The evening world. Newspaper, November 26, 1918, Page 18

Bs Hee, tere” ————— et War- Time '® have had so many plays conce! THE NEW PLAYS ' “The Crowded Hour” BY CHARLES DARNTO 2 aoa celal Melodrama ned with the war that “The Crowded Hour,” at the Selwyn Theatre last night, did not come as a surprise. In fact, this play by Edgar ‘W be a manufactured product of the tines. ‘hore than war-time melodrama, full whe theatre. Wirst of all, it is necessary to con- @———————————— side, the heroine as a show girl, and she doesn't hesitate to mention Zieg- fele But what does it mean? The) “ollieg” may go on until the roof comer off, but the war is over, and the American girl who poses as a heroine in France has had her day it hot her crowded hour. As a show girl in the cartier part of the play Jane Cowl played a role vastly within the grasp of ney good- | Moxing young actress, Siw \ os amore wt Jess gay womun in Jove with an- other woman's husband, but not at all moving, When the man learned that his brother had not only been Killed but crucified by the Germans, h@ went to the front as one of those rave engineers who fought so brave- lw that they have served as the tn- *viration of the play by the authors who have read Scott and the news- papers ut thelr ease. Incidentally, ‘ry to point out that a bad, or at any rate a careless, wife may lose a jvod husband because of her lack of tact. ta other words, she doesn't know how to manage him. He goes bis way and whe goes her way, and in the senti- mental shift of thibge they meet in france. The New York chorus girl «ives him back to his wife—and there you.are! | Stephenson as an English officer who | Seiwyn and Channing Pollock proved “The Crowded Hour” ts nothing of the sort of sentimentality dear to ral differences could not possibly be brought together again, war or no war. The whole thing fails Sat. i is all very fine for the show girl to tell the man she loves to go back to his wife, but meanwhile you have been devoting yourself to a play that means nothing in the end, Miss Cowl, bringing hergelf back to tears and sobs again, found horselt | easily within the range of her role,! but she gave to it no sense of deep emotion, She was merely a super- ficlal creature, even when the walls came down upon Peggy as « tele- phone operator in France. She may have saved twelve thousand men from destruction, but #he didn’t save herself from sane and just criticism. First bonors were won by Orme Caldara aa the unhappy husband. He | acted in a straightforward, manly way that won admiration, Alto- gether likeable, too, was Henry carried off his role with a quiet air! of distinction, Christine Norman was! both rhetorical and theatric as the nondéseript wife, but Franklyn Ar- deil managed to be amusing In the part of a Y, 0, A, worker who deville actor and ‘a helluva place to Nothing could be more seatimental, A man nnd his wife parted by natu- About Plays H. WOODS has acquired the A rights to @ farce in four © acts’ called “You Take Her, Al,” and will use it as « starring vehicle for Florence Moore, who is now in “Parlor, Bedroom and Bath” on tour, It is from the French, re- named, of course, George Faydeau ts credited with the authorship, Mr. ‘Woods believes he has a great piece ot property in “You Take Her, Al” HERBERT WRITING MUSIC. /“8be Took a Chance,” the musical ‘version of “A lull House,” whieh had & brief preliminary tour recently un- der the management of Edgar Mac- Gregor in association with Klaw & Brianger, is in rebearsal again. Vic- ¢ “PINAFORE” PLEASES. ‘The miniature version of “Pina- tere,” which was interpolated in “Bverything” at the Hippodrome yes- terday, proved delightful. De Wolf Hopper was Sir Joseph” Porter, and Story, Josephine. R. H, Burn- staged the tabloid. WAY OF DIVERSION. McGuggin, in Peewee- 3; “Thanksgtvin’ 1s almost once more, I can't offer no excess of wealth, but, darn thankful that I've got T ain't had a pain in a years, I'm strong as a Panhandje steers, You hear me kickin’ about bein’ sick, Your old Unole Wzry's as hard as a prick.” Just then Sue McGuggin came into the store, “Oh, father,” said, “mother’s terribly sore, She you to set up the stove right looked at “Why, uti! ak : 2a) HH @way.” utmost dismay, in Susie,” he said, “don’t you know your old dad ae the iumbago most turnible bad’ Said Grandpa McGee, as Mc- Gugein went out: “Oh, 8i, where's ‘them steers you wus talkin’ about?” WINNING A HEART. “IT am dead in love with the sweet- est kid in the world,” writes a young man named Enyahs to this column, “TL Intend to propose to her soon, and if you will print the inclosed poem I know she'll accept me.” After read- ine the poem we're not so sure. How. ever, we're willing to act as first ald to Cupid to the extent of two verses. Read, fair one, and be his! i Lo ie, dari * Stat’ cur ove ia ilke af tree at Tote fr 3, lsewiess out And ke wf ny. heart, mm ‘Deepty Footed you . A newsboy, coming out of the Mo- roseo Theatre last night, after seeing Nash in “Remnant,” was heard to remark: “Bome show and some showess!” SOLICITOUS FELIX, © Henry Obstfield trotted into tho Darber shop at the Friars yesterday an4 found Felix, the tonsorial artist, t wait,” growled Henry, “Gim- me @ razor. I'l! shave myself.” Felix armed him at once and Henry eoreped away. As a finishing touch be gave himself a cut on the chin, A bit of humor means a lot to a, war play like “The Crowded Hour.” and Players DUDLEY forgetting himself. you?" “You sure did, you fathead!” Henry. Then he left with- out tipping himself, HALF GREAT, ANYWAY. A Brooklyn young man, aspiring to shine on the vaudeville stage, called on Alf. T, Wilton, the agent, the other day and insisted on showing him some dance steps. Mr, Wilton looked ~naturedly, ill you book me?” usked the |youth eagerly when he had done bis dancing. “Pil write you,” said Mr. Wilton, “You'll get my answer to-morrow.” The next day the youth was seen} on Broadway talking to a friend. Ho had the letter tn his hand. “He won't book me just now,” he “Dit I cutted ‘was heard to say, ter ain't | { dancer with my left foot,’ | Gossip. | There will be extra matinees at nearly all the theatres Thankagiviig The benefit for the Seaside Home for Crippled Children will be held at ‘the Strand Friday morning. Harry Levey of the Universal is making a big after-the-war film called “Keep the Home Fires Burn- ing.” Caruso saw bimeelf in films at the Rivoli Sunday, and modestly said: “That's not bad—no, not bad at all.” Ada Lewis will join the cast of “Listen, Lester” in S¥racuse next Monday, She'll be @ rollicking widow, whatever that is. Agnes Tait, who posed for the ster, “Tho Greatest Mother in the Yorid,” will appear in person at the Rivoli the week of Dec. 17, when a Red Cross fitm, in which she acted, will be shown. W. D. Fitzgerald, manager of the Lyric ‘Theatre, Allentown, was in New York last night seeing the sights. To his friends he sald “Never fear, I havo @ ticket back to Allentown.” SOME GENT SWIPED IT. E, C, Ranok, press agent for “The Better ‘Ole,” seems to be a disup- pointed playwright. Wise why should he pop us in the column with the fol- lowing rhyme: iat a drama ip the air, t fell ih, J know not where; m one day from beginning to end Tt was produced~as the work of @ friend A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. When the little son of Sid Hender- son of Wellsville asked him wh ve ing cards were, Bld replied: “Three aces, son.” FOOLISHMENT, Lx oung girl Who railed ts sid Tote, with hey 1 Lope, Sa fhe level, 1 choke,”* FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. Preacher (in church)—A man who playa poker ix a fool. Joe Slack—Good! 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