New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-21
GERMANS CHECK
DRIVE OF GAME
Dramatic LaborS of Nov
elist Impaired by Peril
of Submarines.
HODGE SHOWS FAVOR
TO AN OLD ACTOR
Paul Dickey Arranges Private
Performance for His Play,
1.-The Fall of LOuvain."
By HAYWOOD BROUN.

The Germans have checked Hall
Game. great literary drive 10 ended
for the moment. Joseph Brooks, the
producing manager, received cable
message yesterday from the author
stating that it would De necessary to
postpone the first performance of
pete" until January, as the members
of the company were chary of taking
passage on account of the submarine
peril.
pete" is a dramatization Of Mr..
Gaines novel, "The Manxman." Joseph
Brooks had intended to present the
play with an English company headed
oy Derwent Hall Caine, son Of the
author, early in September. In all
probability, now, the company will be
recruited in this country. Hall Game
and his son plan to get here at the be-
ginning OF the year.
In addition to witnessing the first
performance of pete" the author in
tends to assist in staging the dramati-
cation Of the novel, "The Woman Thou
Gavest Nc" Both productions will be
under the direction Of Joseph Brooks
and the Shuberts.
We saw Charlie Chaplin yesterday
for the frst time. In seeing him we
lost distinction and broke vow. We
were against Charlie Chaplin once, but
in those days we knew no more than
was to be learned in watching Nick
Altrock, of the Washington Senator'S,
initiate his walk. Also, we had heard
the plots of several Chaplin films de-
scribed by folk nascent from the pict-
ure house and still bubbling. This in
tensified our prejudice, and we vowed
that although all the world was for him
he should never come into our life.
Now we are normal, and a minority
of one has been swept aside. Charlie
Chaplin is all right To our mind he
has the supreme gift of comeGy-that
shading of sadness which lifts all fun
making. When Charlie Chaplin kicks
over a friend he does it without exu-
berance. He is wistful even with
settler bottle.
We asked a Chaplin fan once what
he would wish if the gift were given
him to satisfy his hearts desire, and
he replied: "To see Charlie Chaplin
again for the first time"
One member of the cast of "The
Road to Happiness" has been excused
from midsummer rehearsals. William
Hodge, who will appear in the play
soon at the Shubert Theatre, has sue
ceeded in gaining a vacation Cor the
old gray horse which plays the part of
Senator in the play. Senator has been
with the company two years, and as
he was letter perfect in his part it was
felt that he might be justly excused.
Before going on the stage Senator was
connected with the Street Cleaning
Department.
Frances Demarest is going to quit
musical comedy as soon as she can and
study for grand opera. Her wish will
have to wait fulflment, however, until
the end of the run Of "The Blue Para
disc" in which she has the prima
donna's role.
Paul Dckey, author of "The Last
Laugh" at the Thrty-ninth Street
Theatre, has written a sketch called
"The Fall of Louvain." Il will eventu-
ally find a place in vaudeville. A pri-
vate performance will be given by the
members of The Last Laugh" COM
pany some time this week
In the drama man must retain his
nose for news, else he might overlook
such story as this:
MISS HlIreu GreenWOou VIII sup
at nothing in her effort to get thrill
and realism into her screen characteri-
cation. Nothing, did we say? Well,
Winifred never baked until Director
Henry OFT asked her to put a wriggly,
Gravity, Shiny angleworm on a fishhook.
That was too much. She simply couldn't
do it, even though the script of A Di-
vine Decree did call for such action.
She wouldn't even touch the horrid
thing, so it was arranged that her
masculine fishing companion should do
the batting of the hook"