Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-03

Eom Win A. Page. press representative,
zhe niger in this particular theatrical
oodpile seems to be Mr.. Pages state
9ents that favorable comment and spe-
al articles In certain New York news
hpers could be purchased for half-page
lyertlsements. The other case-if we
eay believe the New York Reviews the
niliar episode of firing a critic for dis
easing a manager. According to hat
~aeatrical paper, Mr.. Hoffenstein has been
scharged by the Evening Sun because
3 comments o. "Marie-Odi III gave dis
easure to Mr.. Belasco.
The moral of all this is too obvious for
#petitioni But it is at least interesting
reflect on the feelings of the man who
lcceeds to a critical post vacated under
pen circumstances.
ne War Play Is Upon Us
The expected has happened, of course.
be IMPENDING storm of dramas OF the
lropean conflict has broken. Faint
pmbhngs were to be heard in the i'm
Prtadon Of an ante-bellum play. "The
3ory OF the Rosary" But now England
Finishes us with n ~brand-new piece,
me White Feather" a farce of German
les and British cunning, already de-
rped In these columns from its produce
on IN London under the title, THE Man
10 Stayed at Home" 1t Is to be acted
New York tomorrow night.
Not lobe ~behindhand, our own play
Nehts are busy. Earl Derr Biggers,
ne 2 critic and twice a playwright, has
flten a melodrama OF Gibraltar and
sfman spies called Inside the Lines"
records the attempts OF certain Teu-
az 70 seize the famous rock and blow
BRUSH heet out OF water. OF course.
N a.e timately prevented by the adj
J y one or those sterling, quick wItted
uaMauc young American girls who
sll. the foreign locales OF fashionable
.9iallas' Another reminiscent point
inside the Lines" seams 10 he he
.smplance to 'under Cover through
AAnk It's British hero pose as a German
throughout the play, as Stephen
NY, secret service man, poses as a
~ss'qr IN the other American melo-
nc result OF its promising trial in
ore, inside the Lines" will de-
aas u broadway shortly. with a cast
.aolng Lewis S. Stone, Robert McWade
cooper Cline. James BRADBURY ivan
@pson, Carol Mccomas and Anne
samatiEing "unpreparedness"
tssn ne anonymous author of "stul-
a, ps.tsfeu the officials at Washington
Win MS dramatic tract on Uncle
~ unpreparedness." he little sus-
t~rophesied wOFld-war was going
lshla me play a marketable quantity
snnea year But now comes the an
H. mat the producer OF To-day"
~ Nv tilzer has bought the dra-
to8sesaa 70 "stultitia" and purposes
sIsl.,ss., some day in Washington.
pictures the victor In the
rs conflict waging war on he
STATES over some details OF the
and the Monroe Doc
Iai sasSlous TO the eonniet the Presi-
ocs= m vain against Congress for
IA Netensive ornaments. The play
Sourss, plentifully populated with
kaS ~nnaneiers and diplomats and
Hsauentera OF Washington.
.'nal Matters
~ surprise to any one who has
ep@ia Brian get about the stage
Il ~ = an lp other words-to learn
s|z sAh NE AZ a cashboy. 1t Is
matter OF record that Mr..
snsfs q youthful resident OF Bos-
81 PREPARATIONS for his future
III .vnink a mile runner for the
ethietic Club, and a choir singer
- or Heaven Church. There IS
ete, however, as TO whether his
use 4 y vas Dennis o'Bnen.
Ives. who doesn't set half a
n elsplay her pleasant young
tne play at the Garrick, Is
: familiar 70 Philadelphia than
eolns women. Beside her ex-
har appearance ii r6a Tnrn.
~ Preston Gibson. "a 3
ana fIha Aftack. With
4nd Haaszfa4af she was
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