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New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

What has been said above deals with
those points in Mr.. Joncs's play which are
most susceptible TO criticism. good deal
remains to be said about the strons points
of the play. There are times in It's devel-
opment when you seem to see the march oi
irresistible fate, when there IS borne home
10 the beholder with compelling and tragic
force such as rarely comes from contam-
porary plays the unacceptable truth that
every indulgence has its price that every
deviation from what we know 10 be the
law OF life presents 10 the offender It's bill
Of costs. And this IS shown without
preaching II is shown by the legitimate
and skilful work Of tho dramatist.
Among the dramatlsts Of our day none
knows better, perhaps none so WELL as
Henry Arthur Jones how Co draw women
who can greatly love and greatly suffer
and greatly dare. This he has done again
in this new play. A rumor floats that the
nIay is not go new after all; that Mr..
Jones first worked at the icea years aeo III
a play for Miss Bateman. Well, what OF
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
NNEMAcoLoR THEATRE.

On Thursday evening the natural color
motion pictures of the coronation VIII cele-
brate their 5O0th performance in New YORK
City at the Kinemacolor Theatre, In 4oth
street. Beginning to-day and continuing
the entire week, which is the next to the
last of the coronation engagement speeiai
features have been arranged. in aodition
to those depicting the events Of the crown
ing Of King George and Queen Mary OF
England. These will be a series called Inc
Pyramids, Sphinx and Desert Storm de-
picting Egypt in all the splendor OF lts
MONDAY sunlight and in the fearful grip
of a deadly sandstorm, which finally drove
the cinematographer to seek shelter. ana
helf covered the gigantic Sphinx with yell
low sand. No change has been made IN the
coronation programme, and the southWarN
glee singers remain.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
DELIGHTS OF 'VAWDVEEL"
Elastic Programme Gives 0ppor.
tunities Not Fully Realized.

There's many a night. and occasionally
there's an afternoon, when cne's spirits
are too high to seek out the '1egit-
innate" drama, with Its formal acts and
extracts as a mood -satisfier Something
more ON the order of an impromptu enter
tainment is wanted one that offers highly
favored titbits and swinging spirited
things that SAVIOR, even II with a sort Of
primitive coarseness, OF genuine nauonal
traits and clever localisms, with toucnes
of buresque and caricature
This is the sort of programme that vauds-
VILE. once called variety" Is supposed
70 offer II is supposed to be extremely
characteristic of the place In which 1t Is
given. so much so, that travellers In lands
strange to them who want taste OF the
local spirit and the local ideas. almost al
ways go to a music hall or its equivalent
as the quickest and best way OF knowing
what the people OF the place are Ike.
But the mood that goes in high comes our
tagging, as a rule. 1t did not get imagfna-
tive yivacity; IL did get good deal OF
noise with no meaning in II, yulgarity with
no reason for Il, stunts" that aroused Lo
emotion except that OF pity for the per-
| former, and songs that no one would oe
bothered to remember. The majority Of the
audience, who as a rule. have not gone
so deeply into things as to figure out pos
sibilities and think about what they wanted
10 see before they went, come away rather
dull and tired, but taking 1t for granted
that they have been as much amused and
entertained as possible.
This is not satisfactory. Nothing Is that
| does not, In a fair measure at least, realize
its own possibilities. music hall pro.
gramme with its dozen or eighteen num-
bers offers endless opportunity for original
fly, yet, instead OF varying In accordance
with the promise implied In Its older name
! -''variety"--it has settled down In most
places 70 a regular table d'h6te OF GER
tain number OF foreordained courses, IN
which everything has almost exactly the
same flavor. There must, for Instance. be
a rnonologist, a wire walker, some aero
bats, a young woman to sing half dozen
untrue-to-nature songs in as many too
true-to-nature costumes. These things, and
many others, never vary, and the average
| audience accepts them as inevitable.
Yet before calling up ghosts OF the things
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

songs interspersed throughout the action OF
the play.
Harris Theatre.-'The Talker," a new
drama by Marion Fairfax, with Tully Mar
shall in the leading part
Herald Square Theatre.-Last two weeks
Of ''The Million" from the French OF MN.
Ber and Guillemand, a high-speed farce.
On February 10 return of "Everywoman'
with Adele Blood in the leading part.
Hudson Theatre.-Mme. Simone in Maui
rice Donnay's drama, THE Return from
Jerusalem" a psychologist play of racial
antagonisms skilfully worked out and splen'
didly acted by Mime. simone and Arnold
Daily.
Irving Place Theatre.-Karl Schonherr S
powerful drama, CLAUDE und Heimat
which stirred the whole German Empire
last year, will be presented with Crete
Meyer in the leading role on Wednesday
night, February T.
Knickerbocker Theatre.--Edward Knob
lauchs colorful Oriental play, "Kismet'"
with Otis Skinner in the part OF Hail, the
beggar.
Liberty Theatre. Louis Mann in "Ele-
waiting a Husband" n comedy by Clara
IIpman and Samuel Shipman. On Febru-
ary y Mr. Mann will move TO the Criterion
Theatre for an indefinite run, beginning
with a matinee He will be followed at
the Liberty by Marie Cahill in 'The Opera
Ball" an operetta adapted from the Ger
man by Sydney Rosenfeld.
Lyceum Theatre.-Margaret Anglin In
Henry Arthur Jones's new play, Lydia
Gilmore" Shows Miss Anglln in the best
power.
Manhattan Opera House.-Philip Barthol-
omae's farce. "over Night" which played
last year at the Hackett Theatre and The
Playhouse. returns for a week. In the cast
are Madge Kennedy and Ernest Truax.
Maxine Elliott's THEATRE Richard Wal
ton Tullys poetic Hawaiian play, ''The
Bird OF Paradise" with Laurette Taylor
who acts with great charm as a Hawaiian
princess.
New Amsterdam Theatre.-Eugene wal
ter's four-act play, "The Trail OF the Lone
some Pine" with Charlotte Walker In the
role OF primitive mountain girl.
Playhouse.-George Broadhursts popular
play, Bought and Paid For" continues To
hold its own.
Republic Theatre.-W. c. De Miles new
drama, "The Woman" an up-to-date play
with interesting political and psychological
complications sldlfully worked out.
Thirty-ninth Street Theatre.-Lewis wal
ler's production OF "A Butterfly on the
Wheel" with Madge Tltheradge IN the
cast. Play that shows intelligent WORK
in the production.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

the woman in the court scene Is not on
trial, is not fighting for herself, but Is night
ing for her husband in order that her little
son shall be spared the shame OF having
his father convicted and executed as i
murderer.
About the final &C: of Mr.. Jones's play
there can be said only what IS usually
to be said about acts which follow intense
ly dramatic situations. The audience Is
allowed-even compelled-to cool down. The
final act becomes usually, as in this In
stance, an explanatory act. But the ex-
planation here IS unnecessary. The audi
ence knows that Lydia Gilmore, with her
strength and her brains viii pull through
the terrible affiiction which has befallen
her and her child. The audience knows
that she can rely always on Richard Ben
ham, who, I'm due course OF time, will
marry her. And the audience knows that
Richard Benham, X. c., will relinquish the
practice of his profession and go to South
Africa. He gave that assurance in the first
act. He repeated 1t in the second or third,
perhaps in both.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

that could be done in vaudeville, 1t Is only
fair TO recognize what has been anu
is being done, because, after all, tue
actual achievements of the music nan
stage are the very things which rave
called attention to its possibilities. IL
has been the scene OF first appear
ance OF many sketches which have
been later developed into plays, among
which James Forbes's Chorus Lady S
only one notable example. There were
more flavor and character in that one play
than in several dozen Of the average sea-
sons dramatic successes Music mans
have developed i'm this country Whatever
we have in the way of characteristic pop
! ular music-the better class Of coon sohsS
end the best of the ''ragtime' music, tor
| instance, which are not only full OF hs'
] tional qualities and quite different from
! the popular airs of other countries, out
are responsible for the stamping out On
the dirges such as Ben Bolt" that served
us for whistling and humming purposes
before the advent Of vaudeville. This pop
ular institution has probably been entirely
responsible for the introduction TO I'M.
country Of Orientalism In the form o'
dances and dress and rites, which Is inter
esting In view of the fact that the immeoi'
ate craze for everything Oriental re-
vealed a taste which might not other'
wise have been expected among the
"unimaginative" of this land Then
there are the native dances. Although
the varieties did not invent the cakewaik,
they made a national music of II ana
were largely responsible for all the mus't
that IL gave rise 10. As for the tursF
trot and the other buggy, wiggy dances
as some one has called them. evil 10 n'N
who evil thinks. No one can deny 'ha.
they are a wholly original creation anu
could have come from nowhere but ina.
strange place Of fancy and brutality anu
dreams--the Barbary Coast in San iran
| cisco. Among other things which 'n'
American music halls have brought to psn'
Is the national love OF a wild. glad froho
whose main features are ingenuity anu
speed.
The varieties. too. have produced no.
only things, but people David Warneis
began his career on the vaudeville Hate'
as did Francis Wilson, Weber and flelus'
Jefferson de Angels, Sam Bernord, Geo's'
w. Monroe and many others. Marie Dress
Ter and May Irwin started there, and amons
other women of the stage who ala NV
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
T5e WINTER GARDEN.

The Winter Garden entertainment con-
tinues its popularity, with Vera Violetta'
Annette Kellermann, Mikail Mordkin ana
the Russian dancers. There is no aoate-
ment in the interest IN this varied produc-
ton. MordIin will again change the list
~ his dances Miss Kellermann has in
troduced several new dives IN Ohulhe
In the roster are Stella MayheW, Al o"i-
son. Vida Whitmore. Melville Eliis' jose
Collins. Barney Bernard Doris cameron
Billie Taylor Clarence Harvey hathleeh
clifford, James b. Carson and Ernest Hare
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

it, And YOU VIII hear that the suicide Of
the wr,tchcd Dr. Gilmore g. mere theat-
rlcal device II that is 80. real hte con
taius incidents more theatrical than those
~ the theatre. Has the suicide OF Whit
taker Wright been forgotten? At the close
of his famous trial In London. when he
heard the verdict Guilty he took from
his pocket a fountain pen which had been
filled with cyanide OF potassium. and swal-
lowed the contents lie died Ia the dock.
OF course. Clement Gilmore. on trial for
murder. could not have done that. but he
could have done precisely what Henry
Arthur Jones makes him do-bcfore his ar
rest conceal poison in the lining OF his
clothes. Surely the history OF crime Is full
enough OF records OF suicide on the part OF
the convicted,
Miss Anglu's acting deserves. and has
received. high praise. ~ W.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

Murray Hill--Gallagher and Siean's big
banner show is this weeks ATTRACTION. II
is one of the largest of the many bur.
lesque organizations, and many novel feat
ures are introduced. including the sketch
called "The Battle of Bay Rum The prin-
cipals In the company are Arthur Will
Jams, Harry Weston. Mildred stoller. Mar
guerite Chabautty, Blanche Baird. the
Healey Sisters and Ray Montgomery "A
Trip to the Catskills" is the title OF the
one-act burlesque that finishes the show,
for which Gallagher and Shean have nro-
yided special scenery and costumes
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04


Casino Theatre.-Max ReinhardtS word
less play, with musical accompaniment
"Surnurun." Good example Of Reinhardts
art.
Century Theatre-"The Garden or
Allah" a dramatization of Robert Hich-
ems novel On Friday afternoon, Febru-
ary 8, testimonial will be given to the
National Alliance for the Protection or
Stage Children, the funds to go toward
campaigning against the threatened legal
prevention Of children from appearing on
the stage. The programme, which will
include many notable actors, will begin at
/ D. m. and continue until 8 p, m. Among
those to aid the programme will be Mrs.
Fiske, who will give the opening address;
Nine Simone and Arnold DAILY, in one-
act play; Alma Click and Pasquale
Amato, from the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany; Lewis Waller. George NJ. Cohan,
Raymond Hitchcock, Eddie Foy, William
Collier, Otis Skinner Clifton Crawford,
bud Fisher" the popular cartoonist; Full
ler Mellish and company, In Sir Conan
Doyles Waterloo" Ina Claire and Ger
trude Bryan. There will also be scenes
from current Broadway pieces, including
"Bunty Pulls the Strings" Little Boy
Blue" and "The Quaker Girl" A scene
from "The Garden Of Allah" will be a
feature. 4 ballet of one hundred children
will give unique number.
Golfers Comedy Theatre-Scotch play
ers in Graham Moffat's sprightiy comedy,
"Bunty Pulls the Strings" One Of the
best liked plays Of the season.
Empire Theatre.-Ethel Barrymore in a
new one-act burlesque, "A Slice Of Life,
by ]. NJ. Barrie, with Ethel Barrymore,
John Barrymore and Hattie Williams.
Preceded by Miss Barrymore in a revival
of Cousin Kate"
Fulton Theatre--On Monday night, Feb
ruary 5, Making Good" comedy Of the
Maine woods by owen Davis. with WILL
lam Courtenay and Doris Keane in leading
parts. Some novel scenery is promised In
picturing numbering in Maine.
Gaiety Theatre.-Augusun MacHugh's
melodramatic farce, Officer 666." Wal
lace Eddinger and George Nash lead the
cast in the parts OF millionaire and
burglar.
Grand Opera House.-Monday night
Chauncey olcott will begin a two weeks
engagement of "Macushla," a romantic
Irish drama by Rida johnson Young. The
play has been staged by Henry Miller.
There are. Of course. many melodies and
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
VARIETY HOUSES.

Alhambra-Next weeks stellar attraction
will be everybodys favorites. Elizabeth
Brice and Charles King. who are as popu-
lar I'm vaudeville as in musical comedy. A
strong contender for honors will be Paul
Armstrong; "A Romance of the Under
world" which has been called the most
pretentious and powerful dramatic spec
tacle ever seen In vaudeville. Other
Peoples Money" as presented by Gerald
Griffin and company. is sure TO fiEd appre-
citation. "a Night in a Turkish Bath,
with its ludcrous lines, Is sure hre'
number and will be one of the bright spots
of the programme.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

a Matinee FRANCHISE" will be given at
the Hudson Theatre on the afternoon or
February 13 The principal performers Will
be Nine. Pillar NORM, Miss Stgreaves and
NJ. Jose Ruben, formerly of Nine. Bern
hardt's company Nine. Pilar-Morin VIII
give an act OF the pantomime "LEnfant
Prodigue." in which she and her company
were seen at the Liberty Theatre at
matinee in September. 1910. The entertain
ment, which promises to be one of unusual
interest, IS under the patronage OF many
persons who are prominent in the social
and artistic circles Of this city.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

Hammerstein's Victoria-"Stellar hon
ors" next week are reserved for Joe Welch
the we'll known character comedian. Mr.
Welch will be heard in a new monologue
Another important number is the Russian
Imperial Court Balalaika Orchestra. Hans
Robert. supported by capable company
will give a dramatic one-act playlet en-
titled "The Judges Son." Other interest
ing acts are Willie Weston, in a piano
logue; Bedini and Arthur, comedy Jug
glers; Harry Tighe and his seven col
leg.ans in one-act comedy skit called
"The Careless Sophomore" and the Court
ney sisters. singing condolences, with new
songs
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

Colonial-The leading attraction next
week Will be Robert Edeson. who presents
the great training quarters scene from
"Strongheart," a play in which he was
seen for several seasons. A positive nov
city, and an act that is brimful of enter
tainment, will be offered by Lolo. the little
Sioux maiden, who is a mind reader and
blindfold sharpshooter. Billy Gould ana
Belle Ashlyn will form an ideal combina-
ton OF gloom dispellers. Among others OF
real merit will be Tom Edwards, VEN
triloquist OF international renown, and
Little Billy.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
NEW PRODUCTIONS.

Monday night, February 5. at the
Fulton Theatre, Making Good"
comedy Of the Maine Woods, by Owen
Davis.
Monday night, February 5, at the
Grand Opera House, chauncey olcott
in "MacushIa."
Thursday night, February 8, at the
Broadway Theatre, the Weber and
Fields jubilee company in Hickey
Pokey" and "Bunty Bulls and Strings"
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

American-The American Music Hall VIII
have an unusual leading feature next
week in Don Fulano, the wonderful edu-
Gated horse, for whom II is claimed that
he can do everything except sing grand
opera Allen and Pringle, comedians; Ro-
land Vests Players, in farce comedy,
"The Wrong Flat; ELI Dawson, Brown &
Nevarro, Meta Allen, the Muller Trio, Zen
ita, Du Frates and the blograph will COM
plete the bill
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
MUSICAL PLAYS.

Astor Theatre.-Raymond Hitchcock, In
"Thc Red Widow" popular musical play.
Broadway Theatre-On Thursday night,
February s, the much heralded Weber and
Fields jubilee revival in Hockey Pokey''
and "Bunty Bulls and Strings" The en-
gaFement is limited to eight weeks. The
company IS composed almost entirely OF
members OF the old music hall company,
including, besides Weber and Fields Lillian
Russell, Fay Templeton, William Collier,
Bessie Clayton, the dancer; frankie Bailey
and John r. Kelly. The newcomers are
George Beban, Ada Lewis, Helena Collier
GGrrick and Charles Mitchell. Hickey
Pokey," "a pot-pourri Of Weber-Fields rem
has been prepared by Edgar
Smith. with music by Sloane and Francis
and some Of John Stromberg's, retained
from music hall days.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
BURTON HOLMES TONIGHT.

The South American subjects Of this sea-
son OF Burton Holmes TraveloSues have
proven so attractive as to make it neces-
sary for the management to announce sew
cral repctitions as we'll as the giving o.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

Hurtig & Seamon's-Clarks Runaway
Girls will present lively two-act bur-
lesque entitled Girls from Dixie" There
Is long cast of popular performers, in
cIuding Clare Evans, Adelna Reattlno
Mile. Babette, Trlxie Ayers. Jot Opp,
George A. Clark. James Moran and H. /.
Ferguson. The principal acts are: Estelle
Rose, character songs and representations;
Nip and Tuck. novelty acrobats ami Kelly
Rio and Fagan in bits of musical comedy.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

Park Theatre.-"The Quaker Girl mu-
steal comedy with Ina Claire and Clifton
Crawford in attractive parts.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

Columbia-Sam Howe and his burlesque
and vaudeville company will this week pre-
sent new version OF the two-act travesty
called Love Makers" Mr. Howe's COM
pany contains scenic and costume equip
ments of an unusually lavish nature. Ten
scenes, representing popular places in and
around Broadway are shown. among them
the Foles Bergere. the Winter Garden
THE Follies Of 1sll," on the New York
Roof. and the Sheepshead Bay racetrack.
The principals In the company. besides Mr..
Howe, are Jack McCabe, Frank kiliian,
Dick Moore. Vera Desmond and Beulah
Dallas. A special vaudeville bill follows.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
MATINEE FRANCHISE.

Under the leadership Of Miss Beverly Sit
greaves a special performance, to be called
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

George NJ. Cohan's Theatre.-George NJ
Cohan's popular musical piece, "The Little
Millionaire" has developed Cohanites the
city over The sale of seats for the Ted
Marks testimonial will begin tomorrow
morning. The benefit will be given on the
afternoon OF February Is.
Days Theatre.-"The Rose Of Panama"
a German operetta. Music by Heinrich
Berte, the book by Igpatz Schntzer and
Emerich Won Gatt and the translation by
J. L. Shine and Sydney Rosenfeld.
Globe Theatre-Eddle Foy in "Over the
River" In the cabaret scene new features
every week
Lyric Theatre.-The romantic operetta OF
Partisan and Scotch life, Little Boy
Blue" by Henri Bereny, a French-Hun-
garian composer. Gertrude Bryan has
made herself popular In the leading role.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

! Wallack's eatre.-George Arllss in Louis
" Parker's drama. "Dlsraeli." play that
affords George Arllss the most distinguished
role Of his career.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

Eden Musee-"The Poachers" is the
weeks new group in the World In Wax. 1t
shows a gamekeeper in the throes OF death,
the poachers who have shot him running
from the scene. The Sunday afternoon and
evening concerts will have vocal and In
strumental soloists. The cinematograph Is
shown hourly.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

West End Theatre.-Lew Dockstader and
his own minstrel company. with new Jokes,
songs, dances and burlesques. One week
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
COMEDY AND DRAMA

Academy CT Music.-The regular stock
company will present during the coming
week a revival of Paul Armstrong; play
alias Jimmy Valentine"
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

Belasco Theatre.-DaWd Warfield, in
David Belasco's play 1.-THE Return Of Peter
Grimm" spiritualistlc theme artistical-
ly worked out.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

Continued on rixth page.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

Casino Theatre.-Max Reinhardts word
less play, with musical accompaniment
"Sumurun." Good example Of Reinhardts
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

Grand Opera House.-Monday night
Chauncey Olcott will begin two weeks
engagement of "Macushla," a romantic
Irish drama by Rida johnson Young. The
play has been staged by Henry Miller.
There are. Of course. many melodies and
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OFFICE OF THE
SHERIFF MOVED

Those seeking the sheriff's office
will, in the fumre, refrain from going
to the old time honored haunts on
Choctaw avenue. but will instead pro-
coed up North Third street to the old
postoffice building, take the elevator,
down, AID find the sheriff in his newly
appointed office IN the basement, for
the sheriff is moving today Just
whether liveried attendant will be on
duty to open and close Che door and
whether OF not all patrons Of the o.
flee will be required to remove hteir
hats upon entering, has not been made
public by slr, Lewis yet, but an offie-
ial proclamation is expected within
the near future
Also, all parties desiring to break
into the Grady county jail viii fin1
that structure on tile lot in the reai
OF the old postoffiee building after tc.
day. Apply to Bose Ramsey and Sc
lect Your rooms early