The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28

spared neither time nor expense In
putting together this wears Frolio.
Irving Berlin has worked with Mr..
Conan.
Mr.. Conan has gathered for the
FroliC every available star OF the
theatre Every musical number has
been written especially for tho enter
tainment.
The Frlars Minstrels Will open the
Frolic. Three sets OF end men and
interlocutors will be used. Tho OPEN
ing number will bring JOIN King and
James Doyle az the bones, Eddie Gar.
vie and Harland Dixon as tambos with
Julius Tanner and Man Figman a.
.n,erlocutors. After a ballad by
Vaughn Comfort and n song and dance
by Doyle and Dixon the second edition
will be introduced.
This section Will ind Andrew Mack
ana Frank Tinney "a bones: Hap
Ward and Neil o'Bricn as tambos with
James ]. Corbett and Nat g. Goodwin
as the interlocutors.
The third edition will Introduce
George VI Cohan and George Primrose
as the bones; Lew Dockstader n
William Collier a. tho tanbos with
Jerry 7. Conan and Buster Collier
as the .nterlocutors. This Is the first
time In theatrical history that two
S.lx-z o,l ,u.a eN,,, u-in annaar ot
the same performance. They are Jerry
! Cohan and his son George NJ. and
william Collier and his son William
.Jr. (Buster).
Interspersed In his edition Will be
a ballad by Frank Cooinbs and other
singing and dancing numbers by
George Primrose. vim Berlin.
George VI. Conan and William Collier.
In the first part OF the minstrels will
he found such prominent theatrical
p~ersonages as Laddie eff. Felix Adler,
Robert FulGora. Tommy Gray. Loney
Haskell and former Deputy Police
Commissioner George 6. Dougherty.
The ol!o will bring "a trio Of Amer
ica's foremost c~artoonists in n genuine
novelty. L. |. Goldberg, Bud Fisher
and Bert Levy.
The fret part az the F'rol.c WIN
( close with Georc. NJ Cohan's new
one act minstrel sketch. with music.
entitled Tho Bold Eravc Black and
Tans.' The cast viii include Felix
Adler. Andrew Mack. William J..
Phinney. Edward Carve. George
Whiting. Harry Fraser, George sid
nev and Neil O'Ericn. The Bandits"
who will make merry during this satire
on the Mexican situation are Tom
Dincle. Laddle chr. James Doyle.
Harland Dixon, George NJ. Cohan and
the Black and Tan seventh Regiment.
Thu second half Of the programme
will he opened by The Melody
Makers the music for which has been
written by Irving Porlin. IN n-Crc-
cation OF composers Will complete this
number, among them being Pers
Grant, Geo.r" Rotsford, George w.
Movers, James Monaco, Harry Carroll.
Ernest Bal, Gus Edwards, lean
Schwartz and TryiuE Tcrlln, They VIII
, bc introduced by Dave Ferguson, who
= will tell In song the musical numbers
that have made them famous and
n brought 10 them n fortune IN royalties
This number viii be followed by
10 Albert SpaldinC, the American vtol!n'sc
with andre Benoist at the piano. Mn
a Spalding VII play one OF his own
: compositions. "A'abama.' n s~yncopated
:. melody which stamps him a. one Of
. the foremost composers of the day
Z This will ne the nrs. tim That u con~
cert artist OF Mr.. Spalliua's promt-
hence has consented 10 appear during
r an entertainment OF this kind,
y George VI Cohan and William Ter
: viii follow Mr.. Spalding. These . ur-
dians IN their own inim!table way VII
attempt something new, n a they
a have been rehoarslng behind closed
5 doors, no ono knows Just what their
Offering VIII consist OF.
The Frolic will conclude with q
travcsty on the now famous Friars
dinners, a musical ensemble, with
a words and music by tho cntire Friars
q Club. In honor OF the Shake-pear,an
h tcrcentenary, the guest OF honor will
. be the Bard OF Avon, with Harrison
!. Fisher sharing the premier honors.
Rennold Wo'f wll b. introduced
during the "d.nrcr" Seated at ths
board Will ho AL the s,ars who hnve
y taken part In nc preceding numbers
10 and WIN Rodgers, The Oklahoma cow
D. boy. The scene 81 tho banquet Will
I've the grill room ~ The Friars new
Monastery, at ITO West Forty-eiEhth
-, street. which was formally opened last
m Monday afternoon.
O.. For thls numhnr Irving Rer''n has
Is written one OF his 'sone speeches. a
I'd classic IN Itself. and which s. cure 10 be
. n big feature OF an entertainment
which the Friars think Is worthy Il
commemorate tho completion oc theii
" new Monastery.
The performance AZ the New Amster,
Dam will be followed by a tour OF M
=. following cities; Atlantic city, pNila
delphia, Wilmington. Baltimore, Pits
I" burg. Cleveland, Cincinnati. 81. Louts
IChicago. Detroit, Buffalo. Rochestss
- lBoston and Providence