The evening world. Newspaper, December 3, 1920, Page 40

John E. Kellerd a Businesslike Shylock By CHARLES DARNTON One wes disappointed. Neither was there cause for complaint on ‘the Goenery was simple, to say the least. % something to get Shakespeare at popular prices, with lemonade and Sandy peddied between the acts, These cheering conditions may have Been of ald to John HE. Kellerd at the Manhattan Opera House jast ee “m When he appeared, modestly enough, in “The Merchant of Venice.” ly no one looked for a “great” performance, and in this respect the 0 Those: who have deoried over-claborate Shakespearian productions Mr. Kellerd was a business Be but except for his “makeup” there was little further sumgestion 5 #cia! quality. Uncothmonly free from mannoriama however, he held Ee by his directness and read ‘hin lines oléarly. It was apparent s ‘he aimed at sincerity. He certainly proved to be the most erect! we have ever seen. Only at the’ end of the trial scene did ‘Yolows rattled and echoed in the big house, especially during the Gobbo of William Marsh were Indescribably bad. Plays and Players BIDE DUDLEY well, whaddye think! he Here's a press ‘agent taking 2 | By Way of Diversion. be slap at the moenibers of bis £ . Regarding “The Bad Mam,” Well, well! I knowed ‘tould i publicity man, presumatly Devid) come to pass. You heard what * enya ‘he'd like to call atten-| yupez done? He packed his grip i pen 0: Abe following: facts: an’ left us for the oil flelds, on | Ae it has never been announced that) pe yn. He says he's bound to | he Mnetish, French or Hottentot ta have been soll; that Holbrook in “The Bad Man,” has broken | Ff #. I recorde’at the Comedy Theatre; | 9% he'll ever get is dit. I told William Harris jr. has con-| she looney not fo yo; the chance z for the life-time services of | ia ‘way too small. But law! he & . Blinn and the supporting com-| wouldn't let me talk, He simply ; that Mr. Harris has bought all new plays, written or to be writ- ‘by “Porter Emerson Browne, fof “The Bad Man;" tbat five gongpanies are to be rushed out knowed it all. train an’ we ain't Bae | pe the crovinces oimply wie not) sence. I know just what the the Comedy four years trom} vol will do—with some man that the motion picture rights Bad Man” have been sold for h & ‘ or any other figure. i = pointed, we'd wuy—eh, wot?| feller’a brick, NEW ONE FOR SHUBERTS. <The Messrs. Shubert have accepted ‘@ play cadled “In the Night Watoh,” by Michael Morton from the ch play, “La Veille d’Armes.” It | - scenes, At first William Owen, the Antonio, seemed to be suffering | & lisp, but he grew better as the night wore on toward the witching | Isabel Merson partially redeemed herself as Portia by fairly good n in the “quality of mercy” speech. The Launcelot of John Osgood get a well—there ain't no doubt But down in Okluhomy | He sold ten hogs to get the cash to cover all ex pense an’ then he lit out for the seen him he'll get thick an’ lose his cash the same as when he bought that He's sure he'll get a well that's worth @ fortune in the bank, but I predict he'lt soon be back dead dusted, leun he but on leaving the court he was again aa straight as an Indian, he Oe oued te h mistaken erectness for austerity he succeeded | measure of applause, | San Keith, who gave poise, distinction and excellent diction | Baseanio, the supporting company was rather weak in the knees. Then, the | } iM go into rehearcal Monday. ie ME” COMING IN. J to brin \ As GUMBLE BAW IT. leiear Ger the, comedy. starring ‘Mose Guinble of the Remick Music Graco La Rue and Hale Hamilton ft bes returned from @ tour into New York before Jan. 1. This f if the South, Southwest and Mar West. play has been touring for over a year, ‘Gio may the theatrical businem in the Its title will be changed to "Mw" | fa fair, Dut that it ten't good in when {it comes to Broadway. Mr. and West. in the West,” he, waid. “Phe ple are avoiding dear things, you! however, are coining money out) know. ‘To me it doesn't seem the timo | d companies to the Southwest Gossip. | ent” Sally Crute is acting with William| Phe Kemiok concern, by the way, | Farnuin in a big film | Rave a beefmeak dinner at Heu-| Joe Kelt is bragging about a new! fo-night at 7.30. It is for em- and a few invited guests. “MIXED MARRIAGE.” in Duncan and Rollo Peters ‘@oquired a new play by St. John entitied “Mixed Marriage Frank Gray song called “Suny featured singer at the Strand. Rosalie and been added to th ing Show of 1 Maude Hou . Peters appoured ax | Chance. | itt Avenu seasons withoul a la Nath Das Gupta of Calcutta o8 @ the Garrick at special ish two’ Hindu plays. ces will be given wil have a baz Alpin on Dec. 9 10 and 11, Through an arrangem publishers of the magazine, is to rechrister? “Hello, Les Jam, Jems.” he Bohemians, Inc jreenwich dack Mann! direator hereaft MITZI AT THE LIBERTY. W. Savage will present “Lady fm which Mitzi ix starred, at ars nd Hurold Levey the music. | the sleutric slgns TTING PAT RIGHT. Patrick O'Toole, of No. 67 Christo- was seen marvelling ten a film called “Th which Conway Tearl is a rs Selznick Sher Wtrect, is evidently a reader of| Comstock & Gest have arranged Maip column. A note from him last) with Charles Cochran for Alice Del- gaid: “I'm obliged to that} yata to tour this country In “Afgar” Peanut for information. 8° | next season. o ce it 4 and y ane o} igh T Asrekt’ Tvs Goon call: Gladys Hanson, ono of the delights iddy’ for w long while and} tree celebration for caat ova Davenport, the hea comedienne, | has rin Wilner & Rony others ine app Pat Jwill have its 200th performa \day. A million people | Half a dozen men r action during the wa “Lave Ghosts” Monday night trig our i Ten PETES ‘SF the Royth JOSEPH SUGGESTS. the ie longer, the Gel-| A # holiday thought, Joseph Fas- ‘or the Colum bia? ani of No. 91 Franklin Avenue t ie the Melted fae of oxen | Brooklyn, suggests: ways leave the prive tag on, It will save your friend a trip downtown man? review the decies- rte what order do wheat, oats |compliment her rank in the world's total | not to travel: faster, a cannon's or the noise of ite dis- (hat ported docs .the Oh, hear him roar 2 complete revolution (The cranky man) - ats “Hey, shut that dior!” called? Singh Test epic did Milton : Es peures A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. FOOLISHMENT The cold has come, P Bouthweet {Golden will drop the Dear” to con- “1 found almost no Eastern com- | form to the trend of the times. Pwo- Anianda Brown, soprano, is to be a| Helen Mellette have cast of “The Paas- ot “Dhe Half-Moon" it soon. Mr. Duncan | Setved thirteen seasons in stock be- | dagen role in “John Fer-| fore she got her first Broadway! Mabel Burke has sung at Proctor's heatre five sucessive . The Professional Women's League rat the Hotel Mc Albert, Payson Terhune has writ of “Mecca,” {8 arranging a Christmas the ixty-five little crippled school ehildren saw Douglas Fairbanks at fhe Capitol yesterday afternoon as guests of the theatre's management “Good Times.” at the Hippodrome, The way to please & woman is to The way not to is FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. 1 ‘The ohorus girls of "The Midnight Frolic” will do their Christmas shop- ping early 80 ay to help the traffic Mclsaac, dramatic editor of |, on at in for JOE'S C Now = THE BIG \ LITTLE MARY MIXUP’ wHaT S| f YOuR Hurer’| WRITE “THIS NOTE \ DOWN — MR O1.SEE ifrevst to, Ses Pues Cn O°. Boatey Wert ___ ( WHERE Y'BEEN KEEPIN’ YouRseLe L_ ALL “THESE MONTHS Jo ? You'RE LOOKIN Fine} WHAT CAR You DRWING COMIC PAGE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 19 AR EH? 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