The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-11
LUCREZIA BQRI TO
SING NEXT SEASON
Invalid Prima Donna Will Re-
turn to Ranks Of Metro
pOlitan Stars.
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP

mer In Italy. is now SO far recovered that
she will he able 10 take her place at the
Metropolitan Opera House next season.
Mile. Bort has not sung at all since her
pa anticipation In a concert given for n
war charity In Italy. II was TO this APP
psarance tbs her physician attributed
the complete loss of her singing voice
for so'many months. She was operated
on for n small growth on the vocal CORDS
and the case was by no means compii-
Gated.
II took only the rough voyage TO this
country, however, t. make It impossible
for the prima donna to sing at all. she
has been ever since under the care OF
a physician. Now. she Is convinced that
! her voice II restored completely. al
though she will not begin TO sing In pup
lie for six months. She Will spend a
! month in visiting friends near New YORK
aud then 60 20 the mountains until u is
| time to begin work at the Metropolitan.
Mile. Bort is not the only person who
is delighted by the recovery. This for
,urate event adds another popular
| prima donna to Signor Gatti-Casazza's
list of available singers.
Jackson Hines, who IL appearing III
! "Sybil." has been singing for several
performances the role OF Peter Petrocd,
| owing TO the 'illncss of Stewart Baird.
Mr.. Hines. who was well known as a
shor, story writer before he e on the
stage. acquitted himself with great credit
In this important role.
II is said that Elsie Janis will take the
leading role IN stop Look! Listen ~
which G. B. Dillingham; is to have re-
written. She ought to be a great i'm
proyement on Gabriel of the Lilies.
IN sweet G~enevieve." which James
| Forbes has written for Marie Dressler
the actress plays the part OF a trained
nurse who conducts a sanitarium 70:
| h~ypochondriacs. There are three acts
| and Frank Labor. who is the comedian, is
n Manufacturer OF bitters. who II cured
by his " remedies Of imaginary mala'
| dies. Vivian Rushnore and Frank Gil
more are in the east.
Patricia Collinge, who has been act,nf
all winter IN ~"Pollyanna," has just beer
the heroine OF a new play by Catherine
Gushing called colleen" II was actet
I'm Richmond by a STOCK company. Mrs
Cushiug's Irish comedy ia IN three act
and is not unlike the same author
kitty Mtckaye' in manner.
The Dolly Sisters really do play tn,
I parts OF lNliS III t4t new pay Wll'ltl
for them by Lawrence Rising. II !
called His Bridal Night" A younl
husband canuot identify his wife, as sh
so closely resembles her sister. But h
Is able 20 tell which is which after h
has seen them dance.
Forres. Winant is the hero OF Liz
Mother Made" 10y Winchell Smith an
John Hazard, which VAS recently acte,
N Hartford Mr.. Winant plays a con
Wet who comes out Of prison but vii
go straight since ne was never reall
guilty. His innocence is established 1
the end, Mr.. Winant has made a grea
personal success in the play.
Msude Eburue has been the success
of a Pair Of Queens" which H. Il
Frazee has just produced Miss Ehurn
was the comic sllvey Coddies IN a Pa.
of SKIES The play tells the adventure
of two husbands who go 10 a cInars
which j. raide,i Pine farce is now /
Chicago.
Billie burke IN the serial Aim Gloria
Romance VIII lie the attraction at tn
Globe Theatre beginning May % Sh
VII be supported by Henry kolksr
David Powell. William Roselle. Fran
Eclcher, William r Carleton, Frank Nc
Glynn and julie Power.
Just Il Woman Will close It's engage
rIeut ut the Forty-eighth Street Theatr
@ n saturday evening with n run OF ~
performances.
Instead of closing his production &
Beau BrunmelI AT tho cort Theatre -
saturday night Arnold DAILY has ~
rlr-oI to transfer the play to N
T~hirty-n!u'h Street Theatre, whore
viii replace Lou-Tellegen IN "a King {
Nowhere Monday evening.
Arthur fammcrSte.n has arrange
With iosno Hamilton to produce his ne
t.ree act play. The Mother-Woman
MI IiaInmerstein will present The pla
IN New York early next season. NJ
liamiiton's latest play vas The Blint
ness ~ Virtue" given about three veal
ago.
Edward Emery. who staged fc
Charles Hopkins Treasure Island 9
the Punch n Judy Theatre and ha
been seen throughout the season IN N
. role Of Long John Stirer. will withdra,
from IN" cast on May 90.
\ new two act b%urlesaue called Hell
New York. written by Junie McCre,
Will he presented at the Columbia TIL,
a'rc. Monday. for a summer run. Z,
/ cast, headed by Lew Kelly. includ,
= James T~enbnooke. Ernest Otto. Eilee
sheridan and Ameta Pynes,
The Royal Marimha Rand has bee
A engaged by T., Xiegfeld, Jr. 20 play {
the Midnight Frolic over the New An
stcrdam Theatre,
willard Mack will appear IN n one a.
drama written by himself az the Pala<
Theatre next week. II is called "a
EN" for an Eye
Most OF the principals Of "Hip, ri
: Hooray," beatrice Herford. Ada Mead
May Thompson. Edith storey, Ro.
= Tapley, Gaii Kane, Dorothy Kelly an
Stewart Holmes viii appear AZ the pc,
, formance In aid OF the Newsboys' Sun
. m"r Camp AZ the Hippodrome Sunda
!, night.
n Iyr.l Maude. the English actor, wi
e sail for England shortly 10 be present
e the wedding of his second daughte
r Pamela, to Capt. William La Touci
Congrcve. who recently was decorat.
= Just concluded "A long tour Of this cou,
n try in Grumpy" Next season ne vi
come back with two new plays. one |
!, Haddon Chambers and the other /
Michael Morton n Stephen I.cacoc
, He will appear at the Empire Theat,
in n of them through an
he made with the late Charles Frohma
Miss Margerv Maude will accompar
her father 10 England. She has late
: been appearing ms leading woman wi
S George ArliSs in "P%acanini,' and on r
y turning to tho United States next Sc,
son will appear In a new play under n
management Of Klaw & Erlanger a,
George c. Tyler.
A II Woods has begun rehea -sals q
Thirty Days." n new farce by A,
Thomas and Clayton Hamilton. n