The evening world. Newspaper, December 24, 1914, Page 7

Lydia Lopokova Wins Personally in “Just Herself.” BY CHARLES DARNTON, W taking her first step as an actress in “Just Herself” at the Playhouse last night, that little Russian dancer, Lydia Lopokova, not only put her best foot forward, but proved she has talent beyond that to be found in the toe. The spirit of the artiste Mashed out at every turn of the star Harrison Grey Fiske has fixed in these somewhat overcrowded heavens, When the star danced there was cause for genuine rejoicing. To eee her tripping through the “Xylophone” number was @ pleasure such as the dramatic stage seldom affords. Her acting was, of course, more in the nature of an exporl- ment. But she acquitted herself so well as to win admiration. Tt cannot be sald, howaver, that) belng pitched in too high a key. The Ethel Watts Mumford’s play, result was « certain monotony of Herself,” gave Miss Lopokova oppor- | high-strung enunciation relleved only tunity to be just herself. The danc-| by the elfin charm of the dancer. But ing star was compelled to be some-| through it all shone the vivid, auick, What aggrossive as “an advanced | Sympathetic intelligence of the in: thinker” Instead of being allowed to oetive ere * in We be her own charming, girlish self. io sustion o} 0 She came back from Germany to Priston FOMeTUl ape RNeNE. a. Southampton filled with arguments | itself to win recognition, Profanity for Soclaliem, strikes, eugenics and oo not be pur in» her mouth, other things so far above the head of bs ea led ey @ young girl that romance had to word, she should be allowed to wait until the end of a somewhat ie Pit ane: sine 1k Be tedious last act for its innings. 9 cam m iene To go in for all these things a atrl| Her father was orale ee uae: must be willing to pass as a so-cAlled entity, her stepmother a Southamp. “freak.” Making the best of her.role, ey tavec en nea Miss Lopokova went in for all the 7 pra‘ New-fangled ideas with an enthusi- | fT,* Sionene, a Sey. Clg r| fem which caused increasing wonder. ‘plang She was so spirited, in fact, that her Performance gave tho impression of dently the author's to humor—but she was funny as a jearicature, If nothing else. Looking {like an overdone apple dumpling, Miss few Kept her audience in good humor every moment of the time {she was ou the stage, 80 far her decidediy advanced the- orles were concerned, ehe proceeded to air her views as soon as she got home and furthermore she demon- strated physical culture to the sur- When Baby Was Four Weeks Old. | Came In Little Red Pimples, Could Not Sleep. Used Cuticura | Soap and Ointment. All Well, 307 Lake 8t., Penn Yan, N. ¥.—"Whea | = and horror of the household. Jere Miss Lopokova's fine training in ‘Our baby was four weeks old the top of his heed began to get sore and then his face, - the Russian school of dancing could bo seen at a glance. But when she walked into the last act still wearing her ballet slippers, put on for the dane ne act earlier, appearances inst her. There should have nge of comtume here if only And why were we com- pelled to through the sentimental past Gy ea rey teat Leth hepa ary Parents whose son, disguised as a ‘The eczema came tn little! Chauffeur. finally won the girl whe rod pimples. It wae very | had impetuously proposed to him? red and had @ darker red | Surely, it is bad playwriting to start ring around it, The water | off a last act in this old-fashioned that ran out would cause way. ® spot wherever it touched.! Except for Miss Mayhew, as the He got 20 he could noteleep | £004 old cook who cared nothing for ‘and I was nearly worn out | Southampton society, Miss Lopokova 1 was ashamod to take him @ut and had to keep bis up whenever I did. I was ing, \t goes without saying, won the Sudience completely. More than this, jer personality made itself felt. Al- | though she was Inclined to keep to one key in speaking, she never falled to command attention. It was in this achievement that she proved her pos. rept | sibilities as an actress. She made he: + face covered afraid it would leave a scar. Every time fhe would dig it, he would ery it hurt him 20 and it would be just that much worse, ‘He got poor and pale. ) “Ble was treated for eight weeks. He kept | Getting worse so I had to pin his hands down, | audience listen to every word she ut- He bed gotten so bad that be cried and | tered. But her charm is her greatest moaned all the time and I had not been to, Wality, and it should be cultivated ded with him for twelve weeks. 1 sont for | UNtil she Is just herself on the stage. Beample of Cuticura Soap and Ointment. £ |. Meanwhile it may honestly be sald hae idetge dyegrtt heg {8h has won a personal success, Her gave him e good beth with the Boap them | dancing alone Ia worth going to ee. put the Ointment on and he went right to sleep. 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HARMS FRANCIS, DAY & HUNTER 62 WEST 45TH STREET evidently fed herself on slang—evi- | trongest claim | Was without a competitor, Her danc- | TH | ALOFT POR ON CHRISTA DAY Thousands Will Get Big Din- ners and Gifts at the Var- ious Institutions. CHURCHES CELEBRATE. Ten “Thousand Tots Will Re- ceive Presents From Chil- dren’s Aid Society. Santa Claus was woll along in his rounds to-day, although the greater part of his visite will bo made to- night. He is getting enthusiastic ald from young and old, rich and poor, and the indications are for a Christ- mas of plenty. Among the features of to-day will be the Abigail Free School and Kin- dergarten Christmas tree, 3 P. M., No, 25 Chariton Strect; the Chelsea Neignborhovd Association tree, Chel- sea Park, Twenty-eighth Street and Tinth Avenue, 6 P, M., and again in the evening; Seamen’s Christian As- sociation entertainment, Mission Buile:ng, No. 399 West Street, in the evening; the Tree of Light festivities, 's to 7 PB. M. and 9 until midnight, In Madison Square Park. To-morrow, besides :.6 ne /sboys’ dinner at Brace Memori. Lodging House at 6 P. M., given by William M. Fleiss, there will be a spuss’ party for “lonely ones” .a the afternoon the Vacation Headquarters, No. 38 West ‘hirty-ninth Street, the Ameri- can Seaman's Friend Society's ente! tainment in the evening at No. West Street, and many dinners to tho poor of the city. Yesterday Santa made an early stop at St. Mark's School, No. 65 West One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Street, where he found Cardinal Far- ley and the Mother Superior of the Sisterhood of the Blessed Sacrament, formerly Miss Katherine Drexel of Philadelphia. She had come from the mother house at Cornwall, Pa., to {attend the Christmas celebration at the negro school she founded, |\CHELSEA CELEBRATION WILL LAST FOR EIGHT DAYS. | The Chelsea Neighborhood Associa- tion celebration, which 8 to- night, will last eight days. A big tree will be lighted each evening. The As- sociation has 180,000 members. Old Santa will not forget tho 300 allens on Ellis Island who cannot get in, or be sent home because of the war. A Christmas tree has been set up and a turkey dinner will be served morrow. Santa Claus dropped into the Pres- byterian Hospital yesterday and planted a huge tree, loaded with gifts, for 600 little patients. He dit tributed toys, stockings, sh plenty » ¥ i fee cream to bo Christmas dinnors will be served to- morrow te 240 parents of these! patients, | ‘The Children’s Aid Society will play Santa Claus to 10,000 youngsters du There was a0 @ tertainment last night at the ciety's building, No. 297 Fourth Av nue. ‘There will be many entertainments | to-day and to-night, and dinners in plenty to-morrow in hospitals and other institutions. The Society of the Wriendly Sons of St. Patrick has sent $2,000 to be distributed among sev- oral hospitals, ‘The New York Pullman Company will give a dinner for 400 railroad em- ployees to-day at the Mott Haven | yards, John D. Crimmins and his; family will provide a dinner to-mor- row for the inmates of the home con- ducted by the Little Sisters of the | Poor In East ventieth Street. The usual Christmas Day services ; will be held in Salaries, Back While there will be no Christmas collections on the various exchanges and few, if any, Stock Exchange houses will distribute tho custom- ary bonuses to employees, many houses will do their part toward in- apiring a holiday spirit among their employees, | For instance, some firms yesterday ‘announced they would restore full salaries among their clerical forces, Thomas L. Manson & Co., who re- the period ' announced that pay would be rr placed on a norma! basis, da if B a. KF. MM j placed their employees 5 per | effective Dec. 12, and will salaries as soon as the mintmum restrictions are removed. John Muir & Co, who do a large business in odd lots, have restored the sularies of employees from the date of the reopening of the Exchange. Several other firms have taken sim ilar action, | Henry Clews & Co., who did not re- duce salaries, have distributed re- membrances among all employees, and it ts understood J, P, Morgan & Co, will give the usual bonus at the end of the yer a 31G BOSS SANTA HIT BY CAR. Who Name, John Gluck, thirty-three, of the Hoft- | nan House, President of the Santa Claus Association, which sends gifts to children who write to Santa Claus, was injured nda Gitte in| John Gluck, @ taxteab rj truck by a southbound Broadway car. The car was run by Motorman A Miller, It jolted the taxtean juck's head H sisted to the Hoffman House bj rol man ye of the Traite ‘Squad and at it Mr. Gluck will tended by @ physictan. nue his work and ts expected to S expec be uatin | that | was burt. Tt wi nounced tha’ ated s SANTA REMEMBER Marie Rappold Heard as Aida At the Opera By Sylvester Rawling. ARIE RAPPOLD, the American soprano, because of the con- tinued {ndisposition of Emmy Destinn, was called upon at a tate hour to sing the name part in Verdi's “Alda,” at the Metropolitan Opera House last night. It was her first appearance in the subscription per- formances this season and she boro herself well. Mme. Rappoid's voice, like her acting, lacks something of dramatic fervor; but it has quality and she uses it well. Somewhat overpowered in the climax of the Triumph scene, she bore her part ad- mirably in the Nile scene, accom. Plishing some lovely singing, In stroag contrast was Margarete Ober’s impassioned Amneris. Mme, Ober's voice and art, from her first | ' | | | VENING WORLD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 19 Apperrance here, have found praise fa this column, but in the Judgment scene last night, It seemed to me, fy singing was too explosive and her acting was overdone. Martineti! R an impressive ung Italian tenor bear watching his phrasing leaves something to bo desired, the Strength and beauty of his voice, the ease with Which he takes his high Notes, the grace of his bearing and his intelligence, should carry him fa: Amato repeated his striking imper- sonation of Amonasro, and Didur his familiar Ramfis, Bada was the Me: senger, and ‘Vera Curtis was the ut seen Priestess. The chorus and bail Were satisfactory, and the perfor ance, under the direction of Mir. 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