New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-15
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
Special Train to New
HaVen's Performance Of
"Iphigenia in Tauris."

Special provision is being made by
the New Haven Railroad to take care
of the crowds that will 60 from New
York to-day to attend the first per-
Torrance Of the series Of Granville
Bankers open air Greek productions IN
the Yale bowl al New Haven. The play
Will be "Iphigena in Tauris." with Miss
Lillian Mccarthy in the role of lphi-
genia. Il is expected that at least l2,-
600 persons, including New Haven
school children, Will see the perform
ance.
Miss Peggy Wood, late with George
VI. Cohan and William Collier in
Hello, Broadway" and Ryan Walker,
official cartoonist OF the friars, were
in receipt of letters OF thanks and ap-
probation from the Sing Sing prison
authorities yesterday for their i'm
promptu entertainment before 1900
convicts in the Sing Sing auditorium
on Monday night. Miss Wood sang
several solos, which were received with
enthusiasm, while Mr.. Walkers stories
of The Adventures of Henry Dubb,"
which were illustrated with lightning
crayon sketches, brought forth plenty
of laughter and applause. Because Of
the small seating capacity Of the audi
forum il was necessary for Miss " God
and Mr. Walker TO give the programme
twice, each time before 900 convlcts.
MIR. Walker had been invited TO give
his "Henry Dubb" talk by the warden
OF Sing Sing, Thomas Mott Osborne.
Miss Wood was one of the Walker
party which travelled to the prison,
and was invited TO sing when 1t was
discovered by the officials that she Is
one Of Broadway's youngest stars.
Miss Margot Williams, who created
the roles Of lntoxication and Frail-
" in the original production Of "Ex-
perience" last autumn, and then lett
the company in January, will resume
her original role at the Maxine Elliott
Theatre Monday night. Miss Williams
by her return emphasizes the fact that
the original cast which presented this
production in October is still playing
A Charlie Chaplin number was intro
duced at the Princess Theatre Thurs
day night as a new feature Of NO
body Home" when the entire chorus
made famous by the moving picture
star.
Mrs. Eva French Phipps. the only
surviving member of the original cast
of "A Celebrated Case" when that
piece was first produced at the Union
Square Theatre in 1873, last night at
tended the play as acted by the all
star cast at the Empire Theatre. Mrs.
Phipps, then known as Eva French,
acted Adrienne. the child, in the
original Union Square Theatre cast,
and last night, accompanied by her son,
saw the play for the hrst time III
thirty-seyen years.
At meeting Of the chorus OF Chin
Chin" held At the Globe yesterday, the
girls decided TO establish a vacation
fund. and elected Selma Mantell. Hazel
Lewis and Lydia Scott as trustees.
Each girl Is to deposit five dollars
week for ten weeks. ~ "Chin-Chin'
does not continue throughout the sum
mer twenty of the young ladies viii
take trip up the 81. Lawrence to-
gether, chaperoned by Zelma Rawlston.
The regular sale OF seats for the
Green Room Club Review will begin
al the Shubert Theatre on Monday
morning. The performance is 10 oc-
cur on Friday afternoon. Owing 10
the length of the performance, the cur
tain viii 90 up At 1850 sharp