The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-22
NINE. ODER TO sing
ROLE OF KATHERINE
Selected for Heroine in Oper.
attic Contribution to Shake
s~pcarian Fete.
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP

shiew" by Goctz. which Is TO he
the contribution Of the opera house
to the celebration OF the snake
spcarian terccntenary. VIII he Mar
rare,e Oher. She will sing Katherine,
while the Pefruchio will he the American
basso Clarence Whitehall. The revival
of ,;o,tz's opera will be the next novelty
Of the season.
Til. work Is not altogether new here
/, was played at the Academy Of Mu'
sic in English. and had Ave representa-
tons during the season Of 1886. when II
was sung first OH January 4 OF That
year. The performance Will take pace
In about three weeks.
Tyrone Power will organize a testi'
monia, for william Winter In Los An
xeles to take place on the same day the
performance is held at the Century The
atre. All the well known actors posing
in the movies there will take part. .
one OF the next opcrettas to be neaTd
In New York will be- princess Tra-'a-
Ia" which And- cas- Dippel is preparing
Tor New NOlk use IL "hH N
within a few weeks.
Connie f.diss IL playing in Australia
the leading part in so Long Lefty
which has been acted in the West by
charlotte Greenwood, who Is the thinnest
actress for per height OH the stage. TINS
the musical play made by Diver
Norosco from Elmer Harris's Thy
Nolphbor's Wife, II is said to be I'M
pending here.
Th. Doll. sisters are TO be made Into
actresses by Lawrence Rising. and A, H.
Woods will produce THE stolen honey
moon.' in which they are IN De mus
Transformed. The Dolly sisters. who are
r,w ,,pear,ng AT the Palace and the
Zierf.ld Midnight Frolic, have agreed
to resign from one or the other t-iorc
they .ntc, tn. dramatic i"Ih'
Fernando f'erique', author OF inc W.
bret,o for 'Goy.scss. who mas JUS,
s,il,d for home, will return next winter
with "A new comedy OF spanish h'c W
he played here In the fall.
When charles Dillingham; arrives nom
r.ln Ucaoa, within "A few days he VIII
,uu,unc. that he is TO bc the manager
NOV, season Of three theatres devoted u
musical performances. Thc 'eh,ur!
III. arr, viii be added TO the Dillingham;
circuit. which already includes the i'H'
,ndrnn,. and tho Globe. Musical shows
viii l.. the programme at all 'hree
theatres.
William II. Crane will NOT travel away
from New York after the present season
"a. vil make Ms home In this city and
will take part only In specitl per'of"'
,nc.s If plays to bc given mere
Thu METROPOLITAN Opera House VIII NC
given over on March - Ia the German
theatres contribution to the tsfcehlenaiN
OF Shakespeare. Then the actors or 'n,
Irving Place Theatre. headed ny Arho,e
! korff. will move up to act ShakeSpeare
Julius Cesar Eudo|1 thTls''""S WI
also l., IN the performance
William Elliott and his deferred pro
du,,tinn or The Greatest Nation, oI
u.rion Creighton, will he acted al I'M
Booth Theatre on Monday might. thN'
N,udh,m will have the leading role'
charlotte chorpcnning what a haln'
Tor a woman ~drAIatist who wrote be
tween III. Lines has invented a ne"
form of inlay which may make E'me'
~sciz.us,cin seem old fashioned. In tins
nl,, the first act shows t"o parehU
celebrating tho thir'y-tifh anniHerSa!.
of their wedding and lamentins the ao
s.u,. of their children, who are not II
their New England home TO ce'ehfa''
tho day with them, THIS Is the TroIoIu'
Then follow three episodes howin thes'
children in their present homes
one scene shows a son at college II
California strong enough rough nj
training at home 10 break u FRIEND wh'
h,. Inherited the habit Of Liquor of hi
Weakness and tendency Ia relapse INT
tit, weakness. The second SHOWS
daughter in New York about to enparl
iu "A Irritation with an actor with
wife. but SAVED by the memories or VIVA
.u.h , course would have been consid
cred In her home. In the tinAl episo
a son OH "A fruit ranch l. about 10 &c
deeply into "A land swindle when IN
dishonesty Of the scheme ~ TOO niue
for his better Judgment,
After iii. three have been revealed {
the parents as >tili under their old tim
influence there is "A last act In whir'
three. letters arrive from the three chi
drcu. They are read, aud only the at
dl,u,, secs how the children in IN
one act plays they have witncssed-sti
obey the principles Of their family tram
ing,
TIN, curt Theatre will reopen Satui
d.v evening when the Shuherts will PR
sent a play ,all"d PAY Day" hy Lott
NJ. Mcanny and olive u Bailey, Tn
important play-rs IN IN. company al
Irene Fenwick. Vincent Serrtno, Suzanil
Fl Jackson. Gertrude Dallas. Pauline Du'
field and John Stokes, The Blue III
y.lope." announced for March q at IN
Cort, has been postponed.
The Fr;t' Market" Amelic Rives
drama AZ IN, lsooth Theatre, will mos
10 the comedy on Monday, replacin
"%IIobsun's Choice whi"h takes 10 III
road.
\ certain Young actress playing !
n certain New Work play wished TO h
come "a member Of the Jockey club II
writes to the board of governors tn,
u perhaps her "thcatri.e, connection woul
:. lead to suspicious Of press agency an
that although she realizes that put
lIcity must attend negotiations leadin
tn the desired result" she has mo an
hilton In that direction and will avoi
all refertur" Ia same and appreciate q
, silence from amy other source
This letter by some coincidence Wa
I sent broadcast to the press. But so II
&. certain Young actresses secret will
kept inNiolatc and in accordance wit
p her expressed desire all silence vi
be maintained as regards her identity.
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