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bringing up the rear, but they don't really matter, They seem painfully insignificant The bitter truth is that “The Texase- Nightingale,” more than any other|/ Kitchen, and this, too, Is made human play that can be recalled. makes men} when she puts on an apron o just about as important as #0 many pleees of household furniture It though Mis Ak Nectod: “1 kuppore we'll have to stick a few of them a but they're su the lofty Miss Howland, she has the naughty attitude of looking down upon a cringing beggar for her hanillsi, aamirer but his friend. His and bawling him out with: busy to-day considering marriage pro- posals, but come around next ‘week from all who heard it. He was the and I'll seo what I can do for you.”* donna in the play of knocking down 4 Russian Grand Jnuke, no man can safely doubt her}out. During t putting on his best Sots se if she swung at him by way of luck was in mecting the second of her four husbands, that discerning novel- ist, Tillerton. Yet there is more in- telligence than modesty in his argu- ment; ‘Oh, somebody would have drifted her way and looked at her}to say. We can truly say he meant face und heard her sing at those band concerts*in that little raw Texas that somébody would happen along and get her, and take her a@ little further up the hill on that long jour- ney that she has been making ever Miss Akins gives you the woman . in perspective, not merely the prima has taken David Warfleld on a short donna in all her glory. There ts dis-|tour in ‘The Merchant of Venice" tance, and with it character-butiting | preliminary to brings him bere fn a along the way. The long. long trail] yg, 4 Nee ee a ravelled “in sketched |feW Weeks, Meanwhile Ethel Barry- Usually a play about an opera singer|ing ready to mount the balcony of shows her indulging self-consciously im what she is pleased to call ro- mance, bullying and comforting « hide- us, devoted servant, and going In for/her, has an ambition in the same di- generally hair-tearing time that| rection, We may be suje Lenore Uitie Jeaves you wondering whether thelis to have Juliet as her nest role, for artistic temperament is a possession or an obsession. Miss Akins makes writing about, and for this reason “The Texas Nightingal play about an opera singer that bas ever been written, Innes” “Don't I know them’? My evemies! The success-haters—that's what [ cell them—the people who have never ree git what they waut and turned sour MONDAY NIGHT, 0.3 everybo ? fill of them, Of course, the worst | Beotleggers. uze the second and third-raters you] Daly's Sixty-third Street Theatre find in every opera house—particulurly | —"Liza," the big ones, Those damned cath— TUESDAY NIGHT. men cats as well as women cuts—and] @lobe Theatre—"The Bunch thelr dirty politics! They i I you've any decency yoursolf, lor teen They've had to admit my vo soon us you've made good they to watch for you to fall. ‘Her v formance And the way th iso hint that what's re drink or drugs or an operation on [wilt be your vocal chords, or an attempt a! | Daly's 3d Streot. Th suicide. or fifteen years they've} Bimmer ant hen the damndest poor excuse for a] iy, Uineteen-year-old boy Ive ever in my whole lif In another breatn to lis prim! tive And they'd pro Sie agrees that the ind the novelist are human thet s| luke the books, jumbled bh though they hi TURNING ON THE SPOTLIGHT BY CHARLES DARNTON . EADING the week's passing show are two women, Zoe Akins and Jobyna Howland, with banners proudly flying “The Texas Nightin- gale.” A second, wearled glance may show a few poor, limping men evening gown und gives he heartily to cooking, Miss Akins I an olginal wv you kr © character aiately She an even a prima don- and understandable impatiently re- pa simple out uere and there, ha botuwit’’ As for =f P was the human quality in Frank Bacon that made every one who saw him in “Lightnin,” not only m Very |Hello!” had a cheery, neighborly warmth that won instinctive response most beloved vagabond of our stage since Joseph Jefferson's time. © be convincing on the stage is] Tireq, to use his own word, he has of first necessity, and when the} gone to his rest wrapped in the af. six-foot heavyweight prima|fection of countless thousands who at the Empire tolig| knew him only acrons the footlights, But tt ts ng, perl his work In “Lightnin’” wore hin ¢ longest run in the , James J. Corbett, |} history of the New York stage ho frankly eald he felt not thé slightest Ot cour hous : “As a fellow you just where you soaked that| though few knew it, he had acted the] atre, But even he would probubly|same part in vaudeville h need of money he sold it to a film We can well|company in Hollywood, Mr, Smith, luck. Perhaps her greatest ing for immediate production that the comfort it brought came to him late in life after years of struggle. “It meant a lot to me," he was wont a lot to us, “th least poetic and the most hu- man of Hamlets, we have en- tered\ upon a surprisingly active sea- son of Shakespeare, David Belas¢o It_was written in her stars Wie John Barrymere as the a few strokes of the vivid pen, |More and Jane Cowl are eagerly make Juliet. It wouldn't be surprising to hear any day now that Dofis Keane, with a London experience to sustain tion, Belasco has given his word. wonders have been Worked by George M. Cohan with “Little Nellie Kell He hus turned musieal comedy into a dancing how such as we have never seen be- you feel that she knows what she ts ee pew * ts the best just as eyn is the beet book, billed as ‘‘real musical comedy with some startling lighting effects,” will be presented PROCTOR THEATRES—Aunt Je- mimna's Band and the Seven s.rabion Knights will appear during the early 8. to feel that] part of the week at the Fifth Avenue. Hope Hampton's picture, The Light in the Dark," will be shown at th: 2d Street and the 128th effort in playing old Bill Jones, Al-| Made act play ed No, 1408." Bon Lev- Marie Corelli's “Thelma” and a ture called “Going Straight made twelve yoars ago bt Mary Vicktor! will be the film features during t first part of the week, Eddio ot man of a thousand poems,”’ will Sale La nis preregib appear all week. Bett a NCL Col Diabet ha menlanippt mec anihbty Hert Lytell in To Have and To] RIALTO—"The Toll of the Sea,” will be shown becinning| technicolor production in natural col- i » principal gereen seas portion of the program. also be a comedy and musi On the Screen |" rvou-“sinses wa tastlc film prodwetion APOLLO—D. W. Griffith's “One| Stanlaws. with Bebe Exciting Night” starts the last week of its run Monday. The cast is head- ed by Porter Strong, Henry Hull and Carol Dempster ASTOR—The William Fox produc- “The Town That Forgot G embracing one of the gre keenes ever filmed, hus s to b well-deserved popularity, CAMEO Hold” Thursday, LE OWEN he mS* asm 1. Gree ET THEATER. ond Charles Ray's Man” at the 68th Str In addition there will be the usua) number of vaudeville act often with illness MOSS'S BROADWAY THAT iMustration. hardship, After elaborating --Harry Stoddard and his Calitornia Still It must be granted that Brasa} sketch, he placed the play in band will head the bill. ‘Tha film Canava, who first flowered into song} hands of Winchell Smith. Then in| feature will be “Ebb Tide, ax Hollyhock Jones, 1s far more than a diva with a seallop, believe ‘There's greatness there, I-]on a visit there, learned of the trans- | qe," dicrous greatness if you like, the/action:and urged bis old friend to] pALACE—Holbrook Blinn eoinieds ss—but great gifts; set back the play. This Mi. Bacon} make his vaudeville debut in a one and great growth, and, above all,/managed to do without diMfculty be- cause of a clause in the contract call-|nie's orchestra will other could not be met. Thus fame and] poryws sTATE vaudeville acts will include Corinne Tilton, Tom Kelly artd ‘The S, remain for iwn- week, THEATRE —— + eae tan Opera Houre Avolla Tuesday--afternoon--Bery] Rubin M. stein. pianist. Aeollan. Night nerva Komenarskl, contralto, Aelia Frieda Hempel ano, Carne Piullharmonie ¢ ra, Metropolitan phony Orchestra, Town Hall; or recital by C.F. Courboi maker's. Ni; Re Mege. phony, Ca BROADHORST THEATRE. Saturday—afternoon—Boston phony, Carnegie. Night — Philhar- will be shown. the program. st stormy: tled down ating toy be shorter - : fore, und made the Bronx an Irish] Anzia Yezierska, will be the ste ed as a dom ARS = aa aa ema setUement. What next? film attraction. It isa Goldwyn. a Aes Bro nx, Street ai gl Ro lalie s ncaa ture depicting life on the lower east} afternoon on t Opera House as the first lady of Pla 8 fo th side. There will be ¢ J ‘i the Empire cries: y r e Coming Week y who has, The world's! Thirty-ninth Street Theatre— ‘The eno make your soul turn over S0th Street yy night will present ¢ ars my enemies have be ing to make out that t can't ac A & comedy by Wo dway ut its scene, rs in the eaxt are Robert Conness, Wwn't, go good this year.’ they #ay alter | Catherine Dule Owen, Furry Toonsey am opening night. when you nevorlund Aubrey Beuttle. A cabaret seone mang better in your lite, ‘Ah, a cold?" | will have Muul Specht's orchentra they say. if you ever c+ mise a pe 8 6 rit ry y wrong {P tevin * an i Mi given I-colored mysical show nd Maceo Binkard, Monday night Miller, hony, Gertrude Saund een watching me like a hawk, listens | Mursaret ing for me not take every note, [the comy lying, criticising, waiting, 1 know 6 are © Bunch and Jody.” a musical These are hard words, ohly to t feo pottened by “baby tek.” though suet | well and Mugh Ford | talk isn't necessarily ubout the smull harles THllingham a: the fon of the great ringer, When the Tuesdoy night A. novelist ix informed he is a fathi the title refers f and asks whether hg has a son, he 5 The comp an, Pp Dool eludes J You have, And so help me God, | (det, adds; “And ne he's 1 ie found « tart wants Lo ome ” \ re . ; ; teen ct iu DI} speed!" wilt be put on at the (rr The boy ts, in fact, a curious specl- |S ity Bisyls MF rday night. when ) & pee-Wee poet who compl ede he com pon nother, "You know 1} z 2 ‘Sn | ‘ your primitive 1 f f i ui rh peti Theatre will have " he retorts, “no , aey atl k- Knack you of having a Sarane ea eene." aie Prank SUK. OW In the compony Warven, Madly Worth and othe tugether ably run of Texas if you n't be runaleal comed; ye does manage to make them apne 40. thes eek Shera Hi gie e pute a lug? iumprn enw * “0t| Change of Bills Siher oo ihe ses ey | dn Vaudeville. Mere are books that 1 been read. 1 “sets” immacu nged exhibition hal tne The only really neat. orderty 4 the p music, 44th STREET THUATTR = . Village Blacksmith,” Ory ue, where of the Longfellow with to-morrow night's i LYRIC — D tobin Hood," advertised and|sreatest film show = AMUSEMENTS, R lum A. Pag ' ‘He PASSING SHOW Wl He bert mi Max & Mority—Co, of 30, reraey Imms and others ave in ids: WATSUN SisTeRSs ia ae ‘Shea's dy by Jerome Kern, Anne Cota THE LADY IN EK iNt with Wide Bennett and Walter W YHL KOMANTIC. AGE COMEDY Tie ee tntiebe ae! | | PLYMOUTH PLAYHOUSE fen eaaretnveo. | BUOY 3%, t UP SHE GOES GRACE Grunut in LORENCE: REEL in EASTOF S ane agian PSA hd Sie ee a LAST TWO WEEKS t ail E FO OL NATIONAL. er filme and ng two # trunk at The ple- times da! Lyman of . at » ends its run rformance. “8 Pairbanks as carth,"” on «Ty. Thurs, ating Willie and tug Howard HOWARD, e OR MPTA DES id vier war | HARLEM Qu 2:13 9 | CASING Conway Senestion Sear th ‘aval 480) ith a | LI8-ZAG v6 ‘A. MILNE’ 5 Comey LECL Ss 18) 8 MT Hb hy MW. SOME GSO) SUEZ a Woe MAUS. THURS, 8s New hy “M4 pe at His AnaRy * BERWKRD & & hs maa 604 Daares Madge KENNEDY 6 4. UTTLE 8.48. f rare “te, |7thHEA VEN een atre Fossicaising Both bey large audiences, ors will occupy Conrad Nagel in subject reels and music to round out STRAND—The miere of Constance Talmadge Is West,"' takes plac the transition of ~: from comedy to drama. film feature will be flanked by a new Vokine ballet and mu What Fools Men Are'’ will be the feature film HURLS BACK WEDDING BING morrow, There will als reels and music CAPITOL—“Hungry Heart Picturization of the short stories of acd of Theft, In sti . Helen Hinds, ° compla band, Clarence Hinds, CRITERION — “When Knighthood pa ecco Se Was in Flower," with Mariov Davi 4x its etar, is still keep wg OB continuoys dix ture ia shown thr devoted to Verdi and Fuceint. Mra, Hinde was arr 1 Street and Thi Opera House; und larceny and wil Hall, Night BROADHURST “ iis [CENTURY ?yste.0 tiie ay seni OF ivi WHISPERING. WIRES SUCUR MYSTERY PLAY. mh @ UWay. Eves Ha Rat sult, IRENEGMARY | JEANNE EAGELS in RAIN” iy Kobert: Warwick Norn RURGcw FRAZEE<. war .s AKESTRS AGAIN LMC ESS. nak Ea Joutague Glave 6 Ju Fis CES Man Bont MARA 1s seAO | = |" Spite CORNER” AEFUBLIC 1 | regic. monte Orchestra. yee “a Musical Events Of Coming Week “Tristan und Isolde" will open the third week of the Metropolitan Oper Matgenaner and Onegin and Taucher, Whitehill, Bender and Meade ‘Tote Stadt" will be given on Wednes-| year’s illness. day evening with Mme. Jeritza and Harrold, Schutzend Meader and] produced here by Lillian Olcott in 18 tada: “Carmen,” Thanksgiving Day| He was the Earl of Dorrincourt in the wae: ren Pe ¥) original production here of “Little Lord matinee “sung by Mmes. Easton,! {auntleroy.” t] Mario (debut), and Martinelli, De-(————=== == Luca and D'Angelo; “Traviata’’ on CONCERTS AND MUSIC. Oe Thursday evening with Miss Hori and | sooo Gigli, Danise, Picobl (debut) and Picco: “Toseu,”’ Eriday evening with Mme. Jeritza and Johnson and Se “Don Carlos."’ Saturday afterne with Mmes. Peral on ¢ delius and Martinelli DeLuca, | oy, Suite; 0 Challapin (first time here as Philty econd | Hu IL.), Rotuler; “L'Oracoto™ and “P 4 Naeei" Saturday night, the forme with Mmes. Gori and Te Chamlee, Scott! and Didur; ter with Mme Porhme ond Danise. Sunday’s concert will bo] be No 00, ERHARDT. a iyt PRET er Beethoreo, a The comin Itals are Fhilharmonic Orehestra, Carnemiey Symphony Society Aeolian: Mr. Laldwin's free organ recital, City Col- ege; first “pop.” concert by Ct) AC Symphony Orchestra, Manhatten aeae pale fait cs the AMUSEMENTS, Taal Wd tiat | BLOSSOM TIME Hippodrome, Sunday Ev., Dec. 3d, at 8.15 Seats Now on Sale Prices $1, $1.60, $2, 62.50 and $3.00'(pius 108 ices Vittacs Foutiss Maxine | Etuon's Ae Carnegle Hall, Wed, bye. “Audience Swept Beyond Cuntro ae BARRY} nm ono ee co la B. nth MORE ALOLIAN HALL, Thurs, Att Dee O86 Bernd acverwayy Son; ital by URSURA’ LONGAGRE ETT ““|GREVILLE THE WORLD WE LIVE IN He WORED WE LIVE IN WIPPOOROME, TO-MOR'W (SUN.) vight MSO Ter iak ma 'McCORMACK “THE TOWN THAT wai es Or FORGOT GOD” || AMUSEMENTS: [COLUMBIA 0: Furr « ; Bho We mo 4 ule UNE BUR 44TH ST. cats ores. 1. OA ate eae wameau ay LAR 2 Daas , Lattin RNICK - KNACKS WILLIAM PON ey mate “THE VILLAGE RS aR LT A BLACKSMITH” | ; oY G00 Geis) Sis 800 G00 Yer. sng | BACH USA HORTA Rig Shh — MAK - ~ POLLO | ile S vay. voice BI] PADWAY LAST 2 WEEKS ~ ‘STRAND D. W. GRIFFITH'S LAST TIMES TO-DAY _ MARY PICKFORD in ‘ress of the Storm Country’ : > awe gee “ll WHEN THE PRIGES: artes, toc an LS AS ain teat ih i ‘Ol pEs ERT CALLS AMUSEMENTS. Firondway, 40h BF THE ee NIGH With JOMYNA TOW; “Metter | HTINGALE ND. BARRYMORE ne AMLETS tr SAM HARRIS Sues LIBERTY: Pir rey “Oui Sse" 3 TIE ) [worn GLENN hehe LOCENEE NASH vay EQUITY 48TH st Tea “HOSPITALI “si 209 SEATS AT HENRY MILLER'S %)<0.., 224. INA CLAIRE "Co. 4S4 “THE AWFUL. FRU KNICKERBOCKER ; Ler ate, Th Bat, i pELAScO Ty resents ane podrome; opera-concert, Metrapoli- Monday -- afternoon — Margrethe Bomme, pianist, Acolian Night— Beethoven Association, second con- ity Symphony © ries | E ec Gare neau, contralt jan; City Sym. GA foyaltios 3 iti aS... Mea, EVhuee 21 «| FULTON “wn Onis ath, Tie a + eon- Ito, Town Hall; Philharmonic Ore ht— Boston Sym Friday--morning-—Third Biltmore Hotel musicale. Afternoon—Philhar- monic Orchestra, Carnegie. Night— Mme. Prochuzka, contralto, Neigh- Int borhood Playhouse; Harold Morr! a ances Jovy? “SPR s 4 Sst ANS Joby ING Tings OF YOuTH | Pianist, Acolian JOHN H. GILMOUR, ACTOR, SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS John H. Gilmour, for years a leading scason Monday evening with Mmes./man in New York theatrical produc- tlona, died In his home, No. 142 Bruce : “Dic} Avenue, Yonkers, yesterday after a Mr, Gilmour was Andreas tn the orl inal production of Sardou's ‘‘Theodora,” ever conceived! speechless with wonder! YOU CAN SEE IT ALL WEEK STARTING TOMORROW AT THE RIALT radon, =n: | TOMORROW AFTERNOON Pats BM Two Great Scientists Worked Seven Years To'Give You a Thrill! And Incidentally Offer the World an Invention Which Will Revolutionize the Motion Picture Industry. 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CARNIVAL NIGHT f LADIES’ NIGHT Monday, ‘Wednesday: Friday Special Attraction In The Year 2.30 P.M. to 12.20 1dr rsion T aily Hi; &ar. and, Sun. 6c & T5c DANCING CARNIVAL 62 W. 66th St.. neor Pway LYRIC THEATRE 42ND ST Welliaay “The PRIDE of PALONAR 4 George Me Nord pr KNIGHTH DANCE PALACE ure T Seen With EDDID BUZZELL and STAR “CART, EARL GARROLL ;i)!!"" th Av, & 00th St, NS. & SAT. 2.80 F- TORCH TEARIR OF HILARIOUS COMEDY "Performance ts excruciatingly tum so This 1s Lowbow Next Wk THEATRE B’WAY and 424 ST. 69 WEST 66th ST. “REVELERS” ARE COMING Phone $700 Columbus MARLON DAVIES oh WHEN 21 6 WAS IN THoOD Terrace {Garden CONTINT OLS Wancts DANCING Bur AXE K ~ BuRLesaur SE rennin \ FAY TOM WIDN CONT re THOMAS MElgHAN orws TA i iE AND OTHE. RES INGRAM'S ing Women’ oP Heldenteben Bronx Overa House ESTELLE Winwoc in “THE RUBICO BROOKL YW LO MORON