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6 | j | _ astray. SONS iy | REDNESDAY, THE NEW PLAYS Doris Keane Glorious in “The Czarina” By CHARLES S$ DARNTON 1O go nine years without a new "To vere micne wet tne a et younge sf Yet sometimes | real talent is all the better for a rest With all the glow of her “Romance” days Doris Keane last night won un | artistic. crown Czarina," riven a rich and consistently satisfy ing production ut the Empire Theatre by Gilbert Miller. It js not once in narily that an actress gets so gorgcou: and the same time so human a role as that of Catherine IT. In this comedy from the Hungarian of Mel chior Lengyel and Lajos Biro, turned in ne ten years ordi gracefully into English by Edward Sheldon As a rule historical figures come stiffly to the stage, especially when weighted with sovereign cares. But in this instance it fs the woman, not the Empress, who is emphasized, and so she comes as a ruler with Vanity . Fair as her kingdom, her robes of office worn tb allure rather men to impress the man who happens }to suit her fancy. Matters of state she tosses off with a rapidity that might well astonish the modern business man, but with matters of the heart she takes her own good time. Her coquetries—ahem!—are therefore of much greater importance than her statecraft. Though she gives heed to the news of a military plot against her brought from the field by a loyal soldier, she finds her interest turhing to the strapping young Cossack burn- ing only with the desire to aid her To let him know she would have him do something more, she reminds him that she is ‘only a woman after all.”” feeling heavily the burdens imposed upon her and needing the support of @ manly arm, whereupon she helps herself to one, and what's ‘more props herself against a manly chest. Then she tells the favored Lieutenant to go out and get himself made a Major, and as he leaves murmurs content edly, “A charming boy!” This sighing reftection might well bring down the curtain of an over long first act, which 1s padded out ‘with inconsequential talk to give Gath erine and Alexel time to change their clothes and get their second senti mental wind. This done, she promptly takes him in hand again, gives him 2 tesson in kissing, and makes him quite forget His love for Annie, her pretty little Indy-in-walting. For a month Catherine has her own sweet way with Alexel, treating him as @ child and spoiling him by her petting until he is taunted by other nobles into joining them in a conspir- acy against her. This plot is over- thrown by the resourceful Chancellor, and Alexei faces death when Catherine pardons him. But she {s quite tired of him by this time, and proceeds to make a new conquest of the young French Ambassador who all this time | has been kept waiting for an audien\ with her, She employs the same tac- ties and the same phrases she used to win Alexei, and leaves you to smile knowingly as the curtain falls on this fresh amour. At 38 Catherine fs still going strong. ‘d It was a joy to watch Miss Keane slyly taking the measure of a man. | Much of her delicious comedy was In) her appraising eye. After a mistaken attempt to suggest the severity of Catherine by speaking apparently with set teeth, she gradually eased into her role and acted with Irresist- {ble charm. Imperial stregs taxed her powers, but fortunately there was pA a | About Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY ROM Poughkeepsie, which town F we visited recently, has come a “report on a theatrical entertain- ment put on at Vassar by the faculty. While a big audience looked on the professors and professoresses acted “Buppressed Desire: “The Gaol Gate” and the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, ‘Trial by Jury." During one intermission a couple of the male members of the faculty did a clog- ance, in burnt cork and just simply “knocked ‘em dead,'' In the operetta President MacCracken took the part ‘of the Judge, and did so well, a report got around, that Judge Morschauser was jealous. The spectators, accord. ing to the star, “included every type of old-fashioned dames and flappers with bobbed hair. Even knickers ‘Were not scorned.” It is understood the next theatrical | ‘entertainment at Vassar wil! be a very painful drama of indigestion entitled “Devils,” in which Prof. Bur Johnson will act the role of the flend- fsh tempter, and lead a callow, albelt handsome youth from New York A NEW DAVIS PLAY. Owen Davis has written a sailed “Up the Ladder,” y been accepted by William A, for immediate production. Incident ally, Mr. Brady will offer “The Nest" at the 48th Street Theatre to-night. TO OPEN “COLD.” William Harris jr. has decided to do away with out of town try-outs for his new production—for @ while, at east. He will open his latest play, “Madame Pierre," at the Ritz The- little of {t compared with her softer and more becoming moods, which at times deepened intw genuinely appeal- tenderness, ‘This was especially t when she spoke of love of all the tussian people. She carried her splendid robes and towering head- dress beautifully and in a perform- ance notable for its variety was no less than glorious. Resting on the whole performance like a steadying hand was the admir- able Chancellor of Frederick Kerr, marked by its diplomatic composure and gentle sympathy—altogether o perfect piece of work. Basil Rathbone was a dashing Cossack lover, Jun Keith brought the graces of the French court to the palace, and Lois Meredith radiated sunny charm as Auntie. In fact, every one concerned tn this brilliant production of a witty comedy ula WoT HAPPENED “fo You “STANLEY” —WIFE LEAVE O) YoU OR SOMETHIN’! THAT LUKE * JOE’S CAR , AST Year ? Worse 'N —— —— 4 pe BLANCHE | pip You READ HERE \ How MANY Divorces | Seneren IN “His stare. GOSH ~ ¢rs BRIDES ,1 Guess — ead WERE. MOSTLY waR _ Bye REMEMBER “THAT STEEL BUSINESS YouR FRIEND DOWNEY SoD ME AS A GOING CONCERN ? YOu ovata SEE These STATISTICS ON “TH' NUMBER OF DAYLIGHT HOLD ~uPS “WINK NoBoDY WORKED FoR A LING Any more! — You'd i WHY WES — Course I do! U . — AN “TH NuMBER OF CARS STOLEN OFF th’ STREETS —!-?-! SUFFERIN' MIKE 4 YA WILL THRrow SNOW BALLS AT ME. WILL YA 2 LVE TOLD You A DOZEN TIMES To Fix MY DRESSER- ONE OF THE LEGS BROKE HE CARPENTER SOBS, I WANT $222 AN HOUR YEs- IT HEARD You TELL THE Boss THAT MY CHIN WORKS FASTER THAN MY HANDS - BUT. FRICHT INTO A [PILE 2” sNow! TU TELL THE WOILD You AIN'T iM THE OFF Kip THREW DoBBIeE NTO A PILE O SNOW. COME “Puce HIM oOuT— CLEAR OP HOW'S THAT FER A GOOD S0B — LOOK How NICE AN’ STRAIGHT IF Hes iN TS His KNEES” UP TS His KHEES © 2 You ‘he HAVE “To. COME AN FINE! WHAT DiD YU dO - NAIL THE LEG ON AGAIN ? (AN xX (N.Y. Eve. World) By Prose Pub. Co. Hes uP To Hig KNEES AN UPSIDE No- I SAWED OFF THe OTHER THREE ! Hornblow jr. of the Brieux comedy, | “Les Hannetons."* The cast Is headed | by Roland Young and Estelle Win. wood, Except in the ¢ of big musical shows, we don't know but as th in New York visable, however, to ha hearsals with audience: sort present, say It ts ad-| everal dress | s of some| musical piece next season. WONDERFUL, SAY WE. the radio-phone¢ BARNEY TO DANCE AGAIN, A vaudeville ntroduced next week that should interest the old- tumers. It is called “Stars of Yester- day” and in it will be Barney Fagah the origina’ Corinne, Tony Williams, uct is to be atre on Wednesday evening’ 15. ‘Whis play ie an adaptation by Arthur 6 Sulllvan and Lizzie Wilson, Mr. gan, who Js seventy-two yeats old, will do his dances that brought him RHYMED PROPOSALS || “Dear sir,” writes Marie F. of females and men (but why the latter are ever lonesome I cannot imagine) is the most interesting section of the paper to me, So I am sending you can keep warm Jn a chilly apartment? | Read Marie F.'s rhyme: | 1 am not beautiful, charming or fair, Ar ahi has been lied] 1 Aqven't blue eyesor curly blunde back Stage at the Music nd | hair the members of the cast of the 3 ~ serge reyue take turns ‘listening in’ on| ¥¥ lips are not crimson nor Cupid's concerts during thelr stage waits each bow. night. Tom Oliphant, who has sent|J've ne'er had a chance, sir, my wild us this news, says the instrument Is] oata to sow, proving so absorbing thet p and jealousy are becoming unknown quan-|O% Please try to locate for poor tities behind the curtain, Great is} little me \ A regular honest-to-goodness real he. A man about forty who'll love and be | true. Gee whiz! Kor that wan there is | naught I won't do, | fame years ago and will sing his song, “My Gal Is a High Born Lady." ‘Tony Williams ts past seventy whilo Joe Bui livan 1s getting along, too. Joc will | Young woman. ving his son That Hat?" ud “Where Did You Get Corinne, unless we are y mistaken, is still a comparatively Lizzie Williams will do 2 Dutch characterization with which what it is just as well to open “cold,"'| Brooklyn, “your corner for lonesome] she has been identified for @ score of years, Milton Hocky and Howard J. Green are managing the act. AH HA, HE'S A FIGHTAH TO STAR FANNIE BRICE. my B08 for which I hope you wili| Astin we have been favored Before leaving for Chicago yester-| ang Tie landlord does not dean | ree, etl fhe Dicturestcing, day to arrange for Will Rogers's en-|{oo ee i" does not Keep poet, with a fine,and absolutely oriet- : In the touring “Mideiehe| this apartment very well heated and|nal rhyme. This time it ts about Pau- ylie"* there Ziesteld Jr, said he | T'm chilly, all but in line Lord and we'll bet it makes her exoectet ta ‘annie Brice in a| Now, what lad ne: art that the proudest girl in West 48th Street Just read tha; My thoughts now wander To, Pauline Lord, As Anna Christie she Strikes a smypathetic chord, My heart to her 1 Would gladly award, And battle for her with Gun rd, NOT A COUGH WAS HEARD. When ‘Laurette ‘Taylor opened in "The Natlonal Anthem, in Atlantic ( ently, ds Husband M liad ard) distributed on which wa: printed “It you are suffering with a cold and find it impossible to restrain yourselt ng, by applying at the box office you may have seats for any sub- sequent performance, Unrestrained coughing handicaps the actors, pre- | from coug’ vents your neighbors from hearing the lines of the play and ts a source of constant annoyance. ask your co-operation.” And coughed, We earnestly then not a single person GOSSIP. Letter here for Edna S,, rhyined proposalite ! May Martin will be in ‘Montremarte."” Hopkins and Mrs. Jacques Annie’ Hughes, now in London, will | sail for New York soon. Jane Richardson and Frank Moulaan will head the, “Just Because’ cast. “Lilies of the 150th New York | Feb. 4. Field” will hit performance its on Fania Marinoff will be in “Frank Fay's Fables.” go hang for a while. Jurien ‘Thayer, She'll let the drawma of Elsie Janis's Gang, will go to Paris next summer to study French music. Marie “Captain Applejack,’ memoirs of the American stag Wainwright, playing in “pins and Needles," the de Cour- ville London revue, will open to-nigh: ai the Shubert ‘Theatre whe New Eddie Cantor musical | & Ty pe | bs ey ~ “| onew has been named "Make It Snappy” by the Messrs, Shubert, wo trains loaded with Paterson nle will arrive to-night. The sengers are going to see ‘Get To- er’ at the Hippodrome, he private performance of the ; is writing her | Chauve Souris Russian troupe at the 49th Street Theatre has been post- poned to Friday night, The first pub- lie performance will take place Satur- day night Arthur Corey, who paints himself all over and dances in ‘Up in the Clouds,"' says he cannot get life in- surance because of his ma Never mind, Arthur—you're a anyway, We been reliably informed | that Muriel Harrison of ‘Good Morn- 2-9. hero. have ing, Dearie," is living in a tent oa} the roof of an office building at 45th Street and Madison Avenue, The other day an ice man solicited trade and she just laughed. her A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. In the game of life you can ways draw a queen if you have the Jack.—Wise Crack by James Madi- son. FOOLISHMENT. | There was a young woman named| Kinney, Attractive, yet terribly skinny. One day she yelled: “Gee! T'm a chick-adeedea,” The truth was the tady was ginny, FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. ‘Lend me 4 ton, old man, 1 do fet my salary until to-morrow.” 4 “Sorry, but I haven't # dime. wot mine yesterday, re SCUTHERN CONNOISSEURS. OL, BRECKINRIDGE and Major Poindexter, Kentucky gemtlomen of the old school, noticed some- thing unusual about thelr favorite beverage, but they disagreed as to what it might be. “Very fine liquah, suh," observed the Colonel to the Major, “but it has a foreign flavor.” “You ah right, suh; it has a foreign flavor.” replied the Major; say, suh, it has an iron fla idded, “You ah mistaken, suh; it has the flavor of leather,” In ed the Colonel. When the hogshead from which their libation came was empty, a tack with a leather top was found on the bottom of the receptacle.—Columbus should nt | Dispateh. A ——————— A WEIRD SUGGESTION. PARTY of men were drinking and talking in a saloon, One of the men had travelled a great deal and liked to talk about it telling the others all about and what he had ie wi where he had been ‘Mees, An old toper who was standing near sipping his whiskey heard the travel- ler talk and, easing up to him, tapped him on the back and said: My friend, had the D. T's? y, no,” replied tho talkative one, “Why do you ask?" “Well, then you ain't ever been any where or seen anything,” replied the old toper as he walked off.—Judge. ih GN i 8 ( INTO Tu GARAGE. “4 OL Gar ™ oie TRE ay THEY WERE DOMESTIC. J, Gordon Edwards thrilled with u light when he learned he was to shov scenes for a big Fox special in Egyp! He didn't thrill so much over Egypt las Bgypt, but he did see a way tu | gratity two of his life's pet ambitions. First, he figured he could take a lony | look at a real Egyptian mummy anil \ | secondly he figured he could at last gr! yptian cigarettes. He writes us to say that he mummy Woo all right and that it was w ng on him in his hotel in Cairo, tu) | that when he bought and paid for | REAL cigarettes he discovered they were made in North Carolina "Tis a sad life! | FAR, FAR AWAY phoned Harry Reichenbach, and is! permission to intery) Min Mu i) tesa of “The Mistress of the World Of course, Marry asrevd ‘AIL might,” called Sloane ove wire, “TH be right u ‘Metter not hurry to meh | vised Harty : in China VIOLA CAUSED IT, Viola Dana cently ca me trouble in the | ty of Ut than all th ies and «i studies c The centred about a particu’ Freshman who dared usurp the rig of the Sophomores to welcome fair fillum star to tho University As soon as the upper classmen |the affront they rushed up, pus): |Viola aside and administered a p dling to the freshman that he w ne'er forget He says he may get over It, bi complains that the mantelpieces a1» awfully high out in Utah and don make nice dining tables at all, at a! REEL REELISM. Bill Hurst, stndio manager Whitman Bennett Productions, strongly in favor of abolishing potic: for is whistles. Bill had Betty Blythe ani! company in New Orleans filmine scenes for “The Rose of Sicily." .\ quaint location had been selected, | principals were all s hundred hand picket their toes. Just as‘the camera began to grind, * police whistle sounded Bill thought nothing of it until fiy: minutes later, when about fifty New Orleans cops, followed by three clang | ing patrol wagons, crashed down up) |them, The script called for no po, licemen, Bill made ¢ ‘ab as the firs minion flung himself into the sct and missed, He tackled the secon! just above the solar plexus. Expla nations followed. Also a dinner fo fifty chastened cops. STILLS, “The Man from Home," Geor Fitzmaurice's second Paramount pi duction to be made in Europe, # fa nearing completion, In fact, “7 Man From Home" is pretty ner ready to start back by now. Dorothy Dalton has just finishe: shooting the “ Challenge," at will soon start acting in “The Cat ‘That Walked Alone." John §. Robertson arrived in Tey don yesterday after many weeks «1 Spain, where he superintended 1h | filming of “Spanish Jade.” Patsy Ruth Miller, the sevente year-old publicity craver, i# n Tom Mix's leading woman Harry Beaumont, w.dely known rector, just cun't keep away from megaphone. He r tion, but an offe n Willian t was too tempting. You can't keep squtrrel on the ground Shirley Mason says that Screen 1) jis just one darn leading man aft the other. Her latest will be Joby Herron Two stories by George Owen B' ter, Western novelist, are bein screened at the Fox Western studic March 5 will be Facnum Day. ©! that date pictures starring the to | clever brothers will be released. D. | tin will be seen in “Tron to Gold Bill's picture will be known as Stage Romance.” Bill hopes Dustin picture will be a big success, ary! Dusty hopes the same for broth \ We don't know how Pviscs, / Relsenweber jazz dancer, will We 4 pictures, but he certainly pl a good title for his first two reeley. It will be knowm ae “Caba:@bian Nights.” poaeree ad