The evening world. Newspaper, March 19, 1918, Page 15

“A Pair of ° O dramatize lingerie is a feat that would be attempted only by the bravest of men, even though he worked a red-cross into his war-time scheme of thing: After "A Pair of Silk Stockings, neat but not gaudy, Cyril. Harcourt Though we had sold good hats for years and years— The ‘Rogers Peet’’ soft hats and Derbies ‘‘saw the first light of day” only two years ago! It was an idea that we were mighty glad to father ~—-hats made to our special order to achieve the last word in smartness and at- tention to detail. They had to be values as full of good measure as our clothes for men and boys. Result—a most flourish- ing business in ‘Rogers- Peet” hats. Spring styles now ready! RoGERS PEET COMPANY Broadwey Broadway at 13th St. “The at 34th St. Four Broadway Comers’ Fifth Ave. at Warren at 41st St. © THE NEW PLAYS o. Petticoats” Entertaining but Thin BY CHARLES DARNTON ° put out “A Pair of Petticoats” last night at the Forty-fourth Street Roof Theatre. The idea, so far as the title of the play is concerned, suggests in- teresting possibilities. War and sentiment are so mixed in “A Pair of Petticoats” that © left to make the most of the situation. The author has created a first act that commends itself to any one pos- sessing a sense of humor. It ts clever and amusing, and, moreover, it 1s very well written. ‘The second act, too, {8 a good plece of work, granting that only men are talking about af- fairs of the heart while bearing up with highbalis. The third act “lets down” with the heavy welght of con- ventionality. “A Pair of Petticoats” is an ami- able, entertaining comedy, but it falls 4 bit short in the end. The Red Cross nurse, who seems to be doing most of her work at home, is turned from her adoring attitude toward a young Captain by, the idle charge of a widow that a fellow in the army with the same name of Lowndes has been flirting with her, This is all very well in itself, yet it doesn’t make a play, Some of the talk concerning women in war time is exceedingly frank, though not violent- jy shocking, And then again, the language is wrong when an English- man speaks of “a drug store.” Again, |an old English General trades on our he never trusted Lloyd George, but one that knows what he is talking about. At the same time, the Eng- lish author of the play has a young American officer saying “I guess” at every breath and asserting that New York 18 “made over” every year as a sign of progress. 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This young na- tive New York tenor displayed a quality of Voice and a competency of style that were admirable. Off- hand one might ask why isn't he singing at the Metropolitan Opera House now? But then, maybe, Mr. Murphy's talents are better sulted for the concert . At any rate his pronouncement of a variety of songs captivated a large audience. He found favor immediately by his lovely singing of Handel's “Deeper Jand Deeper Still” and “Waft Her, |Angels, Through the Skies,” and the \following, “Passing By” of Purcell's, |Next a group of Russian songs by iGretchaninoff, Rachmaninoff and | Felix Fourdrain found deserved favor. ‘After that came a French group by |Aubert, Hue and Massenet, and, at ithe end, an English group that in- loluded songs, by Morris Class, Cyril |Scott, Campbell-Tipton, Cadman, ‘Charles F. Manney and Edward El- gar, a majority of them American jcomposers. Charles Albert Baker was jeMcient as an accompanist at the eae | ciara Pasvolsky, heralded as a Rus- sian contralto, gave & recital at Acolian Hall last night. Her pro- OPERAS and CONCERTS Lambert Murphy Charms in Recital; New Russian Singer; “Rigoletto.” By SYLVESTER RAWLING gramme, all-Russian, was sung by her in Russian. Her costume, quaint and picturesque, was said to be cor- rect, although it was embroidered here because of the present war con- ditions, It was a commanding list of songs that she presented, includ- ing compositions by Moussorgeky, Glinka, Borodine, Rimsky-Korsakov and Tschaikowsky. She attacked each in turn valiantly, In a volce not easy to describe and not always adequate. Sho was at her best in one or two added numbers of a lighter concep- |tion. She had an admirable accom- roe at the piano in Frances Fos- er, “Rigoletto” was repeated at the Metropolitan Opera House last night with De Luca in the name part, Maria Barrientos as Gilda, Hipolito Lazaro as the Duke, Flora Perini as Maddalena and Rothier as Sparafu- cile. Mr, Moranzoni conducted. Re- peated hearings of Mr. Lazaro, in several parts, leave one puszied as to his present and his future status as @ singer and as an arti No man Sylvia, the Slowest Thing in Flower Show, Gives) Grand Central Palace a Scare and Starts the House Detectives and Trick Mathematicians to Work—-Have You Met Sylvia? No? Well, When’ They Found Her She Admitted “‘Africa Ain’t| Nothin’ Like This” and She’s Glad to Be Right Here in New York. AVP you met Sylvia? H Sylvia won the Blue Ribbon out the Grand Central Pa'- ace for being the slewest little thing around the Flower Show. Sylvia ts a turtle—a $1,000 African turtle—belonging to Mrs. H. Darlington of Mamaroneck, She was brought to the show so that Junior League debutantes could say “Oooo, isn't he cute?” and In- curable Humorists could say “No, she's too slow for me.” Sylvia lives in a Blue Ribbon Jungle that reminds hor of the wilds of Africa—electric lights and everything. Last Saturday, while Sylvia was basking under the warm rays of the sun, browsing in the wild fragrance of hothouse hydrangea and #plashing in the turbulent electric fountain, P. W. Popp, gardener and chief custodian of the Thougand Dollar Baby, went to prepare a refresh- ing salad for Sylvia's lungheon. Sylvia's favorite salad looks like shrimp, but !tisn’t, [t's made of del! - cate pink grub worms and tender green files, served on a nasturtium leat. When Popp returned with Sylvi salad, Sylvia wasn't to be found. Popp inspected every leaflet and nook-ette of the Blue Ribbon Jungle. But Sylvia wasn't. He reported thé missing Sylvia to the House Detectives. ‘The House Detectives said “Impossible.” ever ie such a victim of stage fright at the beginning of a performance; no man ever displayed such cock- suredness when he has found himself. In the “ last night, for instance, who sings it better, shows more as- No need to mention the one man who sings it better than any- body. Yet if Mr. Lazaro will take modest counsel with himself his voice, which has quality and com- pass, will carry him far. he was an awful bore. Maud Hana- ford played the Red Cross heroine in |a pretty, simple way; Leonard Mudie \gave a romantic touch to the young |Gaptain who had been “gassed,” and lay Gordon made the most of an American conceived by an English- ig entertain- ing, but thin, — ITALIAN WAR PICTURES THRILL THE SPECTATORS IN THE RIVOLI THEATRE The Italian war plotures being shown at the Rivoli Theatre this week are some of the best ever seen in New lyork. They demonstrate as nothing else could the difficulty of operations on the Isonzo front. Actual battle scenes were filmed as troops went into action, One particularly graphic in- \cldent came with the destruction of @ jeannon by an Austrian shell, Another scene that makes onlooke catch their breath takes place just as an attacking wave mounts an enemy | parapet. One infantryman brings his bi down twice. | “wild Youth,” based upon the novel of Sir Gilbert Parker, is built on the old triangle of a youth and a girl and on old man, As ever, youth is vi torious, although the complicatio |incidental thereto are many and vi ried. Louise Huff had the title role and gave an excellent Interpretation lof a girl unhappily betrothed to age, |but in love with youth. Other num- | bers of an extensive bill were well up to the Rivoli standard. pecs a, IT’S AN IRISH WEEK OF PICTURE AND SONG AT RIALTO THEATRE | In deference to St. Patrick and the |"Fighting 69th,” the Rialto presenta- tion for this week opens with Vic- tor Herbert's “Irish Rhapsody” as the he Ince's presentation of id Bennett in “Naughty, Naughty’ is tho feature picture. As Roberta | Miller, the daughter of the bank pres- ident of the morally spotless town of Lillyville Miss Bennett after a trip to New York, furnishes the villagers |with thrills such as Helen Moller re- lcently gave a metropolitan audience. ‘atty"” Arbuckle as a bellhop’ pro- a characteristically funny reel, J Martell, baritone, singing "Ki Dance,” and Gladys Rice, rendering @ selection of Irish melo- dies, give almost an Irish compilote- ness to the bill eee BIFF! BING! BANG! SHOW OPENS WITH A SMASH AT OLYMPIC THEATRE. James Cooper's “Biff! Bing! Bang” Show arrived at Olympic Theatre on Hast Mth Street last night, with two patriotic acts of burlesque, enti- tled “Over Here,” from the pen’ of Billy K, Wells, The Biff! Bing! Bang! folks will be the attraction at this se for the rest of this week, Edgar Bixley, & versatile vomedian with ability to play any Instrument from a child's toy piano to a cornet, is also a good tramp comedian, and with the help of Ben Howard, in a Jew character, caused a riot of fun | last night Grace Harvard, Helen Andrews and Sedal Bennett, won commenda- tion for their good singing and dane- ing. The Lift! Bing! Bang! trio, con- | sisting of Fuller, Lester and Steven- son also well and made good | their triplicate characterisation. “WORLD OF FROLIC. AN AMUSING BUNCH | AT COLUMBIA THEATRE “The World of Frollcs,” in which | Dave Marion is seen as the principal {fun maker, entertained a large crowd last night at the Columbia Theatre, where it will be presented this week. The burlesque, which is in two acta, is full of vaudeville and musical num: bers, Classical dancing of Mile, Bar- tolett! won high favor. The Alpine Four, proved good singers, and Horan and ‘Burke contributed vaudeville specialties. The dancing of a large chorus in dazzling costumes was a feature of the performance, Some members of the cast who work faithfully with M are H, 8. Dud. ey,,Charles Raymond, Nellie Wataon, Henry Plunkett and Agnes Behler ITALIAN OPERA STARS TO REPORT FOR WAR DUTY Excused From Service Before, but Must Appear at Consul’s by . April 30. Itallan stars of military age in the Metropolitan Opera Company must re- port to the Itallan Consul for oxamina~ tion for service abroad before Ap.{l 30. They were examined at the time Italy entered the war and excused, and many may be exempted again. Enrico Caruso is forty-five and conse- quently above the age limit of forty-one. Giovanni Martinelli has four brothers | ghting for Italy and has been excused heretofore, but ‘must ‘eport again. Others of military age aic Papi and Moranzoni, conductors; Amato, de Luca, Carpi, Laurent!, Bamboschek and Bon- fiiio. Many of Italy's leading singers, paint- ers and literary men are at the front. ‘s-uso has often said he would @o if they would take him, ‘SITTING BULL'S GRANDCHILD ADDRESSES WOMEN HERE | Tells of Her Work to Stop Use | of Drugs Among Indians | in Far West. Mrs. Gertrude Bonnin, granddaughter of the famous Sioux Chief, Sitting Bull, and wife of a U. 8, Army officer, | was tho principal guest and speaker last night at the “woman's open table” held at the National Arts Club, No. 16 Gramere; Mrs. Place. “Indian Sym- of the tri various decorative costume she wor testifying before the Sei on Indian Affairs regar drugs by Indians, Another speaker Willsie, editor of topic was "The Difficult: Woman's Magazine tn Wartime TO BENEFIT YOUNG WOMEN. 8 Their Sovlal Opportunities. ing the use of was Mrs, Horace Delineator, whose of Making & United Club Incre: and Recreatio | ‘The United Club, whose motto ts “tho | devolopment of social, educational and recreational opportunities for women and the increase of their power for service,” is planning tableaux and «| dance for the benefit of the organization | at the Palm Garden, No. 160 East 66th | Street, to-morrow evening, ‘ Those who have the affair in charge promise that the tableaux are to be the finest the club talent can provide, and| 1 be the inclu: | their subject matter will sive American Api ot the club. The United Club, which te su; ported by the New York Association of Women Workers of No, 35 East 30th Street, 1s designed t0 bring together young wornen whose conditions of life deny them many of the pleasures their more fortunate Sisters enjoy, The club house at No 243 Enst 34th Street five-story building, with an assem , library, bowling alley, supper rooms and showe! baths, There the general activities of the club are carried on by deparunents and special committees. ‘The present membership of the United club is 600, It te the ambition of the Girectora to raise this number to 1.000 whether hard, soft or out any pain, This dru one and is ether discovered by & but is sufficient to rid feet of every Tt is the most mary drug known. Reece settee tentmteintttetnan etna ten ett Gitte, mam Pain Stops! Corns Lift Out | Don’t let corns 4 or callus off wit! No humbug! Any corn, <> tween the toes, will loosen right up and lift out, with- te called freez- compound of ctnnat! chemist. | the corns or calluses but ‘Ask at any drug store for | shrivela them without any | fa small bottle of freezone, | irritation, which will cost but « triffe, Women! Keep freezone corn or callus, They conferred with Arthur Herrington, manager of the Flower Show, on “Why Girls Leave Home.” Arthur Herrington knows how to plant pretty Dutch maiden among beds of tulips, and at what distance to separate shamrock from Dutch- man's Pipe, but he was stumped on Sylvia. He phoned Mrs, Darlington, who testified that “Sylvia had a been very happy at home” and must have been “lured away.’ Then Herrington had a Big Idea. Maybe she got homesick and went upstairs “to see the African Lily.” ‘The African Lily is the only one of its kind out of Africa, and might easily have lured an innocent tortoise. “She's not there,” reported the puzzled Popp. “Oh, not yet,” sald Herrington, “but she may be en route.” While guards warned passing Flower Fans to “Watch Your Step” Popp and Herrington, with paper and pencil, retired behind closed doors. “Put this down,” ordered Herrington, “If a tortise can erdWwi .0001 of a mile in one hour, how long will it take her to crawl 8,000 feet?” “But she's going up hill,” objected Popp. “Then,” continued Herrington, “if she slips back two feet every time she advances three feet how many feet”—— “She's got four feet!” declared Popp. “Aw, that ain't the answer,” said Herrington. And Popp gave ap. All day Saturday and through the long night gloom hung over the Blue Ribbon Jungle. The nasturtium leaf withered, and wiggled away. But Sylvia return-ed not. Sunday night a five-year-old kid crawled under the wire fence of George Gould's War Garden, out at the show. “WOW!" he yelled, “Look, mom! Lookey at de toad! “Come out of there,” cried mom. “What do you mean by getting into Mr. George Gould's garden?” But the kid hopped between embryonic etalks of corn and button- hole bouquets of lettuce after something black and round and shiny. Just then a House Detective advanced—on tiptoe, “A clue!” he hissed. Other House Detectives followed—on tiptoe. They entered the War Garden and pulled back a tender sprout of parsnip. CENSUS SHOWS CHELSEA'S HEALTH FAST IMPROVING Less Than Fifteen Neighbors a Thousand Found Il] by Investi- gators of Association. Less than 16 neighbors a thousand are 1] in Chelsea, according to the r cent health cenaus taken by the Chele a Neighborhood Association, No. 135 st 28rd Street, figures for which were announced to-day by Dr. B. H. Lewinaki-Corwin, Chairman of the @s- sociation’s Public Health Committee. ‘The health status of 24,043 pera was ascertained and 866 sick persons found by Investigators, or at a rate of 14,8 por 1,000, Ninety-three per cent of these vs showed a physical dis- ability for work, and 20.6 per cent. of the total were bed-fast ut home. Among males the sickness rate was 14.0 per 1,000, or 2.1 per 1,000 higher than for families. By far the greatest number of cases for one particular disease was reported for rheumatism, of which there were Gi cases, Accidents and Injuries showed 39 cases, pneumonia 16, stomach dis- eases 13, kidney diseases 11 and paraly- ais also 11 Out of all c sickness was specified 9 per cent sick less than one woek, 16.5 per lows than two weeks, 42 per cent than two months the salad qty Carriages $20.08 and up to 866, 3-Room Outfit $98 y for it ®1.50 Weekly, os where duration ot | were cent less The Duofold Bed 1 Gen) Ure Pas back and eat; Hon Leather, Feeilivnt springs, Sale of White Enamel Beds Hox, Price 814.50, 8.49 : Cash or Credit CLEVELAND, New York as his John D. Rockefeller Federal Court here to-day a petition for an tn junction to prevent County Hoyle from collecting taxes on $6,000,000 nal property which had by the County Auditor of 19,—Clatming reasurer che twice! Lift any corn 1 fingers—Here’s magic! Put « few drops directly upon any tender, aching corn or callus, Instantly the sore- ness disappears and shortly the corn or callus will loosen and can be lifted off with the fingers. Freezone doesn't eat out be Cia. one's | om your dresser and apply ® 1g PO alr with | few drops whenever a corn raven | begins aching Pain stops, corn goes} Advt lous en LUDWIG BAUMANN S/|fagin Sale of Baby When found th chortle) gleefully: “Africa ain't nothing Uke this!” There lay Sylvin—nibbiing contentedly. missing turtle is alleged to have chortled (turtles ORSDPS attached to See ata 42d t shop with checker board checks From Coast to Coast” Easy. HEER UP! Nobody's said Days. 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