Life — March 20, 1913 — page 21: what you’re looking at

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-LI The failure of “The Painted Woman" is not a total loss if it calls attention to the splendid opportunities for romantic drama in the period and scenes with which it dealt, I N these days of elaborate vaudeville “ Marie Dressler’s All-Star Gambol,” even with that artist’s name as a lure, docsn’t seem to stand much of a chance. Although the bill is arranged on a somewhat original plan, the novelty stops there. It contains no new fea- tures and no single numbers of unusual merit. 3) The people who dance, sing and act are not of surpassing excellence in their respective lines, and the star herself has not taken the precaution to provide herself with any new material. A burlesque of “Camille,” with Mr. Jeff de Angelis exploiting his familiar methods as Armand, hardly comes under the head of extreme novelty. So it is to be feared that this enterprise of the lady manager will have hard sledding in competition with the established vaudeville houses. Metcalfe. ay. CONFIDENTIAL Bis ONFIDE $e Astor—Closed for Holy Week Belosco.—" Years of Discretion.” Unusually competent com in cleverly acted and cleverly written comedy showing th game of trying to keep young isn’t worth the candle. Casino.—Closed for Holy Week Century.—" Joseph and His Brethren.” The Scriptural story of the self-made Hebrew financier who from a shepherd boy be- came a power in Egypt under the Pharaohs. Elaborately and im: posingly staged. Children's later. Cohan’s.—May Irwin in “ Widow by Proxy.” The best medium the only and original May Irwin has had for many seas Laughs from beginning to end. e “ Everyman,” with Edith Wynne Mathison, N Comedy.—" Fanny's First Play." Me. George Bernard Shaw's familiar witty and satirical drives at the British middle classes with a little clever ridicule of the London dramatic critics on the side. Cort." Peg o' My Heart." Pleasant and diverting light com: edy with Miss Laurette Taylor in a very congenial part. Criterion.—" The Argyle Case." Modern detective methods absorbing dramatic exposition. Finger prints, the dictagraph an Mr. Robert Hilliard personifying Mr. W, J. Burns. Eltinge.—" Within the Law." Intensely interesting and well acted melodrama dealing with police methods and the tyrannous practises of the modern department store. Empire.—Revival of “Liberty Hall," by R. C. Carton. Notice later. Forty-eighth Street.—Last week of “Never Say Die.” with Mr. William Collier and his unique methods of making audiences laugh when they least expect it. Fulton.—Ruth St. Denis in costume dances. Notice later. Gaiety.—" Stop Thief!" Stealing match between kleptomaniacs and professional thieves described laughably in farcical comedy with good compa Garrie, The amateur scientific sleuth at work on New York's underworld. Thrilling and amusing melo- drama, _ Globe—" The Lady of the Slippe Musical version of the Cinderella fairy tale adapted to displaying the abilities of Elsie Janis and Messrs. Montgomery and Stone WE KNOW WHAT W2'RE COMING TO, BUT WE JUST CAN'T HELP IT Harris.—" The Master Mind,” with Mr, Edmund drama of the underworld of crookdom, throwing prob winds but holding the interest. Hippodrome.—“ Under Many Flags” and “Gypsy Lift Big cle, gorgeous ballet and interesting stage pictures of forcign Hudson.—" The Poor Little Rich Girl." Extremely interesting, pathetic and amusing study in child mentality Knickerbocker.—" The Sunshine Girl." Diverting and daintily done musical show of the London Type. Lyn All For the Ladies.” Musical show with Mr. Sam Bernard as the dialect comedian and a prodigal display of the latest fashionable absurdities in women’s hats and gowns. The Gho: Manhattan Opera House—" The Whip.” English racing melo: drama with elaborate and thrilling stage effects. Breaker.” See above Maxine Elliott's. Romance.” Society life in New York ury ago as the background of an interesting emotional comedy Edward Sheldon, In the main very well acted by a cast s Keane. New Amsterdam—" Ob! Oh! Delphine.” Amusing musical show of the French type Park.—Kinen “The Miracle, paniment color pictures of Reinhardt’s spectacular elaborated with vocal orchestral musical ac- Playhouse,—" Little Women." Extremely agreeable stage ver- sion of Miss Alcott’s classic of girl life in a New England town, Princess.—One-act plays by various authors. Notice later Republic—" A Good Little Devil.” Fairy-tale play from the poctical French of the junior Rostand, Elaborately staged by Mr Belasco. Thirty-ninth Stro-t—" The Five Frankforters." Romantic ely based on the family life of the first generation of the Roths- childs, Well acted and interesting. Wellack's.—The Irish Players in repertory. Comiposite bills of short plays by Irish authors of the present generation, Interest: ingly acted by native company Winter Garden." The Honeymoon Express." Rie show in quantity, the entertainment consisting mostly of Gaby Deslys, rag: time and chorus girls. Weber and Fields Music Hall—Ma ville company. See above jc Dressler and her vaude- comicbooks.com