New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-21
Elsie Ferguson to Follow
"Around the Map" at
New Amsterdam.
RUTH ST. DENIS WILL
GO INTO VAUDEVILLE
Edith Wynne MatthlsOn To Be
Leading Woman for Tree
in Shakespeare.

wait beyond January 81 for solution
Of the many pulling questions raised
by the war. Hall Gaines play, MAR
garet Schiller" will have its metro
politsn premiere on that night at tho
New Amsterdam Theatre. with Elsie
Ferguson in the leading role. In Mar
garst Schiller" Mr.. Game is neutral,
according 10 the advance information,
caring not who draws the sword so
long as he may draw the royalties.
The announcement Of the imminence
Of Margaret Schiller" fails 10 make
disposition Of Around the Map" but
1t is understood that the attraction will
be sent on tour.
in the general interests OF art, Ruth
81. Denis is about TO exchange two or
three special matinees at the Gambler
Theatre for twelve or fourteen ap-
pearances week in vaudeville Miss
St. Denis and company will top the
bill at the Palace the week after next,
and will then strike out upon lengthy
tour of the Keith circuit. Among her
numbers will be "Danse Javanese,"
"Columbine," "Impromptu," Spirit Of
the Sea-" and an unnamed modern
dance" This last. II is expected, will
be the spirit OF the Weekly Pay
CheQue."
Edith Wynne Matthison will be Sir
Herbert Beerbohm Trees leading wOm-
an during his forthcoming Shake
spearian season I'm this city. The first
production will be "Henry VIII in
which Sir Herbert will play Cardinal
Wolsey and Miss Matthison Queen
Katharine. Richard H." "The Merry
Wives Of Windsor" and THE Merchant
of Venice" will follow. Sir Herbert
/ present plans call for the production
OF Henry VIII" in March or April,
and include the bringing over of the
entire production from England, unless
| the Germans interfere.
The Criterion Theatre. incidentally,
/ is about to undergo a strenuous over
hauling prior to housing the James X
/ EIackett-Yiola Allen production Of
Macbeth" on February 7. The Vita
graph Company will relinquish its hold
on Sunday evening. and the workmen
will take possession "a soon as the
/ house has been searched for stray
! prints Of THE Battle Cry Of Peace"
"Okl.homa," the new George Scar
4 borough play, was produced in STAN
/ ford last night by the collaborated
| Frohman and Belasco Offices. Il is a
/ play in prologue and three acts, with
scenes laid in an Indian reservation in
Oklahoma. The play will be seen for
several weeks in Boston before coming
to New York.
The second postponement Of the Rose
Stahl opening occurred yesterday, when
the play was put off from Tuesday I'M
/ til Thursday, and il is understood that
future postponements will be an
nounced in pairs
Mary Pickford and Jack Barrymore
will take part in the Actors Fund bene-
fit at the Forty-fourth Street Theatre
on Friday
William Hodges new play, Fixing
/ Sister," had its premiere in Whining
ton last night. The play is by Law
renee Whitman, author Of "The Road
TO Happiness" but gives Mr.. Hodge
! the opportunity to escape rural types
and become an up-to-date business
man.
Seven ultra-beauties are announced
TO have been obtained for the new
/ Midnight Frolic," following "a search
of many months by +. Ziegfeld, during
which time hundreds Of girls passed
| I'm review before the critical eye OF
this connoisseur of female loveliness.'
John Henry Mears, globe trotter and
roof manager, is authority for the
statement.
Kitty Gordon will leave the Winter
! Garden az the end of the week, pose IN
a couple of motion pictures, and then
drop into vaudeville with musical act
called THE Punch" on which Edgar
Allan Woolf and Jack Wilson are col
laboratlng.
"Hobson's Choice will reach one
hundred at the Comedy tonight
The management OF the Hippodrome
desires the news to be sent broadcast
that the Marimba Band. of "Ilip-Hlp-
| Hooray," will perform at the home OF
| Mrs. Vincent Aston az an early date.
The cast OF 1.-THE Ohio Lady" will
/ leave to-day for Columbus. where the
/ play will be performed for the hrst
| time on Monday.