The evening world. Newspaper, December 19, 1914, Page 7

Ellen Terry Is Here for The Last Time By Charles Darnton. FTER all, there's a great deat| ®lf grown old, To mo the stage hax in saying goodby to the most| #Ways meant work and enthusiasm — illustrious actress of the Hng- | 994 Shakespeare.” linh-mpeaking stage, isn't there? Yeu} Her eyes fell on her own peculiar are seeing Ellen Tery for the last] YOlUMes of Shakespeare which she me. Do you realize that? It doen't] Uses In her public discourse, matter how much or how little you With ba eae nee See corabtio€ kMow about the stage and its people. | Witt 89 little HO Hilen Terry could atep off a train| ‘wun mmmest @ Chinese pusale. anywhere in America and find her- hie is enough for me,” she said, self quite as much at home as she] 'etting her hand reat upon the opened would be in her own England, 1 saw] Pas. “Since T wax a kid I've had London stretch out its a¥ms to her on] What I wanted—Shakespeare. And the unforgettable occasion of her | Sh@kespearo has been my inspiration Jubilee at Drui, Lane, and I honestly | {om the time I was seven. Looking believe that this namo fecling rang |D&cks I see the shining period of my through all of us who have seen her |1f@ in the time I was associated with on this aldo of the water. But don’t TA reat igisohes voragld take this too seriously, unless you Ui test eNOS hen HA Aecdtr wish to get me into edb ‘There hlay #hakespeare, and, thank heaven, was no hail-and-farewell business rhe Heat el By a , Tater about Miss Terry at her hotel as #he| value on services, but 1 cut the price interrupted her luncheon by apooning| right in two for the blessed privilege the air and remarking: of appearing with him in Shake- Miss Terry was comfortably and| dreamed of comprehending. His Ham- frankly human. Can you picture that other grand old woman of the stage, let alone was a revelation to m Sarah Bernhardt, dipping into rice used to stand in the wings and wi him night after night, scarcely daring pudding for publication? Somehow, it meemed just the right thing for to breathe. His fondness for Shak speare was nothing less than a p sion. Ho knew every character word Filen Terry to do. Propped up with] for Word, mood for mood. This was pillowa, she gazed serenely down upon rice pudding and Shakespeare. Just beyond her dessert lay the poet-- brought back to me one day when I heard an English or say, ‘I know Shakespeare by hear it.’ He meant by heart—and I blessed him for it. : TN head Ars .|. “But what am [ talking about?" and it is only fair to say she did jU9-| yoke off Miss Terry in her eoegnt tlee to both. way. “I've really nothing to say for “Yes,” she sald, “I suppose I am| myself except that I shall probably taking leave of America, saying| ever appear in a play again unless T goodby, if T must put it so. Bu: Pam Sheuld take part in a Shakespearian festival in England. I don't suppose I shall ever make another trip to America, The chances are that I'll settle down in the country and live with my flowers. Yer, that's the way it will be, I dare say, when I #o back. And it will be very good company— Shakespeare and flowers. But I shall never give a farewell mind y could never bring myself to way good- Saat eae aan “MARRIAGE OF KITTY. Marte Tempest Revives Her Great- not doing it member that. consciously—please re- 1 shall never give a farewell either to America or to England But once T have finished my present little tour I don’t imagine Tt shall ever return to this splendid, big-hearted country, which has al- ways been so good to me, I don't want to talk about it, simply because I can’t without a tightening of the throat. But this auch I will say—-t shall never again appear in a play here, There you have it!" She punched her pillow with an elbow and renewed her attack upon eet Comedy Suce If you have never seen Marie Tempest in “The Marriage of Kitty” don't miss the rice pudding, only to) ‘ng 6: a| the opportunity afforded at the Comedy of truce that went straight to| Theatre, where she Inst night revived vant her greatest comedy success. Once ” * ” again Miss Tomy threw vanity to the That's the worst of IU" she sPut-| wings and her pixtail to the breeay, and . “L aay T won't say go0d%Y | getighted her audience.* W. Graham] and then I—-well, what did I say? Of] Browne was capital as the young hus- esion of than he course, there's no use in beating about the bush or the pillow. Something tells me I'm here for the last time, But let's put it this way: I'm simply making a week-end visit. Why say goodby to any one or any country? It's so much better to take a friend by the hand and say nothing. Heaven knows what may become of any of us these days!” band who found himself in pos: 4 much more attractive wif had bargained for, but Miss Katharine Kavlred was only fairly successful as the other lady in the case. The comedy was given a farcical touch that made it seem For a curtain: A- te bit of low life, called “The Dumb and the Blind,” by Harold Chapin, who wrote “The Marriage of Columbine."* Ww. fy paipaiee Gaal yn | tte characters suxgeated a WW. Ja- Meanwhile you look back upon! cobs story, but it took a serious tisrn your career with satisfaction when a chimay, inexgresslye bargeman, blind to is wife's devotion, suggested. her at her prayer of I don’t!" protested Miss] of a change In hie for abled him to get home regularly. | Mr driving her fingers through the e th Brow he rough bargeman a real gray of her hair and sitting bolt up character, my hit Nelile te opre, was right. “It iv enough for me to say | “ue t9, type as the patient, ates that I look back upon it happily. | clearly He Rute attvehae In“ I have never given a performance that satiafled me, There was always somo- think lacking—something that I migat have done better. I have never gone to sleep without first saying to my- self, ‘You failed to do all you might nave done to-night.’ No, I have never given a performance that satisfed ma. But I have tried to do my best—t have worked hard on the stage—I will say that.” For @ moment it was a matter be tween her and her rice pudding. ‘Then aho held her spoon in the air and mused: “Work means #0 much to all of us! Often young women, discouraged and unhappy, have come to mo for advice and always I have told them to find some work to do, ‘That is the great pcisehtainlalateny SAY DISTRESS IS GROWING. St, Vincent de Paal Soctety Makew for the Poor, ‘The So tety of St, Vincent de Paul has issued an appeal to the charitable, stat- ing that the distress coming to ita no- is deeper thie season than ever be- The chief work of the society ts p= tig fore, visiting the needy at thelr home: ing them by advice and example « with offerings of food, fucl, clothing or cash, | ‘The visiting is done by ciety, who go tn palre. janid that ‘a dollar sent to th of Bt. Vincent de Paul is entire to the po Sant to George J, Gillespl No. 875 Lafayette Street, members of | 1” Bi ‘Treasurer, w Y, | —_————_——- Meamshipa Bump Down the ‘The steamer Bratsberg, outward for Rio Janeiro, collided with th thing—work, To keep suno wo need) saainer ‘Themistoclen, lying ut anchor np| occupation, Hy the same Means) we Quarantine, to-day. Toth veanein At keep young, mentally at least. It heeled perceptibly. ‘The, Themis D was uni sNe mi Rie person with nothing to keep hin| Tae fee ibe rea a mdaeip Weiaee oe trad active who suddenly finds him- | proves is books | It ts ty truly | COHAN IN YHELLO ROADWAY * Plays for the Coming Week HE SONG OF SON play by Edward Sheldon, based upon Sudermann's novel of that name, will be brought out at the Eltinge Theatre on Tues- day night. The story has been changed to one of New York life, which deals with the experiences of @ young girl forced to go out into the world. She has various lovers and in the end finds what happiness and honor as are left to her in a second marriage. In the cast wil) bo John Mason, Dorothy Donnelly, Irene Fenwick, Thomas A. Wise, Cyril Keightly, Ernest Glendenning and Forrest Winant.. 66 The Bandbox Theatre, in East Fif- ty-weventh Street, opens on Tuesday night with Jerome K. Jerome's com- edy, “Poor Little Thing.” The play turns upon the adventures of a strug wling young painter who finds her- self embarrassed because the wife of her tutor becomes jealous of his at- tentions to her, The company tn- cludes Blind, Frances Carson, Anita Clirendon, Janet Dunbar, Bev- erly Sitgreaves and Douglas J. Wood, the director, The aim ig to give plays which do not lend themselves particularly to the larger theatres, . the little Russian an} Lydia Lopoke dancer, will come forward as actress at the Playhouse on Wedn day night in “Just Herself," a comedy by Ethel Watts Mumford. ‘The play tells the story of an unconventional girl who, amid a group of sham so- ciety people and social climbers, is— just herseif, Incidentally Mise Lopo- kova will display her terpsichorean skill. Among others in the support- ing company will be Eleanor Gordor Kate Mayhew, Olive T. 1 colm Duncan and oe ‘a, Margaret Iilington comes to the Harris Theatre on Thursday night in a play of English life by Henry Ar- thur Jones entitied "The Lie.” With Miss Ilington will be C. Aubrey Smith, Vincent Serrano, Violet Heme ing, Anson, Alfred Bishop, Gladys Morris, Stuart Robson, Mil- dred O and Jaznes Eagle, “To-night's the Night,” an Enelish musical comedy, will have its intro- duction at the Shubert Theatre on | ‘Thursday night by the London Gaiety Company, ‘The organi George Gross: Emmy Wehl James Blakeley, ‘Maurice Farkoi Lauri de Frecee, ‘Davie Burnaby, Iris " aundel © music Is by Paul Rubens and the book by Fred Thomp- gon, the author of various Alhambra and Empire Theatre revues, George M. Cohan's revue, “Hello, Broadway!" will be revealed at the Astor Theatre on Christmas night Both the words and music have been written by Mr, Cohan, He and Will- jam Collier will appear as co-stari jand with them will be Louise Dre Belle Blanche, Rozsika Dolly, Peggy Wood, olan, Florence Moore, Elsie Thelma Pinda, Joanie Howe, Ina! Lythal, Lawrence Wheat, Martin Brown, Charlies Dow Clarke, Sidney Jarvis, John dricks, ‘Tom Dingle and Jack Corcoran Grace Weller, “Lady Luxury," an American mu- stcal comedy with book and lyrics by Ridg Johnson Young and music by Wiilam Schroeder, will be introduced Jat the Casino on Christmas night [An the cast will be tne Claire, Harry Conor, Forrest Huff, Arthur Albro, Alan Mudie, Emilie Lea, Alice Moffat, Emily Witz: » Frank An- drews ‘and Francis Bryan, Tarivennee colle tae tra nataetaa from the Playhouse to the Park Thew- | tre on Monduy night. . Miaai Hajon, btta "Star," cot House on Thur f | May aint brings “Widow by Proxy" to the Standard Theatre op | Monday night, es to the Grand Opera lay night. oo ee Christinas matine House will have Beginning with the Bronx Oper “The Miracle Man, oe “The Mischief Maker" is the titie of the burlesque company that will be scen at the Murray All Theatre, s in the Viennese oper- | — THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1914 SOME OF THE Pi.AYER FOLK WHO WILL BE SEEN IN THE VARIOUS THEATRES DURING THE COMING WEEK ARGARET IESE EN Tn pi MieW ar “ WILLIAM CLES AST *xMAS Nine ETHEL BARRYMORE AT PALACE THEATRE; OTHER KEITH BILLS. Ethel Barrymore, with Charles Dal- ton as her leading man, will present the -act English domestic drama, “Drifting Apart,” at the Palace The- atre, Others on the bill will be Jack Wilson, in his “Impromptu: Revue;" Manuel Quiroga, Spanish violinist; Coby Claude, in “La Petite Revu- ette;" W. H. Murphy and Blanche Nichols, in “A Quiet Room,” and Rochez's “A Night in a Monkey Mu- eic Hall.” At the Colonial will be Emma Carus, with Carl Randall, in songs and dances; George Whiting and Sa- die Burt, in “Songsayings;" Little Billy, the tiny singing and dancing comedian; Brandon Hurst, presenting “The Girl;” Hoey and Lee, Bert Er- roll in songs, and Flanagan and Ed- wards in “Off and On.” The Alhambra will offer Annette Kellermann, “the Diving Venus;" James Hussey and Jack Boyle, in “The New Chauffeur;” Harry Carroll, song writer; the Okabe Japs, gym- nasts; Lady Alice's Pets, and John and Winnie Hennings, “the Kill Kare | Kouple.” The bill at the Royal Theatre will Include Joseph Howard and Mabel Cane in new songs, Bickel and Watson in their musical absurdities, Haveman's Animals, Harry Linton Jand Anita Lawrence In “Bits of Our | Hits” and John R, Gordone and com- pany In “Knight & Day,” | Hammerstein's will have Harry Fox jand Jennie Dolly in xongs and dances, | Valerie Bergere in-“The Locks at Pan- Conroy and LeMaire, Ruth “The Edge of the World,” Sul- |ly's Cabaret Barber Shop, Moore and Yates, Sally Lee, Grace’ Drum and | others. ————— “MILLION DOLLAR” DOLLS FOR CHRISTMAS WEEK AT COLUMBIA THEATRE. “The Million Dollar Dolla” will be seen for the firat time at the Colum. | ola Theatre on Monday afternoon, {hen a new two-act travesty called fe AMUSEMENTS. INTIRE CHANGE jor snow 7 Coe A Special Ladies’ Matinees Daily Popular | Except Mondays, Saturdays & Holi Inno- vation! Se od e Phoney Detectives” will be pre. | ti a ell Lyi POUKOWA RO RSOsT Heasewr! ‘ PLarHoOU oe, MABEL HiLt “pane Be QUINN 2 al THR WINTEI INA CLAIRE, CABINS. AMUSEMENTS, hae tated, ME| tu Ay AMUSZMENTS. ‘F-KEITH'S, ne PALA Er, a SEATS 4. _] BROADWAY Ano 47 wR Two BIG SUNDAY. CONCERTS. Becnwive me MONDAY MATINEE, 100 CHARLES F : MATINEE DAILY AY NIGHT If 25e-$Be-75¢ deville spec! Ities, constitute the per- formance, © comedians are Sam Lewis and Sam Dody, both of whom have come into burlesque after suc- cess in the vaudeville fleld. Others are Eddy Nelson, Florence Belmont, Florence Talbott, Cliff Worman and Talcott Kenny. cmmneclifinedaisis BOHEMIAN BURLESQUERS WITH OLIO FEATURES | FOR OLYMPIC THEATRE. Tom Miner's “Bohomian — Bur lesquers” will be the cttraction at the Olympic Theatre. Thore will be two burlesquos, “The Belle of the Board-, ing House” and “The Golden Palace | Hotel.” ‘The comedians aro Billy Mc- | Intyre and Felix Rush, Marcelino Montague is the principal singer, | Anna Brags the soubrette, Josephine | Knoll the ingenue and Ralph Watson | the tenor. ‘The vaudeville features | will include Pierce and Knoll in “Tho Firefly,” the Cycling Berlins, the Bo- jbemian Quartett and La Bello Hel- jene. Oriental dancer. MOTION PICTURE PLAYS.—A special holiday bill has beon arranged for the Vitagraph Theatre Christinas week, beginning Sunday, when pic tures embodying the spirit of Yule- tide will be the feature. Th | picture, a four-part comedy, “How Cissy Made pahcine Saab »AL. JOLSON'™4;;; To-Mor.—Sunday Night Concert Morriast t Aggregation NNER \ AU In a One-Act Play, “DRIFTED APART. ~ JACK |“ MURPHY & WILSON | °*"" NICHOLS by FRANKLYN BA’ } IN ANEW SKETCH “THe DIMINUTIVE COMEDIENND | Roc ez's do in "LA PETITM KEVUBTTE. UFMAN BROS. | THE MAG! “SPAINS OREM TENT VIOLIN MANUEL QUIROGA WHOM THE CRITICN PROCLAIM AS GREAT AS KURBLIK it Week to “Starting oN ra we Wer, MINO oH K COMEDY wee ir: 2 in TEMPEST EI Ma FA VERS} with Mi Shubert AB Hast colltng in Suri “ he cri ike ONLY SRL ins a 8 Now vets + PERIENCE main ntitiea GO SEE 1 Wor Pity in New Vork, jood,” will: Dring 6 ” tiny ty ene ero | RRS i “THE LILAC DOMINO” . of Vitaxraph ars, directors and Pitz-Gerald and Flora Fineh, and in vORLD a dalbaitnctih tol 5 bes At the 44TH ST. THEATRE Benefit for Newsboys’ Home MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY troduce glimpses of the various de- partments and a bird's-eye view of the Vitagraph Studios Brooklyn. Sidney Drew and his assocjate play- ers will begin their third w on YourGirl and itive Wor the evel of the 4effrage Cs ta TTC win " Sunday night In 8, Rankin Drew's Ba 40-4 Tom EXT WEEK dramatic playlet, “What the Moon INCESS TH ON Saw.” ane Wrst,” ‘The Strand Theatre will offer “The |] —Greatent Hens REGULAR PRICES WILL PREVAIL Sign of the Cross," with William ? Call Up Bryant 7292 and Reserve Y our Seats. — A GOOD s SHOW AND A GOOD D CAUSE TTLE 44 Me Wet sat Cinae OF SIE sighting) Vhowe Wrvant 8 tha der Cover Farnum in the leading orle, that of Marcus Superbus. The latest Euro- pean war pictures will also be shown, together with a new Keystone comedy and scenes of t: . upon its last week at ‘k Theatr e New Yo Standard {('; Belgian wi etures will H sented. Lively comedy and # doh ahithor Beck ce te Cen Julian Eltin 3D MONTH) Athens MANHATTAN otnes, » aR: musical features, with attrac Ey Theatre, Heat Week—Mor inna, ee VILLIAM A. BRADY'S WORLIV® BIOUEWT PLAY NEW YORK'S __ AMUSEMENTS. 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