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TRIBUNE INSTITUTE
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THEATRES : RESORTS
TRI BINE INSTITUTE
P_RT IV EIGHT PAGES
SUNDAY, JULY 29, 191
i?ART IV EIGHT PAGO
SIGNS OF LIFE IN THE THEATRE
BROADWAY AND ELSEWHERE
By GEORGE S. KAUFMAN
,-_? %- lual vacation for theatr?
I goer? is about up. A week fror
-arrow ?'!! see the new ?easo
^me w'.*.h a ruth, there being ?a
gg pliy? announced for the week o
m ?th and untold scores to follow
? ?_? "ran w'-il he "Friend Martha,
-|?ry'* Ank'e." "The Inner Man,
.?_ Very Idea'* and "Leave It t
;??**-"
To the forecait which appeared li
)tts coium'J last week it Is no?
xrtttA?? to add ??*"* names o? ten o
t juta more, either overlooked in lai
,^?.'5 libor of tabulation or an
aasc-eu" la the interim. In the for
ttt dis? il the play which Jamei
tentget^*? s writing for Georgi
?,M*y. V- Sidney'? comic talents an
jBjidirab'.e. as you will remember i
<t?f?w "The Show Shop," and it woulc
m rtther a pity if they had to b?
ttnei again in tat "Busy Izit" series
>?rg* at. Cohan endeavored to con
_K the work of keeping Mr Sidnej
i the |-***fitimatt by casting him a?
atthtT theatrical manager in the 01
att play, "Honest John O'Bner.." but
M aor.-success of that piece left Mr.
,-h and dry. Eeidei I
_a? ?:... nhim,however, for
? ?rill b? Cohan and Harris who will
jjadBce the no? eery piece,
gugtr.e ?""alter*! next melodrama,
ft? Assassin." was also among those
??triooked. "The Assassin" has the
*ttro?ini csse as the foundation of its
_ill?. and the author himself is au
?iarity for the statement that it is
-an* tense by far than "The Knife."
.?mm which the perpetual theatregoer
g% ml :e that there is at least one
BgMM Bf evening still ahead of him.
Frank t raver., whose "Too Many
jt?t" was an excellent comedy that
mi ?ome'.hmg less than the success it
ithud, has written another which
;.Fred Zimmerman will produce. The
m-w play it entitled "This Way Out,"
tad th? author will be his own leading
m His place in "Seven Chances,"
it i? interesting to note, has been
?am by Taylor Holmes.
Titre was, of course, no excuse for
tutting from the summary anything
te? is important ai a new piay by
Augustus Thomas. It will be entitled
"The Copperhead," from which it is
safe to assume that it is not without
;ts political aspects. John D. William-,
who by his production of "Justice" ac?
quired a standing as a manager which
not even "Our Betters" could obliter?
ate, w.'.l make tf.e production. Also on
Mr. W.'.?ams's booka is Somerset
Maugham's latest comedy, thi? one be?
ing entitled "Love in a Cottage."
Margaret Ang'.in's plan?, also
strangely omitted, embrace a trio of
new plays. The drama which P.upert
Hughes fashioned from Gertrude
.?Vtherton's novel, "Perch of the
Devil, ** wai tried in Chicago last
season and found wanting, so Mis?
Anglin will offer "Getters ar.d G
a comedy by Hulbert Footner, and pos?
sibly "The Broken Gate" and 'The Pot
of Shamrock," which are, respectively,
drama and comedy. There also is a
legend that the coming season will
find Miss Anglin under the manage?
ment of Mr. Tyler, "but it is as yet un?
confirmed.
The past week has brought the in?
ng and important new? tha
wfll be ? Tylcr-Klaw and Er?
langer satellite hereafter. A change
of some sort was naturally inevitable,
her previous managerial firm hav?
ing quietly but firmly dissolved part?
nership. Her new piece is "The Belle."
a comedy of the South by Mrs. Cath?
erne Chisholm Cushing which ?3 re?
ported to give the star the h'.Omh comedy
opportunity in which she revels and
excels.
Also during the pa?t week Arthur
Hopkins finally acquired the theatre
for which he has been angling these
many months. Mr. Hopkins's increased
and generally successful activities have
lately made his own theatre a neces?
sity, and for a time it appeared likely
that he would obtain the Hudson. But
he has instead taken over one of the
two houses which the Shuberts are
building just west of the Shubert ?nd
the Booth. The new Hopkins theatre is
the one fronting on Forty-fifth Street,
and is presumably the house which was
to have had W'illiam Faversham as its
tenant this year, since the other is in- |
tended for BUSical productions. It will
be opened in September, probably wit
Billie Burke in the Clare Kummer con
cdy, "The Guardian Angel." The thei
tre is as yet unnamed, iicidentall;
but it ought by all odds to be chrii
tened the Hopkins. It is not unlikel
to be one of the two or three most il
teresting 51layhou-.es in the city thi
season.
Jack Norwartn's very own theatn
which somehow failed to figure in thes
columns last Sunday, will be opene
some time in the late fall with a mus:
cal show of his own planning, to b
known as "Odds and Ends of 1917.
Perhaps this will at last be the mus:
cal production which will look a
events with a true ?atirica! eye?on
never can tell. Bide Dudley, at al
events, is writing a goodly portion o
the book and lyrics, and there is n
denying that Mr. Dudley has his mo
ments.
Edward Goodman rises to remar
that Helen Wentley is not "er?twhil
r,f the Washington Square Players," a
this column would have had you be
last Sunday. Miss Wcstley's en
gagement in "The Lassoo" is but tern
porary, says Director Goodman, as sh
1? under contract with the Players fo
another season.
The facts appertaining to that hor
rendous picture of John L. Golden ?ni
Winchell Smith are out at last. Th?
picture appeared a-.onymously in thesi
pages several weeks ago, and it was no'
! of a character to flatter the drawees
?Since that time Messrs. Smith anc
j Golden have been busily tracking dowr
: the artist. They now announce that
1 he is none other than Pernton Max
well, editor of "Puck." They announce
further that they are impatiently
awaiting the three-act comedy which
Mr. Maxwell has promised to deliver
! to them, the letter of rejection having
already been written and put to music.
"The Philadelphia Ennuirer" has
made a discovery. In recording the
engagement of Miss Katharine La
Salle it speaks of "The Thirteenth
Chair" as "a New York farce."
As first recorded in The Tribune
several months ago. the work of writ?
ing the next Century entertainment
has been entrusted to Guy Bo'.ton and
P. G. Wodehouse. The latest announce?
ment from that theatre, in fact, has it
i that the book has been completed, an?l
tett the opening date as September L'4
arir emmUe\^0^?m? x^z*
BROOKLYN-NEW YORK
Great Sale of Dress Cottons
Many Reductions on Summen Fabrics
COTTONS FOR EVERY PURPOSE, in every color, in patterns and weaves almost with?
out end. are included in this great mid-summer sale. There is something for every
purse; with prices so low on each and every fabric that your summer dress allowance
will surely jjo further than you would have expected before the announcement of this sale.
%c. Embroidered Bordered Voiles, 59c KMamey Suitings, 39c
ahite and natural c ?' - Voiles, ** th verv Linen led pink, rose, licht blue,
lered in rich. lustrous silks, !n Copcnhsgen, |TSy, ?sn, MTjr, Mack j-J natural; "8
?trr art.-:.- de . inches wide and exceptions] value.
11.25 to $1.9$ Embroidered Bordered j8c. pr?nted LawnSf ?2\/2?
Voiles, 98C White and tinted ?rounds, with small rose buds and
I ?I-* -s with borders o. silk in green, maize, other printed floral patterns, also navy ?rounds with
*?*** i- - - eluding the reason's most popular white ?lots and hair lines; verv ?sheer.
25c. Dress Ginghams, 19c v . 25c. Striped Percales, 16c
m-e - G:nenams in plaids. ??P^?J"6*1'1' rnnted m r'lin ********* *******
e?eck?. pli ? - In leneths of 2 to 8 5xar c t0lors
Printed Voiles, Special 29c
59c Gabardine Skirtings, 25c H*w and lareer assortments of printed Voiles, show
. -h various attrac- !n? stripes, lots, plsids, ?lowers, etc., In lif-ht and ?dark
*yi pi iar colors; 36 inches wide. <*r
39c. Striped Skirtings, 16c 25c. Printed Flaxon, 15c
Vari* vide ?triced S?. 1*1 B| : -. blue, green and Sheer linen Wished fabrics. In white, with small floral
pi? ** Ith white. des:?
75c Printed Half Silk Shantung at 39c
* of the best offerings of midsummer, for ShsntnnfS ar? enjoying a popolsrtty that has seldom been
?****ualel There a.-- nss beautiful patterr:s; the) *re conservatively printed, vet have enough originality t"
***"?' then well suited for sports scits or separate skirts. The silk is extrem?is lustrous and looks to be worth
e-ter* ?a, rc than I ? at 39c. a rsrfl; ?: :de.
_
New Georgette and Crepe de Chine Si/k Blouses, $2.9r?
A ftecs net? ityles - ; sble fsbrics, flesh and white chiefly, but
?ith ?> ? of the summer shades ..led.
1 - * crtpe do c/un? -elude tailored and semi-tailored, with plain fronts, side or box plaits, square neck
?Wntv me with ?- I "k, etc Sons ubi.:
'Urs, are trimmed with VenUe, filet or Val ?aces
? Ceorgmtte Crmpo ire of varied designs. Including many S'>ft |*bot models, trimmed with laces or
. etc A tichu front n-."del has two I >WI of narrow plaited frills ; a good st>le has front
***? wide tuet '.ace. Shell ..or white.
Several Hundred Men's Suits, $15
That Were From $18 to $20
F ??VERY SIZE IS REPRESENTED in this gat her-up of broken lots which make a strik
1 *. of fine values for tomorfow. We- have taken every S18 to $20 Suit?
a ?lut wen* higher?and wh* ize ranges have become incomplete reduced
t***'iri ' $15 ' ' ?*'*" tiqui h ? i< M ranee.
in m this group, too. There \s every good shade of the summer time;
Mr? i im young men who can wear the popular form-fitting coats; there
demand more conservatism,
worth noting tha? every St?t is from our regular stock; that each was made
??Mer our careful direct-on; each has a maximum of value in its ?style, in its material and
?t? ?hapo-holding tailoring.
We have not I EC in every style, of course, but you will surely find your size in a
?food rrtyle, material] and color that you will like.
'?lair. K "? f 17.rr. i a ?
Summer Curtains, 98c. Pair : : Values to $1.75
FtVE HUNDRED PAIRS, one of the best value groups we have ever had for le.ss than
a dollar a pan. , , ,_,,,,
m, Marqui-fett***, Filet and Novelty Nottingham < urU?ns; also colored bordered
?ash.- ,?? :n ? large variety of patterns.
Summer Curtains, $1.75 Pair, Values to $2.75
lmF,,,?-<J Mi .rt-at??. hand-dra*n work Scrim!, Isce rd?*e or insertion Mar-uis-tte Cttti
***** Bru?u'.. ojtd rilet Nottineham Lace '.urtams In forty different designs.
? T??!r<! riF?f>r
Marjorie Beverly, among those pr?tent nightly when Mr. Ziegfeld pr?tent?
hi? celebrated Midnight Frolic
Raymond Hitchcock, the announcement
farther intittt, will be in the ?how.
Not only has a Hitchcockian part been
written for him, but he la decl.ii
.? contract.
In ?: ? i.ition some time
ago H.tch ? i* he had signed
"half a contract," which undoubtedly
meant that he ha?i signed with Mr.
Dillingham but not with Mr. Zii
The success of "Hitchy-Koo" has fired
the comedian with a desire to show it
around the country, and not many days
ago he was still desirous of breaking
off hi? Century en":. The
rest remains to be seen. Mea- i
the Century will open in all It?
in September " - chner,
ira, and all.
IN VAUDEVILLE
PALACE Elate Jam.?; "The Girl with a
The. i.ooney and
Marion Bent; "For Pity'-? take"; Her
mar i A! and Fannie Stead
man. Primrose Four Quartette.
RIVER*"lI?E---Do!'.y S:?t,?rs, Nellie and
Sara Kour.s, Laurie ami Bronson.
Ri'YAL?Conroy and Le Maire, Willi?
Weston, McCarthy and Faye.
NEW BRIGHTON?Cecil Cunningham.
Bernard Greneille, "The Futuristic
Kerne," Smith and Austin.
? -lELl? AN "The Greater
." "My Lady's Gowns," first half;
I luz: Band, sec
THE HOT SANDS OF BROADWAY
By HERMAN J MANKIEWICZ
NOW that the one o'clock closin
law has gone into affect
resemblance of Broadway in ?
mer i tifhl
any one fi rg I I It e ho eve
got from then
But the Wtl
them ar?- I nor, in tl ?
sense of the w,,ri, i',* -ey ar
oyment an
j their oases are tat booking agencie*
j Only too often do these oases turn ou
to be mirages.
Next to a picture of President Wil
! ion signing a bill appropriating man;
monies fcr th? deepening of some ob
?cure canal, the favorite still-life pict
ure in the daily press seems to b<
that of some actor or actress makin?
-nark on a contract for tht eominj
?eason. Th? -igner is generally dreisec
in some flimay material suitable to th?
, occasion, and can be observed w
the p?-. witl tn air of boredom, whilt
; the anxious manager wait?, hat in hand
in fear and trembling;. Picture* ol
actors signing contracts to appear as
Old Ber.ton, the aged .?ervitor, or of
little ingenues to stage-dust stage fur?
niture, are tail? lacking in our photc
graphie annals How do the members
of this latt* - tht players of small
'bits, iccni . ut?? The answer
can be fool -g agencie?.
Possibly the ?
: conducted by M
??? rdam Theatre. Miss
Fernande:
: ca'e, which
indadea K!aw <t Erlanger, 4'ohan A
Harris, A. H. Woods. Arthur Hopkins,
? harlea Frohman and others.
"The mai. M.?s Fernandez,
"generally send? me the manuscript of
the n'.ay he ha< decided to produce, and,
after carefully reading it through, I
recommend actor- and actresses for the
parts. The actual engagement is rt.ade
d.rertiy by the msr.ager "
Most of the people thus recommended
by the ag- . . . . asjon.
ally it happens that some unknown,
who has not done any pr?vient work
that was ever hear?! of, gets an en
gagemen* because he strolls into the '
office at the right tima ?nd seems to fill j
an immediate need- but only occasion-1
ally. The fact that there u little
chance for the unknown volunteer,
however, is far from being a deterrent
to those who have been told that they
look t er car. act like
i IVy They thrcng ?h? offices
i their number'is
legion.
most all th? booking agencies' offices
are et ?" people, ?raiting
their turn to be heard and to hear, il
a'.l probability, that there is "nothing
to-day." There is the girl with the
Mary Pickford curls, who is sure she
would make good if ih? were only
gttaa a chance. 'Probably ?he would;
therein lie? the tragedy . There n
the faded old fellow who played with
Boo'h :r. ?pita of i*s mathematical ab
?uniity. the number of those who
Booth is growing each
ycari. There is the fresh young lad
with th? vh:*e socks who can't .-? ,
that George M. Cohan had other equip?
ment beside? a gray bowler and a cold
in the head There is the freshly
starched young and old ir.genu?* I I
the perspiring mommer. There is the
r.g of stables, wh I
probably carry a spear in some Shakes
ictien There is the larg?.
red-nosed person who ta.ks familiarly
of Le? and Chariit tad Martin and the
rest. The:? is?but what's the uae *
;>ably seen them all your?
self; they were all there vest -
they will ail n? there to-mormv
There are. then, other sumrt??:
theatrical sands beside? those of
Beach. The fortunate one who has ar?
rived gam-. - ?? arted'.y on tht
cooling sands of tome wind-?wep*.
beach. The less fortunate one step?
weariiy along the hot sands of Broad?
way, and counts himself lucky if he
fail to find them quicksands.
Benrht at Manhattan
I of th? Beet imoorfnt of the be
tween seasons entertainments w
ft. r- . ght at tht Manhat?
tan Opera Huu??. when Mme. Scnu
mann-Heink and an array of art ?I
the? dramatic and mus.cal world will
appear in behalf of La Mutualit? Ma?
le de Paris, wh'cn takes care .*** :
poor mothers and the.r children.
I
NOW ON THE BOARDS
DRAMA
FORTY EIGHTH BTKUT . "Tfct Uta Chatr"
PLAYHOUSE . -r??? Man Who Came Back"'
COMEDY
GAIETY . " lur-i *,-. the Right"
MUSICAL
. "Tht liegft : Follies
COHAN k HA . H tchy-Eoo
. f 1917
SE** "Eleven-Thirtv
PRIN< ESS . *i-h Bov'
THE WEATHER FORECAST?Tomorrow Fair.
Store Open? 9 A. M. Clo??? 5 P. M. Daily. Saturday at Noon. Private Subway Entrance. Hoyt Street.
&?,5em.Apnua
^furniture
ONE of the most important features of this Half Year?
ly Event is that every piece in the beautiful col?
lection is artistically good, whether simple or
elaborate.
Cj We have studied public preference carefully in pre?
paring this Sale. Simple, tastefully designed and deco?
rated furniture?principally in mahogany and American
walnut?such as is in highest favor in our regular stock,
has been specially gathered for this August event.
?_ There are charming Suites for the Bedroom and Din?
ing Room; Davenports and Davenport Tables; luxurious
Upholstered Furniture for the Living Room; Wicker
Suites for Sun-parlors; many individual pieces; a splen?
did group cf Brass, En am piled and Four-poster Wooden
Bedsteads?in fact, attractive Furniture for all the living
quarters of the house.
The Furniture in this Sale is
At Average Savings of 20?o
Cj Please consider this merely an invitation to come to
the Sale?not a descri?tion of it. Its advantages you can
best discover for yourself.
NOTE: Furniture selected new will be held for delivery
later in the Fall if desired.
(C\ s?yx HEXAGONAL TABLE,
ymtt? 30x30 inches; Tu ! ?r ?iesign. One of
'he most unique Tabl*>s Wt ha-'e tTtr brought
rracefnl
*.k? it
It of charm F ?
my with solid mah<>gan*- top. Verj ??
?::oo
(\?\ YAPESTRY-CQ*1 EREDLIVING ROOM
\ ?*?*?**/ Bl HE
possible manner Each loose cushion
filled with rerj left ipriaga. The back? trt
made with deep springs to insure left
?he ?eats beneath cushions similarly
equipped; the tapestry is especially fine. This
is a rare value Regularly $131 71
Special at $11)7.00
1 ?10 PIECE DINING
ROOM SUITE WITH
CHAIRS, .$133.50
(tV\ DAVENPORT TABLE In ?n
' * ) tient mahogany of Tudor de?
sign, 20x70 mche?; arithlarga Irawtr
The tup la aelid mthogany, l ?
. : ;m wood: I
illy -?teci
tt both en?; ? tn tht
"?Igor " -
u
Special at BU M
(C ^ **? ,N'' ' '' *?'"? ?
hack and wing?. T
in rire tap??! - nodal?
lion inier'ed in
F?$35.50
(]\ Ql ARTERStWED OAK DIN
v1/ iNi, ROOM SUITE, Jecobeea
Tb i '?'?' in md Mary de-r-n
**n
? ? - to
?
'.'??'?
?-??- i t h beve
I ?
inches high. Ret one ?loor, on each
? an attractive lat
?haped top tend te girt th l pitee a tice. A t - across the full
ted by Cabinet at the bottom; Serving
tht price.
Special at Slfi.00
(\J\ BEDROOM si ITE
V ** / XVI. tendency, made in wal
and ena?e? ?a re
. on light, da - ? I .r*?ed
tgt, rope moul I
ihepely frame? all
HM Bed .? .
? ? fpt, with bee itifu
? ? ? .ilia I
? . . h : c h
must hi
Dresser . *?'0.<**0 *SS I
hiffonette . $57.30 $?"2.50
Bed?both sizes . $17.00 ?J."..*}.00
Vanity Case . S'.O 00 |7S.?v|
-
tri-Jt Chair tad Ane ""hair are not
ited, but are ?plend
made to match, with high b.? -
genuine -,
of 10 p 51 *' M
liating B?ffel ? -
I
loan ;
i..iT-t .
Table .?JI.73
? hui.i Cab ret . $27.50
Serving ' ?hie. $11.30
.IS.SO each
v r n < tain . $9.50 e?cit
G?% 16.00
Semi-Annual Sale of
Sanitary Beddbig
. ? ? ?? ha* Re-ddlna nteeV
n our oi ? liai
il new?we dn n * . ration I h-*???
for tail S
ill * ? ?? in-r-. I'll-- Hair
\1 itrr? ??<?? tn mad ?'*. aa prrfrrrcd, i. ???: with
\u,.?-K- If \ ' \. ti.kini.'.
Mattresses li" Pillow?, I mport
fUfuUri.v \r *** poose and duck feather?; fancy
Fall $10.33 ?triped - .??? $3.25 Special,
$2.75.
Box Springs
K-?pi lar I j? At
Shell Box Springe,
H tempered Iteel
spring?, full sue; cov?
ered with Amoskeag ,-.
A. C. A. ticking _ in.00
$10.35
11.30
14.40
Li.'JO
? Fell
otton Felt, roll edge.. 16.00
Cotton Felt, roll edge . 21.Ou
Felt. Imperial
edge.22 N
No 2, Special Hair. . 1* -
tl Hair .
Per * A. Hair, gray or
black
No. 2 Black Drawings
.-uper Extra White Draw?
ings . 44Je
Special Pillow?
"I.orrair.??" Pillewa combination
duck and chicken feathers; size 22x28. With 72 tempered ?????;
Regularly $1 50 fancy art ticks.ST.25. springs, upholstered
~.p,on" Pillewa, combination hair top; Imperial
ick and chicken feathers; ?ixe 22x2s. edge and tufted. 20.25
19.80
16J>2
19.33
29.70
28.S8
39.60
With 63 tempered
* p r ing? and tufted
I - top; A. C. A.
ticking .
$11.70
14*.35 13,85
fancy ?tr.oe tick, from $1.75 'o $1.45. foeftfi Beat, K?at ir. i ?>ntr?,i Bun?:
18.25
H?3-PIECE BED*
ROOM SUITE !N
WALNUT, $165