New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-03
NEWS OF PLAYS
And PLAYERS
Good Bill at the Palace,
with Lydia Lopokova
and HOudini.

Dainty little Lydia Lopokova danced
into the Palace Theatre yesterday and
the hot air Of summer suddenly be-
came changed into balmy spring. Miss
Lopokova, with all unpleasant dramatic
memories left far behind her. danced
alone and with Edmund Makalif a num-
Der of her most charming dances. Miss
Lopokova is one Of the lightest and
most graceful Of living ballerinas and
yesterdays audiences applauded her to
the utmost.
Stella Mayhem was another head
liner and, assisted by Billy Taylor, she
pleased all with her comedy. Others
on the excellent bill were Joseph f.
Howard and Mabel McCane, Marie
Nordstrom in Bits of Acting" Houdi-
nj. Mile. Maryon Vadie and company in
dances, and Ben Welch. 1t was alto
gether a real Palace afternoon and
evening, and despite the heat the au-
diences were of almost capacity size.
W. F. Common. who will direct the
coming American tour &C Nine. Bern
hardt, is in receipt Of a letter from
the great French actress in which she
SAYS she longs TO set foot on this coun-
try's soil again-''not one foot, but
two"-and that the new one is still a
little troublesome. She writes that the
rehearsals she is giving the artificial
member are progressing admirably,
and that her health and spirits are eX
cellent. Nine. Bernhard and her COM
pany will sail in the late summer and
her season Of repertoire at the New
Amsterdam Theatre will begin on Sep
tember 20 with the first American
presentation Of Tristan Bernsrd's mel
odrama, Jeanne Dore,' in which Nine.
Bernhard gives a portrayal Of the
mother of a thief.
Alexander Won Nuber, Austro- Hun
garian Consul General in New York.
and f. Hosenfelder. acting German
companied by their suites, will oc-
cupy boxes at the opening perform
ance of the new Viennese operetta,
"The Blue Paradise" when it is seen
for the first time at the Casino The
atre on Thursday evening. THE Blue
Paradise" is a German Austrian ope-
retta, with music by Edmund Eysler,
a Viennese, and book by Leo Stein, the
librettist Of The Merry Widow"
Arrangements have been made for
the girls in "The Passing Show Of
1918" at the Winter Garden to alter
nate each evening in the swimming
pool scene. The girls who have not
had this chance heretofore will now
take advantage of the bathing in the
hot weather
Maurice and Florence Walton, the
stars in Hands Up" will introduce a
new dance tonight, which they have
called THE Sing Sing Trot." This
number will be use5 in the scene en-
titled THE Dansant at Sing Sing"
Marie Tempest, Graham Browne,
Francis Wilson and Ann Murdoch, the
four stars who are to appear in the
double comedy bill, The Duke of KILL
crankie," and a new fifty-minute Barrie
play. came together for a conference
Yesterday for the first time since each
became a party to this contract, which
is TO reopen the Lyceum Theatre on
September 6. The new tifty-minute
play by J. VI. Barrie, which is TO be an
important part of this newest of Froh-
man star combinations, will have its
first performance on any metropolitan
stage when given at the Lyceum
Theatre.
The Russian Symphony Orchestra,
under the leadership of Modest Alt
schiller, will give another series Of
three popular promenade concerts at
the Madison Square Garden on the even
ings of Friday, August 6; Tuesday,
August l., and Friday, August 20. The
intervening time between August s
and August IT the orchestra will NIL
an engagement at Chautauqua Lake.
The Country Life Permanent Expo
sition in the Grand Central Terminal
is renewing its Offer of last season, TO
musical organizations and women's
clubs, for the free use Of its hall. The
hall has been newly reftted and IS 10
be open to the public on Saturday, Sep
TENDER (. The management publishes
from time 10 time programmes and bull
letins, combining the offerings Tor the
current week or fortnight, but If spec
ial programmes for concert are re-
auired they are furnished By the must
clans planning 1t.