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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21

saws the critic OF the Pail Mall Ga
zette." at is doubtful If any has seen the
production Of so many plays born but to
droop and die as that which has now
come to a close. II has undoubtedly been
a disagreeable and anxious one for some
Of the theatrical managers; and yet the
fault, or misfortune. has been largely OF
their own making. They exclain bitterly
at the capriciousness Of the public. 1t is
utterly impossible 10 gauge popular taste
in these days they say. And yet IN
striking contrast with insipidity after IN
sipidity and failure after failure IN the
West End Of London. we have the irish
National Theatre and the Manchester
iRepertory Theatre producing a large
number of original plays, and every one
Of them giving q great deal Of real pleas
iure TO the public. We have also before US
the prolonged London success Of such
pieces as 'Bunty Pulls the String,
iailestones' and 'Fanny's First Play as
Indications 10 the management OF other
theatres OF what the public want There
are, indeed. many such indications; and
II all our theatre managers would care
fully study them and note the general
signs Of the times, they should all be
able 20 turn their playhouses into pros
porous concerns.
"a list OF the utterly ignominious
pieces which have been brought out in
West London during the last six months
would no doubt be. after a fashion.
amusing 10 read; but most Of them are
already forgotten. and it is better TO
leave them in their quiet graves. Let
Us rather recall such fine things as MIR.
Gal:worthy's fantasy, The Pigeon one
Of it's authors most charming pieces; MT.
Eden PhilIpotts's powerful drama. The
Secret Woman the performance Of
which al the Ki.gsway Theatre in Feb
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ruary may be said to have driven the
last rail into the coffin Of the censorship;
the imaginative cayety OF Mr. Anthony
Wharton'S At the Barn still drawing
large audiences TO the Prince OF Wales's;
the intellectual cleverness Of The New
sin. Mr.. Macdonald Has;ings's iirsi play.
and, so far. his best; the hard sincerity
Of Miss SoUeTbys Rutherford and Son,
one OF the most promising first plays OF
our time: the mastery construction and
fcroclous realism of The Mind-the-P Paint
Girl one of the most vivid of all Pinero's
social pictures; Mr.. Cosmo Hanlltons
The Blindness OF Virtue which was. at
any rate, fairly manful attempt TO deal
with what the author regarded as a seri-
Gus defect in tho education of young
people. and that fine play, The Easiest
way by the American dramatist, Mr..
Eugene Walter. Every playgoer who
can say that he has seen all these pieces
during the last six months must acknowl-
edged that the money he has spent Mt
boXofIiccs has not been entirely wasted.
IN some of them he has seen some very
bad acting, and In others some that has
beer very good. In all OF them he has
seen work by dramatists which has mcr.
tied his respect and applause.
so far as what may be called the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21

merely undertook singing as q side &C.
cunation, but the sad fact remains that
,here is a large percentage absolutely
,denendent upon their i'll chosen profes-
ION. with a sort of perverted artistic
.,ride which forbids their working in any
other sphere
"For the unsteady gifted the warning
las not apply. Given talent, health. q
~.serve fund and plenty of pluck. sue
-. In some branch Of the art is as
- But no one should take up the
-ofeesion who has not obtained reliable
S.s,icism from impartial and competent
t,daes. OF these, it may be said there
-. few. for. in the first place it re-
.,ires an expert to diagnose a young
@s,sino voice accurately, and. further
80 the standards of artistic excel
inrco are familiar 10 only small num-
~ ~ persons not intimately associated
NTH the highest metropolitan endeavor.
..Tbe pathe;ic tales told of country
-ir1z who 90 10 New York to study voice
"a .rs yictimized by charlatans can
-careelv be exaggerated. 1t is unfortu-
80 that correct estimates OF voice
,.aIues cannot be obtained III the Secohu
and third class cities and towns, for 1t
- from these sources that the raw ma
-erial comes in greatest abundance.
Many OF these pilgrims are spending the
hard earned savings OF sacrificing par
ants: mary arrive as friendless as inn
MIGRANTS and totally ignorant of the life
thew enter; few really possess the nee
essary qualities of the successful singer
and practically none appreciate the diff
cplties which beset even the most tall
ented
1T will be a great boon 20 the cause
~ musical art when the competent and
unbiased voice analyst becomes a rec
oenized factor I'm the musical world.
Then or standards Will be higher by the
elimination Of the Incompetent and. al
least. We may have the comfort of doinG
a humanitarian work in stemming the
tide Of misguided enthusiasts yearly
reaching the big cities in increased
strength, only 70 add other chapters to
Tho pitiful story or artistic failure pow
erty and oblivion
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HERE'S TO ALBERT cHEVALIERI

| can afford 10 be merry. / have been
10 the Palladium; l have heard Albert
Chevalier sing The Old Kent Road.
When | read reports OF British defeats
at the Olympic games, of French tri-
umphs in aviation when ] consider how
the English statute book is becoming
overladen with laws made in Germany
when I watch the hordes OF foreign
dancers who possess our stage, then my
heart sinks, and | wonder whether or not
the English race is played out. Blu,
when | hear Albert Chevalier Cthe sturdy
Cockney with a foreign name). when
see 10 strong. humorful face and watch
his vehement gesture and his light trip
ping feet moving TO the tickling lit OF
that splendid tune, then | know that We
are safe. and that no enemy shall rise ny
against us.-W. r. Tetterton, IN the Pal
Mall Gazette.
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"NAT" WILLS. SCHEMER
Devises Method of Protecting
Jokes from Copy Artists.

II is we'll known fact that Nat
Wills who will appear during the COM
ing week at Kelth's Union Square Thed-
ire. never allows his stage material to
grow stale, but continuously incorpo-
rates into his monologue new skits and
songs, discarding the old after few
weeks use, no matter how we'll they
take with his audience. Nat would
rather have a theatregOer say of him,
wills hasn't as good a line OF stuff as
when | last saw him, but what he has Is
new" than Wills is still springing the
same old gags, but it's a great line OF
stuff at that"
To this he attributes largely the sue
cess he has won as monologist
AS is also well known among his inti-
mates, the comedian pays much larger
price f.. his material than any other
vaudeville performer; in fact, years ago,
when paying for material Of the kind
was unknown, he paid enormous sums
for his jokes and PAROLES, a single par
ody on a popular song never costing him
less than 800. and often larger amount.
For number of years he paid Vincent
BRYAN, one of the cleverest song and
sketch writer's in the game. 800 a week
10 keep him supplied with new material.
IL has been a great source Of annoy
ance 10 the comedian, and with good rea-
son. 20 learn that other performers were
stealing and using his material almost
as soon as ne would first spring it,
For a long time the comedian racked
his brain to devise a way of stopping
the thefts. and finally hit upon the plan
Of selling his parodies at sum easily
afforded by any performer.
Nat" figures that while the unholy
would not hesitate 10 pilfer coveted
possession otherwise unattainable, they
would not stoop 10 petty larceny.
Since the "ad' appeared many s. notes
have arrived in Mats" mail, and he is
jubilant over the success OF his scheme.
IT'S easy for them" remarked the
comedian. in speaking Of his reform
movement Il pay $500 for three paro-
dies. use them three weeks. and then sell
the three for s. note. They're bound
to have them, anyway, so they might as
well be made TO pay for them, even
though the price is almost nothing.
But after giving them this chance
they'd better come through with the
money or ] will start something unpleas-
ant"
In Mats" new stuff are two skits.
| Circus Days' and Paris Life" both of
which are said 10 be winners.
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repertory Of the latest song successes
are likely 10 make Miss Gould one o. the
hits Of the programme. Sammy Burns
and Alice Fulton will offer n sensational
singing and dancing act that has been
the hit Of the bill in every city wher" they
haze appeared. Mae Melville and Robert
Higgins will give their comedy, entitled
Just a Little Fun" Tho Frey Twins
arc one Of the features of the Barnum "
Bailey circus secured by the management
for this programme to present their clas-
sic poses OF the Ancient Greek and Ro-
man Athletes The Victoria Four. a
quartet Of young men, will offer a special
y consisting OF vocal and instrumental
selections. The performance will con-
clude with ". II. Groh's spectacular nov
city called "Adonis, the Act Beautiful
in which a gyTnrast and an educated
canine give a startling performance.
Luna.
The Kiss Waltz, Luna's now sensation,
continues 10 attract crowds. and II Is
rare for those who have once taken this
ride not to insist upon doing il all over
again. Some are not satisfied with fewer
than four or five rides I'm an afternoon or
evening. All the other attractions con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21

classic theatre is concerned, We Lave
seen Sophoces's "Q;dipus. the King al
Covrnt Garden. and Euripidess Iphi-
renis Among the Tauri' At the kingsway
We have also seen 'Othello' at His
Majesty's, and She Stops to Conquer
acted by the Manchester Repertory COM
pany at tho Coronet. OF these four
performances that which showed most
respect for the text and spirit Of the
original, was incompsrably the last men
toned. II was. indeed, one Of the most
admirable performances Of classic
play-aad by a long way the most ad-
mirable Of any OF Goldsmith s-seen in
London for many years. OF the perform
snces of the two Greek plays, IL IS IN
doubtedly true that they drew thousands
of spectators; but how far these were
drawn by the sensational realism OF the
stage management, and how far by the
more ancient grandeurs Of the dramas
themselves, is question on which II Is
easier to form an opinion than TO prove It,
"On the light side Of the theatres
activities We nave had the new musical
comedy still brilliantly holding It's own
az the Gaiety. Shaftesbu-y, Adelphi, GLOBE
and Daly's: while IN the music halls We
have seen that continued and wonderful
Improvement in the quality Of the enter
tainment which receives its crowning
acknowledgment in the command per-
Torrance at the Palace Theatre. An c%-
traordinary amount of enterprise. intel
Iigence and artistic ability is concern
trated on musical comedy and the va
riety theatre; and the result Is huge
volume Of public support. Their entire
, freedom from the various and serious
limitations involved in the prevalence Of
the actor-manager system in our regular
theatres is undoubtedly one Of the causes
Of their popularity and progress
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cal songs, which were written especially
for her American tour. she will display
number Of charming costume creations.
As an added attraction the management
has secured 'Sidney Drew, who'will make
his first appearance at Brighton IN HE
farcical success entitled "A Model Young
Man" Mr.. Drew will be assisted by a
strong supporting cast. Another feature
will be Sam Mann, the famous German
character comedian. who will appear In
Aaron Hoffmau'e latest and greatest mu-
steal comcdictta, The New Leader In
this piece Mr. Mann assumes the role Of
the now house conductor In burlesque
theatre. who reviews the various per-
formers at the Monday morning reheaf-
sal. Tempest and Sunshine, late stars IT
the Winter Garden. will make their re-
appearance in vaudeville in the singing
and dancing turn which made them IA
nous. Willie Weston, the well known
singing comedian. will also be on the bill
O'Brien Havel ard company will make
their first aDuea, ance Ut tho beach IN WIZ
". Cressy's latest laughing success, en-
fitted "Nondav." The Three Tyres, musi-
cal comedians. viii display their versa
tiIity in n novel and attractive Offering.
Linden Beckwith, the magnetic mistress
OF melody" comes 20 the New Brighton
with q new selection Of songs. Bert Mel
roso. the famous Barnum Sc Bailey clown,
will also be IN hand to amusc. ana rom
and Edith Almond complete tho bill WIZ"
q novel singing and dancing exit. Sunday
concerts will be given. both matinee ana
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Palisades Amusement Park.

An entirely new array Of features VIII
greet patrons Of Palisades Amusement
Park during the coming week not only al
the rustic vaudeville theatre but at the
free circus platform as well. Al the
open-air playhouse attractions OF unusuai
merit have been assembled, and the pro-
gramre promises an entertainment Oh
rare enjoyment. Conspicuous among inc
array Of entertainers at the al tresco
theatre are Crimmins and Gore. IN
comedy skit, What Are the Wild waves
Saving" a vehicle which is described as
revealing these two clever performers at
their best. Crosby Lee and company III
AT Hens Foot Corner" will contribute
much to the comedy strength OF the BILL
and Marie stoddsrd. singing comedienne'
will bring her wnsome personality 10
add to the diversity OF the programme
Among others who will make their pres
ence felt next week are Young and
Young. I'm Just Two KIDS; Lucille
Savoy. in an artistic offering; tho Comedy
Singing and Dancing Quartet and the
Two Alfreds, the expert gyInnasts.
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Hammerstein's Roof Garden.

Hammerstein's Roof Garden and VIC
toria Theatre for the week beginning
Monday. July %. promises entertainment
Of better quality than ever. Don, the
talking dog, has created widespread COM
rlent. lie is put through his PAGES b.
Martha Uaberand, his mistress. BOin
converse in German. which is freely
translated TO the audience by Loney Has
keI Don has a vocabulary OF seven or
eight words. which he speaks quite DIS
tinctly. He IS German hunting dog
about eight years old, and the only talk
jrc COZ, In the world. This Is his second
and last week He has been brought
over hero under exclusive contract with
Mr.. Hsmmerstein. owing 70 his signal
success Houdinl has been re-ensaged FOR
n fourth week, which will positively be
his last. Every night this week lloudini
will introduce something new IN the way
OF novel escapeg. During his record
breaking engagement at Hammerstein
Houdlni has conclusively proved bis right
n the honor o. being the worlds greatest
hanccufr king snd prison breaker. The
rest OF the bill is uncoirmonly strong
The Courtney SlSlcTs, VIM "eIe i''''''''
seen az the Winter Garden, will make
their first appearance az Hammerstein's
N over a year. They have fresh songs
snd new costumes and have irterpolated
some Of the comedy bits Tor which these
girls are noted. Isabelle d'Armand and
Franz, Carter. who 60 one OF the clcverest
singing and dancing turns on the variety
stage. will make their first appearance at
this house. AIay's Comedy Circus Is just
one long. lingering laugh and Is held
over enotIer week. This feature, which
was seen az the Iiippodrome, is OF par
ti,,.lar appeal 20 women and children.
Max Hart's Six Steppcrs return after q
trip across the country. Eccentric and
intricate stepping mark their perform
ance Lane and ODOnnell, the knock
about comedians, in numerous thrills ana
humorous frills. form another attractive
turn. The Apollo Trio, tho Azard Broth
ers. Lewis and Come Lester and Miller
snd Creatorcs Rand Of eighteen men
complete the big bill. Grace Helane and
Eddie Rassett and the eight skating
beauties still continue in the big ice
skating scene on the roof, IN which real
ice f. utilized. The usual daily -rnstinees
are given in the Victoria Theatre.
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Al the combination hippodrome ana
bandstand there will be presented num-
her OF new acts, while the permanent
free attractions. such as Frank Goodale.
the dirigible operator: Arthur Holden, the
sensational high diver, and Professor Lo
Xlto and his Royal Italian Guards Band
still continue. Fireworks are displayed
every Thursday night. and matinee per-
formances are presented at the theatre
Wednesday. Saturday and Sunday.
Proctor's Theatres.
The feature OF the first half OF the
weel, at Proctors l25th Street Theatre
Will be Daniel r. Ryan, an actor OF
prominence, who makes hts vaudeville
debut in a tense dramatic sketch, en-
titled THE Son" Other entertainers due
for appearance are Blanchard's School
Bows and Girls, Reed Twins and Wallack,
songs and dances; McKinnon and Lay
man, song dance and patter; Sweeney
and Rooney, swift steppers; Elsie Hale,
vloliniste: Bartello and company, aerial
Rvmnasts. and the very latest motion
pictures.
At Proctor's Fifty-eighth Street Thea
tire Searle Allen and company will head
the bill in their entertaining skit, THE
Travelling Man" Another feature Will
be the temperance in vaudeville Of pop
uIar Grace Belmont. the clever comedi-
enne Others scheduled for the first half
Of the week are the Golfers, in song and
dance: Smith Bolk and Cronin. planolo-
gists: Morris and Frances, talking come
dlaue: Combs Brothers, gymnssts. and
/ first run pictures.
At Proctor's Twenty-thrd Street Thea
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Keith's Union Square.

ALB. L. Keiths Union Square Theatre
for the week Of JAY y all the offerings
Will be Of interest 10 lovers OF good
amusement, The stellar attraction viii
be the first appearance here Of Nat wins,
known throughout the land as the fun
niest tramp comedian" on the Amer
lean stage. Nr. Wills has headed his
own COMPANY fox many Years and will
stay in vaudeville only a short time ap-
bearing only on the Keith circuit OF the
stree. For this special occasion NJ
Wills has fresh fund Of stories and
rsrodi-s. "1hc Regular new one-act
comedy. will be Pr sented Oy one Of vaude-
ville'g foremost authors and comedianf,
J. =. Nugent. and his well chosen COM
PAM Everybody will welcome the at
pearance Of Miss Rita Gould, a dainty
ccnledienne with lots Il novel gowns,
which, together with her personality and
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Glen Island.

Midsummer finds Glen Island enjoying
It's time honored popularity The unusual
facilities for reaching THE amusement
centre continue 10 draw throngs 10 the
various attractions daily. This year the
boats sailing from New York are being
operated on shorter schedule and at a
better rate OF speed. The Glen Island
park is now srrayed in all its beauty
and is a favoritc resting place. Special
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for the
accommodation Of automobile parties
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ire Mr.. and Mrs Harry Thorne and com
pany In their success. IAN Uptown Fiat
will help the stay-at-homcs to forget the
heat. Dorothy De-Sheele will offer new
racing comedy. "The Get Away while
the Seven Picaras will thrill In mar
vellous acrobatic Offering. Others on the
bill for tho first half OF the week are
the Four Yankee Girls, who sing ana
dance: Ford and Wesley, comedians;
Herskind, the cartoonist, and photo plays
that instruct and entertain. Perform
ances in the above houses are continue
Gus from II a. m. to II p. IN, and the
admission is from 10 % cents.
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REVIEW OF LONDON SEASON
Described as "Droopy' by
Critic of Pail Mall Gazette.

The theatrical activities Of tho season
5ust closed in London was not the most
satisfactory one within memory by any
means. Particularly the local London
themes as worked out by English play
wrights seem TO have lacked virillty and
interest.
Comparatively barren as many recent
London dramatic seasons have been
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tiuue 20 amuse tie pablo. Tie h"'
weather has put ali sorts Of cooling drinks
and things TO eat IN great demand, and
restaurant and tea gardens are doing a
thriving business.
The Baby Incubators. where incubator
raised infants are visible to the pubic
are always crowded with people watching
the successful results attendant upon this
artificial method OF raising babies.
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STAGE NOTES.

Adaptation" is veXation,
"Translations" are as bad,
The original language puzzles me.
And versions" drive Jne mad.
Boston Transcript.
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Madison Square Roof.

The average New Yorker promptly as
covered a good thing in the Madison
square Roof Garden. and thousands have
found out that this big open air root' rae
ing Madison Square Park is one OF TIE
coolest spots in the city.
The big three-ring cabaret with It's
twenty artists singing popular ballads
ragt!me songs and various selections FROM
tho well known operas, has won consld-
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New Brighton.

At the New Brighton Theatre al Brgh-
ton Beach ten acts. all OF headline cali
bre. are billed, to sustain the manage
ment's reputation Tor entertaining pre-
gramnes. The bin that has been pre-
pared for tie seaside audience Ia headed
b. Josie Heather. the pet OF the English
music halls" who will make her first APP
nearance in New York al the New Br.Sh-
Ton Theatre tomorrow afternoon. For
several years MIS-" Heather mas oee!l
prominent IN British vaudeville ana mas
come 10 this country 10 contest Amerl-
can honors with Vests Tiiiey and Alice
LLOYD. In addition to Il number OF toni
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SUNDAYS NEW YORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United
States for 81 so year: -
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Sir Herbert Tree, for his production
of Drake" the first week in September
at His Majesty's Theatre. London, has
engaged Miss NeilsonTerry for the
leading female part and Lyn Harding
for the title role.
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Door Mats" as Hubert Henry Daviess
new comedy, TO be produced at
Wyndham's Theatre. London, and also
IN New York. early in October, Is called.
will illustrate the lesson of the door mat
and the boot--in other words. OF love on
one side and love tolerated on the other.
Gerald Du Maurler and Marie Lohr VIII
have the principal roles In the London
production. and other important charac-
ters will be intrusted to Alfred Bishop,
Charles Bryant and Miss Nina Boucicault.
II is not generally known that Charles
Coburn one OF the greatest comedians OF
the London halls. was In attendance by
desire behind the stage during the whole
of the command performance on July
az the Palace Theatre. London, In order
10 save the situation in case OF any tenn
porary hitch in the arrangements. For
tunately all went so smoothly ana 10
time that his services were not required
until he took his place in the final taoieau.