New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-25
THREE FESTIVALS
TN BARD'S HONOR
TabIeaus and Entire Lear
Given by Professionals
and Amateurs.

Three celebrations Of Shakespeare s
tercentenary were held last night With
tableaux, scenes and dancing, the fete
and ball of the Professional Woman 5
League was given at the Hotel Bit
more. Between IL p. m. and midnight
the crowd was doubled by the arrival
of theatre folk, who had come to stay
until morning in the gayety Of this
annual celebration.
In scenes from the English poets
plays were seen Lillian Russell. Blanche
Bates, Hilda Spong. Trixie Friganza,
Robert billiard, Amelia Summeville,
Robert Edeson, Brandon lyman, Viola
Allen. Edith Wynne Matthson, Mrs.
Sol Smith, Henrietta Crosman, Amelia
Bingham, Hattie Williams and Wilton
Lackaye +. II. Sothern, Julia Mar owe.
David Belasco, Daniel Frohman. Prince
and Princess Troubetskoy and Mrs.
George Gould were among the patrons.
Chelsea Gives king Lear"
Chelsea honored the 300th birthday
of the Bard of Avon by performance
of king Lear" Under the auspices Of
the Chelsea Neighborhood Association
Lear of the snow-whlte beard. hard
hearted Gonerl and gentle Cordelia
were made 70 appear before a back
ground of green baize. For, true TO
Shakespearian traditions, there was no
scenery at the Hudson Guild, at 1876
West Twenty-seventh Street, last night.
A cast of professionals was chosen
to act the parts. These were the char
acters:
Earl o. Kent. John Manner
isTa,,oI 1Isicr.. bastard son Brandon Peters
Lear. King OF Britain. ........ Duncan Macdoasan
Lear's daughters ~ ,,,
Gonerl ....................-.s. Lillian i,rennaii
Hegan NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l"l4'e Nsiiet
Duke of Albany Albert Matiiion
Duke o. Cornwall. ..................- .hlahl iiol
Duke q burgundy .-.......'''.' h"2u' ~, nis
hing OF Franc. f Teols. p,f, Iii
oswald Gonerirs steward ..........G eorse D. VIM
knight. S@i.te' H.
a Ni.....erise,- ....... Malcolm McKennan
A Gentleman ....................G George DE WINTER
a cs,t.tn ............ B u. Barnett
a Uersd ..................Ge George Fitzpatrick
Attendant Lydia Bumand and Anna sioppenbach
Another performance of the same
play will be given tonight at Christ
Church House, 344 West Thirty-sixth
Street. On April 26 a performance
will be given at ST. Columba's Hall,
353 West Twenty-hfth Street, and on
MAY at St Peters Hall. 342 West
Twentieth Street. A special perform
ancc for the benefit of the Neighbor-
mood Association, when the price OF
seats will be 81, is scheduled to take
place at the Y w C. A., at East
Fifteenth Street. on April q.
Edward H. Pfeiffer, executive secre-
tary of the Chelsea Neighborhood As
ISOLATION. said that the body hoped 10
build neighborhood theatre and
was taking advantage of the Shakes
pea;ean festival 10 create an inter
est in the enterprise. He said that
GOOD plays could then be produced for
re entertainment Of the people OF the
nelgnborhood. who would also have the
opportunity 10 experiment with ANA
tour theatricals.
Shakespeare in Parks.
Shakespeare appeared briefly at the
second Of series of seven combined
playlets and dances arranged by the
Department of Parks and given IN his
honor at the various parks and recre-
ton centres of the city. Last nights
instalment was at the Fairgrounds
Gymnasium, 342 East Fifty-fourth
Street. William ]. Lee, supervisor OF
recreation, was Shakespeare.
Next 10 the honor accorded Mt.
Shakespeare himself, twelve-year-ol
Betty Etkin, of 225 East Ninety-eighth
Street, was the hit Of the evening as
Robin Goodfellow in the interlude from
"A Midsummer Nights Dream" Her
antics as the mischievous sprite kept
the audience in roars OF laughter.
Park Commissioner Ward spoke on
Shakespeare and His Work"