The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18

The two a day. The temperamental lady
seemed receptive and all went well until
the question OF salary came up. There
upon the prima donna assured the
vaudeville magnates that despite her tre-
mendous hold on the public she would
take a hicr in vaudeville for the trinins
salary Of $4,000 a week.
There was a tail screen between the
masnatcs and the door and very lit;l'
hoor space in the diva's. apartment on
which to get q running start to vault
over the screen. But tho magnates
scrambled over somehow and ran
screaming out into the night.
Very recently an announcement was
made hat the diva was to give an
afternoon Of song. One OF the vaude-
vile magnates happened to pass the
concert hail box office while the advance
sale was on and he inquired how many
thousands " dollars worth Of paste.
boards Ind been sold. The advance sale
amounted to slightly more than $50.
Flo Ziegfeld. eminent promoter "
dramatic art in America. came out of a
second hand book store in Forty-seconl
stree; near Eighth avenue late yestcr-
day afternoon carrying a weighty copy
OF Gray's Anatomy"
There is only one slight misunder-
standing left to he cleared up hy Young
charley Rurrham. president OF thc As
ISOLATION Of Theatre Managers. between
this and next sunday and then all will
be- IN readiness for a perfect night when
the association gathers at the Waldorf
sunday evening to hear again President
Rurnham make hts regular speech at the
annual dinner OF the theatre men.
The first news that there was any mis-
understanding reached Mr.. Burnham
Yesterday, when he learned that almost
all Broadway seems to ave taken II for
granted that the deliberately engraved
announcements OF the dinner were in
vitatlons and not mere announcements
There are ever 40 many Broadwayites
who are quite certain they nave received
invitations. whereas Mr.. Burnham is
frantically sure that an announcement
is something else again.
Probably hundreds will be on hand In
their last act clothes tightly ~clutching
their announcement cards and all priinei
up to break a Ions winter Of fasting
gratis. The police reserves AT the West
Thirtieth street station house already
have been notified to put aside playing
cards and checkerboards before sun
down and otherwise be prepared to dash
forth at the first yell from Ptesiden,
Buyuham.
Even those who 10 manage to horn
their way IN will meet up with one great
disappointment. The theatre mems an.
nual dinners always have been noted
almost a. much for the s%plendov Of the
dinner souvenirs as for the beauty Of the
presidents annual speech. when. how.
ever, Fritz Thayor and the regiment who
think announcement cards will admit
them TO the banque, hall worm then
way inf they do worm their way in
they will not he able 10 rake up sui
case loads of souvenirs. This year In.
stead of giving souvenirs the association
viii give the managers the money.
II see that YOU had n fire at your
home in the country" ran a letter re-
= ceiVed yesterday by william 1Rilll
Courtenay. leading person in "rndei
Owe" AT the Cort Theatre. from DAME
Frohman. whose days and nights OF lat,
have been devoted 10 benefits for tn,
Beleians when not henefting the Actor.
Fund. In case any benefit - require,
10 repair damages the above address
oLyceum THEATRE is the headquarters
for benefit performances. Get in ne an
our application will he duly consid
cred"