The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17

the regular piayhouses Al least one
performance NJ the series scheduled Will
be devoted exclusively to native play
wrights
Should circumstances warrant this
season or next Mr. Rcichcr will present
plays 10y Oscar Wilde. George Bernard
shaw Tols;oy Maeter,!nCk. Str.ndberg,
Wedekind and one or more Of the best
modern French and Italian dramatists.
Among the pewter which stands on
the wall rack in the first act OF "Chl-
. drcn of Earth" at the Booth Theatre
- - pitcher loaned ~ Alice Brown, The
author, that has been In her family for
years Other parts Of the set have
come from various New England homes
4 and from antique shops. AndirOns at
| the fireplace were actually in use when
this republic was known as the Thir-
teen Colonies in "A Massachusetts town.
Chairs were gathered from farmhOuses
in Pittsfeld. Mass and Rutherford y.
j.. and the rugs were made by sight
less workers at the New York AssoCia-
lion for the Blind. For one Of the eX-
terror settings saw. saw-buCk, axe,
chopping block and sickle came from
Mr.. Ames's farm in North Easton.
Mass, and some rain barrels came from
town near Philadelphia.
Blondes" says Manager Anhalt OF
"Poygamy." ARE certain masCots for
play, You may not know it. but there is
something gay and festive about
blonde that suggests the sunny side
of life, the excuse for a little laughter
and-comedy. Notice it, that If you
get comedy in your play you ge,
blondes. Now here We have a serious
drama and a love story that takes
your breath away Eight blondes are
none too many to look pretty in 'Poyg-
amy for the tired business man. Eight
blondes might seem little eXtravagant
To an outsider, hut you see for your
self that they're all different and all
essential and that the blonder they
are the more they help TO tighten the
serious moments Anybody who tells
YOU that blondes are disappearing
doesn't know. And | think, myself.
that Harvey OHiggins and Miss Ford,
who wrote the play, have some special
theory of their own about putting a
dash Of color and a red haired woman
in their plays. There's Mary Shaw's
BnthShebd n, Polygamy' and Miss
Oaker's rec q, ed kidnapper in THE
Dummy \ 80 women who get the
most la out Of their plays, the
real pap e."
Anna Pavlowa and her bale, and
orchestra will open a four weeks Sal
son Ballet Russo AZ the Century Opera
House on Tuesday night. February ..
Mile. PavlOwa viii present a large rep
ertoire of new ballets. the Initial pro-
gramme being Glazounoff's masterpiece
"Raymonda." Many new divertisse-
ments will also be included in the pro-
gramme. Performances will be given
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Friday
and Saturday nights with \ matinee
on Saturday Subscription performances
will he given Tuesday and Thursday
nights and Sa urdiy matinee
An unique feature arranged is a scrles
Of the dansants" under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Mary Pace Groner. to be
given Tuesday and Friday afternoons
on the stage. The initial "dansant"
will be given on Wednesday, February
3, so as not 10 interfere with the open
ing of the ballet season. Mile. Paw
Iowa, assisted by various members Of
her company, viii interpret modern ball
room dances at these "dansants" and
guests will be permitted to dance,
GraNIle Barker has brought over
with him Cecil j. Sharp, honorary di-
rector of the English Folk Dance So
ciety, and of the Stratford-o n-AVon
School Of Folk Song and Dancet to help
him stage "A Midsummer Nights
Dream" The music is to he English
folk songs which Mr.. Sharp has So
lected from his now world famous coll
lection Mr.. Sharp and Mr., Barker
claim that the words, the spirit and the
rhythm of the old English folk songs
viii give just the righl color charm
and beauty 10 help make the entire pro-
duct.on al q BIT Of old England
The dancing, too, will be in harmony
only English folk dances will he given
and the idea is that they also shall aid