The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-13
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF N. Y. THEATRES
Selwyn & Co. Begin Rehear-
sails Of Back Home" Based
on Cobb Stories.
NEW PLAYS DISCUSSED

sent so many artistic refugees back TO
this country. Miss Seheider might not
be In Italy. First a pupil OF Giovanni
Lamperti in Rerlin. che was Immediately
engaged 10 become a member OF the
company at the Municipal Theatre In
Zurich. Later she was called TO the
opera house at Karlsruhe n there De-
came known throughout all Germany.
IL was she whom Richard strauss Sc
lecied TO create the difficult role OF Ter
biretta in "AriAdne auf Naxos' AZ
Mannheim. She later sang this part In
various cities. since few German so
pranos were considered equal TO It's DIFF
nculties. Miss Schneider will sing Elttrd
in la Muette de rortici' when Mile
Pavlowa produces that work Mt the Lex
ington Avenue Opera House.
Selwyn a Co. have begun rehearsals
~ Rack Home" which Bayard WELLER
made out Of Irwin Cobh's stories about
Judge P-est. The comedy will soon he
acted here. Roth Willie T. Sweatnam
and Thomas Wise will appear in the
scene Of Southern life which make up
the play. Its hero is a young magazine
writer who goee 20 a small Southwestern
town TO investigate child labor in the
mills. He sees the foreman kick a child.
kills him in a night and is saved from
the anger OF the mob against n Yankee
by the Judge to whose daughter he has
become engaged.
II is the wisdom Of the Judge who
gets him safely through a trial when
the sentiment Of all the community is
agains; him. The jury Is made up OF
veterans 81 the Confederate army who
lieten with interest TO the Judges story
that the grandfather Of the defendant
was a brave Confederate soldier and
fought by his side. When his negro ser
want plays a patriotic southern tune
outside the courtroom, the Jurors not
only Acquit the young prisoner. but
honor him with three cheers for hts
Confederate grandfather.
The characters have been taken from
the stories which Irwin Cobb contributed
10 the Saturday Eren,u0 Post. hut Mr..
Neiller has also used his own fiction for
the play.
lAuri de Frece and his wife, Fay
Compton. who were here in "To-night's
the Night" and were a part OF the pre-
iim.nary preparation for Hands Up
Will have the leading roles when The
only Cir IL given In London.
Lou-Tellegen. who has been acting
IN the moving pictures in the West.
WILL soon return 10 this city and under
the management 81 Elisabeth Marhury
appear in a new comedy which Is nov
nearly ready. IL 10 from the pen "
jules Bois. who has been In this country
since last winter. NJ. Tellegen acted in
the movies tn Somerset Maughsm's play
The Explorer which Lewis Waller and
Constance Collier produced at Days
Theatre II Is unfortunate 10 long as
the conditions OF the regular stage maxi
IL impossible hat he should appear in
such PLAYS as The Dukes Motto" and
The Cors.can Case" that he could not
h. seen in them on the MIN. He would
be an ideal ~impesonator OF the twin
heroes Of The Corsican Brothers
william Raymond, who has not been
seen on the New York stage since he
appeared In W Are severn has been
engaged as leading support 20 Ruth
Chlttcrton IN "pa,!dy lNcng-LSgs."
Just how dircuN 1t is 10 he a pro-
Queer and actor manager and AZ the
same time a member Of the Actors
Equity Association one Of the lSst
known actor Is just now real
izing In what he considered the per-
fectly proper course of his business he
dismissed an actor In his company after
signing a contract for the season with
him.
huA 10 MI hNN'I aAld IllflllftE VI Nllt
Actors Equity Association he had 10
agree that the actor had a ground for
appealing 10 the society. so the man
ager who enEaged hin will nave the
e~mbarrassing experience OF appea~ng
Al the trial ~ the charges as an actor
and a manager. In disCharging the
PLAYER he may have been altogether
within his rights rs an actor, But I,
will be necessary for him 20 prove that
he acted as a manager is allow e a to.
and II is really as an actor that he be.
longs 10 this association.
Maurice and Florence Walton are one
Of the dancing teams which need not
have left New York merely 20 earn more
money; so their appearance IN Hands
Up m the road may ne attributed al
together TO their artistic ambitions
During the time they have spent on the
roof of the Hotel Fillmore this summer
dancing in the Cascades, there has never
been a week In which their earnings
have fallen below $1,000 They appear
there on a sharing basis, receiving a
certain part ~ all money tina is paid
AZ the door, During their absence
Emile Lea and Jules Rancourt, who
was a former dancing partner OF Cab,
Deslys. will he seen AZ the hotel.
When Lewis Waller and Madge Tith,
eradge return here 10 play Gambler.
All" by the late Mrs. Martindel. IN,
incident will have an interest FOR ole
thoatregoers. Mrs Martindel, who died
during the run Of her play IN London
was a daughter or Sir Charles Young
author OF Jim the Penman.' which wa.
. a notable New York success in it, time
She lived only 10 see one OF her play.
acted. Jim the Penman'' never en-.
ioyed the success IN Iondon which 4
/, had IN this country.
Louise Homer after a long vacation
from the concert stage viii return L
the Metropolitan opera House next win
ter and will appear there as We'll as II
about half a'hundred concerts, Mime
Homer spent last winter in her coun
try nome near New York.
Ernestine Schumal n-lieink VIII SIM
once in recital here during the season
y Her managers hav selected for he
election day. which is one OF the bes
: in the year for recitals since a larG,
3 public at other times unable TO visit
; afternoon concerts is free on that day
, ICE PALACE FOR SHUBERTS.
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