The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-22

cether u sufficient number of songs by
that first aid 60 TuctniC musical come
dies ola Doc jerome Kern. to make a
mess. and with Mr. Evett's as stance
will dispense the Kern output to the
two a day audiences. is justly indignant
at the V'r She vas overlooked ia favor
of Calvc 10 the reports OF Tho Hart
lcnthin scrimmagc. Miss collins
thinks that when hooking agents OF the
prominence OF Map and NJ s smear
each other All over broadway on the
question " which is to book an artistic
the old newspapers might al least get
the right lady's name into their war
news.
when Robert Mantcli Nrrbc't told
FRITZ Iciber NocdpT to lay OF ard he
damned and uugrammatically added in
the approved Shake,pearian manner that
whoever first called quits was a him
instead of q he a. Friday nights per-
Torrance OF Macbeth" there was al
most n catastrophe.
As everybody knows, Shakespeare
fixed the hrht. Macbo'h and NucdrG
eNeunt and all that sort Of thing with
out a decision. as provided by the Sta'e
sparrIus law But when Mdrdun re-
appears later. just before the final cur
tain. he is totinE the head OF Nucbcfh.
the impression therefore being left that
ont IN he wings some place Ndcb,
lost the title. Sometimes in modern
versions the head totiug Is barred and
NdcdUg uses Ndcbcth'S own dagger to
bring the plot to n close.
Hut ON Friday night Just when Mac
duG began 20 lay On the blade Of his
sword parted company with the sword
handle. The blade flew out into the
orchestra and came very near deCreas-
ne the available supply of theatre or
chestra trap drummers by at least one.
One trap drummer more or less may or
MAJ not be important. but the real
tragedy Of the moment lay In the fact
That champ M1cduT, who. according 10
all tho rules. must get the decision,
was at the mercy Of champ Macbeth
or course II Mdcb,th sent Mncdu0
TO the nat the whole play would have
Co. la done over again or the gate
r~,ceiuts refunded to those who were
roofing for Mocduh. But MdCbo'h was
quick thinking and generous enough 20
IND "A way to have himself Killed. ~
per stage directions MIR Mantell and
Nr Leiber cilsrcd hands hercoly. thus
permitting MdcdtG to twist Mdcbofh's
sword out 81 his hand and send
urcbcfh down FOR the full count ny
means Of the Mocbcth dagger.
The English Gticty Company, playing
"T1-uiFht's the night at the Shuhert
Theatre. Will Doe about the only Eng
| sn play rs celebrating tn birthday
OF Mi. Washington. the wei known
traitor. with extra Watiuo"s to-day, who
500 a ray uf consolation ahead.
The Mpssrs. ShUhert. in consideration
az the discontinue tho members of the
company feel lu celebrating the birth
day OF au American patriot who won hs
greatness az the expense II the English
as the firm toNcnworms It. have IN
structcd Frank T.. Tours, the orchestra
leader. TO terminate the matinee por-
Torrance on WlShiugton's Birthday ny
playing tha' familiar air which the Eng
lish company al construe as God Save
NE King. while those In tho audience
may feel that II is My Country. It's OF
Thee"
The louG"st luuccd group OF shou'crS
therefore Will win out. with everything
pointing toward A victory for tho Eng,
l.sh. They know the words OF their
national anthem. whereas there viii
probably hc only humminE noises From
,hc audience after the two opening lines
~ America which is al any Broad.
way audience can remember.