Life — March 21, 1907 — page 23: what you’re looking at

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419 THY -DOM do we find so ad mitable a rendering as. that Mr. Shaw's other y, “ Widowers’ Houses.”” « absurd situations of the corded seem almost credible so deftly are they handled Miss Effie Shannon has never the tempestuous daughter of the rack: ably de- picted in his extremes of tyrannical avarice and olea; but too infrequently seen comedian, Mr. William F, Hawtre: Mr. Herbert Kelcey made graphic the unintellectuality of Cokane and Mr. Henry Kolker was a manly and thick Trench, Not ce his Tween ways and Bapehild has Mr. Ferdinand Gouschalk been equipped with such con- genial material for his eccentric ability as he finds in Mr. Lickcheese, both in the ¢ of cringing poverty ang in the period of bounding and assertive prosperity. that came to t remarkable creature. Not often does it fall to the lot of New York theatregoers to sce so intelligently chosen a cast working together in such absolute smoothness. ‘The question of exacting excessive rents for wretched tenement ) houses does not possibi p turn is admii ing Sartorius, who nous hypocrisy by that excellent Jays seem to suggest many drat.at but Mr. Shaw's wit in mixing the morality of the subject up with a love affair fur- nishes cnough action on which to hang three acts of his always entertaining chatter. Tt tells no story and it gets nowhere away from where it started, but it makes highly agree- able relief from performances which are all action and no thought. There now remain but two of Mr. Shaw's published plays to be presented in America, and of these “The rm Jere” would probably have slight interest even for Shaw enthusiasts, But FSSENTIAL FEATURES OF THE EASTER PARADE : none of this still large class should miss the truly admirable performance of “Widowers’ * 8 * ME: SHAW’S ability to use dramatic satire against. what seems the most ible dramatic material, in the way of public evils, might well be directed again our legal and judicial system and its appar> ent object—the shielding of criminals from punishment. After more than three years of litigation, the courts of the State of Illi- nois have just decided that no one is to be punished for the loss of six hundred lives at the burning of the Iroquois Theatre, in Chicago. Managerial greed was the direct cause of this awful slaughter of women and children, and yet, under our laws and our way of executing the laws, it is impossible to punish the guilty men, either in-person or through their fat pocketbooks. Mr. Shaw would find in our legal system, with impos its delays and loopholes for rich criminals, an casy target for his wit, if even that were not overcome by the tragic*h the problem. pelessness of * 8 8 ROM a second : Mme. Nazimova’s Hedda [x Gabler Lire gains no more favorable impression than the first one created. Tt is ahighly artificial and theatrical iew of portrayal which sheds not one ray of enlightenment on a ver cnigmatical chara er. Tt is ncither logical nor interpretive Her Nora, with all its defects, was at least in the realms of reason, Mme. Nazimova shows no improve ment in her English, Her appearance in a new character will do much to determine to what extent are justified her claims to istic greatness, Metcalfe. Academy 0} Music—Spectacular dramatization of the well-known novel, " Ben-Hur.”” A stor— somewhat melodrama ican life. Well acted Belasco—"'The Rose of the Rancho." Very pic turesque, very stirring and very well-acted drama of e days when the United States took posession «f tifornia Berkeley Lyceum—"The Reckoning.” Imported blaylet of life among the Viennese students. Well acted Bijou—Mme. Alla Nazimova in Ibsen répertoire. Russian actress of marked personality ani consider able ability Casino—"The Girl from Vienna.” Diverting comic opera, with Mr. Louis Mann as the star Criterion—Mr, Frank Daniels and good company in “The Tattooed Man”; conventional comic opera, well staged, Em pire—Ethel Barrymc ice later. arden—Hen Greet's Players, espearean repertory. A very bad company, giving cheap repre sentations in what purports to be the “Elizabeth. manner Garrick—" Caught in the Rain.” Merry farcical comedy, clever Mr. William € Hacketi—Rose Stahl continues with her excellent character work in “The Chorus Lady.” Herald Suare—*-The Road to Yesterday." In teresting and fantastic dream play. Hippodrome—" Neptune’s Daughter” and nee Days.” Gorgeous ballet and spectacle, remark able water effects and some circus features. Lincoln Square—Weekly change of Dill Lyric—Signor Exme Hi, the Mt dian, in repertory. Notice Later Madison Square Carlotta Nillwin_ and capable company in Rachel Crothers's Three of Us." Delightfully staged play of American life in the West Madison Square Garden—Vhe Barnum and Bailey circus, Notice later Majestic Agreeable and well-pee sented little love story, with the close of the Civil War ava background. Princess—"T cat Divide." Interest American emotional play, with Miss Margaret \ Mr. Henry Miller and good cast. Proctor's Theatres—Naudeville st week of “The Dream City" "Burlesque, excellent interesting an porary Amer Fc play of cai ¢ in “The Silver Roy." Ne comicbooks.com