The evening world. Newspaper, December 14, 1918, Page 7

Belasco Started on Road To Fame Helping Mother | » Dothe Family Washing . | PRAARPRRARARAARAR ARV AR ARRMARRAT RRO RAO Human Phase of the Stage Wizard Set Forth in Williatn Winter's Book of His Life. a By Charles Darnton. a any one interested in the theatre, William Winter's posthumgus “Life of David Be must be of absorbing interest, for quite aside from the subject—tn other words the man—tit offers a theme with variations, a record of the Amorican atage from the time of barn. ‘ torming ‘ce skilful achievement, AS SaMLeT BELASCO we YWO OF HIS EARLY STAGE ROLES, RM cannot te axti thut the mx poblished by Moffatt, Yard & Co. fo one that will add to the fu of cho dramatic critic who did bis utmost % Ge mm harness, A thing of shrets sua aches, and bearing the marks e@ ecianors and mastepot, tt t& wevertholuss © thing worth reading, for '* Wa patient piece of work remarkable chiefly Sov the thoroughness of tts researches into Relanco’s dramatic, tf | faite achieve fame, not to say Westerminate, past. In spite of nls | wealth, until he wa» well within the qrarny and versatility, David Belay | mid-channet ef lité Mr. Winter bas eR ere | not failed to point out the difficulties AMUSEMENTS. encountered by this adventurer ef the Ss theatre on bis upward climb and ‘be ng road he followe! before he at tained the foremost position ta his |own world. Now, for one, I am not |a worshipper at the shrine of the our theatre. but are these They do things | gods who rule cortain things, always worth doing? Mr. Wint by writes about many plays written or R..Burnside rewritten by Belasco, and this part ALAUGH OR A THRILL of his book doesn't interest me EVERY & MINUTES |) shakospeare put his hand on that he could find, and mu me sort of { LMATINEE EVERY DAY ; ord he never made him . AT fh point that Mr. Belasco, ikespeare, IPPODROME | oe ad he h made a & \ieroonom i k 1 -wol AROW 1SUN.) AFTERNGUON bec 18. ar am for hin f ake such a jan Symphony Orchesira | ame means years of devotion to, and Benen ene he lot] understanding of, the theatre. This hat the sta ing over the pag OOD OMT DIN Al L, Subway and Surtace Lines bring you to the new DANCE PALACE In turr Life of David Belasco’ 1 found sur- srises in the various pictures of him LATIMER In — LITTLE BROTHE! ONT FHESTRE LARS, ee RON KS COR LONAY | | my ifs { hope you wif find some Interesting spots tn it.” One of the most Interesting spot that | fod # tt ts cds buman touch: “As a iad, in San Francisoo, while attending @chool as often as possible | ho (Balascy ularly remained at home, ate the Be mot morning session every Friday, te order to assist his mother in washing clothes for the family, a labor which, being then of low stature, be could perform anly by standing on a lurge box, thus be enabled to reach into the wash- tub.” A boy who docs that sort of thing may not achieve the heights of fame, yet the simple and honest means he has a true foot- hold on the cart 4 agination and talent there is every possibility of his rising above the washtub. : especially that the It doesn’t matt t of Belasco's boyhood abounds le confessions and banal con In his love of sensati g 1s to be found, perhaps, of many of the plays he b d. ffensation ts the keynote of most of the clays he haa given to ear stasco, ‘With laborious effort Mr, Winter went Into dalla about those plays— Playa casily forgetten when such @ true and human play as James A. Heron's “Shore Acres’ 1s given scant courtesy. Severe judgment is pa: d on “The Easiest Way" of Eugene Walter, one of the plays produced by Belasco that really meant sometht But this has nothing to do with } > has survived to hav and through it all run esting history of the Amert memory. False estimates h nothing to do with the case, A glori- fication of David Belasco in book fort is of no less # with the The are of little going public, plays we have outgrown because of their obvious mechaniem serve interest to the theatre- in its quantity, It is of far more in- terest to learn how Belasco came int public w because of his nt for ng. ‘or gain interest seattered thr It must be sald, too, that ty letters, reproduced in the two volun nt hand, are sir and direct, tnd cating 9 man with a purpose. From Belasco as a patent me 1 or a super, we reach the I ) of to-day—the Belaseo of inde fatigabie work, undaunted courasc and rare talent—in short, the master f not the guiding genius, of the American stag Ap haste BILLS AT NEW YORK his during a period that ts still law & Erlanger, recounted at length, Long lists and stortes of as 80 much padding to a work tremendous His earlier attempts as AND AMERICAN THEATRES q — PRISCILLA CEAN INS THE WILD CAT OF Wazoo PARIS” ~ THEATRE Plays for the Coming Week Ron MANTELL will appear in “Louis XI." at the «4th Street Theatre on Monday, | Thureday and Saturday nights, Other pleys to be presented during the final week of his engagement are “Riche- lieu,” am Waesday night; “King Lear,” Wodnesday night, and “Romeo and Juliet,” Friday night and Saturday afternoon, On Wednesday afternoon Fritz Leiber of the Mantell company will act Hamlet. 7 2 “Hooray for the Girls," a mustes }comedy in which soctety debutant are to appear, will be presented at the 44th Street Roof Theatre overy night next week, The book is by Mrs. Helen 8, Woodruff, the lyrics by Miss Annelu Burns, and the music by Miss Madelyn Sheppard. “Hooray ior the Girls" 1s to be given under the auspices of the American Committee for Devastated France. oe “Lombardi, Ltd." with Leo Carilio as Lombardi, will be the attraction at he Shubert-Riviera Theatre, Henry Miller and Ruth Chatterton will appear at the Standard in “A Marri: of Convenience. jeventeen,” with Gregory Kelly as Willie Baxter, will be the attraction at Loew's Seventh Avenue Theatre ———— PROCTOR VAUDEVILLE AND PICTURE PLAYS s Fifth Avenue Theatre half of the woek will Madison and Win- M At Procto the first 8 Houlette, Willing and and Shanley, Mabel Bu and motion pictures, With change of bill Thursday will Christmas at Home,” Detro, L thera, Ninnette and Siddeli a Watkins. Proctor's bo chester, Gordon, Kenzie Theatre will the FOninae. a eR LE GEA WESTER Jimmie Hussey, Coo MAPA and Olle Vi standing due to the ichery of a re Will be a complete ¢ of tellow officer, Through a series of Ion Thursday with Jannette Mar- dramatic incidents bis true motive '4] tine, Con Conrad, Mir Courtney, revealed and he is restored to favor. Anthony and Rogers, the Flying atures will be a Red Cross | Keelers and motion pictures, “THE SIGHT SEERS” “BRANDING BROADWAY” HART FILM AT RIALTO Wiltam 8. Hart will be featured at the Rialto in “Branding Broadway,’ which concerns ftseif with the ad- ventures of an Arizona cowboy who finds hin train be if in the Saxe car of a d East, a wild free Western town, Ar- he answers tho ment of a railroad magnate | | advertt jthe pros: GALAXY OF FILM STARS _ | AT BROADWAY THEATRE The Broadway a pleture called Away From the Studio,” seen Mary Pickford, Charles Chaplin, Clara Kimball Young, Sessue Hayakawa, Bessie Barriscale, | Blanche Swect, Dustin Farnum, Fan- \nte Ward, Frank Keenan, Mild: Harris, Nat Goodwin, Charles Mack Sennett, Louise Glaum, Knox Price, Polly Moran, Cecil B, De Mille and Tsura Aoki, The proceeds from the film will be donated to the Motion Picture War vice Association Priscilla Dean will appear in “Phe Wildcat of Paris.” The Topical Digest neert Orchestra will re "and Mile, Jean, selection from oon ‘How Stars Twinkle itre will present in which rre D. W. Gritiith, Aubert will Tho Pearl of ane “ARIZONA” AT RIVOLI WITH DOUGLAS FAIRBANK. Deugias Fairbanks will be sean at | the Rivoli in a screen version of Au- is Th tory deals with li ay Lieut, Denton his com- Other fei picture entitled “The Greatest Gift,” | + & Mutt 16 Draft Board” lied War 4 Revi f cartoon call | who had banc (2 ite contour, Schkolnik Gives Violin Recital; ‘Boris Godunoff’ By Sylvester T Was the turn of Lya Schkotnik, Who is a mem- another Ruasstan, and by “Halling.” a Herman Sandby, nik turned the appla Mardones in Jono Rothier wa performance Didur's audione tion, other large injury Sullivan's Opera popular that it will b folk-songs The Philadelphia pold Stokowski, con larnegie The assi be Onsip C pianist, who has rec baton of the Detr Will play in tive , | Rachmaninoff, help har to characte Touls James composer-pianist, Ww in Aeolian Hall ‘on noon, He wil new com positio bis last recital. sian baritone, will three natimate recit wich House to-morr Samue? Gardner, thur Loesser, plants Musi 55 Kast Third ening. The { will be @ th partment of the ac conce The Society of actor. To discover him as x nd @ progra of music, Oe eee cman oe meal 1h eeencere ; AT COLUMBIA THEATRE — — Hamlet, or Uncle HO 18" The film attractions at Loew's New _—— FOUR SCREEN FEATURES TERRACE GARDEN “Oliver Twis was a revelation © York Theatre and Roof will be Theda “The Sight Seers” will come to the) TO BE SEEN. AT PLAZ. Sth St., near Lexington Ave. me. I take it th oo DURE Asye HA Bara in “The She Devil," Monday Columbia Theatre and present a new OR REO « ‘ an ordinary actor, for the reas * and Tuesday; Evelyn Nesbit in “Her two-act satire on present day buble = FUBBELL ane inetructors from Fe! he never made a name for himselt in Wednesday; Clara Kimball | ness methods called “Wait a Minut The film features at the Plase The- the various roles he played. > Young in “The ad Through the {it was written by William K, W atre will bo “H tting the High Spots,” DANCING dently, his place was behind the curs park," Thursday; J, Warren Kerri-| specialty acts and musical num rrow; “Tho Ona Woman, 7 to 12 tain, where stage intelligence could gan in “Three X Gordon,” and Gladys are features of the performance, me ayy Pt Pose 4 | os aut | turn actors into human beings. Yet prockwell in “The Strange Woman,” | cast is headed by and Meat instore that Mouth SATURDAYS it was probably as an actor that Be- ay; Madge Evans in “The Love |includes Katherine Di Flo Di Seas,” Friday and Saturday, . & SUNDAYS lasco realized his gift for the stage. Saturday, and Francis X. Bush- | Michelina | Pe Oe patina panenul It is of human interest to take the an and Beverly Bayne ip “Phe Poor |jjyer, Billy Pred Cross and! RIOT AT STUDENT DINNER. y when he felt the call of the the- jtich Man," Sunday 7 Gene Lord, A chorus of girls a atre. Belasco, it appears, once played The vaudeville bill at Loew's aiar doube quartet of male volcer are] puree 1 Soldiers Called to Quett| Hamlet, though he has never per- ican Theatre and Root Li e first lr employed in the performance, Gite Callane Olas - mnitted David Warfteld to play Shy of the woek will includ Velen Bulos | «sa ne aaah Dro hundred so; rere ot | k—wise man! Yet his pulse beac Birthday,” and the Fenwick | “NEW WORLD BEATERS” tha Gallare ae the Gils New York in harmony with the higher note of During the last half of the IN OLYMPIC BURLESU ke up & 14 By fraphel the dra ie felt the » be- week there will be Kenny and Hollis 1 eh | |the dr 1 age by “Freshie's. Initiation,” Gill and men In 4 Testa Jway, near neath his feet and he made it his in Freshiee (Teoria, and others, | “The New World Beaters” will ve] sid street, at midnight lust night. A/ 1, Back of his energy, his re- phe ‘photo will Her Mis- at the Olympic Theatre, giving two t was started and the reserves of the | le industry, (nore WAS BIWAYS take! and ' the | burlesques, “Raised in an Incubator reet Jolice a well inter tele thin T aetna nen (Oar and “Fun in & Hotel Lobby." In che ’ Presid ste Ban Balhens company are ¢ - Clark, Harry Ap Nas: | sent mo with this card: “Lam send. | FILMS AND VAU DVILLE Sheppell iy Joo Laue p noon 3 ing you William Winter's account of) 47? 81ST STREET THEATRE mir EURO, Jreaved as a Hawaiian dancer, apne ——— capture was fr _._. AMUSEMENTS, | rhe chief screen attraction at tho! «THE LONDON BELLES” 7 urrounded th ‘ lgist Street Theatre the first half of 7 _ 2 . ate id be Wil freshmen Bway. Park ‘ST. ENTIRE CHANGE OF SHOW EVERY WEEKLY | cis will be J. Warren Kerrigan AT HURTJG & SEAMON’S |» ind tn. tho. vicinit ‘ in“ ripe rdon.” Beginning Pea Fei ig? faut and the entire Thursday the official United States! Rose Sydell's “London Belles” come | a Aylet wan restored upon the | war film “Under Four Flags” will be to Hurtig ‘amon's ‘Theatre. of the reserves 4 shown, There will also be vaudeville go F. Mi Kate Pullman, Al vets, Louise Hartman, Steve Paull, | CIAL NOTICK as ter Wilson, Ed Smith, Gertrude} CONCERTS AND MUS! les ure very larce Taree tthe box attire: We with agencies oF 2 SIGHT-SEERS WITH GUS FAY AtWAIT A MINUT Gurtesai Company of Funmate v CONT me Big Chorus of Lively Pr A New 2 Singers, {HAIR COMING OUT? [init cow out Dandruff causes a feverish trrita-| pose, : ia tae ek ae tion of the scalp, the hair roots CHIEF FEATU REAT STRAND | shrink, loosen and then the hair comes! phe girand Theatre will have Vivian | out fast, To stop falling hair at! ygartin in “Mirandy Smiles,” a photos| once and rid*the scalp of every! jiay produced by William C. De Ml particle of dandruff, get a small bot-|) Mirandy ix a “serub lady” in an opera tle of Danderine at any drug store fo a few cents, pour the a little in your hand a Richards 4 ris appear in a burlesque called “Whoop-Der oo VIVIAN MARTIN IN FILM nt n she st | house in a Middle West is cleaning the floors w and lands in | and rub it into ralp. — After| escued by Tedd om Epecially several applications the, hair stops @t the opera house, and there the 10 mance Legins, Additional feature coming out and you can't find any) Wit be acenic studies, a comedy, the BOORKY landruff.—-Adyt. | Topical Review and concert numbers. * written for Bim by Composer of “GOD BE WITH OUR BOYS TO-NIGHT” COPIFS AT ALL was present and to whom Mr Brother of Moussorgsky's bul for all of next w rilowitseh, Viadimtr Rosnikoff, Rawling, offering a position to any one with of the Symphony Orchostra,| by Ernest Bloch, the Bwise compoeer, sufficient brawn to keep bis en out to give a violin recital at Aeolian | Will hold its first weekly rehearnul al jot mischle fo is accepted, and |iiaiy test nigh the Manhattan Trade School on Mon jamong other duties ts delegated to ||! night Hoe ts become Bn) Gay night. All music lovers who read recover somo incriminating letters | "annual," shows steady growth and) at sight are welcome. written to a waitress in an all-night | gains hearers. His tone has fascina ——— lunchroom. He Abel ind ine tee | 208 and ho plays with brendth, al Dr. Henry T. Fleck of Hunter Col love v © Bi ° iets bo? anno’ os of oper- zine, views of Ver. | though lacking style, His pro lane, te * Lda oe es yao saliles, ind Seek, Detectives,” | held Tartini's “Devil's Trill year, free to atud and the public and will ¢omplete | chaconne for violin, unaccompanied, orwegian dance Baldwin wil con tho ‘cellist, wh | {Rue his free organ recitaiy at St : Lake's Church, Convent Avenue and Schkol-| 41st Street, to-morrow afternoon, at use, His accom. | 4 o'clock. paniments at the piano were played effectively by Murguerite Valentina place of Leon Pimenn in a ris at the Metropolitan “Rea Cr Sunday” ts Opera House last night, singing and [and spectal sermons wilt be prenc eth with his customary distine- inations ton. Boris impressed an kof thie organization ©. in the tive cast were Louise Homer, Paul called, Althouse, De Segurc Raymot 7 Delaunois, Flora ini, Mary Mele;in $1; it given a membership. for. the lish, Reiss and Bada, Mr. Papt con-|year Wi% The “Roll Call” is not « ducting. Fre Alda, with her | “drive ro funde, but a campaign for foot and ankle still splints from airman H: F. Davison of the aceldent which befell her at the Ane ed Otome int last performance of “Marouf,” was fe for funds durlog hostess to a party tn her box, and generous in praise of the physician | ——< -—— ged the limb without The Soctety of American Singers | Mro, Ruth Livi sof an Mr. Hinshaw, general manager, NOW |estate of about § onatating in the fourth month of a season at|mostly of business’ and residential the Park Theatre planned for only |property in New York City five weeks, has found Gilbort and - Gondollers and modern compositions Will make the prograram® Orchestra, ductor, will gt cond New York concert of jte ‘Tuesday will the eminent ently assumed the Hall on sting artist t Orchestra. uuinor concerto of me rize the types, Boulter, ill_give a ree Monday aft y a programme of | ce" DONT SUFFER Leo- the Engl et Hat Sey sae esse Reex with @ concert to~mutrow aftarioon at Chalife, Plans are making at the Hand School to organize @ workers’ arches tra, A call haw bean ismued to all porsond interested to report to-mor- row morning at 10 o'clock, bringing their Inatrumenta Can Ruggles is to be the directar The People’s Music Leasun of the People's Institute announces that the chorus forming under their auspices Prof, Samuel A. “RED CROSS SUNDAY” NEXT. Then Pa abd a “Ch itmnm Roll of New Members, a 4o- Mrs. Oden MII Gets Mother's Mre. Ogden Milla is the et ficlary under the will of her th nother, John MeCormack, the popular Irish will give « concert at the Hip- > norrow night for his own | benefit. ore than @ year he has devoted himself to Aa het woe 1 | He will be assisted by Winston Kitson, violinist, and Edwin Schnel- Use Soothing Musterole der, planist Classical arias, Irish When those ‘sharp pains go shootin; through your head, when your skul seems asif it would split, just rubalittle Musterole on your temples and neck. It draws out the inflammation, soothes away the pain,usually giving quick relief. Musterole is a clean, white ointment, made with oil of mustard. Better than a mustard plaster and does not blister. ~Many doctors and nurses frankly recommend Musterole for sore throat, bronchitis, croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, congestion, pleurisy, rheuma- ive He for Yvette Guilbercs Pee Te tism, lumbago, pains and aches of the her recital at 4 ine Bihett's Mh back or j ints, ‘sprains, sore ‘muscles, tre to-morrow | evening | Wiings-| bruises, chilblains, frosted feet—colds Swelve Types of Women tn Soi Costumes ‘ct different periods will| of the chest (it often prevents pneu- monia). It is always dependable, 0c and 60c jars; hospital size $2.50. sh ital er all written since the blind Rus- give the first of als at the Greon- ow evening. CONCERTS AND MI USIC. violinist, and Are HILADELPHIA | te will giv hool § y the Eveni Mu di. GUILBERT Amprican Optimists, Mana-Zucea founder President, will open its second sea CONCERTS AND MUSIC, HEAR MUSIC & CO., the House of JOHN M°CORMACK at Hippodrome TO-MORROW (SUN.) NIGHT SIN THE GREAT HOME-COMING SONG “| SHALL MEET YOU" Wilfrid Sanderson DRES s Fame LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI, Conduetor Tues, All, at 3.00, Carnegie 20 CONCERT DEC. 17 shit GAGhivowirscn, __ Ticket, Be Wo $2.00, at Hox Orion ORCHESTRA | | MAXINE ELLIOTT’S THEATRE. RKOW (SUNDAY) EVENING AT 8.11 BURLESQUE, ont FRANCES STARA » ste ciowe JULIA | i SANDERSON | CAWTHORN | CANARY” Sam Hardy LIBERTY \} JOUN COTS Musical Comedy. ae ELEANOR PAINTER *.<7" fs: tite “the Beller Ole COHAN & HARRIS ye ‘ved. aha. 238 iar FACES EAST Most fascinating mystery FFPROCTOR’S dN. US. Ha. | LOEW'S NEW YORK THEATRE ay 4a ine Loew's America) Poo’ CATHERINE CRAWFORD GIRLS, NOVELTY MINSTRELS. wan, Gordon & Co LYCEUM ¢! * ues oc COHAN "RE ¥ ZIPOFRLD Five 820, Maia Wed and Bat, 220 LEXINGTON cu el35, LAST 2 TIMES PrAce in: THE SUN comemvy THEATRE, LRo Carew, (Sree, aor Nea TRE RMERK * THEATRES Matinees Thu BEON POs) ; JOSEPH | in “THE Doyle & Dixo 42d Mt vn BAD Matioves Wed. and Sat, 2.15 “GLORIANNA” Ww. 4ath Mt Mana Wed and mat with MR. BMRS, COBL ad St. we play ever written, ve tee" VAUDEVILLE. NEW YORK THEATRES. Meblincer A) Sees. Winchivatte, De eres a ners The K. “Finet TIME IW AME AND USUAL VAUDEVILLE BiL FIRST TIME IN AMERICA SURRENDER OF THE GERMAN FLEET TO THE ALLIES AND USUAL VAUDEVILLE s"« 1. Warton vince M No Dtnet Uhy Acta 8°38 90 BURLESQUE