New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-13
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
See America First Is
Next on the List of
Miss Marbury.

Not all Of Elisabeth Marbury's time
IS spent in calling attention TO the fact
that Marie Tempest and Maurice and
Walton are now under her personal
management. In addition TO these ac-
tivities she has been having plans
drawn for another musical comedy. 70
be called "See America First" As mat
ters now stand, the most notable feat
ure Of "See America First" is that il
was written by college men. and yet is
not Harvard prize play. The authors
are Lawrason Riggs and Cole Porter, Of
Yale, which is in Connecticut.
"See America First" will go into re
hearsal Monday at the Princess. where
Miss Marbury's publicity department
begs to remind the public Very Good
Eddie is now playing to capacity au-
dences"
One of the features OF the Actors
Fund benefit on January % will be q
musical fashion fantasy, acted by
Louise Dresser, Dorothy Donnelly, Mar
jorie Rambeau. Virginia Fox Brooks.
Donald Brian, Joseph Cawthorn, Bar
ney Bernard, Lewis J. Stone. James J.
Corbett. Melville Ellis, Vincent Ser
rano. Efingham Pinto. A. Baldwin
Sloane and numerous others.
THE Songs of Songs" is about 10 de-
vote its uplifting qualities to vaude-
vile. Squeezed into half an hour, IT
will be seen at the Colonial this month,
with Tom Wise as the star.
Stuart Walker, inventor and proprie-
tor of the Portmanteau Theatre, Will
discuss it at the Bandbox on Sunday
afternoon, at 4 o'clock.
Yesterday having been a matinee day
Gaby Deslys's outside activities were
considerably curtalled. According to
the management, she barely had time
TO arrange TO present herself and
"Stop, Look Listen" in Paris at the
end of the war, and TO take along
twenty of the Globe chorus girls. I'M
less Congress makes good its threat
Of an embargo.
Thomas I. Hoynes play, an Cold
Type" which exposes the newspaper
business. will be presented for the first
time IN Albany tom orrow night.
The competition of picture houses is
believed to be responsible for reduc-
ton in prices at the Alhambra Theatre.
to take effect next week. At matinees
there will be 1000 seats at 10 cents, and
mil ha
The quality of the programmes Will
not be changed.
Jenny and Rosie Dolly formerly
Yansci and Roszika-will dance in Zieg
fields forthcoming midwinter revue.
They are az present IN the Midnight
Frolic'
Not since "The Blue Bird" shared the
Manhattan Opera House with the
wrestling tournament has more in
teresting bit Of information been an
nounced than the news that tomorrow
evening will be "Strangler" Lewis night
ut Joan Sawyer's dance play, Broad
way and Fiftic,h Street.
Vaudeville is in the process OF ac-
curing Mrs Richard Mansfield.
A Misunderstanding az to contracts
has resulted in the possibility OF a
double attraction AZ the Fulton Theatre
reYt week. Oliver Morosco announced
several DAYS ago that The Cinderella
Man" will open at that theatre on Jan.
uary II, and the Messrs. Shubert sad
last night that "Ruggles OF Red Gap
will continue It's engagement II Is eN-
pected that an agreement VIII be
reached whereby the programme Will
consist OF a couple Of acts from eacn
Of the contestants.
Carl Gantyoort has signed a two
season contract with Henry ". Savage
and be in the cast Of "Pom-Pom.'
Felyne Nerbist, the Belgian danclrg
sensation. will make her American d.
hut az the Palace next week.