casts. yester-
dav added Lucille Watson to the roster
of 1.-THE Morning After"
Cvril Harcourt, author Of "a Pair OF
silk stockings" is in New York writ
ing an American comedy.
There will be a dress rehearsal OF
Crown Topics" at the Century to-
night. preparatory to the opening TO-
morrow. The taproom Will also be
carefully rehearsed.
Arrangements were made yesterday
nv the Shuberts TO bring "Quinneys'
10 New York on October IL. The
nIav is at present in its twenty-eighth
week in London.
The Palace Theatre announces that
VILLA Holt Wakefield will use gold
niano during her engagement there
next week, but neglects TO adds IN
the cases of Dorothy Jardon and
Roshanara that the piano will be
rubbed down with gold dust twice daily
and Sundays.
The cast of "Stolen Orders" will in.
dpIge in secret practice behind closed
gates AT the Manhattan Opera House
his morning. when the big melodrama
will be given in its entirety for the
frst time. John Halliday, who was the
hero in THE Whip" has been added to
the cast
Sahary-Djeli having vowed never to
set foot on foreign soil. force OF
twenty men were busy all Of yesterday
scrubbing the stage Of the Winter Car
den.
Donald Brian, including his feet,
will be shown at the Strand next week
IN bis-nnd their-frst photoplay. IL
;s a nicturization Of Harold MacGrath's
novel "The Voice in the Fog"
"Too Near Paris" which is musical
comedy and not a motion picture OF
( the Kaiser's western army, VIII be ded-
I icated in Washington. next week, and
is booked TO open IN New fors DC
tober Is. II is A. G. Delamater's FIRST
PRODUCTION Of the season.
Blanche Yurka will appear with E. II.
Sotbern in 1.-THE Two Virtues"
Friday afternoons will be devoted
20 children's events on the Strand
Roof this year. Various contests will
he held. but the broad jump has been
barred as too dangerous.
Granville Barker is back in this
country to direct the second American
season Of "Androcles."