The evening world. Newspaper, September 12, 1903, Page 9

— | L apa ycige EVENING w WORLD'S Be HOME % MAGAZINE Why, in These Sartorial Days, Should an Ac- tress Worry About Acting?—Drama Is Ap- proaching the Dressmaking Stage—Soon Dramatic Critics Will Have to Know All About the Mysteries of the Modiste. RS. LANGTRY is a sensible woman—in one Tespect, at least. She doesn't read “bad” criticisms of her play and her playing. “Bad” criticisms bring wrinkles and that drawn look about the movth. But may they not bring neprepement! if heeded? Now, don’t be asking silly questions, but listen to the Langtry: ‘Why did you write a bad notice of me and my play?" NWe raised a hand in grieved protest. “Tt was nasty of you and I don’t like you.” z ‘With heart of lead we ask. “What sald we to offend, aadam?” “Lot of things, I'm told. I didn’t read what you wrote, I was warned Mrtime. F never read unpleasant things.” We railed at our traducers and swore that only fair words had passed @ur pen. “Well, I don’t know,” was the doubtful response. “I’m afrafd you're an enemy of mine.” We vowed ufaltering devotion and sincere admiration—and what's More, we meant every word of It. & Mrs. ean Doesn't Like “Bad Noucoce Sie New Piays This Week. 2 “Well, then, why don’t you say nice things about me? Now, other of| stage. the critics, Mr. William Winter’—— Ah! for Mr, Winter's place in the affections of the Ever-Young. We don't know what the veteran critic said, but we'll wager !t was nice, and that he has eaild nice things of Mra. Langtry since the day she first set dainty foot on these shores. For never have we communed with Mrs. (Langtry that she did not make loving reference to Mr. Winter. She spoke ef him yesterday and she spoke of him yester-year, when other critics had nailed the danger-sign to ‘yihe Cross-Ways.” “Now, Mr. Wiliafh. Winter"— she began then, and so was it now, end so may it ever be. When our halr grows white—if there’s any left to grow at all—we ghould cherish dearly a friendship like that of Mrs. Langtry. But as it {s we will probably totter to a cheerless olc age with that plaintive cry ringing in our ears: “Why didn't you say something nice about my acting?” we wt wv wt wt a a & “Did he treat her very badly?” “Oh, I think he was the average sort of husband.” —Mrs. Deering’s Divorce.” 2 a a a wt vw a a UT why worry about such a trivial thing as acting, Mrs. Langtry? Loads of persons can act. In fact, acting 1s 80 commonplace nowa- days, in certain quarters, that it’s next to vulgar. They act in Third avenue, when the hero throws a protecting arm about the heroine and holds back the vengeful, maddened crawd with ‘“Remem- ber, she’s a woman!" Just as if any one !magined for a moment she was €n automobile or a Staten Island ferry-bpat wade they act at tho Metropolitan, when the blond ttle tenor arrays As long Iking her. so long will people flock to the theatre to see her. She has the distinction of well/bred personality, and, personally and professionally, one can’t help pleasant, wholesome nurse when you're lying eick in the hospital, and you gradually and gently come to the conclusion that a hospital ien’'t such a bad place after all. While Mrs. Langtry continues to keep the secret of perpetual youth locked in her breast and to retain her present firm grasp on the art of dressing, she needn't distress herself about “acting.” Lillian Russell—who, by the way, is to return ¢o trousers in ‘‘Whoop- de-Dee'"—cannot act and cannot eing, yet people come all the way trom Kankakee to see her. To be sure, dramatic art of the display kind {s apt to be @ bit red at the RT METI URRNRITE TT SS SEPTEMBER 12, 1973, AND 7225, AMIE YEALIANS ME TPL OTURRAS LT ELS himself in a courageous cadenza and hurls a grand opera “Oh, fudge!” at il 7 “ , j THEATRE, the towering basso. 3 But Mrs. Langtry—ah! she acts better than all and any of these. ‘i She acts natural And that’s a mighty herd thing for any one to do, either on or off the eppear in the unstylish full-back. He should know whether the wife of the plunging Wall street epecu-" lator who 1s to fail fn the next’ act just as the waiters are getting ready to serve brick ice-cre¥ at the high-toned “soiree” has her sleeves trimmed with real lace or the kind Hetty Green buys. He should know whether the sweeping beauty with a past has silk. lining in her gown or simply “near silk.” He should know whether the seams in that swagger mrsosborne worn ‘by the woman who talks about her neighbors are hand or machine stitched, He should be able to tell by the way the heroine slopes to the front whether she is rigged up in a straight-front, a Zaza or a French form, He should know whether the economical waist of the blushing “bud” at her coming-out party is held on by a draw-string or a sticking-plaster. He should know whether those beautiful curves to the hips are naturel or the result of judicious— o But, then, it would hardly be falr for the exacting managing editor to expect the poor man to know everything! CHARLES DARNTON, as Mrs, Langtry is her own handsome, frank, If{keabdle self, just She made even “The Cross-Ways” endurable. She's like a elbows, or to depend, perhaps, upon the quality of the underwear, , ba But why involve “acting?” Goodness, gracious, isn't it enough to bare’ ‘ aes . Amusements. ___ Amusements, ears know how. <a\ dress? ley gages SQUARE STRDEH HUBER’S14TH ST.MUSEUR: bs a a ws a vw we " t . EVENING, SBe omer. ete Olea, Queen of : OAR AAA RRP PRA PAARL PAPAL PAPAL PARRA DDR P PAP PPPD PDP RRR (6), ‘. 4 “Men are so blase nowadays that when they reach twenty-five it ; $ x CUMMING’ INDIAN seems as if there was nothing left for them to enjoy.” \ tg 4 CONGRESS Sevade “Oh, I don't know; they don’t all marry at thet age.” 5 Ngee Z wy AND bIFE PLAINS Pee at ams. a —“Personal.” i ON THE zal Suction“ tisearee © Ay J 2 Fr) Fr ry a ry o F the dear old d ky 1 me 7: adept—theoretically, at least~in the high and noble art of feeaned ah Teady to “roast” her {f euch were not the case. s Leg = oT H MON po ie NE He should know that the flounce at the bottom of the star's most ane He should know whether « skirt should have six, seven or eight sores. Nett Beaming ia tee Sivtiised eves. WITAR RD OF Osea 31.00, matic gown should run higher n the back than fn the front, and he sh alone Whether the modiate who put in those gores was ‘‘on to her job.” SLR hd lee, aide gy ould! He should know whether the adventuress with the French accent wore | "ics2%s, ; ARADISE ROOF GARDENS Sines in ee 14 BIG VAUDEVILLE ACTS 87 New Productions Which Will Be Seen In New York Next Week Anusernanie Ae rane Manhattan “errs eer aes ae ee ree ee ate eee KE It. TITH six new playa of importance, , ward Warrisan's new comedy of east) role of Capeau frcm tho time of the/ part of a Scotch peer who w TO-DAY, 2c, 80¢. | | Aeaderay of Musto, 143 8, @ vine PL Moe mee to say nothing of a number of new | side life, “Under Cover.” at the Murray| first presencation and mado the chara2-| a dinner party by error and inane Polat PR ieee S78 natir, ne bay Next Monday, for @ Lim! MARY ‘OF PAS I ‘OR’S. cote sr. melodramas of lesser {mportance, | Hil! ‘Theatre on Monday evening, Mr.| terization notel, The play is based on| for a hired guest, ‘ithe man trom Blank 234 St.) ge2 aerlahl mf |THE Bostonlans in Robin Hood, MRS. FISKE niacbata, |S EEE @nd tho revival of two brillinnt suc- | Harrigan will play Owney Gilmartin, a Zola's “L'Assommolr.” Charles Reade who fails to arrive, 7 Romance’ | 00. Last Mat, To-day,2, re..8 15 Sey 1A SPLENDID SHOW TOL & On. ceases of last season, next week will be | Rond-natured Ineh politicians Mrs, An-/naking tho drematle version. ‘Phe| trey wii! be supported by sane vorites, Wig ¥ s pacar Ona, Manhattan Beach TO- DAY. i rst @ remarkably. bury one for early Sep- | nie Yeumans will be an Irish widow;| theme of the play is a combat between | company, which Charles Fr ie jc 4 Slaves of Ni mone Borla nals 33 . CIR : tember, Jennie Yeamans will have the “tough a lofty nature and the course of drink.y brought over rohman has OBth St. jx Mir st : CHAS. WARNER'S “DRINK. Curiteat vee Bi ries ca Merona 4-eeine “ “Popular Regular 3 Texist', Pain’s Carnival pity ‘rire 4- ig - eee sirl’” part of Boozie Susie, and a number Charles Brohman will, on Monday | of other clever people will off Might produce at the Ganen Theatre| turesquo types of character, Btephen Putilips's. poetic drama,| Braham, son of Dave Braham, “Ulysses.” This production will in-{ written six songs, which are sqld troduce the English poet's work to the true Harrigun flavor. American theatre-goers, and will bring i dogik uth> forward Tyrone Power and Rose Cogh- Jan in classic roles. Mr. Power will be femembered for his splendid acting of Judas jn ‘Mary of Magdala.” Other q@embers of the cast will be Edgar| ‘The Jersey Lily,’ a musical c Belwyn, \Adelaide Prince, Ralph Del-| with the book and verses by George V. more, Olive Oliver and William Owen. | Hobart and the music by Reginald De Over one hundred persons will be em- | i #8 Ring will play the part of ployed tn the representation, “t ry actress, Billy Van, in ‘was first produced by H. Beerbohm of a veterinary surgeon, will ‘Tree at His Majesty's Theatre, London,/ve the principal comedian, and others @ yeur ago. in the company will be Rose. Berumont, Louls Harrigon, Mra, Dicky Fowler—I saw you at| tan penne” E08 ite Blanche Ring will again o as a star Monday evening, ‘merstein's Victorla Theatre will reopen The » of Stella the Empire. Music Hal! last night. | 74, i an’t f a GranpleraYea) I'm ons the; wammerseln doesn’t gure Ia the lst. igilance ‘committee there, . “Drink,” 9 itadsama played in Eng- — Mra, Desring's Divorce.” fiund more than four thoveand timen, SRR ARR a dnterest will @trtach to the re-jat the Academy of Musto on Monday of the old.Herrigan and Hart] night, it wilh ‘swerve to introduce pas hiaeged the production of Hid-| Char! Chariea W. played Rich & Hare! members of the “A wise girl never keeps anything| (vews of other 54 EY theatre: e from her maid.” res on another and which includes "Del i# bring over the princmal| two Lonion favorites, Be 3 126th 8 St. t ctiesalon lish company. REE SON anny Brown Hoa! York Wiltred Clarke & Co., Sidney Grent, Ravechie, @¢,. r ve \aTH st. THEATRE ih Wnt 255, | 7, NICHOLAS aap “Andrew Macks Greatest Success.” =* 66h at. & Columbus PASS DOOR gi Ovitewous WNT | Geo, “Rider Veet Manin uccemy ANDREW M AG ¢ KIOTOYO ,.2%2" erty PEGGY £2 aon PARIS is wm Bon sian ARRAS N ia sO Bry ees, CONLIN) SALLACK’S Eva, 6:24. Ma f ENDERSON'S LAUSIC HALL awe of —(Pegey from Paris.” lny's Evening World.) John Drew, while Ww: ting for the im- ploted, will inaugurate hls eeawon at the ici FASHION SHOW.| susie ay wot, uonat ALY’S Suse nt! Se’? |/DEWES Herald Square Theatre Tuesday even- SQ. GARDEN. Showing Wares | 3 LITTLE MAIDS, Ta Morrow ing, In the first performance of YES TAM. to IPP yt ‘CaS: NO. ‘Captain Dieppe,’ the autho of ee bo p for Sale SAVOY mua ito which Is divkled betweon Anthony Hope and Harrison Rhoader. © scenes of | act a sallto have been ¢ Wihel’ Horalc ance Hell, ie Holts ‘Wednesday will Have its first American production |complished English comedian, Charles Fawirey, ba Lane, Louls Baker, Sydney apd Robert 8 - RS, ELON peERisu's bivorce.” | UE [THE EARLOF Pa ibceer| ponies oar Na a rene 5 CUTTS ge VIVIAN'S PABAS.. | TORNS TOWN FLOOD, | AMERICAN. i | ca ay 8 At a ie pad Dash elders s ea INA PARK INDIAN” | BSTIR APE oR | SUMMER CARNIVALS, MST oe A TLANTI EATIUG na & Thelma, ¢ . | deine actors & BI " 4 THEATRE, ath & 4st St. to the Criterion "Pheatre ROADWAY BRET ay here, "The Man. fromm) mm rs dison Sa, Yhoatre, ohn Jou! j-atsicaawtrey, plaga the “ODIAV Weta Sinnpene abe ovals, AY WIFE'S HUSBANDS 3"3n* | tues OAS raise s are laid in Ita ot @ ness and 'o pleasing changes ae in what you wear. . . . r DAS Gaorge How Be Wed. & Sat 8TH AVE, STH A’ SEAS BURLE ening: will brigg that ac-