New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-04
THE NEWS OF
THE THEATRES
Stamford, Conn.,, Qualities
Tonight as a Two
Ply Dog"
TWO NEW PLAYS TO
BE TRIED ON 1T
And in One of Them Butler
Davenport Will Act in His
Own Play.
Bv ACTON DAVIES.

Bv ACTON DAVIES.
Stamford, Conn, for its sins-or per-
haps for its virtues-is rapidly develop
ing virulent case of theatrical dog"
Those three more seasoned and accli-
mated theatrical CANNES, Atlantic City,
New Haven and Long Branch-a trio Of
towns which are used so frequently for
preliminary performances that in the
ribald jargon of the profession they
are now known as the Acid Test Cir
cuit-are perfectly willing to throw out
their chests, look naughty, and, in their
capacity of dogs, even to wag their
tales, as it were, if so much as one new
play is presented within their environs
in the course of a single week. But
now here is poor little Connecticut fac
ing a double barrelled situation such as
it never knew or dreamed about before.
Tonight it has to undergo the harrow
ing ordeal of having two new plays
thrust down its throat at once. And
it's all the fault OF George NJ. Conan.
Even the Stamford Town Council ad-
mits that fact. You see, it happened
this way: When Mr.. Cohan and his
partner, Sam Harris, went into partner
ship on the new play ION Trial" Mr..
Conan had such unwaverlng falth IN
young Mr.. Reizenstein's drama that ne
decided it must be sprung on New YORK
as a complete surprise. owing 10 the
complicated nature of the settings,
however, he realized that 1t was
essential that the company should nave
the benefit of at least one performance
out of town before facing their metro,
politan first night audience: PRODUCED,
at any of the ordinary dog towns,
such as the three which have already
been mentioned, the entire plot OF the
new play and all its novel features
would have been known and puDIlshed
in New York on the next morning. 90
in a frantic search for an Absolutely
dead town which could not be aroused
from its native and habitual lethargy
by the greatest play that was ever writ
ten, Mr.. Cohan had a sudden lnsplra--
ton. He exclaimed to his partner;
know what well do! Well present 'On
Trial in Stamford for single per
formance. No one will ever know 30
they took the play to Stamford, ana t .,'
immense success which subsequently
Greeted its metropolitan performance
is now sending all the managers 70
Stamford in hurry. Stamford IN
word is now considered the luckiest OF
ali theatrical dogs" And tonight
that dog will be divided against itself.
Stamford, in trying to do justice 70
itseif and the honors which nave SO
suddenly been thrust upon 1T, won't
scarcely know whether it is standing
on its head or sitting on its judicial
tail. II has two plays to sit IN Judg-
mont on tonight. One, which VIII pc
nresonted at the Stamford Theatre, Is
Goorge Scarborough's new COMEDY
"Wbst Is Love-" and the other, which
is n he acted at Stamford's brand new
theatre, the Bramhall Playhouse, is en-
titIcd "Differcnce in Gods" Its SUP
title il "The Psychology of Family
in -Four CHAPTERS" by Butler Dayen-
mort whose last metropolitan produe-
lion Tangled Lives" at the Majestic
ras nipped in the bud at its dress re-
bearsai bv Managers William harris
and Frank Mckee. difference IN
Gods" however, is said to be a play, OIL
ouite different kidney TO ranged
Tivos" and as an additional attraction
MIR Butler Davenport, its author 70
NIGHT will impersonate one OF inc
nrincinal characters in his new play.
Miss Mary Shaw will play the Leading
roie and A. HyltoD Allen will be her
leading man. From these few remar ~
il must be evident that TINS Is 10 Oe
Stamfords busy night.
On Wednesday evening, September
o A. Fl. Woods will make his SECOND
M, YORK production of the season
,yben he will reopen the Eltlhge
Theatre with George BroadhuTst 5
aGan+ation of Arpad PASTORS nun.
o 800 drama "Innocent," with a cast
h!noImding Miss Pauline FREDERICK, John
WiItorn Julian LEstrange. George
Probert. Arthur Lewis and Hardee
Kirkland.
Closely following the opening oil the
EItinge Theatre with innocent,
n Woods will inaugurate ms Season a.
the Liberty Theatre on Monoay ~
mo Septembcr ID, with Douglas ar
hanks in "He Comes Up Smiling
Naturalization by Byron Ongiey anu
Emil NyItray Of Charles sherman an, ;
rnvel The cast includes Patricia Sol-
lingo, William Morris, George paeAue'
Robert Cain, Eduard Durand' haIhr'he
Browne Decker ana hoOcl' N''
pcrciyal Jordan, for many, years PR,
,,.io secTetary to David Belasco, died
i Ea,e Wednesday night at his home,
Arden Ard st., New York City, OF uremic
poisoning. L.. losL ar the
poIacco offices until ten days, ago,
men he complained Of feeling Ill ne ne
- 81 home since then put
lad lad every expectation Of being ; OUT
again shortly On Monday comPiiiJSTg,
tons developed and he grew LapiSIiy
worse, the end coming en- wednesday
night. siv-vear.old
u" Nj Jordan has been associated win WIZ,
NJ Peiasco for the past seventeen
years. ----