The sun., 1916-08-24
Many NEW PLAYS TO
BE- TRIED NEXT WEEK
H,npodrome Opens on Thurs.
day with a Spectacle Called
"The Big Show"
MANY H PREM1ERES
Winthrop Ames Selects a Num-
ber Of Pieces for the
Little Theatre.

rn.rles B. Dillingham; increased the
already large nunper OF theatres which
A.. 10 open their doors next week by
.,,aAsn,y deciding yesterday afternoon
., throw oren the doors Of the Hippo
s,.re during the same week. The re-
,.,,,sls Of the new attraction. which
\. n he called The Big Show are SO
.Syanccd and the performance in
.,., a state OF completeness that Mr..
n,i,usham has decided to give the first
a.ryormanc on next Thursday. r. H..
prrnside. who has arranged h new
.r.c,acle, promises that 1t shall be a
s,s,,nct advance even over last year.
Anna Pavlowa In Tschaikowsky's ballet
a.. Rel,e su Bots Dormant" will be
on. AZ the most important parts OF the
programme.
IN addition to the three new plays
acted this week. there are to be Tine
an, from Rrazil' on Wednesday at the
rorty.fourth street Theatre. "A Pair OF
Queens" OIL Tuesday at the l-ongacre.
The Fla me- OF Thursday at the Lyric
theatre, The Man Who Came Back at
\. Playhouse on Thursday and Fast
Nd Grow Fat at the Globe on Friday.
vin,hron Ames has settled the future
a, the attractive Little Theatre which
hss already been closed too long. II has
ma, been omen to the public since "a
pair of silk stockings" was played
there. Mr.. Ames has selected a number
If nieces which he will produce. and so
determined is he that his full programme
shat, be carried out that he Is de-
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atre the piays which threaten to last too
long. He does not propose to be incon-
yenlenced by a success.
plush" is the title OF the first play
Mr.. Ames will give when he opens the
season on October ~. II is by Violet
pesrn and is said to deal with deli
cate subjects" Estelle winwood and
ca,hleen Nesbi,t will have the leading
roles. Among the three other dramas
,ha, Mr.. Ames hopes to give are THE
Morris Dance" a farce by Granville
Barker founded OIL The Wrong Box"
bv Robert Louis stevenson n Lloyd
Osbourne. There are twelve different
scenes in Mr.. Barker's version Of the
famous story and the revolving stage
OF the theatre will be used.
"saturday to Monday" by William
Hurlbu,. described as IAN up TO the
minute comedy" will be the next play.
Fsm!nism and trial marriage are said
20 be tie themes Of the play. As n ser'-
Gus drama, Mr. Ames will offer John
Maseaeld's japanese tragedy THE FAITH
full II is expected tina; the poet will
come 10 New York in order to supervise
the performance.
For the children's mat'ness. Mr.. Ames
has engaged the famous company OF
mar.one;tcs from Munich. These chill
tren's matinees will he given on Mon
days |. Tuesdays. Thursdays and Fridays.
!, used TO be though; that their lack
NJ training was one OF the charms OF
lie Washington Square Players. But II
NOW appears that their simplicity and
ratufalness were the result; Of some sor'
Il training. Al all events. Lucy Hun
acker announced yesterday that the
Washington Square Players had decided
10 open a dramatic school In Wes'
Forty.frs; street in October. There. urr
der Mrs. e. r. Major of London. am
bilious young persons may learn to ac'
IN the Washington Square Il There
will also be instruction in fencing ant
dancing.
All OF the stock companies seem Il
find II impossible to thrive after a Ger
tain number OF years In any American
city. The public is hckle or has beer
made so, New faces are In demand. ane
The way In watch a play Is acted will
10, quie; thc American av.dlty for rari
ETY. in personalities. Before the New
Theatre iinal,y came to AN END the sub