The evening world. Newspaper, November 16, 1915, Page 10

© THE NEW PLAYS “Back Home” Has the Warmth on the # But to my mind “Back Home” should not have been made a play Of Irvin Cobb’s Humor BY CHARLES DARNTON been left to pursue a lolsurely course, enlivened by Southern characters and mellowed by humor of the soll, The ponch given the brutal foreman of a ‘*" |cotton mill by a New York magazine ¥ you were lucky enough to be born and “raised” in a small town where | writer ia all very well as a blow to the oun came up joyously and seemed sorry to go down, you may recall | ohild labor, but it leaves the comedy & White fence with hollyhocks climbing over it. This, in a word or two,|a bit “gromsy” when the big bully Ye "Back Home,” revealed Inst night at the Cohan Theatre. While the play that Bayard Voiller has made from Irvin 8, Cobb's |terests of comedy the hero of this tories of the same name is a rather curious mixture of comedy and melo has the bad grace to die, In the in- encounter should be left to face some- “Excuse me « moment, please, while | answer the telephone,"* Answer Your Telephone Promptly One habit that will do much to help improve the quality of your telephone service is the habit of answering your telephone promptly. Promptness in answering is a courtesy that your telephone caller,appreciates—delay may cause him to abandon the call. In New York City records show that on nearly seven out of every 100 telephone calls there is a delay of more than a minute before the called answers. This occurs 140,000 times daily, and in 35,000 cases the party callinggloes not wait. 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The | n in the performance: thing less than a charge of murder. with a “punch.” It might better have] It appoars that the foreman had a|LNever Loved Another Girl bat You" | He weak heart bad one? There is something fine in the pro- test this play makes against turning | children into slaves, It goee straight jto the heart of any one who has a | heart for children, and if you haven't —well, you don't matter in the real scheme of life! Mr, Cobb—or Mr, Veiller—pays tribute to certain whole- |hearted writers who have tried to make life caster and better for the ehildren doomed to work before play Why not let it go at a bigger idea, in fact, than is to be comedy is quite another matter. The magazine writer gets off only because whose daughter is in love gets off the bench and prsonally to a jury box aged to “pack” ‘with his jold comrades of the Civil War. With- out any knowledge of Southern jus- tice, Lam compelled to say this scene is pi Home" ends, and here that it must stand, perhaps, as a play. But any skinny-shanked, eye-peeling boy could tell you that the real test of “Back Home" ts to be found at} the end of the second act. This act, | incidentally, is the best part of the play. Poor little “Buddy,” who has been kicked into paralysis, has his heart set upon seoing at least the us parade, so his good frien Judge Priest, issues an official o to have the parade pass along }i street w this order, you may sure, was a large one for the pro ducers, Solwyn & Co. But they had camels and donkeys and, things rub- | bing along the back drop, Every- thing was done without apologies to the small boy. ‘ As the colored retainer who collect- ed everything from neckties to shoes, Mr. Sweatnam again proved himself the best “black face” comedian on our stage. Mr. Cope played Judge Priest with the true understanding of jeharacter that has always distin-| guished his work. Phoebe Foster was & most desirable Sally, and every one} eiso in the cast did everything possi- ble for “Back Home.” poate all THEATRE FRANCAIS HAS AN AUSPICIOUS OPENING WITH ‘LES MARIONETTES’ | Very much more of an institution |part of the dramatic life of the city, the Theatre Francais opened its se son last night at what is otherwise known aa the Berkeley Lyceum, on West Forty-fourth Street. The event was &® particnlarly happy ona, not only for what took place behind the footlightse but also because of the au- dience that gathered. The French Consul General, the ‘ommissioners 6f France who afe here to spend untold millions in our midst, many notable Americans, some of whom ran over from the Metro- politan opening to show their interest, and naturally a large number of those who figure in artistic circles, were on hand. There were clever programmes vended by pretty girls and chocolate » nets; there was y in the making, room; there were | exclamations and expressive shoulder shrugs, and many smart and chic dre and—there was withal af at- mosphere. All of which spoke well for the season of French plays that has beg The theatre interior {t- self has been made over by the clever work of Rose Bonheur Simon, to whom the programmes are also a t. Marionettes,” by Pierre Wolff.) was given last night. The comedy is known here, for Nazimova played in| ft some years ago. It is clever and| quite of the soil whence it came. Its chief motif is that, after all, we are ali run on strings that some one else It_ showed us Claude Benedict as the husband and Andree Mery of the Odeon of Paris as the wife. The first, for the forcefulness and discretion of |his acting. His voice was a delight and he held well his rather trying part, Of Mile, Mery’s work there was |much to enjoy, She possesses fas- cination and a fineness of diction that |1s unusual, to us of this land at least. |She is evidently the result of careful training and the possessor of much charm, Others in the cast included Saulieu, Faure and Paul Cerny, and Mies, Mado Ditza, Guerande’ and Diska. Lucien Bonheur, tn whose hands the management of the Theatre Francais rests, is to be congratulated on this premiere, So may all those who love good plays and actin; HARRY LAUDER'S BACK WITH BRAND NEW SONGS AS GOOD AS THE OLD. Harry Lauder came back into New York's theatre world last night at the Forty-fourth Street Theatre with the found in most plays. To adapt it to|don Belle: The audi around the leading ac osterous say this scene! comedy, songs, contui Fear ee dt is here that “Back | crocts were a# 00d as could be | dian of merit, than {l has been before, as well as a|) ___ THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1915. drdma, it has the al]-pervading warmth of Cobb's aspect of small-town life to give’ it an éasent secret in to be found in characterization that suggests Mark Twainy whom {ld ones. Cobb resembles more than any other humorist of the day. Then, too, the | "20% acting 8 #0 good, eapecially when Willie P. Sweatnam and John Cope age, that a great deal of pleasure may be ¢ and some new songs that sang their way into places Jong oceupieg by the He received a boisterous me. Of the new, numbers, “I Love My | Jean, My Bonnie, Bonnie Jean,” is «| rival of the old “I "and the house was singing its chorus before Harry got through. | Of the other songs, “Nanny, Nanny, emed to catch the favor of his hear- | ers the most. It is the wall of the} lovelorn, simple-minded Highland boy. | Mr. Lauder has surrounded himself | with ar tainers. — IT’S “‘A SOCIABLE RIOT” FOR ROSE SYDELL AT THE BROOKLYN CASINO. exceilont group of enter- A burlesque show that has action and your daughter-in-law was on trial from beginning to end is on this week Here is a big human idea--a much| ®t the Casino Theatre, Flatbush Ave- nue and State Street, Brooklyn. “Lon- of the spacious theatre last night, evi- dently was a home crowd, as Miss Sydell, a Brooklynite, was the recipient of applause every time she had any- thing to say or sing. It was a sociable riot, A strong supporting cast centred ess, and the and scente musical comedy in two acts and Is en- titled "Dinkle’s Honeymoon,” are Daisy Harcourt, who renders a well received Cockney monologue; Gertrude Dudley, another Brooklynite; Kathleen Jesson, Harry Dudley, Bill Campbell and, last put not least, Johnnie Weber, a come- © the Philippines where he is ex- posed to leprosy, but the “exposure” | by Frank Byron and Louise Langdon | harmless;' children love it, and it never That the efforts of the management doesn’t “take.” to make the Casino a family theatre compromised by the magazine editor, | jg have succeeded was noticeable by the with whom she elopes: number of women in last night's au ence. sana i SONGSTERS COMPETE FOR POPULARITY HONORS | {'tip‘on'the neal by AT COLONIAL THEATRE, | ** its |guess who defends her? Why, her| Frank Gabby, A batt t son, who doesn’t battle royal for the popularity Tiotner. Father-in-law becomes fore: |Night in the Show,” which added man of the jury, argues successfully ! much humor to the bill. Theatre between Ernest R. Ball, com- | & honors is on this week at the Colonial of Song,” who competes with all in filing the Colonial with riety of melody, Honors were at last night's performance, both Miss La Rue and Mr. Ball being | enthusiastically welcomed by @ large} audience. H Mr. Ball is singing many of his old) favorttes and a few new numbers. Miss La Rue’s most popular selec- luded “Where Is the Boy for | Love You Bo," and “Cry of; Gertrude» Vanderbilt and George Moore, Miss Percy Haswe!l & Co. im) a clever satirical comedy, “Brimstone | and Hellfire,” and Oliver and Pip in a unique sketch, “Discontent,” were other excellent numbers on the bill. 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