The evening world. Newspaper, October 22, 1921, Page 12

| SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1921 TURNING THE SPOTLIGHT BY CHARLE @ long time to discover our really fine actors unless they do something spectacular to at- ‘Wract attention, such as “Dr. Jekyll an Mr. Hyde" or a very bad Brutus. The Main Street mind that runs through the theatre isn't satisfied with anything but a “show” on the “for: corners" of its limited imagina- tion. In other words, a great many people have no appreciation of in- telligent acting. Accordingly, the in- qelligent actor has many obstacles to overcome. ‘The particular actor I have in mind Lionel Barrymore, who puts the meat of this argument into “The Claw.” Back of everything he does 4m Henri Bernstein's old-fashioned, un- Sympathetic play there 1s brain-power, Rot merely acting-power. The char- acter, with its French politics and its French sentimentality, may be re- mote to you, yet the actor forces him- self on you as a human being. Here ts acting that challenges Coquelin’ for it is based on the same ground and the same understanding, and never does it yield so much as an inch. Barrymore could play Cortelon in Paris without the slightest fear of be- ing misunderstood, no matter what language he might speak, for he Is the Frenchman body and soul. Having lived in Paris he of course knows the French. But this {s only a means to an end. The important part of it ts that Lionel Barrymore puts his brain well us his heart and soul into his Ing. With him sense of character tho true test of acting—comes first, nd in this senso he never fails. He was equally true to type as Milt Shahkks in “The Copperhead.” His Macbeth was made unbelievable only by ridiculous surroundings. Nothing ean alter the fact that he {s an un- eommonly real actor. He lives just around the corner from Greatness. Stupidity a Safeguard. Against a possible censorship of the stage there is the safeguard of @tup‘dity that marks plays designed to be sensational, Yet this regulation may be applied to plays just as it now is supposed to control movies. Certainly the stage is fast and loose, wut give it enough rope and !t will “pubtlers hang itself. The license is to be remarked not only in word but in dress. No one seems to mind the fact that any ‘mumber of music shows are noturi- ous for their half-naked women, ‘These shameless exhibitions have also become common to plays so destitute of cleverness that they depend upon Physica! exposure to attract the wit- less sightseers. This week has brought another reminder of the tra fic. You may tmagine the police have Gone nothing to prevent such display. But you are wrong. They did some- thing along this line a short time ago when « man without a shirt and a Woman with only a few beads for covering uppeared in a dance, They fompelied the man to wear a shirt! This may give you the police point of view. Apparently it never occurs to theatrical managers, when they Meet in solemn conclave, to consider matiers of this sort. They discuss Fallroad rates, salaries of actors and other things touching their pocket- books, but they never talk about the slimy trail of indecency on the stage that stretches to greater lengths year by year. Two Flappers. ‘Two of the current plays offer in- teresting studies of girls. In “Am- bush,” ithe wild, pleasure-seeking daughter of a Jersey City clerk bringy fuin on her father. In “A Bill of Di About Plays and Players By BIDE | DUDLEY HERE re people tn the world belief that theatre ticket brok- ers and box office men are rough, hard characters who would step on a lame bug just to hear him pop. They aren't at all, In fact usually just the other way. Yesterday we ran across Leonard Bergman, Louis Cohn, Joe Leblang and Frank Meyers on 42d Street “Speed up, boys, we'll have to hurry of we're going to see that pic- ture show,” said Leonard Laughing and talking they went round the corner and entered a mal! film theatre. Three-quarters of an hour later they came out. “Come on,” sald Louls Cohn. “Let's get some ice cream soda.” they're “I guess I'l) take peanuts to-day,” | ON S DARNTON vorcement,' howeve! of @ man who is supposed | “cured” of insanity foregoes marriage to stand by her father when his di- vorced wife goes away to marry Rebbe Both types are uncommonly w acted, Florence Eldredge, who cam* to the Garrick from an up-State stock company, ts thoroughly alive and real as the girl in “Ambush.” Althoug» | Katharine Cornell fe an Amertcan shy | seems as English as the play in “A Rill of Divorcement.” Here are two fappers worth more than passing notice. John Drew's Memoirs. John Drew, I am told, ‘is writing | his memoirs. They may fill the loss of Daly's Theatre, coming an they do from this aristocrat of our stage and prince of actors. THE BIG LITT T SAW MISS PIPPIN ia TH AUDIENCE WITH TH WIFE “WONDER HOw SHE. LIKED oa sree CHS Hey Mom? 7) BoBRIe caren / ME A AWFUL * NAME ~ He Dib?! RATINHA TS GOING To Be A GREAT PARTY, KATINKA — THEY EXPECT WALLY REID AND A LOT OF OTHER HAN DSOMC Movie Stars i 7S Gee, TH Gu Gi EE WHIsweRs! As NEAR AS T CAN MAKE OUT FROM “its List 4e1'S (CAR “HAN RIGHT! mo 7 ITLL BE AN AWFUL SHOCK To BLANCHE WHEN T Tei, Hee hy’ CONCLUSICN I'v RE “THINGS WRONG with FIGGERS DON'T LE a: LAD 1 WAS INVITED LISSEN, LETS LL FAMILY DID Mis6 PIPPIN” REMINDED HER OF | THINK OF 1 wily! Bona! ARENT YOu ASHAMED “TS CALL Mary 4 BAD Name 2 mS A Tec- Hee -ec- Good IDEA - said Frank Meyers “Gum drops for mine!” said Joe Leblane Aud into u candy store they went, As happy bunecl of files on a sleeping fat man ee PIDELITY SHOW READY. The Dill for the Fidelity’s first Sun- day concert at Henry Miller's The- vo et ps to-morrow night is complete much. The money de- a | restaurant rived from the show will go to the erating a movie camera on the street, ubout tho neighborhood.” Later, the | author of “Timothy,” now in London, | ‘Tuesday nigh able prizes.|month, The visiting hours aro from! ‘pj tired customer nodded a weary organization's building fund, thout a leense subject of @ charity in the town came | Brave Lad! | Hotllowe'en will be brated Oct!1 to 5 P, M. The catalogue contains | smemuat nae ‘Mrs. Green has been a special po- | up Speaking of real seoa'a'| #1, Witt souvoning Had wuineene edie pe amirmative . RAH! RAH! RAH! for almost two years," | “We're going to have @ benefit for| Lionel Barrymore in" | | y ; | Vel" yntinued, " ‘at's th’ fel- The Colinsisla dokball tenia will poe! ‘ jit at the private school.” said the) And, as for prom! ton-|_ & THOUGHT FOR TODAY Mr, Kauffer has a keen sense of tor y pin waitin’ fer fer years, Io's Charles Ray tn “Two Minutes to Go" | ri anklin is app ring tn vane | lps aaron DA Ue clan sah ae yee we ren nit that the color values ana oft onset fal 2€-Jone in a million . at the Strand Monday night. ‘This ts Green wien V age votes anning, | acting tn D. W. Griffith's film, ‘The | entitled, “Witty Comic ‘ wes eal SHE EAE OE Somer aaked (lhe & gridiron film, and the Managing 1). | Wears # atar end & one. (CUMS, Two Groans, here have promised to) Hope’ le doesn't f Mu SY ON ANG GYOE BRB I ate Tere iron yeniani (a thi etwrra rector says It is so good he'd bet his, CB? appear.” «| with Royster and Dudiey | | FOOLISHMENT Itlon, With the influe : il pete tea top hat no pat ks for his haif| 7 loyeas fe: gh and Cezanne have |2oesmt use ALL th’ ayrup we rerve Ree ees Rei pain Rana far Bie) Bes E. F. ALBEE’S SOUVENIR earrine Lip nodeetse |t knew an old woman named Bluine, Nand Cezana ol wit! cakes ve 7 H. F, Albee, head of the 8. F. Reith || RHYMED Pi Xe) POS ess ave Who took her first ride on a train eae G8 Dy BO) Beas. WRONG DOPE ON FRANZ. _| Vaudeville Circ wus presented! “ame only name she gives ue ia By-| Circle” Mack Hillard « APES aESE SE (EMPTIED ising that he ahould sometimte| BLESSED 18 RIGHT. Bertram Peacock, who imperson-|}vsterday with the heyatone farmer) |telle and the onty addreas 18 Botani-| re-organizing for tir | Sutd she; “tt beats walking. n his work. It would be strange if treet, but who tums author ates Franz Schubert in ee zt Union Square Theatre. ‘The souvenir|cal Gardens Station, But ehe is tn ont yee ern 3a it relieves one of strain,” alnet. Ha oan, bowevers Ge rad) now and then, came original! 0 8 ves H t the request of Fred | ¢y i 4s in the Post-Gradu uid n a sinally Herring Jee eine te a one Was obtained at t ‘ s Wu ‘ot pr ees the market for a epee ead doeen : | pital. Auto accident bunged | {etlo If he wish | the far, far South, When he migrated r “ ' : wared at the CRS capa tehts ed wie 7 tt ay, who, in a note, wrote: ction of Mr. Albee. | Surn, en Pe olteas se ae ee Tone | Bit FROM THR pe tao TREE. | don) Dally | North he brouzht with him a dush He Ore ets own instry was the birthplace | Pas ewer proposed. and renily meant| HMTy, Macollum inakes his va “What do you think of the Turkish savcandic Gircacl tied inauceerth Sati pees maak? >in New York, |t ville debut next week in “Lucky J cities . . “Soaring to Suc de-wal’ slant op Ain Peacock wishes us io state that : {i iutiees Aue Ese sound 1) Oopeaiens by W. D. Hepenatal le I don't smoke personified by the tn things. : Schubert played only the piano and 1T WAS THE NAME. | m. Applicants for Estelle'’s Margu Iva appea n ad group in black iy Sead violin and positively never doubled 11:| The office boy at the Belasco head-|*, Poem. App! vaudevilie ten wee nen a v heard Fenipa, theta ‘the old | a hand may reply in rhyme and we wi!l » LAC. au er a und that {s far more than r y| man's name, ir nversation with e brass. jquarters brought Ben. F. Roeder,|endeavor to meld two hearts. The = ‘ tects ages bane We mf 40 Se 1 General Manager, the card of a lady | poem: ee et” uaa Meni P Hi P. t ay tae 2 e peeeneea darky decidedly younger and with » BABY DAY, NOV. 15, | yesterday On tt wes written by te | Twenty-seven ts my age, "Balttie", company in Buffalo. ows ls Foster Stee Ser ee ai alae! mais the other day,” mused ‘Wednesday, Nov. 15, bas been des- | boy, “Legal notice Mr. Roeder ha . oO: Eagle has stage’ "The Skirt,” t. * ° * Museum and the South F.ensing- | Gres “The young negro was com. the caller i 1 and discovered None could cali me plain, ORE PASS HAE OES ne eS | Ww k zi C . sed upor ining of ms. sral di tgoated ae Baby Day at the Nom) she ‘@ iciusa_who desired @| Yeara ve waited for ¢ “him” |i,Whleh Bessle Barriscalo has t or m is ity ton, based upon C viaining of #2.sral different sorts of y tre, where “Just Married a : ee wanres . Ock's a an ines porcelain « als, bade Roe ee ec pbhta Witm las | ane D NAREIIOE FPR Waited alt in vain. | Billy Montgomery ard 1 Frazer ee Japtations for euch u ee wl! wold the |fants in arms will be noti¢ Mr. Noede I've @ notion in my head Loli Aide ar 4} | By W. G, Bowdoin. |. His series jor A a th | f 3 That f ought to marr and [da st ‘ s ' i j ste ng them r.| piled j pt a 4a We take Kelcey Allen aa fi " M < Oh. dear sir, please help me wed 1 Ate : ee. SS | jas t aol Re ee receded! Some Tom, Dick or Harry, ait SOND HL 6 Buel AUDHEGR 7 doctah tor | The Lieutenant commanding thv| THERE'S A POINT HERE. rel aossir Bry rg eesy fauric’ Tits underground and bus posters, de-f hus not yet been reproduced Pe, . | * . lamarone a) . a A anwar mente: h =| fete conception of the tunnel ide at all yo ak Mount Vernon Detective Bureau} wy a visitor from York, Well, any way, Avery Hopwood has| She was appearing on the Century] signs for advertisement» book jack piahinR bon pu ee ae jeune Idea | ne ste a meals drink | ail yoh writes us, without signing his name,|” "Do any movie live in this| money: ‘oof when she was marrie ets and labels in the exhibition rooms tt s : nt - , with at peor y: Root when she was married, a In the exhibit Tange” ‘The London sky fine, showing |ed tres’ all de timel’ recounta to state that it ts a positive fact that sked the Zaller, We'd like to print am article from| A deer fox trot contest, tn which Decoration, No. 50 West| yro oe Haske any Fenauniad Se ee EN an gado tele Socks tke ‘aeauar| Sins onload ie be tee indies galy partitpate, will be eid of Arts and Decoration, the arch at Hyde Park corner, is| Pompe, ‘Yoh all ain't got no aickn fare Green, ‘up there gaccatly, £oF ob- one ae i Wekre very careful, ‘William Husbut admits Be is oo- at the Terrace Garden Dance Palace 47th Street, until the end of this! highly effective as executed in color, { man, yoh all jest bin blessedi'" x : usa. come to! el WELL. MARY- WHAT NAME Db. He CALL / WELL BEE’, 1 MGT As Went - BREAK IT To YoU. 1 BEEN CHECKING | IMG t To YOu. a LAD To UP OM “The THINGS “THAT ARE. ‘eve Yau UTA WHACK ON THICAR = AND | DAWGONNIT = I'VE Come To THe / abet CONGLUSION SHE'S A BUNCH _! Is SHE SAID WEAR “THE T— —You cAME KIND oF Cottar! He CALLED me | WHAT T SAID AT GAHE, BOYS — EACH GIRL TAKES A CHANCE AT THROW'G THE PILLOW, AND WHO EVER GETS HIT WITH IT MUST KISS HER! IF HE DOESN'T HE MUST BUY HER A Box oF By Don Allen. “6OY—PAGE NAPOLEON." f DWARD MINTYRE came all the 2 E from Wichita, Kan, to eee | her Broadway's I'ghting |systern had turned from pristine | white to a Volstead blue. He found after browsing about for several ev hings, that things here were ain he same as on Main Street, by gather haven ww > says he pt that the town boys don’! u1 the Court House steps ar put any hiteh- wadway yet ap made a discov se already in the ould move over a bit a separate niche for himself. | they ia a AckA A He als nks t ame 8 he first time in my travelling s Mac, “I ran Into a pro- fessional pager. I was seated In a Broadway restaurant where they out but th | y paging: ‘Mr Mr. Douglas ngest part of b pr could unders: E saying. A ‘Ot « young 1 t wasn't Doug | sup wy mind to investigate The page boy we MYSTERY—DEEP AND DARK AS the swallowed or d That is the great Joe iotel, knows the an nt tell it, At mystery and only Smit, ans terday Oscar founr 1 package addresse to him or pening it he fou silver knife or which w 14 nt crest of the table service w a8 pub into use when the hotel opened, Accompany ng the knife was an unsigned note h rea fils kulfe was taken from room the Waldorf note was shown to Jor was at Scotland Yard f t ntn ; unsolved mis terles { out a tne, ‘Th s record dispe | ABSOLUTELY UNIQUE ee ‘at guy jest goin’ oul’ | asked the straw-halred 1 in a downtown Pa