Life — January 21, 1915 — page 25: what you’re looking at

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~ “GoLLy! WIAT A LOT OF FUN A FELLER COULD HAVE BURYING THOSE BONES!" attractive in the rural districts, where it is still believed that all country folks are good and all city folks are bad. That great truth is not gencrally accepted here, and Mr. Davis's primitive way of setting it forth by contrast of characters is not likely to make it prevail. Metcalfe. Hello, Broadway!" | Mr. George M. Cohan, its ‘author, and Mr. “William Collier as the stars in an elaborately staged musical show; extremely funny if you bap- yen to be familiar with the plays, produced in New York this season and with the per- sonal history of Messrs. Cohan and Collier. Belasco.—" The Phantom Rival." Last week of interesting and well-presented dream Play adapted from the Hungarian to Amer- Ian surroundings. Booth.— Children of Earth." The Win- throp Ames ten-thousand-dollar prize play Notice later. Candier.—" On T: A new way of telling a murder story, which, combined with good acting, turns a not remarkable melo- drama into’ very absorbing entertainment. Casino.—" Experience.” Sins and vices of today in their modern environment pic- turesquely exploited in the allegorical guise of an up-to-date morality play. Cohan's—“It Pays to Advertise.” Ex. tremely funny and well-staged farce with advertising and its methods as the principal theme. Comedy.—" Lady Luxury.” A pleasant but not remarkable girland-music Show, with Ina Claire as the prima donna. Cort.—" Under Cover.” A _ sprightly, amusing and well-acted polite melodrama with smuggling and some aspects of our Customs Service as its basis. Eltinge.—" The Song of Songs.” Exposi- tion of the life suggested by Sudermann's book “of the same. title, with the scenes ferred to America. Interesting only as a gratification of prurient curiosity concern ing phases of existence usually kept under cover. 113 The Law of Land.’ melodrama of murder in polite circles; interesting, well acted and a large part of the interest derived from an amusing exposition of police methods in dealing with baffling crime. Forty-fourth Street.—" The Lilac Domino." Pleasant but not notable comic opera, with more attention than usual paid to the musical features, which are agreeably tuneful and well rendered. Fulton.—“Twin Beds." Laughable farce showing that when gentlemen who are de- votees of Bacchus return from their pouring out of libations they should make sure that they are returning to their own abodes, Gaiety.—" Daddy Long-Legs.”| A whole- some little comedy with a touch of pathos and telling the story of a girl who started life as a foundling.” Well done. Globe-—" Chin-Chin.” One of the clever est and funniest of the musical shows; elabo- rately produced and with Mr. Fred Stone demonstrating that a talented comedian does not have to confine himself to the material that gave him his first reputation, Harris ‘Margaret Illington in “ The Lie", by Henry Arthur Jones. A serious little drama of true sisterly intrigue; extremely interesting and well acted. Hippodrome—New winter circus. Hudson.—" The Show Shop,” by Mr. Jar Forbes. Facetious and well-acted farcical comedy dealing with the interior mechanism of play production. Knickerbock. ‘Marie Cabill and Richard Corie in “Ninety in the Shade”. Notice ater Little —“A_ Pair of Silk Stockings.” Very English farce by English company, Funny and well done in the English way. Longacre.—“Secret_ Strings," by Kate Jordan. Lou-Tellegen, ‘the romantic actor with French training, in a crime drama hovering between comedy and melodrama, In entirety rather interesting. Lyceum.— Outcast.” by Mr. Hubert Henry Davis. An interesting drama of Lon- don hachelor life, with Elsie Ferguson in touching and humorous réle, which she plays delightful: Lyrte, ‘The Only Girl.” with score by Victor Herbrt and the libretto a former comedy revivified by Henry Blossom. Tune- ful, funny and very well done. Manhattan Opera House—" Life." The methods of Drury Lane melodrama applied successfully to American life, characters and scenes. Big and interesting. Marine Elliott's—Last Hawk", with Mr. versham French society dr: with the interest intrigue. Interesting and the Fey eguy Street. week of “The and) Mile. of the old hinging on a well The dramatic possi- iage as it was or is practiced in Utah and other Mormon States successfully exploited as entirely new stage material. Playhouse.—" Sinners,” by Davis. See above. Princess.—Brieux's “ Maternity". by Mr. Richard Bennett and company. See above. Republic." Kick In. Very _enereetic drama of life in the criminal world. Ab- sorbing and well done, with Mr. John Barry- more in the leading part. Shubert.—" To-night’s the Night.” London: musical show founded on an old farce. Not wonderfully original, but most pl ig from the charming way in. which done. hirty-ninth Street.—Marie Dressler in “ A ae iy parker A. Mord. Crade farce, hut made very funny by the personality of the star. Winter Garden.—* Dancing Around.” with Al Jolson as the star, Exactly the kind of entertainment that meets the approval of the t. hom, because it is gorgeous and on a hig scale, ith a prodigal supply of chorns wie tagtime, scenery and dancing. Daniel Webster never saw anything like it. Mr. Owen comichooks.