The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-20
OF THE PLAYERS AND PLAYS

Certainly Irene Castle Of The dancing
family has already impressed her new
couture on her colleagues as we'll az on
young women OF her age. She wears
her hair falling straight from a part
in the middle OF her head. II Ia cut
short enough 20 fall only 20 her Shout
ders. With this she wears the prevail
ing fiilet. Already her dancing rivals
have adopted this fashion and young
women OF her own age are struggling
y reproduce this smart effect without
the necessity OF cutting OF their hair 70
che length that Mrs Castle wears hers
At present Her dressing "a unusually
picturesque and 50 far ont OF the or
binary that her mere appearance i'm
mediately endeared her TO tho hearts
OF the audience. II loved her even
more after her dancing and continued
60 love her after she had spoken, which
was a strong proof Of its prepossession.
The details OF the programme a.
Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre are an
nounced elsewhere. and il is not pos
sible TO say whether the Battling
Amazons will be on view there to-mor-
row afternoon or not. But they made
last Mondays matinee the most exciting
that a New York theatre has witnessed
since the days OF James owen O'Connor.
Seated in the boxes and in various parts
of tho theatre were many modishly clad
young women. They rather ran TO the
tailor made in the manner OF their at
tire. and slouch hats wero their favor!te
form OF millinery. Then they showed a
prediction for putting their hands in
the Jacket pockets and swaggering
through the Hobbies. Their appearance
~ tho theatre IL q regular feature OF
the Monday mat!nees, so there was no
surprise at the tone which they gave
to the audience.
II took the appearance Of a youthful.
debutante to start the warfare. Ad-
mred by some and evidently dstastefu,
20 others. the difference OF opinion
echoed from one side of the playhouse
TO the other. Various outbreaks quito
as emphatic. as tho masculine attire Of
tho prominent spectators would have
led ono TO suspect sounded from ore
box TO another. Tho sudden dlsap-
pearance OF some Of the participants,
followed by retirement from the theatre,
brought quiet at last But there Is
nothing on the programme at any other
variety theatre in New York equal 70
tho act Of the Battling Amazons OF the
Victoria when they start.
ALA Nazimova watched her husband,
Charles Bryant, in Driven" at the En-
pire Theatre on Monday night, but Il
seems probable that she will not make
an appearance in public before the
spring. She thinks the public may by
that time be hungry for some more
performances Of Ibsen.
Il made morn money out OF Ibsen
man any other plays ] ever acted"
Nine. Nazmova said the other day, land
I believe tho public is most anxious 10
SEC me in the dramas OF the Norwegian
playwright. I am never going 70 be q
snake again. Tho people cared very
little about me IN Bella Donna I
would have acted before In London were
II not that fear tho public ~ not just
now ripe for the dramas Of Ihscn. TIL,
Ibsen theatre has been very nuoa acted
there and Il may he that tho public
will nH be ready Tor more OF It unit,
after tho war.
II have declined all Offers to so into
vaudeville or into moving pictures, II
! don't act there IL ono thing may
do. Now don't ',S surprised. FOR am
certain ! shall De very successful.
know ] have a genius for It. Do YOU
know what that is?
"Is ] don. find tho klnd Of play
4 want may open a drcSsmak'rg es-
tablishment.'
David Toriencr. who as H., scotch
man In "TAe only Girl" causes SO much
amusement by his quaint ac'en. and his
natural fun, was for a while a singer
Of sentimental roles al tho Savoy Thea
tre in London. Before that no hat
been q student OF singing, for the opsr.