The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-04

and loyal West Side clientele the plays
which have already won favor on Broad
way Just as Il. II. Sothern now always
takes Miss Marlowe to the Manhattan
Opera House. so does Mr.. Olcott seek
out the famous old theatre at Twenty
third street and Eighth avenue Last
night he came there with new play by
Rida johnson Young, intrepid playwright
Of the eternal masculine "Shameen
Dhu' IL It's name and the large audience
welcomed him with warmth.
Mrs. Young had added fresh flavor
to the accustomed ingredients Of Irish
drama by minging American patriotism
with the brand that has hitherto served
to provide the thrills Of melodrama of
the kind In which Mr.. Olcott shines for
all. How Judiciously this Ia done may
be understood from the thunderous APP
plause which followed the wise observa-
ton Of a blooming colleen that our flag
needed only a strip of green to make
II perfect. When 1t Is added that there
are more patriots than one burning with
the desire for Irish and American free
dom and that the English conspirators
are put 20 confusion. just as they should
be, could there be any question as to the
success of "Shnmeen Dhu"? Then there
are the usual Olcott songs. well delv-
cred by the actor In the same agreeable
tenor voice In which he used to sing
1.-THE Palms" In the church scene of 1.-THE
Old Homestead" and in Miss Helyett."
81 Never Met "A Girl Like YOU" "Dream
Girl Of Mine" and various other ditties
OF a similar character show that neither
Mrs Young nor MIR. Olcott neglected the
''goii' interest In the play.
There Is excellent Irish comedy in AT
Bay" which is to be seen this week Mt
the Royal. Its Irish sparkle gives to
Iuy Standings fine performance it's ebul-
Hence and good nature even In Its most
serious moments. One of the causes of
the popularity OF George Scarborough's
play is its revelation OF the falsity Of
servants In the families Of Washington
To those unable to AFFORD many servants
1t liz "a certain consolation to know that
they cause so much trouble to those able
to have such luxury. SO when the but
Ter enters the rooms of the blackmail-
ing lawyer to sell him important facts
about the history OF his master the gal
Levy thrills sympathetically. Thus even
the rich have their troubles with the
servants. as this experience shows. And
even the fate OF the traitor. who has his
photograph taken by the mysterious flash
light In the room which Is there to catch
all who come TO barter with Satan. does
not seem to many In the audience alto
gether deserved.
II is the happy fate OF Priscilla Knowles
% be sure that. sooner or later. she will
have chance to play the roles that have
theatres There are few dramas that
nowadays escape the ambitious Academy
OF Music whether they be the works of
our own playwrights or The foreigners.
This year Miss Knowles. In addition to
acting POrtid. has had n chance at some
of the roles especially selected for such
broadway stars as Frances Starr. Janet
Beecher. Mary Mannering. and now II IL
Helen Ware she Is representing. Tho
company AT the Academy OF Music this
week il acting THE Price" "A gloomy
play. which George Bradhurst wrote In
a spirit OF unaccustomed attention to
.. such phases Of fife ss art and heredity.
Charlotte Walker. who has blazed n
| long trail for The Trail Of the Lonesome
Pine" brought the play back TO New
! York last night. A large audience wei.
, coined II at the Bronx Opera House.
Eugene Walter has devised from John
Fox's novel stirring melodrama OF life
In the Kentucky and Virginia mountains
and Miss Walker Is "A blooming incarna =
ton Of the heroine. The waterfall still
trickles over the rocks in the first act
and the fight in the third thrills the spec.
tators.
The stock companies are eager for new
plays and they tread close ON the feels
of the original producers. II was only
| "A short time ago that THE Man Inside
was acted at the Criterion Theatre with
| all the incidental witchery. that David
Belasco can command Now II Is at the
Harlem Opera House with Harrison Ford
and Florence Malone In the leading roles
that the play IL presented. The audi
ence yesterday took all the pleasure pos
! s,hl. out of III" novelty,