The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-11
DRAMA GETS NEW UPLIFT;
MANAGERS MADE YOUNG
Pale Mauve Pamphlets Promise Renewed Youth to Broad
way and Well Known Persons Are Interested
Other Gossip of Theatrical District

lambs want the Guv'nor barred unless he
switches from real food on the stage in
this and future plays to the highly var
nished papier mache turkey OF an earlier
era OF art. The reason that the house
committee chairman, said chairman being
Hotel Proprietor Frank Case, refuses to
slam the club door right In the face of
Mr.. Belasco was learned only vest erday.
II seems that Mr.. Ditrichstein's stage
dinner doesn't interfere with his old
fashioned practice of eating three meals
daily at his hotel-which is Mr.. Cases
Algonquin Besides that the Algonquin
kitchen. just a few doors east OF the
theatre. supplies the "Phantom Rivals"
first act hot dinners. SO the boss OF the
house committee. having 'em going and
coming. listens patiently to the charges
against GuvDor Belasco and just says.
"Oh, hush %
incidentally lots OF theatregoers won
der how Mr.. Dltrichstein is able to wade
through real stage meal so soon after
his dinner. He doesn't. He's one OF the
few actors in bad season whom or
off-only pretend to eat steamfng sfrloin
a la Belasco or any other kind.
Monte CM W Leveaux. the London
theatrical magnate OF a magnificence that
one naturally would expect to see in any
gentleman Juggling around so beautiful a
NiIft NolulIt nONtl lOOh u nlku ulNF
back to England on Saturday. thereby
casting gloom into the otherwise bright
young life of one Red Durkln, property
boy at the Little Theatre
Monte Leveaux and Kenneth Douglas.
leading man in "a pair OF silk Stockings,
are close friends. Mr.. Leveaux often
went back" after the performance to see
Mr.. Douglas Both had-and have--a
wild desire. that Is TO say. II y know
what ] mean. a terrific fawncy. to bring
| back TO London "A patter OF Broadway
slang SO Monte Leveaux especially cot
toned to Red Durkin. who invented slang
Every day Mr.. I,eveaux used TO come
back stage and study me-" says Red Dur
kin. Gee. an Engllshman's a fat audi.
ence. could get a laugh out Of Mr..
, LeveauN with some so old | was ASHAMED
TO tell em to him above a whisper fer
fear the grips would hear me. And stuff
like. search me- where d. yuh git tina;
, noise?' hire a hall-Mr. Leveaux he'd
write II all down. He says I'm funnler
n George Huntley. whoever he is
The first day he come back was My
FIRST day here. Tell me, me good lad
he says in that way the English try tC
talk English, where shull find Mr.. Ken
meth Douglas dressing" TIL guy with
I the one cylinder cheater" 7 says. me not
knowing Mr. Douglas so well then. but
remembering his monOCle. And after I'd
explained what cheater Is Mr.. LeveauN
took to me at once.
rIIe almost missed his boat Saturday
Friday night he come in here 10 say good
by TO Mr.. Douglas. You've added greatly
to me visit and to me vocaberly. OF
something like that. Mr.. Leveaux says &c
me going out. Snow again. | don't gel
your drift 7 says back. me trying to ge,
that new one he eased over. And he
leaned against the stairs then and had me
saying. snow again, I don't get YOU
M a
he next TO missed the Saturday skin foi
Europe"
Miss Molly Mcintyre who with Miss
Margaret Green and Miss Edith ITALIA
ferro was a prominent part OF the thre'
star Tipping the Winner" company until
some one all too suddenly pulled a cloudy
night. IL going TO make ex-Gov. Fiddlins
Bob Taylor of Tennessee famous again.
Miss Mcintyre will bounce into Naude-
willie at the Palace "A week from to-day
In a sketch of the Tennessee Mountains
by Evelyn Blanchard. called THE Fiddl,
Told" the story Of which relates am Incl
dent In the career Of the former Gov
ernor
Miss Fanny Brice. Frank Tnney, tn,
! Three Keatous. Bernard Granville, Mis-,
| Florence Moore-oh. many. many othe
drama uplifters will learn with mucl
concern OF a change made on the stag
| OF Hammerstein's Victoria.
At least all OF those mentioned at TN
big moment of their act have put on
foot ON the low metal rail that rimme,
the footlights OF the Victoria and sale
20 the audience suddenly, "Whatll yo'
have. gents Prolonged laughter
Last week a sagging chain was substi
tuted for the half foot high brass raj
that crossed the stage back of the foot
lights for so many years, simple substl
/ tuition which, however, doubtless viii
prove to be the greatest single incentiv
TO the vaudeville sketch writing art O
| the century. For now everybody wi
have TO get an entirely new act.