The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-02
KAHN TO FINANCE
RUSSIAN DANGERS
Outline of Next Season at the
metropolitan Is An
nOunccd.
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP

next season will begin on November 10
and continue for twenty-three weeks.
They have until the middle of the month
to notify the management Of their in
tention to renew their subscriptions for
next year. Thu waiting list Is said to he
the largest ever known In the history OF
the institution. Many Of the present
subscribers are eager to discover IL
there Is to he a month of Russian ballet.
But whether there is to he or not. tho
subscription will i~ as large as usual.
Whether or not the BALLET Russo will
appear At the Metropolitan Opera House
the dancers viii certainly lie back In
this country next year. It is said that
Otto II. Kahn has taken over the finan-
cisl responsibility of the organization. 50
that the maintenance of the troup. will
not fall on The shoulders IT Serge de
Diaghilefr. The members ~ the company
who will he LETT behind when the Ballet
Russo sails on the Dante Alighieri to-
day are Flora Revalles. Adolf Eolm and
Waslav Nijiusky. Morris ';cst Is trying
TO arrange n so-called "whirlwind" tour
for tho last dancer. hut his unwilling
ness to appear twice n day has SO IA:
pItNtnl'u any ItdlIttlpU NJ the lu'd.
The tour Of the company next year will
be under the maua cement of the Metro
politan Concert Bureau.
Serge dc biaghilefT will remain in
Europe for the summer and when
he returns in the autumn Will bring
back some new ballcts and dancers.
II is probable that the troupe Will
return to Lausanne for the summcr
and do is training there. Mile. Lopo-
kova and Iconidc Massive will be the
two principal dancers NJ the company in
Spain. Whether he will receive his sal
ary-which * still soaring among the
prima donna thousands-.S what will
determine ;hc action Of Niiinsky In this
country. lie may not return to Europe.
since he IS likely TO be informed. lie
procured his freedom only to come here.
Maria EirrieNtos viii le among the
~ sscngors ON tho Dante tlighicri to-
day. Minnie Egcuer Is going I, Capri
~ usual to pass the sumner be I.uca
will sail on the same stcamer. along with
NM. Mal.tcsts ana Ross. L, has not
been settled A. vet whether Signor ca /,
russo will said ON |. Espagnc on Saturday. !
Giorgi" Iolacco may also sail "n the
same boat. ,
The question of the curious Wig worn
by Arnold ualy IN his revival of Beau
Brummcl' At the rort Theatre has been
decided i'm favor Of IN" actor. He says
u Is a copy of an cNlSting portrait Of
the beau. II is. Of course, entirely
different from tho couture of tho late
Richard Mansfield. I'm, so long AZ. I,
Il authentic ui>b,bly Mr. p,ly viii ma,
object to tn" fact that II makes him
look fun IN the face, short in the neck
and is generally u~nbecoming.
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u 50 ". ""'h'''S may count on
g. - n'use neA' VIM
.''"'' "t"' mere LOT
49, Wv N,'e' Nur' VIII
So 80 ~ "'S",r '"'eS' "he'her
IN ,,".i'' -" return VIII ne an
,o"ieeu l"Ve,' "h' Wa very successful
~ CONF uui'hs 'nc present season,
N,ne, birr''h'"s WI return Tor III"
.o'oIatur' r"''" am ''e revival OF RlZ"t
lie iechtuI dt ftri'S, "hlch was prom
iSco io' hF '"ls s"dAoh' mere VIII be
as usuai illt'" 'lahse IN the p~ersonne. II
the company
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Actors Fund. for which efforts now are
belnI made :" raise an endowment OF
Sl,O0o,oo", probably the greatest will be-
the outdoor performance. Of Julius
Cesar AZ Hollywood. cal, OF May IL
Financially, II should exceed even the
large affair :" l." held here AZ the Met
ropolitan Opera House. The B~sachwood
Natural Theatre. in which IN" perform
ance will be- given. has a seating capacity
OF 10000. so n is expected tho fund will
he enriched by nearly $1,000.
II takes q great deal TO attract 50. 900
persons TO a Shakcspear.an play. so il
10 interesting 20 know what will attract
them TO the southern california hills.
The main attraction seems To be the
excellence of the cast which will present
the work-a company which proba bly,
would he Impossible 20 assemble at any
other time. Theodore Roberts Will play
the title role. William Farnum viii he
Marc ANTONY, TYRONE Power. RrutuS:
Frank kccuan, cdSsiUs: lie Wolf Hop
per, CdScd. douglas Fairbanks, Oc-
fdrins caesar; Tully Marshall. Docius
BrutUs; Sarah TruaN. Porii1, and con-
Crowley, ~tUipurHin.
Many persons from New York and
middl" Yves, are making arrange
ments to attend. Marc Klaw. who is in
The West al I business trip, is DELAYING
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