The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-17
JULIA MARLOWE TO
PLAY ONCE AGAIN
VIII Appear With Sothern in
Last Performance of "If
I Were King"
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP

hNpeitCu i1cT u =
c'sion to be seen no more In public. She
VIII appear on the last night OF r.. II.
Sotherns engagement in IF Were
King y at the Shubert Theatre. This ia
the night hat Mr.. Sothern will again de.
vote the proceeds OF his performance to
the Actors Fund. Miss Marlowe In
ANXIOUS 10 make her final bow on tina
occasion will her husband. Mr., and
MRS Sothern will leave Immediately az
,erward for England. where they are to
live permanently.
Inc actors are now turning from the
movies with signs OF a yearning for the
spoken drama. Some of them have
rea.,Aed that nothing that has happened
In the profession for years has done 40
much to put them back into their early
Stage or vagabondage as appearing In
all SORTS OF places wearing all sorts of
outlandish costumes and attracting the
u~nfavorable attention OF crowds. The
other morning at 10 O'Clock the pedes-
.rlans In LSongacre Square were I'm
bride and bridegroom who in regular |
dress for such an occasion were to be
seen dashing about the square. A cheer
went up when they disappeared in an
automobile. Such experiences are not
rare. IL In for that reason that the
aotorS ike 10 escape 10 the country or
some spot devoted to this industry.
Lionel Belmore Is the latest to give up
picture work. as It Ia called. He was
Tor years with Sir Henry Irving as
stage He has now retired |
from the movies to reenter the profess
sion and stay there. He will be with |
James T. Powers in Mark Swans new
play.
Antonio SFnfff uthA n..aaI tu.. -. |
mer in New York and was in Florida
during the winter. will spend his vaca-
tion this year In Japan. Having studied |
the Japanese character SO thoroughly In |
Madam Butterfly" he will now make
personal observation OF the land and
Its inhabitants. He will return in time
TO open his season at the Metropolitan
Opera House.
Lucrezia Bori. who Is 10 spend the |
first few weeks OF the summer near New !
YORK. has already selected the role in
Mhich she will appear next sea son.
This will be Adina in "LElisir
dAnore." which Giulio Gatti-C asa zza
is going to revive in order that tho
present generation of music lovers mas
hear Signar Caruso sing Una furtiva
lagrima-"
Maude Fay. who made a single APP
peAAnce at the Metropolitan Opera
House last season as Z pliNde, has
been r~eengaged for next year and vii,
be heard In some OF the roles In which
she Won her greatest success abroad.
Granville Barker, who has been in this
country FOR a short time, will return
TO England this week to take his place
IN the army. George Ralph. who was
most successful in the revival Of Romeo
and Juliet" at the Forty-fourth Street
Theatre. will also leave this country. as
] hN haS AntahAl N n@,sra,, "A.
ing picture company.
William Collier. who has been in the
West. will be added to the list Of actors
tc be seen in the Friers' Frollc. He will
appear in a special sketch written by
George Cohan
The Portmantheau Theatre. which holds
the record for being the %llttlest OF all
the Little Theatres. will be seen at the
Seventh Regiment Armory during the
week OF May 20 as a part of the enter
inne features of the biennial con-
vention OF Women's Clubs.
In addition to the open air perfor-
nance Of "siegfried' in Chicago, the
same singers will repeat the opera in
P%ittsburg This will be on June IS,
There will also be an open air produc-
ton of aida at the University OF
Pennsylvania under the direction OF
Giorgio Polacco. II is interesting to
hear that Giuseppe Campanari. who has
not been heard in opera for some years,
Will sing Amondsro. which was always
one Of his best roles. Others In the
cast which may take the opera 10 other
cities will be Marie Rappold. Margaret
Matzenauer. Leon Rothier and Jose Mar
dones,
The Liberty Theatre. which first
housed II. W. Griffith's 1.-The Birth Of a
NEatia, - hn. boon ar.-,.l D. -
ing Of the new film The Fall OF a
Nation" II will begin It's engagement
on Tuesday. June 6. The arrangements
were concluded yesterday between Klaw
& Erlanger and the National Drama
Corporation. which IL TO operate the film.
Extensive alterations will be made to
the interior Of the theatre. Some novel
ideas in lighting and projection will be
introduced. Victor Herbert. who has
composed the musical setting for the
picture. will rehearse the orchestra in
its work. This Is said to be the first
time that specially composed music has
been written for the showing Of a mo-
ton picture.
The committee In charge OF the Shake
speare masque at the City College Sta
dunn next week has invited James X.
Hackett to appear as King Henry Y.
Mr.. Hackett has sent an acceptance con-
ditional upon assurances from his ply
sicians that he will be strong enough to
undertake the engagement. Mrs. HaCkett,
who was Beatrice Beckley, has accepted
an invitation to appear az Anne Page
in The Merry Wives Of Windsor" the
same character which she acted In her
husbands recent revival OF the comedy
at the Criterion Theatre.
Leon Friedman. who hires all the act
ors for Mr.. Ziegfeld's "Follies' and
sends their names out TO the newspapers
one at a time. had a setback yesterday.
After he had taken all the trouble To
engage the team OF Lucille cavanagh
and George White and as usual sent
out one name at a time. they decided
TO auit the company and go into vaude-
Vile. Tomorrow Mr.. Friedman will
make two separate announcements, that
Miss Cavanagh and Mr.. White have
Withdrawn from the new edition OF The
Follies OF 1915"
Lola Fisher, now leading woman In
, "RIo Grande," has been engaged by A.
II. Woods for the principal feminine role
in "The Sauab Farm" by the Hattons.
which goes into rehearsal soon,