New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-07
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
Philadelphia Is Confront
ed by a Paradoxical
Situation.

Press agents for film companies have
been insisting for SIX months that the
pictures on their upward journey have
already passed the legitimate on its
way down. Now cores Tie case of
Philadelphia, which is pointed to by the
film impresarios as proof. -.
Last week The Birth of Nation
at 81 a lower birth, opened the Forrest.
simultaneously the Triangle company
announced that the Chestnut Street
Opera House will play 81 pictures late
in the month Contrarily, a stock com
pany at the Walnut is presenting visit
ing stars Robert Edeson and Emma
Dunn among them-at maximum tax
OF 70 cents These same players nav
ing appeared in films from time TO
time. Philadelphians are IN the pc
culiar position Of paying 10 cents Tor
the real thing and 81 for the shadow
thereof.
Meanwhile the film hackers are re-
ioicing, and any one of them VIII tur-
rish on demand-or without tan al
phabetical list of seventy-eight reasons
why the motion picture Is destined to
be the great amusement OF the future.
Realizing that no premiere is com
plete unless It is postponed at least
twice, the management Of MY Lao
Garter" announced for Thursday at
the Booth, has put off the opening In
definitely. The original plans called Tor
its presentation last night.
Louis X. Anspacher's "Our Children"
saw the light at New Haven last night,
and will remain there until time for its
metropolitan hearing at the Maxine El-
lott on Friday night. The cast included
Emmett Corrigan, Christine Norman,
Alma Tell, Albert Bruning, Ralph Nor
gan, Alphonz Either. Arthur Lewis,
Elizabeth Ariens, Rose Ludwig and
John MCGEE. "Our Children" is adapted
from the German. but is unhyphenated.
In order TO make sure that Frederic
Thompson remains at the scene OF his
first triumph. the business men Of
Coney Island will build a house for
him at that place and make him prom
Use 10 live in it. Every cent of money
taken in at Luna Park next Friday Will
60 toward the house. A number Of
years ago Mr.. Thompson founded Luna
and incidentally put Coney on its feet,
and the island is proportlonately CRATE
full.
This year Mr.. Thompson has had
CONCESSION" on the Zone, San Fran
cisco, but the exposition had not been
open long before he discovered that he
was making all the concessions.
Emma Trentini, who sings and de-
tends suits for alienation Of affections
with equal ease, began her road tour
~ o.
She continues in THE Peasant Girl"
By way OF proving that brothers.
in-law are thicker than water. Fred
Niblo Yesterday started operations in
George NJ. Cohan's "Hit-the-Trail
Holiday" the premiere occurring at
that favored spot, Long Branch. There
is plenty OF water in the p lay, incl
dentally. inasmuch as II Is based on
Billy Sundays doings. In the company
are Katherine La Sale, Lorena At
wood, Laura Bennett, Grant stewart,
Joseph Allen. Edgar Halstead, John
OHara and Frederick Dempsey.
Irene Haisman will witness all OF
william Gillette's performances N
"Secret Service" this season, having
been engaged yesterday TO play the
ingenue role.
Unless Ned Wsyburn stops another
motor truck with his anatomy Town
Topics" will reveal itself at the Century
a week from tonight
Elsie Janis's new play, Miss Informa-
ton" was unveiled at Rochester east
night. The play, according 70 reports
from that place. exhibits considerable
ysrsstjIitv and A willing disposition. Ii
becins asa straight comedy. turns into
a Comedy drama in the second act, and
makes lis bow as a musical play. Miss
Janis. as a detective. has chance to
make six changes Of costume. Paul
Dickey and Charles W. Goddard, the
worlds champion broad jumping AL
thors. are res1onsibls for the play.