Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-14
Where Are the
Stars of Yesteryear? !?

N. veek Philadelphia four major
,,.s are evenly divided between stars
oioys and plays without. So the
WV .o,onleXIon or things can be dropped
N, tho important consideration:
t1 arc the stars OF yesteryear? \
Npt,o the week may have been all
y, none at all But general survey
falss so,ntry. such as n critic of anoth-
WI. bas made shows that four years
NJ stnrs were roaming abroad, while
Ms "a more than 81 are pursuing the
w Ponswer is no cry that acting isn't
Ia I, was in the old days. Just the
to.i,s ls true. Today we have we'll
@sccd casts Of players who would
.ss,re ,ip very well to the standards Of
IN. half dozen years ago. The Song
songs" opened in Philadelphia with
Tsomas Wise. ohe-time star In the
l,,si,,, of long cast, and with Irene
yenuick doing piece of acting that
..,s have nut her name in the bulbs
", ~ fo,g since. In New York 1t acquired
s. Mason for a character that played
!eIa,,gh unlv two scenes Robert Edeson
Y .s,,, sharing with Charles Richman the
pinsr minors Of following the word
.a,b-" after the title of the play "Sln-
~, The examples could he endlessly
ItlHf
,,,r,en, play. "The Miracle Man" is
-, eood case of the decline of the
49, w n. Thompson, who plays the
p.,rlarch. has gone out at the head of
N. nwn company: George Nash seemed
,,gAiv 10 do so after his success in "The
n,mblers": Gail Kane has every qualif-
Ss,ion for feminine stardom These play
,ss with half a dozen others Just as
,,oert IN their bits" give performance
rbIeh for general finish and ensemble, as
rer as individual work, far outshines the
,,sr.strewn efforts that used to be the
rile in the American theatre. The star
,eslem" is on the decline. Vituperatlon
eysr il is a needless harping on the
past
What New York Is Doing
Winthrop Ames' $4,000 prize play,
.chIldren of Earth" has had a respect
hl but not overenthusiastic reception In
New York. No one has roasted Alice
Browns New England drama, and no
one has waxed eloquent over 1t. The
stneral tone is one of recognizing worthy
sfort, but not finding 1t very exciting.
The same evening John Drew reap
psared at the Empire in a revival Of
is old success, Rosemary" The Sun
flYNs MI. Drew ItNtl Udu IL part lndl
nlted him better than Sir Jasper, even
when he acted it first. 1t suits him now
better than it ever did Miss Carlisle
possesses much of the girlish charm and
fragile beauty that Maude Adams
brought to the part of the heroine. In the
cast were Harry Harwood, who acted the
same role in the original performance at
the Empire Theatre; Mrs. Whiffen, who
10 the delight OF her admirers has not
stuck to her intention of leaving the
stage; Herbert Druce and Frank Thomas,
who PLAYED the youthful lover"
More War in Vaudeville
Comparative quiet has reigred in the
variety theatres since the days of the So
called "Advanced Vaudeville" which
hessrs Klaw and Erlanger attempted TO
hiroduce to America. Now war is on
again Morris Loew, who is what they
ull ''magnate" of "small time" or the
very, very popular-priced variety has
decided to invade the field OF higher
priced entertainment which the United
Booking Offices have mOnopolized here
bfore. Mr.. Loew has rented the New
iork Theatre in the Broadway district,
where Hammerstein's Victoria and the
faace have ruled alone. The Keith in
ufests have come back with the an
hoqncement of n popular-priced circuit
compete with Marcus Loew in the
aues outside of New York. They are al
ready beginning the building of large
sayholses in Boston and Providence. 1t
wy be a merry war. 1t may profit the
paygoer and it may not
Eule XV-Imitators' Union
IHiiations must be given in tho following
4 Anna uoid
Z Ethel Barrymore.
laby Dsslys
iiiat eneore-Georee NJ. Cohan
second encore-Eddie Foy
10 variation from this list is permitted
nsedless to say. the Harvard Lampoon,
,,h vpsh furnishes the above wisdom. heard
@ylne King when THE Belle of Bond
.a gusst was in Boston recently. For
uass Just the way she does hers.
News Notes
lus newest idea In eccentric advertis-
,,as ~, y the announcement that an Eng
~ manager with interests I'm America is
N t1aAins complete Photographic records of
y productions, applause and all.
,,n Ialiaferro is to have a new piece
rachel Crothers. who wrote "The
~ Oh Paddy Whack." lately seen at