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THE WINTER GARDEN AUCTION.
To ne Held At the winter Garden
on Tuesday ANernooh NEXT.

on Tuesday Afternooh NeIt.
Instead Of disposing Of tho frst
night seats for 1.-THE Passing Show of
1915" in the usual the man.
agement Of the Winter Garden has de-
cided to auction all tickets for this
important premier on Tuesday at 3
o'clock on the stage Of the Winter
Garden for the beneft Of the r. +. Il.
Permanent Blind Relief War Fund for
Soldiers and Sailors. In other words.
the entire proceeds from the premiums
on the tickets will he applied to this
worthy cause.
The auctioneers will incluHe many
we'll known people in society and Of
tho sage. such as Duchesse de
Chaulnes. Ralph Herr, Marie DRESSER
and Sergeant Major Middlemiss, the
blinded English soldier. who IL in this
country to help along the Allied
Bazaar.
we have taken this step" said Lee
Shubert, I'm view Of the demand for
seats for the summer show and our
inability to take care Of every one.
The regular box office prices will pre-
vail and the premiums are to apply
to the cause NJ the blinded soldiers"
George A. Kessler. who administers
the fund. in accepting Mr.. Shubert's
offer said:
We appreciate the Winter Gar
denis magnanimous spirit. az It viii
give us an immediate and very hand
some addition to u fund. OF all the
allied charities this one makes the
most human appeal and Mr.. Shu.
hert's rather unique plan. I am con.
fident. will open up a rich avenue Of
revenue for us"
The active treasurer Of the FUND
IL Frank A. Vanderlip and the ex.
ecutive committee is made up Of Lad,
Paset. Vincent Astor. Otto Kahn. Au.
gust Belmont and others. The shov
Will be given during the week o
4 June 10.
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LAST WEEK OF
ENGLISH e

The farewell week Of the
Ahorn Grand Opera Company nj
the Bronx Opera House will hr
devoted To Hnlfe's opera 9TH"
bohemian Girl" There will b"
eight performances of this work,
with the usual matincrS on
Wednesday and saturday.
The east will inclllI" George
Dunstan as Count Arrhcim, Henry
Taylor in the role Of Thnddrns.
Phil Fpin as FOrrsfnn. while the
DcrHshOOf will M Paul Veron, The
Captain Of the Guard Will he taken
by John O'NPill. The airline viii
no sung ny Helena Morrill,. Will"
her attendant Buddn will no Eileen
Spellman. The Queen NJ the
Gupsics will hc Ethel IN Fro Hons.
ton. There will no n chorus of
fifty peasants. hunters. gypsics and
mobiles and IN augmented orchestra
under the direction Of Max Fitch
andler.
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MR.. BROWNE ON A STOVE.
He Tells About One That Il said
to Re Trained.

To THE ORA EDITOR or THE Sun:
I am informed that you have made in
quiry regarding the modus opexandi Of
the trained stove in "A I.ady's
Name"
Now while this may be a matter Of
public interest. I very mitch doubt IL
such disclosures are eventually good
for the theatre. as the loss " Illusion
is lot compensated for nv the momen-
tary satisfaction Of seeing how IT is
done. However. IN This case the prob
lem was 40 dificult and the mode Of
solving I: 30 peculiar tina: I waive my
scruples n accede TO your request.
The solution. which had evaded the
entire property and electric" STAN
OF the Mesms. Shubert. came. az 90
many great inventions do. in a flash.
! was lunch,ng with a beautiful and
wei, known prima donna from the Mot
ropol.tan Opera House when a discus
sion arose about diaphraRma'ic breath
ing: paren'hetically have you ever
noticed. my dear sir. how eytraordi-
nar.ly proud all singers arc Of their
abdominal muscles- Among them
selves. believe. they M each other
according 20 this power rather than ny
their voices. "Caruso? Yes. abnormal
| diaphragm. ruperh"-toryive this seem
| ing d,gression-it Ia the fon 81 origo
n. tho discovery" A.. I was saying
| my hostess was holding forth on this
! subject and nv way ~ demonstration
she took my hand I knew what was
coming from past eSperience-and
| pIac'ng Il firmly on her midrtf drove
I. forward with a sharp etac"ato
| movement, striking my knuck'es
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week. owing TO rehearsals Of the sum-
mcr show. which Is TO Omen during
the week OF June 10. The Sunday
concerts have been discontinued for
the sumrer
They have beer ~revtving The Old
Homestead" over a, the Caste square
Theatre in Boston. William Lawrence.
who has been playing the part as an
understudy for Dcnman Thompson FOR
years, has his old role. The other day
he told a Boston reporter some inter
csting memories Of the piece. He
said his first real chance to act Josh
NhitcOmb came very suddenly. "
were playing an engagement a, the
Boston Theatre" said Mr.. Lawrence
between the acts AZ the Castle
square. "and We were drawing crowded
houses. Suddenly. and without warn
ing, word came that Mr.. Thompson
was down with pneumonia, confined TO
his bed IN tho Adams House. where
J.. always STAYED while playing In Rns-
ton. The house was sold out for both
the Saturday afternoon and evening
performances. and the hands were fas,
Fastening around the dial to . o'clock.
Mr.. Thompson's son sent for me. and
asked me II could go on. I knee
the part fairly well. and | knew I
could get through Il. hut 7 had no cos-
tune, You can wear fathers aid
MIR. Frank Thompson. But I haven
n Wig | said. For heavens sake,
get one | chased around to a wig
makers and got one that looked more
like a k~nockahout comedy headdress.
hut ! managed 10 get II into shape.
and there was little delay IN tho rising
NJ the curtain.
Not a hand greeted me "a I entered
on my first scene. for announcement
had been nade that William Lawrence
would appear as a substitute for Dem
man Thompson. 'rhunders ~ APP
pause had always been his reception.
hut | stuck To II. I knew that the
play would fetch them. ever II
didn't, and before Il was half over.
was taking the curtain calls lust as
II ] were Denmar Thompson himself
After n WAS all over 7 had tho good
fortune to receive Mr.. Thompson's
congratulations. and I still YEA a gold
watch In recognition NJ his gratitude
for my saving tho situation.
Perhaps, however, my most inter
esting feat was when I acted josh
WhifcOmb In a portion NJ the play
with Mr.. Thompson himself In the rest
~ II, and alone billed on the pro
gramme. This I did many times, here
in Boston and elsewhere. II was dur
ing Mr.. Thompson's last years on th'
stage. when he did not feel equal tc
--g.- r1,- thn vyhDia nart G l..
acted the first and last acts, and
appeared In the two middle acts Tha'
gave to him the rural scenes Of thu
play and to me the city episodes. an,
II is safe To say that many thousands
Of people have seen us both and have
left the theatre nom the wiser for thu
substitution. OF course the success -
this was due partly to my being ahl'
to initiate Mr., Thompson, but largel,
To the fact that we resemhlcd eacl
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Vaudeville and Burlesque

PALACE THEATRE - Dorothy
Jardon will be the particular
attraction at the Palace this
week. Others include Theo-
dore Koslof and Nlasta Mas
Iowa in Russian dances. The
Red Heads" Ben Welch, Stan
Stanley. Payne and Niemeyer
and some surprises which r
not announced.
COLONIAL THEATRE - Isa-
belle D'Armand and Nellie V.
Nichols share the chief honors
Of thL weeks programme.
Others include Bancroft and
Rroskc. Sarah Paddcu in "The
Little Shepherd of Bargain
Row." Britt Wood, Cummings
and Gladdinrs. the Ramsdell
Trio and the ALVIN BROTHERS.
COLUMBIA THEATRE Several
new musical and comedy feat
urcs will he introduced in the
performance of Hello. New
York." AT the Columbia Thea
tire this week the fifth Of ia
successful summer engage
ment.
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in neat boomers. Nor is there any
thing more untrue to the facts Of his
tory than the theory hat women can
10 OF most service TO men in war by
fighting against them as we'll az the
Enemy. II has hitherto been consid-
cred the sphere Of women To aid and
comfort men in times ~ war, to cheer
and them. Rut the cinema
would now teach us a different theory.
So the lack Of common sense which
has seemed more than once an indis-
pensable feature Of the moving pie
ture. is helping to nullify all the tech
nical advance and artistic progress Of
the camera theatre.
The programme with which the
actors of the Comedy Theatre have
introduced themselves to the down
own public n Divides the most delight
fully varied entertainment. "Helena's
Husband is the most charming and
refreshing hit ~ contemVoraneous
satire that the American theatre has
produced. II is. moreover, the hest
acted play ~ the four. with the pos
sihle exception of Lewis Beach's The
CIod." which is distinguished chiefly ny
the real power and naturalness oi
Miss Morris's acting NJ the drab hero
inc. II is possible 70 enjoy "Helena''
Husband" again and again. SO de-
| lightfully whimsical IL Mr.. Moeller's
treatment ~ the myth.
The naive humor Of Pierre Fate,n
is n finc foil To the sophisticat'on ~
Roberto Rracco's The Honorable
Lover, and Mr.. Moeller's little satire
One wonders how Granville Barker
could have selected the colorless "Th'
Man With a Dumb Wife" with 10
fatuous lack Of point, In preference Il
this medieval classic when he wa
searching for something which mig
expIo,t the genius OF Mr.. Jones a.
producer. Roland young act'hs y
the lazy advocate IL n OF the hes
achievements Of the Washington
Square Players. 1t possesses the hrn
professional touch which Ia Az ofte'
lacking that the relative values Of IN
plays arc not more than suggested a
times.
The whole programme at the Com
edv Theatre shows the greater In
portance Of the Idea over the inter
prefer. Such clever plays might q
course receive by more professions
treatment a variety and f1nesse whi'
these artistic young beginners N
impart to them. But there Is so niue
of brightness and novelty In the lou
little plays that they make a most en-
t%ertaining evening.
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THIS YEARS FOLLIES.
SlRA l.. HilC

F. Ziegfcld, Jr. VIII reveal in the New Amsterdam Theatre to-
morrow evening the annual production of the "Ziegfeld Folies." The
performance will mark the tenth consecutive offering in the series of
"Foies" inaugurated by the well known producer in June, 1907.
The current years edition is in two acts and eighteen elaborate scenes.
all Of which n from the brush Of Joseph Urban, the noted stage deco
rator. The revue has been staged by Ned Wayburn under the per-
supplied the book and lyrics Of the G work, while the music is by
Louis Hirsch. Jerome Kern and Dave Stamper.
The company this season comprises the names Of such popular play
ers as Ina Claire. Fanny Brce. Anna Pennington, Frances White,
Bird MiNman, ALLYN King, Emma HHaig. Justine Johnstonei Marion
Bert Williams. Bernard Granville; Sam +; Hardy. ". {. Fields, William
and others. As is his custom. Mr.. Ziegfeld for hi. latest offer.
ing will present a carefully selected ensemble of Americas most beau
uful young women.
Immediately following the "Fories" opening tomorrow evening a
gala anniversary performance will be offered by the "Ziegfeld Midnight
Frohc" company in the Dance de Folies, atop the New Amsterdam
Theatre.
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To the English Actors Fund, S4.-
Ssl o.. the British Red Cross. S.
ls7 e3; Actors Fund d~ncluding pro
mium) s15.2sl 20. ShutArt Theatre
,as percentage on Rross), s?1.1ac.so.
out Of -he gross the cOmpany's salaries
for tho four weeks paid were ST.
15655: The gross Advertising (Soth-
ern's share>. sl.5l727: stage expenses
s4so.22. Entire production expenses
s4.OS7.23.
In addition 70 this an extra matines
was given by Miss Marlowe and Mr.
Sothern IN behalf ~ h French Grip.
pied Soldiers. making an additiona.
contribution 81 nearly $4,000.
Mr.. Sothern therefore contributed
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shades ~ the goodlv company that
gathered at the Mermaid Tavern Here
ar maids Of the theatre who rspidiate
sweet VIII Shakespeare and viii
have none Of him. Florence Tempest
and Marion Sunshine, whose mothers
raised them 20 he Shakespearian at
resses. have the sublime audacity, IN
this year of the Bard's tercentrnary, 10
declare that they consider him
trashy" when hts s%prightlv pair,
known to tho world NJ the theatre as
Tempest and Su~nshine-sister act
were signing contracts for their re-
turn to vaudeville M the Colonial The
atre this coming week. "Tempy." in
describing tho new offering. said:
~ hope they like II. I don't want 20
have them say af'cr our final" the
rest is silence'''
"Why. 'Tempy,' o are pulling
Shakespeare on us remarked the
booking man in surprise. where's
your license"'
Say. Mr.. Two-a-IAy Man. Tempest
and Sunshine have played Shakcspcar-
ian roles and gotten away with them.
Ask Mantell. That's fair enough, isn't
II" Onr mother wanted us to be great
ShakcSpcarlan artists, At an carly
age We were ~apprenticod to Robert
Mantcll and played the two littl"
princes in "I.ichard Ill" James
OiIbonnell Bennett gave us a wonder
fuI notice In Chicago. ! read II when
ever the world seems all wrong
"Why didn't you stick 10 the Shake
speare stuff?" asked a variety man.
because Shakespeare seems trashy
to Ms. bf course his language Is real
pretty, hut thor" are too many killings
and murders and poison scenes. He's
fun Of rough stun mclodrama In fact
Lincoln i, Garter has nothing m the
Bard We quit Shakespeare because
We would rather be refined in our
work. Anyway, We want tn he Peter
Pans and never grow up. and. II you
have noticed. Shakespearian players
are usually dried up old hufs with
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THE PLAYS THAT LAST

The plays that continue in New
York are "a Lady's Name" at
the Maxine Elliott Theatre, THE
Boomerang at the Belasco Thea
tire, "Hit the Trail Holiday" at
the Harris Theatre, 1.-The Cinder-
ella Man" at the Hudson Theatre.
Justice" at the Gambler and
"Fair and Warmer" at the FL
tinge Theatre.
The musical plays r Very
Good Eddie" at the Casino Thea
tire, "Step This Way" at the Shu-
bert Theatre, "Katinka" at the
Lyric Theatre, "Thc Conan Re-
vue 1915" at the Aston Theatre,
"Molly o" at the Cort Theatre
and "The Follies Of 1915" at the
New Amsterdam Theatre.
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T OF THE STAGE.

This Tuesday all seats for the open
ing of tho Winter Gardens new pro-
auction. THE Passing show Of 1915
will he auctioned AT the Winter Gar
den. the sale taking place under IN"
direction Of the r.. F., r. Permanent
Rlind Relief War Fund. for which
charity all premiums for tickets are to
be applied. Tho event IA expected to
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thick ankles. 50 he's out. Remember
10 say that w will do all now material
n, the Colonial. our routine Is a bird.
Animal acts Will no Longer occupy
p place on the hills NJ tho New
Brighton Theatre. Trainers Of horses,
ponies, cats. dogs and birds will hence
forth he compelled 20 seek other quar-
tiers IN which to display their power
, over beasts. Manager George Robin
son issued an edict 10 that effect last
week after cancelling all animal acts
which his hooking representative had
engaged for the seaside resort Mr.
Robinson has long heen identified
with a society for th" protection NJ
dnmh animals. His love for them has
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WHERE TO DANCE.

The Dolly Sisters are back On
the roof of the New Amsterdam
Theatre, which has the same
effect on them that the fame has
ON the proverbial moth. They
have been acting under the man.
apcment of A. n. Woods IN a
modern mystery play called His
Wedding Night" Will Rogers is
also back from his travels with
she triars, and William Rock.
who is TO he seen downstairs with
frances White, will also dance
With her after the Follies on the
roof. There will he the usual
other Ziegfeld attractions.
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been the aus Of more than n con-
troversy with trainers and a recent in
fraction Of one Of his rules regulating
the treatment Of animals while ap-
pearing mt the New Brighton brought
about the decision hat only actors
shall hereafter entertain his audiences.
In discussing the departure from an
almost historical rule In vaudeville
Mr.. Robinson said:
mo, it's not a within Of mine. It's
an Idea I've had in mind ever since l
became manager last season. Animal
acts are all right in some theatres,
but the New Brighton audiences are
made up Of people Of unusually hne
sensibilities. They are home grown
people. Many have animals for pets
and those who haven't and want TO
sec really fine specimens know that
they can fnd them IN p~rofusion In
the public zoos, toward the support
Of which they an taxpayers contribute
and which they can see without any
additional expense.
Therefore they should not Be ex-
pected TO pay admission to . a
dumb beast accomplish feats which
Immediately suggest to the mind what
the animal must have been subjected
70 TO learn that which one Of higher
intelligence would rebel at and which
the trainer himself would refuse to at
tempt. Visitors to the New Brighton
prefer singing. dancing. music and
plenty ~ comedy to perilous feats per-
formed by dumb animals"
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during the month $4,000 to the a
rious charities named az his personal
share of the result OF the engagement.
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AZ a meeting Of the finance COM
mittee OF the Actors Fund OF America.
consisting OF Marc klaw. Joseph
Brooks. William Harris. Charles Burn
ham and Daniel Frohman. held Thurs
day. n resolution If thanks was voted
10 r.. II. Sothern for his generous do
nation Of s~l5.2s13e az a result Of his
two weeks performances In behalf Of
the fund recently given at the Shutert
Theatre.
The gross receipts Of Mr.. Sothern's
four weeks performances were $69.-
173 a., divided as follows:
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DOLLY ~
SISTERS. A~
THE -
MIDNIGHT

attract both society and stage.
The Winter Garden will be dark this
week. owing TO rehearsals Of the sum-
mcr show. which is to Omen during
the week Of June 10. The Sunday
concerts have been discontinued for
the summer.
The Tomahawk., 1916-08-31
v0N T|RP|Tz URGES
WAR WITH AMERICA
GERMAN ADMIRAL DECLARES
THIS COUNTRY IS HOSTILE
TO THE FATHERLAND.
FOR UNRESTRICTED WARFARE
Teuton Official Claims Nation Is Hand
icapped by Limitations Imposed
on Submarine Operations by In
stance of u. S.

Washington, Aug. 25-The German
admiral, Won Tirpitz, who advocates
unrestricted submarine warfare on
merchantmen, has issued manifesto
demanding war with the United States.
Information to this effect has been
received by the State department and
has caused considerable concern to the
officials. Won Tirpitz insists in his
statement that Germany is handicapp-
ed in the prosecution of it's life and
death struggle by the limitations i'm
posed on submarine operations by the
German government, at the instance OF
the United States.
Says U. S. Is Hostile.
He argues that this country, in any
case, is hostile to Germany and that
the time has gone by to consider it's
wishes. He believes should the United
States enter the war on the side of the
Allies it would no do more harm to the
German cause than it already has
done.
The text of the Won Tirpitz memo
randum was published by the Berlin
newspapers. The foreign correspond
ents were not permitted to transmit it
to their papers: AS a consequence only
the neutral diplomats have been able
to forward it by cipher messages and
in their official mail pouches.
The Tomahawk., 1916-08-31
ARMY BILL IN NEW FORM
is PASSED BY SENATE
Measure Carries $267 100000 Appro-
priation to Pay for Uncle Sans
Increased Land Force.

Washington, Aug. 24-The $2G7,-
596,530.1p army appropriation bill,
which pays for Uncle Sans increased
land force, has again passed the Sem
ate.
The bill includes the Senate's orig
inal revision of the articles Of war,
which hadn't been changed for 100
years, in place Of Representative
Hays revision, which exempted retired
army officers from court-martial, and
which made President Wilson veto
the measure last week, Senator Under
woods amendment providing that no
one under 81 years should be allowed
to enlist without consent of his par
enta was beaten, Is to %. The bill
now goes back to the House, where
the amendment is expected to be ac'
cepted.
The Tomahawk., 1916-08-31
VILLA KILLED WITH POISON,
JAPANESE PHYSICIAN SAYS
Bandits Gamble With Dice to Select
New Leader to lmpersonate
Chief.

Chihuahua City, Mex, Aug. 25.-A
Japanese physician of the name OF
Nodko claims to have brought about
the death of Villa by slow poison, CIV
EN- under the guise of medical treat
ment, according to the Chihuahua To-
cal papers.
After Villas death, Doctor Nodko is
quoted as saying that the remaining
Villa leaders gambled with dice to de-
eide who should impersonate the dead
chief, and the lot fell to Colonel Baca,
who bears strong personal resem-
blance to Villa. To prevent the de-
ception from being disclosed, Colonel
Baca is said to be surrounded by his
personal bodyguard, who keep the
common soldiers and ranchers from
coming too near.
Doctor Nodko, according to the pa
pers, had been administering poison
for three months, with the result that
Villa died shortly after his defeat at
Parral.
The Tomahawk., 1916-08-31
Blues PRESSING red FLEET
LOCATE TRANSPORTS WITH IN
VADlNG ARMY IN WAR GAME.
Strict Censorship Imposed on All Re-
ports Concerning Maneuvers on
Atlantic Coast.

Washington, Aug. 26.-Navy officials
believe it possible that the Red and
Blue" fleets have come into contact
somewhere off the Atlantic coast and
are enacting the closing scenes of the
great war game which began two days
ago. A strict censorship was imposed,
however, by Rear Admiral Benson,
acting secretary and chief of opera
tions, on all reports reaching the de-
partment.
A message early in the day from
Rear Admiral Helm, commanding the
Blue defending fleet, indicated that
his scouts might have located either
the Red fleet or it's phantom train
of transports, alphabetically loaded
with the men and supplies Of an in
vading army Admiral Mayo is seek
ing to land on the Atlantic coast.
Hurries Toward Enemy.
There were indications also that
further reports had come showing that
the "Blue" fleet was hurrying toward
it's enemy and that the scouts at least
were in touch.
The outcome will be determined by
Rear Admiral Knight, head of the
navy war college, who, as umpire, is
on the scene of action aboard the su'
perdreadnaught Pennsylvania.