Life — December 19, 1907 — page 17: what you’re looking at

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Binks (the morning after): I'LL SOON FIND OUT WHETHER THAT'S AN IMAGINARY RAT OR NOT Bijou—Mme. Nazimova in Men's “The Doll's Mouse.” ‘The interesting eccentricities of the Nor: wegian dramatist and the Russian Casino—" The Gay White Way.” Music, girls and imitations. Diverting Criterion—" The Morals of Marcus.” Light but in- teresting comedy with excellent acting by Mr. Aubrey Smith and Marie Doro. Daly's Mr. Lawrence D’Orsay and Cecilia Loftus in™ The Lanciers,” at present writing. Sce opposite Empire—Last week of * My Wife,” with Mr, John Drew and a very good cast. Amusing French comedy Hackett—Mr. John Mason in “The Witching Hour.” A most interesting play very well acted. Herald Squore—" The Gitl Bebind the Counter." Mr. Lew Fields and good company in frothy bat funny musical piece. Hippo The Auto Race” and "The Four Seasons.” Ballet and spectacle. Gorgeousness,glit ter and grandeur. Keith and Proctor’s Theatres—Vaudeville and re- vivals of former dramatic successes. Mr. Goose: GREAT SCOTT! THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE VOICE OF MY MOTHER-IN-LAW! Lincole Square—Aborn Opera Company in The Chimes of Normandy.” Lyrie—Mr. Chonning Pollock's “The Secret Or- chard.” Notice later Mojestic—" The Top o' th’ World.” Good Christ- mas extravaganza. Musical and funny Manhattan Opera Howse—Grand Opera under the direction of Mr. Oscar Hammerstein. Stuyvesant—"A Grand Army Man.” Delightful study of life in interior America with Mr. David War field as artistic interpreter. Weber's—" Hip! Hip! Hooray!” Burlesque, music and girls. Excellent relief for the tired business man, West End—Changing bill of dramatic attractions. Bounders and Rounders HE whole country has been hurling brickbats at New York on account of the bad conduct of Wall Street. An unexpect- ed champion of New York’s good-heartedness is found in Montreal. ‘The basis of the Montreal man’s praise of New York's social side is a local newspaper’s review of “The Re- juvenation of Aunt Mary,” i which occur the following statements ‘The New York of Miss Warner's conception is not the New York of blatant bounderism set before us in the comedies of young Coban, but an aggregation of nice people whose chief characteristic is their scientific ability to have a good time themselves and to provide one for others. Incidentally, we believe it to be quite as accurate as Mr. Cohan’s and a great deal nicer. If New York cares to see itself presented in a decent and optimistic light, this play should be certain of a long. and successful run. Commenting on this our Montreal cham- pion says: “Judging from past criticisms 753 appearing in LurE your opinion consider- ably coincides with that of the critic here as to certain comedies depicting the manners of the people of New York. Ifthe writer did not know some New York people personally he would long ago have come to the con- clusion that the men of that big city were a bunch of bounders and rounders. It is, therefore, a good thing once in a while to have a comedy like “Aunt Mary” come to dispel the incorrect impression which pro- vincials may have who have never visited New York.” Quite as remarkable as that any one out- side should give us New Yorkers credit for being anything but a collection of Wall Street sharks, is it that any one, anywhere, should take the stage creations of Mr. George M. Cohan as representing anything but the delirious fancies of a mind saturated with Tenderloin standards and Tenderloin ideals. In spite of Wall Street's bad behavior and Mr. Cohan’s vulgarities,our Montreal friend is entirely right to remain firm in his belief that New York still contains quite a few persons who are honest in money mat- ters and refined and decent in their manners and conduct. “THE GIFTS OF THE cops” comicbooks.com