New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-10
NEW PRODUCTIONS
John Drew to Appear in Rosemary"
Granville Bankers Plans.

the organization of a cast OF players
each of whom stands for intellectual
capacity and recognized worth. This
cast is headed by Fife Shannon, whose
work, With that Of Herbert Kelley, who
is also present, is recorded among the
best of recent seasons. These two are
remembered for notable charactsrirs-
tions in "Years Of Discretion" Az.
Arson is named for an important part
He was lately seen in New York with
Marie Tempest in "Mary Goes First
and before that in "The Sslamander"
and in Romance" Olive Wyndham Is
another, the plans for the Sheldon play
in which she was TO have been seen
with Jack Barrymore this season hU-
ing fallen through. She was a men
Der of the New Theatre organization,
of the all-star cast of "0liver Twist
star of what Happened 70 Mary ard
featured in "a Modern Girl" she also
appeared in "The Last Resort" ct the
Longacre. Next comes Cecil Yapp. He
il was who attracted so much attention
for his memorable delineation OF tae
Cat in Maeterlinck's "The Blue Bird
Gilda Varesi is a less familiar name;
but this will not be true after the
premiere Of Children Of Earth fof
She is a real find among emotional
actresses. She is a granddaughter o.
the singer for whom Verdi composee
"Rigoletto." Her minor stage eontri-
buttons in Salvation Nell" and "ko-
nance" have already won commends'
ton. Reginald Barlow, featured N
"What Happened at %" member Of
the New Theatre company, and since
identified with many Ames Productions;
Mrs. Kate Jepson, known as one OF ms
! best character actresses IN TINS COM
try, and Theodor Won Eltz, seen IN ms
Money Makers" complete the list Oh
principals. In addition to these ars
about twenty lesser players and singer;
Alice Brown, author Of the play sna
winner of the $4,000 prize, has never
before entered into the field OF tas
drama save with one or two one-ss
contributions, one Of which, "Join'
Owners in SPAIN" was done by Maurice
Brown at his Little Theatre in Cnlessv,
and another called THE WEB, WheA
was done by Mrs. Clement In bos'oa'
She has to her credit a number OF pup
lished stories, mostly about New Lns
land life, which she has studied iOas
and thoroughly at first hand. Inc pe'.
known of her works heretotore IS
Fools of Nature" Meadow Gfass's
"Rose Mcleod" "The Story OF iny,.,
robin Hoods Barn" and MY ~.
and l." written under the pseudony..
OF Martin Redfeld. She is hfty-,e,ns..
years old. a native Of Hampton fsl'$
X. n. and a resident OF Boston.
Mr.. Granville Barker, the noted ur r
atrical producer Of London, w..
nroduce In Wallack's Theatre dunny
/ the week of January Is. a series ~
most interesting plays. Inc No.
will be under the management OF "
I Iillah Mccarthy and Mr.. Barker.
bernard Shaw's fable play, "And,Y,
cles and the Lion" which never ~
been presented here, and in when ~.
nrincipal roles will be acted py - -
! Mccarthy. as Lavinia, and o. r. nv.
ole. as Androcles they having eIes;
the parts in the original proeu'',sss.
last spring in London-will % III
onening attraction, in conjunction W..
| the UNIQUE play by Anatols ~.
"Tbe Man Who Married DUMP va
the English translation Of which sli,s ss'
been made by Professor Curtis n.u ~
Page. for many years Of the iscui' "
| Columbia University. -,;,, rill
Other plays of the series which .,ms
IA Introduced into the progfspp.r.
early in the engagement are M pa ~.
ker's much discussed producqon, ard
Midsummer Nights Dream; be," and
Shaw's "The Doctors Dilemma, .s,.,
Granville Bsrker's 1.-THE H'
! House"