Arizona republican., 1913-10-05

while MT. Drew and his company re-
 hearsed Barrie's new play, ''The Win." and revival of Haddon
 Chambers The Tyranny of Tears, .
 forced by the tyranny of criticism -quenti-ally. as Mr. DooleE
 would say, there'u be wan less aV thinn Shakespearean actors hittin' the boomps this winther.
 Whats in a name? It used to be said that John Drew and Sidney Orew) didn't" but although JOhhn didn't either this season. it can hard lv be charged to MT. Shakespeare. for just a few blocks downtown on Thirty fourth street, and away over near Eighth avenue at that, MT. Sothern and Miss Marlowe are pack ing the Manhattan Opera House at every performance in Shakespearean repertoire. MT Sothern is a long way from his best in Shakespeare. just as Miss MarlOwe is pre- emi- nently at her best; but they are great combination and great big up and -doWn-and- across town New York surely loves them. It makes no diff ference if they play downtown on East Fourteenth soreet, at the old Academy on West Thirty fourth street. Forty-second street and Broadway. or up in the Wilds of liar lem their public follows them where ever they go.
 When they come here in January they will play two nights and prob ably a matinee. Would that the guardian of Phoenix might whisper to F. H. that if he would play If ] Were King at one of these per fol mances the Elks could not ac- cCmmOdate half the crowds that would flock to see him. There would be chance to see SOthern at his best-a best that none of younger actors has equalled His Francois NilIOn. vagabOnd, poet and king, is masterpiece one of his really great Characterizations. Just to hear MT Sothern read those wonderful verses.
 If I were King,
 Ah Love if I were King is worth trip across the continent Who will persuade MT. Sothern to rlay it here?
 The ever -resourcefuI and versatile George NJ Cohen has scored another great big success with Seven Keys to Baldpate" at the Astor, which the critics unanimously agree to be the best thing he has yet turned out. Even the Review says it is good, so it surely must be Wallace (nO lon ger "Walie'D Eddinger heads the east and comes in for lot of critical kind words. The play is a cOmbina tion of farce and melodrama which has one breathless from laughter one minute and gasping for breath from excitement the next.
 Possibly the most important dra- matic event of the season will be the farewell tour of Sir Johnston Forbes This wonderfully fine actor whose speaking voice is prob abIy the most perfect organ on the stage today, appeared at the Shu- bert theater on Thursday of last week in Hamlet" His season ir New York will be a short one. but lie will give three or four perform 2nces of each of his most notable successes and then begin his tour Of tEe country from coast to coast Not even Edwin Booth was greate- Hamlet than Forbes Robertson, ana his The Stranger in The Passing [ the Third Floor Bach" is one of tA most remarkably beautiful pOrtrayals ever seen on any stage.
 De Wolf Hopper in -Liber Angus tin" (now Miss Caprice'O, with George MacFarlane at the Casino. The Family Cupboard" at The Play house; Hattie Williams and Richard Carle in "The Doll Girl' at the Globe are some of the other big successes which space does not allow mention Of in detail. while Miss Laurette Taylor in Peg O My Heart" at the Cert and within the Law" at the Eitinge are now skipping merrily along in the second year of their enga gements and still are playing ta crowded houses.
 MAITLAND DAVIES