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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31
The Week's GriSt

GAMBLERS ALL" afternoon the Maxine Elliott inns play
England America for long time having
Waller who acted the leading role
Aside from the fact that
piece VIII additional
interest authorship It the work Of
the oldtme meOdrama'c plays
Of the play points that 1t must not be as
literally gamblers Of its
Exchange. and conceivable
other stock exchanges might object to
that does majority OF
gambling the action concerned with domestic difficulties
equally as much troubles There four
Percy Burton long Waller the
play Mtem, last
Weona" will have the Waller role that of
viii he the created by Madge
the will be Enia Lascees Ronald
Squire and Arthur Chesney.
sEREMONDA" tomorrow oyenng Criterion Julia Arthur who
20 memorable performance
"The Magdalene appears something than the star
the producer having and stage
piece the acute
drama generally regarded Miss Arthur
happest the picturesque French periods
that Of the The author william
Lindsey
The said to be founded history
Ramp fsnyng bhed by another kills his rival
the altar and drags forced after
which Ramon goes a-cruseng seemonda needs discover
new love lust as Ramon is
your romantic amosperc been neglect
ed and vaudeville performers bring
he desired result
The cast will Either, Ivy Trouman Robert W.
Frazer Marce Royce William Kane Katherine De
Barry " Louise Waller, Benjamin Kaur
others
"sAPPHO" tomorrow evening
Offering Of Lucie BOnheurs resident French
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31
PITY THE PRESS AGENT

IT rS time that some one took up the
i cudgels for the press agent he
100. has mis- little worries, and IL Is
more than possible that ne works just
"a hard as and perhaps harder than
the average otherwise person. Ihere
is. for example, the press department
At the Hippodrome. Strangely enough,
* mission is not the sending broad
asst of untrue yarns, whatever the
popular opinion of press departments.
1t really goes about its business very
seriously.
One of the tasks Of the Hippodrome
press department during Christmas
week was the polling Of the entire Hip
/ podrome audience-not merely once,
but three times. 1t distributed slips
requesting names and addresses, and
promising souvenirs In return. Its mis-
sion in gathering these names was two
fold-to determine, for its own salts
faction, the percentage Of those pres
ent who came from out of town. and 70
increase the mailing list
Two or three audiences are canvassed
annually at the Hippodrome, and the
results indicate that it is not the New
: Yorker who goes TO the theatre here.
On one evening last week thirty-two
states were represented, and 259 towns
and cities Considerably more than
half of the audience was from out Of
town, and seventeen gave their ad-
dresses as foreign lands. Not every
one, of course, replied. The record at
the Hippodrome is 1900 replies from
$500 circulars, which, considering the
fact that there are many parties OF two,
three or four, only one Of whom gen
orally responds, is a good record.
When the names have been gathered
/ it is necessary to make good by send
ing the souvenir. Then the names go
on the mailing list, which already in
cludes 10000 names Of out-of-towners
and is steadily growing And, as though
that weren't enough, the Hippodrome
is in constant touch with 1000 news
/ papers. New York papers and those In
the vicinity are supplied with daily
press matter, and those scattered over
me country are reached at least once
a week. Yes. it's time that some one
took up the eudgels Tor the press agent.
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reason for serie, Of afternoon per-
formances.
The story which Lady Gregory tells
in "The Travelling Man" is simple
enough, but much OF its appeal lies in
what the figure Of Christ connotes. To
p grown person the Man OF Sorrows en-
bodies both abstract and concrete ideas.
Much In the Bible interests the child,
in spite Of the unfortunate way in
which It is forced upon him; but he
cares more for the Old Testament than
any of the Gospels, unless 1t be that Of
Luke. which gives US the picture of the
manger and the shepherds Without
question, the story Of the ark makes
the greatest appeal to the young stu
dent Of the Bible, although he may
give some attention also TO Jonah and
the whale. II he takes any interest at
all in the Garden of Eden it is because
the serpent is g most unusual snake
and not because he is a symbol Of the
spirit Of evil And no child cares for
the Sermon on the Mount or Paul's ad-
dress to the men Of Athens.
We have no intention Of speaking
disparagingly about the special natl
nees at the Conan & Harris Theatre
One play we think, does not interest
the children much, but the other two
please them nightly. In particular
they like Mary Austin's fine fantasy
MERRY Christmas, Daddy" which sets
before their eyes Captain Kidd, Dare
devil Dick the Indian Fighter; Toby
the Clown, Red Riding Hood the
Wizard Of o. and others. As usual, the
crown-up has all the best Of it. He
shares in the enjoyment of the child
and he keeps his own TO himself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31
DATA FOR THE CELEBRANTS

customarily dark on Sunday, will enter
the field in ar endeayor 20 accommo-
date the multitude which will I'M
doubtedly be seeking amusement, and
perhaps incidentally 10 profit thereby.
The theatregoer tonight may choose
from a Green Room Club performance
at the Cohan, Nora Daycs's song re-
cital at the Eltinge, concert" pro-
gramme at the Winter Garden, the
Hippodrome. the Aston, the Century,
the Casino and the Columbia, and the
customary vaudeville shows.
A distinguished list o; stars will
perform at the Cohan. where the
Green Room Club will stage a per-
Torrance in aid OF the perennial
building fund. Among those announced
20 appear are Arnold Daily. Raymond
Hitchcock, William A. Brady. Eleanor
Painter, Otto Kruger, Jess Dandy. Tom
Lewis, Julian Rose, Leo GARLIC and
Joseph Lertors.
At the Century Theatre there will
be given the first Sunday night per
Torrance under the Ziegfeld-Dilling-
ham regime. Elsie Janis, Frank Tin
ney, Hazel Dawn, Sam Bernard and
others Of "The Century Girl" will ap-
pear, and the list will be augmented
by performers from other Dillingham;
attrsctions-M Mr.. Hitchcock, for eI-
ample. and the Brown Brothers.
Mr. Hitchcock. in fact, will be par
tlculsrly busy tonight. His third
appearance will be at the Hppodrome,
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The German Theatres

A, the Irving Place Theatre the pro-
gramme for the first three days OF the
week will be "Mam'selle Nitouche," and
on Thursday evening Die Schone vom
Strande," the musical comedy produced
last week at the Bsndbox, will be trans
ferred 10 the Irving place for the bal
snce OF the week. Tolstoi's "Der
Lebende Lelehnam," which is rapidly
establishing itself as the most popular
piece in the German repertory, will be
put on at the Bandbox Thursday even
ing for few popular priced perform
ances. The final children's matinee OF
Frau Hole" will be played tomorrow
~ the Irving Place.
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COMEDY AND LEW FIELDS

r EW FIELDS attended the Christmas
II matinee of Turn to the Right"
and 1t was there that he was button
holed by the industrious news gatherer
and urged TO say q few words about
Bosom Friends" One week ago it
was minated in these pages that in
Bosom Friends" Mr.. Fields was prac-
tically deserving tho field OF comedy,
but the actor says it's not 60 bad as
all that.
The play is really 8 comedy" he
said, "but there are moments Of
pathos. Nor is there cropping out in
me any sudden and overwhelming pas
sion 20 be other than a comedian. /
shall be back in musical comedy just
as soon as ! can find good idea-an
idea Of sufficient novelty to assist in
carrying piece not staged with quite
all OF the lavishness that 10 now Gus
tomary. | started tho present craze
with The Midnight Sons Then came
The Jolly Bachelors and II was neces-
sary to make that still bigger. And
then The Summer Widowers,' and that
had 70 be even bigger than the second
one. OF course, one cannot continue
that sort OF thing indefinitely. % !,
am stopping for q while. and perhaps
the pendulum will swing back. Mean
while | shall play this little piece for
eight weeks or so in Chicago, and II it
contains promise | shall bring II to
New York al the beginning Of the new
season"
incidentally. II any one n inter
ested in Mr.. Fields's opinion Of Turn
to the Right he saysi "Corkingl"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31
BY HAYWOOD BRoUN

COX BACK a little, II you please,
| and Try to remember what plays
Il and what books you most en-
ioyed at the age Of ten, or thereabouts.
George Kaufman confesses that he
would lay down his Horatio Alger. Jr'
only-to see the Rogers Brothers. Other
men about the shop speak fsvorably Of
The Black Crook Secret Service
Sherlock Holmes" ''The White Heath
e." Cherry Pickcrs" and some Of the
Early melodrsmas produced by Al
Woods
As far as literature goes Ager IS
easily the leader. but there are scat
.srng votes for G. A. Henty, Oliver
o,ac. and the creator % Deerfoot, a
yeeuliarly ingratiating Indian Of the
iesp-this-and-heap-that tribe. Although
;Esaty men were Intercepted, not one
mentioned Alice in Wonderland" nor
VS. there q single vote for Hans Chris
tan Andersen or the Grimms. But
perhaps it is unfair to introduce any
o the case for the defence until the
p,osecution has had its say.
As one who has been for twenty
yssrs teacher Of young children,
writes Miss r. NJ, a want to differ
With Mr. Haywood Broun in his criti-
| csn o. the Children's Theatre in yes
isrdsys Tribune. Mr.. Broun thinks
that children cannot appreciate q play
Ike Lady Gregory's Travelling Man
Then be writes q long comment on the
pay from 3 dramatic point OF view
sad without any reference 70 the only
poin. At Issue, which is the point OF
risv Of the children. That IL so like
4 New Yorker and e dramatic critic
a; the tame time.
"His own observation should have
ield NJ. Broun that this particular
,sdisnee Of children did enjoy the play
and any teacher could have told him
hat intelligent children not only en-
oy slegory. but that IL is the child
element Ia human nature that keeps
iaea stories as The Travelling Man
alive Most children love q story which
iss something more in IL that the OBJ
rous something they can hold on 70
| ~ 80 back 20. The mystery, the feel
/ &c. that there may be more IN II than
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31
BROADWAY AND Ell SEWHERE.

(s) He announces that Stewart Hol
worth's comedy, "The Fst,ed Calf"
opened last night at the Lyceum The
atre, Rochester, where IL was greeted
by a capacity audience and scored
huge and instantaneous success;
AND THEN
"The Fatted Calf" closes after
week on the road, and is sent either 10
tho storehouse or dependable revrit-
ing playwright. But is this event ever
announced by the producer' Answer:
II is not
The obliging publicity dispenser as
ISOLATED with -The Harp of Life" who
is willing to do almost anything to save
one from working, points out few
ma-yellous things in connection with
that play. In the first place. although
the piece is an English comedy. not
once during the evening does any one
utter that deathless line, How many
Jumps ," Which, he declares, Is a
roundabout way OF saying that there
isn't a single cup Of tea served. Fur
thermore, there isn't a servant in the
play-no Pitts, nor Riggs, nor Coakley.
All guests, consequently, enter unan-
nounced. And, still further. 9 careful
combing of the dranstis persons fails
to reveal that old dependable; Mrs.
Meadows, the horsekeeper."
Tho secret Of Mauds Adamsh charm
is out Just prior TO her premiere In
"A Kiss for Cinderella" she disposed OF
some apartments on East Forty-frst
Street for 100000. cash.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31

THIS years coincidence OF Sunday
i and December 81 nearly moved
several managers TO tears when IL was
irst brought to their attention, and
for q time there was talk OF request
ing special permission TO operate the
theatres Oh that evening. New Years
Eve is quite the biggest night OF the
year in theatredom, and no manager
can be blamed for disliking to re-
linquish his share OF the spoils. Too,
there were muttcred complaints from
legitimate managers that the so-called
Sunday concerts were in reality com
plete performances. obeying the law
in name only.
4 situation which held interesting
potentialities failed to develop along
The lines Of greatest interest, however
and presently it was announced that
no efforts would be made to operate
the regular theatres. A midnight rer-
formance % Fair and Warmer" was
announced for The Bronx, and II vas
also planned 20 give the Winter Gar
den show in ITS entirety at IL o'clock
but these performances. together with
contemplated midnight shows az the
vaudeville houses. were prohibited by
the Commissioner OF Licenses.
Electrically speaking, then, New
Yorks New Years Eve SINNERS down
20 this: These theatres which com
monty or occasionally give Sunday
evening performances will give them
tonight. and three or four houses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31
By GEORGE S. KAUFMAN

CONSIDER the way of a producer
~ with a play:
(a) He announces that three-act
comedy By Stewart Holworth, as yet un-
named, has been accepted for early pro-
duction;
(b) he announces that Garvin Wynn
Der, the eminent director. has been en-
gagged to stage the comedy by Stewart
Holwor1h. which Will be brought into
New York at an early date;
lc) lie announces that Walker Ed
eerton has been engaged to create the
leading role in Stewart Holworth's
three-act comedy, accepted for early
production;
I'D He announces that the comedy
by Stewart Holworth, soon to be seen
in New York, has been named "The
Fatted Calf;
(e) He announces that the title Of
Stewart Holworth's forthcoming com
edy has been changed from "The
Fatted Calf" TO "All That Glitters";
10 He announces that Louise Girly
has been engaged to play the leading
female role in "All That Gltters," the
comedy by Stewart Holworth, soon to
go into rehearsal;
(g) He announces that Gilda Carino
and John Sharp have been added to the
cast OF "All That Glitters," which will
be seen on Broadway as soon as a suit
able theatre can be obtained;
(h) He announces that Camden
Mulgrs will design the scenery for
Stewart Holworths new comedy. "All
That Glitters," which will soon be
given its metropolitan premiere;
O) He announces that "All That
Gitters," Stewart Holworth's new com
edy, will go into rehearsal tomorrow
under the direction Of Garvin Wymber;
Cd He announces that Walter
Hedges and c. Blanchard Weston have
been added TO the cast OF "All That
Gltters," the play by Stewart Hol-
worth;
(k) He announces that "All That
Gltters," Stewart Holworth's new COM
edy, went into rehearsal yesterday I'M
der the direction of Garvin Wymber;
Cd He announces that the title OF
Stewart Holworth's forthcoming COM
edy has been changed from "All That
Glitters" to "A Bird in the Hand;
I'M He announces that Flora Car.
penter and ]. c. Wentworth have been
added 70 the cast Of "A Bird in the
Hand" the comedy by Stewart Hol
worth which is now in rehearsal;
tn) He announces that the complete
cast of "A Bird in the Hand" soon tC
be seen in a Broadway theatre, in.
cludes Louise GirIy, Gilda Csrno, Flors
Carpenter, Walker Edgerton, Johr
Sharp, Walter Hedges, c. Blanchard
Weston and J. c. Wentworth;
(o) He announces that "A Bird IL
the Hand" Stewart Holworth's comedy
will open at the Lyceum Theatre, Roch
ester, on January IS. and after few
weeks on the road will be brought int,
New York;
(p) He announce, that the date To-
the opening OF "A Bird in the Hand
at the Lyceum Theatre, Rochester, ha
been changed from January 10 to Janu
AIRY %;
Cd He announces that the title o
Stewart Holworth's comedy, which vii
open at the Lyceum Theatre, Roches
ter, on January %, has been change,
from "A Bird in the Hand" to 9TH
Fatted Calf';
ir) lie announces that a dress re
hearsal OF "The Fatted Calf" whicl
will have its out-of-town opening at tn
Lyceum Theatre, Rochester, on Januar
%, took place last night at the Ala
hsster;
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The Bill at the Portmanteau

Stuart Walkers Portmanteau play
ers at the Princess will enter upon
their final metropolitan week te-mor-
row afternoon. Two performances will
be given daily during the entire wees
and tho programme will embrace two
Dunsany plays, The Gods Of the Noun
tain" and liking Argimenss and the
Unknown Warrior; Oscar wilds's
"The Birthday Of the fnfanta" and the
interlude, the Very Naked Boy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31
Standard Theatre

very Good Eddie" will play a return
engagement at the Standard Theatre
this week The cast will include Ar
thur Aylesworth, Ada Lewis, Laura
Hamilton and George Mack.
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Children's Matinees Continue

The children's mstinees at the Conan
& Harris will be continued this week,
with performances Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday. The programme is "The
Travelling Man" Merry Christmas,
Daddy" and "Editha's Burglar"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31
Bronx Opera House

The New Years attraction at the
Bronx Opera House will be "Fair and
Warmer" with Msdge Kennedy at the
head Of the cast.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
WATERMELON FEAST
FOR GOOD WILL CAMPERS
Members Of Builders and Manufac-
turers Exchange and Families
to Be Hosts.

Guarding truck of watermelons,
seventy-five members of the Builders
and Manufacturers Exchange and their
families and friends will journey to
Camp Good Will in automobiles this
evening and be hosts to the mothers
and children there at watermelon
feast and concert. The automobiles
will leave the home of the exchange,
I'll 18th street northwest, at 5 o'clock,
and probably will arrive at the camp
half an hour later. The hosts will stay
until Z, o'clock
P. R. Pullman. president Of the ex-
change. has issued a call to the mem
, bers to be on hand. and also hasJgipen
out a general Invitation to all who may
wish to go on the trip to be on hand
and they will be taken out to the camp
in machines. A band of colored mu-
sicians viii be taken along to furnish
the music
Miss Margaret Simpson, superintend-
ent of the camp, has prepared a place
for the feast on the hill overlooking
the base ball ground. She stated this
of the entertainment they will give a
little impromptu show and some dances
Tomorrow all the mothers with chill
dren under two years of age who have
been at the camp during the summer
viii hold a reunion on the camp
grounds. Lemonade will be furnished
by the camp.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
SHOT WHILE HE DRINKS,
ALLEN SNYDER, NINE, DIES
Bullet Penetrates Back as Randle
Park Boy Kneels at Spring.
Police Investigating.

Allen Snyder. nine years old. son OF
Edward Snyder. Randle Park. not far
from the plant of the Washington Steel
and Ordnance Company, was shot In the
back yesterday afternoon while drink
ing at "a spring in the woods. The bull
let severed an artery and started
hemorrhage which resulted in his death
at Casualty Hospital last night about
$3.50 o'clock.
Inspector Grant, chief of detectives.
assigned several members of his force
to participate in an investigation OF the
shooting with Capt. Anderson of the
eleventh precinct and members of his
command.
Young Snyder and a companion were
in the woods together. They stopped
at the spring, and it was while Snyder
was on his hands and. knees drinking
that a pain in his back caused him to
get up suddenly and make an outcry.
The shooting was done with rlne OF
small caliber. Snyder and his compan-
ion failed TO see any other persons
nearby about the time the shooting oc-
CURED, and the police this afternoon
were without a clue to the identity OF
the person who did the shooting.
II is thought by the police that the
shooting was the result OF an accident
They think the shot was fired by some
resident of that section who was on an
outing in the woods and was SO far away
that he did not hear the wounded boys
outcry.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
WASHINGTONIANS JOIN
IN VIRGINIA POWWOW
Big Pageant Is Given at Skyland,
Page County-Imitates One
Held 200 Years Ago.

Washingtonians took prominent parts
in the big pageant and 'powwow
enacted at Skyland, Page county. Va.
last Saturday night. The guests OF
Stony Man Camp staged the affair In
imitation of an Indian powwow sup
posed to have been held on the same
spot 200 years ago.
From white Chief" George H. Judd
of this city, who acted as head of the
spectators who witnessed the pageant
by the light Of huge campfires, down
through the long list of braves, squaws,
medicine men; etc, Washingtonians did
their full share in making the evening
memorable one.
F.. c. Stratton enacted the role OF
Hawksbill chief of the Rappahannock
tribe of Indians who had n fair daugh-
ter, Wetona. Local girls who took
roles as Indian maidens of the tribe,
companions of Wetona, included Miss
Eliza beth Graft, Miss Edith Easterday
and Miss Anna Katherine Droop. AS
Indian squaws of the tribe were MRS.
F. G. Stratton, Mrs. J. H. Graves, Mrs.
j. Sanders. Mrs. George H. Judd and
Mrs, B. Herman, all of this city.
Among the Indian chiefs were Tom
Kenly, j. Sanders, Ernest Lent, Henry
Leetch, j. r. Boyd and H. Seymour
Craigin. Indian 'braves" who sought
the hand of Wetona saw from Wash
ington E. H. Droop and Magn1en NC
Ardle.
Washington proved strong" on tom l-
tom players, all four being from this
city. They were Joseph Finkel, Rob
ert Sterns, Alfonso Youngs and Alden
Finkel
Evening star., 1916-08-17
PARK VIEW CITIZENS
PLAN BIG OCTOBER FETE
Celebration Under Association Aus
pices to Commemorate Completion
of School and Street Paving.

The Park View Citizens Association
has designated the week of October 2-7
for a big outdoor and indoor fete COM
memorating the completion of the
Park View School and the paving of
Georgia avenue.
President John G. McGrath of the
association has appointed the follow
ing advisory committee to assist in
the preparation of the entertainment
plans: Commissioners Newman. Brown
low and Kutz John Van Schaick. jr.,
president of the board OF education
Miss Margaret Wilson. Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes. Ernest II. Daniels. Ernest L.
Thurston. stephen E Kramer. r. L..
Haycock Perc. l. Foster and Mai
Raymond W. Pullman.
MIR McGrath has designated the fol-
lowing chairnlen Of active committees
Bert S. Elliott. publicity; William F.
GUIDE, illumination and decorations; Dr.
A b. Crane, auto parade; .. w b: Reed
community parade; w. S. Erwin, finance
J. T Moffett. transportation; J. c. Hoyle
invitation and reception: George H. Rus
sell. library: R. S. Williams, badges; j
F. CulverweE, ushers, and Capt Thomas
Judge, police. Mr.. McGrath will heac
the entertainment committee.
While the weeks program Is only ten
tatiyely arranged, il was stated today
that there will be big automobile parade
and also a community parade embracing
the school children. President Wilson
will be asked to deliver an address ant
prominent men and women in the city
will be obtained to speak at the severa
gatherings. There will be evening IL
I luminations. various sorts Of entertain
fnents Of a musical and literary character
and probably number OF communit,
I dances