The Washington times., 1914-03-29
Eltinge Has
His Play
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By BEAU RIALT0.

NEW YORK. March 29.-Julian III
1inge has scaled to new heights with
his feminine glory. Accepted by the
rest of the country, but the Irdorscncnt
withheld. Eltinge apparently has
forced the skeptical to receive him with
uore than iassIn- approval in 1is
Crinoline Girl The wonder of the
women is that he is able to invade
1iieir domain in the graceful and eC-
fective wearing of beautiful gowns.
j-ltinge promises to have his longest
New York run in his new play.
The Crinoline Girl" is. Of coursc
built especially for the imperson' tions
Of FltinCe. He first appears in civilian
dress. and thcn. As an TIE Fascin-
ating v Idow." the way is cleared foI
MS appearance in the latest gowns.
To those unfamiliar with the work Of
Eltinge there is something even N hts
PICTURES displayed in the entrance of
the Enickerh"cllcr Thrater thai dci,s
fatbominC. Entcrinc the Ihcater tor
the opening performance 4 man and
woman. evidently man and wife,
stepped from the crowd for a moment
and studied largo portrait of Eltinge.
They commented on his thoroughly
masculine countenance as revealed in
the picture in male attire. By the
side Of this portrait was another just as
large. II showed Eltinge in low
cat evening gown. a huge wig ot au-
burn hair and a daring headdress.
And now, who is this?' inquired
the wife. is This his leading wo'Ilh?"
Tie peace of thc family was threat
encd as the hus ,aii'l explained. AID The
wife was ';tiu' unrocvnced and COR
tcplplated the -%o pictures for sew
.r1l minutes before entering the the
ater to be convinced.
The Crinoline Girl" as well as serv-
Ing as an acceptable vehicle for El-
unge'S approximations. is a melodra-
matte farce. which moves swiftly and
increases in entertaining qualities as
Il progresses.
The same glimpse which revealed
Eltinge in a new play and new gowns
showed the Rialto. Margaret Anglin In
dCrblet and hose. Opening for a linn
tied run at the Hudson Theater in "As
You Like It" Miss Anglin followed with
The Tanning of the Shrew." AS the
weiI received. The production was
elaborately staged. and though Miss
AngllE was enaSaSingiy pretty as the
Shepherd youth her Rosalind was in
no wise epochal.
social climbers is scheduled for
Broadway this Fall Margaret Mayo.
author of Baby Nine and Polly of
the Circus" is now putting the finish
US touches on the new production
which will step forth under the title
OF The Lookers-On." Is the press
agent puts It:
Miss Mayo's play deals with that
raIidly increasing class Of new-rch
Americans VINO believe their wealth will
be an opea-sesame to the inner shrines |
of the Smart Set, until they arrive and
find the gates closed in their faces"
Much may happen in the "Forties''
along Broadway and escape notice. but
the dancing of a shoeless tango by a
well proportioned model proved too
much. That is too much for the police,
not for the theater crowds that thronged
the street on the night chosen by the
young woman for her exhibition. A
kindly officer escorted the young
woman to lodgings furnished by the
city and it required the production OF
real money before she was released.
were first aroused when the young |
woman left restaurant talking to her |
self. No one is ever expected to talk |
to themselves in the Forties. Running |
out of conversation the young woman |
kicked off her slippers and tossing her |
coat to a passer-by began demonstrst- |
ing the latest steps. The police were |
amused until the dancer began directing |
stockinged toes in the direction OF
passing mems hats.
Superstitution has resulted in the
MANAGEMENT OF the Forty-fourth street !
theater deciding to eliminate all seats
ari tickets bearing the number 'l3
Persistent refusal of superstitious pa
irons to purchase a Eumber IL seat,
even though it be in a much desired
section of the house, resulted in the
action. Investigation showed that Of
tickets left in the rack after a per-
fcrmance was under way practically all
were for the ''l3'' seats in the various
rows.