Life — May 25, 1911 — page 21: what you’re looking at

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aring of its at it isters stage y far show would have thea- edian. their and ¢ mu- jon of which s by a origi- this F principal importance to the actors but also of interest to the theatregoing pub- lic, is the recent and continuing — disturb- ance in the charity known as the Actors’ Fund, The public has a legitimate right to know something about the management of the institutions it helps to support, and the present contention with regard to the Actors’ Fund arises from the charge that no adequate accounting is made by those now in control of the large sums of money gathered from the public by means of fairs, benefits and contribu- tions. The actors have let the management of their charity, and especially of its finances, drift from their own hands into the keeping of theatrical managers, with the Erlanger element on top. For the actors themselves there can be little sym- pathy, If they haven't the brains and loyalty to stick together in charge of the moneys they and the public provide to care for unfortunate members of the profession in sickness and old age, they should not resent it if the public turns a deaf car to future appeals for the Ac- tors’ Fund. If the Actors’ Fund were the Brick- layers’ Fund or the Plumbers’ Fund it is pretty certain. that bricklayers and plumbers would be in active control of it and that its moneys would not be turned over to the handling of contrac- WOMEN AVIATORS ARE NOW WEARING THE THE PARACHUTE tors and employers of bricklayers and plumbers. No one more quickly than an actor would resent the imputation that his profession was not on a par with the less pretentious trades in intelligence and loyalty. ROM Boston comes the news that its dramatic virtue, exemplified in the re- cent suppression of “The Easiest W is to be organized into a League whose censors will visit all first performances. If the newspaper reports are true, the work of the or- ganization will be more negative than positive. Instead of seeking the closing of the indecent shows by the authorities, it will try to accomplish its purposes by commendation of the things that are fit and visiting the condemnation of silence on those that are not. Which looks as though Boston had turned over its moral welfare in theatricals to Mayor Fitz- gerald. And recent experience with “The Girl from Rector’s" and similar classy entertainments demonstrates that quite a number of our Puritan neigh- bors want to find out for themselves whether such shows are fit for them to see. Metcalfe. MOOP-SKIRT FOR PRACTICAL KEASONS Coxrmenriat,; y Bs UID ut 4 Last fortnight of “The Con- cert.” Clever and well acted light comedy, making fun of the women who waste their worship on professional musicians. Broadway—Mr. Lew Fields and big com. pany in “The Hen-Pecks.” Musical show elaborately staged. Casino—Closed. Next week revival of “Pinafore” with cast including Messrs Hopper, Dixey and Cowles, and Messrs, Ca Gunning and Frady ‘ohan’s— Rich Quick Wallin Exaltation in laughable but. slangy the confidence man, his victims and he fleeces them, Criterion—" The Bachelor's Tab hefty but, pleasing little comedy Francis Wilson ina congenial role. Folies Bergere Café mangeant—Good restaurant service accompanied by stage per- formance of ballet, extravaganza and vaude- ville features. Costly and fairly amusing. Gaiety—" Excuse Me.” Sleeping-car_life and its tragedies made laughable in a farce of transcontinental travel. Herald Square—* Everywoman.” ‘The temptations of women done into a spectacu- lar and poetical allegory, following in a way the form of, the old morality play Lyceum—" Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh." Last the clever comedy, satiri iety, in which Mrs. Fi: company appear to unusually good advan- tage. Lyric — Last week of the revival of the old melodrama “The Lights 0’ London. Interesting, amusing and acted by an “a lis Honor the Barber,” with d performers, giving a musical and d performance of a laughable skit. ‘Asa Man Thinks.” A one- sussion of the problem involved in the auestion of the social position of the Jew in America as a side issue in a well- acted play. Playhouse—" Over Night.” Slender farce, somewhat amusing, but inclined to be broad in lines and situations Winter Garden—Pretentious vaudeville and musical show, generous in amount. but not exactly original or brainy in conception. comicbooks.com