Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18
,t.s Cure for the Theatre

Il ~" -,.rov, who isn't altogether
"a MS uis tbeatrical meal frequently
w over ~ himself with his sug-
-, for eliminating musiSal eVi'ieuy
+ 4. .isp-stick farce. lie uoSsn @ ses
8 "a aap,,t aap 70 propose a substitute and
N. people who like the more common
. e9nter Garden type OF entertainment
liking II. Instead OF insultlng other
isPs.s.nt theatre doesn't give him what
. rants ,, 49,. s,,,. T., co.-
w VA the bulk of them happened to
sin .,asJinamen-found that they didn't
v ~. yeTv excellent stage of the Faith
much better than our American
~ f,lst-ou,' likes Broadway. over in
+ lsss. snv however, they stopped talking
< v.'4 n and set out to do something.
..t ,ha aid of some actors who had
.s,.ble engagements, a group In Berlin
l..r,,sd free Folk Stage" an acting
.sy 10 give the plays they wanted to
rhe popularity of the productions
..h, them I'D from monthly perform
~ N weekly, and ultimately created
t...eisr theatre of their own to house
An every night
~. N the Germans who knew this
.ersnent at first hand, and who is him
N distinguished actor, Emmanuel
e1.hsr. has come to America in the in
'.,r, N the war and announces the or
..rt,atlon of q similar venture in New
yrt He calls 1t the Modern Stage"
h vim give only five productions this
st,on. one q month"; to its subscribers
IN The list will include "Elgar," by
a,ap,mann; John Gabriel Borkman,"
4 Ibsen the last play Bjornson wrote
,sd At least one American drama. He'd
r.r Reicher, daughter of the organizer
M head the company.
Ths results of this experiment may
n,sn much to America. The "highbrow"
Ihould keep his eye peeled
4 Wartime Revue
london can't relinqulsh the revue habit
,v,n in the shadow of war. The london
lippodrome, in need of a new piece to
m out the bill of vaudeville, has taken
Var himself as star. The title is the
hmllar platltude of commercial Eng
hra, Business as Usual" 1t seems to
uply Just as much to the theatres.
!. Il is no easy task at the moment to
inl In a music-hall performance with
II phases OF the war and yet offend no
,re, says critic, but Mr.. de Courville
hs carried out his work in excellent
hihlcn, and audiences are whlsked from
nave to gay or vice versa without a
nsplcion Of bad taste. 1t is difficult,
rihaps, to realize that there may be
hshtsr side to the horrors of war, but
Aifmless fun poked at suburban gentle
pan who endeavors to fortify his estab-
lsAment In footing; at an up-to-date
....l... i
trf the troops, and at the doings of an
disry special constable indicate that the
possession Of a sense of humor makes
hArable unexampled tragedy.
There are harvest fields filled alter
mlely with peasants and soldiers,
tramphantly successful cavalry charge,
r admirably arranged series of living
ssslures representing Punch's cartoons
u ihe Kaiser and final brilliant tab
kau Of the Allies holding victorious
Har with Patriotism as president.
esIl Kane's Short and Simple Annals
Can Kanes career is short, simple and
hence rather spectacular. Five or six
ies ago the actress now at the
eafrlck In 1.-THE Miracle Man" wasn't
even name, Her apprenticeship was
lsnarkably short, two small parts in
Decorating Clementine" and Vanity
gsii5" Then came "As a Man Thinks"
y which she replaced Chrystal Herne,
hef appearance on Broadway in 1.-The
Model" by Augustus Thomas, gave her
a. Instant reputation, while it consider
ply shattered Mr.. Thomas. After that
Amatol" Seven Keys to Baldpate" and
me Miracle Man" The best of it is that
j rests on genuine dramatic talents, not
900 looks only.
News Notes
Potash & Perlmutter escaped bank
hpley, and they are now planning to
tcape death, too, when their comedy
enss to the end of the lane that leads
ne very last of the tank towns"
..nares Klein, who made the original
a,Auatzation, is announcing a sequel on
Nhieh ne is at work, Potash and PERL
nngter in Society,""
me Actors Equity Association-whIch
me nearest thing to a trade union that
'a' Afust OF the theatre will brook-has
1aus me excellent suggestion that the
ses'os FUND of America and the United
lAhesers Protective Association organr
y sh agency to arrange engagements
" payers under the best OF conditions
contract and with the proviso that