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ae y MDHERY ~ ice not Mae- n if ious eful, sion tory ock- e of ‘hoa d of n of his into oped rless any effect except fatigue, lessened at moments by Mr. Robert 1's fine impersonation of the pawnbroker. REICH EK N musicalizing and chorus-girling a successful spoken comedy or farce, it is surprising how much of the fun seems to have oozed out of the original material. There have been few plays in recent seasons more laughable than “Seven Days” with its farcical quarantine situations. Made into a musical piece called “ Tumble In,” it is safe to say, in spite of the absence of an official tally, that at least half of the laughs have tumbled out, and this with Mr. Herbert Corthell still in the cast. Judging by the apparent enjoy- \- ment of the audience, the missing laughs were sufficiently substituted by the music and the in- creased amount of feminine attractiveness. Peggy O'Neill not 5 this quality, but she is also a comedienne, rather a rare combination to be found in a musical piece. Mr. Friml's s tuneful, and the libretto is really a book. All things , “Tumble In” is quite above the average of its entertainment. goo ob Oo only h, kind o} f Yale's student activities were pretty well knocked AY pieces by the war, and it is good evidence of Yale pluck that her Dramatic Association was not only East Eltinge. —“ Up Astor.— Messrs. Coll Is West.” by Messrs, Ship- | Uymer, with Fay Bainter. The star sttractive feature of a fairly interesting { Chinese-American life in San Fran: Empir treatment of a study asco. —"* Tiger! Tiger!” by Edward — velopment. Knoblock, with Frances Starr. ‘he sexual adventure of a London bachelor graphically by Messrs, Johnstone and A dramatized later. Belmont. —" The Burgomaster of Belgium, Fe fourth Street Roof. Vy Macterlinck. See above. Bijou —" A Sleepless Night.” by Messrs. 4 Larne and Blum. Bedroom farce of fairly See above. i amusing quality. _ Gaiety, —" Lightnin’ Bout! The Woman in Room 13," by Smith and Frank Bacon. Me hipman and Marcin. Divorce and Somebody's Sweetheart,” by Central, — Harris,—Closed » and Harris, —“ The Royal Vaga Hippodrome. —“* Unusually vivacious girl-and-music aed tacle, s~=""A Prince There Was,” by Mr. M. Cohan, with the author in the father and Ehot. The humor of the trenches during the present war from the artist's pictures. Hobbte, * Three Wise Fools,” by Mr. heart teresting and amusing epi k bachelor life, well’ pre- L West and Moore. LIFE »CONFIDENTIAL GUIDE in| Mabel’s| Room,” jon and Harbach. farce with the adventures of a bit of lingerie providing considerable fun, “Dear Bruty: Barrie, with Mr, William Gillette, buman character de- Forty-fourth Street.—" Take It From Me,’ Not impressive girl-and-music show. Forty-cighth Street. — dustry of Reno as the background of a laugh able and well acted character comedy. Well acted and interesting comedy with the star in a most congenial réle __ Greenwich Village.—" Hobobemia.”” The silliness of Greenwich re truth than merey, rime the otiv yell acted and i: a 1 c atives of BEN Sete ee Globe.—" The Honor of the F Broadiiurst.—* 39 East" by Rachel Croth. Mr. Otis Skinner. Carine, — * Sometime,” Young and ai Girbanasmade show of the oneal sort clair Lewis, Village satirized with Everything.” Big crowded with vaudeville ac Hudson.—* Friendly Enem Shipman and Hoffman, with Messrs. Mann Amusing and ex demonstration of the softening effect of the French war orphan on the American bachelor yric.—"* The Unknown Purple." by Messrs Grime melodrama with a new and ingeniously developed theme 615 able to keep alive, but also to make a production this winter. The offering was a quadruple bill, of which the best features were bits from the pens of Lord Dunsany and Mr. George Ade. Both pieces are fairly amateur-proof and call for no female impersonators, They were really interesting. Sisk Racuet CROTHERS has a strongly developed talent for getting the theatrical out of the commonplace or making the commonplace theatrical, Her close observation and utiliz- ing her observations enabled her to give a new value to sleep- ing-car incident in “A Little Journey,” and in her latest effort, * 39 East,” she illuminates once more the stage value of that valuable theatrical asset, the New York boarding-house and its inmates. Take from the play this new study of the old material, and there would be little left of “39 East” as a comedy. In it is excellent acting by Mr. Henry Hull as a youthful lover and by Constance Binney, an unusually piquant and emotional ingenue, as the persecuted object of his affec. tions. The play has a well chosen cast to impersonate familiar boarding-house types, and the author has been able throughout to draw her pictures with the same kind of fidelity shown in Beatrice Herford’s monologues. Persons who have lived in boarding-houses will enjoy the little story of “ 39 East” and recognize some old acquaintances. Persons who haven't will enjoy the story and enter a humorous circle of society. Metcalfe. ¢ Eli. ~ Tea for by Mr. Megrue.” Extremely witty and well played polite comedy of American life. Morosco.—" Cappy, Ricks,” by Mr. E. E. Rose, Messrs, Tom Wise and William Cour tenay as the leading exponents of the bumor- ous and sentimental side of the shipping busi- tice ness in San Francisco, Park.—Light operas by American singers Mostly Gilbert and Sullivan, creditably done. t week. = Playhouse.—"* Forever After.” by Mr. Owen. , with Alice Brady. Old-fashioned sen- Bedi me by Sir J, M. Fantastic Jerson. Ni —Tke Kiss Bur, Luck in Pawn.” D: by Messrs. Winchell timental_ drama brought up to date with The divorce touches from the recent war. Plymouth.— The Jest” from the Italian of Benelli, with the Barrymore brothers, Notice later. Princess. —“ Oh, My Dear," by Messrs, Bolton, Wodehouse and Hirsch’ Rather smart but diminutive girland-music show, Punch and Judy.— Penny Wise.” Only fairly amusing. but well played farcical stady mily with by Mr. Mess: Price and. Bafanno, Nonette and ‘ ty a of Lancashire life ; r Henry Miller's, —* Mis’ Nelly of N'Or - ; her fdcting the feature of a reasonably divert: jin5" by Mr. Laurence Eyre, with Mrs, | Republic. —“ The Fortune Teller,” by Mr / R, ache . Fiske. The delightful Creole atmosphere of L. G. Osmun, with Marjorie Rambeav. oe oof. — Post-midnight amusement New Orleans pervading a charming and well Drama of mother-love with some good spots in fthe bedshaters, Slavedccneay: acting and interest yn, —"* Tumble In,” by Rinehart and Hopwood. See above Good Morning. 5 Magistrate * in Changed, but not improved. . ballet and ge.” Pinero’s sical setting. s.° by Messrs role, Laugh-provoking comedy of and Bernard. The American of German i ‘ rk Ife to-day. nth and his humorous and pathetic dilem- — yphirtwinth Strect. — 0° Keep Tt te Yeor tx. —“ Toby's Bow,” by Mr. J. T. mas during the recent war Mack ‘Sears Risky ‘bedroom darter, well Ww ell acted and refreshing comedy of Longacre.—' Three Faces East,” by Mr. Acted and laughable. be P. Kelly, Absorbing spy drama, well played. Venderbditt, — “ Little Journey.” by ‘her bey Batter “Ble by, Messi Lxceum. — “Daddies.” by Mr. John L. Rachel Crothers. . Some interesting episodes excellently staged that might occur in a sleeping-car trip. Winter Garden, — “ Monte Cristo, Jr.” Generous and gorgeous gitl-and-music enter: tail nt for the t. b. m. Ziegfeid's Frolic. — Cabaret which begins and ends without regard to daylight-saving. comicbooks.com