New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-05
WAR MAKES LAMBS
CAMBOL SEDATELY
Serious Note Struck in
"Why" Before Big Audi
ence at Century Theatre.
NINE COMPOSERS
BUSY AT ONCE
Seven Cartoonis,s Show lnefn-
selves and Noted players
Aid Actors Fund.

The Lambs gambolled last night IN
the Century Opera House for the bene-
fl Of the Actors Fund OF America pre-
senting a programme that excelled III
quality and quantity any previous e.
fort o. the club. PernaDs because o.
the European struggle and the worthl-
ness Of the cause for which they
labored there was a more serious note
to their entertainment than one eH-
poets from frisky Lambs.
According 10 programme announce
ment Victor Herbert was TO appear
after the overture, give word OF
thanks 20 those wao mad contributed
10 an excellent charity and then intro
duce number OF popular composers.
Tho ureXpected arrival Of iilam
Courtlcigh. Shepherd Of the Lambs
took the words of thanks out OF MI
Hcrbert's mouth, but the composer IN
PRODUCED his associates in the first olg
number Of the evening and several
hours of entertainment followed.
Nine Composers at Once.
A. Baldwin Sloane. John L. Golden,
Irving Berlin, Bert Green, RAYMOND
Hubbeu. Gustave Kerker, Alfred Rohyn,
Max Hoffman and Mr.. Herbert played
their favorite compositions, and then
each az his piano, assisted by the or
chestra. Joined in a grand finale. WIN
sor NcCay's "Gerte' came next. W l'ih
the aid OF moving pictures the artist
pet dinosaurs swallowed a tree ana
drank lake. 70 the wonder and amuse-
ment Of the audience.
THE Clock shop a musical fancy
by John /. Golden, next enlisted me
talents OF half a dozen Lambs; our
Seven Best Drawing Cards. ny
MAYER. George McManus, I. +. Powers
X. /. Goldberg, Joseph keegan. NInSoCr
McCay and c. A. Briggs. OF Inc lrlo-
une. showed how they create their car
toons. and then came III" chmaN %, o. ne ne,
first part. George 4. liohart.s why
"Whyo" is an allegorlcal Play IN I'VE
scenes by the author or last year
Lambs Gambof feature, Experience
af,erward elaborated into a complete
n'av The new piece is war morallty'
and in Il appears the only feminine
pe-former that the club has ever dralt-
ed. little Marion Adams as Innocence
He Who Wins Loses.
Refining in the Valley Of Content
Discomfort picks a quarrel with Coh-
tent. and the struggle IL on. NheTe
the bugle calls is the next scene io4
lowed b. A battle. the return nome ana
finally the original scene again. mere
Discomfort. eloquently portrayed ny
Robert Mantell. dies and goes 20 NELL
who're Discomfort is always welcome.
The moral is that in war he VINO loses
-.
The second part Of the programme
did not begin until after II o'clock,
but pave promise Of a lighter tone tnah
.bo- which dominated the evening up
~ hat noirt Victor Herbert con
Quoted the overture of his latest sue
cess. THE Only Girl" and Chtton
Crawford sang song written by
Percival knight as a preliminary 70
another piece by John L. Golden, "Ihe
River of Souls"
Frank Tinney Busy.
Frank Tinney was one Of the prlnci-
nails in the number called Personal
itv." which was followed by "PlantS-
ton Days introducing William O3l-
licr and several other comedians. VINO
arranged and produced their ,oherihg'
Then followed THE Knockers,
musical episode, which treated hrs'
nirhters in satirical vein. Glen Mac,
D6nough's THE Temple Of Fame"
brought back a number OF tavorite
lambs who had appeared earlier in
the evening. and then all the prom
inent members Of the club in town APP
pcared for the final number
This feature was staged late enough
for De Wolf Hopper, Wilton Lackaye'
Leo Ditrichstein, George Mactarlane,
Taylor Holmes, william Norris, Ernest
GIcndinning, Herbert Corthen, VIII,
lam Courtenay, John Wesley and
others to arrive from the theatres
where they are playing and join the
There will be two performances OF
the Gambol to-day for the same excel