The New York herald., 1921-01-01
Cav Mem Years
Epe Throngs Pack
All the Theatres
Holiday Receipts at PlayhOuses
Establish RecOrd-Act0rs
Celebrate.

1t was a happy New Years eve in
the theatrical district, for practically
every playhouse was packed last night,
as the elimination of holiday season
which Charles Dillingham;, Lee Shu-
bert and other managers believe cs-
tablisheG new records for weeks re-
ceipts, inasmuch as almost every at
traction played extra matinees to capa-
city, following a period in which busi-
nes had been dull because of Christ
mas shopping.
The crowds packed the theatres dos
ptc the usual holiday advance in
prices Fred Stone topped the list With
the record scale of $40 for orchestra
seats to Tip Top" Yet in spite of
this figure Henry. Young, treasurer of
the Globe Theatre. estimated that more
than 1900 persons were turned away
from the two performances.
Frank Tinney in Tickle Me" followed
close behind with $500 on which basis
the Selwyn Theatre was jammed. Most
of the other leading attractions charged
$3.50 for the best seats. These included
sally" at the New Amsterdam Thea
tire. ''The Passing Show of la2i at the
Winter Garden. Mary" at the Knicker-
booker. THE Bad Man at the Com sdy
and Enter Madame at the Fulton.
1,OOOth Performance cf Lightnin'.
Celebrations of various kinds were
held by managers and casts al the vari-
Gus houses. Foremost among these was
the gala performance at the Gaiety.
which held the double significance of
observing the holiday and commemorate
ing the ,00oth performance at that
theatre of Frank Bacon and his com
pany i'm 'Lightnin'," marked world :
record. John Golden. the producer. dis
tributed souvenir programmes to the
audience. which included a tribute 10
the play from Mrs. Warren 6. Harding
the first public testimonial of its kind
from the wife of the President-elect-
and a mention in the chronology of the
comedy that President and Mrs Wilson
attended the first performance on any
stage at the National Theatre in Wash
ington on January Is. 1915
Nj. Golden, together with Winchell
smith who collaborated with Mr.. Bacon
on the piece and staged It, paid tribute
10 the star and his supporting players.
and MIR Bacon made a curtain speech
AT the end of the second act Motion
pictures were snapped of the audience
entering and seating themselves and ot
important scenes in the play, and photo
graphs of the spectators were taken, 10
be distributed later to every one oc-
cupying a seat
Coronation of Miss Findiay.
Al the Booth Theatre William Faver-
sham and the company supporting MIN
i'm Mark Twain's The Prince and the
pauper'' took part in the coronation OF
Miss Ruth Findlay. who PLAYS the dual
titular role with a new crown, designed
by Cleveland Bronner creator of the
dream ballet at the Winter Garden. ana
the winner in a contest for a coronet
which should be accurate and light in
wctcbt At he ceremony Miss Findlay
was pronounced "king of the boy ac-
tors"
After the performance of Mecca at
,be Century Theatre the members Of
hat company. together with those IRON!
"Afpar" another Comstock and Gest
r-oduction. at the Central Theatre.
ioincd in camel party.
Miss Dorothy GIsh. motion picture
star. gave her first theatre party as Mrs.
James Rennie at Maxine Elliotts Ihe-
atrc and thought the young man VINO
playcd the triumphant wooer in span
isb Love" was the handsomest actor she
had ever seen. disregarding the fact that
abe was married to him last Sunday at
Greenwich. Conn
Willie and Eugene Howard, after a
nerformance at the Winter Garden, in
which they introduced new comedy
sone The New Year VIII BE Worse
Than the Old" led most OF their CO.
IA borers to the Century Promenade.
where they viewed the Century Mid
night Revue"
Fred stone. just to remind patrons of
.Tip Top" of old times. snapped the
neck from champagne bottle with =
hull whip, after which William Kerschell
v-ho held the magnum. walked rapidly
cff stage-still carrying the bottle
At the Ziegfed Midnight Frolic' Ben
All Haggin offered a special taoleau
symbolizing the passing OF the oid ana
the advent OF the new year.