The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-31
ASYLUM. CHILDREN
TO SEE "CALIBAN"
Adolph Lewisohn TO BE Host
Of Several Hundred TO.
morrow Night.
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP

ferry and the Hebrew SheIterin,
''u'rdlan Society OF Pleasantville will al.
tend the performance OF Percy N,ckavo..
'""NeSpearian masque "Caliban" In tho
Guy College stadium tomorrow night as
the guests OF Adolph 1.ewisohn. president,
OF the National Committee on PRISON.,
and W. s. Hawk.
The performance IL TO be termed
prison night" and the proceeds will roi
10 the National Committee on Prisons.
Prominent persons interested In prison
reform viii he present. including Thomas
Mott Osborne, T.. Stage Within, chair
man OF the executive committee Helen
H. Jenkins. Herbert Parsons, aymond
Fosdlck, william ii. Childs and others.
MT. osborne. who believes that Cali
pan mas a more or less direct bearing
on the prison question to-day. has ar
ranged mat several eN-Inembers OF the
Mutual welfare League will he present.
Inc evening Is TO be especially devoted
u children and large numbers from the
public schools have been invited. The
significance OF "Caliban'' to the prison
question was explained to several audi
ences Of Institutional inmates yesterday
by Prof. Within. who urged them to take
aoNantage Of Mr.. Lewisohn's invitation
ana see the masque tomorrow night.
Antonio Scott is so disappointed to
learn that Giulio G~atti-Casazza has de-
cided to give no performances OF 'Fal
stan next season at the Metropolitan
Opera House that he has decided To sing
the role In Chicago. where Cleofonte
campauini will revive the work for him
for several performances. Signor Scott,
d 1ttG raaptatlar, rod lT. gH,.,.l.. - -...
"a China and Japan FOR the summer and
has taken quarters at Newport for
August.
II was the prospect OF playing during
the sunme months which led the Shu-
hcrts to abandon the idea of transfer
rlns Robinson Crusoe. Jr..' TO another
theatre for a long run. II would nave
Neen interesting TO see a Winter Car
den performance transferred to another
stage. The young black faced comedian
has already reached a stage Of worldly
comfort which enables him 10 decide
when or whore he will not play. As
his wife has been for several, months
In the West. Mr.. Jclson has decided To
JOIN her IN san Francisco and pass his
holiday there.
Margaret Anglln will max her first
appearance under the management OF
Charles Frohmsn. Inc, I'm the comeN
written by Somerset Vaughan called IN
London caroline II may he decided
To name the piece for this country The
trattainable." Il Is regarded as the
most brilliant OF the Vaughan comedies
ana has mot MI great success abroad.
The Two Leading parts are played by
Irene Nauhrugh and Lillian M~a~C>rthy
In London.
william Ray mond has %suppisntei
Henry Mortimer In tho company OF Mrs.
flsNe. who is still playing "E.rstuhile
susan at the GaIe,l.
EdN'he l.at'imor has been taken as
The s.. ccssor To Margaret Anglin IN "A
Woman OF No Importance at the Full
ton Theatre
Eugene Rrien has been engaged to
act IN" leading role IN one of the COM
rtnies which will play The Cinderella
Man.
Viola Compton. who Is playing one Of
the roles IN "Calihan.' a, the stadium.
Is q sister Of Compton Ma Nenzie and
Nell Compton, who played NsTssd with
Sr Herbert Tree. The three are chill
dren OF Edward Compton. the English
actor.
In addition 20 the change Of the theat-
rical map IN this city through the sub
way. which account for the diminished
numbers of the so-Callei combination
theatres, there was during the past sea-
son another problem for managers of
these theatres to encounter. They fire.
qUeAilF found themselves with no at
fractions and had either to fan back on
some moving ricture or close. There
was another alteTnative-to rcpeat the
performance. This happened frequently
IN the neichhorhood theatres about New
York last season. In view Of the fact
that 50 few of the Combination theatres
now exist there should have been little
dlficultv In supplying them with plays.
But there was little effective produce
itou the year before last and during the
season which has just ended" said one
manager YESTERDAY. so there was in
reality an inadequate supply of plays
to mn out the seasons. Plays which under
! ordinary circumstances would scarcely
have been Welcomed with warmth for
one Visit were In many cases eagerly ac-
ceptcd for a second call rather than have
the theatre closed. SO many pieces
failed altogether after a short and
trouplOuS existence on the road that
( there were scarcely enough to 30 around.
Their" - likely to he the same expert
cuce next season ~ there were few more
This year that SHOVE signs OF any long
iIfe on the road, But there are luckily
new picture plays and they are now
eagerly accepted when II comes To n
question of a week without any play"
one % tho most striking figures III
step This Way ~ the Shuhor Theatre
ON Monday night was Marguerite Farrell.
who was altogether unknown to New
Nurk before that night Miss farrcllS
best opportunity came In "A song about
taking the 'l' out Of Kelly and the dire
consequences which would follow any
effort 10 mutilate that famous ancestral
name II happens that Lew Fields found
Miss Farrell in small time vaudeville
and saw IN her possibilities AS an enter
tanner in New York
Miss Farrell showed none OF the signs
Of the small time tours. She is not pretty,
hut has abundant animation, sings a
song with as much clearncss and effect
as Nora Baycs and is n graceful dancer
She has AN exquisite figure and is dcs-
tined to enjoy popularity in musical
plaNs for some time to come. So after
al IT * possible to iind some new talent
IN spite Of the persistence Of managers
iu engaging the same PLAYERS over and
over again,