The evening world. Newspaper, February 23, 1921, Page 23

Willard Mack | In “Smooth as Silk” | By CHARLES DARNTON | ‘That dauntiess anthor-actor, Will- ard Mack, has brought back the crook play and is braving fate, snow- drifts and slang with “Smooth as Buk” at the Lexington Theatre. But once again Mr. Mack insists upon being unusual—and this may mean calamity in the end. Aé Silk, an ésoaped convict, he utterly refused to take the girl he loves into his dubi- ous life, telling her in so many words that ste is too godd for him and then Taking his way into the possible oblivion of crookdom. He spurns thé “hegpy ending” that might easily find fts éxeuse and its champions on Lexington Avenue Virtue raises a protesting and tardy hand. What then? Well, nothing, The clinging heroine fs cast off and left to her youthful ideals—and that’s rather tough on a girl who has been feeding oranges to a beloved convict. By all odds, she gets the worst of it, con- sidering the affection and care she as lavished on him. But he is a gallant crook, becomes so pure that he will not drag her along with him. Poor “Boots” is left to her oranges and her more bitter reflections. Mr. Mack bears up with an Irish dialect and an eyeglass. He proves his exceptional ability as a cracks- man, exposes a fashionable “invest!- fator” as a thief, and makes the political path easy for “Big Frank” Powers, who is so powerful that he can send ‘em up and bring ‘em back at his own sweet will. “Smooth aa Silk" is good crook melodrama of the familiar sort, with exciting gun-play at intervals and the kind of talk best understood in the underworld. That Mack knows what ho is writing about—call it realism of what you Itke—may readily be . ‘There i, too, every reason for believing that the play has an excelent chance of success in the popular-priced field. It is capably acted, especially by Mr. Mack, who never fails to be interesting and pic- tureaque. Three Debuts Mark Holiday Music in N. Y. Of the batt dozen or more music events that went to make a Tuesday holiday three were debuts here, of which two were nestlings, while the ‘hitd had already tried his wings in Mutope. In the afternoon in Aeolian Hall Mina Dimag, sister of an already farhed brother, exposed her lyric so- praho volee to a friendly audience. Her programme would tax a more mature artist, and truch of it was be- youd Mise Biman’s present abilities. While the voice is pretty, ite poasesor is lacking in the fundamentals of the art of song. In the evening Bina Winston, dramatic soprane, and hall- ing from our own turgid east side, gavo'an unexpectedly good account of 1 Hers is a big voice, of rich quality, with youth still at the vocal prow. But the potentialities are there 4nd worth developing. The foreign visitor was Carlo tind, an experienced fiddier and joxer, of whom many nice things been said in advance. It ia un- e that they were not con- ed by the playing last night, Seldom is one heard so frequently off the pitch or smiting the air with so rough and uncertain a tone. The operagvers had a variety of choles dishes from which to pick. The Metropolitan forces sang “Parsi- fal” from 1 until almost 6 o'clock and then hurried its guests ouf to prepare the big auditorium for the| lenefit performance of “Carmen” timt started on the gypsy trail at §.! Ta the former opera Mr. Sembach was in the title part and Mme, Matzenauer the Kundry, with Miss Gordon and = Messns. Whitehill, Rothier and Didur as able assistants, | All was satisfactory except the gar- ish eétting for the second act. Mary Garden and her Chicago ar-) tists aleo provided a double attrac- tion, offering Rosa Raisa in “Tosca” n the afternoon and Mme. Galli- Curel and Lucien Muratore, one of the greatest singing actors before the public, in su@gary “Rome: nd Juliet” ) the evening. Mr. Mu feal lover, His French of admiration Mme Galli-Curcl ac- epted in fine Italian manner. The only performance of “Hamlet” this year by the Chicago Opera Asso- ciation will be given at the Manhat n Opera House ni Saturday after- on, with Flore: Macbeth and {ta Ruffo in the ing roles, This, » appearance of Miss Macbeth in evening, three appearances by Mary Garden ‘and an unscheduled repetition | of “Othello” with Charles Marshall are the features of the Chicago com- pany’s closing week. Miss Garden will open the finat week th Lacien Muratore in a repetition ‘Monna Varina ce more in “Lo Jongleur de Ne Dame" on Thursday, and she will close the week on Saturday night wit) her third performance here of "Car- men," algo with Mr. Muratore. Mme, Galli-Curei will be heard on Wednes- day in “Traviata,” when ‘Tito Schipa also will appear, On Tuesday e ning M. Ruffo will sing his fam role in “The Barber Of Seville,” m ing with Miss Macbeth Schipa an all-star cast, evening will gee Mme. and Mr, Schipa in “Traviata Werk ing Charl uppear the “Othello. ‘or ~~ WOMAN Bt Catherine 1 was burned eparing Burns roomed in the ams and tore t but she way dead when | aner arrived. She was a widow far the and o ice have been unable to CHICAGO SOCIETY e Barber of Seville” on Tuesday | CHICAGO OPERA CU. AT WRESTLING BOUT, Turns Out in Force to Watch | Events Staged for Charity by , Mrs, Field. CHTOAGO, Feb, 23.—Chicago soviety turned out last nil@it for the charity wrestling show conducted by Mra. Mar- shall Field 34 at the Coliseum, the pto~ ceeds of which wil go to institutions for crippled children, In the audience wore many women who had never aéen © wrestling match, and they squirmed whenever a contestant scoured a pin- ishing hotd, Mrs, Field, who watched the bouts with interest, sald jt Wax the second show of its king she had seen, ‘The middleweight — bout, between Johnny Meyers and Lou Talaber, fe- sulted tm no fall in the 75 minctes THE EVEN ING ee WORLD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, Yetit . set by Referee Martin De- s Meyers retained his title of middieweight champfor® In the wolter- Welght contest Jack Reynolds downed Spyros Vores fn 5 minotes and 43 ##0~ da, Votes won the: second fall in 20 minutes nd & seconds, Babee RS | FUNERAL OF T. S. FOSTER. Services Wifl Be Meld tn St. Laker Chapel Te-Morrow Morning. ‘The furerd! servicts for Thomas Spencer Fostet Of No. 10, Weat. 1hid Street, who ated Monday af st. Luky, Hospital, will 66 held to-morrow én Lavke’s Chapel @t 10 o’ctock. intor- ment will 6¢ 9 St. Michael's Cemetery, Astoria, © Mr. Foster hady deen for some yénts an iftvédtigator for the Battimére & Omid Ratiread, having duties of a één- fidentiat nature Involving imfee fo- sporistvitities and which brought Wirt ‘into clone aésociation with ratitond of- He previously held a simile one Isiand Railroad, childs yiow and thro Sold st private sale, sal coat, newent model eal squirrel, chokers. Broadway, near ri CAR ficlais and others from const to const. He FUR COATS USED IN MOTION PICTURES fF post on Teaves @ (> | WINTER a 8.15. WORLD'S GREATEST ENTERTAINMENT PASSIN' EVERY PHASE: OF THE STAGE: i VAUDEVILLE | oLGHTTWI fF Ss H OV ws ae 1] 9 OPERA MECCA eee meDY ‘ | WILLIE, and “MECH | EUGENE HOWARD SmReTAGLE Incite Jom: | MARIE DRESSLERWaRRY Wat$0%: | cxreévAcunza GARDEN ,BoNEEy 2d st. aie CENTURY THEATRE 4 & Cin'® Matinee, 0 to $2.0. 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Roof tot AM “The Frontier of the Star.” Stw. of 6 9 By. at 8.1 ot AU Seats >* Reserved Bs voces ROADWA L Mbcarizeb tpl CONTINUOUS 11 AM 1012 PM ALL THIS’ WEEK RA GORDON ON the STAGE aid ON the SCREEN IN PERSON T Wy Ae Lae "Luuiay | <te #. omar pve a ACTS PARAMOUNT PICTURES IVOLi “STRAIGHT IS mwAy THE WAY” ‘at 49th St. Rivoli Concert Orchestra. | I TO BEBE DANIELS in| tb ‘She Couldn't Help It’ RITERION: “Buried Tr Broudway at 44th we ion Davies CONCERTS. AND music. ~MANHATTA OPERA HOUSE, VANNA TRAVIATA. LIONEL ATWILC. @ MISS LULU BET EMPIRE, ee Roe | 1 fe BARRIE'S CHATTERTON | MARY ROSE Ete W, Had Bt, gk ve, 8.30, Satinars Ninh Fi F WAKE UP paLABeD Wall Vite . Deataes 4 § fo the new 5 ‘DEBURAU’ Biwray 63 $T,, THEA. be. co Mata T0-DAY fe Bat (Prone Cok 1448) “ied Mariage PARK By Bt, don Cibjtan Matte’ why, 218) Week OPPER “ERMINIE” FRANCIS. 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