Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-24
Votes for Actors

ro vote or not to vote. that is the ques-
Non that more or less agitates the actor
Allying himself with the Travellers Good
coyernment Association, which is prt-
,narily an organization of travelling sales
naen-he is campaigning in California ana
oregon for a law by which he Will no
ionker be a man without a country.
Those migratory birds. tho actors and
drummers, have very little chance nova
Says to remain citizens for any length of
Ame The player is a good deal the
worse off, for his route is absolutely IRON
bound He can't Jump back home for
election day or arrange his country TO
bring him within striking distance of
thc polling booth. The only solution In
general seems to be indulging in two
year run on Broadway, by which time
tho actor would become legal resident.
No thespian but would go to such lengths
for the sake OF his country.
There are States, however, where the
actor can vote on tour, and 1t Is similar
law to that in Arizona, Massachusetts,,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North
Dakota, Oklahoma and Wisconsin which
ls being pushed II California and oregon
Just now. In those States an absent vot-
ers' act permits any citizen to vote "ln
any district in which he happens to be
on election day upon presentation OF
certificate OF Identification from the cleo
ton Judges or county clerk of his own
district"
.s Shaw All Over the World
Philadelphia Is not the only city that
enjoys liberal supply of Bernard Shaw's
plays Perhaps we hold the record, with
"Pygmalion" amusing numerous audi
ences at the Broad and the Little Theatre
'ust through with a fortnight of him. But
London and Boston have Just made eX-
curslons into the Shavian realms.
a good many people have been wonder
Ing what would be England's reception of
play by Shaw after his trenchant analy-
sls OF the case for Britain in his brilliant
Common Sense About the War" Instead
Of lighting shy of "show down" and
letting time heal wounds. Granville Bar
kers London company has plunged In
with revival of "Fanny's First Play"
The critics who used to abuse Shaw for
lugging public questions and the life about
him into criticisms fairly ooze war-bred
thoughts on what a bad patriot the play
wright is. Even the easy and forebearing
Mr. Walkley, of the Times, Is out with
hot-and ludlcrous-shot:
The old Shavian capers were among
me strangest by-products of long peace,
Fun OF traYestied facts and lopsided
judgments then agreeably stimulated a
languid world This, in Johnson's phrase,
was milking the bull, and was all the
( better fun for the spectator from Shaw's
pasEionately declared faith that his bull
was really. a COW. But today we have to
oe at grips with facts If we want the
milk Of truth we must go to the right
animal for It or perish, and the simple
.set is that we shall not get 1t from
'Fannys First Play"
Meantime Boston Is seeing Gertrude
kingston, founder OF the Little Theatre
y London, giving what the Transcript
thinks most excellent performances OF
,OYeTuled" and "The Great Catherine"
me former is a sprightly set OF dialogues
eetween two patches of married couples,
~ which the husbands and wives make
.eYe to wives and husbands that are not
shelr own. The racy performance of Miss
Alhgston and LumBden Hare seems to
nave been capable OF making "The Great
catherine" something besides the COM
ihonplace knockabout farce which II
seemed when reprinted In Bverybody's
Magazine,
Mostly Personal
By curious accident the two actresses
Sao have played June in "rhe Trail OF
ne Lonesome Pine" have both hailed
from Texas. Charlotte Walker wife OF
ne author, came from San Antonio; Isa-
essie Lowe, who plays the part at the
aalnut, was an amateur actress In Dali
as before she went on the legitimate
lase. In l9ll-i2 she had the leading part
e The Dawn of a Tomorrow" Since
saen she has played the popular theatres
Frank Mills might say. "And the william
sun pursuss me-" except that he may
'eel entirely friendly toward Porter En-
ssson Browne. The play at the Garrick
s hot the first by Mr.. Browne In which
Mllls has appeared. In "A Fool There
aAs he played one OF the few pleasant
esfss. Mr., Mills has also supported Mrs,
tiske, Olga Nethersole. Sir Herbert Beer
eenm Tree. Mary Mannering, Eleanor
Hopson ana James X Hackett
Tom Wise has an old gray suit. or
taiher he did have it. But Mrs. Wise
sHaek the other day and said things
tseat Il. She implied that she would like
8 aeposit Il in the ash barrel
nsIter than that" said the vide actor
sshsfousy. Lets jam It into large
HzsAlas ease and send Il 20 hYe Bel
News Notes
2ns OF Broadway's managers has found
aes town where he thinks nobody east
me Rockies can hear anything about
- fy-outs.h He "a A. II Woods. The
sazke y Les Angeles. The play viii be
2 = fhomas' sMontmarte. next month,
ssifice Herfurd the lady monologist,
.ste4 apaet FaHloaz members E her
- siin 2 elefefuess quite worth e ner