Life — May 10, 1917 — page 27: what you’re looking at

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away back, both in versatility and in the : of entertainment she is able to ry on her own not too broad shoul- most two hours and a half, with little outside aid, she is able te her audiences interested and thoro bly amused. In what she pre- © way of song, speech and pic- tories’ lect she handles the element of pe skilfully, so that there are con- nd a remarkable free- tired feeling on the part d hear her entert tir rprises. 1 its entirety. She is a whole ‘ show in herself, and far better th « of them, | been an even guess whether the siuit with which the chorus- en and a good many of the younger plaster down their hair nowadays hair-oil or No-Kink. It is a vengeful prepa- the male element to s on the cost opposite sex who for years smeared the dress- with f view. of ordinary is out opted by reasy spo mes of r npunity -and- the of their victims. full tewash in HE HIGHWAY MAN” comes back to us, after twenty years of retire- ment, almost like a musi- Mr. De spite cal novelty. Koven’s. music, of certain scent features, had a character of its own, and very different from what for the years we have been importing ibroad and from the rag-time i remit always past few “LIFE: It is cheery, and has a stalwart quality lacking in recent scores. The present company for its sin posers. is well chosen ing abilities in this line, the principal honors going to Mr. John Charles Thomas and to a statuesque brunette beauty with the unf: jliar name ©. Dun with Mormon ery am as a background. Belasco.—Closed. Bijo The Walter.” Melod onstration that terial for vivisection 4.—Mr. William Gillette in “A Sue- Calamity,” by Clare Kummer. “D. mesticity in one of its phases in New Y. livened into diverting comedy “You're in Love.” Comic oper: usual type, pleasant in book, and performance. Century.—Closed Cohan and Harris's.—" The Willow Tree hy Messrs. Benrim Harrison Rhodes Unique and orig panese drama, poetic in form and yp in atmosphere ical play Knife." by Mr. Eugene with a dem- ¢ —The Washington Square Players with a Dill of the best playlets they have done. Cort.—" Upstairs and Down,” by Mr. Mrs. ifatton. Very open-work comedy of life as it is reputed to be lived somewhere in Long Island soc Amusing and well done. * Religious 1 play endorf travel lectures “s "The New he Old Lady ¢ later, Her Medals." rty-fourth ghwayman,” bove cighth by Mr. in. melodramatic interested guessers Fulton.—" Pal of “The de Koven. ‘The Thirteenth ler, Crime puzzle Lee Wilso by Mr Dodd, Messrs. and William Cour tenay making the » heroes partly roman- tic and ous. Gaiety the Right.” by Mes Winchell d John E. Hare. 1 sible crim le interesting and very funny whe jected to the ir proving influence of co Gerrick.—Closed. Globe.—Laurette Taylor in * “ABOUT FACEt™ AS IT SEEMS TO A SQUAD OF ROOKIES 863 of Bianca Soroya. Was the character of Foxy Quiller really funny in the old days when it was played by the late Jerome ykes, or did we just think so? This re production from Hawkshaw literature has certainly lost all its laughs in the present representation. Metcalfe. by Mr. Hartley Manners. Clever war pla é ‘and carrying a strong argument against the slackers who may even dodge conscription, Harris,—Jane Cowl as part author and heroine of “Lilac Time.” Agreeably acted and interesting romantic comedy with north- em France in war-time as a background ippodrome,—Closed Hudson,—" Our Metters." by Mr. Somerset Maugham, An Englishman's contribution to international amity. by a. rather sr married Bi h titles, erbocker.—Mt. History th acre. —Mr, Will h Truth,” by Mont. How it hurts a Wali Street man to truth very humorously demonstrated. Manhattan Opera House.—Closed. Marine FE Love o* Mike.” — Di. verting musical play with an especially f young and George Arliss historical iott’s, — active “Canary Cott musical piece with catehy turesque settin tunes ar Pla Man Who Came Rack,” by Mr J. E. xlman. Drama, thoroughly interesting and well done, having for. its theme the who started wrong career of a young Americar and then righted Princess. —“Oh, Toy." Diverting very Tight musical piece with a good compar catchy airs by Mr. Jerome Kern. Mr. John N. Raphact dream drama, Very weil acted “Mer Soldier Roy.” — Comic the war uum at the beginning of aneful and amusing. Thirty-ninth Stree! —Nora Bayes in her unique vaudevill song bill, See above. Winter, Ga “The Passing Show of Quite the best of the big shows given ise, with the vst jeal to. the hut with an entire of the comichoo!