New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-26
In 'MOIOch' Broadway Has
a Tragedy to View
at Last.
HUSBAND AND WIFE
INTERESTING PLAY
Town Topics as Big a Show as
Ever Graced the Boards OF
Any New York Theatre.
By HAYWOOD BROUN.
Comedies.


shall. "Rosslind" is one-sct fantasy
by Barrie Both plays give Mario
Tempest opportunity TO show her ex-
traordinary ability in light comedy
roles. The Barrie play finds the little
Scotchman in one of his most whimsi-
cal moods. and it is mood which VIII
puzzle many.
Young America" at the Gaiety The
atrc. is a high spirited play by Fred
Ballard, with all the natural GOOD
humor of young dramatist and much
of the skill Of an older one. The pay
enlsts the ability OF trained dog
which plays no inconsiderable part IN
the development of the story. An ex-
cellent cast includes Percy Helton,
Peggy Wood, Otto Kruger, sam Coit
and William Sampson.
"The Boomerang" at the Belasco, is
/ light comedy of the best sort VIM
chell Smith and Victor Mspes have
written a skilful play, and David Be-
! lasco has lowered them with COM
pany which has everything. Arthur
Byron, Martha Hedman and Wallace
Eddinger are the leading players. me
! boomerang" may safely be recommend
/ ed 70 all classes Of theatregoers. but II
is particularly suited TO mixed doubles.
"A Pair of Silk Stockings at tbs
Booth. is delightful light comedy, with
a good cast, which includes Sam Sotn-
ern.
Rolling Stones" at the Harris. is
( spirited comedy, which oversteps into
farce territory at times. While not
distinguished in acting or writing, the
play will serve to furnish an agreeable
evenings entertainment to those the-
atregoers who are more interested IN
excitement than art.
"Our Children" at Maxine Elliott's
/ Theatre, Is q charmingly human COM
edy. by DR.. Louis Anspacher. Its plot
/ ia conventional enough, but the char
scters are we'll drawn and excellently
nlaved. Chief honors fall TO Emmett
| Corrigan and Elizabeth Aariens.
Farces.
"Hit-the-Trail Holiday" by George
Conan, at the Aston Theatre, is typical
of Cohan at his second best. There Is
plenty Of fun in the piece, but as bit
of dramatic workmanship it is exceed
inply careless. Fred Niblo Is pleasing,
but he hardly suggests Billy Sunday
As a matter Of fact, the acting honors
90 to Katherine La Sale and Joseph
Allen.
"No. SO Washington Square," at the
Park, has May Irwin and Astounding
complications. IL is farce OF the bois-
ferrous type.
"Some' Baby" at the Fulton, has 3
good idea and is amusing in broad
sort of way. Frank Labor and Emma
Janvier are excellent.
Drama.
Common Clay" at the Republic, Is
a crude but powerful play dealing
very frankly with a conventional ser
subject. The cast includes Jane Cow!.
John Mason, Russ Whytall and Robert
McWade. Cleves Kinkead is the au-
thor.
Husband and Wife," at the Forty
eighth Street Theatre, is a play IN
which a we'll worn triangle plot Is
handled with considerable skill. Inc
acting Of Robert Edeson and Olive Tell
is particularly good.
Tragedy.
"MOlOch, at the new hmstcfuaihs
! lies well within the form OF tragedy.
which is a type rarely attempted here:
The play shows with a great deal or
I skill the horrors Of war. It's action.
however, is overly episode. Holorook
Blinn, Lillian Albertson and Garetn
J Hughes are conspicuous in an excellent
cast.
Nel0drama.
"Under Fire." at the Hudson, ~
lively war play, by Roi Cooper Megrue,
/ in which the Allies get all the best or
il. William Courtney, Violet Herring
and Frank. Craven are the best people
in the good cast.
"The House of Glass" at the Cand-
Ter. lacks the pace which melodrama
should possess, but 1t has us iiveiy
moments and contains some good char
acter sketches. Thomas Findley Is
particularly good as detective.
Grumpy" at the Empire Theatre, Is
All exciting detective play and char
acter play as well, since il has Cyril
Maude in one of his remarkable imper-
sonations of an old man.
Rural Drama.
"The Road to Happiness" az tho
Shubert. is a conventional rural play,
with the likable william Hodge as the