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horror she throws herself from the win- dow of the banqueting room. All this the author has put into dramatic verse, with light interludes to relieve the tragedy and a consistent progress to the final climax. In the acting Julia Arthur declaims her lines well, and, if she does not stir the sympathies, is always a picturesque and attractive figure. Mr. Alphonz Ethier gives an admirable rendering of the satur- nine lord with his moments of amiability when in his cups and his vindictiveness when he is out of them. The other mem- bers of the cast do well with what has become unfamiliar material for actors, and has been so rehearsed as to make the performance a smooth one. The settings and accessories are notably fine, even in this time of scenic extravagance. “CL GRAR: “Seremonda” is, of course, not for the tired business man. It remains to be seen whether there is any other audience for it. “LJAPPY is that country that has no drama!” A glance at the list of current attractions shows that this ought to be a very happy country in- deed. It shows a large proportion of imported entertainments and plenty of American origin, most of the last in the nature of farce and farcical comedy, but practically no dramas of American au- thorship or based on the developments of American life. Have we exhausted native dramatic material, or are we so happy that we haven't any? Metcalfe. Guide Astor —" Her Soldier, Boy" with Adele Rowland and Messrs. Clifton Crawford and John Charles Thomas. Diverting musical play. Belasco, — Frances Starr in “Little Lady in Blue.” Refreshing reproduction of the days when England's sailors really sailed, Well acted and well staged sentimental drama. Booth.— Mr, William Faversham in Mr, George Bernard Shaw's “Getting Married.” Admirably acted comedy of satire aimed at English social institutions. ‘asino.—Anna Held in “Follow Me.” Elaborately staged and diverting | girl-and- music show with the star remarkable in her costumes. Century.—" The Century Girl.” The big theatre and big stage given over to an clabo- rately produced girl-and-music show, Cohan and Harri Captain Kidd, Jr.” Partly rural_and partly sentimental comedy, amusing in itself and well done. Comedy.—The Washington Square Players. Four unique playlets of different sorts staged in original fashion. Cort.—" Upstairs and Down,” Mrs. Hatton. Well staged. com by Mr. ard showing some rough-house depictions of alleged life in Long Island society. Criterion.—Julia Arthur in “ Seremonda.” See above. Eltinge. — Cheating Cheaters,” by Mr. Farcical criminality made Max Marcin. r ts surprises and clever pres: amusing throu, pire. — Maude Adams in Barrie's “A Kiss for Cinderella.” One of the Scotch dramatist’s whimsical fancies humorously and excellently done. THE ANSWER: THE BALD-MEADED ROW DELIGHTS To Forty-fourth Street—"* Joan the Woman in moving-picture demonstration, with Ger- aldine Farrar as the star. One of the big efforts, imposing in some of ‘its scenes, but with ail the usual defects of the movies. Forty-cighth Street. — “The Thirteenth Chair,” by Mr. Bayard Veiller. Amusing crime melodrama which keeps the audience guessing up to the very last minute. Fulton.—" The Master,” from the German of Hermann Bahr, with Mr. Arnold Daly. Interesting and well acted sex drama, Gaiety.— Turn to the Right,” by Messrs. Winchell Smith and John ‘E. Hazzard. Very laughable farcical comedy with its principals drawn from the near-criminal classes. Globe.—Laurette Taylor in ‘‘ The Harp of Life," by Mr. J. Hartley Manners.” Well acted drama dealing with the question of the advisability of sexinstruction for the young. Harris.—" The Yellow Jacket.” Highly i teresting and diverting comedy drama pre- sented in the Chinese style. Hippodrome. —“ The Big Show.” Vaude- ville features, spectacle, ballet and ice car- nival on a big and brilliant scale. _ Knickerbocker. David Warfield in re- vival of “The Music Master.” by the late Charles Klein. Drama with touches of humor and pathos, with the star in a famous char- acter part. Little, —"L'Enfant Prodigy ened “Pierrot the — Prodigal pantomime well done, charming in itself and with delightful musical accompaniment re-christ- REBUS MAMLET UP TO DATE Longacre.—Mr. William Collier in ing But the Truth.” by Mr. James Mon gomery. The incredible fact that, there are circumstances under which a Wall Street man may tell the truth turned into very laughable farcical comedy. Lycew Her Husband's Wife.” later. Lyric." A Daughter of the Gods." Spee: tacular movie play, with its most attractive features the swimming Annette Kel- lermann with a deli f j an back+ ground, Maxine Elliott's. — above. Park.—Mr, Tom Wise’s excellent portrayal of Falstaf in “The Merry Wives of Wind- sor. Playhouse —" The Man Who Came Back.” by Mr. J. E. Goodman. Interesting and strong play, with its subject the redemption of a young American who had gone to the dem hition bow-wows. Princess.—The Portmanteay: Theatre of in- teresting playlets done in a novel way Punch and Judy. — “Treasure Ist Last week of the excellent staging of Steven: son's famous story of pirates and treasure trove. Republic. — Good Gracious, Annabelle.” Well acted farcical comedy with clever lines and situatio Shubert 0 Long. Letty." Charlotte Greenwood’s eccentric abilities the main fea- ture of a diverting musical piece. Thirtyoninth Street—Emma Dunn in“ Old Lady 31." by Rachel Crothers. Diverting and touching comedy showing that old age and poverty have their dramatic and amus- ing aspects. Winter Garden. — “The Show of Won- ders." An excellent girl-and-music prescrip tion for what ails the t. b. m. Ziegfeld's Frolic.—An excuse, in the way midnight, vaudeville and cabaret, for not ed. Notice Gamblers All." See SEE LOTS OF CHORUS GIRLS comicbooks.com