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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22

his way into the better class OF vaude-
yille houses. His salary was CON
stantly increasing, but no looked for
ward to the time when he could be
cast with one OF tho big Broadway
productions, He finally secured . part
in The Passing Show of 1919 and
later in "Vera Violetta."
While he received some recognition
in these pieces he was practically un-
known to the majority Of theatregoers
when Thomas w. Ryley assigned him
his part In "rhe Queen OF the Nov
les" at tho Globe Theatre. The morn
ing after the premiere Adler found
himself established as one OF the best
light comedians on Broadway.
In speaking Of his success to Sun
representative Mr.. Adler said 81 am
simply ono of tho many actors who
would have set out ten years ago to be
what was called then character actor.
But had sense enough and good ad-
visers enough to realize that the old
fashioned character had passed.
"To-day is the day Of the type actor
Tho man who has to wear wig and
facial adornment TO represent the char
acter in mind Is out OF date. It IL the
era OF naturalnesx An English fop nc
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22
PLAYS THAT ABIDE.

The attractions to be seen at New
York theatres are: seven Keys to
Baldpate." at the Aston, Young Wis
DOM" At the Gaiety; High Jinks," at
the Casino; Omar" at the Booth;
when Claudia Smiles" at tho Lyric.
Kitty MacKay." at the Comedy; Laur-
cite Taylor In peg o Ny Heart at
the Cort; "One Thousand Years AGO" at
the Shubert; fve one act plays at the
Princess; To-day" at the Forty-eighth
Street Theatre; Potash a Perlmutter."
at George NJ. Cohan's Theatre; "The
Rule OF Three" at the Harris; The
Secret" at the Belasco; The Things
That Count" at the Playhouse; THE
Phllanderer." at the Little Theatre;
THE WHIP at the Manhattan Opera
House; The Misleading Lady" at the
Fulton; The Laughing Husband" at
the Knioksrbocker Theatre; Billie Burke
at the Lyceum; Help Wanted at the
Maxine Elliott Theatre: cyril Maude in
Grumpy" at Wallack's; William Collier
at the Hudson; "Ssri," at the Liberty
The Midnight Girl" at the Forty-fourth
Street Theatre; Mauds Adams. at the
Empire, aud "MariA Rosa" at the
I-onOacsA
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full in his three lectures recently given
in New York under the titles, New
Manila" Hiking Through Luzon' and
Cruising Through the Philippines"
The Igorrotes, the Ifugaos, the Moros,
the Negritos and many other wild tribes
will be visited, motion pictures Of their
customs, dances and daily existence
forming q most Interesting as well as
most comfortable and inexpensive method
of making an otherwise rather expen-
sive, uncomfortable and sometimes dam
Gerous journey, As Mr.. Holmes de-
rcrihes many Of the parts Of the Islands
as natures beauty spots" the coiored
slides showing these are among the
finest ever shown by him In recent years
On Sunday evening, March !, Mr.. Holmes
will close his New York season with one
presentation OF Egypt and the Nile
The opening 81 the New York Theatre
with the motion pictures OF THE Three
MusketeeTs" has been postponed unit
a week from Monday.
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Felix Adler. who u ono Of tho sue
cessss a. BIIy Hilton In "The Queen OF
tho Movies" at tho Globe Theatre, Is
q striking example of the speedy crea-
ton Of . popular actor. Mr. Adler has
risen to b . popular and excellent
musical comedy comedian overnight,
For several years he has been doing
obscure things. Ever since he was
graduated from the North Division
High School in Chicago hs has been on
the stage, but In an unimportant way.
He started with a small repertoire
company, between tho acts Of which
no began to develop the monologue
which afterward gave him entrance
into the Western vaudeville theatres.
During this period he was also a char
actsr actor.
He then began TO DO . vaudeville
sturn" With a partner. He had sew
eral before hs made arrangements for
German dialect act with Addison
Burkhardt, who has since become one
one Of the successful musical comedy
libysttists. Adler finally decided tc
conflne his vaudeville act 10 mono
Rogue. II was IN this that he fret wor
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22
Career of New Funny Man in Town

longer wears the Dundresry whiskers
and the plaid. double yisorcd cap; the
Hebrew comedian doesn't have to wear
a cheesecut,er derby pulled down over
the ears: the Irish comedian comes out
looking like IA human being and the
German comedian forgoes the tuft Of
yellow hair Oh his chin and the biz
abdominal pad.
"In musical comedy. too. a comedian
has 10 be able to sing intelligently.
The old method OF running heller skel-
ter through a stanza until the refrain
was reached 10 gone for good. Tho
modern song writer may not DO q
Homer or Horace, but no Is making
every line say something. 1t may be
slangy. sometimes raw: yet the audi
ence wants to hear every word of II.
The coon shouter Is dead. but the hear.
able singer is more and more In de-
mand.
"There II a lot for me to learn yet.
This experience Of playing with clever
people, all Of them more experienced
in the work than I, is doing mo a lot
of good. In vaudeville, where one has
only the audience and himself TO con I.
sider, one 10 likely to get the habit Of
becoming too confidential"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22
IN BURLESQUE THEATRES.

1.-The Taxi Girls" will he seen NJ the
Columbia Theatre this week. The large
organization OF comedians, singers.
dancers and specialists will he seen In
two one act travesties and an olto OF
vaudeville acts. The principal perform
ers will be Joe NJ Fields and Princess
I.uba Moron. In the supporting COM
pany will be Marty Ward. Edna Green,
John Bohlman, Lynn Canter, Frank
Harcourt. Charles Jensen, Nellie Lock-
wood and a large chorus.
Harry Hastingss big Show" will en-
terrain the patrons of the Murray Hill
Theatre this week with IA two act bur-
iesuue entitled "Tinkle's Daughters
The company includes Harry Lester
Mason, Tom Coync, Flossie Gaylor Oh
lie Oden, Mabel Leslie, Frank and Bea-
trice Martin and Val and Ernie Stan
ton. Wednesday night ragtimo piano
contest will be an extra feature OF the
performance with the awarding Of
prizes 20 the successful competitors.
The Queen Of Paris" company.
headed by Harry Koler, Harry X. Nor
ton. Fannie Vedder, Alice Maude Poole.
, Charles Callahan, Willimene Bowen.
Harry Evans. Kathleen Miller. Nanny
Koler and q chorus Of thirty will occupy
the stage Of Miners Peoples Theatre
on tho Bowery this week. presenting
the two act buriesqus We. Us Co
at Home"
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This Country

ence degree OF fun which II IL al
together impossible for anybody not
genius to create. Thus in devising such
an elaborate point of departure the
dramatist only increases his difficulties.
II is indeed From the expert manipu-
lation Of familiar situations that the
playwright is likely to get better re-
suits. The development by action OF
all the humor possible to certain set
OF circumstances is bound to make
much better entertainment than the In
vention for a starting point OF an eiab-
orately complicated situation. then al
lowing the characters to stand about
for three acts and discuss this hypoth-
esis. There 10 nothing especially In
yolyed in making man or a party OF
men mistake a house for an Inn. Yet
from this comparatively simple begin
ming authors ever since Oliver Gold
smith have been able to evolve all KINDS
of amusing consequences.
Herbert Spencer compares In MS
essay on style the language to ma
chine and recommends the use OF short
Anglo Saxon words because they ac-
complish the greatest effect with the
leas. display Of means, such as the
small engine does. The simple starting
point for the farce is therefore an ad-
vantage. II hs 10 able to produce anus
ing complications at all they are GER
tain to he more effective than those
which are the result Of an extravasan'
ana unreal combination Of circum'
stances.
Next TO this kind Of Q beginning
however, for a farce nothing seems Il
recommend q play to managers NOR
than the sparkle of its speeches. TIT
wit OF the wilde theatre kept thos'
MAYS alive longer than they ever ~oui'
have survived merely on the strength
of the playwrights humor. This nap
pened, however, to be humor OF mn
; intellectual character, Just as the ful
! Of the Shaw dramas il to-day. coca
sionally In the farces that flash acros
the wearied case Of the men who ar
maid to see them and probably coui
not under any other circumstances
draRxed In to watch the output OF ANA
teur bunslers and stFabismic thsstr
> managers. wsaried and baf'ied In the 81
tempt to md what the public want
g there IL some Of the talk Of tho authe
, which IL really amusing. Rarely
. there anything that speaks from tn
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New PLAYS for the Holiday Week

and Paid For" At william 4. Brady's
Playhouse, a part written especially
for him by George Broadhurst The new
play In by NO means his hrst experiment
In authorship, although II rspsssents his
initial endsavop In the line Of entertain
msnt intended 10 MI a. entire evening.
Ines Plummsr, Matte ksAne. Jennie
Weathersly, Nva Condor. John Crom-
we'll and Edward Mcwade are In the cast,
On Tuesday afternoon. February ~,
1t the Playhouse DougiAs J. Wood will
revive Prince Kari" for the benefit of
the City History Club. Mr.. Wood will
play the title role. MADE famous by
Richard Mansfield. who nrst presented
It at the old Boston Museum and later
at the Madison Square Theatre in New
York city on Nay :, 1855. In the orig
inal cast were MAZDA Craigen. later re.
placed by Beatrice Cameron (Mrs. Mans,
heid). Mrs. J. r. Vincent. Charles Kent
Russ Whytal and william Seymour
The piece scored an unusual success
running throughout the entire summer
Mr.. Mansfield retained the farce In hi
rspsrtoirs foS many years. The per
Torrance on Tuesday afternoon win b,
the drat In New York city since Mr.
NansAsld's death. In the cast for THU
revival are Vifginia Pearson. Lucille l.,
Verne. Marguerite 6kervin. Douglas
Wood. Edr1uNd hilton, Frankiyn Hanna
Edward Lummsron and Philip Lsish
Cecil Butler. for years stare manage
Tor Mr.. NaauAsld. Will assist Mr.. Woo,
| In dirscting this pevforaaAcs.
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" Plays From Germany, France and y

character or tine situation. Taken as
these plays come. however. the humor
Is Of a most ordinary kind. 1t scarcely
rises above the give and take Of ordi-
narily intelligent men and women.
Because farce must make its points
lightly and without obvious EFFORT 1t
takes skill to succeed In such a field.
Yet 1t seems to attract the amateur as
no other form Of drama. II may be
that the managerial demand for 1t
brings these plays by unknown authors
before the public more frequently than
It does the more serious and ambitious
works and that there are Just as many
Of the other kind that are never seen.
Perhaps there Is cause for gratitude
that only the lighter forms Of torture
are brought forward.
Yet the burden should not he allowed
to fall on the unknown author alone,
Some OF tho most experienced are ca
pablo Of Just as dire results. Was not
George Brosdhurst the author OF Just
Like John" and did not Augustus
Thomas claim the credit for Mere
Man? Yet Mr.. Broadhurst 10 capable
Of such clear cut specimen Of the dram
atist's skill as bought and Paid For"
So It Is not only the youngsters that go
bungling into the business Of writing
farces that seem irresistibly funny 70
them and the managers Just because
they set out from some altogether ex-
travasant combination Of circumstances
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22
~ LAWRENCE REAMER.

Nj %:s; :s.: :::: WIN s; ':': :: Ts:
L list Of attempts To find success
In this field is much longer
than the really prosperous events
Of such enterprises. speed" "The
Marriage Knot" Are You Crook?'
Her First Divorce" "The Love
Leash" "Five O'clock" Mere Man.
who's who?" Believe Me, Nan
,ippe." kiss Me Quick" Don't
Weaken" and similar efforts all 20 to
show that 1t is not difficult for any
author to have farce kindly treated by
tho theatre providers There were
smons this list-which represents in
fact but . small number of the unsuc-
cessf,il comic plays produced here dur
ing the last two seasons-sons works
by experienced plsywrights; but the
majority Of the dramatists were begin
ners in their field.
But managers had confidence enough
ia many Of these wholly amateurish ef-
forts to put them before the public. The
plays named are not all 10 be consid J.
cred Of the same quality, for some-such
as Speed" and "Her First Divorce
posse ssed real dramatic merit. but un-
fortunately not sufficient to succeed
Vet not one Of them can be recalled
at this minute that possessed any gen
ulns theAtric quality American farce
uhen n "a good is most excellent One
need only recall Baby Nine" "ofiiceI
SEQ" and even stop Thief" to realize
the merit of our native brand OF drama
Of this kind. There were, however
many other local products OF an alto
sether different quality.
The situation on which farce u
founded seems all that counts to-da!
in tho estimate of those men who ar
going to put 1t on the stage. In re
cent example Of the homemade bran'
u woman meets in summer hotel ne
two former husbands when she Ia Wit
the latest she has acquired. such
posture OF circumstances strains prob
ability to an altogether impossible ex
tent. Presumably from such start
ing point an author ought to be able I
build UP an amusing play. Probably
playwright could. But there 10 In tn
very extravaganza of this situation In
creased difficulty for the author tn
audience expects from starting poir
so far removed from all human expert
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22

At the Forty fourth Street Theatre
to- morrow afternoon the 6huberts VIII
present their latest musical COMEDY
The Midnight Girl." an adaptation OF a
recent Continental success. The cast
which Is headed by George MacFarlane
and MsrsaYst Romaipe. includes such
popular entertainers ~ Louise Kelley
Eva Fsllon. Louise hruneile, Mar9ey
Pearson, Fremont Benton. George schii-
Ter, Teddy Webb. Paul ker. Harry Deli
Frank Farrinston. Edward Durand.
lAonel Bslmosts. Denmsn Aaiey ana
Jane Burdstte.
The piece l. from the French Of Paul
Hsrvs ana Jssn Briquet. authoss OF
Adele" ne EnSiish version 70 by
Adolph PHILIP and Edward A. Paultoa
and the production has been staged oS
Ben Teal.
At the Gaiety Thestre Henry W. Saw
age will ofRas Tomorrow nIsht tor me
nrst time In New York "AlonS Came
Ruth" Q three act comedy BY Holman
Day based upea the yrench play Ia
oamolss,lo d Nsonsla," ~ trants
Tonson and yagaasA Wieheler. which
has been performeA moee thsn 800 timss
IN Paris ana 10 stili on visw at the Thea
ira due 0ymnsse. OincA Holman Dsl
was chosen 70 make The Bngjlsk aAapta,
ton Of the paece Il might b inferred
that the ioua1s u rAlos6 Csms RUTH
Ia New Hnsland. slAcs Mr.. Days utsrasl
s6orts. which lnelude nevelss shor
stories And posna hsve ~ eeah wsel
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22
NEWS OF THE MOVIE WORLD.
Attempt. to Dsiisht tie Eye.

Tho Vitagraph Theatre has proved =
pronounced success. At every matinee
and evening performance since the
opening standing room only has main
tanned. This shows the artistic excel
lence Of the two feature pictures and
the interest shown In tho personal ap-
pearances Of John Bunny. Mary
Charlsson and James Morrison In tho
silent drama "The HoneymOonsFs." "A
Million Bid" 10 thought to be the finest
motion picture ever produced. Its fivs
reels are full Of tense dramatic situa-
tons such az the stage never has and
never will offer. for the reason that It Is
physically impossible TO stage such
scenes a. are found in profusion in this
picture.
Tho personal appearances Of John
Bunny have attracted Thousands. His
unctuous personality permits him Il
rive a new form of entertainment
In his silent drama not ono word Is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22
N VAUDEVILLE THEATRES.

Joan Sawyer and John Jarrott the
dancers Who made their vaudeville debut
last week at the Palace. will continue
there fov another week Eddie Toy with
his seven little Toys ana sahsreI the
daassusa. will also be features. Other
acts will Include Fannie Brlce. Kate
Elinops and Sam williams, Claude Giliing-
watsS and company IN Wives OF the
Rich" the three pu FOR brothers. Mo
ReA and ClsSs and others
John L Sullivan. long heavyweight
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22
THE HIPPODROME.

The big scenic spectacle America at
the Hippodrome will start on Its twenty
sixth Week tomorrow afternoon with
an unbroken record Of two performances
a day except Sundays. The nav circus
acts with which the production has been
amplified have proven popular. psrticu-
larly with tho children.
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New England types. The scene Of the
comedy II the little town of Oldport.
Ma. and tho people who enact its story
are the Hubbards, tha Brsdfords, the
Hitchborps and others Of names that
have Ssea familiar and standard along
the north Atlantic coast since tho days
Of the PuyitSns.
The cast includes irene Fenwtck, who
plays Ruth; Vivian VESSEL, Joseph Kill
gour, James Bradbury, r. J. Mccarthy,
Ethel l.anSdon. Louise eydmuth, Mary
Turner Gordon, Frank II. Thomas, Ed
ger Nelson. Sol Aiken. John Mckenns
aAd others
Hansi Arustaedt and Gustav Wsidau
two Of OsrmaAys most famous modern
stars, Will open Monday night limited
eugaxsmsnt ct the Irving Place Theatre
They viii appear In Moinar's new COM
edy. "Dsr I.aibgardist." Miss Arnstaedt
known ~ 0evmany's most charming and
bset dressed actress. u billed ~ thu
'Ochsuspislerin." Mr.. Waldau Will play
the psrt OF the sSchauapleler" Othel
oRsrinvs Of Miss Arnstaedt and M
Wsldau win 10 Tolstoy's "Der iebeud'
Isichnsm." ~0oldasohs" and "pas Jour
Nslistea.s
Monday night the Thirty-ninth stree
Theatre viii otter . new comedy b!
Frank Craven. called Too Many Cooks
Mr.. Craven ID known to the patrons .
theatres pFincipsiiy BY reason OF h!s In
tssprstation q the eharaotsr - JtMSs(
6SlOv dpriM0 the long sun Of "Sou1h
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THE THEATRE CHANGES
New Plays With and Without Music

MONDAY-The Forty-fourth Street
Theatre, matinee performance Of
1.-The Midnight Girl" musical farce
from the German with music by
Jean Gilbert.
Caiev Theatre. Along Came
Ruth" comedy from the French.
Lyric Theatre, Blanche Ring In
when Claudia Smiles" from the
Thirty-ninth Street Theatre.
TUESDAY--Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre. TOO Many Cooks" farce
by Frank Craven, who will also play
the leading role.
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Asahi Troupe, the Great Lester, Joe Cook,
Miller and Lyle, Wentworth, Nesta and
Teddy. Hussey and Lee, Rae and Rae
and Tell Taylor.
Proctors Firth Avenue will celebrate
Washingtons Birthday week with an all
American programme, headed by dual
headline turns. Joseph r. Howard and
Mabel McCane and Edmund Hayes and
company in THE Piano Movers" Other
acts will be Viohnsky. Ted Lorraine and
Hattie Burks. the Meredith Sisters, the
Brown Brothers, Herbert's -.oop-the-I.oop
Dogs. Gormley and Cassrdy and Proctors
feature hlms at intermissions.
Anna Held will head the bill at tho
Colonial Theatre this week. JON Josefs-
sons Original Icelandlc China Troupe will
present their marvellous tricks of self
defence called "Glima, the secret sport
OF Iceland, and the balance Of the pro-
gramme will include Dolly Connolly and
Percy Wenrich. Ciaudius and Scarlet,
Miss Norton and Paul Nicholson playing
"a Dramatic Cartoon" George b. Reno
| and company IN The Misnt Army"
Guerro and Carmen, Rafayette's dogs and
klaw and Changers motion picture film
THE Fatal Wedding" Concerts will be
given to-day as usual.
The Ahambra Theatre will have AIDE
laide and J. j. Hughes In series OF. origi-
nal dance creations on this weeks pro-
gramne. Emma Csrus. assisted by Carl
Randall In songs and dances Will he an
other headiner. The remainder OF the
bill will include Laddie Cln. Joe Keno and
Rosie Green IN Hands Across the Street
Doris Wilson and company playing
Through the Looking Glass" the Belle
clair Brothers. Lewis and pody. Ward
and Cullen and The Two Tomboys. Con-
certs will take place to-day.
Louis Mann, assisted by Emily Ann
Weliman and company, will head the bill
at tho Bronx Theatre this week In a
tabloid version Of "Eievating u Illus
band" Other acts will include Lydia
Barry. the six American Dancers, Fred
rika slemons and company In the
comedy Liz Paul Nevins and Rub,
Erwood, playing "Ths Coal Man and thu
Maid Carmens Minstrsls, Schooler Hnc
Dickinson and Montasue's BIrdsS Tn,
} usual concerts viii be given to-day.
Heading n holiday bill Of feature sct'
at Proctor's Twenty-third Street Thu
week will be Tho Musical Fiends." which
instrumental cleyerness Other acts vii
include Bin,berg and Day. Robbins Ele
|. plants. Dooley and Evelyn. ed Powell
and company. Allyn King. Eldors an
company and nrst run comedy photo plays
. A tabloid singing skit. "The Fiv
= Marines" presented by a quintet Of 3uve
niles will be the headlnsr OF an n
. comedy bill this week At Proctors FIFTY
. eighth Street. Other acts will includ
linn and Essie Iisxelton. Eddie Badge
letter and Rogers, Selman Arden an
, rompany, Rose Marguerite and he
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22

Proctor's East l26th Street will have
this week brand new musical comedy
entitled "The Travelling Misses" Others
on the programme will be Mcpermot and
Wallace Lionel parke, Benninas-Lewis
and company, Kinbell and Kenneth.
James ]. Hanley and company, Elsie
Murphy, this Ferraros, the Aerial Bar
hours and photo plays which are changed
daily.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22

schooled horses and black and white
photo plays which are changed daily.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22

pugilist of the Would. will he seen this
week at Hammerstein's Victoria. lie has
not been ON the stage for five years.
Dorothy Dale will also be featured and
some Of the other acts will be Victor
Moore and Emma Littl,hsd in Change
Your Act" Winsor McCay. I'D wynn and
company Madeline, Rita Gould, the
Asahi Troupe. the Great Lester, Joe Cook,
Miller and Lyle, Wentworth, Nesta and
Teddy. Hussey and Lee, Rae and Rae
and Tell Taylor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22

John L sullivan. LONG heavyweight
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22

This evening and to-morroy afternoon
at Carnegie Hall Burton Holmes win con-
tinus his New York season with travel.
osus which might be called Triple Ex-
tract Of Philippines" This will be com,
pilation end condensation Of ell that was
most Interesting. Instructive and beanti-