Life — October 4, 1917 — page 25: what you’re looking at

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OPENING DAY AT THE COON HOLLOW DISTRICT SCHOOL, “DO ANY OF YOU KNOW WITERE THE REST OF THE SCHOLARS ARE?” “PLEASE, TEACHER, THEY ARE ‘DOING TIEIK BIT’ AS MA claret aroma is still present. It is a farcical comedy with many laughs to atone for its risqué episodes and some clever character representations. Among the latter are those of a gentleman who resorts to all sorts of measures to shake off his relatives by blood and marriage, smoothly played by the veteran David Higgins; his devoted mistress and then wife, charmingly done by Alethea Luce, and two delicious spinster cousins, by Elizabeth Patterson. If one does not expect too much high finish, and is not too squeamish about farce material, there is a lot of fun to be found in “ The Family Exit.” NCE more to criminal melodrama. We have it in “The Scrap of Pa- per” starring Mr. Robert Hilliard as a malefactor of great wealth. It is a pity Mr. Hilliard’s manager could not have secured Colonel Roosevelt to make a speech at the first performance, for, in the ruthless conduct of Mr, Hilliard’s Masterman and his multi-millionaire associates, there was vast inspiration for the Colonel in his capacity as dramatic critic. scoTs.” The pursuit of the incriminating paper which blows out of the window in the first scene carries us into various places and into contact with strange persons, The most interesting of these is a con- fessed crook and confidence man, “ Hand- some Harry” Mack, admirably imper- sonated by Mr. ‘lis. The most charming is Kirby Rowland, attractively embodied by Carroll McComas, one of our younger actresses who is showing pronounced artistic falent. The others, ranging from telephone girl to detective, are familiar in the strenuous world of melodrama, and reproduced with even more than usual faithfulness in exag- geration. The only variation is a news- paper reporter whose like ha encountered in or out of melodrama. Mr. Hilliard is as clean-cut and forceful as |, the abilities of Mr. Russ Whytal are wasted on a reproduction of the senior Rockefeller as he is pictured in the press, and Mr. Robert Strange, grad- uate of the W. S. P., is a not important detective. Just for old sake’s sake “The Scrap of Paper” is worth seeing, unless you have reached that sere and yellow stage of existence when good old melodrama with crooks and bulls has lost its power to thrill. Metcalfe, dward never been u Astor. —" The Very Idea.” Story of the stork working by proxy along eugenic lines. Laughable farce, well done. Betasco.— Pally with a Past made the charming star of an a glot, farcical comed: Bijou. —“ Saturday to Monday,” by Mr. William Hurlbut. Notice later. Ina Claire sing, poly Booth—"De Luxe Annie.” Crooks and grime tangled up in a. psychological melo- drama. Incredible, but interesting. Broadhurst. —Mr. Bernard Shaw's “ Mise alliance.” Notice later, Casino.—Closed. Century.—Closed. 549 Cohan and Harris.— Highly amusing and well comedy, Comedy. —" The F: Lawrence Langner, See Cort.—" Mother Carey's Chickens." Notice later. Criterio’ Scrap of ‘Made Man.” farcical by Mr —Mr, Robert Hilliard in “The aper.”” See above, Eltinge. — “ Business Before Pleasure.” Another episode in the laughable carcer of those enterpri . Messrs. Potash and. Perln hey embark i Empire. * with Julia San- derson a . Joseph Cawthorn. A girl and-music show of the most conventional type. Forty-fourth Street. —“ Hitchy-Koo" and Mr. Raymond Hitchcock. The star at his best in a brilliantly staged and laughable girl-and- nusic show. Forty-eighth Street, —“ The Land of the Free" with Florence Nash as the star, Notice later. Fulton, —* Brande Bailey. Notice later. Gaiety, — “The Cor Messrs. Booth Tarki by Mr. Oliver D. ntry Ci by x and Julian Street. morous dram proved Ly two presi- Jents of the United States, and demonstrat- ing the newly discovered truth that country virtue is superior to city vice, Garrick.—Closed until its opening as the “Theatre du Vieux Colombier, be.—Moving pictures. Horris— Daybreak." Drama of a lady with a jealous husband and a perfectly regue lar haby whom she can visit only on the sly. F ly. interesting, ne—"Cheer Up.” The big and ant show for the people, tinged with a f patriotism. Hudson.—" Good Night, Paul.” Convens tional farce with musical embellishments, Fairly amusing. Knickerbocker. —Mr. George Arliss in “ Hamilton.” Interesting in its characters and atmosphere, but not impressive in the acting, Liberty." Out There,” by Mr. Hartley fanners. English war ‘play with’ Laurette lor as the delightful enthusiast for serv Longacre.—" Leave It to Jane." Not tre- using musical Version of “ The lot z Relasco produces“ Tiger Rose.’ Notice later. Lyric.—" The Masquerader,” with Mr. Guy Bates Post. Drama of a dual character im- personation. Ingenious and fairly well done, ncing. tan Opera House. k of the spectacular x “* Experience.” dern morality — Marjorie Rambeau in Eyes of Youth.” “An ingenious dra- matic story, fairly well told and better acted. Morosco.—" Lombardi, Ltd.,” by Mr, and Mrs. Hatton. See above. Playhouse.—" The Man Who Came Tack." Closing weeks of the interesting dramatic ex- position of the fact that a young Anierican may go almost to the devil and yet strike the ack trail. “Oh, Boy.” Diverti Princess. titbit for the light-minded. ic. —" Peter Ibbetson.” Du Maurier’s sting dream story successfully drama- tized and well played. crt. —" Maytime.” Musical comedy her-than-usual type. Clean, interest) and well done. Thirty-ninth Street, — “Mary's Ankle.” al farce, moderately amusing and not wicked as its title might Garden, —" The Passir Rig and well presented girl-and-m show, not intended entirely for the t. b. 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