New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-22
At THE VARIETIES
Ethel Barrymore's Last Ap-
pearanCeS in Vaudeville.
LILLIAN RUSSELL RETURNS
Women's Rights in "Tricked, q"
Playlet by Solomon R. Ches-
ney, at the Union Square.

The revolt Of woman against the tyr
amy of the stronger sex is treated In a
new one-act play. "Tricked.' at keith's
Union Square Theatre this week. Lady
Stratton was an American heiress who
married for position I'm English society, !
and found herself. under the English law,
at the mercy OF her lord and master, who
shamefully abused herself and her fort
une. She had suffered long when her
friend Betty Benson an American suffra-
gette suggested that she should provoke
her husband 10 strike her as the only way
by which she could get divorce. Thus
is Lord Stratton tricked. and Betty Ben
son and the parlor maid pop out just IN
time to witness his indulgence I'm blow.
II was too bad that he didn't get his
moneys worth, for ne merely tapped
Lady Strat;on with a newspaper. whereas
ne might as well have died for "a black
sheep as "a lamb The skit was followed
by Nestor and bergman. with amusing
patter. Then came Mazeppa. The Fire
Fighting Horse. Bessie Wynn. with new
songs. the sketch. Twenty Minutes Lay
over AT Alfalfa Junction. Billy McDer-
mott. the only survivor OF CoNey 8
army" tho three Alex. and Edison's
talking motion pictures.
Lillian Russell. tie peerless beauty. who
tops the programme at keiths Colonial
Theatre this week offers selections from
ner best songs and divulges some of the
secrets of perpetual youth Miss Russell
mas a number of stunning gowns for her
vaudeville engagement Others on the bill
here include the Avon Comedy -Four, IN
THE New School Teacher: Maurice Levi
and his invisible band Hal Davis and
lnez Macauley. in The Girl from
Childs's": Gautier's Animated Toyshop;
Hunting and Francis. in "a Love Lozen-
GER: Pima & Co. I'm songs, comedy aud
dances. Paul Klcist a Co. in The Land
of Dreams Miller and Mack. dancers.
Edison's Talking Pictures displaying new
subjects, AMI Equili Brothers, gymnasts.
In Prortors Flfh Avenue Ethel Barry
mere bids farewell 20 vaudeville appear
ing in j ~ Barrie's comedy classic. The
Twelv,-Pouud Look" Miss Barrymore
has been the cause Of large receipts IN
aI of the variety theatres in which she
has been seen. Tho bill includes Bert
Fitzbibbou the da0odn comedian. Ethel
Green. chic souhrctte. Dovine and VIII
Jams lh Inc li"F'ii"S '"'''i'"t anu
the fcm"e Drummer Ne""'' ->o"'''
ana fIatt. burke ana Lorraine ''''e'
dancing pair 'hieI 'duponca,' d"
Ar4ucauan Indian. with a splendid sing
ing voice and an interesting monologue.
Fixing the Furnace. Frances stevens
and company. iu Edgar Allan Woolf =
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Leightons in a singing and dancing CON
ceptiou. Franklin ArdoN assisted hy his
compauy IN The Sufragette" Mayo and
Altman. iu singing Offering Gillette's
logs ard monkeys Marie Feuion. come
dicuue. Corelli and Gillette. FOO am nero
batlc skt. King and Dunmore European
novelty duo. Charles Francis comedian |
and ellison and Laudcrs 100 nautical !
pon..d,
AZ kelths Aihamora Theatre ants "eek
Marie Mcfarland and Nine. are he"id
in operate selections ana songs "l 'ohS
ago John r. Conro> ana ms plvi"g
Nlod''7 p''S'''' '' "4u'''V ~.
Holmes in humorous mouoloeuc Paul
Dlckrv and company. in "Th, como
Rack. Mike Bernard ana Willie Weston
81, . SINGING and piano playing Offering:
cl.d,s N.Nandria and COMPANY. IN
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An auuitersdry bill Is offered 100 keith's
Bronx Theatre this week. made up as
fouo,,e. Rel. story. "the dainty singer
of ey...t sonas". THE Little Parisicnne'
, ,,hi,id musical comedy. Pat Rooney
, ,f,rior Rent ia "At The News
90, j., pt.. .,1 Sit. FoH.r