The evening world. Newspaper, December 11, 1920, Page 12

“possibly know as much about if as your next-door neighbor. But a dreamer comic SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1920 _ THE, NEW PLAYS Tagore’s.“ Post. Office” _ and “Sacrifice” : ‘By CHARLES DARNTONs seems only yesterday that ‘every one with a two-by-four library epoke ef Tagore’in hu*héd though ardent terms, yet yesterday afternoon only &@ few of the faithful gathered at the Garrick Theatre to sit through ‘two of his plays, "The Post Office” and “Sacrifice.” . Perhaps the juger from Calcutta, Kedarnath Das Gupta, was two or ‘three years late in getting here. Anyway, making all reasonable allow- ances, it cannot be sald that’ East and West met as one in thought and soul, for whilé there Was no-ehd of thought Inthe plays there was little Boul in the performance of them.. A turban doesn’t necessarily cover a multitude \ Of brains, for the ghilosophy of life is a catch-as-catch-can affair, and you bas more imagination thin a gravedigger. So much for “The Post Office,” then, for in it a boy i dying, and at the same time urging commonplace people who visit him to make the most of their freedom. To be shut in is wrong; there should be air and freedom —this is the “message,” to.use a theatrical word, that Tagore sends through his play. Unfortunately, Lilian Jago, as the sickly lad, looked a supremely Bealthy young woman. She had ‘something of Yeats in hef, but it was a far cry from Tagore. “Sacrifice” also suffered from the actors, for the only good actor tn it ‘was Paul Leyspac, who ‘brought both excellent diction and feeling to a ng sea! the Temple. >> - Tagore, if.yau ljke, but don't see him. About Plays and Players HE Actors’ Equity:began dealing |/ | out its Chiistnias’ gifts’ yester- | What Don't You Know? |! “day vy handing, the managers of touring theatrical, companies a Who wrote “The Quince and concession that should bring them the Paw Paw" and how are you joy at this time. The council tevling to-day? met and decided that inasmuch Wa 7 6th as road conditions in some parts win alll ieade nea ieaditle? of the country are in avbad way,|, @ pin in @ Missouri mule, and Mhese managers may lay ,their com.| Where is he buried? panies oft without salarjeg during the How many fish are there in five days preceding Christmas Day.| the average school, and who This stipulation’ js contingent, of teaches the school? dourse, on the acquiescence’ ot the How docs a chorus girl carry individual Equity” members in the| her moncy in her atocking if she touring companies, It had. been hasn't any money? pointed out to the Equity éhat numer- How many péople, working in ~ edge ee pant had on eS relays, docs it take to look to oe sar abadl mig ause of] the. top of the Eiffel Towert hooking congestion and other condi- | wate he it Lah Toaabee rons, «nd the mamegers: feared the} .,, The Funniest Old Man and losses occasioned through the payiag ”, Gf salaries might cause them ‘to Woman in the World” and then the’ troupes. With a concession such | We" fo farming? as has’ been granted, however, they Who formulated the plan to said they would try to weather the| ©70## @ melon vine with an ice- plant and thus get iced water- melon ad lib? : fe Sires es @lack period. In the long’ run, ac- cording to the view the Equity Coun- the players to lose salaries for five starred, will open Dec, 21 at the New Amsterdam. The press agent for thia attraction insists that it takes the poliée reserves to keep people from killing each other in the rush for tickets. | TO STAGE. “NISETTE.” Dr. J. Vittor Wilson,has arranged = ge In vaudeville, | She will be. Goseip. im rebeareing Monday in a one-act | Marie Dressler has joined “The musical comedy entitléd “Nisette,” | Passing Show of 1920." which was. produced, origipally..in}. “The Young. Visiters” will quit Copenhagen. Tae Mesh lang 39th Street to-night. - *s Job Bantiey and Ivy Bawyer are not » O'HAY HAS NO FEAR. to go on tour with Joe Cawthorn and | “The Half-Sfoon.” aenicn Blue Law, a donkey, has joined the | He’ 7 cast of “Good Times" at the Hippo- Passing Stiow of 1920."" Capt |drome. His dam goes by the name of ‘fought: in halt a ‘dozen | Prohibition, confident he; will-come | ~Zelda Sears has assumed a com- eatrioal “encounter alljedy role In “Cornered,” Nettle Bourns being i, owners J. Arthur Young, who was Lee Sin Ld rT ee. in “The Yellow Jacket,” will have ‘been, eau ben | Mat role again with the Coburns, Plat i i. uben! ‘The New York Visual Instruction Egoored she cordate erday, | Aspoctation had an entertainment at s bask fh a eorte ‘on | (be Rivol! this morning, young John Honry Mears has engaged Jay and saw a box of fine|Gould, Winona Winter, Maxon and! banker's desk, The|Brown and the Bennett Twins for “The Century Midnight Whirl.” 4 to work’a trick. Muriel Lodge. of “Hitchy Koo" 5 had bobbed the hair of five other ‘Have you a match?’ he asked of |¢girig in the company. Her father was banker,” The" latter,. in’ gidgerly |a London bobby, ‘fashion, handed over.one match, The aes oid Sinern are having their the searched c n al * Avenue this os slayraghrrgiarr coment agg a week. “Some of them are older than box of Havanas: Marion Davies will havea party for i E + | i # i*t | th i ¥ 8 to the Abbott Kittredge Club for Girls A THOUGHT, FOR TO-DAY. Dave Lichtenstein, the milliner, was “well, I declare! I thought I had/600 chikiren at the International Film cigar, but I guess 1 must have /studios on Christmas afternoon, smoked it! ‘There will be an orphans’ Christ- “In that case,’ caine .trom. the |mas tree party given by the Blaney vaner-apou Dettan give ma Beck'the| Eiapery hel Savevil theatre match.’ Hearing a report of friction be- “Aad he got it back, too.” + tween Ben-Ami and his manager, Ar- pm -Y. thur Hopkins, George Kaufman’ said om “SALLY” DEC. 21. ee Ghousht “everything hed Ben- F. Ziegtela jr. wires us from Atlane |" ying M4, é a ig Marants of Brooklyn and tle City to tell us that “Sally,” with} Mae King of Woodhaven have been Marilynn Miller end ,Leon Errol|declared the champlan waltzers of bch a = —=+s— |Greater New York at the Terrace . ~~ |Garden Dance Palace. A tango con- DO YOU test ls now on there with a prelim- inary to-morrow afternoon, KNOW? Frank Bacon will tell some stories ‘Coprright, 1990, by-the Prem Publishing Co, | to~«morrow afternoon, The Kittredge (Te New York Bepning World) Glee Club will sing and tea will be QUESTIONS. served. There will be nothing in the 1 Of what Btate le 'Baton Rouge) Ceci! Craig of “The Girls of the U. the capital - 8, A," at the Columbia Theatre, _ 2. How many republics are there in| hopes the price of wardrobe trunks Bouth America? +l wil come down woon, Cecil says she %. What continent produces nearly | simply detests high prices. half the world’s gold? 4. What is “The Flowery King- dom”" - 4 Se ie uaa on th cnce a tine actor, “but good living §, How many feet are there tn'a envan oun memmenn Fo Sse Bl oft FOOLISHMENT. Little Mamie heard the rain 59, What continent contains Ratter on the window pane the world's total population” * “Well,” she said, “it docen't matter, B a6 sree wrote the: godim Old Iron-| I believe I'll let it patter.’ 1, How many rays bas a ‘starfish? &. 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