New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-03
NEWS OF PLAYS
and PLAYERS
Shaw Again at the Palace
-"The Terrible Meek"
Other Notes.
BY HECTOR TURNBULL.

Arnold Daily, abandoning his much
advertised plan of presenting one OF
the "Anatol" sketches at the Palace
Theatre, has decided TO continue his
engagement there with "How He Lied
to Her Husband" one of Shaw's de-
lightfully satirical playlets. Having
seen Mr.. DAILY play the role Of the
poetic lover in this aketch some time
ago, the most remarkable feature of his
present performance seems to be an
illuminating example of the bunting
effect vaudeville audiences have upon
the subtleties Of players art His
first performances of the play in this
city were delightful in their smooth,
delicately handled Characterization.
Yesterday afternoon this fine reading
of the lines was not in evidence, and
instead each point made by the au-
thor was driven home with obvious
labor and infinite pains. IL does not
appear logical, however, that "legiti-
mate" players who spend any length
of time in the vaudeville houses should
find il necessary to broaden their
business" or otherwise overact in
manner that would be at once con-
demned in a 81 theatre. Vaudeville
audiences, far from being less sharp
in their perceptions and appreciations
than Legitimate" audiences, are trained
by the very nature of their favorite
entertainment to keenness of judg-
ment and a sharpness of wit that
should make them quick to resent this
by no means uncommon condescension
on the part of legitimate stars. Judg-
ing from yesterdays audience, some OF
them did resent it and assumed that
familiar, stoical attitude of waiting
for-the-next-number-
Apropos of the announcement that
Charles Ram Kennedy and Edith
Wynne MaAhison are going to present
"The Terrible Meek" at the Horace
Mann Auditorium on December -, it is
interesting to note the new signifi-
canoe taken on by Mr.. Kennedy's
strange and thrilling play. When the
work was first presented it aroused
great deal of comment, both in the
press and pulpit. Some newspaper
critics appeared shocked beyond meas
ure at the new treatment given to so
sacred a story. One even classified the
play as "blasphemy." Since that
time "The Terrible Meek" has been
done in over 1000 churches through
out the country, and now with the
outbreak of the war it is being widely
quoted because of its powerful argu-
ment for peace.
BEING heart and soul with that ray
Of sunshine one page to the left IN It's
campaign against the hypocrites who
would die rather than confess to n
lack of humor, we cheerfully admit
that the following from the press rep
resentative of Daddy Long-Legs" pro-
duced nary a cackle.
Jean Webster, author of Daddy
Long-Legs," tells an amusing story OF
the difficulties of buying stage prop
critics. Freshmen in colleges have a
way of decorating their rooms with
signs that they have picked up here
and there. A design was needed to
hang on the walls of Judy's college
room. and what could be more appro-
nriate than "We Study 10 Please"
Miss Webster went into sign shop.
"What line do you represent? was the
question OF the shopkeeper before he.
Would even consider to show off his
wares. II was necessary for Miss
Webster TO assure him that she was a
restaurant keeper before he would con-
sent 10 deal with her. And even then
II was difficult for her to escape with
out Pumpkin Pies Fresh Every Hour"
"Oysters r in Season" and mot Re-
sponsible for Overcoats."
$50 Much for So Much" the new
play by willard Mack, is to be given
81 the Longacre on Friday night, hav-
ING been postponed to give Joseph Kill
gour time to prink for the perform
ance.
Ned Wayburn, who has gained con-
siderable fame in this country for his
success in staging musical shows and
his ability to turn chorus girls into
machines, has returned from abroad
with a new one act spectacle. IL is
called "The Slave Ship" and will be
seen at the Victoria on December 7.
The action of the play takes place on
the deck Of slave runner Of the type
that obtained about the year 1850.
There are 20 be twenty persons In the
cast besides n cargo Of slaves. and the
announcement describes the whole az
fair as "stupendous."
A special matinee for the blind OF
New York City Is to be given this sf-
ternoon at the Cort Theatre. Gov
ernor-elcct Whitman and Mayor