New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-05
NEWS OF PLAYS
and PLAYERS
Mrs. Palmer Revives Old
Times - Attends "A
Celebrated Case"

Mrs. A. ~ Palmer, widow OF A.
NJ. Palmer. last night attended a
performance of a play first produced by
her husband, thirty-seven years ago, at
the Union Square Theatre. This play
(, "A Celebrated Case" which MT.
Palmer purchased from It's French au-
thors in 1877 and had translated, and
on January 20, 1878, gave it It's first
American performance, after which the
piece had a career for more than n
wear at the Union Square Theatre. Mrs.
Palmer was then Mrs. Sheridan Shook,
and was present when America saw the
first Of "a Celebrated Case" Until last
night she had never seen the piece
since.
Thomas F. Shea, business manager Of
the Empire Theatre, who was an en-
ployo III the late A. NJ. Palmer, made
the first draft Of "A Celebrated Case
in long hand He welcomed Mrs.
Palmer 70 the Empire Theatre last
night, greeting her for the first time in
more than thirty years. After the play
Mr.. Shea took Mrs. Palmer behind the
scenes, where an impromptu reception
was held for her by the principals or
the company-Otis skinner, Nat L.
Goodwin. Ann Murdoch, Helen Ware,
Robert Warwick. Frederic de Belleville,
Josephine Victor. Minna Gale Haynes,
Eugene O'Bren and Beverly Sitgreaves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Barker yes
terday completed engagements for
their production, Trojan Women by
Euripides, which will be presented in
the open air at the leading Eastern
universities this spring and will be the
play given at the dedication of the
municipal stadium of the College OF
the City Of New York on May 29. In
the cast, which is rehearsing IN dit-
ferent national guard armories. are;
Miss Mccarthy, as Hecuba; Miss Edlth
Wynne Matthison. as Andromache;
Miss Chrystal Herne, as Cassandra;
Miss Gladys Hanson, as Helen; Lionel
Braham, as Poseidon; Ian Maclaren, rs
Talthybius; Philip Merrivale, as Meme
laus. and Miss Alma Kruger, as leader
Of the chorus. Performances OF this
play will be given at Harvard. Prince
TON. the University OF Pennsylvania
and the College of the City of New
York in conjunction with "lphigenla IN
Tauris." The latter play, with Miss
Mccarthy as Iphigenia, will be given
at the Yale Bowl on May 10.
On Friday evening OF this week the
Neighborhood Playhouse will have a
celebration in honor of the birthday OF
Robert Browning, when Mrs. lie Moyne
will give programme of readings
from the poet. Her programme will be
a varied one and will include Inc
Flower Name" "Love Among the
Ruins" up at a Villa-Down in the
CITY" and "Saul," from the dramatic
lyrics; "My Last Duchess" Count
Gismond" and "In a Gondola," from
the dramatic romances, and "Prosplce
and youth and Art" from the dra-
mats persona.
The Messrs. Shubert have arranged
with the Pharos company to supply
them with a daily news film, beginning
on Monday next, showing incidents and
happenings in connection with the VISIT
TO this city OF the Atlantic feet. These
films will be shown daily at the New
York Hippodrome, where every ofhcer
and man Of the feet will be enter
tanned at successive performances. Inc
Hippodrome will be deliberately deco
rated both inside and outside.
Leon Rothier, the French basso. will
make his debut in vaudeville at the
Palace Theatre next week. Mr.. Rothier
has lust closed with the Metropolitan
Opera Company, after singing leading
roles during the entire season, includ-
ine the recent Atlanta engagement