New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-15
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
Abe and MaWruss' Comes
to the Lyric Theatre
Next Week.

To tho surprise Of many. A. II.
Woods Is about TO install a production
In a New York theatre belonging TO
the Messrs. Shubert That fact. said
Mr. Woods yesterday. does not mean
that his relations with Klaw & Err
LANCER have been In any way altered.
Neither, he said, does II presage an
alliance with the Shuberts. The facts
merely are that no syndicate house is
available and that the Lyric Theatre Is
right there. Furthermore, stated Mr..
Woods, Klaw & Erlanger have given
their consent.
The play in question is "Abe and
Mawruss," the celebrated quick-change
drama. ABE and Mawruss" is now at
Atlantic City, where il Is described as
"a play in three acts. three scenes and
seventeen titles" 1t is expected that
the present name will stick, however,
since all the play titles on file in the
Congressional Library have already
been used.
ABE and Mawruss" will come into
the Lyric Theatre next Thursday.
Josephus Daniels witnessed "The
Battle Cry Of Peace" at the Nitagraph
Theatre yesterday afternoon. but re-
fused to make a speech.
Avery Hopwood's farce. Fair and
Warmer" will open at the Eltinge
Theatre November O. Madge Kennedy,
Janet Beecher, Hamilton Revelle, John
Cumberland, Ralph Morgan, Robert
Fischer. Guy Bragdon and Olive May
are In the cast.
In the audience at the Winter Gar
den opening last night were the Mayor
and Mrs. Mitchell, George McAneny,
Mir. and Mrs. Robert Adamson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick Havemeyer, Antonio
Scott, Anne Morgan and Anna Held.
Sahary-Djeli's trained prayer rugs
again acquitted themselves creditably,
and SALARY announced that II their
success continues she will rehearse one
Of them in a curtain speech.
Another school chldren's perform
ance Of "The Battle Cry of Peace" Will
be given az the Vitagraph at IL O'Clock
tomorrow morning
The members OF the Philadelphia
National League Club occupied box
seats al the Hippodrome last night as
the guests of "The Philadelphia In
,uirer." one OF the players remarking
that il was not the first box that they
had been in recently.
"yerv Good, Eddie" according to an
announcement by the Marbury-Com-
stock Company, will come into the
Princess Theatre the first week in No
vemher. Floranco Nash. Ada Lewis and
Ernest Truck will be in the cast. " The
Mark OF the Beast" a Shubert produc-
ton. will open at the same theatre
next Wednesday.
Antoinette Walker has been added TO
the cast Of Mrs. Boltay's Daughters
Reminded by Columbus Day Of the
fact that America had been discovered,
the Hippodrome is preparing 10 cas-,
discretion 70 the winds and 20 in for
patriotism on large scale. John
pbilip Sousa will write another patHo-
,ic tune on the America First theme.
p II burnside has ordered the biggest
American flag in the world. And here
af,er ali literature sent out from the
Hin will carry. modestly, the slogan;
America frst-then the New iotK
Hippodrome.'
Anna Held arrived yesterday on the
c. I,onis. having spent the greater part
Of the last year entertaining Gonzales
cent soldiers in hospitals. She will re-
main in the United States for at least
a season, but her dramatic plans are
still in allegiance.
Plans are under way 70 install war
pictures In the Park Theatre, where
"33 Washington Square recently COM
Mated its run. The pictures show three
fronts-English, French and German.
II is expected that they will open at
the Park tomorrow evening.
Grace Carlyle, who was leading WON
an for John Drew last season. Will sue.
coed Mary Forbes in The Duke OF
Killicrankie" when the Marie Tempest
play takes 10 the road.