The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-11

Its Special Merit.
But the especial merit of The Whirl
OF the World" last night seemed to r,sid.
~ the tightening of the text. which il
usually such "A dreary stretch of over
grown ana rather rank verbiage All
hands seemed TO be on the job When
Willie Howard described among the new
dances the popularity of the Salvation
Army glide as dancing on your heels to
save your soles" there was a mild impulse
to laughter. similar wheezes were abun-
dant and they did help. How many OF
Them should be added TO the credit Of
Harold Atterridge. who was named ON the
programme as author, and what came
from the performers or from the free
lance jokesmiths who add sparkle to texts
at so much a sparkle it il not possible to
say. But the general average OF the talk
was above what one finds In musical
plays of this kind. 1t denoted AN en-
couraging emancipation from the conf
dence In satin and canvas which has been
disheartening in SO many recent musical
plays
There was an ample talent among the
performers, who were seen in Paris
club in street In Havre on the pier to
the departure of a wonderfully mas
sive and realistic ocean liner which
slipped out of her dock with all the DELHI
Grafton and accompanying uproar of
naturalness then in the second act ON
board this boat, listening to a very anus
ing variety show In the lounge, in the
wireless room Of the boat on the stormy
waters about her, and finally In the Madi-
son Square Garden on the night of Morris
Gest's Arabian Nights ball. OF riotous
color and extravagant expenditure there
was a wealth in every scene II was la
the steaming away OF the big vessel and
later in the burning of another at sea
that the Winter Garden concern for dra-
matte SDectAcle shown Nv the
of the cinematograph an illusion of
roaring waves. which could readily have
been much better of flames pouring from
the hold of burning ship. which was
very realistically done and the excite
ment OF fire at sea were rather thrill
ingly reproduced. The figure of the hero
however, rowing to the rescue was not
as inspiring as 1t was meant to be.
Actors Original Merriment.
Willie Howard. who is still associated
with his brother Eugene and represents a
brother act In vaudeville in all its traits,
had some amusing moments OF Yiddish
fun. and in his limitations of David War.
field and John Norworth-sorry not to be
able to call him Jack. but never had the
pleasUre-anl to the very, very familiar
burlesQue Of opera he contrived to add
some original mcrrment of his own. Ber-
nard Granville dances in his eccentric
IaSHIOIi Will NTluosllS NNlcn Few OF
his colleagues command, and sings bet
ter than most OF them. Did he happen
to possess the quality commonly de-
scribed as personality IL would not be
possible to halt him on the rush to Broad
way fame. Ralph Hertz pervaded the
performance, usually clever In his indi-
cations of quiet humor, sang his old
familiar song about the cook who went
on the stage in the noble cause of art
and was for some inscrutable rea son al
lowed by an indulgent management to act
one of MdtthiaSs scenes from THE
Bells" These various comedians We're
divulged in plot which related to the
success of an American in gaining ad-
mission to "A Paris club. Once there he
wagered a large sum that before month
he would have the sweethcarts Of the
thirty members In love with him. But
such harmless little plot did not in the
least interfere with the success of the
show.
Rozsilka Dolly did with grace some
novel tango steps and. had in Lester
Sheehan the best dancing partner ever
associated with her. His dancing pos
sessed an elegance which was never IA
quality In the appearance Of his pre-
decessors. Then, Miss Dolly has at last
learned to dance with both legs. which
% more symmetrical In effect than the
results Of her old time prejudice for the
left. The costume of Anna Paviowa
and some OF ner steps AS well as the
music to which she danced her gavottc
were repeated by Miss Dolly and Mr..
6heehan In the "Pavowa Gavoitc"
II was the appearance of Lydia Kyasht,
However. which brought the most exquisite