New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-01
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
New License Needed for
Wallack's Farewell
Frohman Tells Plans.

/ The farewell performance OF Gran
vile Barker and his company tonight
at Wallack's Theatre has cost Mr..
Barker precisely $3.50 more than he had
bargained for. The license Of Wal
lacks ran out last night, and in order
TO renew II for a single day the man
agement was forced 90 pay the city
half the amount required for a full
years term. Though the Bureau Of
, Licenses was willing to do anything il
could 20 accommodate the theatre, it
had no Jurisdiction, and so Charles
Burnhsm was forced to pay $3.50 yes
terdsy afternoon in order that Wal
lacks might give Its farewell perform
ance tonight. Following the perform
ance Mr.. Burnhsm has arranged an in
teresting series OF speeches. Gran
Vile Barker will speak. followed by
Augustus Thomas. Miss Rose Cogh
Ian, frst leading woman on the present
Wallsck stage, will read an epilogue
written expressly for her by Oliver
HEREFORD. On May the furnishings
will be sold at auction.
Charles Frohman, who leaves for
London on the Lusitania this morning,
/ has arranged TO produce new com
edy by Henry Arthur Jones in New
York in October. The play is Amcri-
can in its spirit and its setting. II has
not as yet been named. Justus Miles
Forman, the author of "The Hyphen,'
accompanies Mr.. Frohman on the Lusi-
tania and will devote most Of the trip
to laying out the plan of new comedy
which is due for production this fall.
/ A new combination Of stars, similar
| TO those now appearing In "A Cele-
bratel Case" will be seen for the first
time in this city during the summer.
| This newest of Frohman all-star vent
ures will be called the Star Comedy
! Combination.
The Friars' dinner at the Hotel Aston
tomorrow night in honor Of John
Ringing, one of the most popular of
the numerous Ringing brothers, OF
circus fame, bids fair to be one of the
most brilliant of all the feasts that have
been provided by that organization
durins the last winter. There will be
speeches by Irwin Cobb, Raymond
| Hitchcock, George NJ. Cohan, De Wolf
Hopper, Rennold Wolf, All 7. Ringing
and Wilton Lackaye, and surprise
vaudeville entertainment.
The Booth New York performance of
"On Trial. at the Gambler Theatre will
be celebrated at the matinee this after
noon.
Weber & Fields are going back 10
their old home in the Broadway The
atre, at 4lst st. They have been en-
gagged by the World Film Corporation
70 appear in at least two comedies a
month, and all the first releases have
been secured for the Broadway. Their
first comedy, entitled Two of the
Finest" will be shown for the entire
week, beginning tomorrow. In add
/ ton to the Weber & Fields comedy
Charles Chaplin will appear in "By the
| Sea" The main feature for the week
will be Lois Meredith and Owen Moore
! in Help Wanted" The fourth of the
! series of Paramount South American
SCENES will show trip through Flor
ida.
The entire world in wax exhibition
at the Eden Musee has been given its
usual spring clearing, and numerous
additions have been made to the collec-
! ton. The kinemacolor natural colored
moving pictures show the COM
/ ing week, among others, Mission
/ Bells" society at Hot Springs, Alice
! LLOYD and "An Awkward MixUp."