Life — March 14, 1907 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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“LIFE«= 387 it known, would justify the author's apparent belief that men Bijou—Mme. Alla Nazimova in Ibsen repertoire. Interesting but somewhat brave in other respects are cowards in the face of blackmail, A overrated Russian artist recent cause celébre might evidence that truth, bi Casino—*The Gidl from Vienna." Comic opera with Me. Louis Mann and a any kind is poor material for a stage hero, ‘The part was handled “Zon easls Amusing. in sympathetic and manly fashion by Mr. Robert Dronet. Mr. meat scope pee ee Sie Edgar Selwyn made his foil a realistically slimy villain. Hits Esa p oe SEA ‘DacPices Sh cepeiccy ot wiolegi ight GLap. were made by Mr. Frank Sheridan in the dual parts of a criminal Garden —Ben Greet's Players, in Shakespearean repertory. See above lawyer @ la Jerome and as a rather unusual type of Jewish trust rrick— Caught in the Rain."” Mr. William Collier, well-supported in promoter; and by Mr. Toby Lyons as a village character who able farcical comedy becomes a detective by the degree and star badge of a corre: Hackat—""The Ch spondence school. Louise Closer was an amusing stenographer, Pretati although infusing the part with a trifle too much spinster acidity. None of the parts was badly done. ut_ a coward of well sta J and exploiting Mr. igh. is Lady,” with Rose Stahl's clever and laughable inter picuous Tenderloin ty The Road to Yesterday Hippodrome—* Neptune's I wonders, spectacle and changin, \ciful and charming dream ply. Pioncer Days.” Ballet, water ght circus features. In the present liking of Broadway for virile and strenuous Lincoln Square—Weekly change of bill drama, “The Mills of the Gods" may be classed as a moderate Lyrle—Last week of Mr. E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe io repertoire. success, although falling far short of the greatness injudiciously Madison Sau The Three of Us." Interesting American play carefully and extravagantly claimed for it in the advance advertisement. staged and well acted by Carlotta Nillson and capable company + * «© "On Parole."" Cheerful little love comedy of the days of the Civil HE Ben Greet Shakespearean side-show is again in town, Under the guise of giving !Eliza- Princess—Margaret Anglin and Mr. Henry Miller as co-stars in absorbing American play well staged. bethan" representations of Shakespeare's plays, eres ey Mr. Grect,as Lt hassaid before, inflicts on the Freee | There SOON oe wtste Kl . baggy ee . 7 Weber's—" The Dream City” and “The Magic Knight.” Combination of fun, public performances which have no real claim geod asic and pretty gels, to the scholarliness they use as the excuse for their existence, Most atrociously read, acted not at all, wretchedly costumed and showing but poverty in every resource, mental and material, they come very near getting patronage under false pretences. College authorities and others of little theatrical knowledge have accepted these wretched affairs as possessing something of the value their promoter claims for them. Even so great an authority on the drama as Mr. Andrew Carnegie was led into commending Mr. Greet and his work. ‘The lack of scenic setting, which is, of course, a tremendous money-saver for the management, might be forgiven on the ground of the meager resources of the theatre in Shake- ’s time, but this would have to be redeemed by decent reading ines, at least, with something like appropriate action, Nota trace of such redecming features is to be found in these perform- ances. If the persons on the stage were criticized as Mr. Howard would have them, the article would: make its author subject to punishment by the Socicty for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Mr. Ben Greet may be convinced that the Americans are a good thing. But he should make a careful study of the most celebrated of Abraham Lincoln’s homely aphorisms. se 8 PROPOS of the Ben Greet performance of “The Merchant of Venice,” it is interesting to quote these extracts from the review printed in The Evening Post of March 5: ‘They (New York playgocrs) have been lucky if they have ever seen a representa: tained upon such a Ipvel plane of tion _more consistently satisfactory and my to end It would be ea: sed altogether, upon re were only two or excellence, from be enough to insist nnin upon the clocutionary defects, upoa emphasis mistaken or nce and finish in detail. T three fairly good speakers in the lot It (Mr. Groet’s Shylock) is with out tragic force, dignity or pathos. His assumption is uneven. b and at times highly effective. All the minor characters were well done. Lire has a tremendous respect for the ability and honesty of the Post dramatic reviews. ‘This particular one, in its entirety, is an ecially fine, back-handed, Italian thrust of the critical Stiletto. Metcalje. LIFE’S CONFIDENTIAL GUIDE TO THE THEATRES Academy of Mirsie—General Lew Wallace's “Ben-Hur.” Religious deama in a certain lack of ele ut it is consistent sof the Gods." § of the Rancho." Frances Starr, Mr. H ny in artistic stagin esting early € “ Berkeley L he Reckoning.” Somber playl REGORRY, IF SAINT PATRICK HAD ONLY BFEN THERE, WHAT A well done by Katharine Grey and competent company DIFFERENT HISTORY FOR THE HUMAN RACE!” Re ton Revelle, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN BOTTLED lifornia drama comicbooks.com