Arizona republican., 1913-05-18
MUSIC AND DRAMA
by Maitland Davies.

the act was a corker and more than worth the price of admission in itself. There are many acts apeparing at the Empress which, later on. eXpertly manicured, haberdashed and e&purgat- ed, will be seen on the big circuits. When it comes right down to moving pictures it Is not unfair and We do ! not hesitate to say that the Lion Thea
 ter is the most attractive in Phoenix Not only are the pictures the best in i town: but the theater is all that moving picture theater ought to be To l begin with 1t is clean; it is also com fortable and it is more than coOl-it is the coolest place in Phoenix. Three C's and the greatest of C's is cleanliness, Over at the Hart. which used to be the Wigwam, many improvements have been made and the Hart family are Tightening ones troubles with bright little sketches. The Savoy and the Plaza are offering excellent pictures
 One has but to look at the theatrical advertisements in the New York pa pers to realize that hot summer is at hand. Where there were columns only , a few days ago, there is les than three quarters of a column today and in an other ten days the season will be dead CT than doornail.
 'Iolanthe" at the Casino on Monday made practically the last production of note. save for the musical hodge hodges, "F'olIies" and Reviews" which help the tired business man" to forget the heat or make him wish that such poor trash was not added to his troubles. as the case may be. The Winter Garden, Weber and Fields Roof" where All Aboard" will shortly hold forth with the ever lov- able and always funny Lew Fields him self at it's head; Ziegfields ''Follies of 1913", Hammersten's Roof; a stock company or so maybe, the Palace and the endless chain of movies; that will be about all after Decoration Day thank you.
 It looks very much as if New York was in for a siege of Shakespeare next season, which will be somewhat of a novelty for of late years New York has not shown too deep love for the immortal William Not only will Sothern and MarloWe continue in re- petoire and Richard Mantel have a long season on Broadway; but Will
 
 Julius Ceasar has developed into the most admirable work he has ever done, will make a new production.
 John Drew will be seen again as Petruchio in The Tanning of the ShreW,' and one must go away back to those famous old days at Daly's with charming Ada Rehan, to recall MT. Drew in Shakespeare, in fact nf iC does not even know that he was a great Shakespearian actor. It will be real delight to see MT. Drew once more in one of his old roles.
 Warfield, too, is to have his long promised opportunity to play Shylock in the Merchant of Venice and that will an event worth recording. MT. Warfield has ideas of his own as to Shylock and it is very certain that his interpretation will not be along the conventional lines. Whatever his ideas or the fact may be, they will com- mand tremendous interest for MT. Warfield has developed into one of our few great actors.
 Margaret Anglin and possibly Miss Blanche Bates will also be seen in Shakespearian roles and it is not at all unlikely that Miss Anglin will play
 Katherine" to John Drews Petruchio-
 A certain actor not unknown to fame and whose martial experience has not ~aeen entirely free from more or less serious jars, was explaining the cause of his troubles with his wife to friend. 'Pt her education. She can't talk on no subject he said.
 The Los Angeles correspondence to the Chicago Music News after giv- ing high praise to the final concert of the Brahams Quintette, goes on to