The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-19
PLAY TICKETS
NOW AS "CUT RATE"
Handed to Passers in Fulton
Strcet-"Molly o" Disap-
pears From COrt Theatre.
GOSSIP OF THE STAGE

David Relasco has been compelled
after all to put into effect his plan of
cutting out the Saturday performances
OF The boomerang AT the BcIasco
Theatre. The actors want a rest even II
the public Ia still anxious TO see the
play 80 there will be no performances
on Saturday during the summer In
order TO make up for the lost matinee
there will be a special matinee every
Tuesday. hut that has been the rule
throughout most OF the season. Mr..
Belasco has promised his actors this
vacation only during the month OF July
and until the end Of the first week In
August. The first summer Tuesday natl
nee will be given on June -. The regu-
lar Thursday matinee will be given as
usual.
That the cities outside New York
wait for Its Endorsement before con-
senting to like a play Is not always true.
Three Of the foremost Chicago successes
just now are "A Pair of Queens
Nothing But the Truth and 80 Long
Lucy" which ave not yet been seen
here In their present form. But the
three are promised for next season.
Molly q" wa painlessly removed
from the stage OF the Cort Theatre on
Saturday night. She began TO lose
strength after the retirement OF Tom
Lewis and all EFFORTS TO pull her through
the first attack OF warm weather failed
Grace Fields dancing and Katherine
G%alloway's fine voice did not avail.
Even ~ Martha Leonards Brookside
Theatre Is out OF doors II will have It's
Shakespea rian tercentenary celebration
on saturday afternoon. There will also
ne an afternoon performance. The re-
ceipts viii go TO the hospital Mt Mount
Kisco, where Mss Leonard's theatre IL
situated. The programme will open
with a masaue showing the figures Of
Comedy and Tragedy. Hemming Con-
don. the actor who saved Shakespeare's
manuscripts when the Globe Theatre was
burned. Ben Jonson. Milton. Garr!ck.
Emerson and Carlyle.
There will follow a pageant IN which
twenty-five Of Shakespeare's hes, known
characters will he represented by the
summer residents OF Noun kisco. There
will follow scenes from Twelfth Night
The Tempest and "A Midsummer
Nights Dream Among the actors will
no MARTA Leonard. Eleanor Towre, Rob-
ort Hamilton, Ruth Easily. We're Members.
H. l. Narner, Hooper Trask ind Ger
'Eude Carpenter. Valentino Crispi will
hay" charge OF the music.
uou seriousiy III, ,o,,,r oio.,r. A.
rectors do ,ake Themselves Eyery .e,.
arats director evidently believes ina, h.
Is the awaited Michael Angelo Of the
Aim whose advent was predicted by
Hugo Munsterhcrg The following COM
Ourication from n W Griafth re-
"eived Yesterday at his New York ONCE
has some bearing or this
"tr the lishi % reports tina, are reach.
Gg me- through the press and newspaper
.lppnss ftuin New Tor, f; deem Z: on,y
CAR TO the pubiic 10 state ny plans The
Birth of a Nation with several recen,
, motion picture productions IN the F,s,
> wholly unwarraHted. Eliminating the
lime Suen' IN bringing on, this storv I
have not worked on am nlc,ire nr,d,c-
ton except The Mother and Inc Law
The ideas revealed In The Birth Of n
Nation as far AS 90 screen version !s
.ou,orucd. we're entirely nv own aud
> were worked out w.'hou, the assistance
p, o. cooperation % any one excep, the
members Of my personal stan, who look
ATE minor details.
: with this production out ~ the way
esumcd work upon The No,he- and
. the Law a study which has taken a
major part OF my time for the 1ast four
years. This story is now nearing com.
rletion and Will be revealed IN Sew York
carry N the fall TIE enormous profits
OF Inc birth of q Nation have been
turned back into this production for the
y nubics approval. | do not wish 10
: announce ANYTHING further ro.ardi,, ,bo
u new production until II Is seen and
: passed upon by the reo.le who have
u been SO generous to my productions IN
the past, but ! would Ike TO reouas, two
. ItriNlltge al this tina 81 maxine q, .-