The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-06
MONKEY CALLED
TO ACT IN LONDON
Chiquita and Two Other Ac-
tors, All in "ROmance" Cast
Here, Wanted Abroad.
PLAYS WITH MISS KEANE

VI TttOkn1tiDH. tnllultt, viz inn
who was for a whole season with Doris
Keane at the Maxine Elliott Theatre in
Romance" seemed no indispensable to
the success of that play that the gifted
similar has just been X to England
by her trainer in order to w the same
important part In the third act that
she did here. Miss Keane was more
or less Indifferent as to her leading man,
but she felt that the presence OF Chi
auita was as indispensable to success as
the temperamental prima donna.
Two other actors associated with the
long run of the play In this city were
sent for by Miss Keane to go to Lon
don. One was Gilda Varesi. who made
such an impression as the German
dame dc compagnie of the prima donna
who understood just how to mix her
sphagetti. and A. f.. Arson, who played
the New York banker But the monkey
was the first importation.
william Elliott, who first
his forthcoming play at the Comedy
Theatre as THE Delinquents," then
spared for wind with the comprehen-
sive description "a new play which he
hopes you will like and after trying
billy, Jr," for twenty-four hours called
/ wv Blt't JUST bOyS, haS INV w
1t on-but only temporarily. Instead
OF being acted at the matinee this af-
t%ernoon. the new play of Juvenile life
will be given on Wednesday night at
The Comedy Theatre. Ernest Truck.
who acted in Just outside the Door"
at the Gaiety Theatre. has been re-
hearsing under Mr.. Elliott every day
and will now have the benefit of three
evening rehearsals as well.
In addition to Forbes-Robertson,
Cyril Maude. Martin Harvey and the
other Englishmen who are coming to
the United States this season II Is
highly probable that another noted Lon
don actor h has long been anxious
to make "A tour In this country will re-
turn again.
No. il Is not Beerbohm Tree. eager
as he is to find a play which shall make
American managers once more bid for
his services. George Alexander Is the
fortunate British player who may he
able to come to the United States later
in the present season. This has been
rendered possible by the success OF
Pinero's latest play, The Big Drum
Long popular as the actor manager
of the st. James Theatre in London,
Mr.. Alexander has never been TO the
United states otherwise than as a men,
her of the late Sir Henry lrving's com
pany. He has been awaiting "A play
which he felt would carry him safely
through an American tour, hut until
THE Big Drum" he had not the Ameri-
can rights to such "A piece. He had the
promise of the rights to this piece, how
ever, from the author and II IL prob
able tina he will bring this latest work
OF the famous playwright to this coun-
try with the company from the st
~ AL, as a
a comedy Of business life.
L. II. Sothern, who has not been seer
on the New York stage for two years
will open his season at the Booth Thea
tire during the first week in October
Alfred Sutru is the author of THE
Two Virtues" in which Mr.. Sothern will
return to the local theatre as an actor
OF high comedy. He enacts the par
,.of a rather simple minded man OF the
world who might almost have stepped
from the pages of one Of w. J. Locke's
novels. Because he refuses to marry a
titled woman OF a certain age at the
request of his snobbish sister she &C.
cuses him Of being still interested IN
an old fiame, now the wife OF a poet
! Then her appearance on the scene quiets
the apprehensions of his sister on that
score.
Inc FORMER btlONtu dII'dIs III kItdl
CONSERVATION because her poet husband
has wandered far from his own Preside
lie is subject to sentimental wanderlus'
of this kind, as his muse needs inspira
ton away from the fireside. This time III
Is enjoying his vacation so much that hi
wife begs her old friend to seek no
only him but the lady and 10 tell hei
mildly but firmly that the poet belongs
To her. This he does, separates tn
charmer from her poet AMI then takes
her to his own house as "A guest.
This is more than the sister and thu
friend had ~bargained for, The lady, now
in his home, has not only n past bu
cult Yates and cherishes a particularly
Joyous present. Rather than have he
J leave his home the hero marries her anC
rubs in their unhappiness by reminding
his friends and family that there is no
only one virtue but We Chastity ans
Charity"
Winthrop Ames owns the rights to tn,
play In this country, hut has given III
use to Mr.. Sothern, Martha Hedmar
played in London the part OF the siren
which will here fall TO Charlotte
Walker.
Prison reform wlIr nave a body blow
to-day, as Maurice and Walton ave re
fused 10 go to Sing Sing to dance be
cause Warden Osborne, who is called
away by important engagements, vii
not be there to receive them, Thu
may some Of their prospective spectators
~ compelled to postpone their lnstruc
ton in the art of the one step until {
later date.
But on Broadway the prospects 70
uplift through the fox trot We're neveI
better. 1t IL announced officially that th'
strand Roof Garden is soon to be re
opened,
George Grossmith. the comedian VIII.
is associated in the mind of New York
crs with British musical farce, has heel
the most prosperous SPECTATOR in Ameri
can plays for the past year, 1t wa
through the success Of Potash a Perl
mutter" ana other American works tina
he was able to launch "ro-night's tn,
Night" here and in London Now Mr.
Grossmith, who shows much more acu
men In selecting dramas for British
audiences than he docs In providing hu
NOR for Americans, has bought an
other quartet Of plays by American au
thurs witch he viii soon show in Lon
don.
These are The Dummy of which h,
will wisely change the name The Onl,
Girl" which almost reached London "A
"Our Wives" since Charles Frohma,
once thought Of buying the American
version OF Fulda's "Jugendfreunde" 70
London Under Cover and the still uu
|, born Potash Il perlmutter, Inc.
which VIII show these two heroes II
society, The play will he given at N
Conan Theatre after Julian Citing
+, closes his engagement, Charles Kleil
: began the piece and after his death, II
q Merrup took ID I'm hand,