Life — March 11, 1915 — page 27: what you’re looking at

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TEAR: low comedy on the part of Mr. King in of Lady Ursula” is a joy after our the excellent role of The Rev. Mr. Blim- prolonged acquaintance in our theatres boc. The rest of the company was com- with nothing but crooks, policemen and petent and the piece well staged. ladies of unquestionable reputation. A romantic play like “ The Adventures Metcalfe. Gc CONFIDENTIAL Guipe Soke S20 hae Astor.—"" Hello, Broadway!" Rurlesques of plava of the season, a large amount of the personal careers of Messrs, George M. Cohan and William Collier, songs, dances, chorus girls and quite a bit of fun. Belasco.—Frances Starr in Marie-Odile”, by Edward Knoblauch. Episode of the Franco-German War of 1870. The Ublans in possession of a French nunnery with romantic results, Well staged and well played. Booth.—“ The Trap.” Melodrama of blackmail; ernde, but interesting and well acted by good company, headed by Martha Hedman and Mr. Holbrook Blinn. Candler.—"On Trial.” A new way of telling an old melodramatic story. A very original play made interesting by its novelty and unusually well presented. Casino.— Experience.” The methods of the morality play applied to modern conditions. The sins and vices of today preached against in picturesque stage sermon. Cohan’s—" It Pays to Advertise.” Well-acted and very funny farcical comedy developing humor and humorous situations from the art of advertising. Comedy.—' The White Feather.” Spy drama of conditions possible in England during the present war. Good story well told by competent company. Cort.-—" Under Cover.” Polite melodrama of smuggling with considerable fun, some of it at the expense of Uncle Sam's customs house officers. Eltinge.—" The Song of Songs.” Sudermann’s novel of courtesan life transformed to America and interesting in its accurate depiction of the details of the shady side of life. Not for the young person, nor for adults unless they are interested in purple topics. Empire.—" The Sbadow.” Ethel Barrymore interesting as the invalid wife in a drama of the domestic triangle. A play with excellent acting possibilities, not all of which are realized. Forty-eighth Street—" The Law of the Land.” Parlor melodrama with humorous side- lights on the methods of the police in the discovery of crime committed under unusual conditions. Interesting play well acted. ‘orty-fourth Street—Emma Trentini and Clifton Crawford in “The Peasant Girl” Notice later. Fulton.—* Twin Beds” A laughable farce with a moral for gentlemen who become inebriated without first making sure of just exactly where they live. Gaiety.—" Daddy Long-Legs.” A cheery and at moments pathetic little drama dealing with the life story of a girl who grows up in a foundling asylum. Globe.—* Chin-Chin.” Messrs. Montgomery and Stone with their funnyisms the principal attraction in an elaborately staged and amusing musical extravaganza. Harris.—Margaret Mlington in “The Lie”, by Henry Arthur Joncs. Interesting and well-constructed drama of English life based on the extremely unpleasant tricks that a bad sister can play on a good one. Hippodrome.—Winter Circus. A very good circus of the old-fashioned kind presented in a theatre with all the modern comforts. Iudson.—"The Show Shop.” Once more the secrets of the theatre, revealed this time in amusing fashion and the particular attention paid to the process of play producing. Knickerbocker.—" Fads and Fancies.” _ Notice later. Little—" A Pair of Silk Stockings.” Farcical comedy very much d l'Anglais and very Britishly and amusingly done by a very English company. Longacre.—" Inside the Lines.” by Mr. Earl Derr Biggers. Diverting spy drama of the present war, with the scene laid in Gibraltar. Interesting, weil staged and well played. Lyceum.— Outcast," by Mr. Hubert Henry Davis. Ingenuously constructed drama of life in London, with a girl of the streets for its heroinc, admirably portrayed by Elsie Ferguson. Lyric." The Only Girl." Herbert-Blossom musical play made over from a legitimate comedy. Tuneful and very d x Manhattan Opera House. Spectacular melodrama on a big scale, with its scenes and characters all American. Maxine Eltiott’s.—Revival of “ The Adventures of Lady Ursula", by Anthony Hope, with Miss Phyllis Neilson-Terry in the title part. See above. ___Park.—" Polygamy." Drama of life among the Mormons as it is said to exist today. The institution of plural marriage turned to good use as stage material. Playhduse-—" Sinners ,” by Mr. Owen Davis. Emotional melodrama of the old-fashioned setting forth again the incontestable truth that all country folks are good and all city tolks are wicked. Punch and Judy. The Clever Ones.” by Alfred Sutro. Satirical. comedy of modern sociological fads as they are exploited in England. Good company doing fairly well with not very brilliant material. Republic.—" Kick In.” Melodrama of the underworld of criminals, Slangy, but inter- esting and de ith the unending warfare of police on crooks. ih ight's the Night.” Very pleasing ard well-presented girl-and-music show of the London Gaicty. type. Thirty-ninth Street.—Marie Dressler in “ A Mix-up”. The always-funny Marie Dressler in a fairly amusing farce with a part that suits her perfectly. _Wallack’s —Shaw’s “ Androcles and the Lion”, with a curtain-raiser by Anatole France. entitled “The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife”. Two unusual and clever pieces done in the new fashion of what is supposed to be a revolution in the art of the stage. Alternating with “A Midsummer Night's Dream". Also an exhibition of the new art, which proves to be more freakish than artistic or impressive. Winter Garden. id in America.” Big conglomeration of ragtime, brilliant settin and chorus girls, “Intended to please the tired business man and the lowest grades ot intelligence. After the war; “NICE OLD CROWNS coin’ CHEAP”