The sun., 1916-12-17


other ofllcsrs Of The great State fairs
all have combined to havc . Christ
mas dinner and bail In the grand bail.
room Of The Hotel Astor on that date.
This idea Of y big get together"
jubilee 10 not absolutely new, as SINH
lar events On . small scale have been
held In past years. In both San An.
tonic. Tex. and In Chicago. This
ycar, however. it was decided that In
order to sivs the event the dignity
which IL II felt that II should have the
dinner and ball will be held In tho city
whore the biggest mon Of the outdoor
show world congregate during the
snowy months. and tho Hotel Astor
was selected a. being the heart OF the
section from which all great things
In the show business radiate.
Among tho sponsors for the event
are such we'll known men a. John
Ringing. who heads the list Of hon
orary vice-presideuts: d. F. Albee.
who years ago was, with his old part.
ner q. F. Keith. q knight oe the white
tops: William e. Donaldson. publisher.
and dozens Of other mon whose names
are we'll known throughout the various
sections Of the United States.
The dance and special entertain.
ment will bo under che supervision Of
Ottokar Bartik. the ballet master Of
the Metropolitan Opera House. who
qualities as an outdoor Snowman
through the fact that hA annually
stages the great ballets for both the
Ringing Brothers and Barnum 4
Bailey circuses.
"The Yellow Jacket" which FOR sew
eral weeks has been presented at
matinees. has at last found a regular
home. Beginning Christmas week It
will be given at the Harris Theatre
for an indefinite period. The buster
New Yorkers whose occupation does
not permit Indulgence in matinees will
be thus enabled to SEQ "the play that
has charmed the world" during nor
NAL theatrical hours. On account Of
the great influx Of plays this season
and the lack Of playhouses to accom-
moda:e them. Mr.. and Mrs. Coburn
have for Ions time knocked unavail.
ingly at many theatrical doors. and
had almos, despared Of finding har-
expectedly decided TO send "Our Lit.
tie Wife" on tour and turned the Nar.
ris Theatre over TO Mr.. and Mrs. Co.
burn. Tho Yellow Jacket" will be
given every evening and. for the pres
cnt at Wednesday. Thursday and
Saturday matinees. besides Christ
mas and New Years afternoon per-
formances.
Eugene u. Sanger, president OF the
Sanger Picture Corporation. said yes
ierday 10 THE SuN reporter:
Did you ever realize that the pro.
fesslon Of the theatre. and by that !
mean the silent drama too. Is tho only
one in tho world that the average man
and woman thinks he or she can adopt
without previous training or study
Everybody IL sure that he or sho has
the dramatic instinct. that acting
would be only a matter OF opportunity.
and rs for playwritins- Mr.. Sanger s
smile spoke volumes on the subject.
"only recently I heard a We'll known
society woman here in New York say: =:
I've always felt that IL had to earn
my living would go on the stage.
You know. II is so much easier than
working In a shop And that 10 the
attitude Of large percentage Of our
theatre folk to-day. To them the stage
Is not an art. not . study that In even
lifetime one 10 never consummate In
his knowledge of. but Q pleasant
method Of making a livelihood.
Take the names that arc listed on
In -
agencies. take the lH;est statistics
over 10000 actors ana actresses n the
tn,tcd States How smal! pcrcou-
'asc there are who have had even a
traction OF the number of years In the
business that the old timer was wont
to call his apprenticeship!
TN the motion picture field this con-
dition IL even moro pronounced. Per.
sonally. have rehearsed q number of
the so-called 'film stars ana not one
OF them has ever had the legitimate
training or the first class engagements
that some Of the so-called extras have
enjoyed"
During the financial panic Of 1907
some OF the supposed soundest finan-
c!al institutions in New York had dim.
Guilty In weathering tho storm. Ono
OF those that went under was located
In tho centre Of the "Rialto" Of New
York and many theatrical people had
money there. William Collier got q
quiet tip that this particular bank was
weak and he hustled there early one
morning and withdrew an the money
no had there. On his way back TO the
theatre no met q we'll known aotor,
who s noted for his penuriousness.
Whats this hear about the 'nialto'
Bank?" asked the actor.
II have not heard anything" said
Collier.
We'll. got some money there and
don't want to lose IT," said tho actor.
Now. Willie. YOU are a business man.
Tell me how can get that money
out. / understand banks have . way
Of stalltng In times like these. They
told mo to come around next week and
get my money"
did they tell you that?" said Collier,
drawing forth a wad Of wrecnbacks.
"Well. ! SO. mine. and the way I got
II was to go down there and demand
~. When they tried 10 put me on
until later ! threatened 10 yell. Then
tncy gave Inc my money"
That was enough for the actor. lie
hot footed to the bank and demanded
his coin. a suave hank ofYic!al told
him 10 come hack later. There was a
crowd Of anxious deposltors in the
hank. all excited and every one getting