The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-25
BENEFIT FOR WIVES
OF SLAIN IN MEXICO
Hackctt Wants Actors to Give
Entertainment to Aid
Soldiers Families.
GOSSIP OF THE STAGE

In "The Unchastened Woman,
and felt III. She underwent examination
and the day afterward went on fhe
table. DR.. Charles Dougal Bis
sell OF PA West Seventy-ninth street
performed the operation. Miss Stevens
has daily improved. She will soon he
able to leave the hospital
Another theatrical invalid Ia Flo Z'eg-
field. who has been resting at his wife's
summer home at Hastings-on-the-Hud-
.on. Mr.. Ziegfeld was suffering from
me results Of overwork on the prepara-
ton Of the "Foliies'' at the New Anster-
dam Theatre and his physicians have
recommended a rest. Mr.. Dillingham;
'and Mr.. Zicgfeld will begin On August I
10 make preparations for the play at
tie Century Theatre.
Speaking OF the wonders ~ the go
called studio" pictures. a spectator do
scr.bed what ne had seen in a much
praised picture play written about one
OF the we'll known camera stars IN this
way
"A man wae seen 70 call and when the
servant admitted him into the house he
had on a morning or cutaway coat. Then
the picture shown on the screen was n
view Of the hostess passing down the
stairs presumably leading 20 IN" draw
,ng room. where the visitor awalte'i hcr'
Then there came the drawing room win
a view Of the waiting sutton, which he
happened to he.
Blu. he was there with n difference.
He had entered the house In a morning
coat. But there he was leaning nom
chalantly against the fireplace awaiting
Rte hostess attired In full evening dress.
Ne had white waistcoat, tic. pearl STUDS
aud even white gloves. It was the fullest
possible full dress.
"IIow in the world No ever changed
his dress in the short time that inter-
yenr! hetween his arrival and the APP
peararcc Of tho hostess was not OK
plained. Nor was the way in which he
got the clothes ever made clear. But II
was only a photoplay so nobody cared
James X. Hackett wants the American
I actors who have been doing so mich
FOR the sufferers from the war IN Europe
10 give a benefit ut once for the RANT
lies OF the soldiers who have been Killed
or wounded. Mr.. Hackett is still lame
and has made M definite arrangements
for his return to the stage. but VIII
appear In a part which he will be able
To- act with n cane. This Is the con-
vic, In Norman McKinnei's play "The
Bishops Candlesticks." which the actor
has frequently played. He has asked
Sir Herbert Tree TO act the role OF the
bishop, which was played first ny r NJ
Holland. Mr.. Hackett would like TO get
the use of the Century Theatre for the
performance.
There have been many benefits, ne
said last night. belgian. Irish, German
French, Rritish-all kinds and descrip-
tons, to which the wonderful generosity
OF the American public has Responded
in -hcir characteristic style, notably the
Allied Bazaar. which has Just come II
an end and which raised ono and a halt
million dollars. Good! But nobody
seems to have thought % our own boys
who have been killed In tho Mexican
fracSs and who may be Killed In the
forthcoming apparently unavoidable en-.
counter. Therefore, let us try TO do \
little something TO show our good friend:
at the front that they are not forgotten
They arc good American soldiers. II
Mr.. Kahn will give me permission y
use the Century Theatre I will arraus'
a benefit convenient 10 tho Management
and myself 70 play The Bishop
CandlestiCks." with some other feature
TO be yet arranged. The object 81 tht!
benefit is not to endow the American
army by the funds that may be ohta!ne'
at that particular benefit performance
hut 10 start an action that Is hacke
by n principle
Jane Clegg," an Interesting play n,
81. John IRVINE, which has never beef
acted in this country. will soon he see
with Alice Gale and w. II. Gilmore II
the leading roles. But Il will not h
~l,.,V IN Nnu- Nnrk until Spntn'nhCr
Bertha Mann w!ll act Miranda an
RosoHnd in Howard Kyle's out OF doc
performances OF Shakespeare.
Norman Mckinnel is acting in Lon
don the part which Whitford Kan
played here in "Hobson's Choice" NJ
Kane Is going TO play Lonesome Like
again IN the vaudeville theatres.
Helen Lowell, who Is always II q
the most amusing women on the stag.
II she has half a chance, Will he sec
-his winter with Blanche Ring In Jan
O'Day from broadway" willard Mac
wrote his play and Miss Lowell va
in the original performance last month
Many Of the best known actors assC
ciated with the productions Of Charlie
/ Frohman will he seen when Ann Mur
, dock appears next fall In please Hell
Emily" Charles Cherry, who In
, changed h,s mind about returning I
z Tslk III VIII tV III thc N'iilI"AAN' WV
Is to be seen at the Lyceum Theatre,
John Drew IL resting NJ his SouthamI
/. ton home preparatory to appearing
! ~"Pendennis' in the autumn.
Beatrice de Heltho!r will again be
. Quogu and already has engagement
I TO give her rec''atlons Mt Southampto
turing the summer months, She will 6
y TO Newport for "a short time IN July,
D Norman Tharp has sailed for Euror
to join tho English army. None Of n
D delegation from tho Lambs has di'
> t.rgu,shed himself more han Walla,
I McCutcreon, who was cne Of the first
. enlist. He Is said 10 re an America
. ard has ri-en In he English army
: the rank OF major.
There has been no such Nasco In yea
In the musical world as the out of doc
performances OF "Siegfried." which we
attempted by a company Of artists
sufficiently important positions In Il
. musical world TO have known bette
These representations were given In has
ball grounds after the opening IN Val
x The heart of Dutch Carter must ha'
0 been gratifed. for cvcn the effects
q hts famous letter had It's advics be,
carried out could not have been mo
= In accordance with his wishes, In Pitt
Y burg the singers and orchestra we
J. scarcely audible. as the stage had be
l. placed too far from the grand stan
Everybody had hoped 10 see Arth
70 Rodausky in the pitchers box. AS
VI was The artists were chiefly In the outiio
T., with no protection from the slight DIR.