The sun., 1915-11-10
FOLK OF THE STAGE
SEE TOWN TOPICS
Engraved Cards Only Admit
ted One to Be q Guest Of
=. DR.. Wayburn.
ALL BROADWAY PRESENT

Much as Miss vivian Blackburn and
the young lady who calls herself Mith
Edna Chathe, but Il known to serious
patrons Of the drama by her stage name
Miss Edna Chase, have done Tor the
American stase-and both In their few
young years have done. oh. much-'hey
almost undid all their good work yester-
day afternoon.
II was Miss Blackburn. whose active
assistance 10 American dranaturgy Is
known on absolutely every habitable spot
in the United States between Twenty
ninth street and Forty-eighth. who
started the rumor, for instance. that
II one expected to get In to see the pro-
fessional matinee Of DR.. Ned Waybui ms
Town Topics" at the Century Theatre
Yesterday afternoon the old printed card
rough stun wouldn't 60
Girls, ! tell you no. no. no.! MISS
Blackburn said to group OF other wc.i
known Broadway actresses last Frluay
afternoon as they hurried from the Pub
lie Library up Fifth avenue to get TO
the Metropolitan Museum before II was
too dark TO see william NJ. Chase's new
still fife Of a portion OF broiled lobster
garnished with whipped cream.
"ln the first place. girls. you must
remember that tho Century Theatre
epitomizes our dramatic art at Its best,
for such was the object of the founders.
And IN the second place DR.. wayburn Is
best known as president emeritus OF
great educational institution. the Ned
Wayburn College of Vaudeville In West
Forty-fourth street And In the th'rd
place I heaid d from none other than Jose
Collins herself that winthrop Ames ana
John Drew will be In boxes.
Beware the Printing Press.
$50 for once you girls who haven't
worked up on top Of the stage for four
years or more must not think you can
run into the first cigar store with a
card printing press In the window you
see and have 20 cents worth of printed
cards run or reading Miss Sheilelsh
Maddox Browne-Mauagement OF Sir
Johnston Forbes Robertson. That Sort
of printed card may 20 OH thy door az
other professional matinees. but next
Tuesday at a swagger shack ike uic
Century you'll have to be honest win
the management. You'll have to have
'em engraved"
Needless " say. Miss blackburn ana
tho other KRls don't use printed cards
during the social season. But where "a
showKrl has to save and save and saH.
every cent Of her salary 20 pay bis
strapping chauffeur his wages when he
ought to be glad TO drive her car foi
her for n third of what he demands ther
| II does 20 hard to part with expensir,
engraved cards every time some olt
manager gives a professional matinee.
| BY the time all Broadway and side
' 4. tbA St..,
had self-started themselves yesterda,
toward the biggest professional matine,
between the Square and the Circle tina
the town has seen in ages the news h AZ
skilded the length OF the important par
of Broadway that the old printed car,
game would be considered rough stun
Wherefore everybody was on hand will
| the classiest of pasteboaras. Miss Mag
gle Cline had even gone tho limit ant
had had the engraver stick an "R. 5
V. T." oil at the lower right hand corner
But one could see that the venerabl
pr. Wayburn. who took all the card
home later to stack In silver punch
bowl In the front hall, was pleased b.
| the thoughtfulness and good taste show
by all the girls, As every chorus gir
! knows. tho doc is too gentle "A soul 4
turn down any deserving working lad
at the door; nevertheless, especial
with Winthrop Arnes and John Drey
looking ON, 1t would have fiustered IN
old gentleman II any girl had come t
an institution like the Century bearin
a printed card. Prexy Wayburn Is some
thing fierce on the proprieties.
But DR.. Wayburn's day was part4
spoiled when NTH Edna Chathe's lumi
nous dark eyes came shining throug
the jammed and patchoulied and golde
tressed lobby. For moment, II goe
without saying. DIR. Wayburn--in who's
honor. the name OF the New Theatre wa
changed to the Century-showed hi
pleasure upon seeing NTH Chathe AN
his kindly old face was wrinkled wit
happiness when NTH Chathe came for
ward with white gloved hand extended
Mith Chathe was accompanied by he
mother. AS always.
Dear. dear Or. Wayburn." cried Nit
Chathe. "it wath tho kind Of you I
athk nth to bo prethent thith Afternoon
But one thing you muthed have over
looked--the Winter Garden hath a mat
Inee to-day and tho none OF the Winte
Garden company can attend. And 70
were tho long with the Winter Garder
too. know II muth have been n
overnight on your part because tn
Winter Garden ith----"
Cheese! Cheese, Edna" hastily eau
toned Son of the Revolution and III
Colonial Wars BIZ Raymond sill int