The sun., 1919-05-31
ED WYNN TOQUIT
AS RINGMASTER
With 116 Benefits to His
Credit He Challenges
World and Retires.
VACATION FOR GILLETTE
Will Close His Season Satur-
day-60 Stars in Hippodrome
Tomorrow Night.

l having completed BROADWAY worlds
record Of 1ls appearances at benefit per-
formances since April, 1917, which he
feels will stand for years, Ed Wynn OF
Some Time" In the Casino Theatre, has
decided to retire from the field and give
others chance at this kind of philan-
| thropio propaganda. He was moved to
drop out Of the running on receiving a
letter Of thanks from Z. y. Albee yes
| to-day for his part as master OF cere-
monies at the Salvation Army benefit in
the Hippodrome. which he counts the
climax OF his career as a free will Der
former
The fact that the Aunt Polly William
Gillette's dreadnought houseboat, has
been seen lurking Off New York the last
few days led to the report that the star
would drop Barrie's Dear Brutus" over
the side for the summer Mt the Empire
| Theatre. When this was put sauarely
up to Mr.. Gillette he Acknowledged that
he would close his season on Saturday
next June Z. and the Aunt Polly would
then take him to the Never Never Land.
Aside from the fact that the benefit of
the National Vaudeville Artists in the
Hippodrome tomorrow night will in
ciude among its sixty stars such per-
formers as May Irwin. Lillian Russell,
Frank Tinney. Gertrude Hoffman,, the
Dolly Sisters, Irene Franklin, Carroll
and Wheaton. Charles and Mollie King.
bessie Mccoy Davis and Mcintyre and
Heath. what really makes It an affair
OF national consequence is that George
NJ. conan VIII appear personally and
present n new act. the first time that he
has written a vaudeville sketch since he
retired from the two a day and took up
horn trimmed specs. 1t may mark a
turning point In his career.
Fears are expressed that Good Morn
ing Judge" which has held out so long
IN the Shubert Theatre and was sched-
uled to come to a boil through the sum-
ner' will reach an untimely end. all be-
cause Mollie King saw NJ 20 do n quick
change act and become Mrs. Kenneth d.
Alexander Mrs, King Alexander has
picked out nice honeymoon road tour
as soon as the second acknowledgements
church ceremony-takes place on June
10. though she is willing to trickle back
into the musical comedy next season.
The management therefore expect to put
| u
split the successful trio Of George Has
sell and the two Kings, as such a pro-
ceding is fraught with peril to the box
Office
rIorenz Ziegfeld. Jr., has increased thu
countrys debt to him by engaging for
the new "Follies'' Maurice and FLORENCE
walton, newly returned from France.
where they were appearing on the Red
cross time. That happy reunion glow
spread among the old boys on Broadway
when they recalled that 1t was under
Mr.. Ziegfeld that these dancers took a
grip on the stage.
The date for the appearance Of Mile.
Suzanne Caubet at the Century Md
night Whirl has been changed 20 Nom
day night, enabling patrons of this at
traction who see her to start the week
Alright
Pegsy Wood I'm Concord, Mass.
Peggy Wood. leaving Brooklyn out OF
II, has gone to Concord, Mass, to confer
with Samuel Merwin about a play which
they hope to make heard round the
world. Mlss Wood, who Is contributing
her fair share OF brains to collaborating
with the author. will play the leading
role in the autumn when the Shuberts
have 1t taxi toward a flying start.
The Lonely Romeo" in which Lew
Fields Is under contract to tho Shuberts
to be funny. is making Roadway toward
New York. having produced on Thurs
day night at Atlantic City, the jumping
on place.
Mabel Roberts Is TO explode of the
screen in the coming musical novelty
Bling. Bang. Boom"
The theatrical real estate market,
wLch lately had slump. has taken a
NpNa 10 .u.Nak
ment that Paul Burns is out after a
cottage, the only thing that can stop
him being a price above 500 After
worrying about what he should do with
this amount, accumulated in "A Little
Journey at the Vanderbilt Theatre dur
ing the past six monthA he decided to
plaster 1t over ten room cottage with
at least one acre OF landscape, to be
located in wet" town miles from even
the suggestion OF water The town in
which he wants to hang his hat must
be not more than three-quarters OF an
hour from the Vanderbilt Theatre and.
above all. must be absolutely free from
mosquitoes and other actors.
To steep himself in atmosphere for
Dangerous Years." John Halliday. who
will play the role of Bohemian artist
author in that play, has rented a rickety
barn, one Of the feudal ruins of Green
witch Village. He will live there for two
weeks. neither shaving, washing nor
working. but departing from accepted
canons by eating occasionally.
Frances Starr. having broken OF rela-
lions with Tiger Tiger" for the sea-
son, Is busy preparing for her role as an
artless summer resident at her Lake
George camp. She will commune with
pure air and rural innocence until she
resumes her cooking course in the Be-
lasco production on tour in September
Added Significance was given to yes
terdAy around the Globe Theatre by the
fact that II was Charles Dillingham's
birthday. Also II marked one more step
in getting James W. Mathews. the Eng
lish house manager. who was formerly
part OF the furnishings at the Duke of
York's in London, acclimated, as his
monocles were chosen TO succeed the
TORTOISE shell headlights Of Harry Kline,
house manager at the Globe Theatres
until he decided to look after the movies
in Los Angeles.