The evening world. Newspaper, May 26, 1917, Page 9

weyers rm a ¢ Women Lead Lalig hier In Theatre Audiences, | Leaving Men Behind Merriment Takes a Decidedly perhaps, of expottence, Another od Feminine Turn in a Sei.son of | ample is to bo found tn “Our Bettors,” | War-Plays—Ethel Barrymore pgehenatigg wane vce ye. * rates Comes Back in “The Twelve- the fate of a similar play, veritten, by op Look” With an Added joan author for the Hnglis Sense of Humor—Smiles and ~ Tears in Boryl Mercer’s Per- stage? It would be “booked” into oblivion on the opening night. This play ts nothing less than an ‘insult to American women, Yet they have accepted it without question and | with laughter, ' formance. — ° 118 interesting point, however, ta! 4 By Charles Darnton. that women lead nowadays in the laughter heard In the the- atre. Perhaps their sense of humor is livelier than tt was before short skirts gave them a sort of spectacular freedom, They may go to the theatre feeling that conventions are to be kicked over as part of the day‘a sport. | At the same time thore is a great deal to be said for them, for they sel- dom fail to make up the greater part OMAN--lovely or otherwise—| hag @ sense of humor, This « has been proved sby the laughter given to current plays. Merriment takes a docidedly feminine turn even in the war plays that mark the season, ger still, women have laughed | at Mheen’s “Ghosts.” I sat amazed at} FROM *THE. QUBM4RINE EYE” * the moment that they have forgotten how to laugh. We can only view the situation as jt presents itself. M ~ talked from the shoulder—that caused more serious neighbors of their hilart- ous sisters to hiss "S-s-h-h!" 1 was interested, rather than amused, to! find women taking @ jolly view of “Upstairs and Down,” while men looked upon the somewhat risque! progeedings with a solemnity born, | | OLD AGE A oat an afternoon performance of this LiBERTY of a theatre audience, and in laughter tragedy to hear sounds of muirth.| they leave the men’ far pening. Tt Bhitlnonite These outdurete did not stop at} may be that the men scattered among | " @iggies, There were explosions—not- them are merely stupid animals, or! oe. aly when the impudent Regina] Are £0 concerned with the problems of Feit a eS ie LEAH BAIRD are going to war and women are go-| Ing to the theatre—but we can feel sure that women are giving their hearts to the struggle, | pe | WENT to the Empire Theatre last! night to have another look at “The Twelve-Pound Look,” with Ethel Barrymore giving it the humor of her eye, and once again n Miss Barrymore we y an actress of fine In- nee, but with an equally fine sense of humor Her work as the typist who comes back to the home of | the maa who thinks only of “succe fe a triumph of comedy. It was t humor of the situation, apparentl that appealed to Miky Barrymore last ous glar I realized th r and ls to warn age NONE LAW FOR BOTH’ At the Kighty-first Street Theatr? ¥ William 8. Hart's latest pictures “Wolf Lowry,” will be i throughout the week. It is a of (he wild desert country and Hart a8 a strong, grim man, quieh on the trigger. “Ohrlatus” romains at the Critertot 1) Theatre, where it is making a, deep PASSING "SHOW. Wir. ves eeu HIS inte Ww wID Last ap | ARIE UKs o THE KNIFE se br 13 DECORATION DAY.WED., MAY 30 WIALAM MARRIS IR. Presents ‘sag Bui Obie ie Bar tae ‘fet. oo BOOTH % ae a Nets MR: tintin In “A BUCCESSPUL CALAMITY,’ oe Bay eee fe ar te F lays for the ensnti | ‘. you dA delightful per ‘soe LIncours eyo’ 88 prom! MEDAL. Haarlem | directly to the ¥ st. 1 Rt Bee haa auton gma tor maces vee e's Coming Week Herida ses AACE kidney and biadier ailments, SHE eT ECC SA CoIRINIGALeDT. OBC peta: GOLD MEDAL Haarlem ¢ put the men out of commixsion, One : | week of the season with {ta wide are imported direct frou Kain, however, Charles Dalton v ington Square Players} variety of rides, slides, shoots, dipy ‘ Sua the ner esi FY otennd A eae Si he Bre 1 {naugurate thelr summer | and other amusement devices in full tT jecited ana of himself, Beatri season at the Comedy Theatre | Erecation, of comboyes comatrin, thy |p, ouvee La idreat Ey ha fesraaue Gr wiee tate cc Nene aha eee ee RATS fiat later ant conan aave | “UPSTAIRS AND Downs ninine note of laughte: \ ponte TH d f ¢ s § The reataik Amusement Place i in pout the ‘three Barrie| DIY pere’s “Pariah,” fr i PS StS ALS ; , PROCTOR VAUDEVILLE : lousa" and hie, pen, Bead New York fs the plays carried ite own sugges ie RAN eda : ‘ ' 4 | AND LOBW FEATURES) ©: “iuiyou'a stoopiechaan Park. Tho mea Sa, 25e, SOP ally writar 26 Langner, and \ » hs Pay 4} a yailroom I f » patron ' ival Tee aetna ta ee ea y two-act. satire, | “HE SUBMARINE EYE,” ‘ , | ‘The bit at Proctor’s Fifth Avenue vine mire a ne ‘mata hum at IF aaa J oe io tubehdsed le he de becthiet parle ve uy hts." " YK | ‘Theatre, commencing Monday, will| Pallisades Amusement Park was “ el Toads tea ma VES es "When Johnny Comes Mar ng ? < oy Pr | Ralph Dunbar's Tennessee Ton in : kas Fleece ‘ a ah eee Home” moves from the New Amster Hie pi lag ieed amt aa n Gite DOLLY f | songs, Teal ‘and Marlin, Ward and| DANCING CARNIVAL i la ‘ee 8, waist travers to th a kee =| Stouso om ¥ ern je araiea eo Ove (aaah ta sits premiere he Baber | RMT Wf. | Vas, and Laser and Dale, Bur the lati] DRAWS GREAT THRONGS ves ue ae . y e 1 creo i ‘ ic € a fa I at the Emplre offers the} aiiies, 350 pei : SAA REE ota - iwcat HIP, a at Proctora Twenty-third Dancing Carnival in the Grand Cen- nonin ord dual instructor ‘ to be n ‘ : he/sene of U boats Hooray Thentre. | Davin and Kitty; [tral Palnce to wecommodate the ustial r bE i it the +] Wa Th Ke aviaaeriid peal GIRL a wea She Bee summer Visitors that greatly swell the “BILLIARDS AND POCKET human performance Erit 1 : Bs promised by the} sits hier comedy, a au hier iye bade ne. VP Ww HUDSON Ser cove BILLiIARES a . aay a an n brothers, who are the p i : — : 5 | Montaomery, ventriloquist, will” ap- {pees K' Wing botween 4th and 80ch at f the r pts ahwor Ito hs nn the | f ERS EIG. MON bill will be George Lyons, | ital Po ae ADMISSION 25 ay | Ns?*"| motion plotures pi an, Dutty and Davia, oyclte | Mme Barah Hernhardt will leave WENT S ic hi | Stags aly eat A 1 : and they the Missivaippl Maids,” @ muatcal| Mount Sinai Hospital to-morrow, en- |] GALETY breyk tt DANCING CARNIVAL | ih ve ‘ smeny, will rege ental be vwra| tirely well again : ‘ HARRIS" Wat i fe GRAND CENTRAL PALACE ' ‘5 aoa a wook, The fim aicastonewill kel Mme, Bernhardt Apri 1, " JANE. COWL fh nda re © Mii nev W erly | bi i V4 awry : nf r ep x 1 ats on Ming Bern as It probably will go Lexington Ave., (Use 46th St. ||, : of a gleantie bentit per-| Oy a aie A eee aaa pos CLL REPUBLICS. 2% epses i» ‘THE BAR SINISTER y y of the week, At Loew's New York ~ Mite, Weds de Bat pt t ) | re fund being t 1 ba Theatre Anita Stewart will be seen | ‘ lf slehele AT BROADWAY THEATRE) resent a Stato. of Liberty wv Kenest Wil ieture “Giovera Rebel __vaupevinte, | os sane IBBETSON"? . ao | tatu r v \ narroy n wi ” prot rs ' 7 HIPPODROME rhb oleoret Cot Fadaas Lewis] Misch ' thete uey ws eas) PROCTOR’ COHAN & HARRIS Se" $9 uP fe. , peopl Se Hil iat palvnuesup hearts SL Woit Hoppers Josin Wnty : 4 Mee ait | “MAN WHO CAME BACK” |k: et Friday wed 10| oF bevincks rlory Meare |) THE ree rwd Wins HA SUNDAY fs. | tien o-sorvow niane ad [vi apeat ih Coe ee Be NEARING TENTH MONTH | "9% Axen\" on Saturday OS) ee et ee pe) TUNE ro erat LF rank G, Hall | ETHEL BARRY MORE 1 Winthrop Kelley wi , f PARKS A AND DEAGRAS: , a ‘e : wth yore | ‘ Me Tepe | cee cone minumuanely the tore UE UINCRIALTO. 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