The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26
STAGE HITS MUST
LEAVE BROADWAY
Successes in New York Are
Needed to Fill the Thea
tres Out Of Town.
COlLD REMAIN LONGER

m two camps of theatre managers,
mo syrdicate with their allies on one
,,d, and the Shuberts and their asso-
oates ou ;hc other. are at the present
minute suffering from the same cmbar-
,assmcnt. The question which troubles
both organizations Is The difficulty Of
elllng their theatres outside New York.
80 far, productions which have enjoyed
success here have peer popular in such
1 hirl degree that they could not be sent
,l,ewherc. The leading cities have In
the meantime been compelled TO close
,,eir theatres. play Tho Birth of n Ma
,on.' or try ~repcaters which were not
N to the average. The metropolitan
successes in the meantime could not be
moved.
But one Of them is to go tomorrow
light. "IIobson's Choice will DO sent
On tour ~ play some OF the leading Shu-
bert theatres. although its New York
popularity Is by no means exhausted.
According TO indications the play could
re gwen ip' "''''''S W. 'v 'ou'u oui
Mrs. McChcsney," but other cities are
waiting for Miss Barrymore. while Otis
skinner leaves for the West on Sunday.
although he is also required In several
Eastern cities. Il. IL. Sothern. who has
met with the most enthusiastic success
On the road, left the Bootn heatr be-
cause the Shubert theatres In other
cities had to be flled Maude Adams
cannot keep the public out of the EN-
pire Theatre. although out of town man.
ayers want to know when she is going "a
IN her engagcments with them. Ru,
she is only another example OF the aifa.
Guilty that managers have had this sea.
non in finding attractions for their thea.
ga ou,sId, Of Nsw yorr
ao,ah p.r,,,ra, .,,,o -,
ov,sa .n ,n,ain, t." NY ", W
80" m,aa !. ner opera.'on
p's'%e rer.or a weeN
uum .o"' " the Ehs'ish pro-
ma ""'
~ ptaus accepted me Nan Wht
''a!cu az Iionie AFTER VI had been re
i4Seu d! 'harles rrohnan and played
al 'he comedy Theatre as THE White
~Ftathef' II met with some success.
mere nut failed so completely on thu
tVad 'lat IL was soon dropped. II ha.
.dst pttH SiNen IOr the oNVtn time ~
London.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell has refused al
spring. She will 20 back to London y,
soon as her tour In ''Pyrmalion ha,
been completed. Her nroductior n
Searchllghts' has baen
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Tie triumph Of the allie
RuSs- In Chicago WAS won with CLEO
paire." with Flora Rayclles I'm the lead
rg role. Both audience and orch,str,
united In giving the dancers enthu
.dstic applause after the close OF III
performance. "C~leopatre" will, wit
'Thamara.' be one of the novelties +,
b. given by the dancers at the Metro
politan Opera House.
ivonne Garrick continues TO play IN
aiding role In lie Cpur Dispose at tn
Theatre Francois. which she took whe,
Lillian Greuze was taken III. The sea
son will II tonight when the com
pany will go to Boston.
Philip Spooner. the young tenor. wi
appear at the Biltmore Hotel on Nor
DAY night at the ball given by the Auto
mobile 'lub for the Actors Fund. MI
%Spooner, who was a pupil OF Anton
'%arbone, is a son OF ex-Senato
spooner of Visions n. He has inter
rup,ed his concert engagements to pre-
pare himself for the operate stage.
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Laura Arnold. Langdon Gillei an