Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-01
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more than that, he ia a beautiful piece OF
acting. There are some very neat bits
IN The Misleading Lady" Francine
Larrimore-Binle Burke, half scale-is
the perfect image of woman's Influence"
Ahd Faul D~iekey-part author-plays the
caveman with n simple naturalness that
makes him more than plausible. But it
is Frank sylvester who carries off the
honors with "Boney." Stamping about
with his boots and his sabre aud ehout-
ing Victory! the Emperor Is herel Well
ington must not reach Q~uatre-Bras,r he
strikes that curious note Of stolid violence
In the insane, while with the next in
slant he gives TO some pathetic s]oftncss or
Whtmsicnlity, a ptteous weakness just as
true. ."Boney' is a comic interruption
the only staEe-lunatic at which men and
women OF feeling ever laughed: but he Is
mtre. lie Is plteous, lovable, human.
And that's why we can laugh at him
without the insult that wounds us even ns
1t is turned by the armor of the mad.
Another Prize Loser
Here Is one more of the letters that
came to winthrop Ames In the prize
competition from which children OF
Earth" emerged a victor:
having noticed your Add, Post Standard
am ready to deal with you in regard to
Some Plays, Operas and Songs am try
ing to finish up to be Sent on for inspec-
tlOI-dl Lne GHnHIna exposition at SAM
francisco FIR. in 1915 lave not decided on
anything yet they are every line my own
composing first elias in every respect. My
price Is fifteen thousand dollars Stage or
Sell them as your own II you wish. give
them any title you wish
there are 4 plays, two operas and 8
Songs - one Opera on wine very exciting
one comic Opera
one tragedy-Original
three or 4 Short lines.
Have not decided on titles one
Song | will cal-this world Ia a
Stage will give the first verse of each Song
this lovely world, is one vast Stage
its favors do impart
from the cradle to the grave
each one doath act his part
this of is verses could be divided can be
appliedto any place in the united States.
Second
turn to right
turn turn young man before to late
Your gearing hells wide open gate
Where raging devils writhing Stand
with Kissing Serpents in their hands
turn to the right (%Spoken.)
first
All cruel man what hast thou done
ruined father husband Son
A blacker heart than those oppressed
Still beats beneath you wine pressed vest
this Should be the first verse
My Cottage home
the little brook. two Short Songs god save
the king was written Just before King
edward died then added one more verse
God ave the King
I've ionged to see the King, bedecked in
gold
with vested power and wealth untold
with diamonds cleaning from his breast
a warm heart beating beneath his vest
down from that tree, my Chikedee
dee
I i'm longing for your Sweet company
the birdlings are at rest, In their cosy
little nest
down my chickedee
Corus. Chickedee, Chickedee, Chickedee
de de
this is a very good peice, If handled right
you are Supposed to be Singing to II bird
in the tree When you come to the corus
then in a little louder and
more plaintIve voice
.Chickedee, chickedee, c%hickedee. de de
News Notes
Augustn MacHugh, who made one of
those farce successes with "Oficer $685."
which have never repeated, Is to dra- |
Matte blister Jones'" from John Taintor
Foote's stories.
One of the Chicago shows which
rnade a great reputation west of Cumber-
land Gap once upon a time. to wit. "a
Eve is going to nave an Eastern
in Boston, March s.
George v. Hobart is going to try to
transfer to New York the sort of intel
travesty which THE Follies'-Zeig-
field ~barred-used to do in London He's
got one necessity any way, a small the
atre, the Comedy.
Blanche Ring. who is all the more brill
liant by contrast with her ~unending fall
ures, is going to try 1t in straight"
Revenge
Hollis Street Theatre
"a GIRL OF TODAY"
Fist Metropolitan Production
Boston Advertisement of the Garrlck's
late lamented.