The evening world. Newspaper, September 28, 1920, Page 22

NEW PLAYS | ——<“Phe= Tavern,” With. Daly, Awe, “Was “Mystery and Humor. UT of a y sky at the Cohan Theatre jast night came @ bolt of O humor Ming aivat it made the: second section of “The Tavern” hilar! any. | There were unmistakable indications ‘that this i me hy ae been thrown by that simple genius of laughter, George M Re , seemed to figure ae something more than the mere producer g play. ae es fer my (humble hat ts off to Mise Gantt, for she has|- a ht back Api the theatrerthe spell of romance and imagination, qualities jom found in ys ye. “The Tavern” suggests the halfway ee ise Of life, the sthpping place of troubled souls, the mug of ale before the i tant 4 ‘This playwright holds the mirror up to make-believe, and makes of y out her idea, she was fortunate in having that 1 it and fime actor, Arnold Daly, to play the poor Vaga- ‘would rise above any storm. those that pick their way carefully to the theatre, Le) cont alia the result, a» you should, you will find compensation | we (t'stfange experience. The play, again straugely‘enough, in| in Wo Reta Wfid fie’ first act is a bit too long for the good of every one! ip the house, Time js always a thing to be considered in the theatre, As) x the tavern anti'the people who eek its shelter it is neither here nor riod. The costumes—men tn cloaks and all that sort pity of the Old World—dingland, Ireland, wherever you| likecte imagine. ‘Bee Vagabond personifies the roving soul of the con. | jer him jite ip drama, and he sees drama in everything. He charm: for & moment daughter of a Governor sitting by « log fire. He carries upstairs a wild girl of the woodshed, who shrieks with great uc She - has been “ruined,” and «he holds every man sho meets reaponalble for ber - Tuination. With all its burlesqne, the play cannot make insanity comic. ‘Then, too, te paluding Hired Man, after asking amusing questinus, is shot Bal. He it better be spared to come back with ‘he perfectly 4 4 ox Mb " hugged in for all he is worth in lnughter as a helpless if on ttid mibjett % flourish, @ase, and, above all, distinction of mind, Mr. Proceedinge; Philip Tead was a sensitive nerve as the tavern keeper's non; _ About Plays and Players Rates “te @ strange mixture of mystery and humor, with the} wi mths ance that marked him again as an artist. Although Spencer Charters made the Hired Man worth his wage in bewtiderment ern wil By BIDE DUDLEY prev y are one ghd meaning nothing more than a harmlens creature crazy “drama.” Dai hattboked too well fed tor vagabond, he was always an actor of the finest Gaaitty: iq) Rizer eereamed and acted well as the wild woman of tho and terror, Mitchell ran the tav th all the power of a husky man, ‘alte’ eine in the cast did good work. When the shades of night are falling and I'm here all by my- self, oft I get a faded picture that t# on the mantel's shelf. Good old memories it brings me E [ i imwthis play in ‘under the man- agement of ‘Miller, in associa- ten with A. H. Wooda A second company is to be sent out in America. i | > z s 3 i A LIVE GHOST. reé Live Ghosts,” read a man, ing up at the house board at the G ich Village Theatre yesterday, “Wenitier what they can be?” Den't know,” replied his compan- jon, “but I'll bet one of them ts old John Barleycorn.” EDDIE COOKE'S JOKE. fe had a note from Eddie Cooke, oMLof the points of interest in the Johei@ébdden office, yesterday, Rddie annowabed he had just discovered the beat Jcthew of year, With eager eyes we perused. And what do you phink? Eddie handed us @ joke we weed ta," ago right here in this €or SNS him, John! cuits Up THE GLose. + eg my painters, upholaterers Py D dbcora et B busy from midnight noon ‘auth ‘hedecorating the Globe tre for th lar full PANT will be vides ne shuots glass ope with t rip-tail row Scaenit Goes TO HENRY. West s40) Here it ley tanding-reom ! success,’s ,| “The Night Boa’ A Stone ix presented via. a Naf in “Tip 1 J | thd’ sh i ine way, the comedian | wn’, fit hid ublhh Hee A which Ja the Maho ‘Of double Jointed, chicket- ted humor | fee Re MAO, Rachael ana | and I mingle joy ith tears. Ite a pioture of a mother who's been gone, oh years and years. First I seem to foot the licking I received when I was bad and with energy I'm squirming; once again I'm good and mad, Then I feet her gentle kissea— good-night kisses—on my drow. Buen though it hite my heart- strings, I am happy, anyhow. There are times @ yearn for mother and those dayw now tong gone by; for a rap from mother's alipper; for a piece of mother's ple. Then it is, when twilight's falling and I'm here alt by my- self, that I get a faded picture standing on the mantel’s shelf. 6. L. Rothatel conducted the Capito! orchestra light night. AH. Woods presented Louis Mann in “The Unwritten Chapter’ at the Woods Theatre, Atlantic City, last night. Rove Cary of “Marry the Poor Girl,” has been given a three-year contract by Oliver Morosco. ; George M. Cohan has engaged Adele Rowland for the new “George M Cohan Revue,” There will be a special mhtines of ry the Liberty on ’ Columbus Day, Matheson Lang will produce “Span. jah Love” at the Garrick Theatre, London, tn December. Poodles Hannefotd of the Hippo- drome, bas a new Percheron gelding which ‘he is training ap @ ring horse. Burr McIntosh of “Way Down East,” will appear in the new Ameri canigation Masque at Scarsdale on Columbus Day Tom Burke, Irish tenor, who is to wing at the Hippodrome Sunday night, helped raise $80,000 for charity at Saranao Lake, Friday night Lotte Alter appeared as Miss Curtis in “The Charm School" last night and acquitted herself creditably house record at the Belmont Theatre last week. ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. H. N.~ Better ask a fim publi K. K » Al Sanders ts the theatrical agency business. A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. He who killa time wastes ammuni tion wton, FOOLISHMENT,. Oh, doctor» what ts wrong with e mer’ The woman asked and sighed Your ‘pendix is affected, ma'am,” The doctor then replied ‘Oh, doctor,” said the talk as that I dread.” The doctor Oh We'll cut it out,” he said. woman next Such smiled very well FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE ‘Bring m¢ two egés, 1 wan't don't you?" gis bad,” ping early.) g004, ; Ninety Hrooklyn girls, who saved the price by carrying their own lunch will see “Tickle 3 ight “Little Mise Charity” broke the] GIMME A- Push — war VA GOSHAMIGHTY ! 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