The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-04
SECOND DEBUT MADE.
BY VIVIENNE SEGAL.
Prima Donna Entertained at
Afternoon Tea in the
Casino Theatre.
GOSSIP OF STAGE FOLK

In "The Blu Paradise at the Casino.
made her first appearance In that work
her bow was sudden. She had been pre-
parting only a few days for the part.
That debut. even II hurried. was a sue
cess. But the Shuberts, ever since she
stepped into the prima donna's role at
the Casino and covered herself with such
glory, have felt that there was another
sort OF debut Miss Segal ought Ito
make. SO there was a tea In her honor
at the Casino yesterday afternoon with
the object of introducing her to society
on Broadway.
Frances Demarest. the statuesque
beauty OF The Blue Paradise poured
tea. Miss Segal. as became a debutante,
received in white. All the debutantes
OF the Broadway set, from the Casino
on the south to the Winter Garden on
the north, were present TO make her feel
at home. At 8 80, when the tea Just
simply had to come to an end because
the stage was ueeded for the evening
performance and j. J. Shubert does not
approve OF late hours for any OF his de-
butantes. Miss Segal said she felt as II
she knew everybody so well that she
would not in the least mind asking them
their real names.
There was an impromptu entertain
ment provided by the chorus In which
Elsa Kitchener and Kathleen George dis
tirguished themselves. Miss Segal shook
hands and said "Oh. howdy.' to lnez
Plummer and Helen Falconer. Violet
Heming and Marilynn Miller. Peggy
Wood and Claiborne Foster. Laura
Walker and Daphne Pollard, as well rs
Francinc Iarrimore. Miriam Collins.
Hattie Burks. Margot Williams, Alma
Belwin. Violet Tell. who was chaperoned
by Julian Eltinge Anna Wheaton, who
Is Just back from London and told the
girls all about Shirley Kellogg Marie
Chambers. Frances Pritchard. Kathleen
Macdonald. Aimee Dalmores. Mollie King
and all the debutantes Of Broadway 1915
model. Miss Segal thought they were
lots nicer than grand opera and Phila-
delphia. which was all she had ever
known before.
Olive Fremstad has been engaged by
cleofonte Campanini to sing Nagnerian
roles with the Chicago Opera Company
during the coming season in Chicago.
She will appear AZ B~rLnnhtldo and
Isolde. She will not be a regular mem
Der OF the company, but will sing as a
guest a number of times. Mime. Frem-
stad last year confined herself alto
gether to concert appearances.
II Ii not improbable hat Nine. Frem-
stad may be heard again at the Metro
politan Opera House. When Giulio
G~atti-casazza arrives in New York he
will find on his desk in the Metropolitan
Opera House ss bulky an envelope as he
ever laid his eyes on. In II will be a
number of letters from Mime. Fremstad's
friends requesting that she be engaged
for a number of appearances in her
most noted parts at the Metropolitan.
/ AnnA EraYnSfnI r.fnGaA tn lIt.p tn
the offer of fifteen appearances made
to her by the director Of the Metropoli-
tan Opera HOUSE a year ago. but IT Is
probable she will be glad to make her
temperance there again. since she has
never been altogether s%upplanted in her
fine dramatic performances OF the Wag-
merriam heroines.
In the meantime other prima donnas
are preparing TO return here for con-
certs. Contracts are all for shorter
terms at the Metropolitan this year.
Most OF the women singers are engaged
for only fifteen appearances. Frieda
Hempcl. who will sing for a shorter time
than she did last year. will leave Rot
terdam for this country on September Is.
On her arrival she will start on a con-
cert tour and will then come back to
study Martha" which she will sing this
WHIT at NHt fh'NiOl'lNah A'' 'H' ihSN
time.
Emmy pestinu is to start in a few
days from her home in Prague for this
country. She has given her home to the
Austrian army for use as a hospital and
has been herself in charge Of the
nursing. She will go directly to the
West. as her concerts will begin in CALI
fornia.
D,,,,t,fFu 'NI u.la mn ptst.VIyf ui11 hA
sung by the aviow Opera Company
with a japanese prima donna in the title
role and the rest OF the parts taken by
persons Of the saIne nationality they are
supposed to represent, Thus Thomas
Chalmers and Riccardo Martin will sing
the parts of the navy officer and the
Consul from America and Lukkuiy san
will he the heroine, The latter was
highly successful las, spring in London
and there made her greatest success az
the puccini heroine. She studied music
at the Conservatory Of Music in Maya
saki and In Italy,
The experiment may he interesting as
a novelty, but II Is not "A principle that
should he carried too far. Think ~
what might happen IL Aida" should he
cast in such "A realistic fashion
II is with uncertainty that all man
] y hAA'llllN ~ 'h'A 'NA' AAbT
successful plays in this city, They are
rarely liked enough a second time TO
make Them profitable, But this has not
been the fate of "Chin Chin" which is
dra win large crowds to the Globe Thea
tire. one hundred and sixty women
members Of the Newark Progressive
Club attended tho performance last
night.
..,-. - II 800.
Theatre, was in a taNicab yesterday
when "A heavy Yotor truck collided with
II. MIR. Wayburn vas tunncd, but after
a while was able to don his sweater and
under the eye OF his personal physician
continue his daily battle FOR art,
MAY Irwin has appointed a woman
assistant stage manager for her com
pany, which is said to he the first in
stance in which such responsibility has
been given to a woman. But managing
cult. II seems as II any woman might
, be equal 20 the task.
william Elliott has announced the
title Of the play which he will producee
on Monday afternoon. 1t is "Billy, Jr'
. II was first called The Dalinquents''
n and then struggled along for IA while
9 with no name AT all.
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