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Terry Gives “‘Scenes From Shakespeare’’| sc By Charles Darnton. ITH a touch of winter in her bair, but that merry twinkle in her eye still as bright as Indian sumg@er, “Miss Ellen Terry, wearing Fose-colored robe, made one of her aracteristic pauses in the course of. her’ tatk at Aeolian Hall last night and then added, confidentially: ‘f've always admired pride in other wi I've none myself.” Miss Terry had beon speaking of the pride that distinguishes Shake- epeare's heroines and, even in the light of to-day, makes them stand out as modern women, spirited, fascinat- ing ‘and befiliant. Quite as much was said in her praise by Joseph H. Choate, former Ambassador to Eng- lan@, who gave an intimate touch the’ theatre to his introductory Gress by recalling “red-letter nigh ‘fat the old Lyceum tn London when % Henry Irving and Miss Terry about them “is ‘the stage” after the on the bill-boards here that our rights to-day do n.: get their ration from Shakespeare. He @ laugh, in mentioning the titles of various plays, by speaking fone current offering as “The Dou- bie Bed,” Miss T left no doubt of ber love for Shakespeare, and said, if she had a mission, it was to make every- one love and read Shakespeare and gtow to know him by heart. With much of her old charm and feeling she gave the fine audience that greet- oracle. ices of the Legal Ald Society, Miss Terry will repeat her nes from Shakespeare” at Aeo- Wan Hall to-morrow pot War Isn n’t Dee Death On Good Shows, Says Dillingham VPRYBODY along, Broadway is about Charles Dilling- “luck” In baving two ‘hin-Chin” and “Wateh that aro turning ‘em away, as the saying goes, in a season when this form of exercise is so un- usual as to cause wonder. Here is Mr. Dillingham's explanation: “Last summer a few of my fellow managers came to me on hearing that T was planning two or three rather pretentious productions and tried to e out of doing them. They ‘Now that you are fit again, after being sick for three years, you ought to go slow and not go to smash all in one season.’ I figured if I were going to smash, this was just the year to do it, as I could lay the blame on the war. I could,stand at the corner of Broadway and Forty-second | Street and say, ‘See what the Kaiser did to me!’ | “Seriously, though, in tackling these big shows, I was banking on the busi- hess that had been done in theatricais | during times of disaster in the past. | After the big fire in Chicago and after the earthquake in San Fran- | cisco, the authorities petitioned the managers to keep their theatres open for the diversion of thé public mind, with gratifying results. Look up the, box office receipts at Wallack's The- | atre during the greatest disturbance own in this country—the Civil | a Saad on ed with Rich. ardeon's prize wesheble Sik 100 devine to elect 1.79] ves for use, inline = Pillow. | Quick Service Clam Chowder (Rhode Tsiand dees, Cat “Soh _Utib,” Reset. 1%; Cc Kitiea MPowis, *CBrelters er’ or Roasting Chickens, Ducks oF =e Women’s Puannelette || Children’s Handsome Sacques “pive.’ Just Redeem Your. Lunch | ss, eal Stamps Here eive in exchange a choice of mt te Great Christmas Sale of ift Things fr he hae ot per Premium Parlor on Third SALE OF XMAS LINENS Like Fur Sets Like Boys’ Clothing $4.50 Chinchilla Overcoats $4.50 Convertible Collar Overcoats ind you will see that a good . I made up! ge, and resolved to make the shows as big and bright as possible, “Having determined to make the productions, the next thing to do was | to give the public what it wanted. ; This, of course, is all there is to tho | game. When a manager loses bis its large letters/| touch with the public he is gone.” the rogram e promised | see ASPERFEL jerry Wives of Wind- LEVELAN a Wet shove « or, istress Page and Mistress rd, they for once were left in ifence. i ere etree ise he ESTABLISHED 1857. bisa \ ence. For matter and dn | ime naetaetad ars aes DIAMONDS, (ie tote need to worry about | SE Co. A4at. ed her iiuminating impses of | W: Beatrice, Rosalind, Portia and other hegoines with whom her fame Is asso- clated. Beatrice seemed have frst place in her heart—just as it always ranked first in her achie ments, to my mind—Miss Terr; her ne last night, was ihe broke off with a smile at her- self and @ wave of the hand to her) ‘Poor old book!" sighed Miss Terry i she turned its pages. “It's show- signs of wear like”. than some of the younger Hagilish actresses on our visiting list. 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