Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-19
Curtain Calls

Damaged Goods" the play at the
Newark this week, deals in a star
tnngly frank manner with conditions
10 which polite usage heretofore had
tried to close its eyes. Those who
nave seen the play say that the awful
physical truths with which it deals
are handled in so delicate a way that
none but the most prudish could take
oitense. And. withal
which it calls attention are so menac-
ing to the human race, that it would
require a most short-sighted policy
on the part of anybody not to rejoice
that there has arisen dramatist
fearless enough to write and players
artistic enough to perform a play con-
corning so momentou6 a matter.
"Dorothy's Playmates," the head
liner at keeney's, is a truly remark
able sketch. Men and women, mas
querading as animals, cut up all sorts
of amusing capers, greatly to the joy
not only of Dorothy, but of the audi
ence as well, particularly the juvenile
part of the audience.
An Alaskan Honeymoon holds the
leading place at the Washington 1t
is splendid sketch of mirth and mel
ody. A tank act, showing under
water eating, smoking and singing
feats, also occupies high position on
the program.
Robert r. Haines, who appears in
''The Man in the Dark" at Proctor's.
has achieved renown on the legitimate
stage. He was leading man in many
of the greatest of Broadway successes
before he allowed the lure of vaude-
vile to coax him away.
The Odeon, which shifted last week
from vaudeville to stock-eompa
performances, gives 1.-THE Forbidden
play, this week.
KIaw & Erlanger's beautiful pro-
duction of 'The Little Cafe" the new
est musical play by c. NJ. S. Mcclellan
and Ivan Caryll, is nearing its one
hundredth performance at the New
Theatre, New York, where
it is easily the notable comedy success
of the present season. II follows the
example of its predecessors by the
same author and composer, "Ohi on.
Delphine." and The Pink Lady"
which were the metropolitan hits OF
their respective years.
"The Little Cafe" has taken firm
grip upon the theatregoers who de-
light in beautiful stage pictures, tune
ful music. witty lyrics and genuinely
funny situations Mr. Mcclellan, the
author, is at present at his estate in
the south of France getting round
shouldered piling up the bags of
money that represent his royalties,
Ivan Caryll. the composer, has Just
arrived in this country to consult with
Messrs. Klaw & Erianger upon new
play. He has homes in London, Paris
and New York, but aims to make his
permanent residence in this country,
of which he is now a naturaiizeo
citizen.
Bernard Shaw, the great Irish play
wright and iconoclaStic philosopher
in a preface to volume of plays by
Eugene Brieux, author of Damaged
Goods which is given this week at
the Newark Theatre. says:
''Brieux should rank with Euripldes
Aristophanes. Shakespeare and lhsen
because he so arranges the slices OF
life he selects that we, viewing the
ARRANGEMENT as dramas, are changed
from bewildered spectators OF sense
less confusion to men intelligently CON-
scious of the world and its desunleS-
"Brieux's soul is young, says rem
ple Scott in the Forum, and MS en-
thusiasm- for humanity is volcanic
snringing from the molten lava OF
earth's sufferings and sorroWs, IN
which his own sympathetic heart is
STEPPED"