New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-08
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
Brooks TO Revive Father
and the Boys" with
William H. Crane.

William H. Crane will be seen early
next season in a revival of Father
and the Boys" This comedy was orig
inally written for Mr.. Crane BY George
AIDE, and during the summer months
Mr.. AIDE will rewrite portions OF the
play to bring it thoroughly up to date.
The announcement is made by Joseph
I Brooks, who will make the production
in association with the Charles Froh-
man company.
Mr. Brooks further announced that
ne had arranged with Thomas W. Ross
and Maclyn Arbuckle TO become joint
stars in a new comedy being written
by George Y. Hobart. Jeanne Eagels
will be featured in the leading femi-
nine role.
THE New Henrietta" in which Messrs.
| Crane, Ross and Arbuckle formed
a fve-star aggregation with Amelia
Bingham and Edith Taliaferro. will
close its season at Bridgeport Satur-
day night after a tour of three con-
secutive years. Plans for next season
for Miss Bingham and Miss Taliaferro
have not been perfected.
f. II. Sothern's farewell engagement
in IF | Were King" at the Shubert
Theatre, has been extended for two
additional weeks. During the first
week every seat in the house was sold
for eight performances and the ad-
vance sale was of such proportions as
10 show Mr.. Sothern that it would be
impossible 10 accommodate all those
who desired to witness his farewell in
the original time set. The first two
weeks receipts we're for the benefit OF
the Actors Fund, the third weeks re-
cepts will be devoted TO the fund in
London for the relief of the actors who
have enlisted and the last weeks will
go to the British Red Cross Society,
with the exception of the final Satur-
day performances, which Will again be
given TO the Actors Fund.
Lou-Tellegen, in 1.-THE King of No
where" will terminate his engagement
at the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre Sat
urday night.
For the minstrel first part Of the
Friars' Frolic Abbot George Conan has
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men whose names read like signboards.
Cohan will himself occupy one end,
opoosite Frank Tinney. and the other
stars include Louis Mann. Irving Ber-
lin. Andrew Mack, Neil 0'Brien, Max
Figman, Hap Ward. Lew Dockstader.
George Primrose. George Sidney, John
King. Felix Adler, Eddie CARVE, Jack
Wilson and Will Rogers. Jerry j..
Cohan will act as interlocutor, alter
mating with Fred Niblo, James J. Cor
bett. Julius Tanner. Charles j. Ross
and George Dougherty.
Bird Millman, wire walker, last sea
son circus feature. has been added
TO the Ziegfeld Follies cast.
Six hundred poor children will see
THE Tempest" at the Century Theatre
every night this week as the result OF
the fund started by Clarence H..
Mackay to provide free seats for
Youngsters who could not afford even
the i0-cent price quoted by the Drama
Society for school parties. By spon-
taneous contribution this free ticket
fund has been increased TO 1895, forty
two contributors having sent IN checks.
The Australian tour OF peg o. My
Heart" under the management OF j.
and n. TAFT, opened at the Palace Thea
ire. sydney, on April 10. Sara Allgood,
who played with the Irish Players in
this country, was seen as Peg.
At the Actors Fund benefit at the
Metropolitan Opera House Tuesday
afternoon, May 10, Geraldine Fsrrsr
and Antonio Scotti will appear in the
second act of Madame Butterfly"
with the full Metropolitan orchestra
George Beban arrived in New York
last week 10 take charge OF the new
Ince film spectacle Civilization"
Elisabeth Marbury announces that
Jat Hahlo. associated with her for
e;ebt Years. will henceforth act as
Junior partner in the general conduct
of her business.
"The Passing Show of 1915" which
will have a Winter Garden premiere
carly in June, will go into rehearsal
under the direction Of j. c. Huffman
to-day.
Blanche Ring has leased her Cali
fornia home at Hollywood, near Los
Angeles, to Geraldine Farrar for the
summer Miss Farrar is 70 continue
nor work as a screen star.
Arthur Shirley. Lorraine Huling and
Percy Standing have the leading roles
in "The Fall Of Nation" the new
opera,ic movie, which is due in New
! York next month.