Billboard advertising (Feb 1917)

The Billboard FEBRUARY 3, 1817. ACTORS' FUND BENEFIT RA ISES NEA RLY $10,000 Annual Show One of the Best Put On in Some Time — Frank Keenan, Blanche Bates, Robert HUIiard, Julia Arthur and Others Make Big Hits new piny by Clare Ki ginning February 6. The i of William Favershara's e j Theater Monday evenl □ at the Casino Tuesday February 8. ThB Merry Wives of Wind my at the termination of It likewise to the others. And surprises they hay* 'bean tried they have not been found wanting. And when the time arrived, for the theatrical artists of America to stage their annual beneBt for the Actors' Fund, yester- day at tho Century Theater, they sur- passed even their records, which have been the envy at every organisation that has vied with them In the mat- ter of fund raisins;. The artists Tes- ticular, and the Actors' Fund is today 110.000 richer for their efforts. It Is not doubted that tho artists themselves will admit that it was the lobbies and , numerous gathering rooms of the Century permitted of much sociability between sketches- it was one of the rare opportunity when performers got together socially as well as in a business way. in the unusually abundant talnment provided the outsl •rents were probably the momentary reappearance of l*urette Taylor ai pec the revival of a scene from Thi Girl of the Qolden West, and the ap pearance of Julia Arthur. Outatand' ins; In this particular case does not and when the curtain went up oi intular set far Peg o' My Heart the idience emitted a roar of welcome. Daniel Frohman. president of the Fund, was everywhere at once. the real surprise awes when h for Woods ever since Mr. Woods withdrew from the old Arm of Sullivan. Harris * Woods in 1902, has banded in his Reported Having I ity Theater In tfc been playing lows of the tn- imatlonal Clr- trons had pur- and were seated In the house when It was an- nounced that there would be no show because Paulsen, orches- Weis Planning New House San Antonio, Tex, Jan. 27.—31dnei Wels and associates, who already prac- tically control the legitimate theater circuit of this section, are planning to replace the present Grand Opera House here with a modem theater and office building, it being Intended MARTHA HEDMAN Poor Beception For His Brother's Keeper In Virginia LyncWburg. Vs., Jan. 2«.—If the ceptlon which His Brother's Keeper, Robert Bdeson'- own play It which he, Is ap pearl ng, was ae-i can be accepted as a criterion ol expected when the well-known romantic ' actor Richmond the median, and Edna b. Brum, of £ career thirteen is the author of nine succe plays, and played opposite her hU9band In pay for hla men. When be saw that there was nothing forth- NEW PLAYS it ApsNo iKaKr^AalnUC City, JsanirV x£ ijumls F. Wrlffcl FwttM Bobluon rn Wrtebt Hrdw HbltMi a. Jsntosat strrint ""ST* *"M*«t Strr'nnBA VJ.\V.\V.V.V,V.V.y*fi5rt < Lruu 'aSdinV^ V^j'' 'iijH^SlttS Atlantic City, Jan. 18.—If. a play In four acta by Mark Swan, produced under the personal direction of Hut- brook Bllnn and James Bhesgreen, waa given tta premiere at the Apollo last evening. If la an oWect lesson of what might happen If the United States doesn't prepare adequately for war Two and a half of Ha acts are put on as a dream. It la Immensely thrilling, and | Is a lot of action. As a nit of 'drama It la certainly "there;" effects, plot, slaughter and alt. As a lesson In preparedness, as a preach- ment, ea a tract. Mark Swnu has proven to our entire satisfaction that he can, and did. get beneath our self- ■stlsfled skin. and. If this production will arouse the nation to the full re New York, Jan. IS.—The atay of Maude Adams in A Kins for Cinder- ella at the Empire Theater haa been extended four weeks. This haa neces- iltated the postponement of her en- gagement in Boston until next season. When Miss Adams began her run . the Empire Christmas night It wss announced that she would be there s also behind In their pay and also tused to work longer until some- ing was done for them. Adger Wall , Changes in Hew York New York, Jan. 27,-^-Johnny, Get Your GFun will be placed In the Cri- terion Theater February 12, while Jam company is to be disbanded. Already Marie Tempest la ret a. new play. The r Uon at the Lyceum, ruary 5. will be The Great Divide, which Henry Miller will revive appear In himself. G. M. Anderson has abandoned Idea of producing the musical play. Some Girl, this season, inasmuch William Collier In Nothing But the Truth Is to remain at " " himself -With several well- known people. Including den production of last seasi stands of the South, has., been Justified. Thi a Is toe first Winter Garden show ever sent to .tnla.'— 1 everywhere has greeted A World qf Pleasure Is an Indication that. It will now become a yearly "event. The pro- duction Is being given. In. its. entirety, with a company of nearly 100, most of the movements being by special train, because of the large jumps. A World of Pleasure will be the at- traction at the Tulane in New Or- leans during Mardi Gras, week Feb- ruary 18-24. and will then work back towards New York, being scheduled to close In Rita Jolivet 1 Will Occupy Heroin New York, Jan. II.—Although she inounced her permanent retlre- ent from the stage when she became the wife of Count Giu- co a year ago Rita Jollvet Is turn to the play. A Nigger In the Woodpile, by Harris Diek- aon. which Mad- will present Archer in •He. Ken- CBrlen