The evening world. Newspaper, December 31, 1919, Page 12

| it | | EUW “Smilin’ OMANCE is ® THE NEW PLAYS ©| Through” Has a Spiritualistic Twist BY CHARLES DARNTON night. Incidentally, 11 must be said that Miss Cowl was always something more than a shadow. It is of first importance to annouiwe that | To begin with, the mother of the boy and mother of the a@piritualistic twist. “Smilin? Through" girl whose children have the human falling of falling in love, as the dread- ful Phfase goes, indulge in a sympathetic chat “outside the garden gate’—| which may swing on the hinges of I can't be altogether sure of this sort give our imagination to the scenery. ‘When the author comes down to garden, where two old cronies argue Joho insists that his niece Kathleen aeth Wayne, the son of his dead-and-buried enemy. that is interrupted by gures of the past. Now, these figures confuse the real and the unread In other words, there is bad stage-management at this! It's another matter when the scene goes back fifty years and the old} Paradise. of thing. We poor mortals, of course, ‘The best we can do js to earth he hinds his play in an English over a game of dominoes, and Uncle Shall have nothing to do with Ken- etory is enacted. John Carteret is waxing sentimental with his bride-clect, Moonyeen Clare, when his rejected and drunken rival, Jeremiah Wayne, | pope in and pops off a gun that kills Moonyeen instead of the hated bride- groom. How Jeremiah escaped hanging and became the father of Kenneth is eomething that only “a fantasy” can explain. As for Kenneth, he is given the gate by the vindictive uncle, but the gets through it on his return from the war as 4 crippled soldier, and peace at jast settles over the garden. ‘With her naural beauty enhanced by ev: Gow gave pictorial value to the play. Th ‘who came to visit John in his garden, for an ana gained the personal success she 'y artifice of the totlet, Miss quite material as the spirit she wus a lovely apparition. In these moments she wore a red wig. As Kathleen she was herself, except) Irish brogue that she forgot from time to time. Anyway, both as) and Moonyeen she went smilin’ through, according to the song, usually achieves. Stephenson was excellent as Uncle John, and Ethelbert D. Hales humorously as Dr. Owen. Orme Caldara played the the young lovér in manly fashion. Charlotte Granville and Philip Tonge were other members of a well-chosen cast. ‘ beautifully staged and capably acted. About Plays By BIDE & | old, é i ! t i i E i E i receive if need. fine of 44 HN “i : stockings tt && i i correspondent of celebrate the ad- ‘ear in proper style. tollows: the wife have the Merry Hats night @nd will see come in riglit. To-day a@ bottle of something celebration. We won't kage, as it is already cafe is going to have this celebration, which it nice. Those big arms on get awfully sloppy some- wife sent you a valentine hopes it will reach you by New 3. She's a funny kid, but now and then I really like her, Well, have Pe alti pian j & g g ‘The tor fi \ COINING A JOKE. ‘The telephone rang a while ago and when we answered a voice said: “Will you answer a question for me?” ‘ “Sure!” we replied. “I want to change my place of bode, but can't find dn apartment Have you been jo the mint lately?” “No,” “Well, do you think I could get new quarters at the mint?" We blamed it on Alexander Gra- ham Bell. IT’S “ROUND THE TOWN.” Herman Tinrberg has chosen “Round the Town" as a title for his new mu- sical production, Herman wrote the book, lyrica and music and will Jook after the staging. He's going to let the regular stage hands handle the scenery, HOUSMAN DISCOURAGED. Leu Housman, the veteran Chi- caso theatrical man, is in town. Apked last night about theatrical eonditions in the city on the Chicago he said: are. wonderfully up- Ber tcoe ee tants x ‘I'm show-crazy, an the state and Players DUDLEY where I can get a glass of lemonade. Chicago's dry, too.” LUESCHER TO STAY. Mark A. Luescher has decided not to leave the Hippodrome after all. ‘When he agreed to become associated with the ‘tin Beck ‘vaudeville in- terests recently, he started some- thing. The Hip) me people came back at bee ith“a “No” that start- led him. . released him from his arrangement but threatened to capture him at some later date, Un- der the title of “My New Year Reso- lution,” Mr, Luescher haq sent us the following: “Resolved, with the gracious con- sent of Martin Beck, that I wil not, during 1920, leave Charles Dilling- ham, the Hippodreme, the elephants, Sixth Avenue and the most loyal and efficient staff anv theatre in the world has ever assembled, or any chief ex- ecutive has been privil to servo with. Snappy New Year!—Méark A. juescher.”. Gossip. “Past Is West” will reach its 400th performance to-night. ‘Thomas Egan will be starred in a musical play by Augustin, MacHugh. List, basso, is singing “Down Deep in the Cellar” at the Rivoll, Wets all love it. Alex Gerber is writing lyrics for ‘Wilner & Romberg’s new one, “Three Kisses.” Five hundred additional pairs of opera glasses have been put in the Century. “Aphrodite” is there. To-day’s matinee of “Night Lodg- ing” at the Plymouth has been post- poned to Saturday morning. | Arthur Hammerstein's new musical play is now called “Toinette.” Cen- tral Monday night! E Special matinees will be given at all Shubert theatres to-morrow, ‘Casino has one Friday, too! Mariel Hope, in Otto Harbach's “Ready to Occupy,” is regarded by Producer Woods as a “tind.” Karl Carroll's play, “The Way to Heaven,” did, well in Providence, Town with such a name ought to like a “Heaven” show. Ralph Kellard has been engaged by Comstock & Gest for an important role in “The Light of the World Mabel Nunez of the Winter Garden staff will marry Leo Levy in two weeks. They'll live in Panama, Sam H. Harris returned this morn- ing from.Chicago, where he saw hiv first production as an independent manager, “Welcome Stranger,” open. “When You're In Right With the Right Little Girl” is a new song t» be introduced in “The Mugic Melody” to-morrow night by Charles Purcell! and Renee Delting. Two rows of seats have been re- moved from the Capitol ‘Theatre to | make room for the new’ orchestra, but Ben Atwell suys the place still has the largest seating capacity in the world. Tho Selwyns have engaged Ralph Morgan to succeed Roland Young in “Buddies” when Mr. Young goes into the new comedy, “Rollo's Wild Out.” Pat Rooney and Marion Bent will offer for the first time a new act called “Rings of Smoke” to-night at 4 special show at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Eddie Leonard's Minstrel Band at Pabst-Harlem Dance Hall will play a Prohibition dirge us the New Year comes in to-night. Anna Wade, Mabel West und the Kahn Brothers will dance at Terrace Garden Dance Palace, A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. We met a fellow to-day who hasn't just written a play es 4a producer who hasn't six ne’ plays in re- hearsal. FOOLISHMENT, The limerick bug's my complaint, I fear I've the Umerick taint, Perhaps you don't like me, Well, don’t you dare strike me, Just keep yourself under restraint. FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “Tt have a bad cold.” affairs, Of course, get a slow built cigar ‘wot “Why don't taki hd mt you © something for onder’. “What'll you give?” us. . ¥ | strangely mixed with spiritualism in “Smilit’ Through,” | the so-culléd fantasy by Allan Langdon Martin in which Jane Cow!! changed from eunshine to stmdow at the Broadhurst ‘Nheatre last has a Jébn begins a story! ili | RUSTY AND HERES "NEW YEARS” ALMOST HERE AN’ TLL BET You AINT MADE ANY NeW RESOLUTIONS! LITTLE paw-$$¢ BROTHER Too MY sleED ¢ BAw-w-+t Yosr 4 <a aif o ey /_ 0 lan MES 4 Oe JOE’S CAR Comets, 120, Pree Petting Co OH Y. 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