The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-20

,,ade clear. but that is all the time she
INSIDERS Il, possible to devote to Inc Trip
q, present.
oro NJ the important artistic institu-
Slows which are soon to he opened IN ms
zee a school of acting under the
..,rop,,c II men OF wealth who are de-
,.r,rined TO have a school to train actors
for The American stage just as thor-
o,s,iv they are for the European
theatres.
So IA. as the matter has progressed a
fs,inru,shcd foreign producer and stage
.,,ccr will he put at the head Of the
,,s,,uton. There will he. OF course.
some American instructors
vasav Nijinsky plans to open II
s,tool IN Paris as soon as the war ~
,,er, and it is not at all mprooaoie
that there will be some American o'-
.eeiors who have contributed 10 the
foundation Of the institution. IL u Inc
,-4sent ambition OF N!jirsky to devote
'msclf tn this school when conditions
rake n, possible f- him TO settle IN
Paris. Although "A Pole. he ~ altogether
uu..au in his sympathies and even dis
,.s 10 have his Polish origin men
toned. He ptefers to be known as a
Russian. IL Is not probable that ne Will
dance in the future with the Ballet
Eisse. lie has become TOO prepondera'-
.,c FOR the traditions of that organiza-
non. which seeks to establish the erect
lyeYcss If It's ensemble rather than make
AN sngle dancer conspicuous at the cost
c. 'ue others.
The eftec, OF this policy was curiously
shown after the Engagement or the
famous dancer :or the Metropolitan
upera House. Now Nijinsky receives
Aout $1,000 every time he dances. 1t Is
.,~rportant Of course TO place such an ex-
p,usIve artist before the public IN a way
that will enable the Institution to make
back this outlay. But it is still difficult
90 discover In the announcements of the
Ballet Russo any detailed information as
10 the predoninance of Nijinsky. the real
stdr and head OF the enterprise.
Max Re!nhardt will present The New
y rs Idea" in Berlin. Langdon M!tchelrs
pay VIII be translated into German and
a.'ed a, the Hofburg in Vienna as well
q. Ia h. Rim.
"SAlmagundi' will be the title of the
. tA NlftflAd u. lut Itlt TsiDtit fIuDDdi VI
o. which music by Enrico Caruso will be
Used The compositions of the tenor.
ready pub ished, will be used. The
Z eneS are 30 he laid at East Aurora and
'oat. celebrities will figure as the charac-
t.. one act viii be laid IN The Shack
30 the Woods in which Mr.. Hubbard did
much of his writing His son finished
'- manuscript after his death. Oliver
A.in>ro says ne Will produce the work
ncN' autumn
Arnold Day gave his final rehearsal OF
Beau BruInmel' at the Shubert Theatre
II New Haven last night and will pro-
I1ce clyde Fltch's play there tonight.
j VIII - seen At the cort Theat on
Monday, .
It Las been decided to postpone until
fcNt fan the benefit testimonial for r. r..
Nirrty because It will be possible then
I give a much more brilliant perform
aHo' The lsteness of the season has
made i difficult tor many actors who are
snA!'us 20 take part in the testimonial
70 bc 90 Sew York. So the popular vet
eEan Wll have this honor in the autumn.
rs arrangement with Daniel Mayer
OCCUPATIONS are being entered into fol
I" presentation in this country of a
s'rcs of English moving pictures which
."Ne luH' necn hrought TO America. The
FEATURES include caste" with Sir Johr
rare and leSgy liyland ''Tne Grea,
Adventure which was acted in pla,
form AT the Booth Theatre two seasons
az with Henry Ainley and Esme Hub.
H'i. sim Waters Run Deep witt
LAZY Tree, wife of Sir Herbert Tree
IN" Fallen star with Albert Chcval-
hr and The Second Mrs. Tanqueray.'
st'1 Sir George Alexander and Hilds
Moore.
Inc Washington Square Players OF the
rdAGpoA Theatre have accepted the in
N''t''n Of the Shakespeare celebration
committee TO produce the Roman and
t'ha!Ssinre episodes of the masaue tC
0, PERFORMED IN the city College stadium
Xxx month. The Roman episode OF Mr.
.A'kaN"s masque shows the degenera
VOW Of the drama in ancient Italy, and
W. Renaissance episode It's regeneration
d'ler NE Dark Ages. II has been the
e'H'!S plan to assign the various ep',
s""7 OF The community interludes' tC
'N,'i- o.SdHi1ations. which are 10 hay,
w. responsibility in staging them.