Life — May 26, 1910 — page 21: what you’re looking at

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F great service to public decency and of advantage to the American stage was Mayor Gaynor’s action in closing Messrs. Klaw and Er- langer’s New York Theatre on account of the dirty concoction called “The Girl With the Whooping Cough,” in which a woman named Valeska Suratt was billed as a leading actress, Some of our contemporaries claim that this action of the Mayor's will serve only to give the picce and the woman a notoriety which will help the disreputable man- agers to a bigger profit elsewhere. Lire docs not believe it. There are few communities in America where even the most corrupt officials would dare fly so full in the face of decent citizens, men and women, as to allow this per- formance to be given. Ignoring sone things may be the best way for the press to rob them of their power for evil, but in the present case Mayor Gay- nor's action was so drastic and effective that it may well be given full publicity an example to weak-kneed or corrupt public officials in’ other places. It has helped to clear the sky in this town. “SY oy >? HE writer of the following letter evidently refers to the commendation Lire bestowed upon the Shu- bert brothers for the plucky and long warfare they have waged against the Theatrical Trust, and which has just resulted in a destruction of its pernicious monopoly : Str: Your criticism of the “ Trust doubt just, but is not your eulogy "is no of the BRINGING IN THE woRE’S MEAD * and IN ANTICIPATION ONE OF OUR LEADING SUFFRAGETTES POSING FOR Shuberis a little premature? Are_ they rot cast in the same mould? Does “ The Blue. Mouse" or “Lulu's Husbands" entitle them to the cross of the Legion of Honor? Klaw and Erlanger are mer- chants with a low understanding, but the Shuberts are fully as bad. The ticket speculator thrives as well under their management as under that of the others. You are prejudiced, Mr. Metcalfe, and to my mind should ‘squirt your vitriol a little more indiscriminately. Truly yours, Anranax’ M. Comte Horet Seysour, New York, May 11. Lirg never uses vitriol or other il- legal weapons, but places its censure where it thinks it will do the most good. It holds no brief for the Messrs, Shubert nor any one else. If our correspondent will consult Lire’s files he will find that “The Bluc Mouse " was duly condemned that “Lulu’s Husbands" was not entirely com This journal's po- sition with regard to ticket-speculators is fairly definite and has been quite fre- quently set forth in this column. Our correspondent ought by thisetime to be familiar with Lirn’s frequently repeated aphorism to the effect that A speculator on the sidewalk means a crooked manager inside. nended. These statements are not made defense to the gentleman's charges, but to show him that he docs not read his Lire with sufficient thoroughness nor in the proper spirit! Metcalfe. MER PORTRAIT Academy of Music—Rose Stahl in “The Chorus Lady.” | The chorus-girl made senti- mentally dramatic, Astor—" Seven Days." The successful farce launched for an all summer run. _,Bijou—Last week of “The Lottery Man.” Clean and laughable farce, Broadway—"The Jolly Bachelors cluding weeks of elaborate and fare sical piece. Casiro—Last week of, the long run_ of “The Chocolate Soldier.” Agreeable Vien- nese music with book suggested by Shaw's “Arms and the Man,” . Criterion—"'\ Bachelor's. Baby." s- ing little comedy with Mr. Francis Wilson as author and star. Daly's—Mr. De Wolf Hopper ince Idcl." Farce from the Fi sical additions Empire—" Caste.” the interesting rev Last week but one of al of good old comedy. Garrick—“ Wer Husband's Wife,” with Mr. Henry Miller as the star. Light comedy Globe—Last_ week but one of “The Old Town.” Musical farce with Mr. Fred Stone as the leading feature. Hackett—Mr. Clyde Fitch's he City Powerful drama of contemporary life in New Herald Square—* Tillie’s Nii Mile. Marie Dressler as tmare."” with ine aspect Lyceum—" The | Spitfire.” Comedy and elodrama mixed in a fairly interesting play Lyric—Revival of “Jim the Pen: ail star” cast, See abo Little Eyolf, Alias Jimmy Valertine usually interesting melodrama deal a criminal bis refors Weher's—" The Climax.” Pleasant musical drama with pathetic side-lights. Ur. with little