The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-22
new VACHELL PLAY
FOR MRS.. CAMPBELL
English Actress Will Be Seen
Here soon i'm SEARCH
lights"
STAGE NEWS y GOSSIP

...cessful tour of the West found It
..cat,i,, 20 alternate with Bernard
.s,ss "~l'ygnalion" a war play by
.rr,ct Anncsicy Nachell. She will
mi, produce 1t here under the man
.ssner, ~ George Tyler. Mr.. Vachell's
,,nularity has grown suddenly n
shelter or not 1t will survive remains
=, be seer "Searchlights," which Mrs.
campbell IS going to appear in. may not
closely connected with the war, but
founded on the present European
,~:ua;on.
,,ye, in the House. also played the
s,iirc role in this play. which is that
A taciturn and occupied man who
a. not thought enough OF his own wife
., keep her from falling in love with
other. He is aware OF the fact that
~ son who IL supposed to be his own
"A hears his name IL in fact the child
another. He even refuses a peer
70 En- order that this young man may
iot eventually inherit a title. His
rte makes no effort to conceal her
.nhiel.ty 20 him.
BIT ne cannot force from her a writ
- admission that the boy Is not his
vn. This youth. having accumulated
crop Of debts. has become engaged
, marry the daughter of a German
wing in England. When he enlists
nd goes to the front after the battle Of
Mons his military career Is abruptly
ended hy sunstrokc. When he comes
son,e. however. his character has been
improved BY contact with the realities
II life. lie confesses TO loving his
e,ro;hcd for her own sake n not
merely for her money. Her father has
n tie meantime changed his name to u
hararteristically English one. his own
eb,s have been paid and his father.
- the price of this. has obtained from
his wife the admission that the boy
not his own.
rI' he does not give to the son
us mothers written confession of guilt.
when he is expected to hand it
70 MN De suletItutes instead the re-
eiirs fpr the debts he has paid. Such
7o.. ',y wins the affection OF his wife
and rs the curtain falls h. is seen in
he set o. forgiv.ng her and Offering
100 |a'owanco to the young married
oIfie.
The concert question has already made
l'se.f fe.t at the Metropolitan Opera
House. although the season is but a week
8 Indeed Giulio Gatti-Casazza had
- face II within "A few days after his
arrival. Melanie Kurt had been engaged
q, SIG at the Philharmonic Society
~hes Sguor Gatti-tasazZa felt that she
should BE- on the stage Of the Metropoli-
'a- Dp,td House rchearsing "Goetter-
ia"rIegung' AS the managing director
% tho Metropolitan is likely to have
things his W. way Nine. Kurt hap
perel 20 %" on that day where he thought
size should be and the Philharmonic Or
c5cs,,t played without a solO!st.
Ssu.g Gatti-Casazza does not intend
iai the concert engagements OF singers
siii u- Flowed TO Interfere with their
'lt.cs ~ the opera. Ever since he came
, New York hc has mad il plain that
: tho metropolitan opera House To-
which the singers shall devote their best
er-rg'cs. n whether il he = talking
Machine or "A concert the policy OF the
DEMONSTRATION now is opera first"
Nov that "Ruggles Of Red Gap" is 70
he aal. into a musical play with mclo-
frs Hy Signuul S~troIhtrg il appears
..tt ether works which have enjoyed
es- success a. drama ave met with
lg,tptti in another form, Daniel Froh-
raG could do nothing with Thy Neigh
sor's Wife, the clever comedy which
Elmer Harris wrote for him. when he
~ e t at the l-yceun Theatre. Origi-
ma with four characters. Mr.. Frohman
nllei ID Ihinamin and u negro. hu,
without any incI;tse Of popularity for
'se play. But oliver Morosco mas added
chorus Il a few other characters and
WI 'atrlotte Granville as the star
Longer Lefty" A. 1t is now called. hal
proved = great success in the West.
Afier % while 1t will be seen here.
Els both Marbury, who has just pro-
duc"d Very Good, Eddy which IL a
'nus!'al version OF Philip ~Bartholomae's
over Night" will soon put forward
Maurice and Florence Walton In Fully
That Maurice Farkot and Melville
Ellis VIII also be in the play. which is
'Y Guy Bolton and J.. G. Wodehouse,
with music by Jerome Kern.
Roy Earnes Will be in Sadie Love
When = comes TO the Astor Theatre
Bt''v fail.Sh will not.
Edward PcpleAs The Girl" is an ar.
-'a-oI ,ut of the one act piece OF the
st." name acted here at the Century
Theatre 4ast winter.
A'rad Butt. the London image will
ga Tor home today having seen twenty
"sat American plays during his stay
Ia Nrw York Of three weeks. He at
tended a uew play every night and
'0oa .H all the mdtinees. Sometimes he
i'uhrt up, with two plays In an eve
< winch Is more than Diamond Jim
has esq" done
'F' NJ All this Mr., Butt has acquired
p" t.,-.fSn producing rights to The
'4H" .ag % chin Chin two plays Of
4 N. Woods and several others. lie
h'''' .'.' 10 be able 20 present "Hir
'i' U1Hrty' I'm London as we'll. He
-i a contract with Raymond
.'.. .; and will present him neN
'. low play at the Gaiety Thea
re- D. says.
49, nrt oXhibition illustrative OF the
b.. Tie Serge de DlaghileH Ballet
.''rs to-day at Charles Serb
Sons, 595 Firth avenue Leon
"I Dee represented by an orig
..Hg sent here for this eXhl-
drawings by q N. Van Saaner
1' '.. Hoppe, Bransburg and Others
n. howu,
SN' Mither, who appeared as AsC
-. . \ ln MIR. Sothern's reviva,s %
..' ",ndreary' In 1905 and 1914, will
" poi" again when the play Is
"' ' 'lo Booth Theatre ON Novem.
TIA" part was created by 10.
"'r-on in 1875.
Home" the rural comedy taker
~" Judge Priest stories by Irvir
tnd shown at the Conan Thea
- t'ok, closed it's engagement Sat
'." Iht, II wtll not be- taken or
loo ...I