The evening world. Newspaper, December 27, 1916, Page 11

Rian snicesanannnnesbiinniovannesansnsbaan |THE NEW PLAYS > Elsie Ferguson Wins Finally in “Shirley Kaye” BY CHARLES DARNTON nn enamine ann Bf + IERE'S no denying the fascination of Kisie Ferguson. The secret of dt is that she's a thorou 4 of ther head and the cles Way about the stage. What Miss Ferguson neds t Most of all is to keep her hea dently she has learned to keep Shakespeare.) Her theatrical misad- * Ventures have been many, considering her comparatively. short career, She . May chalk up one or two, perhaps, | against her beauty. Snap her fingers % at as much as she likes, she must admit it has meant a great deal to her artistic progress, With it, for- Munately, there is unmistakable tal- ent, but talent that needs careful, in- telligent direction. In the first act of “Shirley Kaye" the Hudson Theatre last night Miss Ferguson acted so strangely, with her teeth set against every word} she uttered, that | couldsonly wonder whether she thought it an artistic sin for an actress to open her mouth. Gradually, however, this affectation was thrown off until, in the final act =e charming bit of romantic comedy she was delightful Tt ts the last act of “Shirley Kaye’ ‘ that makes Hulbe fe done with all the old-fashioned business suggestive of “The Lion and) eye nd the girl who has} the Mouse,” saved his father from financial ruin by her extraordinarily clever manipu- lation of “proxies” _ @ateh the man shi , more or less abandoned cottage be! which hie car stops for want of gasoline. Romance and common sense are hap- pily combined in this scene Shirley | “ takes her bluff We by the most simple means 4 happy at having found “a re after toying wi n English that you find yourself shartmg ly a a rner into camp so _ PAGEANT FOR GHILOREN |”, BY RECREATION BUREAU] Little Mothers of the Playgrounds and Boy Scouts Will Produce It. Five thousand children, Boy Scouts amd parents will be the guests of the Bureau of Pecreation, Department of |} Parks, to-morrow at the Amsterdam ‘Time and His Children,” depicting in @ances, games and recitations the Wymbolio features of the twelve months of tho year, will be given. (= House. A pageant of “Father || ‘The pageant is under the direction) of William J. Leo, Supervisor of Rec- reation,*and Miss Mary E. McKenna and Mr. John J. McCormack, assist- ants, and a staff of trained play lead- ere and physical instructors. The ttle mothers of the playgrounds have . the greater part in the programme of! fairy dances and recitations, but the Boy Scouts of Greenwich Village {and the young athletes of the east side, Hamilton Fish Park Gymna sium, will give a demonstration of al “Preparedness Camp.” Setting up ex- ercises, bayonet drills, tossing the! “slackers” and a Diind boxing bout will be features. On Friday afternoon, Dec. 29, at 3 P. M., at Mount Morris Park, the children will repeat the pageant! around the giant Christmas tree, which will be illuminated This much can be seen in the toss manner in which she makes her yl-|tsfaction. While Rawson, who ts on his way to @ railroad presidency, brings in wood and starts a fire, Shir- ley explores the pantry and makes the this situation that it should make the play a popular success, In con West with Hastern aristocrats the Jauthor has followed the beaten path, But instead of stopping there he af- by having Shirley turn instinctively to the man who, though a trifle crude, ts first of all an no nonsense about he! real sort. Interesting a jin its earller moments, Mr, Fo first play makes its way to a thor- Joughly human ending: Simplicity In the beginning would Add greatly to the charm of Miss | Ferguson's performance. She ac-| quires ease quickly, and is altogether delightful in the final act, Lee Baker is straightforward, convincing {road magnate’s wife, (heartily into the Footner's play | East whil worth while. By this time the author|all her homely Wes | William Holden js excellent as the| | rou peds 10; forceful as Rawson, A richly nyerous bit of work is done by Jacques Martin in the role of a rail- who enters life of the me retaining at the so mon make who knows lroad, fe trees such ns Long Island the aged in good taste, and with ‘erguson it affords an nm Overloading The Stomach Causes Incomplete Digestion, Weakens The System, and Breeds Dyspepsia, Trial Package of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Free. stomach with Juices. If stomach the ause it lacks tr should either e: fluids in Tablet, Bredients one grain of 8,000 grair fo: pepala n @ trial package PA. Stuart Co », n 8 Stuart Bldg shall, Mich with @ fluffy, crispy, flaky t, the sort that made French pastry cooks famous, is easy to m ke with D&C Say to your érocer— Flour for Me! 100 & Se SELF-RAISING Vackages | eve ing f Besite Gimbel Bros.). ing for the younger girl the frock is mude of ere in'ng 48 @ pretty banding, but one could | think of the tune in pin | kre ind the tunic of voile or of some such trans The model 1s a charming fetes und occasions of such sort, and or the school entertainments and com mencement that will come early in the new year. For the holiday dances crepe and taffeta make good suggestions. For com- | mencement something simpler, such as fine | French volle or organdy or material of such | sort, is to be desired. An entire organdy, | frock with a little gpplique of lace as trim- ming or with embroidered edges would } very charming, For a simpler afternoc dress you could use a silk and wool crepe | throughout with bands of velvet ribbon Anishing the neck, or you could make both the di just mentioned. For the 12 year alze will bo needed 7% yards of material 27 inches wide, 4% yards 96 or 44 for the dress; 2% yards 27 or 36, 2 yards 44 for the tunic, with 6\ yards of banding. The pattern No, 9412 {s cut in sizes from 10 to 14 years, Price 15 cents No. seam allowance) GIRL'S TUNIC DRESS, 10 to 14 years. Call at THE EVENING WORLD MAY MANTON FASHION BUREAU, Donald Bullding, 100 West Thirty-second Street (op- c er reet, New York, or sent by ‘These in coin or stamps for each pat ‘n ordered. IMPORTANT-Write your address plainly and alw Potters, | spealty cle wanted bachd + & somewhat notable | lutest fashions, and | 8 way it is very charm It can of ec | r- | made to mateh the trock ent material, and it will be pretty in which: | r way it 1s treated. As it is shown here | pe and the trim-| k or blue or pale | crepe to be charm- | s8 of taffeta | taffeta over w or you could m for hol he tunio of crepe or of soft nd stitch the alde edges of the tunfo, trimming only the lower edges and neck. In pi used crossed o} ‘he girdle you could raps, and crossed over 8 would be pretty for the simple frock 9312—(With basting line and added h Avenue and ‘Thirty-second Hl on receipt of fifteen cents The Annual final selling prices on hundreds wy desirable merchandise of all kinds. THE LAST THREE SHOPPING DAYS OF THIS YEAR UNQUES. TIONABLY BRING TO LIGHT THE BIGGEST BARGAINS OF 1916 AT “THE BIG STORE.’ most vf sugar, tea and canned salmon. | There is something so human in| trasting newly-rich people from the! |fords an Interesting outlook on life, There's | n quilities. | you but 4 per cent. will become one. S-—Lanning’s SEEDED MUSCATEL RAI bs ; DEN PUMPRIN : i this season's | 218, prin, BBCi” BO)@ are. PATENT FLOUR—Fountai: 44 “amily PURE BREAKFAST COCOA | flours Dbl, 88. ee eke COON T se bbl., 65.905 WHOLE HEAD RICE 480 Solid Packed Tomatoes ne Sugar Corn .. |Ginger Ale ported Garcia Sherries fore-Stock-Takin Tomorrow (Thursday) Is Double Profit-Sharing Day For Collectors of “SPERRY” GOLD STAMPS This means that instead of re- ceiving ONE nth Gold Stam rc with each 10c pu receive TWO. MORROW. FREE ffonege GOLD OR Zhe GREEN STAMPS WITH PURCHAS Sale of New Crop Canned Foods Vegetables & Fruits It will pay you to order liberally, even enough to supply your table for months, Orders received now will be delivered when wanted. Mail and Telephone Orders filled. Telephone Chelsea 4000. Our New Grocery Catalogue is ready. Write or ask for a Free Copy. Grocery Order Post Card Books. ontain 10 rds, addressed to ocery Department dering the gro They SEEDED RAISINS. Foun Seblan | tnie avality Be | sor 4160; ve... He BEST WHITE POTATOES 120-1b. bag, #4.05; bush., 60-1b, bag, #2.50; bE 18c | rer 5 30e | RE SH, BUTTERINE Swift's Premium brand; puns | Bethy drum, 81.4 4 ths quality, Premium — family 75: iL 25e Case, 2 doz. Dox, 3 cans sntain quali 83.30 $1.70 44 ‘ectertsesss 8:00 1.58 400 om 2. dor. Dor. 3 cane DER MILD-CL BAC dozen; our special price... .. tS GRENADINEibee 20| = mer’; bottle BYd Event Will Be In- augurated Throughout The Greenhut Store Tomorrow The great end-of-the-year clearaway—the event in which we quote pon hundreds of groups of seasonable and ‘ Put in another way, it means that YOU ARE GIVEN A DISCOUNT * OF § PER CENT ON EVERY- THING YOU BUY HERE TO- It requires no profound thought or wordy argument to convince you of the necessity of concentratin your purchases at ‘The Big Store. The average savings bank will give You must buy the necessities of life somewhere ; why not at Greenhut’s, with this attraction added to the fact that here you always get “BETTER GOODS FOR THE SAME MONEY OR THE SAME GOODS FOR LESS MONEY THAN ELSEWHERE.” Two options are presented in connection with “Sperry” Gold Stamps. ~~ Filled books are redeemable for $2.50 WORTH OF MER- > SE AS SELECTED BY YOU IN ANY DEPARTMENT TORE—or for $2 IN CASH AT THE “S. & H.” OFFICE ON THE FIFTH FLOOR. ~ If you are not already a collector of “Sperry” Gold Stamps, put it among the first of your New Year's resolutions that you The advice is whalesome. You have every- thing to gain—nothing to lose—by so doing. Alaska Pink Salmon lonk "$1.60; 4 cans BEST RE ULATED. or mixed (0 suit as 4 Ibs ; 40: TEAS” green, black or mixed to ‘order; 5 ibs. #1 Sweet Oranges SELECTED, THIN SKIN y iR LARGE SIZ Smoked Meats SUGAR-CURED SMOKED SHOUL- DOLD'S WESTPHALIA STYLE HAMS 9@ ny . 26¢ IN FREE Cherngé GOLD OR Ya GREEN STAMPS WITH PURCHASES st Wines and Beverages P*'"#ty, Kinds for the The famous “Granite Springs*—tamous for quality und purity-big I-ounce botiles—-regular price, Notice to Charge Customers All charge purchases made during the remainder of this month will be entered on bills rendered February 1, 1917. Mest me "THE BIG STORE” gina, SIXTH AVE.. 18 TO 19™ STREET FREE ffepege’ GOLD OR 2i:AC TRADING STAMPS WITH PURCHASES Tomorrow, Thursday, December 28th, Is the Day Selected for the Annual Pre-Inventory Clearance Sale of Women’s and Misses’ Suits and Coats $§ Former Prices $14.75 to $19.50 . . . . . . . « « « Choice at PB A big, sweeping dispersal of high class garments in which you may choose from splendidly assorted collections of this season's most fashionable styles and materials. ‘ In Most Instances Tomorrow's Sale Price .s Less Than Wholesale Cost. r For this sale we reduced the Price to a point regardless of original cost. Our aim is to clear the tacks thoroughly and as ais ry stock-taking as possible, ere are Coats and Suits for any possible occasion—offered at a wonderfully LOW price. BEING A CLEARAWAY, QUITE NATURALLY THE SIZE AND COLOR RANGES ARE INCOMPLETE; but you are sure to find a style to your liking in your size. sade te Only way you can appreciate the full importance of this event is to come here tomorrow, see the garments and judge for yourself as to their correctness of style, desirability of materials and value. NO MAIL, PHONE OR APPROVAL ORDERS FILLE: The few items given below will give you an idea of the wonderful bargain opportunity you have in this sale. Formerly Priced $ 1 0 Coats, $1475 1031950 at i), ee Just 425 of these handsome coats. Full flaring models, some styles jarge convertible collars and trimmed with beaver or black plush. Splendidly made coats of Fancy or Plain Zibeline, Velour Cloth, Imitation Bolivia and Shower-proof Tweeds. Two of the many good styles are shown here, : . Formerly Priced . $ 1 0 Suits, §iss0'¢ sis00 Choice at 370 splendid suits to choose from. The season’s best styles, of beautiful, stylish fabrics, in the popular colors and black. All are correct and attractive styles, and effectively trimmed. Some with velvet, others fur or buttons. Two of the many handsome styles are illustrated here, Every suit is an extraordinary value; all are lined with silk. Sizes or WOMEN and MISSES, also especially designed styles for stout figures up to 5214-inch bust, Two of the Coats at 810 Each, : ’ ° Formerly Priced $16.50 to $21.50 $ Juniors Suits Sizes 13 to 19 Years at There are only 75 of these remarkably chic suits for Juniors. Very becoming, appropriate styles of WOOL POPLIN AND VELOUR CHECKS, trimmed with fur 0° velvet. lors are Brown, Green, Burgundy and Navy Blue. All well made and lined with silk. As the quantities in many.styles are limited, and as these garments have been reduced for final and absolute clearance, we will not fill Mail or Telephone, C. O. D. or Approval Orders. COME EARLY for best choice. Luxurious Furs, Coats, Scarfs, Muffs At Pre-Inventory Prices—The Lowest of the Year Beautiful Fur Coats in the season's most | Girls, also sey arate Mutts and Neckpieces, fashionable lengths, some trimmed with con- | at attractively low prices. All our furs are in trasting furs Also splendid assortments of | the season's latest styles, and the prices, matched fur scts for Women, Misses and | quality considered, are remarkably moderate Sad) teow Me nae” FREE @offonasg GOLD OR var GREEN STAMPS WITH PURCHASES Pre-Inventory Clearance Sale of ~~ *2.50 to “4 Satin Slippersat °1.98 A Sale of Discontinued Lines at a Price That Is Less Than Present Wholesale Cost This splendid lot of handsome satin Slippers represent doubly important values coming just now in time for New Year's Eve wear. : : * Made of fine quality slipper satin with hand-turned soles and covered Cuban Louis heels, medium long vamps. Choice of blue, pink, lavender, Nile green, red, gray, black and white. Really you can mate! almost any evening costume from this lot. Not every size and width in each color, but all sizes in the entire lot. And, remember, they're the same high-grade satin Slippers you pay regularly $2.50 to $4 for. REE fenege GOLD OR Zeal GREEN STAMPS WITH PURCHASES: FREE heuk GOLD OR Zsa GREEN STAMPS WITH PURCHASES—— Upholste:y Specials W match, including bol- 5g 77) salessesses Imporied Scotch Madras Curtains - [Tapestry Porticres—with overlock “OM TON" COAL coox! NG . 7—5 holes on top; 2'» yards long; sale $ Oi-4 edge; all colors; sag price, per pair. an 1.25 Hed an ‘ 6.95 14-in, square oven; embossed base FREE @fferegz GOLD OR 2227 GREEN STAMPS WITH PURCHASES ont shelf; good or. brick and . s s - ump n, rate; reg. price Inlaid and Printed Linoleums si titealahe ss aioe . : ; ri $14.50; special art......... Inlaid Linoleums New Process Linoleum 275 rolls of excellent quality linoleums, | Remnants i vice Selection of attractive = Fart CYLINDER PERFECT OM. HEATER—aulck, PARLOR simple In operation and of fine patterns. Two yards wide; ut, per| 2,500 yards of choice designs in rem= ROAL SIOYR.| |; AaeUenatst of east square $ nants 1}4toS square yards; 6) 6 ee ee) a ee oe 1 yard. 85c, 95c and 1.10 special, per square yard... 2 c No. 8:4 ee in eee dames Printed Linoleums $4.50 moved from room to room; hes Choice quality; 2 yards wide; per square yard, ¢ 7 ot. smokeless device and is large | ieee : ue : : §2¢ and 59e ioe hee enough to heat en ordinary jewel front, | size living room; $2.45 $2.10 | The came pe with $9.85, ih [ABO CANKS Bteve vo eee Galvanized Iron Ware Big Dollar’s Worth Combina- ttle Old E A Irondequoit Grape Juice The most delicious, ful bodied and fulleflavored quarts, 42c; pints, © Imported Port i Mm GALVANIZED WASH TUB Cov. | dia Old Dessert Mos for dessert 5 ASH SIFTER—made| ER—hardwood back strap; brass | binges; fits ed ta up 0 18 GALVANIZED GARBAGE CAN) 47 tight fitting covers Balt hans | N72 19 BTiae, | eleel ° 87ec Ideal Tonic Haliantine’s popular brew (rebate on empty bot- $y catel ‘odied, swe n tles); per dor