Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
Mrs. Elwood Leary Is Still
Laughing Over Baby Nine
at Shubert's.
TWO FAT WOMEN LOSE
CONTROL OF RISlBLES
Irresistibly Funny Play Leads
to PhiIosophic Comment Upon
Human Vicissitudes.
BY Mis-. ELw00D LEARy.
Suffrage Edition sta6.

DHpN minP, DnDY mine.
| could read and never tire,
Baby mine. baby mine.
lie y coming back to me,
lie, Is coming soon to see
BABY mine. baby mine.
The curtain arose slowly at the
Shubert Theatre last night as the
musicians played with telling effect
the homely, old -fashioned ballad. 1t
recalled almost forgotten years of the
long ago. Probably had opportunity
afforded "Reminiscences would have
been INDUCED in. followed by a red
nose and eyes.
But my handkerchief was busy
enough afterwards, as my weeping
reyes required constant attention, and
II was well that a goodly supply was
on hand. Only a m~omentary, f~leeting
recollection of the long ago was per-
mitted, as other things began imme-
diately to happen. The fun began
then and there. and it was a continu-
Il performance from that time on
until the final curtain fell to put a
stop to the nonsense.
To use the language of Walter
Jones, who played the part of Jimmy
JinlSs, it was IAN endless chain" 1t
WAS a good thing that the play was
not longer, in one respect, at least, al
l do not know what might have hap
pened otherwise.
Couldn't Control Themselves.
Two stout women who sat near me
were in Mysteries during the interm.s-
sion between acts two and three. They
seemed absolutely unable to control
themselves. but a tender of smelling
salts was declined, with thanks, be-
tween their paroxysms and shrieks OF
laughter.
Old men and young, solemn and
happy women and girls, united In the
chorus of merriment. until at times II
was impossible to catch the words OF
the actors and We had to rely upon
the pantomime to keep pace with the
continuity of the play.
Baby Mine" has been advertised
as the funniest play ever written
and. Judging by results, for once the
advertiser told the truth.
One must not be toe particular as
to the methods employed to cause the
fun. Nowadays we do no think on
the same theatrical lines as formerly.
Some of the scene were rather risque,
but were skipped over so no n could
take offense, even If he had time to do
SO. There was action, plenty of it,
all the time.
His Own Trouble Can Be Imagined.
Mr.. Jones was. TO my mind, easily
the star. He ~ AHfRrtea to great
credit for the admirable manner In
which he portrayed the good-natured
husband of the woman who was al
ways willing and anxious to help her
troubled friend. And his w troubles
can be readily imagined. They began
with a white lie and ended with
ignominious arrest.
Mr.. Courneen, as the jealous, wor-
ried, harassed husband, had his
hands full, too. Entering into the
spirit of the play, ! was divided be-
tween the desire to box his ears or to
present him with a big rubber doll.
having red cheeks, fiaXen hair and
blue eyes, which could open and shut.
But the acrobatic stunts and gym
nastics of Miss Nanon WEIGH, "Zoie
Hardy cannot be described by my
poor pen. Language fails me. She
was simply irresistible. and perhaps
Mr.. Hardy, "a business man on the
program. should not be too severely
censured.
put Your Arms Around His Neck
This young lady herself said, Put
YOUR arms around a mans neck n
he is YOURS" So what could the poor
man do? He certainly was hers, in
spite of all his wife did to torment
him. She was a pretty picture at all
times. and played the very dlfhcult
part with delicacy and Judgment.
The other prominent part, "Aggle
links" Jimmy's wife, was
bv Eda Won Buelow, who did exceed
ingly well, but rather hindered mat
tiers than helped to untangle them py
her kindly meant efforts.
The whole company was good-and
did everything that was required.
BY all means, go TO see the play
this week. especially If YOU have the
blues. an appointment with the dehllst
or something else as disagreeaole.
For a few hours none of these Things
will move YOU.
Last week ii was Shakespeare; TINS
week BABY Nine" From grave 70
sav, That is the way of the world
Perhaps 1t is better so. VINO can
tell?
THE CHRISTIAN" GIVEN