New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-26
BY HAYWOOD BROUN.
PLAYS of Last Week.


Peter Pam" at the Empire, is an
excellent revival Of Bsrrie's whimsical
and ingenious play, which pleases
children just about as much as it does
grownups. Maude Adams is as potent
in charm as ever. The play. as every
body knows, is about a boy who never
grew up, a crocodile who swallowed
clock, a pirate with hook for a HAND
Indians, lions, wolves and ever so
many things which make for interest
every Good Eddie" at the Princess,
is an agreeable musical show Of no
great pretensions. which is played
with rare good humoI and charm by
an excellent company. Ernest Truck
and Anna Orr are conspicuous in the
cast.
"Katinka." a musical play at the
Forty-feurth Street Theatre. Com
ment later
stop! Lookl Listen!" musical
comedy at the Globe Theatre. Com
Gent later.
"Rugyles Of Red Gap" farce at the
Fulton Theatre. Comment later.
Comedies.
"The Great Lover at the Long,
acre, IS an amusing, exciting and
smartly sentimental play about FOLK
in the opera house. IL may or may not
be true to life, but it is eloquently
true TO the drama, and nobody will
doubt a word of it as long as he is in
the theatre. Certainly nobody will
doubt the fidelity of any OF the many
ingenious strokes which go to make
Jean Paure just about the most IN
teresting figure ever created by Leo
Ditrichsten.
"The Unchastened Woman" at the
Thirty-ninth Street, Theatre gives
Emily Stevens a remarkably fine oppor-
tunity for effective acting In part
which is Electrically effective and yet
novel. The play has mar ked dramatic
power and is we'll acted. II concerns a
woman who has grit enough TO remain
malicious even in the face of diiiicul-
ties.
Major Barbara" at the Playhouse,
is clever performance OF an interest
ing play by Shaw. We don't think the
play is in class with "Csssr and Cleo
patra." Candida" or "Arms and the
Man" but il is one of Shaw's effective
PLAYS, Just the same, and it is played
with skill and intelligence by an excel
lent company. Grace George, Louis
Calvert and Conway Tearle all con-
tribute greatly to the success of
clever entertainment. BY the way,
there is no particular use in seeing
major Barbara" unless you have a
sense of humOr, or at least feeling Tor
brilliant dialogue.
"The Boomerang, at the Beasco, is
slight but ever so bright comedy about
a doctor who tried to cure young man
of love and himself fell victim of that
malady. It is acted with a quiet skill
and precision which make IL one of the
most delightful entertainments of the
wear Martha Hedmsn, Arthur Byron
and Wallace Eddinger are in the note
worthy cast.
"Hobson's Choice, at the comedy,
is a broad. true and amusing study Of
life in Lancashire. II is excellently
acted throughout. In fact, no play IN
the city can boast of cast so nicely
balanced.
ABE and Mawruss," at the Lyric, is
a continuation of the adventures OF the
well known creations of Montague
Glass The play is at its best first
class comedy of character and at its
worst pretty good melodrama. Barney
Bernard as Abe Potash does remark
able work.
sour Mrs. McChesney," at the Ly-
ceum. is a loosely built play about the
well-known character which Edna Fer
Der has contributed to fiction. In spite
Of it's exceeding diffuse quality the play
has much humor and flashes OF senti-
ment. Then, too, il has the. ever popu-
lar Ethel Barrymore.
Tragedy.
"The Weavers," at the Garden Thea
tire, is the most remarkable production
of the season. Hsuptmarn's famous
play possesses fresh drsmtic interest
Of extraordinary intensity, and the per
Torrance organized BY Emmanuel
Reicher is a masterpiece.