Evening star., 1914-11-22

~ why iiu lHtN M tHt piS .SSN
National Theater from top TO
bottom at every performance, laugh
heartily and unrestrainedly at the
slightest provocation. applaud every
thing and then go away talking about |
the greatest show ever?"
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Was there a plot to the performance?
No Had the lines literary excellence? !
No Will the music live forever? No.
Were all the requirements of real
drama missing Yes. Was anything
new presented to take the place of
Shakespeare? No. Was it wee hit
naughty here and there? OF course, it
was-but who cared? And with every
thing missing that is Indispensable to
real drama, or genuine opera, with |
scarcely anything that can be recalled
save the whirling Kaleidoscope of
pretty girls. gaudy costumes and won !
derful stage settings, people went to
see THE Follies'' actually by the thou |
sands, and they will go to see next
years "vintage" and those that follow
afterward as long as they continue to
come.
With all the complimentary reviews
received by his new play, Willard
Mack would still feel justified in a
doubt that it may be the success pre- |
dicted for it. Every ybody who expressed |
a public opinion of 80 Much for So
Much" seemed delighted with the play; +!
its simplicity; its easy naturalness;
the force of its appeal. and the dram |
attic thrill of its climax. but everybody !
did not go to see it. In fact, the |
patronage later in the week is said !
there are many. great many, who |
believe that Mr. Mack's new contribu- !
zion of the season, while perhaps not |
Il great play. is going to be u popular |
one. because OF the sheer force of its |
entertainment One thing is not to be |
forgotten-it had the rivalry of The
FolIies.'' and of Peg o My Heart" |
two OF the most popular attractions
that could have run against it, at least |
here.
An event in theatrical entertainment |
that will be looked forward to with in
tereSt will be the massive New York !
Hippodrome production of "Pinafore" |
week hence Next week "Sari'' will |
come with its charm of plot, personnel |
and appealing melodies, and with it I
will come the new military melodrama, |
The Story of the Rosary with its |
English company, and the highly en-
tertaining, and perhaps best of all |
crook" plays, The Dummy" Thoughts |
of Thanksgiving day will not be dim
med by the theatrical diet for the
week. |
KIND HEART AND EXPRESSIVE
HANDS.-Edith Shayne tells this of
Hyde Fitch and herself
Because my mother wanted to 20 on
he stage when she was a girl she de-
;ermined to MAKE an actress of her
laughter. So she sent me to the Sar-
gent School. and l was duly entered in
.he class with Mary Nash, Doris keane,
Lucille Watson, Grant Mitchell and a
number OF other well known people.
The Danish critic, Joachim Rhein-
hard, who was at the schooi, came to
me after l had done the sleep-walking
scene from Macbeth and insisted that
he wanted to take me to Clyde Fitch
and TO have Mr.. Fitch see what l could
do. l was delighted with tine idea, of
course.
Mr. Rheinhard was good as his
word and took me to Mr.. Fitch's beau
ttful home, and Mr.. Fitch was very
Kind to me. He listened to my sleep
walking scene, and then he brought
out little French play that Nine
Bernhardt had done. and gave il to me
20 study, telling me to come back to
alm in two weeks.
The second time / went to see Mr..
Fitch the house was at its lovelest,
the fountains in the drawing rooms
were playing and the flowers were in
Oloom- L did my little task. the best |
knew how frightened 1 could be,
but determined to make the most of my
chance. Mr.. Fitch listened in silence
and made but one comment. He said to
Mr.. Rheinhard:
Her hands are expressive
"A day after | had . telegram
rom Mr. Fitch telling me | was to
join The Girl With Green Eyes com
pany in Chicago Immediately. In two
weeks | way playing the Clara Blood
GOOD rols.
That summer when Mr. Fitch went
10 Europe he went TO see the Pope at
Rome. and to receive his blessing. He
sent back TO me the pass to the Nat-
san. which he had used. with his name
and the date on it, and | have it yet
-.mong my treasures
HE WOULD FEEL SORRY.-Harry c.
pstrandcr and his guide were ascend
+uy sacred Mount Fujiyama when they
we're politely but firmly halted by
Japanese army officer, who requested
them TO 20 no farther on the route they
we're following.
There was no other way TO the sum
nit of the mountain, however, and as
5ltae forbade another opportunity TO
sec the famous worship among the
iouas Mr.. Ostrander explained the
natter to the officer and asked him
why the halt was necessary.
Well" said the military man, you
see, the path to the top crosses a wide
oh, so wide-valley beyond. and my
"ompauy is shoot tpracticing there. You
would be hit very many times, and l
would feel sorry"
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