The sun., 1915-11-01

day. and advertised at the same time
II am Justified in taking legal action
and my attorneys have In preparation
papers In which will ask the courts
tO give nse damages against Mr.. Brady
The amount asked will be At least
$4,000, and It may be more
William A. Brady's side Of the story
relieves him Of the responsibility Of ex-
hibiting the pictures.
II never promised to withhold the
release until tho tour was finished" he
said last night to n Sun reporter. ''as
tho pictures were made by the Famous
Players Company and I could not have
stopped them II had wanted to. Now
there was an agreement or an under
standing Of some kind that the pictures
should not he shown In any town until
after the play had been acted. I sup
posed that had been lived up TO.
81 can perfectly well believe that the
pictures at % cents could easily put the
play at So out Of business. 1t may be.
however. II the business In the small
towns was not 30 good as II was In the
big cities that the cause was the same
that has always affected 'Trilby' from
the time II was first produced. Paul
NJ. Potter's play was never for the small
towns. II was always much more sue
cessful in the big cities.
at will be an interesting suit al all
events and will he the first OF It's kind.
1t has really grown imperative for some
precedent to be established in such
cases"
Tonight at the New Amsterdam The
atrc Around the Map" will show a now
actress to New York. Else Alder. al
though a reiening favorite in Berlin and
Vienna, will for the first time act in
English. native OF Gratz In Austria,
Miss Alder studied at the conservatory
there and went to Vienna to continue
the cultivation OF her voice. She sang
In opera at the court theatre in Trepau
and was then engaged for his theatre in
Berlin by Max Morti She had only
small parts in his famous organization.
But one day her chance came.
She was an understudy and had the
opportunity to play the leading part in
"The Girl From Montmarte." She did
not fail to pass the test and from that
time she was the leading operetta singer
OF Berlin. In Berlin she was the original
Snri. while In Vienna and Budapest she
sang In siXty-one operettas all told. al
though her experience has been COM
paratively brief. She had played the
leading soubrette role In 'Lieber
Augustin." THE Woman Haters. THE
Laughing Husband" 'The Little Friend"
and many others. Miss Alder WAS in
this country last winter determined to
learn English and was engaged by klaw
& Erlanger for this production
In review OF war Brides" the
writer highly praised ALA Nazimova
and concluded with this surprising ref
erence to Louise Drew. daughter Of
John Drew. who Is playing In Chicago
In 1T Pays to Advertise"
AT the end OF the performance.
there is literally demonstration for
the best actress at present in Chicago
bar only piquant Louise Drew. dlsport-
ing next door in 1t Pays to ADVERTISE
This grouping of Russia's daughter
and Johns Is far fetched only by the
specialization OF the actresses Sazi-
nova can always be an artist and
frequently will--she is indefat atigable now
In this peace piece. Louise Drew is less
versatile in that she never II anything
but an artist. II she had not inherited
the fatal looks OF her distinguished
father. she would be the reigning star
OF American comedy. But American
audiences insist that their young comedy
stars must have the flufYy prettiness. and
| fear they will not wake to Miss Drew's
perfect technique and brilliant sense Of
humor till some London manager takes
Marie Tempest dropped IT,"
And whoever said before that John
Drew had fatal looks"7