The evening world., 1914-06-11

whils shs 10 not . rsmarkabls dancs'
shs has yeuth. charm asa above ~
that rare possession called person.
atty. II was not until she INDUCED
IN Limitations" that she betrayed hei
limitations. When her performancs
took this amateurish turn IL was a
study to watch the faces Of those old
stagers. George Monroe and Harry
Fisher. who regarded her more In
sorrow than in jealousy. But In her
own pretty, girlish way az dancer
Miss Miller was a real delight.
As the directress OF the moving pic
ture firm Of Mrs. Burke and Daugh-
ter. Mr.. Monroe added to the laugh
able follies OF his long career by play
ing a stage mother with . vengeance.
A. one who moved In motion picture
circles he--or "she"--seemed TO speak
from experience In saying. TITS the
hardest thing in the world now to
get good, reliable white slave"
Later on Monroe wore a belt big
enough to show he was q life saver,
a fact that was apparent the moment
he launched himself into the piece.
The truth is there was no fun to
speak Of until he appeared. A scene
in a moving picture studio dragged
along without . redseming feature.
and burlesques Of certain plays Of
the year were rather stupid except
for travesty on Tho Yellow
Ticket" in which the piping Mr..
Fisher and the bawiing Mr.. Monroe
raised gales OF laughter.
Miss jose Collins could hardly hope
for attention In her opening song.
Kitty MacKay." for the simple rea-
son that II was distracted by the
knee action OF q bare-lesged chorus
ziegfeld has at last reformed In this
respect. but the Winter Garden still
continues to exhibit legs in their
natural state. This exhibition, on a
smaller scale, was even carried to
the runway, whore the usual parade
OF more than ordinarily enduring
young charms took place. Ono could
sec at q glance that the chorus was
not altogether slender. and while the
costumes were gorgeous they did not
always show of the girls to best ad-
vantage.
In a football game with the au-
dience one fair player Kicked herself
instead of the ball into an aisle and
was picked UP by chivalrous specta-
tors who sprang from their seats to
the rescue as one man. Meanwhile
Miss Collins did her best with the in
different songs that came her way.
Bernard Granville had the best
worked hard and we'll throughout the
performances. r. Roy Barnes talked
at great length, and at one time wore
crepe. Il was appropriate. Ethel
Amorita Kelly danced and kicked
with the utmost confidence in q cos
tune too simple for words. and Fran
ces Demarest sang from time to time.
II was Mr.. Monroe, more than any
one else, who put life into the per-
Torrance. His broad art needs elbow
room. and 80 he found himself thor
oughly at homo In the Winter Garden.
BY way ~of q new upiift movement
series Of platforms rising to the
height OF the proscenium. with chorus
ladies taking exercise In costumes al
most a. light as air. This novelty
from London's Ahambra caused the
audience to sit up ana stare, and
though the dim light made It disap-
pointing at FIRST. It presently doomed
up - q big feature. 1t might have
been made even moro effective.
though, by massing the girls In
greater number. An airship was q
scenic wonder. and while the burning
of San Francisco seemed q bit grim,
Il led up to . nne scene Of the ex-
position buildings. with the bay IN
the distance.
Although the Passing SHOW
sTho Whirl Of the world" IL 10 a. big
a. a circus and will no doubt make
the town open its eyes. Incidentally
Il recalls that piaintive ditty. put
Ne Among the Girls"