The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 20, 1919, Page 15

WILL DRIVE THAT OLD DISCONTENT MAKER “BLUE MONDAY” OUT OF YOUR HOME "FOREVER 10 Days on Trial BALANCE SMALL MONTHLY PAYMENTS POWERFUL PLAY | HERE FOR WEEK ‘Guild Brings Tragedy of Brutal Realism Marking the beginning of the new dramatic season at the Metropolitan, the Theater Guild opened Bunday for & week's run in St, John Rrvine powerful drama of Irish peasant life, “John Ferguson.” The play has little in with the ordinary Broadway “co play or the heartrending dramas of the “Don’t send me away John, I'm still a good wehool, It t that kind of a play; and those who are looking for ful ingenues, Fatty Arbuckle acter comedies, or the “snappy logue of the Broadway bumpers, will be disappointed John Ferguson” is a tragedy of somber and almost brutal realism of the school that Synge and Lady Gregory and the Irish theater made famous a few years ago, This drama was produced in New York last ‘spring by the Theater Guild with no | expectation of a run, but In purse ‘ance of the ideals of the little band of cooperative actors and actresses to produce plays of real worth. To the astonishment of the company, no less than to the commercial man agers of Longacre Square, who had boob. predicted a short and abbreviated! career for the play, its success was sensational, and it is still running on Broadway Faithful to Truth “John Ferguson” is a big play, It has the remorselessness of Fate, the |fundamental wonder at the barsh ‘ahd cruel workings of Providence, a feeling for the gigantic jest of Life, that is seen in Hamlet and Oedipus | Rex, the novels of Joseph Conrad, or the stories of De Maupaasant—the same unflinching adherence to truth that ls the essence of great tragedy. ‘The play, with perhapa one excep- tion, was splendidly cast. The char. acter of “Clutie™ John MeGrath, « half-witted North of Ireland iad, was powerfully conceived and repre sented by Joseph Allenton. Warner Richmond, as the son, brought a strong, restrained, mature art to a |fole that could easily be ruined by overemphaais, and Angela McCahiil, im the somber, bitter, tragte role of | the daughter, was superb, | But Audience Laughed In this play of drab, unrelieved tragedy, the role of James Cacsar, a woman!” | WILL PUT AN ELECTRIC MACHINE LIKE THIS IN YOUR HOME |amailouled, vaciflating shopkeeper | who wants to kill the violator of the |woman he loves, but who lacks the courage—a pathetic sort of Hamlet, jinfinitely appealing—is perhaps the most tragic. That he ought to kill Withrow is clear, but he lay shiver- |ing in the shadows all night appalled at his ewn cowardice, a self-con- fexsed craven, nakedsouled to the whole world, The role was one of the most tragic figures on the Eng but the Sunday evening ughed uproartously at the of thin petty, twisted soul nd of Fate. THE SEATTLE STAR—MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1919. ‘Basketball | to Have Big SeasonHere Cage Game Due for Revival; Star to Foster League for Northwest Masketball is due for one of the biggest Reasons in the history of the | sport in this neck of the tall uncut, Plans for a Northwestern league are way, A city commercial league will soon be organized here The church league swings into Action the first of December and the high schools and the University of | Washington are already talking | basketball | Outside towns that want member ship in the Northwestern league that will be fostered by The Star should send in their application to this newspaper. The league plans to get under way in December, Fur- ther plans of the circuit will be made At a meeting to be called by local sportamen soon, who will comprine |the executive committee of the | league, The other leagues in the city promise big things. The church | league hopes to put 26 teams in the field this year. ‘The commercial league ts also hoping for a big sea- son, The University of Washington | has a team of veterans out, and the | high schools look forward to a good | year, “Doc” Wells, at the ¥. M. C. A, is establishing & house league at the Association. A play field circuit will | also be on the boards for later in the | year, Basketball promises to take its place aa ® major sport in this seo: tion this season, The cage game re- quires speed, endurance, strength and ability and is fast coming to the front. | under OPEN BILLIARD SESSION NEW YORK, Oct, 20—Wiltiam F. Hoppe, champion, and Welker Coch. |ran are to meet tonight in the fea- ture mateh of the opening schedule of the national 18.2 balk line billiard championship tournament here, Jake Schacter and Ora Morningstar will open the tournament this afternoon, followed by George F, Slosson and George Sutton. into the pockets of the stranger. He then makes his getaway and the | stranger is arrested under the name of Bruce Norman. The reat of the play is devoted to the complications which: arise be- tween Norman's wife and the man she has to pretend ts her husband. The latter having lost his memory, he is @ helpless victim in the plot. In & most unusual manner the tangle is straightened out The stranger in freed from the murder f ailing 7 Uncharted Seas Precarious, indeed, is the position of the merchant or business man who ventures forth upon the seas of foreign trade without proper knowledge or guidance of its shoals and reefs. He may pull safely through and yet again he may not. In either case, any profit realized would scarcely compensate for the labor and worries involved. There is a splendid way to overcome the in- tricacies and mazes of foreign trade without preliminary worries and losses and that is to come to us. 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Another thing marred the pure en- joyment of the play for the majority of the audience; Lest the somber, bitter tragedy of the little Irish fam- ily should weigh too heavily on the souls of the listeners, the Metropoli- tan orchestra played, between the acts, the rollicking “Irish Waasher- woman” jig and the tuneful, tepical song “Wait Till I Get You.” MoOoRR Jaze lovers will get an earfull this week at the Moore theatre. A United States jazz band, com- posed of 25 former gobs, under the direction of Ensign Alfred J. Moore, has everything a follower of this type of music prefers. The or- chestra, however, does not limit it- self entirely to jazz, Sousa's “The Stars and Stripes Forever” was play- ed in @ manner which would have been entirely satisfactory to Sousa himself. Certainty the Moore audience thought #9. Al Lydell and Carleton Macy, aid ed by Lida Leah, in “Old Cronies,” portray the proverbial battle between the army and the navy as considered by two old civil war veterans. The humor is subtle and the sketch is humorous in its entirety, Jimmy Savo, with a pretty woman, a pale complexion and a suit far too large for him managed to keep the audience convulsed with laughter. Eddie Webber and partner, Marion Ridnor, do some strenuous stepping, which captivated the audience. Ergotti’s Lilliputians, two tiny acrobats, do everything which larger acrobats generally do. A good-look- ing woman helps them. “Out in California,” a skit, with |Leona Stephens and Lan D. Hollister, tella the story of two |young unmarried people who get locked out of their homes. The witty |lines of each completely captivate the other and everything ends lovely. Miss Robbie Gordone, a graceful person, poses, The Kinogram and | Literary Digest topics complete the bill, WILK The sterling acting of a quartet of players is the main feature of “The Net,” Maravene Thompson's drama, or rather melodrama, which is be- ing presented at the Wilkes this week. Jane Morgan, Alexis Luce, Ben Erway and June Hovig, the latter a dear little kiddie who might be any- where between six and eight years of age, bot Preesion On Ue Ofinlag act the audclence Ls introguced to John Royoe (Howard Russell) and his pretty model, Lily Lennox (Cornelia Glass). Royco is a good-natured young chap whose chief aim in life seems to be a long- ing to bring happiness to Allayhe Norman (Jane Morgan), his cousin, who has ben estranged from her husband, Bruce Norman (Ben Erway), a young idler, Norman tricks his wife into reconciliation merely to get her to sign a paper which will bring him in a good sum, He pretends it is his love for their little son Billy: (June Hovig) which Prompts him to turn a new leaf. During a drunken brawl Norman kills Royce. During this scene a strange character enters into the play under the title “Man!” He inders into the studio in a bewill- dered fashion. Norman hastily seizes the opportanity and transfers his watch and other personal belongings PALACE HIP ‘The Milani Five head the new bill at the Palace Hip, which opened Sunday. This is a quintet of singers who appear in impersonations of Italian street singers, and they ac- company thelr songs with guitars and violin. A variety of topical songs are in- troduced by Charles Flagler and Ruth Malia. Jean and Dell are favor- iten with grownwpa an well as chii- Gren with their quaint puppet show, which ends when small “puppet cate” on thetr miniature stage de- scend as mammoth animain to the real footlights and give modern dances. Bert Rome and Betty Wager are an amusing pair who sing. “The Irigh Colleen” is a fitting description for Georgia Emmet, whose Irish beauty is enhanced by colorful cos- tumes and who has @ collection of lively songs. Misa Rosie Rifle and company are Australian rifle experts. “Cecilia of the Pink Roses,” a feature photo- Piay, In which Marion Davies ap- pears, is shown on the acreen. LEVY'S ORPHEUM The Midsummer Folly company at Levy's Orpheum this week sing and dance their way thru a maze of Pretty specialty numbers which win for them encore after encore. Little Flossie Sturgis emerges from the “end” of the chorus row to be heard in a nifty song and dance which she puts over in real soubrette style. “The Ragtime Sextet,” by six of the principals, is another big hit in the show; Blanche Trelease has a song in which Lew White also takes part. It Is one of the comedy hits of the program. There isn't much plot to the show. Just enough to let Lew White and Ert C. 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