New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-08
A. H. Woods Is Fitting
Burbank'S Methods to
the Drama.
MACBETH" NOT TO
BE ACTED AGAIN
Mr.. Hackett Still Ill-ArnOld
Korff to Play Iago in
English.

A. h. Woods aspires 10 be the Luther
Burbank Of the drama. In the course
OF reading thirty plays weeSly-the es-
innate Is said TO be conservative, al
though the plays are not-Mr. Woods
recently came across three rafting
good acts. IL go happened that they
were in three different plays, but he
refused TO allow that TO interfere. So
he took first act from THE Promise, -
a second from The Chain" and a third
from Think 1t over" and then per-
suaded the trio Of authors to consent
to the consolidation. Consent was
given and the acts are now being
stitched together. but each playwright
is still insisting on the retention Of his
own title.
The resultant drama. states Mr..
Woods, will be presented in New York
next season. Robert Edeson. Thomas
A. Wise and Robert Warwick have al
ready been engaged for the piece
1t has been discovered that the indis-
position of James X. Hackett is due
not TO grip, as first announced, but
water on the knee. Consequently all
performances Of Macbeth" have been
called off, and there will be no activity
at the Criterion Theatre until the pro-
duction of The Merry Wives of Wind
sor." This is announced for March l6,
by which date il is expected that Mr..
Hackett will have recovered.
Among the performances called oil
are the professional matinee Of Mac
beth" scheduled for Friday. 1t will be
given later in the season.
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree arrived
yesterday from California, where ne
acted in a perturbation Of Macbeth
under the direction of d. W. Griffith.
His Shakespesrisn season will begin at
the New Amsterdam Theatre on March
Ia. and will include gala performance
on April 20. On that occasion Sir Her
bert will invite numerous we'll known
players to appear with him, and acts
from various plays will be given. The
proceeds will 60 TO the Red Cross.
an the belief that the playing OF the
national anthem in theatres increases
patriotism announces a press state
ment. Oscar Radin, conductor of tho
Winter Garden orchestra, is trying the
experiment Of using America at the
end OF every performance of Robinson
tIukDt, IL II lHt loAtF
it is understood that Mr.. Radin will try
"The Star-Spangled Banner" England :
national anthem.
Arnold KorfT, Of tho Irving Plscs
Theatre, will play Iago In James X;
Hackett's production OF "Othello,
which will follow THE Merry Wives
Of Windsor" Dir. Korf Is an Amerl-
can, but has not acted In Engl for
many years. He has appeared in many
parts ut the German theatre this sea
son, and is said to have had numerous
offers TO go upon the English-speskins
stage.
The Dramatists' Club OF London, OF
which Sir Arthur W. Pinero is the
head, has sent a letter Of appreciation
of the work Of William Winter, which
will be made portion OF the pro
gramme at the testimonial perform
ancs next Tuesday. The programme
will also contain the autographs OF
more than one hundred statesmen, art
lists, actors, authors and musicia1s, and
a poem written for the occasion by
James Whitcomb Riley.
George D. Parker. drama, in which
Kathlene MacDonell will appear next
season under the management OF A. II.
Woods, has been named THE Dawn
A carbon copy Of "Pay-Day' is being
organized for Chicago, and will open
at the Princess Theatre next month.
The 275th performance of "Hip-Hip!
Hoorsy" was given at the Hippo
drome last night, and party Of l,4O0
persons came from Waterbury for the
occasion.
Three prima donnas (or prims DON
nR) will travel with alone at Last
when the piece is sent upon the road
They will be Marguerite Namara, Beth
Lydy and Mabel Weeks.