The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
NEW YORK THEATERS

New York. March AT last the much
! heraIded Henry W. Savage's gigantic
multitudinous production of Every
woman has reached the stage Of the
Herald Square Theater Walter Browne
the author. describes it as a modern
morality play, showing a woman's pill
grimage in quest of love. The manu-
| script was accepted by Mr.. Savage a
year ago. and for four months his pro-
Guction department has been -busily en-
ployed constructing scenic equipment
properties and the vast paraphernalia
that constitute the settings required in
presenting its five canticles. The big
scene of the play represents the reYelrY
in Broadway New Years Eve. Times
Square is shown, with its many LOBSTER
palaces. great hotels, and office buildings.
JTp and down this thoroughfare nun
dreds of people gyrate after the manner
of our New Years Eve revelerS, sing
ing, blowing horns, and ringing oens' anu
otherwise making all the noise possible
To make the scene more realistic,
chime of bells is rung at midnight. AS
to the play itself. it is poetic and mas
IMAGINATION. with an appeal tnat Is
pleasing. Manager Savage has provided
an unusual cast headed by Laura Mel
son Hall and including II. cooper Cllne'
the veteran actor, Frederick DE BellVlAe'
Sarah Coweu LIE Moyne, Edward Mack
ave. Stella Hammerstein. and many
Others. The incidental music. songs
trios. and duets have been composed LOT
the play by George Whitefield Chadwick
There are six choruses, a male quartet
solo dances, a trio, three SOLOS, ana sew
eraI special numbers for the orchestra,
all beautifully rendered. Although the
performance was long, lasting from
O'Clock to past midnight, the audlence
remained to the end. During the even
ing there was tumultuous applause as
the different scenes were unfolded, and
numerous curtain calls for the actors.
This week several important changes
have been made in the cast Of MAR
riage a la Carte" at the casino. ray
lor Holmes. remembered for his recent nit
in The Commuters" and Euenne Glra-
dot. the original Charles Aunt nave
assumed the comedy roles OF Pettlnghi
and Wragge, respectively. Jack Deve-
reaIrx assumes the juvenile part of Jimmy,
Guy Nichols that OF Mr.. Pink, the inn
keener. and Miss Annie Esmond that OF
MS wragge, the ''super-Dreadnough
of her sex. Emmy Wehlen, Elsa Ryan,
Charles Brown. and the English Gayety
girls remain in the cast With the ac-
cession of new comedians several new
comedy scenes have been introduced into
the piece:
Although Louis N. Parker-Iauthor OF
Walk" will not be in the
limited States at the time Of the spe-
ciaI matinee Of that comedy by an all
child cast, he is taking an active inter-
est in the affair. Mr.. Parker has told
Mrs. James Speyer. for whose charity.
st. Marys Free Hospital for Children,
the performance Is to be given, that he
will write a special prologue for the oc-
casion. This will be spoken before the
curtain by, Miss Dorothy Parker. the
daughter. who has the part
Of Marjolaine in the regular cast. Miss
Parker will be the only grown-up on the
stage at auy period of the special mat
nee.
Sisterly devotion. as it obtains in the
Elliott family, occasionally runs into
substantial expense account. A telegram |
received by Liebler Co. contains the |
news that Miss Maxine Elliott. who is ap-
pearing in the West in "Tbe Inferior |
Sex" has made rather costly money
sacrifice in order to see her sister, Ger |
rude Elliott (Mrs. Forbes Robertson),