Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-31
Curtain Calls

It Is amusing TO hear Miss Cath
crime Tower, the talented young lead
| ing woman of the within the Law
company, which plays an engagement
at the Shubert Theatre. Newark, all
next week, tell OF her first leaning
toward the stage.
81 was only a little more than five
years old when L first made up my
mind to go on the stage" Miss Tower
says. 81 saw the play Uncle Toms
Cabin where my folks were summer
ing and l was Ill from the excite
( ment for day or two afterwards.
During this Illness 1 formed my reso-
luton to become an actress. My
mother tells of coming into tho library
and finding me stretched out on two
chairs doing little Bva's death scene.
1t was tho tragedy and not the COM
edy that appealed to me, and since
then my work has been largely emo
/, tional. Somehow il Is easier for mo
to try to make people weep than TO
make them laugh, and that Is one Of
the reasons / am so fond OF this part
in Within the Law.
Miss Tower has had q wide stock
of experience, which embraces 3 sea-
son with the I'D Royal Alexandra
Stock Company. AS she ex expressed It.
she has played nearly every clild's
part ever written At the mature age
Of sixteen she was leading lady in
Paul Armstrong; play, Blue Grass
As proof of her "humaness," Miss
Tower is extremely fond Of swimming
and outdoor sports.
An exceptional bill is promised for
the Eeeney Theatre during the rest
of the week, beginning with tomor-
rows matinee. Among the features
vii be Henry Horton and company
in the rura, comedy playlet, Uncle
Lem" which has been making good
in the big vaudeville houses in New
York and elsewhere; the five Bennett
sisters, whose feats as boxers, fencers
and wrestlers have gained recognition
for the act as one of the novelties of
the stage; Jane Knowlton, one Of the
'big time hits as an eccentric CONG
dienne; Oddone, who introduces d mu-
steal novelty with bell instrument,
somewhat on the order of chimes, at
tached by electric cable to an aecor-
deon which he plays; Howard TrueS-
da.e and company, in an excruciating-
ly funny farce, "a Corner in Hair"
West and Phillips, comedy acrobats,
and Grande and Ellis, in an eccentric
singing and talking act.
Two surprise acts" will be added
to the regular eight-act bill for the
special New Years eve performance
tonight. The curtain will go up at II
p. m. The regular bill is one Of the
brightest that has been seen in local
vaudeville in some time.
At the Princess Theatre, New York,
Tuesday Afternoon, January 6, David
and Clara Names will give their
third sonata recital, with the assist
arce Of the following quartet: Eduard
Dethier, first violin; Herbert c.. Cor
duan, second violin; Samuel Lifschey,
viola, and Paul Kefer, violoncello.
Leo Slezalg's recital this season in
New York will take place at Aeolian
Hall Saturday evening, January II.
An interesting program, with arias
from "Oberon," Magic Flute" and
THE Jewess,'' as well as several
groups of German, Bohemian and
English songs will be given.
Titta Ruffo, the celebrated baritone,
will appear with Miss Florence Hin
kle, soprano; Walter Morse Rummel,
violinist, and Nahan Frankie and the
latters orchestra, in concert at the
New York Hippodrone Sunday, Janu-
airy 4, at $3.50, in the evening.
Alma Glucll will give a song re-
cital at Carnegie Hall at D. m,
Tuesday, January G.
A violoncello recital will be given
by Beatrice Harrison at Aeolian Hall
Thursday, January 8, at o'clock in
the afternoon.
Mime. Teresa ,Carreno win appear
in q piano recital at Carnegie Hall
Friday afternoon, January 8.