Sweatnam. Helen Ware and Richard Bennett. Pat Rooney, the third, the latest to , bear the name of the famous Irish comedian of the last quarterburlesqueof the last century, is the youngest chil i of Pat Rooney. the second, and Marlon Bent. B. S. Moss' new million-dollar to be built in New York, willtheater.be opened on Thanksgiving day and will be named after an American President, assert the enfe possibly bearing the name of the SELDOMAmudoes the theater Theater. Wilson rivalry to base ball that It shows In this historic spring of 1S»17. The first performance of "The Little notable New Missus," A. E. Thomas and Paul Some of the most new musical play, In which ChrisEUler's York successes arc only now tie Macdonald will return to the stage, tour and Washington will be given next Thursday night at their way on finding Atlantic in the strains of the City. has been reveling /aSMIH elaborately pictorial, pleasantly melodious E. F. Albec. half ov.ner of the Kelt'i and altogether refined mob scene entitled circuit and the T'nited Booking is the fO| of America, says the big yacht heOffW!has "Miss Springtime." Fortunate [donated to the services of America i comedian or singer in one of these «F i t*^ ** named Beaumere, has a 1« ngth of creations of fancy, for the ensemble ' feet and a speed of twenty-sixsixtylive colossal '48e8F , knots an hour. over an JHHr fcw%> IIBflH FLORENCE of three score and guarantees NAT RITTENWOUSE appreciative audience for every quip and WILLS polps Josephine Victor has been engaged John Craig for the role In every solo. I.ike its predecessor, "Around 11 KE'TH',:S' l»y leading has a this year's Harvard prize play, which the Map," "Miss Springtime" 4 harles Guernon, has been acquired by will be produced in Boston. The plaj one whose if p ic Shuberts for an and decided advantage: |y early production. is called "The Year of the Tiger." and peculiar N" is by Kenneth Andrews. efficiency is becoming so thoroughly Butler Havenport's new play, "Dif- and whose availability is so jrence in Gods," was in New it recognizedhas presented Doris Kcane, \\ ho has gone over the a matter There is wonder that simple ork last Friday night for the first 600 mark in performances of "Ho- * not been more generally utilized. The v,eJ)8j^k / me. mance" in I-ondon. will probably change in the fact that the * *jij m lies merely ». ^ > / . her in in is absolutely withoutadvantagea v| Marie the and play July, appearing entertainment which Hollywell, singing a new title for Avery Hopwood'a"Roxanna." shadow of the sort of suggestions PAUUNE FREDERICK J* Hf' a ancing soubrette with "Have a Heart." "Nobody's Widow." who care to attend the / as a New York school this annoy people bubbles high girl theater Jn family parties. It t*.'SLEEPING VIRES'''- |F Hj? \ me a year ago. Another new play is promised New along with a swish and a COLUMBIA Jm York before the season ends. It is a mountain stream, and / Eugene Walter has written a like rainbowsparkleits (films) play The Tidal Wave," from the pen of there is not a trace of mud in all / tiled "The Assassin," which, in Winthrop Hicks, and will he ready for current. with James K. Hackett, he assolation the first of next Jpr will in presentation month. produce Chicago. probblyFrances Stamford and Robert Knight "Flora Bella" conformed to a mote will play the leading roles. in sono- Peggy Wood, who is now playing usual musical comedy style rhe Hove o* and yet had a \ivacity «'f Mike," is with her father, Mme. Fjord e. an American prima respects, lugene Wood, writing a comedy for that made it a worthy coinpetitoiitown roduction donna, who has never been s*en in in the riotous rush for musical comedy next season. New York, has been engaged for at the of Famela in the honors. A glance "Come Back to Erin," a new Irish Kady productionth«part reveals a prospect resembling of "The Highwayman." which will tak. rather thanannouncementsof LV^SM \ L EY omedy, with Walter Lawrence in the that of early fall » it In place at the Forty-Fourth Street Even tne most svnuu?wnnr p rincipal role, has its first performance ing spring. i New York Monday, April 30. Theater In the list relates to melody "The COSMO^^ tomorrow night. shows the world ... Music Master".and // ^jlEMteiito. \ The date for the first of "The Silent Witness," Otto in amusing itself the pat > performance will engaged which lie back of the Peter Ibbetson" at the Republic play, be produced Hauorbach'sby sincerity heard // New- has Poll Flayers in th«- near future for tin of make-believe. York, been changed fromTheter, world omorrow night until Tuesday night. 'first time bv anv stock comnanv. aftetin| sfe sis six months' run at the L"! friend jits po It would he a slight to an old \ VmB Boston^recently had a performance of (Theater. New York. "Common Clay" to omit mention of that pioneer of H. loyal Tyler's play, "The Contrast," will be produced also. "coon songs." "The New Bully." "I'uhs H \ rhich was acted in that city 125 years and y'uhs ago".to borrow' the go, being: one of the first American Billy B. Van, who lias scored as bier p of the melodrama actor "w ho lays. hit In musical comedy as he achieved i< recites poignant biography t<« shiverylanguage burlesque and vaudeville, has a host of music.it was decided to open a theater A play of mystery and surprise called friends in this city, but the fact is n«" in honor of May Irwin. I .J De Luxe Annie," adapted by Edward generally known that he played hero In New York several The custom of naming theaters after :iark from the novel by Scammon for years in stock eompanies. , entertainers was not as .ockwood, is to be produced this month Indeed, it was in Washington that fame popular :i first found him. as it has since become, so generalthe New Haven for the first time. theater missed being named the "May CW9IST1E What it was called is MACDONALO Th© comedy by Booth Tarkington and Cheaters" closed Irwin" Theater. "TV4P \ ITTl P MISSUS" T ulian which "Cheating its long scarcely a matter of sufficient Street, George C. Tyler :season in New York last night. to warrant search either a nd Klaw & Erlanger will produce this to now importance % Km m» n^To ionth in trary general expectations the Con| of recollection or the files. If the I 11 M Philadelphia, is called "The will remain idle until next company of the little 'ountry Cousin." when influence institutional /J^BHH >.m., the program starting again at gust, the original company willAu! it had been considered would and at 8:30: again open in New York, with three called "The New playhouse |T i:li> p.m. Sunday Arnold TTaly' appeared last week In have been Bully will start at >«"ew York in a new separate organizations covering for it was there that May Irwin performance theraudeville play called "The of the Theater," i:30 p.m and -be continuous. \ in which the is a parts country. The piecedifferenthas to the colloquial "ery Minute," hero been a gave publicity rough, d ipsomaniac. The piece is by John big succesg. ditty which has gradually followed a Wills' Wai*coat. Xat Wills' Jleehan. course of evolution through "ragtime" Nat which 'veskit" is becoming historic, at least The twenty-ninth annual production into the syncopations The White Hats have abandoned of the "Mask and Club of the even the current ballads of n a theatrical sense. Wig" characterize f heir strike, which has been running University of Pennsylvania was given The song found a heartysentiment. \fl "That fool \*cst to wear but- for some time. The officials of the at the Forest and, with Miss Irwin as the i vIM V began Theater, Philadelphia. welcome. mm ^yMwK ons and medals and various gaudy ^ state that the war situationor;anizationMonday night. The latest offering in a singer, took on a briskness that nlluenced their action. modern version of Hip Van Winkle the old-timers to hint that, tempted"while rinkets of one sort or another in called "Mr. Hip Van Winkle." there are others, there are none so South Africa, just before good." Johannesburg,Notwithstanding the war, the The Washington appearance will be 'r * o lie Boer war was started," Wills ex.- c business in London has beentheatrialmade at the Belaseo Theater for one ? 'AN anH u cooii. «nrl th^ \*Pw Tr.rLr man-unouallvnight only, Monday. 7. I B\LLY > )lains. "Oom Paul Kruger.one of the May ,' gers believe the same conditions will BELASCO »cst men who ever lived.began it at revail here next fall and winter. I Pa.1l! F"in1^r u-hn '"VV>/. T l»- he was of the I he time president tie Missus." was brought to America success his after the In the greatest of career, LOUISE D&ESSFt^^ (PILms) Ca^DALUS Republic. One night TrunsraalRita Joiivet has withdrawn from the ten years ago to act as assistant The Music Master," David Warfleld, how Mr. Kruger made me a present cast of "De Luxe Annie." claiming she of the conductor Ln )f a of coins of his then Metropolitan Opera " V«C| string gold j, as not enough time to fit herself for and remained tinder the management of David UOLMES ealm. I was the first comedian eight years,organization.