The evening world. Newspaper, February 20, 1915, Page 4

@un BVBNING WoRLD, sate “Magic Flute’’ At the Opera; Three Concerts By Sylvester Rawling. HERE was « full in musical ac- RDAY, FEBRUARY 390, 19168. STARS OF THE STAGE WHO WILL APPEAR BEFORE NEW YORK AUDIENCES | 3 » THE NEW PLAYS «|| Trap” Mechanical Melodrama Without a Real Thrill AAR PRODDED RLES OARNTON. 1 edi ‘mente made the record. At the Met- Fopolitan Opera House im the evening play of recent memory bad been followed at the Booth ~The Magic Flute,” well performed, with some suggestion of @ cold euch OU mover can tell, as some one besides Hhaw has remarked. as afflicts many singers just now, ‘Play of the came clase at which a first-night audience laughed has was an admirable Pamina, She found ; , If box-office statements count for anything. a worthy amociate in Johannes Bem- © gclograma that resulta in nothing more than the killing of a biack- bach, as Tamino, one of the best lyric . the heroine is not likely to make @ trong tenors that has c to us from Ger- | ? by - hur Hammerstein, may have based all his hopes many for some time. Herbert Wither- the authors, Richard Harding Davis and Jules Eckert spoon was to It with elaborate preparation. ine—a New York girl in Alaska waiting for her! Cari Schiegel, Paul only had an embarrassment of lovers, bet tt Case, Lenora Sparkes, already made her te had not been for the tin-horna money for his ellence she might have worried along strangely enough, although she wns a schoo! teacher and with her husband-in-name-onty in a cabin that could German and En father’s shack, no one but the pesky blackmatler seemed to her unhappy romance. bit whem Jane; man, rascal who' made detective believe he 19 house 4 just had killed the blackmailer in a atrug- This could hardl But even a house detective be expected to ee fe her by the husband's statement that unlamented led in Ned | ing t z i 3! He i i E RE i [ tzEt g i 3 3 z § 3 F i a2 HL th ali i Sd a ir Ned with the quick & Yukon gentle- dw TF FE Lif if fer A > FF § ‘This was all vei and the ter,” re inn, as the loyal had to be content with shooting him. self in the arm and then wearing in a sling. He ee the character Fough sincerity In the first act, but when he got to New York ho both looked and acted as though he had Rever been wost of the Marshall arpenred more in character with a “dress suit” evidently made social was engagingly and Villainous. It was not fa the authors’ that the blackmaller ved amusing. David Powell, asthe ua young two good momenta, and made of the scene when he burst into val’s room. ipposed ri Aa for Miss Ma a ledman, she role of tho 4 heroine. It must be said her acting 4 ft is did not help mat- for she rose to a melodramatic allow entany, Pe & curious ‘coe! Miss Klaine Hammerseis waa y reg tractive as Jane's ahe has her heart set upon vesoning ance of- no definite Impres- “The Trap” ta m: sho ical melodrama without a real ti tert In thie reepect even the h . tnissea the mark. >| sah salen —_—_——_>___- SAM BERNARD COMES TO STANDARD THEATR2. fam Bernard comes to the Stand- Theatre with “The Belle of Bond fitreet” on Monday afternoon. In this English musical comedy he will have with him,.among ethers, Mollie King, Ruby Norton, Sammy Lee, Nellie King, Harold Crane, Cyril Chadwick and Jere MoCauliffe, Fisko O'Hara, in a new Irish play entitled “Jack's Romance,” begina an en 01 Leegement Bh the crene Opera Hopec Jeasle Honatelle and her stock eom- pany at the Wost End Theatre will ra Eugene Walter's play “Fine ‘The Bronx Opera House will Rose Melville in “Sis Hopkins.” —_—~— Sot the| GRAND CENTRAL PALACE HAS DANCING THOUSANDS. When Mayor Mitchel uttered a few favorable sentiments about the aplen- did relaxation of dancing one day this week he voiced the feclings of thousands of patrons of the Dancing Carnival over a year Ls He #pent much time securing the best music, which needed to he both charming to the ear and suitable for dancing, The decorations are unique and attractive, the instructors com- Lay ad and courteous, and, best of all, the patron has big buying values for his money, Thousands have ved hours of recreation at Grand Central Palace and thousands more will dance jull cure away among the green bow- ¢ra in the evenings to come, —_—e— BEN WELCH’S SHOW AT BROOKLYN CASINO. Ben Welch's New Show will be pepestion at oe Cagine Theaire, Brooklyn, begin: ‘. - ines, In his role of ty mee man.” Mr. Welch gives original conception of an East Aide characte: He does not imitate David Warfield’ Ginsee impersonation in any way, yet posrenees ine just enough pathos into the terization to make it appealing. Other members of the company are Minnie Bud" Harrison, Casmore and Doug- las, Florence Rother, Frank P, Mur- and Pat Mearney. The Red ves, composed twenty well Grilled girls, form another Pere ‘To-morrow Williams, DEKS es Nate uch for the come into the room with him, 2 judde: Hudson. Tully '"° H fed remarkable calmness in the | Barestro, and in the cast | were Frieda Hempel, Elisabeth Schumann, Otto Gorits, Albert Reiss, ‘gp Anna and Lela Mattfeld. Mr, Hi inducted. | ine Del Caatiiho Ver Kerk. gave also in the —— at, Acolian M, piano 4 Paul Eisler, includ i Col! @ reo ler CKEY BIRD” 1 “POL Myce there was @ AT PARK THEATRE military exhibition this evening in the Seventy-Firat Regim Armory by the Inatitute of the Deaf and Dumb and several companies of the iment, The musiciang play by sight following the rhythm produced by the base drum, which ts the only . sengation their ears are capable of ith communicating to the brain. the present season's — New York of the world’s brightest; The immigrants detained because stars, there je little room for the of the war on Bilis Island will be en- recognition of Mr. Henrion, or, for tertained to-morrow with matter, of Mme. Ver Kerk. by the Seventy-first Regim: .| title role, and John Blair will play Ottille Bohillig and Regina Vicar-| Drum and Bugle Corps, assisted by| Count Starchonski. singers, Lawrence Goodman, Mrs. John R. MacArthur and Fascha 7) ae pit furnished the music for the | Jacobees, violinist. at, eighth of the series of the “! — vec Danses Columbia, Dartmouth, Peasnee one ave wervi ff Music in Montreal, gave Teoltal. in the afternoon at Aeolian fall. In me that Included MRS. Levers < PUNCH men ; mann. Hedwig Reicher will have the . For his final week at the Forty- fourth Street Theatre, Robert Man- tell announces: Mond e toria, alao in the afternoon. Through next Saturday evenin, the courtesy of Charlea Dillingham, for @ ail’ trophy offered by the Marjorie Bentley, aasociated with Ed-| University Giee Club of New York. mund Makaltf, of the Century Opera The judges will be Arthur Mees, Ho- Company, in the principal dancing. ratio Parker and Arthur D, Wood- numbers ruff, Cha: will be the princi: Anna Paviowa and her Russian marie tare rtainment, to be ballet will enter upon the fourth and given on Mo wening at the last week of thelr engagement at the Imperial Hall, Brooklyn, by the Nor- Century Opera House with a holiday wegian Suffrage League for the Nor- matinee on Monday at which will be wegian Children’s Home. presented “Amarilla,” “Chopiniana” 4 Pablo ‘and divertissements. In the course of Harold Bauer ja will the week all the popular works of t! play ta ‘Aeolian Hail nex turday season will be re ttabed. ‘The selec- afternoon for the benefit of Union tions for the Saturday matinee and i} te evening performances are to be) Huai byes ¥ nig! —— “FOLLIES OF THE DAY” FOR HURTIG & Su: AMON’S. Barney Gerard's Di Wednesday and Frid i | At the dinner of faibebcoatle § wf chp od nd We inesday matinee, popul; the New York management asks for votes by mail. 'Btate Music Teachers’ Association at the Hotel Wellington next Thursday Milton and Sargent Aborn will be- evening, John C. Freund, editor of gin a Baston season of grand opera us America, will speak on the in English on April 5. By arrange- ‘actors in Our Musical Progress.” ment with E. F. Albee and A. Paul — Keith ter, will occupy the Boston ‘alter Damrosch hae donated bis Theatre for a spring engagement recitals at the plane with the prospect of resuming in the wane! Trilogy to autunn. ar Ries RAH” |Flays for the Coming Week. i Mer first performances under the auspices of the Madern Stage, : founded and directed by Em-| Williams, Billy Waldron, Jack Mo- ‘manuel Reicher, will be given at the Bee ee eee ivan: Ra ‘after-| Garrick Theatre on Tuesday and|Cinrk, the Temple Quartette and “The ‘Wednesday evenings. The play se- Dancing Bricktops.” “Follies of the mon’s Nev Theatre, commencing Washington's Birthday, It is claimed ing singing and dancing chorus ever seen with o burlesque show. The company is headed by Sam Sidman and Gertrude Hayes, Hayes has been Identified with the “Follies” for reven years and is considered one of the cleverest women in _burlesq Mr. Sidman‘ia scen to great advan- ”" Others ounces free organ recitals to-mo: row, at 330 P. M. by Wensel A. Raboch, assisted by Miss Lumea Roberts, at the Morris High School, the Bronx, and by W. A. Goldsworth: at me Washington Irving High School. | Prof. Samuel ive | free organ recitals at the City College ‘ednesday A, Baldwin will on to-morrow and W hoons at ¢ o'clock. Willard I Nevins, organiat in the Morningside Presbyterian Church, will give e organ recital on Mon- day evening in the First Presbyterian Church, Cushing wil! v every Monday fi PALACE ry Church, at 4 P, ‘ ALS S ret, next Monday eee tthe Test TIME IN HARLEM—WEEK FE. first, next Monday, ‘The cantata, “The A Bigger Hit Than ‘‘Wine, Woman and Song’ jan fi All New York Ie Flocking te See tor,” Van Tassel Su hale will'B BARNEY GERARD’S Sek IFOLLIES. DAY win tee the organ, wit be tivek at SAM SIDMAN AND GERTRUDE HAYES BURLESQUE. _ | HURTIG > BURLESQUE. NEW HEATRE Jol oltal Cc Lé— Baas OF THE Two English artists, May Muki | ‘collint, ct Herbert Fryer, pianist, {will are ® sonata recital at the Band- ;box Theatre to-morrow night, play- sonata G, Richard “Variatli He iuantes bi lions Briliiantes,” 0} the last for plano alone. no The San Carle Grand Opera Com- peay, will be at the Majestic Theatre, rooklyn, next week, opening with a matinee next Monday. Nine operas Guulsepre Angelini a formes dinecter nerelin for Mme, Melba, wit direct. ornt Frances Alda, Frits Kreisi Glovaant tartinett will be the artiste 1e itmore sles Friday moruing, at 11,30, pens ee ge Se next Wednesday in Introducing Prototypes of Day), at noon. The choir will be assisted by Wil . Gieim and Barie Tuckerman." David Bolasce, Geo. M. Cohan, Oscar Hammerstein and Al Reeves in the Season's Best Revue Among the Fifth Avenue homes to be opened te charity concerts during Lent ere those of Mrs. Andrew Car- negie, Mrs. John Jacob Astor and former Genater W. A. Clark. On Wednesday afternoon @ concert will be given at Mrs. Clark's fo: fit Of Vide Mellere, the 3 on Country Store Twes'ay Ni ht. Keatwure Thureday i_hbt. BEN WELCH AND HIS NEW SHO , the @ concert at . Carnemic's for the renee tov New York ‘The playing of the Domb Band will be a feature of the BROOKLYN AMUSEMENTS. * SEY hae : ROADWAY wo ce" ih {the Murray Hill Theatre. Day” will be seen at Hurtig & Sea- of Mr. Gerard has secured the best look- py lected is “Elga,” by Gerhart Haupt- | @ ! i ® $ S WOLR OhLUMB e-THEATRE 90000! “The Heart Charmers” will be at | ‘ Daly's Theatre will have “Maids in America.” —_.— “BIRTH OF A NATION” A COMING SPECTACLE. Following Otis Skinner's engage- ment at the Liberty Theatre which closes on Saturday night, Feb. 27, D. 4 ‘W. Griffith takes active hold of that bors degen to present his great spec- tacle, “The Bi.th of a Nation.” Thir engagement will commense Wednes- day night, March 3. The story is founded upon Thomas Dixon's well- known novel and pl “The Clans- man.” It depicts some of the most nengational and vital periods in th history of this country. In bringing these details within the range of mo- tion picture possibilities, Mr. Griffith utilized 18,000 people in the making the 6,000 scenes which visualize the story, He also used 8,000 horses and was eight months making tn Its total cost was a| proximately $500,000. The story co! cerns the vital points in the rela- ® H ¢ © American history. has ever been attempted, and the pro- duction in its historical accuracy and the dramatic grasp of its thrill tails is likely to create a —————— “ BREATH OF ARABY” AT VITAGRAPH THEATRE. A story in which the mysticiem of the Orient sways the lives of its prin- cipal characters, entitled “The Breath of Araby,” will be the feature picture at the Vitagraph Theatre, commenc- Helen Gardner will be seen in the leading role. Shorter pictures will be “Two and Two,” a comedy of husbands cured of lasiness heir Suffragist wives; “A Man of ‘Pegey of Fifth Avenue” and ‘The Strand Theatre will show Will- fam H. Crane in a film version of “Da- vid Harum,” together ing Sunday. tionship of the slavery question to' comedy and new war pictures. BURLESQUE. COLUMB ENTIRE CHANGE OF SHOW EVERY WEEK ‘Tre new “ALL GALE [Frm BRI PARR ERIE] BUR NKING AND FINAN! TO THE NOTE HOLDERS OF BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD We call the attention of the holders of the notes of the Boston & Maine Railroad to the necessity, if a receivership is to be avoided, of promptly sending to the Old Colony Trust Company, 17 Court St., Bos- BURLESQUE. BROADWAY 3. 47°" STREET LESQUE c y ” in ““*THE COUNTRY CLUS” and “CASEY Af THE CARNIVAL’ AND GIRLS! IAL ADDED REFRAUaWPEP § MUSICAL | BYRONS NKING AND FINANCIAL, Nothing like it | ing de- Ty with a Keystone LLSED80-4O94-4OOOO00O60500OO Beginning Mon afternoon at the Princess Theatre the James Barnes Pictures, entitled “Through Central Africa,” will be shown. The Capt. Scott Antarctic pictures remain at Maxine Elliott’s Theatre for a final week. BURLESQUE. | OLYMPIC: CHARMING WIDOWS 2. Special Features2 MA CHERI Jire n Hammerste AND PRINCESS KA! IN THE Mystery oF THE NILE FLATS & APARTMENTS TO LET. Unturnished. 42d, 500-12 W. a 4tat,505-515 W—A6th, 6213-5 W. : JANKING AND FINANCIAL, ton, the extension agreements duly signed. Besten, Mase., Feb. 19, 1915, MARCUS P. KNOWLTON HENRY B. DAY CHARLES P. JAMES L. FRANK P. CARPENTER DOHERTY ‘Trustece