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own methods and perhaps find hints of ways to do it. An occasional hour so employed might be professionally more valuable than the same time spent in the beauty parlor or devoted to the study of Kelly pool. The American playgoer who knows French will enjoy the performances of the French company, as will also the Amer- ican who can find some better way of familiarizing himself with the plots than reading the wretched synopses printed in the theatre’s programmes. oS a) ‘OT since the days when parental compulsion made the Sunday-school library the pallid substitute for the vivid joys of “ Old Sleuth” and “ Hawkshaw " has the goody-goody id€ntia Astor —Mr, and Mrs. Sidney Drew in “ Keep Her Smilin, Mr. J. HI. Booth, Certain aspects of business life turned into well acted light comedy. Belasco.—* Daddies,” by Mr, John L, Hobble. The humanizing influence of the French war orphan exerted on the American bachelor with amusing results. Belmont.—Closed, if Slesping. Partners," by Sacha Guitry, with Mr. H. B. 4 jaughty but clever French comedy, well done. Booth,—" Be Calm, Camilla, Broadhurst.—" Ladies First, Nora Bayes, Notice later. Casino.: jinbad.” Large-size girl-and-music show moved down from the inter Garden to delight the mid-Broadway t. b. m, Central,—" Forever After,” by Mr. Owen Davis, with Miss Alice Brady. An attractive star in a sentimental drama reminiscent of the 10-20-30 days. by Clare Kirmner. Notice later. by Messrs. Sloane and Smith, with Century.—" Freedom,” by Messrs, Hind, Swete and O'Neill. Notice lat Cohan. lead Over Heels," by Messrs. Woolf and Kern, with Mitzi head-lined. Amusing and tuneful operetta with ample oppor- tunities for the soubrette star. Cohan and Harris—" Three Faces East,” by Mr. A. P. Kelly. Spy play with a continuing mystery. Comedy.—" An Ideal Husband,” by Oscar Wilde, The wit of the late Victorian days in London still interesting. “My! yOUGHTA HEAR TH’ BOSS GIVIN’ TH’ MIssUS H——~L. IT'D DO YER sous 6000!" ‘LIPS? 637 plot been encountered in such intensity as in “A Stitch in Time.” In this drama, with Irene Fenwick as the incarnation of goodness, evil holds its sway over virtue for a time, only to be eventually unmasked and held up to the scorn of all concerned. Simultaneously virtue is rewarded with a happy marriage, and presumably they lived happily ever afterwards, unless they were smothered in their own stupidity. As the Cinderella heroine -who downs the wicked rival and rescues the fairy prince from her clutches, Irene Fenwick is so saccharinely sweet that one wishes one might have her always alongside in these one-lump-to-the-cup days. Mr. Ralph Kellard as the saved hero is also too utterly too, and the whole pure atmosphere of a “A Stitch in Time” indicates that it should be taken on the Chautauqua circuit instead of being ex- posed to the subway perils of wicked New York. Metcalfe, Cort.—" Fiddlers Three,” by Messrs. Duncan and Johnstone, Comic operetta, unusually tuneful and done. Eltinge-—" Under Orders,” by Mr. Berte Thomas, with Effie Shan- non and Mr. Shelley Hall.’ An absorbing and weil acted war play with onl7 two in the cast. Empire—" The Saving Grace," by Mr, Haddon Chambers, with Mr. Cyril Maude, Fairly amusing and well staged English parlor comedy. Forty-fourth Street—Closed. Forty-eighth Street-—Closed. French—Repertory of French plays by imported company. See above. ‘ulton.—" A Stitch in Time," by Bailey and Meaney. Sce above. Gaiety.—" Lightnin',” by Messrs, Winchell Smith and Frank Baco Character comedy of the West and especially the Reno divorce colony. Laughable and well acted. Greenwich Village—" The Better 'Ole,” by Messrs, Bairnsfeather and Eliot. Notice later. Harris.—" The Riddl Henry Miller's: later, Hippodrome. vaudeville features Hudson—" Friendly Enemies,” by Messrs. Shipman and Hoffma with Messrs. Mann and Bernard. Partly amusing, partly pathet comedy based on the present predicament of the American born in Woman" with Mme, Kalich. Notice later, by Mr. Douglas Murray, Notice Everything.” The usual spectacle and ballet with Germany. Knickerbocker.—Mr, D, W. Griffith's movie drama, “ Hearts of the World.” Movie plot with impressive war pictures. Longacre. Nothing but Lies” with Mr, William ier, The ever-amusing star in a business comedy fitted to his abilities, Lyric.—The Unknown Purple,” by Messrs. West and Moore. Ingenious crime melodrama with novel effects. Manhattan,—" The Auctioneer” with Mr. David Warfield. Notice later. —"Tea for Three,” by Mr. R, C. Megrue. Re Marine Elliott markably witty American polite comedy. Park—Repertory of opera comiaue by the Society of American Singers. Creditable presentations of the lighter musical classics, Plymouth,—Tolstoi’s “Redemption” with Mr. John Barrymore. Russian drama, well staged and with the star in a very strong im: Personation of 'a degenerate character. Republic. —" Where Poppies Bloom” with Marjorie Rambeau. Combination in a war play of the spy motive and the eternal French domestic triangle. Selwyn.—" Information, Pease,” by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfi with the former as the star. Light comedy, amusing and well done, with the action 5; between yndon and New York. Shubert.— Sometime,” by Young and Friml, Girl-and-music show of the usual type. Thirty-ninth Street. Clark. "Notice later. Vanderbilt —" The Matinge Hero," by Messrs. Ditrichstein and Thomas, with the former in the title’ réle. Diverting presentation of some of the domestic problems in the life of an actor. Winter Garden.--" Passing Show of r918." Elaborate girl-and- music show successfully devised to preserve the t. b. m. from ennui. Not With My Money,” by Mr, Edward comicbooks.com