The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-29
n, Y. THEATRE MAP
CHANGEDB BY SUBWAY
GOSSIP OF THE STAGE

70 present season has established the
'.t th,' he so-ca,led n~eighhorhood thea.
'ro Is All but a thing OF the past here
TIE Standard Theatre and the IRONY
opera House still enjoy prosperous sea.
sons but they are the only two insti,u.
tons stll playing so-calied "comb,na.
tons. although there were several thea.
tres q TITS Kind when New York's ,hca.
"ircsoins pubic was much smaller than
{; is today Formerly all the we'll
Known stars visited the Grand oper,
House. The HARLEM Opera House. the
Academy of Music. the Fourteenth stree.
Theatre and the others devoted ,o N.
VISITS for q Heck Of the travelling corn.
psri'S
Indeed. 4 Was the usual Use 4, which
theatre VAS put after It's first suc,ess
Ws- over. Reflrc Il put Oh yaideyUle-
.hs Wr '"e day before the moving ME.
tVr,.-of hurlesque there was n more
or lcs- prolonged existence az tho home
o:'' .umbinat.ou.' So there were al.
vays several uf these theatres n, which
the stars and popular plays could he seen
sisr i'tr frs; popularity was ex.
haU,''l.
at 5 the rapid transit which has MI,
an cd . the great vogue Of the neigh.
torHood theatre said Walter Kingsley.
- sdgc % L"ngacre square. The de.
SIZE 90 New "HrIefs to see every play
v..e Z : new also has had It's shar, in
'hs result Tncrc is no longer any pa
',r,t 1n t'' par; OF the public. Thea.
'-'s'rrs would rather pay twice the
frao and see = drama while il IL fresh
'a,i wait Rather than wait for a play
20 , W' 20 . theatre with cheaper prices
they "'i - ~ the gallery. But they
must ae In o; the beginning. They viii
ro' Nat Ir''. everybody else rss seen
q piece snl he told about +; during all
;ts time
'T''' The subways have made Il as
.sy 2. g. - farty-second street. al.
r2>'. 40 u is TO points upi vii or IN
.'.er parts ~ the city. So there IS
70. 'y ''''" ~syrr = tine In visiting a
neigh .o-aeod playhouse"
Tn Murphy has recrns!dered lis de-.
termination e. retire from tho cast o.
"TrelsIr" Island ana will remain with
'ho company on it, tour. II was or!g..
ns'y Intended 90 revive the Hoyt farce
a Texas Steer IN which Mr.. Murphy
Uttr Ms UIH great success. bO' tadt
plan has been abandoned. and Nj.
Murphy viii continue 20 act In Treasure
Island
The tinted states Government, has
granted fuAl letters pa,en, 10 II. l..
ja.Esor. technical director If the Ma
't4l Drama Corporation. for the ars.
great ca'non ever invented Tor the pur-
Use = making motion picture battle
sr',s realistic The big guu was uiil-
,r-i go winter ~ the campaigns be-
tween the im'r,cons and the fmperidhs's
sh'c. We" staged by Tonnes DIXON Tor
IT, Fail Z n Nation" The giant
mechanism h's a - cent!meter spiral
EXPLOSION chamber, an automatic breech
s.rg ny electrical contact. three grea,
-e'oi - - and H. mounted on a gun
carriage equipped with caterpillar wheels.
TIE re. = four feet and a ssee; of
fam tA,lye feet hiSh il belchei from
tt, m.u... When The FAN .: a Ma
'.L' - presented at the Liberty Theatre
no screen Will present the frs; view
o. TIE kruppl!ke machine in action.
II local color spilled in pastel shades
a. BRING success TO such plays as
Bua'y Pulls me Str.rgs.' why shouft
n not 30 leeper tones bring even more
" ~ IN Harris, Jr.. wants 20
know ana wI put the problem 10 the
rs ".ra h- produces the new play
R..s l.suE-rr- Eyre has written for
.m A. - uharacters are negroes.
III acton passes IA the South and in
New York a. tho present time.
Ai;aoueh the play i a comedy. Mr..
ia-''- promises that the dramatic in
''re,' ~ mover grow lighter thar cafe
~ la 2 Wdie It w,ll n through cold
.fa,H .": 90 deer chocolate. II -
r7, '-... A.Nrv ?. nat The climax OF
he piece -aoH, t." heroine trying 20
aaI 'ac de ~ - tdes IL a coal cellar
49, Of. .ae .shts turne.l off,
Era Aug. Marion Abbott. Mrs.
st-a't ~ d. olive May, iOtt.e Alter.
Har., I.ak,mo!e and Walter Walker
'' among .." actors engaged.
THE ga AN HONEYMOON which
has 'c'l sung with success outside the
N .e urlt"ced here by the Shu-
BE-, 70 Angus; at the Casino. Margaret
H.. '..t ,. Frances Demarest and John
1000. $40 " ed the leading roles. II
- Or lu." nat Dorothy B!gelow. who
va prevented .y Illness from appearing
'H' " nal Company will y, abe
IL p = SAN - that; time.
Whoa Henry 4. p!xey returns to the
sag = wlil be- AZ the leading actor
= M Lazarus when was written
n IS Harvey O.Higg.ns and Har-
o. f.. Eva lie Gallienne and Flor!ne
AFRO! lre 20 be in the company with
o. T.. u.Hy viii be seen next month
N-t Haven.
l'aa Mason Will appear in Max Mar
l.- 0".aa'ama, Cheating Cheaters."
a.. A4 5..e Etmbeau as the lealing
t'r"'s Nj Nlsor's place IN Common
cay ". 10 be acted next winter
p GU. 90 viii b" taken b. Orme
's..t e. I.lt Fisher il 10 be the first
't.aH ' -" The SQUAD Farm by
'" Hl''.ns, Hh.gh viii be played IN the
ai'-Hh under the Management Of A. II.
woods EyJer, .-desou will Ne the
'e-n
"'.| l'p." has Just finished a new
'a' '".N will soon be acted by a
''.- wgauy In Syrscus".
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