Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26
TIE THEATRE
Co-operative Playwriting
pv q Hundred Dramatists


olav. And when they have joints
z.educed this theatrical monster thes
IN 20 ahead and do f1ve more.
A.sustus Thomas is at the bottom OF
- ,his. with Wilson elected and nc
Laws OF his own to produce he will as.
s.,pble his fellow dramatists in the So
,.4,5s New York rooms tomorrow and
socaed to the business Of getting plot.
s ~ member may submit any idea he
snnpens TO have no use for. Then the
n.absrfng will ballot on the plots sub
s. ssited and make suggestions as to work
q ,ne out the scenario. After that the mass
.ssllnR adfourns in favor of FIVE young
8 ssrsn,afists Of tender years, but unquench-
Ma ardor and thick thews, who will col
s.horate on the dialogue under Mr. Thom-
+ sa'n direction.
s iittie dickerinR with the managers,
s q 4 masterpiece will be returning roy
3 sifss 10 the five young gentlemen and a
.-Aaat per cent. to the society. The
IIssrary evolution might be kept UP In
& ss6nitsiy, Of course, II tho supply of di-
s-ssgnr Reniuses could hold out. So far,
sawever. the 5oolety Of American
8 nya4natists can produce only four sue
ss~eors to Augustus Thomas. They are
4 Be Rachael Crothers, Margaret Mayo,
manning Pollock and Edwin Milton
Royle
fhe scheme has been tried at Harvard
.iMr Thomas suggestion and under Pro-
Esaaor Bakers direction. Tho fact that
"a masterpiece has yet assailed Broad
way as q result Is not good evidence, of
eourse but II seems pretty safe to say
ma anybody who looks for real results
rom such three-ringed circus methods is
& IIkely to be disappointed. Doubtless
there are untried playwrlghts willing to
. epllt the authors royalties five ways"
But the mind hesitates before the pros
rect Of inducing even the most self
sacrificing hundred dramatists in the
world to give UP any plot or Idea that
4 worth It's salt. AS for the true val
uss of art--individual expression is likely
10 be the least of these to go overheard
in this wholesale carnival of creation.
But Mr. Thomas has his eye on the
movies as a place of last resort and he
holds an offer for the serial rights from
Various Sorts of Things
Annette Kellerman. who has given
America new respect for the temple of
dod, moved up north this week with
sTho Model Maid" in which the diver
and dancer turns her talents to the baser
uses Of musical comedy. But she still
dives. For one act she is an artists
model for q Partisan dancing girl, In an
ether she is the dream vision of that ORR
sntal entertainer disportng herself be-
fcre her master and varying the custom
my proceedings with an exhibition in the
palace plunge. The third act is back in
The studio, where every one is awake
aSnin and ready for finishing UP the ar
Tits courtship OF his model. Ann Cald-
veil supplies book, Raymond Hubbell
muEe, and the critics of Washington
heve been reasonably satisfied with the
performance
The first New York production Of the
erganiZadon known as the Modern Stage |
and under the direction of Emanuel
Recher, the distinguished German actor, !
save It's subscribers only mild pleasure, |
Il the remarks of the reviewers are any |
iHdex. It was "E1ga," by Hauptmann, |
rather badly translated and too vocifer-
eusly acted by John Blair. The piece is
sheer poetry dream-tale Of the Middle |
Ages, with a sturdy knight brought low |
By Second Mrs. Tanqueray of the pc
nod, and with the translator missing
the poetry. 1t might have been a grievous
disappointment to tho subscribers II He'd
Wig Reicher had not played Elga so we'll
and II the scenery had not struck a fresh
note OF imagination.
Pmsonal Matters
The handsome young lady whose por-
tfsit adorns this department today and
49, VIII 10 III tOWH HbAI week with W
= the Shade" began her stage career
enly four years ago in one of Henry w.
EaYage's companies. The second year she
ans In THE Spring Maid" the third In
Louisiana Lou and "Sweethearts,"
Ehlle last year she was the prima donna
Hifh The Chocolate Soldier"
eonected with H. Reeves-smith who
plays jerry so delightfully."- in Peg o.
~ Hear" He is no young leading man,
alt father, a father OF three daugh-
seFs who are already on the stage. One
eI 2 them heads company in the Eng
asn provinces" The other secret is
ne fact that pnotographs-"ln the nat
afal wood" the typewriter was about
= click In spite of the fact that Mr..
Assyes-smith is an actor of keen in
ssngence-are almost impossible to find
Flenty Of flashlights "in character" but
ho mere portraits.
News Notes
Next week will see one alteration in
= IN the Shade" which comes to the
Forrest with Richard earle and Marie
sEhill Last week Miss Cahill added a
ms called IF She's Your Cousin. Sne's
~ Niece" Monday Ralph Nairn will |
sarole new lyric" EXCUSE Me, Pro-
.Isasor" in an EFFORT to show "the con-
af. netween the rebellious spirit of the
HaaeFn seminary girl and the stern sci
snee and unrelenting rule OF the peda-
Epgus," ]
AaRard Abelss. one of our abiest far
s.s4fs. Is soon 10 tear himself away from |
ne INNS and work every night in a regu-
- tneatre over piece called "The Mem S
sasndum Book" by Jules Eckert Good
Hnsn To-day" first saw the light It
- drama in Yiddish by A. s. Schooner.
saaolher en-. play by Mr.. Schooner. "The Green ;
: asIs'n.qnalre' .,slre' has Just been produced at !
'ae lhomashefsky Theatre in New York !
~ such success that it's advertising /
'''aophees seats eight weeks in advance. !
aeFe Is the rspertory for the two weeks !
= = :. =, Aantel's engagement at the Lyric: !
- 80 Msek-Monday, king John; Tues
Aaeoeth"; Wednesday matinee, I
.sss.aeo and Julieti'' Wednesday evening,
ne. Thursday. King Lear; FRI
"a hichelieu''; Saturday matinee, THE
many OF Venice" and Saturday even
- =, richard ILL.," Second week-Monday
- saturday evenings and Saturday
s4'zsaatse. Julius Caesar; Tuesday,
staasslesi Wednesday matinee. Mac
- Wednesday evening, THE Mer-
"a - ef Venice; Thursday, Hamlet"
= Ff1aay King John"
A Reckless Manager
ON cort Is billing his new musical Q
.zsFaYs what's Going Onn as a Anut / O