New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-23
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
Cut Rate Tickets Will Re.
ceive No Mercy from
A. II. Woods.

The present theatrical market may
have q bearish appearance, states A. II.
Woods, but al tickets for his attrac-
tions will continue TO be sold at par.
From him the cut rate pssteboard need
expect no quarter-not a nickel. in
fact. In expressing himself to this
effect Mr.. Woods yesterday used plain
language.
81 consider the step in this direction
taken by some of the managers not
only as a betrayal Of trust" he de-
clared. but also as a deliberate at
tempt TO deceive the public. If q play
isn't worth 81 seat the managers
might just as we'll send 1t to the store
house. instead of trying to inveigle the
public into buying something they don't
want"
The reduction of prices at the Cand-
Ter, George NJ. Cohan said last night,
does not carry with it the assurance
that he is in favor of cut rates. The
action, he said, was taken by Sam II.
Harris, who il the only member of the
firm who owns stock in the Gambler
Theatre. There will be no reductions,
Cohan stated, az the Aston, Conan or
Gaiety theatres.
John ". Cope, whose most recent ap-
pearance in New York was in the part
Of the soap manufacturer in at Pays
TO Advertise" has been engaged TO Gre
ate the role of Judge Priest in IRWIN
Cobb's Back Home"
The regular weekly change OF title OF
the new Potash and Perlmutter" play
took place yesterday afternoon. when
the name was changed from Potash
and Perlmutter in Wall Street" to
wall Street Gets Potash and Perlmut-
ter" THE next change is scheduled for
September 20 and will take place be-
fore q specially invited audience.
The next attraction at the Princess
will be a Marbury Comstock musical
production. entitled VERY Good.
Eddie"
Cool weather having arrived. May
Irwin and "33 Washington Square" will
I
on Monday evening. A percentage Of
next weeks receipts will be given to
the Empire State Suffrage Committee:
Miss Irwin, however. will not be
idle in the interim Recently the star
wrote to the National Press Club.
Washington, informing the members
thereof that she thought newspaper
man was wonderful institution. The
executive committee of the club wrote
hack that they agreed with her. Then
| Miss Irwin wrote that she would like TO
sprlnkle a little Joy into their lives by
giving complimentary performance
of 1873 Washington Square" In Wash
, ington.
Tomorrow morning, consequently.
the company will go TO Washington
and the play will be presented at the
National Theatre in the afternoon.
/ After the play Miss Irwin will be guest
of honor at q reception at the fress
] CIub ONLY two other women-and
/ Edward Bok-have been similarly
/ honored.
Elsie Janis, in miss Information,
bv Paul Dickey and Charles W. God
dard. will take possession OF the Conan
Theatre on October o.
"Our Children" interrupted by the
heat, will try it again at the Maxine
! Elliott tonight.
3eino one Of the worlds largest the
aires. the Hippodrome has installed q
"publicity, excursion and exploitation
! department" in good condi ton. IL IS
not known whether any alarums 20
with the excursions.
Are You Ny Wife," farce. by Roy
Atwell and the industrious MAX march,
is about 10 20 into rehearsal.
Frances Starr returned from her va
cation Yesterday, having left Lake
Ceorge where she found IL. Following
a tour in "Marie-0dile." Miss starr
will be seen in a new play py the
authors Of Grumpy
Zellah Covington, co-author OF some
Rabv" has asked the Imperial German
e,overnment TO compensate him for the
loss Of five plays and an aeeumuIauonn
81 IDEAS which went TO the bottom Win
the Arabic. II successful in this ell
| fort. Mr.. Covington will sue the North
| pole for being so far away that he
cannot visit il in search OF ideas.
Joseph Brennan, the detective IN
1.-THE Dummy" will play Professor
Moriarty in William Gillette's forth
coming production OF SheTioek