New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-15
Marie Tempest TO Appear
IN American Play,
NEARLY Married.
DICKY BIRD" WITH
"POLYGAMY" ACTORS
eynerience" Will Be Given in
Tent at the Panama
Exposition.

-, London company at the Comedy
TAs,tre in a repertory of her most sue
.,,ful comedies, is about 20 make her
e-.t appearance in an American play.
,,Ser the direction Of John Cort and
10 arrangement with Edgar Selwyn,
,ytbor Of Nearly Married" Miss
T.mnest will begin a tour 20 the Pa
,;se Coast in that play. She will be
,y,ported by William Graham Browne
and her present company.
The tour which Mr.. Cort has ar
-.,ced will extend we'll into the sum-
.sr While Miss Tempest is starring
u "Nearly Married. a male star will
also be using the play. Richard Ben
,s.t begins an engagement at the Cort
Theatre. Boston. tonight, under the
Management OF Selwyn & Co.
apicky Bird" is the title Of new
sps.sct play by Harvey O'Higgins and
Harriet Ford. which will have its pre-
njere Friday ~ a professional matinee
~ "Polvesmy" at the Park Theatre.
III. cage for "Dicky Bird" is a New
YORK apartment. It's authors declare
,h,t Il is new point of view on the
American husband. and that Il was
written especially for Harry Shaw.
Cbrystal Herne. Stephen Wright and
ether members Of the "Polygamy" cast
Will have parts IN the play.
Twenty former players living at the
Actors Fund Home, West New Brigh-
Ton. Staten Island. will be the guests
Of the Shuberts this afternoon at the
Hippodrome Winter Circus. The party
will include sll who are physically able
70 attend. Peanuts and pink lemon
sde have been provided. and after the
performance there will be refresh
ments in the cook tent" in the base
ment
Daniel Frohman, president of the
Actors Fund; F. F. Macksy, vice
president; W. c. Austin. assistant sec
rotary, and Mr.. and Mrs. James Half
penny, superintendent and matron Of
the home. will also be in the party.
With almost every theatrical firm
preparing to display its wares for the
exposition crowds on the Coast, Com
stock & Gest have found difficulty in
finding home for Experience" when
il leaves the Casino in August and
been overcome by obtaining ground at
the exposition for a tent. There Will
ian Elliott and his associates will re-
main for six weeks.
Morris Gest said yesterday that when
be found there were no theatres to be
had he learned that Frederick Belasco
bad a special concession and ii ok
perience" could be played under canvas
NJ -. 10 he q
first class stage and guarantee seating
capacity of 1900 opera chairs. Hence
the Casino attraction will play Coast
engagement.
The only ticket unsold at the Thirty
ninih Street Theatre on Lincoln's
Birthday was put 10 a peculiar use yes
terdsy. The members of the company
in "A Mix-Up" inclosed il in a bunch
Of American Beauties they sent as
valentine 20 their star, Marie Dressler.
Ruth Chatterton. of DADDY Long
Legs" az the Gsiety Theatre, was the
guest OF honor al tea given yester-
day by the author, Jean Webster, in
her home, 12S West Fifty-ninth Street:
Among others present were Mr.. and
nah, Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Z. Doty.
Nr and Mrs. Edwin Jarrett, DR.. and
Mrs. Abraham Flexner. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert Miller. William Wallace Irwin,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward LOOMS, Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Henry and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Knoblsuch.
Mrs. Betty hansen, the Scandinavian
IL Of
Plaza last night at a dinner and dance
given by A. token Worm. Swanstrom
and Judson. from "The Castles in the
Air" initiated the Castles and two of
spellmRn's bears came up from the
Hippodrome and danced. Among those
present we're Mr. and Mrs. Robert n.
Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Armstrong,
Mrs. Robert Cresswell, Mrs. Julia 5.
Hill, Miss Esther Nansen and the Hon.
Miss Helene de Scanenskjold.
Among the guests and speakers at
the eleventh annual dinner of the Asso-
citation Of Theatre Managers Of Greater
New York to be held at the Waldorf
next Sunday evening, will be Granville
Barker, City Chamberlain Bruere, Con-
troller Prendergast, Winthrop Ames,
Dudley Field Malone, Rex Beach, JUS
tee Erlanger Of the Supreme Court,
Reanold Wolf, Percy Williams, James
l. Ford. Julian Street, Fire Commits
soner Adamson, William Travers Jer-
one. Justice Keogh of the Supreme
Court and Robert Davis.
William A.. Brady will present De
Wolf Hopper in "The Woman Of the
Guard" at a Shubert theatre Easter
Monday. Two Gilbert and Sullivan
operas not given in this city in many
years. "The Sorcerer' and Trial by
Jury" will be presented during the
engagement Another revival will be
The Gondoliers," and "The Mikado,
Pirates of Penzsnce" and "Pinafore"
vii be sung. OF course.
At the Forty-fourth Street Theatre
ne demand for "The Merchant Of
Venice has been so great that Mr..
Brady has arranged special matinee
Friday. For the benefit Of school
ruRila NJ MargofItS VI Ill