The evening world. Newspaper, October 24, 1918, Page 20

¢ a is i" THE NEW PLAYS ii “The Riddle: Woman” An Interesting Sex Drama BY CHARLES DARNTON. | A Gordingly, likoty to keep them guewsin, Charlotte BE. Wells Donnelly have taken the Danish play @f C. Jacobi and made it an interest- PMN, ing sex drama. It was all of that and &@ bit more, perhaps, in its original form. Soon or clash is bound to come. There is no particular reason for considering the work that Miss Wells and Miss Donnelly have done. The main fact is that the play suggests the situations of Sardou and the thought of Ibsen. The first act brings back Hedda Gabler and Mrs, Elvsted, late, the | SERIOUS problem is always disturbing to our playgoers. They take | the easiest way to the theatre without asking questions. Riddle: Woman,” offered at the Harris Theatre last night, ts, ac- “The | 1s | 6 ————————eeeEeEGE7X_mM_ | the theatre requires a skill so fine that it may not be appreciated whoa {ts tone is softened. | But last night there was exception- ally fine acting by Bertha Kalich and Chrystal Herne, In other words, two sensitive women held the stage, as the saying goes, for two acta. When they had the play in their hands, the| grip of drama was felt, It didn’t matter that two women had made a moss of their brains because of a philanderer cheap enough to take money from them. Now, A. E. Anson | is @ very good actor, but he was hopelessly miscast as the more or less small lover, because he look! like an anchorite, The role of Coun Erik Helsinger demanded a full- bodied, red-blooded actor. | Mme. Kalich acted with admirable restraint uncommon to her, and even managed a burst of hysterics very well when the curtain fell rather flatly on the second act. As the wife with a past, in the language of the theatre, she proved herself to be an actress of imagination and power. Miss Herne, in the role of an “old maid" who happened to be the mother of a child, made her way to the heart in a atraightfor- ward manner, Robert Edeson was forceful, but obvious, as the husband who didn’t finish the business of throttling the villain, and Frances Carson figured prettily as Karen. “The Riddle: Woman" may keep only to turn the tables on a confident audience. To be cruel or poignant in you guessing, but it is as plain as| the tiger's eye that Mme. Kalish| About P lays HAUNCEY OLCOTT and his company will open in “The Volos of McConnell,” a new play by George M. Cohan, with songs also by Mr. Cohan, at Ford's, Baltimore, Monday evening. In Mr, Olcott's sup- port are Roy Coohrane, Arthur Shields, Edward Fielding, H. P. Woodley, Edna Leslie, Agnes Gildea, Fletcher Harvey, David D. Wall, Wilda Maric Moore, Mrs, Alice Chapin, Gilda Leary, Edward O'Con- por, Elsie Lyding, Richard Tabor, Harold de Becker, Constance Besum- » Bert Dunlay, Mae Jennings and Ba Price. SMITH PUTS ONE OVER. ‘Theodore P. Shonts, the traction poet, he, a rival. Having peruscd some of the efforts from the pen of Mr. Shonts, Alfred H, Smith, Regional Director of the United States Rai- Administration, has tossed ais use into the ring and is threaten- the Shonts laurels. Since thou- ands of theatrical people use the yailroads each month, a poem from Smith camp, just at hand, right- dl belongs in this column, Mr, @mith worked up from the position of hfice boy to that of President of tue New York Central system and his vhyme, excellent in sentiment, em- izes the fact that he is a darn good railroad man. Here it is: MS the, eregians for yo © fecal shar Tien te'y any. man's ton Mee rica pack on she's un, ato at home, we y rare and tools, weglect TAL guia the hte ive mado ing aritor biows at Tighting “Jim. trust Sam. Reb and Mii Fe sake ES as ee Mn ihe treing; beep elt to trim, for Fight'nd Jim, NASH WEDS RUBEN. wh, featured In “The Big Chance,” which is to open next Mon- day at the 48th Street Theatre, is now the wite of Jose Ruben, with whom She was starred recently in “I. O. U' Church of the Blessed Sacrament Well, well! No wonder Miss Nash per mitted Mr. Ruben to become her co star in “1, 0, U “THREE WISE FOOLS.” Winchell Smith and John L. Golden have changed the name of their juction from “Three Wise lo “Three Wise Fools.” It will &N engagement at the Criterion The- ‘Atre Oct, 31. A CHANCE FOR CHILDREN. The Hippodrome m @istributing among th trons of the olg play @ flag chart which ind line the flags of the Alli golers of all but Old ( Prizes of War Thrif be offered for the eolored charts Thought, will teach ¢ nize the flags at a ASSING SHOW’ TO LEAVE. 7| family has a new little splinter, gives to a very fine performance, | and Players DUDLEY closed now because of the influenza epidemic, MR. SAVAGE RECOVERING. Henry W. Savage, who was injured in Virginia last week when a horse he was riding fell into a ravine, in re- covering rapidly and expects to be back at his desk in two weeks, The horse, which landed on its neck, ts in the soap factory by this time, SOCIAL NOTE, \ Patricia B, Ziegfeld, aged two years, had a birthday party at her estate, Burkley Crest, Hastings-on-Hudson, | yesterday. Among those present was! the noted actress, Billie Burke, GOSSIP. “Poter's Mother” will open at the Playhouse Tuesday night, Harry Lyons, formerly with “The Man Who Came Back,” and 3." has joined the Royal Corps. The lyrics for the new Century Grove revue have been written by Joseph McCarthy and John Henry Mears. | Rose McEntire has been engaged! to succeed Helen Marqua in “Glorianna.” Miss Marqua married and quit the stage for the dustpan, | John Flood jr., having been drafted for army service, has written a song called “Don't Stop the War Till I Get a Chance.” \ Dougias Fairbanks went out to Camp Upton the other evening and made a speech in which he spiled | pep all over the place, Alex Sullivan and Lynn Cowan have a new song cated “Kisses” | which, according to Alex, threatens to bring home the bacon, Maude Adams and her company are marooned by the Influenza at Albany, Ga. Reports say people are travelling miles to catch a gtimpee of the actress. Belge and a Flying the “Fid@ers ompany will give a free per- formance at the Cort Theatre Sun- day evening for sailors and soldiers in uniform, The Broadhurst Theatre was crowded last night with soldiers and sailors invited there to see the final dress rehearsal of “Ladies First.” cus Nathan, Managing Director H D; Palace, has | ofac steps, Mr, N ays h exhibit the be the Dance Palace, but he can't a| girl to dance with bruin, Is there any young lady present who desires to be well hugged? ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. Silverman—Ask N. T. Granlund, Loew offices, that question. i. D.—Carl Randall ts in “Oh, wudy,” Wilbur Theatre, Boston. Lady, A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. The Wellsville Bee says the Wood FOOLISHMENT, | FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE, | "Why is the letter ‘t’ like matri- mony?” | he Passing Show of 1918" will its engagement at the Winter den on Nov. 9. It is planned to - We it go to the new Sam 8. Shubert tre, Philadelphia. It is possible the theatres in Philadelphia will reopened next week. 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