The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-11
CITY'S TICKLE TASTE
IN PLAYS Is SHOWN
Vogue for English MelOdrama
seems to Have Come to
an End.
PLAYS IN S~TOREHOuSE

OF the rural play, will continue on It,
travels. since its popularity In cities
outside New York has already lasted
for two seasons. Hut the metropolis
ever less cordial to the plays of thi.
ktrd than the rest OF the country. coult
no, take MIR. Hodge and his play to rs
heart. II IS true that In the past 9TH,
Old Homestead" knew some prosperous
seasons here. notably ~ the Academy
OF Music. But in general these plays
such as way Down East which Is
row az the ripe age OF 90. make
their success out IL this city.
"S,olen Orders will GO to the store
house. British melodiama viii now have
4 long resi-, History repeats itself more
s,r,kingly IN The theatre than anywher,
Else. Lester Wtllack produced Tine
World" aGd \. VI. Palmer THE Lights
o London" and they both continued Ia
experiment in that field until the pub
lie would have nom OF them. CHARLES
Frohman with The Fatal CARD az
Wa'lack's and The Sptrtirg Duchess e
THE White Heather and the res. OF
them at The academy Of Music kent
aloTg u-t!l there was no public interest
in these torpid and slow moving pieces.
Later TIE ircit Ruby turned out
such a splendid magnet for the public
ina; rad not hugustin Daily died just
a, ,ha; time the fortunes M hi. ,,.o,r,
might have been revived altogether.
THE WHIP as n great fina ncial
success aud there was the Inevitable
freshness % interest IN the plays fhaG
came from the Drury Lane In London,
Bu; it will probably he several years
before another Of them is attempted.
The depressing "No'och" will also de-
part tron ire scores o. the New AM
sterdani Theatre to enter on its long
sleep uAde? Hhc sneltering and hospitable
fp"i OF 'a'h st'rehouse.
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Julia Marlowc Is never to be seen on
Che stage anal, Thai, a., .a..,.
a-,,,.1 NJ. e'
- '"" d" So'nerh
told THE Z reporter that the emery,
'o'"e'" "" "inrlo"t IN inc SNAKE
rext snriuc '''"
There Il orc thing" said Mr..
Sothern. that | would like to correct.
mere seems To be some misapprehen-
SION III the public MIND as to my future
appearances IN Shakespeare. I hall never
again act n Shakespearian role. The
intention Of Mrs. Sothern and myself
to rHurr g the classic drama for a
farewell tour has been entirely given
over
Mrs. Sotilera and | two
years ago that we expected to retire
from tire stage nfter lSl5-l9ls. The
announcement: nj the time was given lit
tie credence. hut we did not deem IL
necessary 70 try 70 convince those who
said thai II was merely actors pub
liclty methods Mrs Sothern's health
necessi,a'cd hrr retirement earlier than
We had a~n,icipa.,1 and has c,u..d ~.
20 20 m alone for Il season or two in
modern comedy. Hut | cannot under
take 20 ap!el~ aga!n IN classic drama
without her. She has always been the
major par' % the combination. and with
out her the labor Of making new produc-
lions would ID, 100 great and the reward
too d"uht:u',"
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Those pc.Ii.. cut rate tickets bav. had
.b,,,s t,... ., 80
- """ o"" way 'or sueh a long
umt i'"' ihe% simply won't be-
have .,t sic m.naeers had me, To-
my t g. ! duction and crossed
"'rr H. mere suddenly ap-
areyival rather Of an nI,cr rorm of chs,n
tickets. L; is the Autograph ticket, which
gave re 10 ne first theatre ticket
scilplNg ever heart of. II was in the
cigar sa1us II this city that the first
OF ,hes" tickets were sold more than a
score Of Years ago now.
Tn. iftEog aph ticket has been re-
vived rs a pulmotor to n gasplng show
winch hats. however. failed to revive un-
der It's Use. But II Is a sien of he de-
gree OF dependence. which has been
placed on this way of ~teep!ng , show
alive.
What is a still NOR. complicated way
NJ eyaaing the prohibition of the
cu' rat. tickets is in sl,cc.sful nnera.
Ton A. several tte,tr.s Tho apnlj-
cant f- admission M Inv rn,es walks
~ 10 ,he doorman o,,I fr,m hin, re-
ye.vcs s'lu which nn n~rcsantation az
the box ori,c r,f,Ls hi,, IN , ticLnt
a, a eos, corslderan ly '..s ,ban no
would have 10 n,v ~ r. u.re hn,gh, N,
the blx or,ice H. 80 ,-din,ry W.. "
The-n a.o n,nre !, ., -
ting ria ~ , meat ,iobn, 20 ,os. -
4. ,sca y,iro " !" "'' Tia"
''"'" ie"rg" mas 18th" Liars down
m no list OF plays which she will re-
v'vc this se,so, o., t,, ho,sa ,,hor
n. @ -,
r. ''' rh't . ne" WON IS needed
rro,'. IN Ne" iorh i"ea mas
20, .m'n'tstly successtui
r,L..''' q NlVHt' IN "hich Leo Dit-
,IN WI ne seen next week, IS an
ILaI pay written by nm n tho
1879 WIN me song hlrd. which