New-York tribune., 1922-12-31
The Casino
Celebrates
10th Year
Many Broadway FavOritcs
20 Participate in Special
Anniversary Feie Jan. 9

favcrites over THIS lonE aphh OF gNetN
lie sudJ.J J. shubcrt also celebrate the
twentieth anniversary Of Shubort con-
troll and msnsEcmcnt Of the Casino.
The event also will serve 70 com
memorate the third Shubert brother
Who was the head Of tho firm until his
untimely death several years ago
For Il was Sam S. Shubert who hrst
launched the Shubert theatrical firm
and scquired the Casino a. their
second New York playhouse. the hr't
shubert house in the metropolis hay-
ing been the old Herald Square Thea
ter. On June ?. 1902. sam S. Shuber',
in association with the McssrF. Nixon
and Zimmerman. offered for first pres
cntatiou in New York their production
Of the English musical comedy -
Chinese Honeymoon" With Thomas @
Sesbrooke.
To date, il = period Of forty ysar'
since the opening OF the Casino with
The Queens Lace Handkerchief on
December 2s, 1882. there have been
prcsentcd ono hundred and thirty
seven plays. all but two musical out
Of which eighty have been under the
sbubcrt regime At tho Casino
In the forticth anniversary eele5ra'
tiou performance Of the Casino Eddie
Bowling, stsr and author ss veil ot
sally, Irene and Mary" has written
special show, The Ghosts Of lester-
yesr." 10 embrace the high spots Of
an Of the famous old Casino suee'fss'
from The Queens Lace Hsndkcr-
chier down TO sally. Irene and
Mary" and leading players many Of
them great Casino stars Of other days
will appear
Looking bsek 20 the initial Casino
Offering, "The Quees's Lace Handker-
chief" three members Of ths original
company who opened tho doors Of the
Casino. before the house vas com
plcted. will participate IN ihe ami
verssry performance. They sr'
Nine. Nathildc Cottrcliy. recently
seen in "Abie's Irish Rose; George
Gs,ton, nov appearing In Listening
In" 81 the Bijou Thestor, and Carrie
Rchr, who vas the FIRST chorus girl 70
be engaged for the Casino forty years
ago. Mis-. Behr became a popular head
liner a. the old Roster 4 Balls Music
Hall and star Of several Of Edward
C"Evergrccn7) Riee's musical eatraya-
gsnzss.
As tho Casino was not r'sdy 70 he
opened, since the roof was not com
pleted and no panes Of glass we're IN
the Windows. but on account Of author
contracts had 70 be opened 20 preserve
the rights 70 "The Queens Lace Hand
kerehief," after q few performance
Il had 20 close It's door, on account
OF rain and severe cold weather. Even
on the opening night Of the Casino on
October q, 1882. Il rsined, and the
temporary roof leaked, with the result
that the frst-niCht audience had TO re-
sort 20 lis ovcrcoats and wraps and
umbrellas during the performance.
Il required several weeks more TO
complete tho building Of the Casino. SO
IL closed its doors and The Queen
Lace Handkerchief" company vent 70
Philadelphia. Then. on December IS,
1852. the Casino reopsned. which vas
It's real opening night again with
"Thc Queens Lace Handkerchief"
The cast remained the same except
that Francis Wilson replaced George
Castor, who had left the company 10
20 on a tour with another show
Accordingly. there viii be four mem
bsrs Of the original company sppear-
inE in The Queens Lace Hondkor-
chief who will take part in the ami
versary celebration which Is to take
place on the night Of Tuesday, January
., after the regular performance Of
sally, /. sne and Mary" This date.
has been chosen because 80 many Of
the oldtimers Of the Casino cannot be
here during the Christmas holidays.
Looking over the list Of stars and
other stage favorites s'ho have appear
cd al the Casino during its forty years
as the Home OF Light Opera or
Musical Comedy in America" are names
that recall many fond memories for
every theatregoer.
There was Lillian Russell, Who made
her first appearance AZ the Casino in
rs second Offering. The Sorcerer." in
1888. During her long reign At tho
Cssino Miss Russell missed but one
Performance. Pauline Hall was an.
other former Casino fsvorite. as we're.
slso. Rose Beaudet, Lily Post. Laura
Joyce. Julie De Ruyther. Isabelle
Urquhsrt, Sadie Martinot. Lctitis Fitch.
Marie jansen. Msri7n Msnola. Jennie
wcsthsisby. Fanny Rice, Eva paven.
port, Sylvia Gerriih, Eva Goodrich.
Kitty ches,hsm, Bertha Rioei, Florence
Barry, Zelms Ravlston. Eva Johns,
Camille D'Arville. Marie Tempest,
Jamie Rsiasrth, Maud Raymond, Anna
Held, frankie Bailey. Kstio Barry,
Msdge cuehton. Virginia Earle. Paula
Edwards. Lotts Faust Mabel Fenton.
Della Fox, Triie FriganEa, Lulu Gls-
ser, Louise Cunning, Flora snd Mary
Heusler, Edna Wallace Hopper, JObyns
Hosland, Msdge Lessing, Ethel Levy.
Clara Lipman, Fay fempleton, Edna
May, Phyllis Rankin, Adele Richie,
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