New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
Hundreds on Bill
For Fidelity at
New Amsterdam

M HE entertainment tonight at the
New Amsterdam Theater in aid
of the building fund of the Actors
Fidelity League will bring together
an array of more than two hun
dred prominent actors, singers, musi-
clans and dancers in a program of un-
usual interest in the annals of the
theater.
Selections by an augmented orches-
ira under the baton Of Cass Freeborn
and Keith's Boys Band of 300 will be
heard. beginning at 8 o'clock. followed
by "A Quiet Nap" a one-aet plav
adapted from the French by Ernest A.
Elton, IN which Marjorie Wood, Lionel
6raham, Lynn Stalling and Mr.. Elton
Will appear In order will come: Rose
and Ottilie Sutro, ensemble pianistes.
Hessie Wynn, in songs; George AIDES
playlet, "Mrs. Peckham's Carousen
with May Irwin in her original role
and William Hodge, Amelia Bingham
and Ralph Herr supporting.
Miss Anglin in
Joan of Arc''
Louis Mann, in one Of his famou.
monologues, will be followed by Chaun-
| cey Olcott, with Ernest Ball at tbs
piano. Margaret Anglin will presens
The prayer scene from "Joan of Are.n
with Sidney Toler, Ben Johnson, viii
son Reynolds, Robert Vaughan, Lark
Taylor, Rexford Ksndrick, Horace
Beck, Curtis Cookney, Howard KYLE
and Ralph Kemmett.
Rosa Ponselle, of the Metrono1;+sn
Opera House, will sing pace" from
Verdl's Force of Destiny" and "Bo-
Zero" from his "Vespri Siciliani.v with
Slgnor Romani conducting the orcbes-
ira. Miss Ponselle postponed a trim
abroad in order to represent grand
operas contribution to the Fidelity en-
eertalnment. David WarfeId. who
comes next on the program, will bava
surprise act for the audience ua
VIII be- followed by Mrs. Fiske and
Hoibrook Blinn in their original roles
IN the conversion scene from "SaIvs.
tion Nell" George NJ. Cohan will have
tne stage to himself, and when the su-
Glence permits him to retire tha his
rumber of the program will be ores
Sehteo' Ihls is entitled s'The Spirit
OF the Theater." written by Miss Ada
Sterling.
Other Players WAC
Are on the Bill
In this will appear Julia Arthur az
ehorus; Martha Lorber, Lou Lockett
and Dorsha, dancers; Marion Green.
late OF t'Monsieur Beaucaire" COMPANY.
who will sing the prologue from 81
Pagliacci"; Mary Nash, Eileen Huban.
Minnie Dupree and Marjorie Wood as
Interruptions; Sidney Toler as the
understudy, Lionel Braham as the
Herald, Blanche Bates as the Spirit
OF the Theater, Lenore Uric as Juliet.
Laura Hope Crews as Beatrice, Mrs.
Coburn as Portia, Frances Starr as
Rosalind, Grace George as Lady Teazle.
Ben Johnson as Sir Peter Teazle, David
Wartield as the Auctioneer, HoIbrook
blinn. Margaret Anglin, Mrs. Fiske and
Henry Miller.
In addition to the stars mentioned
above there will be an array of promi-
nent men and women Of the stage who
will be seen in minor roles. Among
them will be Mary Ryan, Alma Tell,
Mr.. Coburn, Laurance D'Orsay, Lester
Lonergan, Patricia Collinge, Edna WAL
lace Hopper, Olive Tell, Olive Wynd-
ham, Clara Lipman, Alberta Gallatin,
Antoinette Walker, Valii yalli, Edna
Whistler, Margaret st. John, Frances
Underwood, John w. Ransome, Charles
Hopkins, Harry X. Morton, Minnie
Palmer, Gertrude Quinian, Mary Louise
Walker, Thomas Shea, Burr Mcintosh,
Alma Clayburg and others of note.
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