The evening world. Newspaper, March 2, 1920, Page 24

__ ‘@rehestra and vocal and instrumental |”. theatrical interests. _ BY GHARLE Hampden Fine and Simple In “George Washington” PAGE TUESDAY, MARCH.2, S DARNTON at the Lyric Theatre last night _ Of his countrymen. As for “George Washington,” it 1s episodic rather than dramatic, with three acts of quickly changing scenes following a prologue set in a playhouse €vidently designed to set forth the humble spirit in which Mr. MacKaye roached his impressive subject. The youthful George, returning to Mount ‘ernon from a surveying trip in a frolicsome mood, first came into view ‘Wearing a false face and an Indian he: Yat the expense of the family negro servant Mammy Sal. After doing a bit of ®ardening he got into the uniform of a Colonel, then became a Genera) and on through the war until he witnessed the glorious end of it from the But the depths of his soul were touched on the! Delaware above Trenton on the Christmas night when his {went Vhsights near Yorktown. Mothing but regrets, and again at Val sclosed In these two scenes Mr. Hampden quickened the rather slow pulse of Whe rtay. He was fine and simple, al h never failing to make the moi aration of Independence as a message to humanity, not as a high-sound- ig declamation, yet he could not have turned it to his own purposes more pletely if it had been Hamlet's so! That reliable veteran George Mari About Plays By BIDE REENWICH VILLAGE 1s to have its own photoplay house i soon, Negotiationa have been fompleted whereby the Sheridan Realty Company has obtained a long- term lease from the Rhinelander Real Estate Company on a triangular plot of ground bounded by West 12th Btreet, Seventh Avenue and Green- wich Avenue. A theatre seating 2,500 will be constructed on the plot and Will be devoted to the presentation ‘ef motion pictures in conjunction ‘with music rendered by a large _ Poloists, The Sheridan Realty Com- peny is a newly formed corporation headed by Max Spiegel, Sol Brill and ‘William F. Rafferty. Mr. Spiegel is * the Vice President of the Mitchel H. Mark Realty Corporation which con- trols the various Mark Strand the- _ tres; Mr, Brill is a theatre-owner and Mr. Rafferty is a banker with THEY GLARED AND GLARED. A young woman, seeking a place in the “Fiorodora” chorus asked some of the girls on the stage of the 44th Street Thea yesterday if any of them were ithe original “Florodora” As “Wiorodora” was pro-| duced originally about twenty years ago, it is needless to say the young woman was the recipient of a gath- ering of glares immediately. THE IDOL AT WORK. | Bhe grabbed a knife and stabbed the And then she took a rock ‘And beat the poor old cobbler tilt His screams were heard a block. ‘When he'd expired she got some oil And poured it on the bed; match! a flame! By ten o'clock Her two small sdns were dead. That ayternoon she shot a cop ‘And brought about his end; At five o'clock she got a rope And hung her dearest friend. “Who was this friend’ J hear you ask; Wow, now! Don't talk that way, Twas Fannie Filmdom acting in “. A modern movie play. NUTT'S DOPE. Jeff Nutt, special correspondent of this column, has reached San Antonio to cover the work of the Giants in training. His first communication fol- ~ dows: Dear Dud—Pete McGraw and the New York Giants of the American r due to arrive here to-day ‘or to-night and will go into training @t once, Several of the old timers ‘will be missing, among them Ty Cobb who, I’hear, has jumped to Detroit to join the White Sox. Benny Kaufman ‘will be here to play first base in the place of Hale Case. I and the wife have taken a room at Mrs, O'Brien's Doarding house and will watch out for wit and humor among the boarders. Por some reason or other, the Giants aren't bringing the pennant they won Jast year with them. I'm doing some campaign work here for your Presi- dential thing. To-day I made an ad- dress in a cafe to about thirty Mexi- cans who promised to yote'for you ff ‘President Villa lifts the ban on Mexi- ” gans voting in the United States, Just got a tip from a guy here that the Government may deport the Cincin- ‘ati ball team because they're all Reds, Pretty good, eh? Well, am 'T WAS a thoroughly human Washington that Walter Hampden embodied panoramic play by Percy MacKaye, and so of all the actors who have | Stalked through the part he may honestly be said to be first in the hearts| eter he was a fine looking Washington, especially when in uniform, "He was equally real as the man and the soldier, gay or grave, and, {t must be remarked, an exceedingly domestic husband. ‘the old ballad singer who rollicked through the interludes with two engaging ‘@bildrer. As his companions. Paul Leyssace was a sympathetic though some- ‘What undignified Lafayette, and Gerald Hamer caught the boyish enthusiasm ‘with more success that he did the fiery eloquence of Alexander Hamilton, It 48 enough to say of other members of the cast that they were in the picture— for the fact remains that “George Washington” is highly pictorial. in his production of the somewhat address by way of having a little fun verals sent him | ley Forge the ly f the man was | Iways acting with intelligent reserve, st of his opportunities, He read the liloquy. In the various phases of the on gave a rich and playful quality to and Players DUDLEY C. Browne of “The Little Whopper” on the stage at the Casino yesterday. | “Say, Harry,” said Otto, “I want a bright saying about a street car for a situation in one of my new comedies, Got one?” Harry thought a moment, Then he| replied: “All's fair in love and street | cars.” FROM A LEGAL MIND. Harlan Moore, a lawyer, who has an | office in the Equitable Building, a cable address, a penchant for writing | rhymes and everything, has sent us a) Hmerick just to show that all lawyers | are not averse to a verse. Here's the very rhyme: Miss Mary Ann Jones had a fellan Who was 60 infernally yellah That when the bad man Turned down Mary Ann Her dog wouldn't bite, only bellah. } JUST A MERRY JEST And then comes Henry Fisher of No. 200 West 84th Street with a joke | that is apt to brighten your dark moments, This is it: “What do you think of a hermit | who lives in an attic on a dram of food daily?” “I'd surmise that he ie in dram attic circumstance GOSSIP. Tony Heind! is musical director of “The New Dictator.” Marie Carroll, of “My Golden Girl,’ wants a women’s division in the St Patrick's Day parade. | Maxine Elliot has gone South to| rest and recuperate. She has had a} touch of influenza, | Hugo Riesenfeld announces be ap- pointment of Ludwig Laurier as as- sistant conductor of the Rialto or- chestra. The Mosens. Shubert presented “Not | So Long Ago” last night at the Globe | Theatre, Atlantic City | “The Great Lover,” in which Leo Ditrichstein appeared, and of which | he is part author, is’ to be done in | London | Jack Lait, the Chicago author and| playwright,’ is in New York. Jack has become almost a New York-Chi- cago commuter. Frank Tours has been engaged by the Messrs. Shubert as musical director of the now “Florodora.” Dodge & any have taken over the Punch and Judy Thaitre for the remainder of the season. They will present “Musk” there March 11. Beatrice Neal, protege of Geraldine | | | Farrar, ed the prima donna role in » Melody.” After the 200th performance of “Adam and at the Longacre Th to-night Comstock & Gest will dinner for the members of the | Pickering, who has many theatrical profession, nt ssenger he racit Southern Pacific lines George Neville, the village gossip in “Shavings,” has been engaged for the role of the constable in David W. Griffith's sereen yersion of “Way! Down East.” A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. - ‘There is some talk of putting a tax | on domestic servants, All right, but where are you going to find the} servants? FOOLISHMENT. An amateur actress named Grooter Thought working in films would just | suit her; | They gave her a part, But she quit the film art, Because the director yelled her!” Shoot) watching things for you. A lot of ex- '-eitement here but gan learning noth- ing--Jett. KK STUFF! 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