New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-01
NEWS OF PLAYS
And PLAYERS
Some New Productions
Planned-Edith Thayer in
THE Peasant Girl
Ey HECTOR TURNBULL

Ned Wayburn's production OF the
French farce "She's In Again" playing
in 7 auce under the title Of "Ma Tante
dHonfeur" and in England as "My
Aunt" will open its season at the Ly-
ccum Theatre, Rochester then 60 TO
the Broad Street Theatre, Philadelphia,
for a limited gagennent, after which
II will be brought to New York. The
company will consist of Ada Lewis,
Mrs. Stuart Robson, Arthur Aylesworth,
Edward Nicander, George Schiller,
Eileen Van Biene, Ann Warrington,
Sydney Greenstreet. the Hon. Helen
Montagu and Clifford Robertson.
Mrs. Hopkins, the leading woman Of
the Punch and Judy Playhouse Com
pany, is going to spend Good Friday In
a typically English manner. On that
day there will be no performance OF
"The Clever Ones and Mrs. Hopkins
will be found NJ p. m. giving away
part of stock of 500 bags OF hot cross
buns at the Salvation Army headquar-
ters, in Cooper Square. At p. M
Ms. Hopkins will distribute the bal
ance of the supply at the Church OF
the Ascension.
At the ball Of the Allied Arts Of the
Theatre, to be given in behalf OF the
Actors Fund on Thursday, April 8,
there will be a number of special feat
ures. The programme will also include
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Castle, Mr.. Maui
rice and Miss Walton, Miss LYDIA
Lopokova, the Dolly sisters and others,
who are arranging special dances Tor
that occasion.
Reisenweber's announces new de-
parture in the form Of entertainment
Tor lis Cucsts. BEGINNING next Mon
day night, there will be presented twice
each evening q musical revue called
"Too Much Mustard" TO be interpreted
bv we'll known principals and sing
ing and dancing girls selected from
recent Broadway musical successes
Among the principals are Edna WINS
tier. Marie Lavarre and Barrett Green
wood
Although Emma Trentini does not
sing at Wednesday matinees IN me
Peasant Girl" at the Forty-fourth
Street Theatre, the Shuberts have
arranged TO give matinees on wee
nesday with Edith Thayer taxing
the place Of Mile. Trentini; MISS
Thaver is the young woman VINO sang
in "Ihe Firefy" at Wednesday mau-
nees during the engagement OF rem
TIM at the Casino two years ago. her
first appearance will be next "euheS-
day afternoon, April z.
Reginning next week there Will be
nine performances Of Granville Bar
ker's productions in Wallacks Theatre.
The additional performance is
THURSDAY matinee of "Androcles and
the Lion" with "The Man Who Married
a Dumb Wife," in addition to the reg
Mar night performances. The Doc
tor,s Dilemma" and "a Midsummer
Nights Dream" retain their places IN
the repertory.
ValU ValH. Glen Hall. Edwin Martindel,
VIII Phillips and Vincent Sullivan are
at the head of the company that has
Icen engaged by the r. c. Herndon
Company to appear IN the American
version OF the musical Importation
"Tbe Lady in Red" which Is to nave
its first presentation IN TINS country
at the Apollo Theatre, Atlantic Clty' on
ApriI 10. From that city the operetla
will be taken direct 10 chicago LOT
SDring and summer run INV Lazy ="
Red" was originally produced at the
Theatre des Westerns. in Berlin. where
II was played for two seasons. Inc
music is by Robert Winterberg., For
REDUCTION here the book and lyrics
have been done by Anne Caldwell from
the German of julius Brammer and
Alfred Gruenwald.
The first performance OF VisI,ihg
at the Neighborhood Play
house will take place on Saturday even,
inc April 3, when Whitford Kane and
his associate players will present two
one-act plays, lonesome Like by
Harold Brighouse. and Red Turf" by
Rutherford Wayne. Mr. Kane. who IS
4 character actor Of Irish and Scotch
PARTS. will be remembered in New
York for his performance in Inc
Drone" two seasons ago. The Neigh
borhood Players will also be seen in
Wilfred Wilson Gibson's women
kind" These three folk plays will be
presented again on Sunday evening"
April T.
Kugel & McCune announce that
Emmett Corigan and company or
eight will appear at the Palace Inc,
stre commencing Monday in The Red