The evening world. Newspaper, May 2, 1908, Page 9

The Evening Wor Fy Charles Darnton. HIS 4s the time of year when we sit ourselves down with our sarsaparilia and ask the lanquishing theatrical feason what it has given us for the time and money! we have spent on {t. Statistics might se compiled to! show the comparative popularity of Mr. Ibsen and George M. Cohan, but, personally, I don’t care very, much for that sort of thing, for after all, when it| comes to writing the ob{tuary of the dying season, It | doesn't really matter whether twenty or thirty weak- kneed “‘attractions” died after a week or two of in- cubator existence or whether a story-play or a musical hash managed to live to be a credit to the drawing power of its “pop-| ular star.” First of all, the season fs dying unusually young. Whether this Is the result of its having been nipped in the middle by a hard-times frost only the manager can say. But in any event it seems that the future record | will read: New Seuson—Born feeble, but with musical cries, early in August; more or less happy childhood until December; prime of te, | GAVEUS WER TEAR-STAINED SISTERHO00" jis notable that plays which wou February; early decay, April; dead and buried, May. This, however, is| “ore the manager's business than ours, For his part, the season on which | now closing his !woks has paid him big returns, in New York at formerly have been oonsidered ‘men whenever he has had anything really’ worth while to offer. Quite | plays” have first place in fem! ie of the box-office there are certain tendencles to be noted and | hearts an well. “Love interest’’ ts the wane. Cupid has had an easy t al conclusions to be drawn from the life of 1907-08 that are of interest ving to indicate what may happen next year. It’s the sign of the that we instinctively look for over the door of the theatre. ttelligent Year. athy probably would have created just ag strong an tmpression. Now that important of all is the fact that | GOV: Hughes has set the pace in that of {t this vear. Young lovers are t ing pushed into the background, and men and women of thirty, and even forty-odd. are coming into ther own The troubles of the man and his wife whether financial, social or purely per intellig v" irection a playwright mieht do worre |90nal, seem to be interesting pia Sebesns en Rtelinene See eane than to follow him. Gambling lias al-|WMeate and audiences more and more ‘ine theatre. wut It hae taken | WAYS been made attractive on theatage.| “The Witching Hour’ gives you Cee oe amd eft ita{IA facing nlave our horse always wins {love's old dream oy and his sweetheart are mere tle nobodies about whom nobody much cares in a personal way. In “Paid tn Full" yo! see the shattered ror e of a mar ried pair who have learned that life In not pne long wedding day. | Why not have the right A change? Why not have the crowd “go broke" for once? Why not have the grand stand groan Instead of cheer? ‘And then why not work ont the con- | sequences? otions of life at home on the man- horse lose for Carting the theatrical season » the storehouse {s not a heavy task nelf, but it must be admitted that load of Intelligence is the blegest we are. ‘The number of peaple who go he theatre merely to be amused nas! “Love Tnterest’’ Waning. Thiet" raises a Gomestio row that the sably not grown less, but the num-| tp neighbors might hear. In “A Grand | ‘Paid tn Full.” of course Mr.| Man" interest is centred around Eugene Walter has done nomething | AT" Me. It of those who eo for something more unquestionably increased, ° sort. We are told thi on old bachelor, in Father and the atin tereetl , t F hat hts un: | povge alae cag se) macel interesting plavioe thei year, laerpalal) ‘hero’ (gab ibatind! ty te laa: [Qu ateety es) ciate panty cas oe Nnisadvanzcdsholghteron tain: | counts) rough \pleyinwllithe) pontan! Vecortiess serojieeyly, cells) tie!) cour anabhyeu! But we are naturally muoh more tn] pos, a oe phsts! nlacen for vears everywhere except | ted in what we seo. Mr. Walter! ‘The girly-girly, “sweetly pretty” play | e€ stnge—but Its central theme {a | "00 Knee-deen into the sordidness of | hasn't had much of a chance. Possi- . thinking about and the working | te: amd. Mke him, we soon forget | ply papa shut down on his iittle mati- ff its plot af Jeverything else. That holy play with ous mixture of nee girl when hard times came along— Tetisalit 2 ee polities | 8" unholy smelt, Ne Servant in the at any rate Miss Ethel Barrymore WaarlsamENURnGee speak n't | House." shows an even more serious | with “Her Sister,” was comparatively this telepathy tendency. It fints the sermon on regiected and quite jost her temper “Ere Boe made /Socialisin that “Pald in Pull’ merely | over unampprectative York and ee es geo gument Unces : i i 4 the naughty critics new auth A t one atth tts serious tendency has been serlous-minded, almost grave, sleleleleleieicinfefeiates elteleieleieininicieinivicich niviniet ele le deleleleteinteteleleleleteleleletelelelninielelefetcteintepettetetotet ! r | 8 56 ot S er s Fat oman :} % % te Has Lost 7 Pounss Shall He Invite Her? 1d Dail>z Betty Vineent nes8 has won where unreiieved relig: | icleleeiceineiniviris Gives Feavice shall I treat the gentleman when Magazine, ya) THIS MATTER Saturday, M Hard times Come again no more ) ahout love, as well as about ot things In approaching the deltcs = et the matter-of-fact heroine has sic Afforts have failed. bai ea am apetonde Apa fas “The Kvangelist’’ of Henry arthur sald to the every-dny sort of hero: | tones, which suggested nothing #0 much “Let us discuss this matter without any | i. 4 continuous revival meeting; ‘The romantic nonsense.” Even “Girls” | (shristian Pilgrim,” which wae nothing kept out of the cozy corner. |more than a. panorama. with wordn: Cetting Down to Lite. There has been a general move to | come out of the clouds and § wn tO ife. The nubile has said to the auth: || Be avmbolic 'f you like, as In Servant in the House;’ be psychological, | as in ‘The Thief;’ make 1@ marvel As Phe Witching Hour,’ show me the of the middle-class, aa tn ‘Pafd in Fu Mr. Playwright, make moe think you and believe in your pleture of Ii as a real thing, and you an ‘9 me!" \ But !t has: followed that because % thie year’s audiences have been Inter ested in rerfous things that seriousness ee for its ow sake has succeeded judicious balance of humor and serio >. as “TNE MEW AUTHOR SERIOUS-MINDED” W/THOUT ANY “CUPID HAS HAD AN EASY TIME OF IT? vinci ihiceicieini ARH HE SE I EE EE EE ETE NE EHS LK SASSI SIALLABALSLALAAAABAPAAS: On Courtship Marriage VERN ENE KAN NNN ERENT Ne TT EC a ae ea AO ae OE a BS The Struggle Everlasting,” @ modere morality and @ fearful bore “Sapho and Phaon"—all these and more died almost as quickly ae silly “Toddies,” “Blufta’' and “Artie.” A new taste was apparent, but it was a discriminating taste Augustus Thomas was the first to learn this when “The Ranger’ wes riven out early in the year. The West- ern or cowboy play seema to have ridden off on its wooden horse for good and all. In spite of the success of “Ihe It sucoseded merely by virtue of a thrilling spectacle—there is no longer any Interest In the Western types thet Mr. Ade characterizes #0 aptly in “Father and the Boys.” An attempt to bring in the Habitant of the Canadian backwoods has not been greatly encouraged, ‘The Right of Way” created but little interest, and that interest has not been inoreased by either “The Royal Mounted’ or “The Wolt.” One warplay, “The Warrene of Vir- ginia.” has been kept moving steadily reer me to go to different places with him If you are engaged to him and expect | fj him again, as I am inclined and has given me every reason to be-[to marry him he has a right to kiss in Wo W, seonetty, © belleve him? ¥. 8 |ileve he cares for me, although he has| sou ee S AM deeply in love with @ young] If you are inclined not to believe |never spoken of it. I have never ac- lady who works tn our office, Tam] nim, and the source of your inforina ted uny of hls invitations, althousn | CA’ a Dance. pace te x tired, and at 4 S#BOs twenty-one, T would itke tof tion was at all reliable, have nothing |} would have loved to have gone with | Dear Betty: s fea ahs) ote cues Mae + Diay 22) more to do with him, He is unworthy | im, but was afraid waa hardly Win I take « iri friend to o » Marga ry SEsAt Pry important part eRarematy 7 ? fair to the other girl. Is {t wrong to ball or dance should I dance By Margaret Hubbard Ave t well done | Do you think It proper. as 1 have For Her Birthday. iccapl hist petlenentevatientions’ wien ee Cea tare oni a Gace MP OU A Ors OUEZeTA HOR ER DRL OTS, Dear Betty I love him #o dearly E. le tell me {t ts not proper for me to Fete ee eee On Fane roana eye HAVE been going with a «irl ror] If you love bin you have a right co]! thts, but T feel tt would not be right eee uy the past seven montha. Would {: | Sccept his invitations, provided he re leave her sitting there while I go. Bgl cor ern would) bes preset 5 be proper to give her a present for | turns your love and te willing to break} | 1 dance with some one else, and BLiBidier|sereseon eos her day? If 90, what would be «| With the other girl, Do not allow him] (specially when I have asked ner to pacee ot} ine ach and ‘gestion, He Talked About Her. kod present to give her? One that is |'® decelve her. It ls your duty to eee, that the youn time In many yea mn suit | ¢ s Fi lady vou have escorted is provided with east so ecoreaa [ie Sie taan hace | eaneeey areas a B | He Kisses Her. i Datiner You siould Infrodues other succession, pit has ablevgovene | Tee hans stoleta AM a young lady and dearly love a] If You are engaged to her, you may roling, meq, 0. her and. a0 ¥ive her fov a real n se ' Vier Sonne p yor tleman ny own a 1] ive ue some article of jewelry, If waa Paar eke chance to dance with some one else. b : i £ ‘ ce have he ft everal persons | not. fr or candy, a pretty um- irl et ’ of age an 2 y Pe ate RE aGPnOne + vegetable. sae ins RE Lia. nie agouan tated sea baut ie: | HFSIIACc SO GE INveL Mae ave kept. company with a young] She Lowes Her Cousin. saree cua L VTEC TAA Be such as that he formerly went with |Whke, or one pair of each would b+ man of twenty-one for ona year.| pear Betty i ante ren : ‘ SoHE fe, &c. also that he asked someone | appropriate No love each other dearly. About | 7 AM keeping company with a young Ferre ema Gale pen nake Tetieaiic cietacen aniitlsiauerel ve ree months ogo the young man aske: man, wo In deeply in love with eee ts ai iach ting fs Weakoung, If we want |e , which of course this other | 2e Other Girl, ine if I would become his wite. I told me, and I also love him very much, Bate Sas (at Uaeeeae ee at oe Dee aT EAM a aoc Cuno Ta nd) Be sia|| Beeae nasa aot evan aratistcecicen | eeenetty him yes. Since that time when he| tut would like to know if it ta proper Bo seue pail niatarter:toeevent||jeeean ieee Pi eesstEUl | to ask him If this were true and he| PM de tn Tove with a gentic. | meete me 2 sieecednegectneneses fo" two firat cousins to marry, drinks a glass of d water and then | dented it all. Now what I want to man fifteen years my senlor, who Hanae eronenttorkcreitolidaat Cal yGur} Marrlapea ibete cen Ata ocuR Ga are takes a quick, ¢ si followed dy | meat twi know 1s, shall I believe what he says | fs K g steady company with ag ae tes You ailowed 6x" lew an Now Fork Btate, but @ vigorous rubbing, She taen goes) will vont [or shall I belleve the talk? Also how another voung lady. He has asked Men. oR PLEX ED do not deem them advisable. through the following exereses watie | a seated in a chair clad in a loose wrap: | B Cc K hl 4 Clarence the Cop wt ay we y C. W. Kahles fl Martin sits upright in ner ' = nemerenaicat ground, arms extended forward wo bends: 7 5 body down u 1 © Moor HA! HA! I'M GLAD IM NOT SUFFERIN’ GIMME A DOZEN BOTTLES, in front of gers of |FAT! THEYRE FIRIN ALL both hands. ye in 1 mes the iirst position. Second—Still sitting in the chair, the} same as the frst position, hands | clasped in front o; wer, will arms ex- tended, she turns trom tae | wale as far as 1% the right, reversing the mover curning a tar OLD @s possible to the left Thira—Sitting in the casi as CURIOUSITY SHOP ete with arms hanging over the rigat side, | ANTIQUE Mrs. Martin vend= (vo rignt as far FURNITURE. @s possible trom the waist and ines AND THINGS touch the ground Ww he 1s The fourth exercise re h vious one, and ihe vous is dent to th | left side and then sivw y brougul vaca to an erect position Mrs, Martin started in by doing eac. | one of these exercises four times, She can now'do each one ten times with: | Ugue y those wiot ing her % nt no exer | cies should be done veyond the pon: | EL MESELF REDOC- of fatigue. ‘Phe way to de is to exer: | READY)" T clse un you w dd. ben st Ke thoroughly 1 wed n again, Ti econd time you will probably be able | to go throur: the movements ofte | |---| MirRor- you! Mrs, Martin repeats the same exer. | CAN HAVE IT elses at nieht always with loose ing, @ Kimono or r Irosx, anu well-ventilated room Mrs, Martin, anvil iad nevel and her treatment, deep breathing weer an artificial r now day which ke makes deep brertiing a habit For break/ast Martin still take. | ® cup of weak {4 1 saccharin H stead of sugar toasted | an orange. 1) the foren takes two sglisse water; she take two again in the alicynoon and one nig®t, making six glioses durias whole day. She lay x ¢ deal stair climbing to du all day long. b tt has never seemed io reduce her. GIMME TEN POUNDS, OF BEEFSTEAK IN A HURRY, $EE!! ay 2, “PKB ErNO WEST PLAY HAS RIO: One ard wOCbEW MORSE along largely by the power of Belasco, while Grand Army Man.” curiously enough, has dropped behind. To call this play @ failure would be unfatr, but it must be confess . there were no wild cheers for “A Grand Army Man” after the opening night. the play goes lame at timés, and then, too, Mr. Warfield scarcely succeeds in convincing one that he was born in Indiana. Mr. Crane, on the other hand, is right at home tn Boys,’ and Mr, Ade has given him som of the best humor vhat Lndiana can pro duce. Mr. Drew was equally fortunate with “My Wife.” Although Mr. Sothern scored two failures, his Rodion waa an interesting disease, and his Don Quixote firat ald to the imagination. Both helped his artistio reputation immensely, wiils Lord Dundreary" served to keep him and halt the town Jolly. New Authors Original. “The Merry Widow” did most, per- haps, to make us forget the hard times. Any further information on this point will be cheerfully furnished by Mr. Joe” Weber. Mr. Lew Fields hes been even better off with ‘The Gir! Behind the Counter.” Pretty “Miss Hook of Holland” alao caught the town's fangy; and other musteal pieces enjoyed oon- siderable favor. Frans Lehare nwslo “The Merry Widow” wiil no doubt exert a decided influence for the better, just ee the influence of new authors will be felt on the dramatic stags. Henri Bernstein has For one thing | “Father and the | 1908. CHOU: proud ef the record run made by “The Thiet.” He has given us an interesting, ‘perhaps @ much overrated, play, for after alt i is little more than a deteo- tive story trimmed with Ince. Amonz the Englishmen, Mr. Charles Rann Kennedy has attracted most atten- |tion with “The Bervant in the House. Mr. Antheny P. Wharton, with ‘Irene Wroherley,” and Mr. W. J, Locke, with “The Morals of Marous," proved themacives possessed of cleverness and originality. Although ‘The Toymaker of Nuremberg’ failed, Mr. Austin Strong's next piny will be awaited with {ntorest, for this American author has shown @ rare imagination in his firet play. Even more may be hoped for from Mr. David Graham Phillips, who isplayed unusual daring in “The Worth of a Woman.” Indeed, the striking quality of the new authors is | boldness, a getting away from hack- yed subjects and old conventions. Mr. Owen Johnson, who dazzled Mme, |Naztmova with “The Comet,” was the |only one te turn out an artificial piece |of work. ‘The Comet" led the way to “the road” for the Russian actress. ‘This hes been a hari year for women “stare.” Mrs. Campbell came twice, but she didn’t conguer, not even with her beautiful exhibition in “Eleotre.” |.No one seemed to care for the Greek tragedy made in Germany—and once again Mra. “Pat” was compelled te | study time-tables. Miss Maude Adame and ‘The Jesters" attracted compare- tively ttle attention, and Mise Wthel | Barrymore and “Her Sister” were soon | forgotten. Mias Henrietta Crosman led | forlorn hope with “The Christian Pil- rim,” while Miss Maxine Elliott's per- sonal charms could not save her utterty ridiculous play, ‘Under the Greenweod ‘Yree’ Mrs, Fiske's intelligent produc- tion ef “‘Rosmersholm” wae the most | worthy achievement among the wemea. | After putting us to sleep with “The Awakening,” Miss Nethersole turned on her tear-stained repertoire, but the pub- lic respectfully declined to weep wiah | her. Miss Mabel Tallaferro, whe duced “Polly of the Ci on te night before Christmas, ll the Liberty Theatre, may Seevanted ys the luckiest ‘ster’ of the year. And this may be counted a | year for the stage. It hae a "belek Jas INLAND—You certainly heve soine pretty name? sign—the aign of intelligence. ‘a charming country place here, 19 Oh vest Aire. Bond: notaries emockent-by-the-Be Descriptive Titles. M ‘and of course you have given |: by {ts right name, ‘Mon Reflections of a Bachelor Girl. By Helen Rowland, ARRIAGE 1s @ vocation; divorce « vacation. Anything he shouldn't do, when he prefers jam to milk to the time when he prefe abwaye eppeals te a man, from the time cocktails to tea and stolen kisses to his wife's, It’ If he deean't wise firt who never waves his scalps in public. Nove you in December as he dki in May” it may be only be cause he can’t afford to give you « Christmas present—or because violets are more expensive. Many @ whiower would mever marry a scoond time if he had te give refer- ences, A man never truly repeats untit be usually repents twice. hme confessed to his wife; and then he No woman should marry « man until she knowe all about him—and then ehe won't. ‘The average man looks upon a woman's kisses as just plain graft. ‘A wife econ learns that her husband will forgive her for almost enything ‘except hanging his trousers upside-down over e chulr se that the chings gall cut / of the pookets. ‘A married man’s comreapondence often leads to co-respondents, A women can tell just how old she appears by the way a man looks at her; at twenty he regards her e@miringly; at thirty critically; at forty indifferentdy, and at fifty deferentially. Filrtation is the fringe around the eige of love. ‘A man will joytully pay @ lawyer five hundret dollars fer untying the tenet that he begrudged paying a elergyman fifty dollars for tying. 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