New-York tribune., 1915-09-10
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
May Irwin VIII Turn Her
Summer Place Into an
Actors Home.

May Irwin's summer residence in the
Thousand Islands will be an actors
home if it lives another year. While
this move is being made by Miss Irwin
with only the welfare OF the actors in
mind, il is understood that she is not
in position TO reject any incidental ad-
vantage that accrues to "33 Washing
ton Square" now playing at the Park.
The only catch in the project is Miss
Irwin's statement .nat the home will be
open TO retired comedians and comedi-
ennes exclusively" At another point
IN the announcement, however, it is
stated that "the only requirement will
be that re or she must have tried to
make people laugh" which is taken to
mean that Miss Irwin must have re-
Tented and decided to make it easier 10
quglfy.
Miss Irwin, who is worth almost as
much money as Lillian Russell claims
. TO spend annually for clothes, has at
various times given large sums to char
ity In giving her home she will reach
the climax Of her benefactions. The
home is on an island opposite Clayton,
y. Y, and will be called Rosemary
when the actors take possession.
campaign will be conducted shortly to
secure an adequate endowment fund.
In proof of what the sacrifice will
cost her, Miss Irwin announces that in
future she will live near Philadelphia.
Mainly for the purpose of combating
legislation that they consider hostile,
motion picture men representing every
branch Of the industry met at the Nc
Alpin yesterday and took the first steps
toward the organization of the Motion
Picture Board of Trade of America.
Nearly all of the big concerns were rep
resented.
Only S37O,OOO,O00 was taken in at
motion picture shows last year, stated
the film people, and they are of the
opinion that something ought TO be
done about IT.
Brandon lyman, actor, is the author
Of George Arliss's new play, as yet un-
named. Arliss landed from England
Yesterday, bringing with him Mrs:
Arliss, a desire 10 return to work, and
a moderately good story about Yep
pelin scare.
c. VI. s. Mcclellan, who has been of
in a quiet spot in the Argonne writing
musical comedy, also reached New
York Yesterday. Although Mr.. McLel-
| Ian brought the manuscript with him,
| Jealous Vienna librettists made no eff
fort 20 have the vessel torpedoed. II
/ is entitled Around the Map" and Klaw
& Erlanger have already put it into re-
hearsal. Herman Finck is responsible
for the music, and Joseph Urban has
been given some blue paint and told TO
get busy on the scenery.
Town Topics" has been postponed to
September IS, and number Of people
are beginning TO understand why the
theatre is called the Century.
Not only has a Cleveland newspaper
man had n play called The Eternal
/ Nagdalene" produced in his home town,
but the Selwyns will present the play
in New York The author is Robert
II. Mclaughlin, and the play IS stili
running al the Colonial Theatre, Cleve-
land Tuasmuch as the Selwyns rarely
make mistakes, il is believed that the
title of the play is misnomer.
The Hippodrome will open under the
Dillingham; management early in Oeto,
ber. and the new show will be called
"Hipi Hip! Hooray!" In this in
stance IL is said that the title conveys
good idea of the plot.
Maude Adams is rehearsing four
plays, preparatory TO beginning her
laason an, of town October l1th. She
will come 10 the Empire December 20,
with rePcrtOTy consisting listing, Of x"ps. Peter T
a.Ths TTh Lizzie Minister" Quality Street"
"The Legend of LeonOra" and THE
Ladies Shakespeare"
The latest play to follow the custom
of the season ard undergo change OF
title is Husband and WIFE" which n
viii he called "A Marie Mistress
,rhor /, op,ns at the Forty-eighth
Street Theatre next Wednesday.
One of the most important Literary
.,nouprements of the season is that
the career O. Earle Williams, moving