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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

There has not been any lengthy ac-
count of The Lie" in this department
OF THE SUN. 1t was with the purpose
Of remedying this defect that Miss
Ellington was asked to talk about her
new success at the Harris Theatre. It
seemed to us she ought to be an
authority on the matter
Isn't It splendid" she exclaimed, en-
Enthusiastically, behind the scenes the
other night, show we'll our play is going!
After weeks and weeks OF firing re-
hearsals, inevitable with every new
play, OF course, one is bound to lose
perspective. The actor is compelled TO
plunge blindly along, clinging to the
hope that ones faith in tho play will be
justified in the end.
Frankly, believed in The Lie from
the very first rehearsal. / saw its pos
s!hllities and ! determined To give tn II
my very best efforts 1t Is serious
play, i,aecting phase of English home
| life which nas had all too little place in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
MR.. BROWNE WRITES A LETTER.
To the Dramatic Critics of This

W. Graham Browne who is acting at
n" Comedy Theatre in THE Dumb and
the Blind" does not think the critics
understand that work So he has
dedicated tu them the following eplstIe:
Der SIR: 1--WE nut that inO
Your kind treatment of a play which
you frankly confessed bewildered you
has prompted me To attempt the difficult
task of explaining what Miss Tempest
saw In Chapins little play. The Dumb
and the Blind
an a comedy Of manners verisimili-
tudc : Of the first importance--you
grant Clxpln this quality That is
something &ut a mere photograph 10
not a work of art. In print | fancy
you would have found a certain amount
of humor, but / have an idea that our
rather brutalIzed types shock you in
the flesh They certainly do me when
see them again after a visit to America,
where you have nothing on view quite
so degraded as the men and women. YOU
see hanging around the pub doors in
London We'll, what did they learn
you? Tell YOU what. mother. I'll take
Tommy out grammar nights-You're all
right at parsin'.' Oh, yes, and Joe's
slow acceptance of the fact that the
job on the dredges will involve certain
amount OF work and his horror on real
ling II. are examples that in a Jacob
story would be considered funny
This may not be anything to speak
Of but there are moments of suspense.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

Motion pictures" Mr.. Belasco told
THE SIS reporter, "have reached the
stage where they must be taken Sc
r"~ly by every one. The advance OF
topography from 1909 to 1915 compares
f'yorably with the advance OF lighting
f.um the candle TO the electric stage
u lid not think motion pictures were
educating the masses UP to higher
appreciation Of the spoken drama l
would never have allowed my plays to
ha pvt In picture form. As 1t IS, |
t'rE that when the class of people
N-o patrOuize this form of entertain
u.ut see plays like The Rose of the
Iwuchu, The Darling of the Gods
'..' GIrl Of the Golden West staged
v'a the hest talent obtainable and in
'Iacular localities that AFFORD the
I'up"r atmosphere, an interest IN
good plays will be created and fostered
'"Slde the domain of the dramatic
Dollhouse.
IN staging a motion picture play the
c"N.lopiug Of moods Is the important
luI. This may be done with ordl-
hAI.y good actors by the employment of
director whom | shall call mood
der In addition to the regular pro-
e. 'rg STAN for motion p!ctures-the
-u director camera man, technical
'"or and artistic director Ry
81" ,d nu!ldcr' ! mean one man who
h...- deep study of eff ct and cause
'H. seen" hc one Of those potent
'F|c affairs sensed 10 cause shudders
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hidden secrets OF nature that are too
minute for the human eve 10 peroefvs.
without this special camera, with It's
elongated neck AMI peculiar adjust
ments. 1t would never have been pos
slbie to trace the birth of the frog and
It's development through the tadpole
period TO its final stage of growth.
Burton Holmes will give two courses
Of lectures exactly alike at Carnegie
Hall beginning on Sunday evening and
Monday afternoon. January II and IS.
For the first week. starting on Sunday
night he will give England" repeating
the same travelogue on Monday after
noon The subject on the corresponding
days for the second week will he Scot
land" ireland" will be described and
pictured the third week. Germany and
Austria" the fourth week and THE Al
lied Powers" including Russia, France,
Servia Belgium, bit Of Japan and the
war side Of England for the final week
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serious performances Its reviews are
the best in the world, to use that term
10 describe such pieces as are Oh view
now at the Winter Garden. at the Globe
Theatre. the New Amsterdam ana the
Aston Such efforts are nearly perfec-
ton in comparison with The Silent
Voice ana Secret Strings" SO il
must he borne in mind that when the
American public deliberately forsakes
these dramatic products for the frlvol-
tiles Of the musical plays it IS showing
excellent critical judgment But it Is
more probably the state of the public
mind which Is just now giving the
people a stronger taste for what IL only
diverting.
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THE WEEKS CHANGES.
" hat IL 10 he Seen On other stages
Here This Week.

This week A. II. Woods will present
Lew Fields at the Standard Theatre, be-
ginning tomorrow night, In his 4 cent
success, 1.-THE High Cost Of Loving" Mr..
Fields will take the part of LudIci0
hlmke. the mustard king" The play,
a highly amusing farce. is adopted from
the German by Frank Mandel and
hinges about the domestic troubles Of
LUd,riQ The supporting company will
include Alice Fischer Grace Meinken,
Charlotte Ives. Helen Tracy, James
Lackaye, George Hassell, Ernest Lam
bart, Wifred Clarke and others Of The
original cast which first appeared at
the Republic Theatre. The usual Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday matlnees
will take place.
At the Grand Opera House this week
william Elliott will present his success
full comedy, Kitty Mackay." In the
,ltle role will be seen recent addition
to the American stage in the person OF
Irene Haisman, a Scotch actress hail
ing from Glasgow. The scenic equip
ment will be identical with that used
in the Comedy Theatre during the
plays long run last season.
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In connection with the visit to wal
lacks Theatre OF Raymond L. Ditmars's
motion pictures OF wild animal life the
famous curator OF reptiles at the New
York Geological Park sheds consider
able light upon the costllness OF micro
scopic photography and the production
expense OF THE Book of Nature" as
the pictures are billed DR.. Dltmars has
in his remarkable studio at Scarsdale.
y. Y, a single camera for motion pic
ture work that represents an invest
ment OF $1,000. II is fitted with an i'm d.
ported Goerz lens for searching out the
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some young woman who was buliled
in,o marrying him and then grows Bit
terry tired Of the whole thing.
or course the public in nine cases out
Of zen declines the invitation ~ the
managers but Il is nevertheless one Of
their theories that this combination OF
popular middle age and huddiuG inno-
cence IL Just what the public longs for.
So we see Mr. Drew dashing about the
stage in a fashion altogether unsuit'd
To his years in hot-or rather hot-lur-
suit of some yourg woman who wSsN
prefers somebody nearer her own age.
MIR Mason used 10 he at the same Thug
Until his career was all but ended. Sow
Mr skinner has taken On the hardship.
of this position.
Love on the stage means the love J'
youth David Belasco tried to Prov
the opposite in Years Of Discretion
Then tine amusing idea 81 a woman re
covering her youth gave that play some
popularity It was the love Of the md.
die aged in It that counteracted tf'
novelty of the main theme. But i Is
difficult for he actors who have pass. d
a certain age when the managers Insist
that they must still he in love.
What would have happened to Edwin
Booth had he been kept playing Romeo
all his career merely because his man
ager said he must be the cerfre Of
love interest? No IdOo. RiCheli6U or
Macbeth would have been possible TO
him then or II John Mccullough had
been made to remain CldudC NolOtie
all his III, what would three quarters
Of his career have been?
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What is to he done with the romantic
actors? There cannot be so few Il them
that playwrghts iEnora their needs alto
gether LUu-TelIegen, for instance, Will
have difficult time in a country which
rejects all classic drama and demands
as the first condition OF any play It viii
accept absolute novelty. Thai is all that
managers regard as important and
doubtless they are correct. But what
chance there would be for the new ar
rival II he could still play in The Cor
siCan Brothers" or The Lyons Mail" or
"Ruy Bias" But he will have To go
stumbling along until 10y some nuke or
another a play IL turned out for him
which will suit not only his talents but
the public taste as we'll
But the lot Of the romantic actor no
longer young is a still more difficult one.
The manager will allow no play which
does not provide some sentimental in
terest for the leading actor whatever
his age may be. So the public Is con-
stantly being invited to inspect some
middle aged person Of the conventional
grth being deserted temporarily by
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
ny LAWRENCE REAMER.

= lilo GATTt-CASAZZA * not
only the wise managing di-
- rector Of the Metropolitan
Opera House but a close OBJ
serycr Of conditions in the theatre Tn
., american managers. he has the
breadth OF view and the wide horizon
which take in the theatre Of other
Countries than our own. And he is
lu-t now extremely pesslmlstic con
o"rnug the future OF the institution.
i is Of course the prevailing war to
Which he attributes the evils to be en-
pecled soon.
The Italian impresario believes that
even In case of an early end to the
war the countries Of the world will re-
cover 81 slowly that there will be little
time or inclination TO enjoy the arts
Of The theatre. Then there will be the
necessary economical depression which
" also contribute to the decrease OF
plnir support and thus to the con-
tnurl decline OF the institution dur
ing tine years to come. The taciturn
Gu..o Is deliberate and not likely to
Judge rashly. So II Is probably true
Tia. the theatre is about to enter on its
seven lean years
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
THE INCIDENTS OF THE WEEK.

MoNDAY-cenuy LyceumThe French presents Dame
Cameias"
Leigh"
TUESDAYZiegfeld Foies to last an hour
during the dancing
WEDNESDAY-The Playhouse"Sinners play by Own Davis
The Princess TheatreMaterny presented
by Richard Bennett
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pany, is to be on the vaudeville bill at
the Palace Theatre this week to sing
some OF the operate arlas for which he
has been noted in past seasons before
the diamond horseshoe" After
weeks absence from the stage. Evelyn
Nesbit ,Mrs. Harry Is. Thaw) returns
to the two day and heads the pres
ent weeks Palace bill. She will be as
sisted by Jack Clifford and will deliver
some new songs. Among others on the
bill will he Eddie Leonard, Blcke and
Watson, Nellie V. Nichols, Bird Mill
man. The Volunteers and Dorothy and
Madeline Cameron.
The Garden of Passion panto-
mime diversion featuring the famous
male model, j. Edwin Grape, with three
characters, Temptation. Love and Life,
is the feature of this weeks vaudeville
bill at Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre.
There will also be the Long Tack Sam
Company, troupe OF Chinese perform
ers, in ten different acts. The surround
ing acts include the Courtney Sisters
Fred j. Ardath and company in a sketch
Hiram" j. o. Nugent, Lyons and
Yosco, the Gaudschmidts. clowns, and
Ed Morton, the singing eX-policeman.
Other acts include the Three Tyres,
Mile. D'Alnert and the usual concert
this evening.
AS the chief attraction at the Colonial
Theatre this week, Blanche Walsh will
be seen in her own dramatic version Of
Clyde Fitchs play, 1.-THE Woman in the
Case" Sam Chip and Mary Marble
have new vehicle TO appear in called
The Land OF Dykes Other fea-
lures will be Billy Gould and Belle Ash
Ign, and Bob Mathews an his own
sketch, I'm Dreamland." Bert La Mont
and his cowboys will be on hand to pro-
vide melody and mirth; Adler and Ar
| line return from Europe and will offer
! "A New Offering" Barto and Clark
present "Marooned," while others on the
bill include Ralph Dunbar and Mile.
| Lupita Perea. There will be the usual
concerts this afternoon and evening.
Eva Tanguay, leaving the Palace
! Theatre comes to the Alhambra this
week In a revival of some OF her old
songs and a presentl ton OF several new
ones. Miss Tanguay will sing Hello
| livery body" sticks and Stones" out
side OF That, Eva, You're All Right" IL
Don't Care" and others. She is sur
rounded by IA strong bill, including Doyle
and Dixon In "interlocklng" dance
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
PLAYS ON THE SCREEN.
WI hat IL 10 he Flashed Before the
Public This Week

The Strand Theatre will this week
present David Belasco's The Girl OF
the Golden West as picture play.
There will be new war pictures and
music by the assisting artists
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

The new bill at the Vitagraph Theatre
shswn first tonight viii include n
spoken play The long programme will
consist OF Mothers Roses" THE Smok
ing out Of Bella Butts" "Bllly's Wager"
"A Daughter Of Israel" and "A Nocturne
IN A-Flat"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
VARIETY IN BROOKLYN.

Among the important features at the
Bushwick Theatre in Brooklyn this
week viii be the Appearance OF the
King and Queen OF Youth" Mr.. and
Mrs carter De Haven in musical
dIncmg com dy act in four scenes en-
/ Titled The Washer" We George
Wood. the boy phenomenon. will make
/ his first American app, arance. Laddie
/ I'm Will also be a feature in NV songs
and dances. Paul Armstrong will pre-
/ sent cath, rine Calvert and company
| In 80 save one Girl" a dramatic play
/ let i'm one act. In a vaudeville skit
called ~ Case Of Emerg ncy" Charles
| and Fannie Van will appear. Others on
| the bill include Georg- Moore and Fran
| els Yates in who's who and Which"
/ Annie Kent MarZella and CosgrOve and
/ Turns. There viii b. the usual con-
! certs this Afternoon and evening.
/ Minnie Dupree is to he the leading
attraction at the Orph- um Theatre thus
= week. Sh, will offer BREAD Upon the
Voters one act play by Edward
/ Childs Carpenter author OF THE Road
to Yesterday and others. La Mlom
will be seen in posing act and Homer
T.. Mason aGJ Margaret Keeler com
pany VIII present the one act play
Married" Fannie Brice is also on the
hill in new songs and jokes Others on
the programme include Harry Carroll
Ben Ryan and Harriette Lee. Nine
Doree. Mayo and Tally and the Rose
Valerie SeNtette. There will I've the
usual concerts this afternoon and even
ing
The Passing Revue OF 1914 will be
the attraction at the Star Theatre
Brooklyn, this week. The spectacle has
earned a reputation on burlesque cir.
cults for its comedians and catchy mu.
sic. In the cast Will be Clare Evans
Mark Lea. Ralph Rockway, Sam Wat.
son, Marie Fisher Hazel Ford and Mile
Babette. On Thursday night. Jan.
uary l. two wrestling bouts will be il
order under the direction OF Georg,
Rothner, There will be the usual con,
certs this afternoon and evening
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ALICE SRADT y
. m SINNER s."

steps. and the following: Clark and
Verdi, Burr and Hope. Tommy Gray,
Regina Conneli and company, four
Antwerp girls. Belgian refugees, Jar
row. and Roberta and N,rera. The
usual concerts viii bee given this after
non and evening
The girls from HLppyland Will come
to the Columbia Burlesque Theatre this
week in two act burleSque called
The Man From Rector's." The piece
depicts scenes and Incidents that are
| familiar to habitues of thu Gay White
] Way and is a satire on the present
mode Of living by those who patroni2e
the so-caled lobster palaces. The cast
| is headed by Princess Luba Meron, as
sisted by Leo Stevens, Helen Jessie
Moore, Frank Harcourt. Nellie Lock
wood and Ward Bohlmin One of the
features is the presentation OF com
plete cabaret show. Appropriate scenery
is provided and large girl chorus.
At the Murray Hin Theatre this week
the Gay Morning GlorieS is the name
OF the burlesqu~ organization which
will present THE Love Pill' and the
Girls Of the l.. S. A" as the feature at
traction. The entertainment consists OF
swiftly moving comedy, good n/isic and
lively dancing In the cast will he
Arthur Connolly. Frank WATSON. j. @.
Gibson, Ed Harris, James Mack, Charles
Gilbert. Jean Ryan and Florence
Hunter. special added attraction Will
be the appearance OF Daisy Harcourt.
Wednesday night an amateur contest
is to be given for the first time this
season.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

Here the public Indifference to all
TIA. B., not musical and frivolous is
tic urst indication OF a change Of atti-
tpdr toward the theatre on the part OF
Il audience. II must be borne in mind
Always that what the American thea
tro aocomplishes in the way Of bur
."sU.. IS ,astly better than any OF its
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
VAUDEVILLE AND BURLESQUE.
LocnI Theatres sim Keeping Up the
Holiday spirit.

Carl Jorn, formerly leading tenor OF
the Metropolitan Grand Opera Com
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
NEW PLAYS OF THE WEEK

The first week OF the new year will
bring two new plays to New York.
Both will he performed on Wednesday
might.
sinners" by owen Davis, will be pro-
duced by w. A. Brady AZ the Playhouse.
This drama was acted at Sing Sing
prison last week before an audience that
couldn't get away II It had wanted to.
In the cast will be Alice Brady. Emma
Dunn. Florence Nash, Gertrude Dallas,
Frances Mcleod Robert Fdeson,
Charles Richman, John Cromwell and
others.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

Chez Maurice still attracts that slice
of life which is nearest the bone on
Broadway. Maurice is admirable in his
dancing and there has rarely been any
other in his profession so adept and 90
graceful.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

Mr. and Mrs Vernon Castle are still
the dancers Of the Forty-fourth Street
Theatre Roof. which is facctiously de-
sCribed rs Castles in the Air. They are
not the only dancers up in the air nova
days.
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petent company Of twenty players.
Alexandra Dumas's old play La
Dame aux ramel.ias" will be acted by
the Theatre francois in the Century
I.yceum this week Nine. Yorska will
play the leading role.
The Williams cap and Bells Dramatic
Society will produce Mrs Bumstead
/ Leigh" at the Plaza tomorrow evening.
Harry James Smith author OF the play,
is "A graduate Of the college class Of 'O2
and has taken an active share in pre-
pairing this production.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

There will be no dancing at the Zieg-
field Danse de Folles tomorrow night.
as there is to be dress rehearsal II
stop Your watch the new review
which is to be given in this part Of the
building. The Midnight F'rolic. as 1t il
called will open at midnight on Tues
day There will be music by Eugene
Buck and Louis l!.rsch and the produce
ton will be under the direction Of Ed
ward Wayburn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

Eugene Brieux's Maternity" will be
acted under the auspices Of Richard
Bennett on Wednesday at the Princess
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

Theatre. Mr. Bennett will have a com
petent company OF twenty players.
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WHERE TO DANCE.
Eat aud Drink aud Keep Time 20
the Music.

Joan Sawyer simply will not conduct
any Of the symphony orchestras that
have been clamoring for her coopera-
ton She will not go the the Symphony
or the Philharmonic nor will she take
the place OF Arturo Toscanin at the
Metropolitan Opera House. She will
Just keep right on directing her own
orchestra at the Persian Garden. Just
TO show how really devoted to music
sAe II there will be baby grand piano
TO any lady that gets the prize for fox
trotting.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

There .s now room for one thousand
dancers on tho floor Of the Broadway
Rose Garden and there are two orches-
tras In order that the patrons need
never stop.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-21
RAILWAY ( POWER CO.
. WILL TALK IT 0vET"
First Number OF New Publication,
Public Service News" Invites
Criticism OF Patrons.

The first number OF Public Service
News. published by the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company in the inter-
ests OF safety arst" and efficient
service" has come from the press.
Come let us reason together Is
the admonition of the company car
ried on the first page OF the publica-
ment. ITO cur patrons" In this an
nouncsment ths company looks upon
Its patrons rs It's partners and II In
sites intelligent criticism
We want TO make the street rail-
way and light and power service in
the communities served by this COM
pany the best In the world" says the
announcement. You would like to
have IL so. Neither the company nor
the public can accomplish this alone.
They must work together. As partners
in common enterprise--the making
OF a prosperous and progressive city
there must be mutual understandings
and Corporation to attain success.
The company has long felt the
need for come closer and more direct
means OF communication with its
patrons We want 10 talk II over"
with you. to tell you something OF the
problems which confront us; some OF
the difficulties encountered by our
employees, anu stsiBt Va hbS ways 4a
which you can help us 10 give you
= Eccd service.
AS a means to this end publio
service news will he published and
distributed &c our patrons On the cars.
II is not an advertising serene. IL
will not invade the fields OF news
papers, but will be used as medium
for talking directly to our patrons.
for improving relations with our en-
Sioyes and helping them IN the dis
arge OF their difficult duties 20 the
publ C. for creating better under
standing and closer corporation be-
tween the company and ITS patrons.
and 70. any other purpose which has
as its erd and object the improve
ment AID perfection OF the public
service"
The frst number Of the paper sets
a high standard. Much reading mat
ter OF more than passing interest is
among the contents of its eight pages.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-21

John ". Alexander Qnits, saying
Gotham Won't Help Buy Site.

New York, March 2o.--John w.
Alexander. after years OF service as
president II the National Academy of
Design. has resigned.
Yes. l rendered my resignation OF
tho office of president of the National
Academy at the business meeting OF
the Academy on March TO-" Mr..
Alexander said when asked by re-
porter
For about five years nonw." Mr..
Alexander continued. Il have served
as presden. OF the National Academy.
My own work keeps me very busy and
| am tired, that's all"
Mr.. Alexander was asked whether
or not there was any other reason
f~r his resignation.
We'll" he answered. 1.-THE work
has been discouraging because of the
tack OF help by the city in our efforts
10 obtain suitable. site for exhibit
ton galleries.
Toledo has a gallery to be proud
of. Philadelphia is about to have
another such building-so many cities
have them that it would take up too
much time to list them all But the
art center IF the nation. New York.
has no proper edifice In which to
hold exhibitions. All we've asked for
is a site. The National Academy is
ready to ou!lG the gallery"
Mr.. 4.lexaE der's successor will be
elected at the annual meeting on
April rs next. Fl ,''-' : 80 -