The evening world. Newspaper, October 3, 1919, Page 28

| COMIC PAGE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, © THE NEW PLAYS o “The Storm” A Thrilling Melodrama BY CHARLES DARNTON TEED Done , BRING ME THAT Box oF candy FROM THE LIBRARY NONSENSE ¢ Go 1N THERE AND BRING ME THAT CANDY LD DAVY CROCKETT, who used to lock the cabin door with his O arm to keep away wolves, would have turned up his toes in utter defeat if he, in company with Frank Mayo, had ventured into the © Forty-cighth Street Theatre last night. | » Before the heroine of “The Storm” could be saved from the perils of “a forest primeval,” as “Evangeline” would have it, there was a forest fire that swept tne stage of its melodramatic traditions. The important fact ig that this scene made “The Storm" a crashing hit. With the glare and | tlie smoke—anyway the steam looked like smoke!—a tree fell across the stage, knocked out the villain, wrecked a cabin, and made Langdon Mc-| Cormick’s play a tremendous melodramatic thriller. Mr. MoCormick's jeal and scenic effects” left very little to the imagination. There it have been a trace of snow in the Canadian Northwest with the ar-| of spring, just by way of reminding us that the flowers don't always Bloom tra-la-la; but granting this little oversight the scenery held the entre of the stage with complete control. If the sound of wind suggested | What the inhabitants of the cadin kept pigs in the background, It In com- forting to feel that someone ia able to bring home the bacon these da: Seriously—and in this instance melodrama may be taken seriou: "The Storm” is a very good play of its kind. The people in it have red and simple emotions. Two men think they love the girl who is spend- | ‘the winter-end in their cabin after her father has been fatally shot by ‘one of the mounted police. There's a lot of ridiculous nonsense with spell- | dng lessons and a music box by way of showing their rivalry for her more}! ‘or less fair hand, but the storm in their systems—t speak advisedly—rises #0 violently that they frankly hate each other. One is a young English- man, the other a robust son of the soil. The English chap steals a march on the perfently pure native by sneaking into the girl's bedroom. The inno- | cent child ts disturbed by a bad dream, she calls out in her distress, the noble woodsman hears the call, sits beside her on her bed and speaks com: | forting words. Even the bedroom play has its virtue. Then the sturdy | Amorivan: discovers the yellow-etreaked English youth hiding behind a i Dlanket—the blanket is hanging in a corner of the room, merely decorative— | I and almost kills him. But as time passes, the two men pretend to be! friends, so that Manette won't suspect she has caused any trouble between them, The trowblé with the Englishman is that he kisses her right in the open, and Burr can't help feeling worse and worse about life for three in a| cabin. Food is needed there, just as it is here in New York, and one of| the men has to go to Calgary for it. It’s left to Manette to stick a knife {nm the mark of one of the men on a tree, but her soul sickens at the thought | of sending either Burr or David to his death. Thus it is that David qticks | Burr for the trip, as it were, and Burr is hit to the heart when he braces up to the tree. But before he can get away the forest fire reaches the love- fone, and his English rival is obliged to confess he his been a bad sports- nian. “To THINK “TH” NERVE ,OF “HAT FATHEARDED “Cook"— ASKIN! ME LOAN HER MY RAZOR" A MINUTE — MY OWN LIL PET RAZOR"! I NEVER HEARD OF BUCH GALL- MY “THINGS ARE. PUBLIC PROPERTY ‘ROUND THIS ~DAWGONE e House ¢ “EO=IM IN A AWFUL “TEMPER =I 4 OUGHTA, BEL WHY MAGGIE” SES ASKED Me. FOR “TH LOAN Helen MacKellar was simple and appealing as Manette, and she man- aged the patois of her role very cleverly. Moreover, she is a young actress who looks as though she could wash dishes and make herself generally useful cs well as ornamental in a cabin. In short, she gave an excellent Performance. Edwin Arnold was a whole-souled, full-bodied Burr. Even William Farnum could not have been better in the part. Robert Rendel Was casily in character as the young Englishman except for his clothes, which looked as though they had just come from the tailor’s, Charles Hen- grunted his lines convincingly as an honest Injun, and Max Mitzel ca jed._ with consideration for everyone concerned. « “The Storm” is picturesque, thrilling and human melodrama, well acted nd wonderfully staged. About Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY JOE’S CAR DAWGONNIT, WOMAN! Have Y'DECIDED HOW 1M GONNA PAY THIS BIRD'S SALARY ?t! AN ANOTHER “THING! Wave. YDECIDED HOW h THREE OF USL RIDE IN A “TwO-PASSENGER car? JOE, IVE BEEN THINKING IT OvER AND I'VE DECIDED WE MUST GET Feur! Ta A CHAUE You've rece? SAY! DON'T I Come IN ON “THIS : "DECIDING STUFF? CERTAINLY! WE CAN RIG UP A LITTLE SEAT PACK WHERE. TRAE “Too. Box 71s —— By informing The universe That the Pinnacle of perfection In feminine pulchritude Is reached by the Vivacious, Pink-cheeked Damsele who claim As their native habitat No other than West Now York, New Jersey. 1% a. e3, ‘Then get this from Amen Carter of * i : A Yi world Bay Ridge, wherever that may be: eae I'm not @ poet, sorry to say, But I will quote a line to-day, This war of poets is hardly right, People, you know, read it every night, Baseball player, actor and sport, Where do these guys put into port? ba Py’ HE Mesors. Shubert are announc- “tne several changes in the line-up Of attractions at their New York On Monday evening, October Abraham Levy's production of “The To sit on! notice- MOTHER MUST STOP Why, just a trifle from the bridge, The best and finest spot of Bay Ridge. INVITING" WALDEMAR“ HERE !— NOBODY COULD AY! FAIR LOD! LT SHALL PLAY. You A_ SONG TWO, ON THE WELL— IT's POSSIBLE TO HAVE oo | Sage en YOUR PLAYING! OCH OF A! "GOOD" THING Y'KNOW! ENGAGEMENTS. g000 } 6, Miller Kent and Ramsey Wal- ce have been engaged by Walter ast to create leading roles in “Eve q » Hive Million” will move from the/and the Man.” ‘Theodora Warticld z to the Comedy and “Up From|has teen signed up by Rachel Crothers for the leading feminine role in another "39 Kast” company, Bidney Blackmer will play opposite er, , NEWS FROM THE FRONT. ‘ e te ee #hot from Mabelle 8.: { This war between the poets, ; As to which place is the dest, “Gives me a pain; they should lay of THE KING AT THE HIP. Mark A. Luescher, Manager of the Hippodrome, is expecting the King and Queen of Belgium to drop in to- night and have a look at “Happy Days.” Mark feels sure the King And take a little rest, wil be miad to meet him as he has . rals Rumerous Belgian hares on Beneyre boveting Horlom, Brons, et) Mttaem. Raymond Hubbell will con: al. duct the orchestra wearing a Belgian neck-tle and Eugene Ysaye, the Bel- gian violinist will direct the playing met : They sure give me the chills, Ps Pecause I know, without a doubt, The best burg's Cypress Hills. Next comes a volley from L, T. jeathley, who loves West New York, J, as much as though it really rere in the United States. Listen: These Sectional muses Give me a pain So 1 gucss T had better d the controversy of the Belgian National anthem, Slim WV N Severance will report the visit for the \ $ " NY Hoxie, Kan., Weekly Bing, \\ Gossip, ] “Chu Chin Chow" will leave the Century to-morrow night and go on tour, Carl Hunt, formerly associated with the Messrs, Shubert, has joined the Selenick producing staff, Dolly Connelly has been engaged for a role in “The Greenwich Village H Follies.” +_"A Bashful Hero,” with Ernest Truex featured, will open in ten days at the Princess Theatre, Chicago. William H. Quaid was host to 150 wounded soldiers at Proctor'’s 65th Avenue yesterday afternoon, A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. The flat-wheeled street car that passes our home a dozen times each night will never make the Increase- in-fare movement popular with the masses, She’d Have Worn Hobbles if They'd Had ’Em! | * | NOBODY” SHE LIKES TO WEAR. PRESSES THAT HAVE GOWE OUT OF STYLE Send a Nobody’ to ‘Grindstone Geerge* wll Hipaporye 70 Save WueaY 7? FoousHy r Users ana FASHIONS NEVER: PIECE BATAWE SUTS APPEALEO To GRANOMA WERE NEVER (1M HER SHE NEVER PARADEO WAROROFE! THE STREETS OF ST_ WTS IW 4 HOBELE. CRANOMOTHER WAS A LAOY WHO WAS GEntLe ANd REFINED SHE ORESSED WITH COMMA SENSE! NO, BUT SHE WORE A Hoop SKIRT! _ SHE NEVER WORE A FAIR. OF MIGH*HEELEO SHOES C200ESTY WAS THE KEY WOTE OF HER, PRESS! FOOLISHMENT. She waved her ‘xérchief, did the maid, While watching “dry” folks on pa: rade, , “At last I've seen,” said Dippy Dave, “That thing—the Prohibition wave." FROM THE CHESTUT TREE. “Why is the stage likégan acro- hy, Foolish?” has wings and Biles,”