The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-18
SINGERS QUIT TOWN
FOR RUSTIC BOWERS
Summer Exodus Is Begun
Herbert Works on New
Irish Operetta.
GOSSIP OF THE STAGE

cestir retinue Of impressive proportions,
,e,, las, night for her summer home at
lake Placid. where she will remain until
October. Alma Gluck and Efrem Zim-
bali.,. her husband. who are also to be
among the summer dweiiers there. left
town on Thursday. Pasquale Amato OF
the Metropolitan Opera House and Mime.
Ama,o. who were last summer On Long
Island. are also at Lake Placid. Victor
Herber, is now there. putting the finish
ing touches TO the score Of the irish
op.re,,a he has written for Kla Y 4 Err.
LANCER. The F1onsaley Quartet will be
a, Lake Placid again this summer.
None Of the managers 10 more active
' N trying out plays for the New York
theatres than Oliver Morosco, who uses
his Los Angeles theatre for the pur-
nose. Two OF his recent experiments
were upstairs and Down. by the Hat.
tons, and Mile a Minute Kendall" BY
owen DAVIS. In the former comedy
Cour,enay Foote. who has been q cam
era actor for several years. has re-
turned 10 the stage. Then there was
The Brat" by Maude Fulton, which had
success that lasted for some weeks.
Cleofonte Campanini will act as con-
Guctor for the Ellis Opera Company.
which is 20 play for two months In the
West before the opening Of the Chicago
season. This organization will sing
"Madama Butterfly" with Geraldine
rarrar. and I'll Trovatore.' with Mme
Destinn as the heroine. Nine. Homer
will also be a member OF the company.
The organization will not give any per.
formances in the East.
Gareth Hughes has left for a vaca-
ton in the Adirondack and will be
seen when he returns to New York in
the performance Of "A new play to be
given by q popular star.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell. who has just
arrived In London from her tour In
this country. Is playing the siren heroine
Of Bella Donna" which was revived
for her.
Gabriel Dorziat. who played in the
drama here with William Faversham
is going to produce The Hawk in o
don.
New York may not ave cared for
'The Angel In the House" and 1.-THE
Ware Case but London is equally
frank In showing its opinion OF plays OF
Hlil' VI III ~ FlAN' W N''AE e'st
Of success Mt first. both The Boomer
ang' and The Show Shop have beer
withdrawn after short runs. But Weedor
Grossmith Is going to produce The Mis-
leading Lady" nevertheless. The usua
cheering reports which follow the hrs
few nights OF every American play II
London are related OF Daddy Ions
Legs"
A. II. Woods IL still generously dis
posing To his brother managers OF III
successful plays which he tried out thi'
spring. Not content with letting Johi
Cor, nave The Dawn" he has partet
with "Jane O'Day" to Frederick Nc
Kay. who will present Blanche Ring 4,
this drama by willard Mack. Mr.. Wood
is a model Of urse,fshness in thus help
ing along his colleagues. Since william
A Brady sold his right in within
the Law to the Selwyns. no sue
philanthropy has heen heard OF.
Madee Kennedy has retired from IN
cast Of Fair and Warmer to TAX
her place IN Philip Bartholomae's "A
Night Long" But II Is not probabl
that Avery Hopwood's farce will be an
less popular. as 4, is one OF the play
that are not dependent OF any singl
performer for its success. 1t will b
performed all during the summer at tn
El'inge Theatre.
David Belasco. who had thought Of
novel plan by which The Boomerang
could he acted through the summer a
his theatre. has so far been unabl
20 put the scheme into effect. He ir
tended to keep the company busy fror
Monday until Thursday and close tn
Belasco Theatre during the latter par
OF every week. MIR. Belssco has bee
unable to put this plan 10 a trial. a
the public insists on crowding into III
Belasco Theatre on every possible or
portunity.
Katherine La Sale. who has been sue
an attractive feature In hit the Ira
Holiday" hrst made her name in tn
city In the same theatre In which sh
e now to be seen. But she was nc
acting then in a play by George \
Cohan, but in THE Master Mind Ths
was her first appearance here In such a
important role.
Dion Roucicault's advice as to a play
tile was that 1t should either be SOM
Thing that nobody understood or ell,
something that was perfectly clear
\ everybody, Laurence Eyre. who wro'
the negro play which william Harris. il
wi, produce next season, muet ha,
'F' - Nhb htN Nv hlhbN ~ ~
Of his new play as dark as his character
~ calling IL "Sazus MataIus.' whatevt
that may mean.
Cyril Maude has THE Headmaster
which ne acted at his London theatI
Two years ago. to play here next seasol
Hin engagement will be at the Empil
Theatre, He has new plays by Micha'
Morton and stephen Leacock, as we'll &
Ha3don Chambers, to give here ne,
season.
Edward Pepie's farce, written for o.
Waidrop and recently acted In Rochests
is called Friend Martha" and its cha
ac'ers are Quakers. Miss Waldrop W
he seen here in the play In the autumn
Henry +. Dixey 10 said 10 have a pa
eScelIently suited TO his style in M
lazarus" which Harriet Ford and Ha
vey OHigeins have written for him.
variation on the old theme of "Enot
Arden" The husband and father su.
!! posed to be dead returns to md his wi
married TO a %swindler. who III treats Il
daughter and DULLES the wife. He
not recognized. although he takes
room In the house and watches over h
family, finally rescuing them from II
power Of the second husband. Then
disappears without allowing his identi'
70 De known. as he prefers to save h
family without It's knowledge. But II
audience does not know during the pie'
VINO this stranger In, as mis- surpriss