The evening world. Newspaper, April 7, 1917, Page 9

/ prrauneey Ld AWE WPS HE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, APRIL Stage Now Threatened With “Sure-Fire Stuff” Audiences May Turn From Har-' rowing Dramas of the Period London Soon Found Itself Seeking Light Entertainment “ —But Annie’s Recruiting Speech in “Out There” Strikes a Responsive Chord. Look out for war-plays! This ts said in warning to managers against “sure-fire stuff,” as it 1s known in thetr language. Any play sounding the note of patriotism {s, of course, certain to win applause, But this sort of thing cannot be kept up with profit to any one, War In Itself is #0 SRE TARDE SS harrowing that there is no need to By Charles Darnton, make us realize ft in the theatre. } OW that the matied fist has been| London, with its darkened theatres, N flung back toto the face of| fF example, turned from the war- Germany by the fighting arm| Play almost in the first hour of con- of America, our theatre must be pre- | flict and sought forgetfulness In ‘pared for @ fresh onslaught of war-| Plays dealing with the lighter side of pla: life, We are likely to swing in the It te for the heads of our theatres | Sime direction now that war has be- to say how far this form of drama| Come a reality to us. shall go. If tt {9 not brought up with] ee It may run|7P7O work upon the feelings of an ng playgoers American audience at this time ts an easy matter. By waving the flag in peaceful days George M |Cohan performed a trick that won him attention, He made himself known ag “The Yankee Doodle Boy." ——— But he had cleverness of head and haps, would not attempt to estimate foot to carry him along to the point the returns from “Held by the |he has reached, Enemy” and “Secret Service.” It is For the sake of our stage {tis tobe | enough to say that Mr, Gillette hoped that theatrical managers will proved himself both @ clever play- not go in blindly for plays concerned wright and a shrewd business man with war, Our hearts are given 60 by giving the hero of “Secret Ser- completely to the present @ituation vice" to the North and its heroine to that we cannot bear to seo it turned the South, Ho got along, too, with- to theatrical account, We have had, out the horses that made the battle to be sure, several plays dealing with scene In “Shenandoah” a rather cost- the conflict in which we are now tak-! ly affair, ing part. But most of these plays if were unworthy of grave considera- TP HE two war plays now on view tion, and the greater number of them | in New York are appealing. But “Lilac-Time” ts frankly came from E Yet the horror | i sentimental, The goldicrs tn it are so of slaug r was brought out, first of 4 ‘ all, with real imagfnation and poign- | W¢!! fed and comfortably quartered that they couldn't be much better off ant feeling by an American play- wright, Beulah Marle Dix, in “Across |!f they wero the Border.” With “Marle-Odile” we | Country club. had merely the suggestion of an in-|!% Snother story as well as another “The White Feather’ proved | Play. J. Hartley Manners has given | an English parlor-game of war, with US & war play so human that tn tt ts| nechanteal tricks calculated to in-|hCatd the heart-beat instead of the | terest an audience. “The Hyphen,”|4fum-beat, The final scene has been by Justus Miles Forman, who, lke |S8ortened and changed so that the Charles Frohman, went down with Cockney heroine no longer speaks to ¢ 2 short turn ot this thr wild to the point of me Weary of the theatre. OLIVE WYNG HAM ‘THE KNIFE Y NEw BivOU $THEATRE. 7 BELASCO THE Are, gland. vasion, SWOM4N Hoob” STHEATRE == ney Greenstrect, B. 8. Coleman and G. W. course, plays Anson, T as the Colonel, ( aa | ment for preparedness, olthongh the propaganda note does not detract the Lusitania, was not taken gcri-|%9 ‘!maginary crowd in Trafalgar) The Messrs. bert will open the| from the real dramatic value of the ously, “Under Fire” took a melo-|Sauare, Annte, wearing tho Red|Iijon Theatre, their newest playhouse, | MOTs The battle naanes is 2 of tre dramatic range and fell short as a|ross sho has won by hard work at |4dolning the Morosco Theatre in West | Yard Gone aith the co-opera With “Moloch” Miss Dix made| the front, rouses cheers as she says: n Thursday night play. tlon of the army and navy. The Cae, ‘ ‘ ‘Walter's three-act | {i arn only an emotional outery against war,| “It’s funny, me standin’ hup ‘ere Phe Knife.” The play is con- | cludes Alice Joves, ait? tenet’ Stolen Orders,” from London, meant! ™aikin speeches, I ain't got much 0°} 1 with @ physician, who, out of | pleP baat 1 er $ Hyland, James Morrison, Mary Walter McGrail, Edward mpiar Saxe and little Bobby wat y’ calls a v’cabyerlary, but 1|4 t of revenge for a hideous crime fa ine aia’ fans against his flancee, dissects ¢ . One of the creatures dies, but through words are best understood by simplo|the experimentation on’ his body a prema, people, ain't they? Hit'’s a dreadful| great medical discovery is given to the HE list 1s so discouraging that it| thing ‘8 war—orrtbie! But it ‘as pe ae In the cast will be Robert | iy @ relief to turn back to our|some compensation, It matkes & ham Bentrice tena Cone eet | plays of the civil war. Inci-|country find Its soul, An’ it maikes combe, W. A. Norton, Gordon Lurby, dentally, it was “Shenandoah,” ac-| a people finds Its soul, So, come on, Myrtle Anderson, Cyrus Wood and cording to report, that put Charfes| boys, an’ join up!” Ivy Benton, Frohman on a solid financial footing.| ‘That's the sort of talk that thrilis| hing more than melodrama with an airship. Hall Calne failed to get jinto the Mmelight with “Margaret Schiller.” Connelly, serail “THE CRISIS” ON SCRE! AT ACADEMY OF MUSIC “The Crisis, Winston Chu 1, beging a jam Fox's Academy of Muste. the film verston of 11s great American to-morrow at The run Iden Payno will produce at the Gar- | §¢ . » Nation mn yey aceNOW | After the play hud scored a tre-|us to-day, Annie atrikes the note rick Theatre to-nicht a play he Gar-| screen recital of how the Nation met 4 mendous success its author, Bronson| that goes straight to the heart of a peasant life, “Grasshopper,” a and passed through @ grave period of | Howard, wrote to a friend in these] Patriot, Padraic’ Colum its history, will be the chief attraction | words: “I did not secure the subject errant Reach hie at EE I Bosal Aled lok fret halt of . ic oe and dra ne weer. for the war background until I had FA t matist. The cast includ en Hu One of the most thrilling scenes In | reached the end of the eleventh vol- ays Or e ban, Jane Ross, Mrs. Dudley Digges,| “The Crisis” is the Battle of Vicks- |ume of “The Campaigns of the Civil je Peck Sau rs, Adele Kiauer, | af don the & ® orice fleld. | War.’ Sheridan's ride had never ap- CG, ’ W. hi Yvonne Jarrett, Esther sof me en from. t he Nation a pealed to me for use on the stage oming (44 or aera, E Yoyo acton, iii myacensiot at night “ALADDIN Woe aiarcx |] wntlt I found the dospatch from ‘Tree- pb ee He, Cows [i Ereenort, IL, where Lincoln mot 6 of their mo t- Top Mountain taken from the Con- ster, Philip ne of their most impor! 1 Sree aile eo” cuss é RNOLD DALY will make hia first cob 5 fejant debates: the marching throne ederates own signal officers, Warren F. Hill and iad: | nt, debates: the rivaling ENTHUSIASTICALLY “ACCLAIMED BY || Coderates ty our own elena) ofcers, JON ESE ep ee pila Papen [Witte the two, jon evened the’ eival ALL THE MOST STUPENDOUS, ORIGI- || ‘ Monday aight at. thes Bakers ‘8 1 Noaticee ee itatn Camm aree cetae J returning to the valley im time tol ite in “The Very Minute,” t Arliss will revive Louls N.|gecnes. I {ish by George NAL AND NOVEL CIRCUS EVER! make the ride.” Patatgh Poe hana ay Disracli" at the dXnicker-| Wl 6 cont ta honed by so ms MONSTER 490 ENE A® CON Here you have the inspirdtion. for] John Mechan, “@ young “Amerlenn /bocker “Theatre. on atonday isn |W it, Who plays Judge Silas 25¢e & 50c y that yielded Its ‘author $96,000 | #Uthor hitherto unknown to the t Jeanne Earela will play Lady Clariss i it > “The Crisis,” which ts itre. The scenes of the play are laid] 8d Margarct Dale wil agaln be sec alin tlirce acts a Even William Gillette himself, per-|in a small Eastern college town and|'® the role of Mra, Travers, Jbe a two-reel | the principal character is the son of A the President of the university, Supporting Mr. Daly will be Wil d ten reels, there will Foxtiim comedy, the ademy's Toploal w, and the At the Brambatt iaioune on Mon-| usual vocal and instrumental day afternoon Butler Davenport will|cramme, ‘Tho bill changes on Thurs produce his latest play, “Difference tn ii when Gladya Brockwell ta “. ods," described as the psychology of | ‘te AMUSEMENTS. faim Morris, John W. Cope, Leste og Temptation” takes the screen, | Lonergan, Forrest Robinson, Rot eee Sia Ce eae clea, | Vivian, Leon E, Brown, Cathleen Nes-[ | “Pollyanna.” with Patricia Colline “THE EASIEST WAY, }bitt and M Ww wright, n the title role, will he the attraction 7 , ee at the Standard Theatre. ; FILM PL ‘y y AT RIALTO 4 OF TUE GAY WHITE WAY " ii Shine | OF STOW EVERY WEEK Lew F ad enr in “Bosom 4 | \ fr in “The Fas The Unfailing Antidote fo: { | \! , edy drang by Krank | MILLION DOLLAR DOLLS = | ‘ ac anh Hiale Depression and Sorrow Is} | yi i'y | Whe hlay hee top dial TAL COLU A BURLESOUT| es call vaariid Columbia Burlesque, Com: y owen itt haneay Pani cree COLUMBIA BURLESQUT | wd mane which will tn and HEAR How the Great Mr, Field’ will be John Mason, ne Million P Dolls w ' we Beach and Mary Crowds Enjoy These Shows! | | !' Fenwick, Richard — Beanett to the Columbia Theatre and Kine ling with a ; Helen W W , Sweatnam, | sent & two-act burlesque calle ant tarpon na, a& comody Mathilde Cot relly and, Helen Lowell. | Hotel De Tho ste 1 ings, When lates the ex s of } Lela. »*The I oy oat Hratnens 9 to the} ous charact \s je the most # Now etre @ fourla female s n stag ‘ ‘t $ Kt ietures pro- tributed bs Lage nea the stage ver : : of thy beroine y on, Slam Kellan, Alle-| | Lauzar, iarey "st ie) ond’ Patrica | preeeereneeeeeenmereemeg | Haker There Is ulso @ large chorus | ABE | ! “DARLINGS OF PARIS” INTIRE THIRD FLOOR of the GRAND CENTRAL | sure! High Heels OLYMPIC'S ATTRACTION PALACE DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO | } Cause Corns But “The Darlings of Parts” will be the | } 1 i rhe come at the Theatre re ati ing ' W ho Cares Now} company ine Reynol cy ! ylor, G H € up their tender a |‘ WOMANHOOD, THE GLORY | suf} Admission, Including Skates, one " = rf hen and| OF y » OM) PD pry: | Carefully instruct your children to A NEW FLOOR—TWO THOUSAND PMS OF NEW BALL-BEARING SKATES | (yi ut these pi then ts, ies OF THE NATION, STIRRING | GARGLE DAILY WITH THE FOURTH FLOOR IS OCCUPIED BY THE FAMOUS erely takes the corn grow hard | Womanhood, the Glory of the Na preparedness photo-apectacle, be the second week of its run-at ‘ few drope of a drug called freee Dancing Carnival 23 the Broadway Theatre on Monday. Dur | Mouth Wash—Gargle—Nasal Doache TO PREVENT SORE THROAT SAE rae endtecan tian tie , root and all, lifts out without ng the week the National Becurity League, the Military Tra n. Ask the drug store man for a| Nectvintion. the Daughters “ot ite Teeth and Mouth Troubles i) ihe Eesicet Steoe ta Medera Doneles Taushe be 800. Tpatras ter of an ounce of freeeone.| american Revolution and the dur all. germsmete 1 Lbs saye i 6 PE AE Nos arr eed y iih ay waves yal 1 Bay r tas if swallowed BILDAA Ie Yer 4 id A ‘ s, (mly © n ‘ n t { ; a a lida A J 1 ether compound §°¥ Recta QERans A 4 POSITIVELY ‘NO LIQUORS SOLD and in w moment and simply Weluding the Navy beak He Pie Fry-To! Produds Co, te DAILY, 114. Me to Mihught, SUNDAYS. 2 PM. to Midnight, hrivels up the corn without inflaming junior Patriot League SS st Bi Warts PP Raa [el lly Ent. | oF even irritating the surrounding ""*womanhood, the Glory of the Na : Si Dancing Carnival Grand ae a e--Lex. J hig) Use 46th St. Ent Fee cin Clip this out and pin tion,” which was produced by J Best by'U! MA oo your wife's dresser,—Advi, Stuart Blackton, le & powerful preach.‘ Look Out for War-Plays ! (STAGE STARS WHO WILL APPEAR IN NEW YORK THEATRES NEXT WEEK jinriae: MILORED. MANNING INS THE Teirep INGRE enn. Sixth Avenue’ » inovanent rencnee ite StS pattie Ho Ala dt mth FaaT htt ae climax on this « the pageant wi WTS bald AY “AND MONDAY Brason’s Musical include the merchants alone New |] Muu. Koockout You REIN LOVE \ York's new “White Way,” elty of- 48TH ST. “+ acme iad. 'd - , 1 1 7, 1017 MAUDE ADANS aa NEW AMSTERDAM 7%, Sse LAST 2 TIMES MISS. SPRINGTIME, Te |_ SEATS NOW, EE ie tf Teo chal HUDSON "RG Fah, Talwar a vat. sii OUR BETTERS #3 i Bu Gk rita feo oh bs SOI’ LOY Neat aloe a Arileg wes WINRAR LYCEUM : GAIETY Nate a8 || SEALE Coram a shan ARRAS hon i Haig a i es ees". THE BRAT os" ____CONCERTS AND MUSIC, - “ 50 «Fl ‘ KTKOPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE. Pee iS +A \ Hons | EI VITA Nreeae| APPOLD BOTA BRAsLaD WHITEHILL Dy FOR THE RELIEF OF THE roles yy i Steinway Plano | Mat Wolfsoha Bur Bath b Chatter oe Moths ; in**ComeOut o e Kitchen f CARNEGIE UL ALL, Sun. At McCORMACK’ Tie. $1, 61.90, $2. Now at Box Office, Billo Thema. ‘Wert CULRERT __Aprti_ 10 FULTON®¥ Ww. COURT te Lee Witsan Dodd's Comedy, (PALS Ade UE RAS on rose CRITERION ra wr'4i8 » Wat Poo, Joho Cort’ ireleul Kotertainment Johnny Get" Your Gun was not definitely Indicated, but 1m} ),< mr 1009" Breateny,” Slogan om tho picture the author has carried out | "+ twas. Stan the drama to its logical, tragic con- _VAUDEVILLE, om FEPROCIORS | aati 0. HENRY STORY FILMED Wa a rusy Lays dil Ms REPUBLICS: Sera ~ JANE COWL «iiss " TIME" BELASCO SS" MONDAY, ¥, SiR ARNOLD DALY sae & Arua, FOR STRAND’S SCREEN Quy ie * & Tho Strand Theatre will celebrate ite third anniversary with an elab- orate programme. The presentation of © ‘Third Ingredient,” the first | piety uf the OU, Henry stories series, will take place. The characters In the Pat SL eck sie | Eat film adaptation aro by Mildred Manning, Alico Mann and Krank Glendon, ' Kathlyn Williams ieunatvney Eee and Theodore Roberts will be seen in 4 te latest Lasky prague tee, ent p's Medel, ‘Sin Hert Howard, wer, shotokabied to atered 4 | T o@w's New York as | hnies tt TENE “Pendieton Round-Up® pictures, 10/1 Cont. 11 A.M. to 11. M. maices {eng S the Spee io WOES | 7 4 which cowboys and cowgirls are seen ROOF TO 1 dat 15, 28e | tartar Restiieg, NE Oe ry fering ea wlio |] yy NIGH in TE BUDE STRELA fia ver OR haa sors a Ma tho Muest musical programme ever New Photo Feature Daily Prye GRisshorren presented at tho Strands = a Loew’sAmericanRoof by thai HIPPODROME PLANS '| Every Fve. $15 MSs" SHUSERT A BIG CELEBRATION iat Yay susp ws Charles Dillingham ts planning to|] *2"° ‘bast iia Lh a make Easter Week at the Hippodrome one of unusual interest and activity, for on Thursday the world's biggest playhouse observes Its twelfth anni- versary, Ag is Mr, Dillingham’s cus- tom, a monster street parade will tase place on Thursday to mark the the- Alre’s birthday, and since the “Brighter | bv, & Sat Mat,,2 FLAWHRA AC XX RIOD 1S TUM LAND GIVEN AWAY ficiais and floats, besides the Hippo- drome bands, stars, ensemble, stalts | and elephants. pe wi ecciol tl) HAY Consroc 9 HORAIS Thep,@2cha K a lSe areal CANARY BOOTH ¢ Eo eens MR. 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