The evening world. Newspaper, August 28, 1915, Page 5

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THE NEW PLAYS “Cousin Lucy” Displays Fashions and Julian Eltinge. BY CHARLES DARNTON, VEN those whe (ink Gey Kaew thelr Rrostway sever knew which wey ite going te ture fl lose One of Chose unenperied turns ot the Cohan Theetre lest night by halting “Cousin Lucy” ePPieune for Jane Oaker, whe wae @ “Queens” thet eppenied to fe tenderwinies HOt lender bear Coreusly enough, Mise Oeker, whe bee bitherte fAgured as tending woman with Willen Lackaye and ether more or lem serious eetora rose Hike the bubbies of the champagne she érank We @ point ie the estimation of the audience above eveo thet of the eter of the evening, Julian Biuoge iy talning comedy in the gieee | cheers (he muiduight eupyer, Mies Oeaer, #2 @ sort of war bride tace silunony without found hererif the te the somew! arreme ng Yor pieamant position of boiding wp the pley Meanehue Mr mi ermlied Lne & gehen on6 pauenuy walled to ao ou With the performance Olver audiene y con 4nd go Without paying any partioular etten- tut & i» Hroadwey, expecially on @ Bret in the night's work in the long jours pany lakes afer New York has become indifferent, Mr. Elunge y have everything hie way. Thu doeen': mean that last BIGhU's sudiones Lewayed any lack of interest in bie peoullar talents There i» of course, for toms chafacteriaation by ao te go back to “Charley's Aunt” Happily, Mr, Bi quereding in ekiria, Thaske wo masculine side of * kept tn in Lucy” serves 8 display of fashio ‘There's ho getting away from gowns and the really clever actor who weare them. The play itecif fe largely & matter of clothes, It pute & man into dreaeee after he ie be Heved to be Insurance company ip supposed to be dosing op ite Job. The plot ded over vo the dressmaker, As Eddie Foy might eay, ‘tin @ pre Mr “or Dis own. ne three ot four songs by Jero nicely. in fact, that stamped him ae an jer product of the lage, There wan no reason for his song he sought to save his face from blushes that might have beep the result of “stories,” on the tongues of twlkative ladies who felt themeelves quite wafe, Hut a fow bere would have added greatly to the entertainmen has done for ‘There might olso be greater opportunity for the comic possibilities of Dallas Welford, who, tn his discretion as an English servant, suggested nothing #0 much as a human siphon. Thie is by far the best thing Mr, Welfard has done since he appeared in “Mr, Hopkinson.” He la so good, in fact, that there might eastly be more of him, Without apologies to Ibsen tt may be @aid that Mies Onker put vine- leaves in her hair to the huge delight of ber audience, Mark Bmith was emusing, Mra Stuart Robson cut « large trim young women added to the enity of the evening. “Cousin Lucy” ts both “showy” and entertaining. lays for the — Bacerireit Sat ve ee s “The House of Glass,” a new play omin €é. by Max Marcin, will be produced by Cohan & Harris at the Candler The atre on Wednesday night. The cast ere Includes Mary Ryan, Ada Gtiman, William Hodge to Be Seen tri art ary ©: browne, Propas in “The Road to Hape| Wircot, Frank’ Young, Samm Meyer, piness"—‘‘Just Outside Job, Fenton, EB. J. MoQuire and 46 eee the Door,’ neous The) Witings Theatre veepene oa of Glass,” and ‘See My )| Thursday evening, when A. H. Woods ff | Presents Max Maroin's new play o1 Lawyer” Other Offer-) {lod "Seo My Lawyer,” with T. Roy a fn the Jendin , ings— “Young Amerie] is'a tarce comedy. The ohiet char ; acter t# an exuberant young pro: ca” Will Be Produced) moter, whore visionary schames of i wealth involve him in diMculties, In To-Night. the end his dreams prove less quix- otic than they seemed, With Mr, | door will be Margot Willams, Hal us ILLIAM HODGE comes to tha) \ ~y Ps Pian Gi Felabers, Shubert Theatre on Monday) tilford, Sydney ‘Booth, John Daly night in “The Rowd to Happi-| Murphy, Frank Monroe, Conrad C n” des 4 by the author, Law-| 2e", Richard L rence Whitman, as a comedy of optt-| Amy Sumer, mism. The sceno of the play 18 4! ‘To-nignt, at the village, which finds {taelf with # mys-| Cohan & Harris will produce "Yox tery fo solve when a baby Is lett on! America,” @ play by Fred Baila the doorstep of tho Squire's home.) The ncludes Pegzy Wood, Otto “ er played| Rrvser, Willlam Sampson, Forrest Jim Whitman, the character played Robinson, Charles Dow Clack, Dlerg by Mr. Hodge, comes to the defense| Taylor*and his famous dow “Jasper,” of an unjustly accused girl and almost) core t 0 loses his own sweetheart as a result. | [all Pil In the ond he unruvela the mystery | > Barger and amd brings bappiness to everybody, le, Jules Perrar and Doris Kelley. oe “Tho Girl Who Smiles" moves trom but not until there bas been @ vil-| the Lyric to the Longucre Dhoatte en | iy. phe teat |Chalr Movie lage feud and even a tar and feather Monday night, The Lexivgton Theati party. n night with Ai de serie “Pot » | in Tie qupporting company/ includes| IRR! with “Potash and Pertautter” |{n Boott Cooper, Georga Lund, Sydney) Samo Rice and other burlasquers Riggs, Taylor Carroll, Howard Mor-|come to Daly's ‘Theatre on Monday Aluine 2, vil _| oight with “Daffydils on Bt a4 a0, & Ie Brens, Rawio bred edhe Charles Robinson” will, bring 'Y W. Clark, Miriam Collins, Marg company of burlesquers to the For Batterson, [da Vernon, Marie Haynes | ville Theatro und prevent @ now aint aad Gladys Fairbanks. called “Parisian Flirts." wen = A —<>—— sysust Outside the Door,” by Julea!““SOME BABY!” GROWS dian, will be disclosed at} garg ekar oor beatre Monday night. It STEADILY IN POPULARITY. ia produced by Henty Siler in waso- Glation with Klaw & Erlanger. Tao play is based upon the theory that vexcidence plays a tremendous part| York t “Bome Baby!" the farcical | 7? fa human Ife and tbat colncidence| prodigy at the Fulton Theatre, “So:ne only find it, The action takes place fae doctors brary. Dr, Wheutun|COvingten and Jules Simonson, re- js @ scientist who belloves io facts|Vised &nd staged by Percival Knight | and only facts, Hla two children | 424 presented by the Estat have ben reared on his theories of B. Harris, It deals with remarkable | fact and truth, Gloria, bis daugh is an intensely practical girl who h. read avidly of “advanced ideas, discovery of ao alixir of yo: F old solentist who has resson, wen Teenneth, Lis son, is a novellat whose! lieve that an overdose of it ha» been reputation ly based upon bie realis-|taken = by hia ninetoen-year-ald tig books. The play fllustrates how | daughter and by an old retired Gen- te ence lingers just outside every| eral, His pride and Joy in the app joor and when It effects entrance, | ent success of his ecientifie labors to usually with unexpected abruptnesa,| Quickly turned to deepest distress pei? bursts the confines of conven-| over the changes the old man and the tion, theory and human planning and|voung girl seem to undergo, pends the life currents whirling] The management has been particu- through. entirely mew channels,| larly happy in casting the new farce. Prominent in the cast will be Kath-|Irank Lalor, who for many years had lene MacDonell, Ottola Nesmith, Liz- | been identified with musical comedy, vie Hudson Collier, Jolla Mills, Eb and who is best remembered for his : - work in “The Pink Lady,” has re- ceived unanimous praine for bie crea- on of the role of the old selentist. Emma Janvier returned to the stage after six you rement to appear | as the elderly epinster sister of the Professor, while Francine Larrimore, Radway’s Pills For Constipation. Constipation, is dangerous, Tf not} Ernest Stallard, Bam Edwards, John quickly cured, it will re sult in nervous | Arthur, Beth Franklyn, Gilbert’ Clay- | ness, weakness, he ches and general | ton d Sar contribyte to @/ if poisoning of the systen You will find in Radway's Pills « 5 pure ‘and barinless vegetable medicine | «PROLICS OF 1915" ail disorders of the bowels, liver _ Havre eli AT OLYMPIC THEATRE. This mild but effective medicine has been in use for more than fifty years, Tee uccess ti due solely to the unfailing| , Burlesque at the Olymplo Theatre, nection and relief It bas brought to; P°S!Ming Monday afternoon, wil) take ra suffering from constipation, bil- the form of “The Frolica of 1915," iousness or indigestion, There will be two features, “At You are safe in using timestried and| Palm Beach” and “Batue of All proven Iadway’s Pills, A twenty-five] Souse.” ‘Tha principal comedian’ is cent box, used acco Arthur Connelly, “The Little Tad. may be all you n perly tone yerrd prombars of tie company ar your digestive system, At all drug-| & ' . Dva Lewis, gots, 25¢ ie or sent by mail, Rad-|¥!0 Alien, Frank Wesson and Ray fay & Co, £08 Contre 5t..N. YenAdvts | Deauiy anorae weer With & large ise 4 comic figure, and a dozen | Frank M. Thomas, | KATHLEN®. MAS DONELL, GAIRTY THEATER POORER LEV Eb EEE ed BROOKLYN BABY WINS BRIGHTON BATHS PRIZE. | y| “ -| Eugeno 8, § . Brooklyn, was the the baby contest al Brie Astor Theatre, | last week. | tained a was shown life-size, tn co: elved the most sus- on his photograph on the beach every aiton, Benny Sweeney, Bam) t sar Nelson, Mthel May Davia, | onarded F » winner, There is a grand rt Winnors at Lhe close reads Among the Rocking Sunday night; and Tuesday night, Curlyle “The Mun Who Could Not Lose"; CEPG6-904-44 94 9904O000-04906 his ding.” rq are also concerts by Schmidt's Band “MAIDS OF AMERICA” AT COLUMBIA THEATRE. ita attraction, ‘The most popular infant in New| Monday oatre will have “Maids of Amer There wil be @ new two-act iuelf has ite solution, if we could! Baby!” ts in three acta, by Zellah | tire culled beginning on known, But the bi by Jack Mason. | cuatro, At the slighte Hlectra, who comes 1 ar to demon- human emo- lie title refers t @ of Henry | to earth on a fu strate the power over situations fhiewar the supposed | tions tra begins her terrestrial aotivi- ties by giving life to a snow man Ip the cast will! and a red hot tsa, Carrie Cooper and’ May Mack, and they will have the assistan Jan unusually include La*Ber- xere, the Marble Venus, and her pos lug dogs, Who present reprod of celebrated statuary; the 1 and Curtiss, —_— PARKS AND BEACH. EVA TANGUAY A FEATURE, Brighton Theatre, Brighton Beach, will be Eva Tanguay io her latest songs and new costumes, | William Hamilton Osborne, who ha to hie oredit Running Fight," “Blue Buckle" an ie n and Mollie Ful ft "M mance, with the as a background, and js of tim terest Just now when the free the seas is one of (he great lesues in 4 world war and naval operations are Jdie Leonard, as- k and company, 4 dancing sketch; DK¥ soprano and onard utler' p, and Stan-Ptaniey and com- pany tn sloight-of-hand, comedy, mu- Feho has proved wecess that three perform. | {9 10 and 11, are now nightly given in the Summer House in Luna | Park, Coney Ia) sisted by Austin M io @ Dew singing fering men and he bas given a tru to-1i sic and acrobatics officer tn Uncle Sam's navy. Luna's Broadwa: dollars tn gold will be given es prizes in the finals of the iva) conteste which are Vridey aight NEXT WEEK'S ENTERTAINERS ON FLORENC AMALOS OF AMERICA 4 CRD Wet Heeree, CHURCH FAIR IS RAINED + BY SHERIFF, J, PETTIT He Is the Official Whe Came Pretty Near to Getting Gamblen @ Long Beat, Chen Mephen 2 County @he echewwet feme as @ ralter Oy cimest getting evidense seninet STAGE AND SCREEN f f ; : i i “ii ret ot Memes SAFETY FIRST! Laugh as much as you like, but please don’t get hysterical and break the chairs when you see ‘‘Some Baby!”’ FULTON THEATRE (NEW AMSTERDAM. §. “Laleld’ NEW lathe & adds i i 1 mt Ps 4 Ws GE thes? Se AMENRY MILLBR, Mew ah A UNDER FIRE S}:14,, COMMON With John Mason ASTOR, we] PARAS! che nd A Nem Ving by PRD BALLARD, Kee LEXINGTON POTASH &PE! 2B CONCERTS. VAUDEVILLE, an (SAU SEOD BOs Me BABY FULTON LEE O OD OOOEY AMUSEMENTS. comedy akit, and Sylvia Loyal witb her seventy pigoons. half of the week Bertie Ford, slack ist, will be the chief tea- For the present weos-end at the Fifty-eighth Street Theatre Fa- Uma, the dancer, heads the bill. Gertrude Hoffmann remains for an- During the last | | oew’s American Rool 4,2. 12 Act Vaudeville Show, DELIGHTFUL PROMENADE, x KSAS HPS ODO YY YL ODdD ses 040-004 64 George ©, Tilyou's Steeplechase Park at Conoy Island, . > EDESON IN PUOTO-PLAY AT VITAGRAPH THEATRE, For ita chief offering the Vitagraph Theatre will present Robert Edeson in “Mortinain,” & screen version by Marguerite Bertsch of Arthur C, Train's story of the sume name. Mr, Train selected as hig theme the graft- ing of @ hand on a living arm, Mort. win’s soul leaves his body, takes Might In the image of himself and ontinues the. | ° had always at the throat of friend or until Mortinain writhes in mental agony, Other pictures will} the first of @ new ay Jim") aries, “Willie Stayed Bing and . and Mrs, Sidney Drew im “Thy Professional Diner.” The Strand Theatre will show Hazel Dawn tn @ photo-play by Edith Bernard Delano, entitled “The Heart of Januifer.” ‘here will also be new} colored scenic and scientific studies the ‘Topical Review and @ musical programms, —e “NEAL OF THE NAVY” NEW PATHE FILM PLAY.| One of the week's most interesting | announcements was that from the Pathe offices concerning “Neal of the ." @ new motion picture seria 6 Red Mouse,” “Phe is the author of “Neal of ng Laie of iove and ro- | United ates navy y ia om of matter of burning Interest. Mr, sborne comes from a family of o acoount the career of an Lilian Lorraine and William Gourt- leigh Jr. are starred tn the production. The pictures will be shown for th first time in the Loew house ning Monday, Bept, 6 The first epinode Nington, the herol begin- Annette ing from the voleano which brought death aad | Association to Mount Palen, BILLS AT PROCTOR’S, PALACE AND LOEW’ other week at Ordynski- Hoffmann production Others on the bill will be Muriel Worth and Lew Brice in new dances, William Pruette in a miniature operetta called “A Holland Claire Rochester, Among others @t Loew's American the frat half of the week Conway, in “Be 1 we bred Forrest, u Well. tbe bil ry lant half of the week will include the Lily Leonard in Gojonial Quintette, Jeanette d sones, Warren and Conley in @ new the Lester Trio, es fo See 4£ “(Chal to See and AI . EEPLE Pi Pd CHASE UNA wrditctioebiay hore Fi ing Contest Thurs. Nights ONDAY SAM RIC! A. o HM DyviLt 10 8 AST OF 40 4 Sith? NCKL" from the Qrient, ,, Burlesque) FTHACHERRY BLOSSOMS | *: aes BROOKLYN, TAR x 4 NOW Fi The HIGH | BURLESQUE, Fred Gerner, holder of the Richard 4 ri ‘ree Danci 5,5! MAN "DANCING GIRLS! "esas prima donna, around Jumper of the world, will top | Pith Avenue | wii) be Durrell vatre the first balf of next week. | hind the Scene ‘he programme will also bring forth | trarap come the Vour Haley Sisters in a few min- | utes of harmony; ANE te : “with AL. K. HALL, DON BARCLAY ST_OF POPULAR COME. RAMLING TWO Non" v Sal THE GIRL FROM STARLAND ment pirat vend Livckin Chale Moview on the % i, an bathing and great cirewlar inal li Skating Rink, Busta, ng Dogs TWICE DAILY--SMOKE iF YOU LIKE 44th and Broadway B Photoplays de Luxe TO-MORROW & ALL WEEK Prices 10-15-25-50 ALBORT B SMITH Prose: EDESON Hupported by aa All-Star Cast of Vitagraph Players, 0. MORTMAIN fre. And Spectal Program of Shorter Pioturs ROBERT In the Five-art Blue Rivvon Feature,

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