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earth, This miscreant is none other
than an unsupported guest in his own
house. The man had contrived TO
get inside as Part OF an elaborately
laid scheme. lie and his pals had
watched the return OF Buliivant's
nephew from Africa. whence he had
been sent by his nrIn to secure
large diamond of great value. Reach
ing his uDcle's house. which he
deems safer than a hotel. the young
for meeting with his principals next
morning, Iato That night, when
sitting IN the library. he sees
shadow on the window blind. He
cautiously proceeds TO investigate,
but the next momcn, a gloved hand
slips in a the door and switches OFF
the electric light. (No. tnls play ~
not reversal OF The Misleading
Lady" with a suffragette pasGlng
the slightly youth and carrying him
OFF TO II Pankhurst cave.) y tight
in the dark crsues; indeed. the black
ness is so dense that we. ourselves
are unaware who Knocked out the
young man, robbed him OF the pre-
cious diamond. and lett him PROSTATE
on the floor where presently
streak OF freight reveals him.
From that point on a genuine mys-
ccssful clew from n flower. The In
jurcd man was found clutching q
white camellla In his hand. whereas
a maid servant remembers positive
OF flower IN his coat that evening.
She is sure because sho helped him
secure It, when. lacking anything
else. she tied the stem with n long
a subject concerning Margerv Maude,
who appears as her fathers crau5
daughter The thief, in order 10
avert public exposure In case his
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robbery is found out. attempts TO
compromise the girl.

WITH the press OF worthier enter
w prises. could not get to see
'The Rector of St Jude's' until It's
over. I should not have been broken
hearted had ;hd press been Just a
little pressinger. Having edited us
with Evelyn Thaw, The Shooting
Showgirls,' guaranteed peeress Of
Great Britain In bare feet, the Half
Woman. a warbline noblemap from
Scotland etc, Mr., Hammerstein now
entertains us with an amateur actor
possessing the prefix Reverend to
his name. The Rev Alexander Ir-
vine used to be might preacher" at
the church OF the Ascension, on lower
Fifth Avenue but lost his position
because OF the socialistic tendencies
OF his doctrines: or. as the Rev. Percy
Stickney Grant expressed IT. because
of O. nervous vestry." That may
explain why the villain Of The Rec
tor Of St Jude's." written by Mr.. IT.
vino and ostensibly based on his own
experience. is a wealthy vestryman
The programme announces From
Pulpit to Stage, First appearance
Rev. Alexander Irvine and company
formerly rector OF the church Of the
OF the rector of ST. Jude's, and Mr.,
Irvine. in his vestments. enters to the
tune OF church bells. Presently. we
learn strike is waging In the mills
owned by the villainous vestryman,
The state militia has been called out
and a strikers daughter killed, The
owner appears and orders the clergy
man TO drop his socialistic views or
lose his church, and incidentally the
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FOR PIMPLES AND BLACKHEADS

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XT HAT is one TO say about Hop
~ o Ny Thumb" For many years
Ie idea has prevailed that the
lack Crook" was no longer up-to-
tie: that punning rhymes We're is
.ad and reyerently buried as their
aster- maker, II. J. Byron: that
adam Bomfantl was an old, old
dy, teaching dancing to girls who
lght have been her grandchildren
grea t-gra anddaughters. But all this
rs a dcluslon. Several managers
ID twice or thrice as many authors
ID composers have come forward
1th Hop @ Ny Thumb" One old
entIeman. who came 10 the theater
as "out- date by several seasons
10 rest OF us were dumb with Won
Every Christmas time, so-called
Rntomimes. faithful TO the fashion
1eyalert for more than half a CEN
~. are put on at Drury Lane and
ser London theaters. They arc
try popular. Repeatedly. the effort
4s been made To gain America
.vor for them. When the ventures
1lled, faithful Brit!shers and stlll
'ure vehement Anglomaniacs have
|[lsen 70 declare the pieces had been
ropclessly America nlzed. Hop o
" Thumb has not. Barring a half
zen political illusions, there was
|otning American about the long en-
tFlainmen,. which Is as slow as JUS
'ce and as soggy as steak-and kid
~ pudding.
After an overture by n large and
'NSsy orchestra that almost made
'e smell the peanuts, the theater was
4lxened and two female figures
'Fre SWING through alits at either side
4 the curtain They were dressed
\ the most respected mode OF Christ
-ts-trec fairies, each with an cleo
!c light in the front Of her blonde
1g They addressed us alternately
rnymed couplets, made in Birming-
|hm. Their voices and enuncia tons.
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United States and Canada. has. as ms
hobbies, painting. reading and goll, sni'
ast-but not least-playinG with MS chH-
dren. Sitting In his hammock on sum
mer morning at his beautiful house IN
Bushey Heath. England, or entering nus
painting studio. which his thoGgului
sister ln-law Miss Maxine Elicit. had
specially erected for him at the bottom
of a typically English garden, he is prob
ably much more interested in following
these pursuits. or playing with MS cnll-
dren and driving with bis charming Mlie'
Gertrude Elliott, than ever he was, or ls.
on the stage, successful and popular
though he has deservedly been Tor SO
many years. in both England and Amer
ica.
AS a painter. too Forbes Robertson
excels and his work has more than once
been hung in the academy, and he has
lately devoted most Of his leisure 10
paintings OF his three little daughters, at
home IN England.
lie is proud of the fact that hts frst
bank balance was realized rom ms
painting OF the church scene IN Much
in the London Royal academy; and now
rests in the Players club In New York,
since the sale Of the Irving relics. For
II was commissioned by Henry irving who
proposed that Claudio should paint the
scene in which he appeared Toy Sfop
Forbes Robertson at once agreed but ir-
wing WAS so delighted with the result that
he insisted on doubling the amount, and
sent him a check for $500 Forbes
Robertson returned IL twice. but In vain;
irving was adamant ia his generosity,
and had his way,
While George Arliss was, playing In
Washington in ''Disraeli," President
Wilson attended one OF the early per,
forrnances. 1t was noted that he led
the applause vigorously after line In
Disraeii,s part particularly pertinent To
the day. that In which the English
statesmen remarks that war Ia not a
solution. but an agSravatIoD.
papers in the audience chroplcled with
delight the presidents hearty laughter
at the line "tbe less work prime min
lister does. the fewer mistakes he
makes"
Irene franklin. the original Red
head" and Burton Green, who said fare
well 10 vaudeville. temporarily 81 least.
at the close Of their Milwaukee, engage
ment November so. and who recently
played in Salt Lake City. have been
selected by George N. Anderson or Sau
Francisco, the Broncho Billy OF moving
picture fame and fortune. 10 he his prin-
cipal standard bearers In a campaign 10
introduce 81 musical shows In New YORK
as well as in San Francisco and Los
Angeles and other large cities OF the
country, Through his general represen-
tative. ]. j.. Rosenthal, Mr.: Anderson
has secured the lease OF the Strand the.
ater In New York. now in process OF
erection at Broadway and Forty-seventh
street, and the Morosco theater in Los
Angeles In addition TO the Gatety the
alter in San Francisco, These three the,
in othor large cities. will be operated
as musical comedy circuit and tie
ca tchline in all the billing will be "s2
worth for 81.
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plml!es. Ills Boy was ono
mass OF sores and ho frctted
al the tine. It ltchcd so
badly that he could TO. ,ieep.
~ tried so many remedies
and they all failed: mono
helped him. The trouble had
lasted fOr three months before
I used Cuticura Soap and
OlnIrrnnt rn.rr n.od
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them It was only an hour when ho felt re-
lief; no went 10 sleep and slapt sound. I
only used Cuticura Soap and Ointment one
month and he was entirely well" (Sigaed)
Mrs. Alice Rachor Sept. %. 1912
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nE WOLF HOPPERS name prom
~ ised something moro dlvertinc
in the second act. Up TO that point.
the best thing in the piece was Iris
Hawkins. an astoundinglY dimlnu-
tive actress, brought from England for
the utle-role. Though unnaturally
small, she is well-formed, and has
piquant rather than a pretty. face.
Its ability TO express changing moods
and emotions is exceptional: often It
has n wjstful, sad look that gave
sort of Peter Pannish charm to
character that really was as empty as
the others.
The entertainment was half way on
the road to midnight. the hour AT
which the first performance ended,
before cast including Eva Fallon,
Texas Guinan (of get thin quick"
advertising). Viola Gillette, Flavia
Arcaro. Albert Hart and Ross Snow.
was augmented by De Wolf Hopper.
His good voice and fine dictlon
brought out the imbecility OF the
topical lyrics allotted 10 him In all
its nakedness; but he contrived occa-
sionally to inject some Of his own
bright fun-making into the British
gloom, notably in a dance with tiny
Miss Hawkins. In which she pretended
to l!ft his great bulk into the air
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HARD CRUST ON
BAbY'S HEAD
Little PimpIes All Over Body. Fret
tedAllthe Time, ltched So Could
Not Sleep. Used Cuticura Soap
and Ointment One Month ard He
Was Entirely Well.

PrineYiile. Orc. Ny baby lad a hard
crust OF top of his head Il started By little
sores and all over his body be lad little
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rival. It Is a blend OF comedy and
melodrana written by Horace
Hodges and Il. Wigney Percyval, two
Of the three actors who, while play
the late Wilson Barrett, cola borated
in the making OF Sunday" which
was popular several years ago. with
Julia Nelson in the title role In
England, and Ethel Barrymore over
here.
The character called Grumpy is our
old friend and favorte with actors
of the John Hare-J. e. Dodson school.
the elderly, eruff crusty gentleman
who does his utmost to hide his
kindly heart The more he barks the
less he bites. Mr. Maude may be ac-
cepted as the ultimat te successor to
the dignities OF John Hare when that
fine old actor makes his retirement"
permanent, instead OF intermittent,
In the classics, ne has gained cor
dial recognition in several roles
Teasle in THE School for Scandal,
Sam Carridge in Caste" which role
Hare created In his youth, IN the
first performance OF that play, and
Eccles in the same piece. When,
twenty years ago. Sir John became
afraid OF popular opinion and de-
Cded 10 produce The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray," it being taken over by
the more courageous Alexander, Mr..
Maude was engaged for Cayley
Drummle, the character designed for
the older actor manager. And pres
emily, during his American engage
ment. Mr.. Maude will court COM
parison with Hare again by under
taking to impersonate Goldsmith's IN
genuous Vicar OF Wakefield. With
out going into the question of how
high or low the place In histrionic
art belonging to infinitely elaborate,
wholly artificial acting. it may be
said that no finer eXemplar OF 1t than
Mr.. Maude has appeared within the
memory of the present generation.
A NDREW BULLIVANT. dubbed
Grump. Is a retired lawyer. fa-
nous IN his day for his success in
criminal cases. a robbery. with vlo-
lence, occurs in his own house; and
II rekindles In him all his old-time
enthusiasm keenncss and alertness.
lie investigates the case himself.
and lltinNaIp1V the thief tn
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uTHE Hand That Condemns"
detective story of remarkable
intensity and power, will be
featured at the Mehesy today
and tomorrow. The drama is in three
acts and tells the story OF Ernest Hast
ings, young Englishman who, through
his infatuatlon for beautiful actress,
has plunged deeply into debt. In or
der to satisfy his creditors he forges
his fathers name TO a check and causes
suspicion to fall on the young secre,
tary. Later, when again IN need Of
money, he enters his uncle's home in
disguise, kills the old man, helps him:
self to the contents of the safe and
makes good his escape. Eventually,
through the work Of a clever detective,
the criminal is caught and confesses
his crime This tragic story Of son IS
Ingratitude is presented by an all-star
cast and is full of intense scenes and
gripping climaxes; a biogTaph farce
comedy, "The Fallen Hero concludes
the programme
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Beauty, 10 my mind. Is purely In cx-
preston OF primitive tact in nature" said
Miss Marie ONeill. who has been de-
scrbed by J. s. Yeats. the Irish portrait
painter, as the most perfect type OF Irish
beauty,
THE element Of grace. OF happiness. of
Joy in living. is the chief attribute OF al!
beauty In human form. Just as it is for
that matter in the breed OF n fine horse
or fine dog
Il have little patience with the woman
who achieves beauty with artificial ef-
feet. Personally. and ii il is al all true
only say that ] feel very sorry for the
girls l have left behind In Ireland. !
Wish / could show you real Irish
beauty.
Beauty in woman, to my mind. Is
primarily health, strength, freshness of
complexion and splendid vitality. The
rain and sunshine which sometimes come
upon us in Ireland almost Simultaneous
ly. are the cosmetics OF Irish beauty. II
is In the open air like the Irish heather
that the Irish girl gets all her contrast
OF color, brightness of expression and her
clear eyes. Nc doubt, her quick lmagina-
ton stimulates the changing moods OF her
face. Beauty In 4 woman Is after all.
not only her smile, II IS to he found In
her many smiles. In her moments of sor-
row. IN the swiftness of thinking heart
Being an actress does not compel
woman to manufs cturc beauty. The
slenderuess OF her form. and the agility
OF her movements. are also oi the out
door life so dear to the Irish people,
Though the Irish girl has her share OF
spiritual enjoyment and spiritual vision,
l believe that OF all the women In the
world, she is nearest to the heart OF
everyday happiness. l. myself. want no
intelligent hampering OF the Joy I feel
when / wake UP IN the morning and know
that am alive am savage in all the
simplicity OF nature that Is given 10 the
woman who can ride horse, walk ten
miles day and enjoy three hearty meals.
mo, beauty is not a thing of paints
and powder. II is the color OF the sky In
the eyes Of the Irish girl under the night
shade OF her black hair. which gives her
the right to be called beautiful"
Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson. who is
now making his farewell tour OF the
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noWeVer were stamped "Pittsburg.
ia. 1t was case OF rhymes In
ssquealSed back, on revolving runners,
INTO their grooves. and the curtain
rose. Bad lighting may have been re-
sponsible FOR the dingy, shabby look
OF practically all the scenery Some
OF 1t could have passed as a relic OF
me days when Henry Irving, Lady
Bancroft and Charles Wyndham cut
up antics In Christmas pantomlme,
me ilTst scene introduced lis TO a
WOOD cutter with seven sons and a
wicked heart. which was, In fact so
stony that ne planned TO take the
boys into the forest the next day and
iose tnem. When all but Hop o NY
Inumb. the smallest. were asleep, a
curtain was pulled up back OF gauze
well and revealed the fairy queen. a
Iine figure OF q woman and filled up
10 her diadem with sage advice all
reduced to ready rhymes. Having bad
considerable experience in this sort OF
lnlnS, The fairy queen counseled Hop
TO save his piece of bread and drop
the crumbs along the path when his
lather took him through the forest.
In the next scene. Prince Charm
ing. on this occasion known as
Earl Hilario. came In at the head Of
a hunting party or outlaw band or
Earl was a buXom matron. with mar
Felously tapcring legs and contralto
voice He-she changed its tights for
every scene, which must have meant
lot Of work for an earl OF he-she's
age. OF course. the earl fell immedi-
atelY Into vocal love with Mira belle.
who appeared 10 be a princess in dis
guise. or in distress, or something.
Nobody seemed TO have an idea who
her father might be or to what king
hn hkln p6l- hhtt 4 lln
least doubt she was a princess She
sang frequently on this point. Ac-
companylnG her was an unsightly
baroness, impersonated by a man so
we would know II was comic char
acter. Then there were couple OF
agile. graceful dancing men with
feathers on their clothes, They were
birds u am not speaking in the slang
senseD and hurried onto the stage
whenever they found 1t otherwise un-
the lighted earl. the princess in dis
guise, the ugly baroness and the bird
men, Hop sent his brothers home and
set off on tour OF pantomime ruins.
more or less personally conducted"
to Castle Grim, where the Ogre lived,
That terrifying man had the tastier
morsels that came his way cooked for
dinner and the less toothsome put
into cold storage. so to speak. In the
form OF being turned into statues.
Hop was regarded as too small a mite
20 be worth cooking. but, my, oh, my
what a splutterine and splitting there
would have been II the Ogre had fried
the Earl Hi!ario In s-her's own fat
But the earl was spared TO live life
of many more tights. Besides. the
six scenes of the first act had To come
to an end with the Garden OF Stat
ues, ballet in which some good ef-
fects were gained by throwing
changing lights on dancers dressed
and powdered in the marble white of
statuary. But this climax was a poor
and paltry business TO put before a
public that has had the wonders OF
the Hippodrome before It eight or nine
months of every year.
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AT THE THEATERS
Continued from Preceding Page.)

cence is established after her arrest by
the photograph. which discoses that a
pet monkey avenged an injury by stab
bling the woman
An exciting scene with maniac is
presented In James Brother, the Para
noiac." The maniac lmagines he Is
under obligation 10 execute oliver
Cromwell and is about TO kill his Sis
ter's sweetheart when the girl shoots
tho AK from his hand. "An Elephant
on His Hands" is an amusing comedy. In
which huge pet drives family from
home,
'Hubbys New Coat another comedy.
completes the bill
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and 10 twill him about as though he
were Genee. Unfortunately. however,
Mr.. Hopper got no chance TO make Il
speech: and Hopper without his cur
tain speech is as unsatisfying as
Hamlet" with the soiloQuies
omitted.
The managers Of the Manhattan
opera house made great and de-
served success with their first Ven
ture, "The WHIP which ran
throughout last season TO exceptional
prosperity; and there is reason 10
hope they Will succeed as well with
their next melodrama from Drury
Lane! But they have made a mis-
take in Hop o My Thumb" II this
is typical London pantomtme, the
style of entertainment is TOO archaic
for America. II had begun TO grow
old-fashiored before the Russell
brothers lost their Sirllsh laughter.
ID ESIDES Shakespeare, the week
D has brought us an entirely new
play from England and two OF Ameri-
can authorship, AS one OF the lat
ter Is by Charming Pollock and Basil
King and the other by Charles Cod
dard and Paul Dickey, there was rea-
son TO expect good entertainment.
The latter authors. who are enter
taining thousands with the Wild, un-
trammeled nonsense of their bur
lesque melodrama, called The
Ghost Breaker" do not shy al In
eat it alive. Their new piece, called
"The Misleading Lady" and acted
a the Fulton, is all about girl
named Helen steele, though she
might better have been christened
Steele would not have been bad
name for Jack Craigen. who carries
her off TO the mountains. I hap
pens this way: Jack has had five
years Of IL at far-of Patagonia.
Returning and joining house party
on the Hudson. he is easy prey for
Helen, whose sport Ia life is bringing
susceptible man TO her 1eel Sne
has no trouble whatsoever with her
latest victim; that is, until ne diS-
covers she is merely amusing herself.
His resentment only makes her en-
tertainment greater, She laughs at
his ignorance OF women; suggests
that he put specimen under glass
and study her. and winds up by de-
an except by the Patagonian cave
man method OF q knotty club. AZ
which Jack does no less tlan take
her at her word Switching OF inc
binds her securely: throws her into
his machine. and carries her OH TO
his camp In the Adirondacks: The
rest Of the house party pursue the
cavcman and his captive through thc
remainder OF the play. but do not
overtake them until he. has given
spirited, Il wholly un- -Shakcspearean
performance of 1.-The Tanning. OF the
Shrew," Such 3 plot delights the
ladies' In the audience. 90 per cent
OF whom. at heart. cherish the de-
sire 10 be brutally abducted, It was
nothing less than painful. therefore.
TO see them when the play was over
being gently and respectfully taken
home in TROLLEY cars or on foot
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Hop o. My Thumb Slow Entertainment
R(K6 AMERICAN PUNCH"
max Was Too Weak to Put Before Public Ed
ucated to the Wonders of the New York
Hippodrome.
By Vanderheyden Fyles

New York. Doc. C. 1919.
io ny THUMB"-A fairy tale. In two
b. George II. Sims. Frank DIX and Ar
coIiins. American version by Sydney Ro-
Ala: music BY Manuel Klein. Manhattan
4 house,