The evening world. Newspaper, January 5, 1922, Page 32

- é that there isn't enough of it to fill D) il RAEN W Seam THE NEW PLAYS “The S. S. Tenacity” Simple and Real By CHARLES DARNTON. “eidet TEERING clear of theatrical clap- | follows him as he picks up his bag S trap, “The . 8. Tenacity” is as| und sidies through the door. 7 manch and true a play as has| As this unhappy yet plucky lad, gome to this port from France or any | Tom Powers gives a keenly sensitive ‘ether country in many a day, one that | Performance, pitiful as his cheep, Bugeno O'Neill, among others, would |") Shiny patent leather s'ioes. @oudtiess hail with wide-flung enthusi- Ieeatior bear get vl aged Ml mm. Certainly, Charles Vildrac and | Bastien with a swaggering air. The O'Neill have much in common. role of Therese isplayed eleverly and | The only trouble with Vildrac’s piay | “sereetly by Marguerite Forrest, | |young actress as talented as sho is pretty. Mr. Duncan js heartily in keep- ing with his character of-a garrulous, hard-drinking old philosopher whose notions of liberty are not half bad. There is an excee@tngly gobd bt of | work by Claude Cook as a laconic | English sailor who lurches to the bar | whenever the word is given, H In his excellent production Mr, Dun- can has caught the atmosphere of a play that passes like a cloud, a small fan evening. It needs at lcast a ones | ‘ect piece to keep it company. Every- | ‘thing else has been done for it by | ‘Augustin Duncan to win the success ft so thoroughly deserves. Whatever shortcomings may have impeded the opening performance, it was acted at ‘the Belmont Theatre last night as well | uid be act y | Rviccuss cncay, wale ‘oj cloud ‘leaving just the trace of a Perfection no les, Every actor and |S" - ‘actress now playing in New York tiight profit by seving this perform- | Look £ A Box of Geldom do we get a play that | 3 touches life so closely as this tran- CIGARS FROM” UNCLE eeript from the French—the life of DAVE"-AND OUST THE gworkaday people who have tile KIND You LIKE gore than they put on their bacxs, pet take their lot uncomplaininsly @nd get along as best they can. Any- rey, they have something. to bs Bhankful for—the war's over. This ds the spirit that Vildrac has put into | “his play, not obviously and noisily, but merely as a suggestion of cha acter. Simple and real, “T 8. 8. Tenacity” is an interesting’ study of | cbaracter. Its story is slight, but} always human. The two young print- evs from Paris who stop at a cheap restaurant in a little seaport on their way to try their fortunes in Canada te small adventurers of no more (han pasting interest to any one but “themsetves. ‘The leader of this brave expedition is the assertive ‘Bastier ‘who: prides himeelf upon being man. of decision,” while his com- panion, Segard, trails along as a matter of course. It happens that the ship will not be ready to sail for two weeks, and so the two friends put up at Mme. Cordier’s place, the chicf sttraction of which is a pretty wait- ress, Therese. Naturally, she ts dangerous to a dreamer like Segard, ‘who tells himself stories that mighi some true, but fails to gain her ‘ympathetic interest. In another ‘way, the objective and somewhat ribald : Bastien is dangerous to ‘Therese, and he gets what he is aftor one night when they share a bdttle of champagne, Early in the morning ‘® week later they skip out to take a-train, leaving the heartsick Segard ‘to sail away alone. Your sympathy About Plays You uu Have “To Quit SNInG FoR LOLLYPoPs . SHE'LL MAKE HERSELF ~SiCcK TAKE (TOFF $ You LOOK LiKE A LANDLORD SUFFERING FROM SOME OF THE THINGS HIS TENANTS and Players ‘T is announced that F. Ray Com- stock and Morris Gest will bring ~ what is known ag the Theatre do Im Chauve-Souris, from the Art Thea- %e, Moscow, to Broadway before the end of January. There are thirty- lve Russians in this organization and ey present playlets, both comedies ‘and tragedies, and songs and dances in gorgeous costumes with wonderful rt eoonery and lighting effects. This troupe appeared in Paris last summer ‘where it was known as the Bat Thea- dre Company. It created a sensation. Later tt went to London and repeated fits success, Nitkita Balieff is its manager and interpreter. It is said $he late Czar was very fond of the entertainment these Russians present. ‘Me troupe will sail from Engiand on Jan, 17 and open on Broadway about fem days tater. DREAM DEPARTMENT. “I pee you interpret dreams,” writes Folly Solomon of the Bronx Solomon family. “I would like to know what ne I had last night means. I dreamed | went to a ticket specylator and asked the prive of a seat to ‘The ‘Music Box Revue. He told me I would get a ticket for $2. As he #poke, a still voice seemed to whisper an my ear, ‘He's a Friar.’ Does this ‘mean I am to marry soon?” ‘No, Solly. It means that your girl ‘or somebody else has been fooling you, the still voice did not say r” Tt said something that rhymes with “Friar.” However, we swant to study this dream a little more while the moon ts in juxtaposi- tion with Scandalius. Look for ‘a further explanation a week from next Bunday, of to-day’s column. Ahem! We wrote it, “THE TOWN MOUSE.” The Gilloc Producing Company will make its firet production in Stam- ford to-morrow night when it stages Kenneth O'Hara's new play, *’The Town Mouse.” Norman Hackett will have the chief role. Others in the cast are Elma Gillette, Jeanne Eliot, George Spalding, Eugene Weber, Jeanne Collette and David Manning. , THEATRES CHANGE HANDS, ‘Title to the property at Broadway and 46th 6treet, which includes the Gaiety and Fulton Theatres and a large office building, was taken yes- terday by the Clevehanna Realty Company. The corporation now as- suming ownership is one formed by A. L. Erlanger for this specific yur- pose. The new owner has leased the Gaiety to an organization known as the Galety Theatre Corporation. Oli- ver D. Bailey will retain the Fulton lease unt!! June. HOW SILLY! In lqgking over an old scrapbook last nMBAt, we came upon an item from the Lawrence (Kan.) Journal, which referred to ourself, then a mere stripling of a boy, handsome and ambitious. We print it just by way of diversion: “A Kansas poet, a man who gives ‘unusual promise, has taken a posi- tion on a Kansgs City daily news- AS TO THE TICKET TAX. Loca] associations of theatre man-| @gers in other cities have decided, in| several instances, to continue the 10| per cent. tax on passes, revoked by the Government Jan. 1, and use the money in assisting the poor. The rée- scinding of the tax by the Govern- peper. This end his poetical| ment, by the way, has caused much @mbitions. A dally newspaper writer | misunderstanding at box offices. Many can no more be a poet than a raw- | people appear to think the tax on all boned, spavined, knock-kneed, slop. | tickets has been dectared off. ‘This cart skin can be a thoroughbred is not the case. The tax is off only raeer.” d tickets which cost 10 He can't, eh? Well, just The Internationa! The. lool dt-Foolishment” nepr the finish atrical Association wishes to impress ' 4 | re ee ————— | THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1922 RUE 'M GLAD THEY FiKeD “HAT STARTER CHAIN — Now: I'VE. GoT NOTHIN’ “7% WORRY ME ~ Ev'RYTHIN'S OK. Gwe ‘em To TH’ DANITOR -Tve Sworn OFF TH’ OLE GINNE HER A DOGCONE CENT-~ Do You WANNA BUY A HAT OR AN ANTIQUE ? THeyY WoRE THAT SHAPE WHEN WILLIAN TELL ok A CRACK AT THE A Brooklyn youth named Kober|/and her think we could do tt just Mikes the style of Grace K. of Jersey | right and has written her a love ditty. print tt Just as he sent it to us for! transmission to her: away. Woe | Po! I do not chew and I do not dance, But I can sew and press my pante. I'l buy you a lot of pretty things, Encluding a nice little wedding ring. Now Grace, tf you except me as your man You'll have much joy found a gentleman. | | RHYMED PROPOSALS. for you've theatregoers with the facts in the ease as not infrequently, since tre treasurers have traud by patrons, NUTT'S DOPE. Jefferson Shrewsbury correspondent of this columy ways sending us good fdeas for s Bogash, O., where Mrs. Nu . relatives, From their as follow d the wife Maja vistti 3, he writes Dear Dud—1 papers that the Nutt, spe been induced into office as head of th Ity government down ther: and her, while discussing ain to-day Jan. 1, thea- been accused of Hyland | Grace, I’m looking for a wife, you see, orphans and pardon murderers with For a bachelor I do not wish to be. A fine young man, as the folks all say, | town, To a girl like you I'll give my heart | his teeth for a cake his mother was | | | WT & Passin’ —AN' THEN “THINK uP A* AROMA- OF ALL TH" Money TLL SAVE AN 's~eR~ EXERTING WONDERELIL WILL PowER MART. Have YOu BEEN “TAKING PENNIES CUT OF YOUR BANA! To BUY LouryPaPs & Your TASTE (S AS UP-To-DATE AS A HOBBLE SKIRT — LET ME Pick on THAT'S DIFFERENT ! HIGH CROWN — CURVED BRIM- SMART LOOKING AND THE NEWEST SHAPE ! IT TAKES ME To CHOOSE YouR — MILLINERY! 4 a» Wi i “alll im vine as @ curtain raiser for “The 8. 8, Tenacity” at the Belmont. W. H. Post, one of the vestrymen in “Thank U,” 1s author of the book | of “Marjolaine,” a new musical | piece which opened tn Providence | Monday, | The annual matinee in ald of the | Actors’ Fund will be held at the Cen- tury Theatre on Friday, Jan. 20. One of the musical numbers will be| “Sports of the World.” Among those who will appear at the Rachael Ald Society beneft at the Ritz Theatre Sunday night, Jan 15, are Mosconi Brothers, Joe Brow Laurie and Greene, Doris Levene, Grace Eastman, Major Everett But- terfield, Lew Brice, Harry Delf, the Berchmann Quar Guy Robinson, thought {t would be fine tf you would get an interview with the Major and print {t, Of course, Jt would have to be written in an unusual way, and I ask him his . I could about es, including, why he put the bantamweight turn-styles on the Ele- vated, and she could write the heart stuff, like him going to help little old mothers. Wire us and we will Curley Moats, of this while cracking hazelnuts with | come at once, making, bit on a pebble and accused | his brother of treason. Much excite- ment, but could learn nothing.—Jeff.” GOSSIP, Johnny Dale, the Meyakas and That Rose Melville may appear in “Sis|Girl Quartet from” “The Perfect Hopkins" again. Fool. George Craft colored, carriage man at the Ritz Theatre, says “Shuffle A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY, Along” is some grand opera The Rev, Pilatius Ide of Wells-| A race horse named Bull Dog] ville, has requested his friends to Drummond arrived from England | stop calling him Pie Ide. yesterday en route to Waterloo, Ont pices Arthur Hammerstein isn't superstl tious. He will put othe Bie sit> FOOLISHMENT. Into the night, T rmsh in pain Such is my fright, Like waving grain, | And though my heart Be as of lead, Tam not quisilant On the dead! ten” in the Selwyn Theatre on Fri-| day, Jan A large ed-haired girls | will aoe “The Inti- | mate Strang afternoon Miss Burke is Honorary President of itian Tints, ythe Baker, recently of Shubert | has been engaged for the w musical comedy "A voded Sioux Indians quaw Man" at the FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE, Astor tonight, ‘They are here work- ets fine | “Lunderstand the ocean has corns.” Augustin Dunean has arranged to Corns?” produce a short play by st, John Er-! | “Yes, on its undertow,” 4 THAT'S WHAT 1 CALL CLASS! y'LooK LiKE KiD 1922 Hittsetr — ONE WAY OF BEING A “cc HAT'S‘that?” cried a tour- | looked to be ist to whom a resident of | Straddle Ridge, showing the scenery of the region. “aw, just Tug Bald or his brother- MNOIECORU SAO Ceca COTIMILGSS \F TH’ Wire DID Give ’EM To SuH- — ou Pass 'EM « Ma SRS Hear? The Day’s Good Stories hgneo Ee EEA, Oh, Rapture!!! aw GOSH — 1 Thoucur IT WAS ONE OF MY “Tres HARD Luck OL’ MAN —— !f — tt ~. Screenings T Dont Care. By DON ALLEN. WRONG NUMBER. Conway Tearle says he has tol | the following sé often he almost | lieves it himself: | “I was attending a Spiritualis meeting one night,” announced Cot “when the spirit of a departed hus: band ambled in | | | iF “‘Are you happy? asked | widow | “‘T am,’ answered the spirit. | “‘Happier than you were o learth? “4 am! “What a wonderful place Heave must be!’ sighed. the widow. inte: not in Heave: GENE IN BAD. O'Brien is generally uave sort of a cuss, but } badly at @ recent party. some one gested that offered for the woman pre pted the spirit. y | foozle Copr. 1922 (N. Y. Eve, World) By Press Pub. Co. pbp sated od A 10 could make up the wot THE NICKELS Gene was picked on as tl AND QUARTERS | anti’ studied the contorted taces i | the assembled a WOULD NT ‘shuffled over to a | homely one and bowed sented the prize box of candy “You brute,” snarled the prize wi ner, “I wasn’t even playing.” | WHAT'S THE SCORE? | She was young and pretty au knew less about motion pictures ev. | than some directors. Which, to se the least, is some “less.” She wa escorted into the studio uptown ye: terday where ‘Leather Pushers” | being shot Reginald Denny has a ring hattl in every and they crowding such battles he one camera to be clipped au ted into the different episodes. fair onlooker stood with mouth s she saw Denny knocked for the count no less than ‘Then she gasped as ehe down nine times. saw a lad step in front of the camera Well, It's on a New Head! Copr. 1922 (N.Y. Eve. World) By Press Pub. Co. with the mystic printed thereon, u's a fine score," she muttered, been knocked down sixteen nd the other fellow only once It isn't fair. | = | ONE TOO MANY. | figures; ‘'16-1D"" BUT You'vVE GoT MY OLD HAT ON — ‘Tom Bates, appearing in support of Pauline Frederick in ‘Two Kinds of Women,” is minus a leg, but he's |not at all ‘sensitive about his loss. | “had to laugh,” he mused recent- ly, “when I was in the hospital after the amputation and Colin Campbell dropped in to see me. He left a lit- |tle package which he asked me not to open until he had gone, I opened |the package as directed and found a | paw of slippers. | “Wasn't that Two" slip- | pens for one fo 's optimism with a great big] ,” we would call it, ALWAYS LOSES. James Farley, prize R. C. bad man, has kept a récord of the screen figh |he has had and lost during ht career. The grand total to date 1 |158 fights and 158 defeats, other words, he's batting 1,000 mim jn the knock-'em-down-drag-’em-ou' league. “It's getting so that unlese I’ licked by the hero I feel as thou the day has been wasted,” said Mar-| ley. “But I like to be @ good-ba man, and I suppose the beatings go} right hand-in-hand with that ambi- tion. There's only one thing I want to beat, and that's the Volstead act] —and I don’t drink, either.” joke? MUSED. {with his companion and saw wha* ut 800 pounds of pore n the hoof” he was dumfounded. ‘And did that little piggie grow as that in one year?” Ark. was FADE-OUTS. Rockliffe Fellowes has returned ¥ In open-eyed wonder the boy ex-| Broadway after epending six ween 4 y taking > | claimed: Jand all his salary in and aroun in-law taking a shot at me from over)! “‘uGeer’ 7 betcha when I come back | Miami, Fla. His white flannels an across the holler,” was the noncha-|next summer he'll have a trunk."--|summer car have been placed 1 lant reply, ‘Them fellers have been | Youngstown Telegram camphor. cutting that caper off and on for six os ie Ve are in receipt of an engrav a atten Got wu invitation. to attend and review fl’ ‘What go you ¢o AT HE WENT AFTER. |*Joolish Wives.” ‘The. invitatior ahoned : : } ‘6 ASR, eir,” piped the tiny|specifies the wearing of evening MeNuth'n' In pertic hey're the customer, whose head scarce- | Clothes. We'll feel too foolish foi poorest shots on the Ri come nigher to me than nT ige and never words attending in pajamas, “Paid in Full” and Owen Moor don't jibe very well in electric signs ly ther wants some oak varnish.” reached the counter, 10 feet ur} s0, It gorter amuses me to see growD | “Htow much does your father want,| “The Way of a Mald” in Selanich en doing. Bush SIRI risks A | asked the shopman, | titles is to have “Her Own Way.” phy eye tear ted aie | id’you waa to Ol this| Gcuwey Teste haw Juay bos sds eS said the little fellow, handing over a einen aa longing ,mah for Norm half-gallon can, Rudolph Valentino has what ha LIKE AN ELEPHANT. | MILE a litt baby pig, clty boy and it ma W It was duly filled, and handed over. “Father will pay you on Saturday," ecipient casually. And the tace of the shopman grew considered an ideal role in “Beyond the Rocks,” Elinor Giyn's latest, which Gloria Swanson stars. The Central Theatre will be dar’ + his first | i de a great | en him. So great was the i. the early part of next week, in prepa cuprasslon) ap Hi 08 RAL Mat Fe | BA re credit here,” he}Fation for the opening of ‘“Foolts mpression, in fact, tha he y es k the can!" Wives” on the night of the 11th. ster made the pig the first object of pack the cant pack| Cecil C. De Mille, Paramount Di iis concern when the family again which S emptied, and|rector General, and Paul Iribe, ar’ visited the country place this spring. n to him with | director, are scouting about Europe; “Where hit " Phank you, “Pather | They ng “Hello!” to all th nediately red said you'd be ¢ yugh| Kings and Queens too. i “Come with me and 1 will show | around the sid him to finish the | "Suzann an original, story by you,” his country cousin replied job he wants t And I think you Mack Sennett, will Mabel Nor. When the city boy reached the pen | have, sir."—-Boston Post, nand’s next starring venture, | ) 4