New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-21
Lily Langtry Trips Down
Gangplank and Tells of
Zeppelin Raid.
HITCHCOCK BACK
FOR LORD PLOYNE"
Forbes obertson III, Says
Brother Two War
Heroes on Liner.

An "All-Star" ship was the sobriquet
given the st. Paul, Of the American
line, when she arrived yesterday from
Liverpool with a host of theatrical
celebrities aboard. They will appear in
various new attractions early in the
fall
Lady de Battle, better known as Lily
Langtry, looking only half Of her
threescore years, tripped down the
gangplank She was dressed in a
modish fawn-colored travelling suit
with the fashionable short pleated
skirt, a wide hat and veil Of the
"harem" variety to match. She said
that she was overioyed to return to
America and will proceed Immediately
to San Francisco to reopen in vaude-
vile her one-act playlet "Ashes."
During the recent Zeppelin raid over
the Eastern counties on August Z, the
Jersey Lily was sojourning at her
country estate at Rentford in Suffolk.
Shortly before midnight her maid
called to her that Zeppelin had been
hit and was burning.
Sees Zeppelin Burn.
81 rushed to the nearest window, and
saw high overhead the great cigar
shaped balloon in flames, lighting the
sky for miles around" she said. "As
watched, it assembled higher and
higher and higher and finally the tiny
spark vanished. The following day
learned that, although many bombs
had been dropped in the fields near by,
the only serious damage was the de-
struction of portion Of Lord London
derry's racing stables at Newmarket
and the killing of one of his thorough
BREEDS"
w. Somerset Vaughan, the English
playwright, has come to attend the re-
hearsals of his comedy Caroline" in
which Margaret Anglin will have the
leading role. Mr.. Vaughan is a sur
geon of no mean abilities, and has been
doing his bit" at British base hos
pital at Arras. Recently he was de-
tailed to drive an ambulance between
field dressing station under fire and
the hospital, but from continued ex-
playwright has come to attend the re-
and has been granted an indefinite
leave of absence.
Raymond Hitchcock Back.
Raymond Hitchcock returned after
a successful London engagement in
"Mr. Manhattan" He will star this
coming season in 1.-THE Plain Lord
Playne," which attained great success
abroad under the title of Betty" Miss
Iva Sawyer, a newcomer to Broadway,
but a favorite of London theatregoers.
will be his leading lady.
Members of THE Little Bit of Fluff"
company which played eight months
in London, were also passengers on the
st. Paul. They were headed by Mar
got Kelly, a leading lady at twenty.
English critics describe her as THE
girl with the glorious golden red
hair"
Betty Kalisch returns to continue
her engagements as leading lady with
Leo Ditrichstein in "The Great Lover"
at the Gambler Theater.
Ian Forbes Robertson. brother Of Sir
Johnston Forbes Robertson who will
open shortly under the management Of
Charles Dillingham;, said that his
DrOtneT naQ DeeH seriously III anu
had been confined to his room nearly
all summer with infammatory rheu-
matsm.
De Lancey Nicoll was also a passen-
ger. He said that he would probably
take part in the coming conferences
regarding the street railway situation.
When informed that F. w. Whitridge,
president of the Third Avenue Rail-
ways, had started back, he replied that
he should have started before.
Purser a War Hero.
A. G. Walsh, assistant purser Of the
st. Paul, made his first trip since he
received two wounds at the Darda-
nelles. While paymaster of the II. NJ.
S. Pharos he was hit by a shrapnel
splinter in his left shoulder and was
invalided back to England. He ac-
knowledged that he had also served
on the famous Phantom Fleet" which
vas composed of merchantmen dis
guised as dreadnoughts.
I'VE often joked among ourselves
which 13-pound gun we would pick g.
swim ashore on in case we were hit"
he said. "Strict orders were issued
against removing any Of the artillery
or dropping any of the '2-ton' an
chors overheard, as guns, anchors
and superstructure were made of wood
and canvas-and must accordingly be
shown great respect"