New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
Mrs. A. II. WOOds's Motor
Trip-FOrbeS- Robertson
Praises Mantell.

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well known theatrical manager, intends
10 cross the continent by motor for the
purpose of visiting the Panama-Pacifc
Fair. and her start is scheduled Tor
May 20 from in front of the kltlnge
Theatre. Mrs. Woods will herself drive
the car over the five thousand miles
contemplated IN the itinerary. when
will carry her through Cleveland. Cni-
cago. Omaha. Denver. Colorado springs
salt Lake City, Los Angeles and INTO
San Francisco. Her party will inc!ude
Mrs. Leo Fruhauf. of this city. TWO
maids and a mechanlcian. A spec!aI
car. equipped 10 make the party lnde-
pendent of camping outfits and notes
is now in the course OF construction;
A motion picture concern has securea
Mrs. Woods's permission TO send WIN
her an operator TO record incidents
of the Journey, out OF which daily
features will be made and sent
throughout the country to boom the
Coast Exposition.
Nine. Betty hansen. who is seen on
the screen this week in "A oman S
Resurrection" at the New York HIPPO
drome. received word from the other
side Yesterday that she Is 20 DE deco-
rated By King Haakon of Norway Tor
artistic merit. This Will be the third
time that Nine. Nansen has been the
recipient of orders from kings. She IS
already the possesso' Of gold medals
from the late King Frederick VII OF
Denmark and King Oscar O. Sweden.
On her way home to Denmark, this
summer after the conclusion Of her
engagement with the william Fox Film
CORPORATION. she will stop for a week
IN Christiania, the capital Of Norway,
in order 20 play weeks engagement
as guest at the National Theatre, the
home stage Of the lbsen and BJornson
plays.
Thirty girls from THE Peasan,
Girl" which is playing at the Forty
fourth Street Theatre, viii sell pro-
grammes this afternoon az the opening
Of the racing season at Belmont PARK
The proceeds Of the sale viii be applied
20 three war funds. the Lafayette FUND
the Committee Of Mercy and the Blue
Cross Fund
Richard Barbee made his first APP
pearance yesterday afternoon N the
role of Youth in "EXperience at MAY
inc Elliott's Theatre. succeeding VIII
lam Elliott. who retired from the role
after playing it for thirty weeks IN
order 20 take much needed rest
Plans we're filed yesterday for the
partial alteration Of the Princess Inca
ire on West Thirty ninth Street. 10
hermit the basement 20 be Transformed
into a Green Room The entire space
under the auditorium is 10 be altered
fitted up as a parlOr and lourglng
room. for the use of the patrons of the
theatre. and il will be here that the
rightly fashion show between the acts
will take place. The privileges OF
using the Green Room will also be ac-
corded the principals of Nobody
Home" but il is stated that the young
ladies' Of the chorus will no: be per-
mitted there.
Morris Gest. Of the theatrical firm
Of Comstock & Gcst. yesterday recov-
cred a diamond pendant earring which
had been lost by Mrs. Gest last Thurs
day night between the Metropolitan
Opera House and the home o. Miss
Geraldine Farrar. in. West Seventy
fourth street. Mr.. Gest offered a re-
ward of 5000 for the return of the or
nament. Yesterday the earring was
brought to Mr.. Gest's Office in the Prin-
cess Theatre by Philip Kumpa, a gro
GERS clerk, employed at III West
Forty-sixth Street. Kumpa got the
5000
Dolly Lewis, who has been a head
liner in vaudeville for the last two
years. playing miss 3l8," BY Rupert
Hughes, has been engaged by Selwyn
& Co. for the role Of the stenographer
in THE Show Shop
Nicholas Dunaew, the Russian actor
who is connected with the Vitagraph
Players. is organizing a benefit for the
relief Of Russian actors who are des-
titute and unable to help themselves.
The performance will take place in the
Mckinley Square Theatre on Friday
evening, May 2S, and in addition 10
MIR. Dunaew the following stars will
appear: Miss Anita Stewart. Earle
Williams. Maurice Costello. Flora
Finch. Kate Price. Robert Edesou and
5. VI. Spedon. of the N.taRraph Com
pany, and James Young and Clara X m
ball Young.
David ". Griffith. ;he producer OF
"The Birth of Nation" announces
for the subject Of his next film "The
Quest Of the Holy Grail" Mr. Griffith
has long been an admirer OF the Edwin
A. Abbey Grail" pictures that adorn
the Public Library in Boston. and has
made several trips thither this spring
TO study their possibilities for a
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rights. The production will be fully
as sumptuous as THE Birth of a Ma
ton" and the cast will include several
Of the leading romantic actors of the
Am rican stage. Work will De started
in June, Immediately upon the dlrec-
tors return TO Los Angeles.
The Green Room Club entertain
ment at the ;hubert Theatre tomorrow
afternoon will begin at / 80 sharp, and
the time table as now arranged in
dicates that it will not be finished until
o'clock Five new one-act plays will
be presented. each with star actor or
actress a. the head of the cast. In ad-
dition there will be a score OF special
features.
The other evening in Springfield
/ Mass, SIR Johnston FORBES Robertson
summoned before the curtain during
his farewell performance. did thing
rather unusual among theatrical stars
by commencing the work OF another
actor in the same field, says "The
/ Springfield News"
He called attention TO the com
/ ing OF Robert Mantell TO the Court
! Square Theatre next week in series
. - El,.l so To- Pm 4
ing that the people of Springfield would
show appreciation OF the efforts of
Mantcll TO offer the best in literature
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