The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-08
my SOLDIER BOY"
BRINGS NEW STAR
Mrs. Earl j. Moon. as Marie
Vaughn. Newcomer on
Stage.
GOSSIP OF THE THEATRES

When the shuberts present here MY
Soldier Boy" with music by Emerich
kalman. there will be In the cast a new
conner TO the stage. This is Marie
Vaughn. as she calls herself on the stage,
although her name is Mrs. Earl Joseph
Moon. She was married to Mr.. Moon
at st. Thomas's Church on June rs. 1914.
Then she was Miss Marie Vaughn Wilde,
stepdauEhter OF Henry Siegei. Miss
Naughn's frst appearance as an actress
was made when MY Soldier Boy was
suns in Chicago.
Dorothy Bigelow Is not after all TO
sing In the English version of The Girl
From Brazil" She had an attack of
tonsillitis during the final rehearsals and
has withdrawn from the cast. But she
will soon be seen In one OF the Shubert
productions. as she Is under contract to
them. and Lee Shubert Ia convinced that
she Is destined to have a brilliant career
Ia operetta.
Nothing could be more unjust to an
artist than 10 sing only once at the Met
ropolitan Opera House" said Mime. Ala
yesterday when discussing the appear
ance OF American singers at the Metro
pol.tan. and her opinions are of value.
as the operate career at the present
day is entirely familiar 10 her. II DEFY
any SINCE 10 do herself credit under any
such circumstances. The nervousness
of feeling that this Ia to he her only
chance to make good you'd prove too
much for any singer"
II has been decided that in the future
there shall be no more single appear
ances for American singers. II IL II not
possible to place them in the regular
company there will be no engagements
at all for them. Probably there will he
in the future fewer regrets for artists
who have been foolish enough in their
ambitions TO sing once at the foremost
American opera house.
George n. Parker. who wrote Dawn
for kathelene MacDonnell. is the hus-
ba nd Of the actress. She has been seen
here in Life Just Outside the Door
and 'The Pride OF Race" A. II. Woods
produced the new play. which is a drama
OF Virginia lie. A young girl Is born
10 a woman OF good family. who elopes
with a painter. She dies leaving her
child with the man who had been anx-
icus to marry her. lie sends the girl 10
boarding school and with him she makes
her home on her return. Through the
gossip OF some women she learns the se-
cret OF her birth. 1t is impressed on her
more strongly when the son OF one Of
these women refuses TO keep his engage
ment 20 marry her or account Of the
scandal of her birth. So she marrics her
elderly guardian. who tries in every way
To make her happy. But she Just won't
be happy. She even offers her heart 10
the young prig who did not want her as
a wife. II takes a considerable time for
her to acquire finally a taste for her old
ish husband. But she does IL In the end,
thereby revealing her resemblance to a
more famous character in fiction. the
Duchess dc Pidsdtoros OF The Con
doliers."
A. II. Woods has Withdrawn the play
for alterations.
Giullo Gatt!-Casazza engaged Marie
Barrientos yesterday t. sing AT the Met
ropolitan opera House for three months
next season. Mime. Barrientos will sing
In February. March and April after tn,
departure OF t'r!eda Hempel. who vii
be there during the first half OF the sea
son. Then she will sing in concert
Nine. Barrientos will arrive here In
November and sing three months in con,
cert.
Sir Herbert Tree received yesterday
from Sir George Alexander-every actor
manager in London now appears to hav.
a handle TO his name--a cab, Of thank.
for the $500 sent from New York "A,
the receipts of the matinee at the New
Amsterdam Theatre on Easter Monday
Sir George also cabled that the tercen
tenary performance at the Drury Ian.
Theatre had been n great success. witt
both the King and Queen of Englan,
present.
The latest Peg Of PEG n My Heart
A. - Nna.l E.A.,
versatile friend Sara Allgood OF the lrisl
Players. She Is acting the part in Aus
tralia. Hartley Manners's play was re
Gently produced in sydney and the re
ceiptS of the first week were $4,000
which shows the imposs!bility of mectin,
with anything but success with his play
The play was introduced in Australia b,
j. and y. TAFT.
Edith wynne Matthison is going I,
give Shakespearian r~ecitals now that sh'
IL through with Katherine. She will no
waste any time about II. but will begin
on Monday afternoon at the Cosmopoli
tan Club for the benefit OF Vassar en-
dOwment.
The annual meeting Of the Actor
Fund will be held at the Hudson Theatr
on Tuesday afternoon. There will be
special meeting after the regular meet
ing In order to consider the following
amendment:
ANY member Of this association ma,
at any time present a request for assist
ance or relief to the board Of trustees q
the executive committee. provided. how
ever. that the board of trustees and IN
executive committee shall have no au
thority or power to consider such appli
cation for relief unless It is made by
member OF his association who has bee