New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-26
NEWS OF PLAYS
And PLAYERS
Edith Wynne Matthison
Engaged for Barker Tour
of Greek Pieces.

When Granville Barker makes his
productions of Greek plays at the lead
ing eastern universities this spring
Edith Wynne Matthison will be an inn
portant member of his company. Her
engagement for a leading role in "Tro-
Jan Women" was announced yesterday.
Gilbert Murray's translation Of this
play has been selected by Mr.. Barker
and special committee appointed by
Mayor Mitchell as the principal feature
of the dedication of the new municipal
stadium at the College OF the City Of
New York on May 29.
A public performance will be given
in the stadium on Wednesday, June 2.
Lillah Mccarthy will appear and is
also to play the title role Of "Iphigenia
in Tauris," which is scheduled Tor pub
lie performances on Monday and Satur-
presented in the Yale Bowl on May 10.
Both will be given in the Harvard
Stadium, May 18 and 10; University of
Pennsylvania, May 20 and &c, and at
Princeton. June II and II.
Miss Matthison, always recalled as
the principal player of "Everyman,"
returns for this engagement to the
direction of Mr.. Barker. She was
Andromache in Trojan Women at the
Court Theatre, London, in 1904, and
two years later at the same theatre APP
peared in the title role of Electra"
A war play and fashion exhibit is the
combination offered by the manage
ment Of Inside the Lines" at the
Longacre. Actual experiences of Miss
Mary Walls, foreign buyer Of gowns
for John Wanamaker, form the basis of
the Earl Derr Biggers play and now
Carol McComas is to wear on the
stage French creations obtained by her
at considerable risk.
Four gowns are now being fitted to
Miss McComas. They will be sue
ceeded by others embodying the latest
ideas of American and foreign de-
signers. Thus the leading woman of
Inside the Lines" expects to lead all
others in advanced fashions.
Charles Frohman's war play, "The
Hyphen," which Justus Miles Forman
wrote for him, has only one more week
at the Knickerbocker, as the producer
has decided to send it on tour while
1t has the appeal of timeliness of plot
and action. The first showing outside
of New York will be given at the Hollis
Theatre, Boston. MIR. Frohman freely
discussed yesterday the reception Of
the play at the Knickerbocker last
Monday, insisted that Mr.. Forman was
an author to be reckoned with and de-
clared that he was going to do the
reckoning.
81 have put plays before New York
first nighters for more than twenty
five years." he added. First night
New York audiences are often severe,
often cold, But never rude. Mr.. For
mans play, as he wrote it, was not
seen on that opening night, but 1t mas
been seen and understood every other
night, because the actors have been
able TO give their energies to playing
their parts instead Of withstanding the
opposition Of hostile audiences. A man
ager always takes a chance when ne
produces play that sounds a patriotic
note, because patriotism in America IS
not a chrystalliZed sentiment
Frank Tinney gave it away. so it is
hereby announced that the Castles
Vernon and Irene-are going TO have a
May party next Sunday at Manhasset,
Long Island. His was the job of pro-
viding a May pole, and as the trees on
his own Freeport estate have not been
remarkably progressive he sent man
over on a neighbor's property with an
axe. Said neighbor made such a fuss
when he discovered that shis forest had
been ravished that Tinney went over
in person and explained the situation.
His neighbor accepted the explanation
and then gossiped about 1t.
That's why every one knows that
next Sunday is Vernon Castles birth
day and that the day will also be cele-
brated by the introduction to theatrical
society Of Mrs. Castles ten weeks old
wolf, Lulu. Most of the theatrical So
ciety will be there for the event.
The Shuberts believe that they are
going to give the biggest theatre party
In the history Of the world. While