New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-27
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
CicColini, Famous Tenor,
Deserts Opera for
Vaudeville.

Inc RT-reateSt. SuDilmcSt, most IN
comparable three-ring tenor in the uni
verse will begin an engagement al the
Palace Theatre one week from this APP
preaching afternoon. He is Ciccolini,
European operate idol. The first &C.
is soft, the second one hard and the
third about medium
Golden hroated tenors there have
been before. but the throat Of Ciccollni
has been examined by prospectors from
the United States Assay Office and
found to contain huge deposits of the
pure metal. When the singer arrived
in America the customs authorities 1t
first classified him under the head Of
jewclry, and endeayored to collect a
80 per cent duty.
At any rate, Ciccolini has been able
10 convince the management OF the
Palace that ne is worth $4,000 n week,
which indicates that he has the max
ings of a good political speaker if any.
thing ever happens to his throat.
While still under the spell the man
agement issued a statement saying that
Cicciolini is greater than Caruso.
That is their story, they added, and
they'll stick to it.
Ciccolni, although but a youth, has
been leading tenor in London, Paris,
Berlin anG Petrograd, and is acclaimed
a wonder by Melba. Cavalieri and Sem
brich. Informed by cable of the
tenor's engagement for the Palace,
Nine. Melba sent a message yesterday
which summed up her opinion. II
read:
"He is q peach. MELBA.'
A collection of war souvenirs,
brought from Europe by Malcolm T.
Robertson, a Princeton youth who has
been doing ambulance work, is being
exhibited in the lobby of the Hudson,
where "Under Fire" is the attraction.
IL is explained, however, that neither
the war nor Under Fire" is in need OF
the advertisement, since both are play
ing to capacity.
The collection includes helmets, cart
ridge belts, canteens, bayonets, parts OF
bombs and shells, aeroplane darts,
trench digging tools, caps, hats, rifles,
bullets, medals and Practically all the
other paraphernalia of battle
The Blue Paradise" the perform
ance OF which was called off AT the
Casino or Saturday night because OF
the subway tplSOucf " IA ppottifNAy -
sumo tonight, unless Thlrty-ninth
Street. takes a notion to climb onto the
Sixth Avenue 81" tracks. Tickets for
the cavern performance, announce the
Shuberts. may be exchanged
Peggy O'Neil, who has been on the
road several seasons with peg o. Ny
Heart" will appear under the Morosco
MANAGEMENT in "A Tale With a Wag,'
n dramatization of Eleanor Hallowell
Abbott's novel. THE White Linen
Nurse" The play is by George II. At
kInson.
"A World of'Pleasure" will be the
name of the new Winter Garden show,
scheduled 10 open next week. Among
the principals are Clifton Crawford,
Stella Mayhem, Kitty Gordon, Frances
Pritchard. Jack Wilson, Theodor Kos
lotf. Moon and Morris. Collins and
Hart. Eleanor Brown and Sanary-Djeli
and her trained prayer rugs.
Six box offices-one for each day OF
the week-will be in operation at the
Hippodrome this season. The lobby,
also. has been redecorated and beauti-
fed. the idea of the management be-
ing 70 cast its box Office lines IN pleas
ant places.
William Farnum in The Wonderful
Adventure" a photoplay built around
dual personality, vii De shown for the
first time at the Academy OF Music to-
day.
A morning matinee OF The Battle
Cry of Peace" will be run off at the