The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-28
THEATRICAL managers Of this
town all aver that not within
L their memory have there been

town all ave that not within
their memory have there been
so many genuine successes in
New York theatres. This. too. at a
cme when the moving picture Is sup
posed to he making inroads on the
spoken drama and Immediately follow
ing William A. Brady's late Friars
Club speech, in which he proclaimed
ina the spoken drama in New York
vas going to the dogs. or that the dogs
had It and had already picked It to the
every time a theatrical prophet rises
Up on his hind legs and proclaims that
The drama has ~degenerated. that Il Is
heading pellmell for the everlasting
bowwows. there sets in q wave of
genuine prosperity and artistic worthi-
ness. One manager particularly in the
know proclaims that there are four-
teen plays in his town at this time
which are enjoying top notch receipts
and which are genuine hits. This
prosperity Is general; It 10 not On
fned to any one camp. The Monte
cues as well as the Cdpuets OF the
drama-tie Messrs. Shubert and klaw
4 Erlanger-are equally fortunate.
Other followers OF these houses with
Sut exception have no sentinels at
their doors to scare away the wolves.
It would appear then that William A.
Brady,e bowwows instead Of devour.
ing the drama are laying docilely At
tt feet. Mr.. Brady's w bowwow
seems, 10 quote old man Chaucer. to be
~ meke as ever was any lamoe."
Phyllis Neilson-Terry. who becomes
Q headliner In the varieties At the Pal
ace Theatre next Monday. approves Of
American audiences. Talking to her
manager. Joseph Brooks. just after
he had arranged for her debut in
vaudeville. she remarked:
ITS quite an awful plunge. you
know, for me to go into vaudeville. l
have always fought shy OF the halls.
md, in fact. when ! make my bow to
the Palace Monday I will be the first
OF the Terrys who has gone into the
varieties. I do hope that / will like
the American vaudeville audiences
and that they will like me. l found
Americans IL the theatre delightfully."-
warm and appreciative. I cannot i'm
agine nicer audiences to play to. but l
do miss the London g%alleryites'"
80 do We" commented Manager
Brooks dryly. our gallery now
makes up the orchestra in the picture
houses. When the movies came to
town II was the death Of the gallery
In the legitimate theatres"
"Yes. | have observed: you seem to
have no gallery here to speak of. and
coming from London, where the gall
iery is such an important and demon
strat!ve part OF the audience, l GER
tainly do miss II. London gallery Is
Just too deliciously frank in its eS-
preston of approval or disapproval.
but that fact has made us come to
rely upon 1t for our best critics. The
rule accepted Ia that II you can please
the gallery you are bound to please
the pit and the stalls. but II you can't
you have failed completely. Do tell
me II you have a gallery at the Pal
ace" said the fair Briton. turning to
Manager Rogers of that house.
we certainly have-one Of the
finest galleries that the movies have
lFll " S1OW DuSliiNoo. ps ces
gallery against any In London for
criticism, and that Is no STALL" said
Mr.. Rogers.
Helen Ware, who stars in Gross
Currents" has some interesting things
IN say about how motion pictures are
produced which will open the eyes OF
those thinking life N FINLAND Is
~-'retty soft" There Is a heroism dis
PLAYED on the part Of the actors before
the camera which doubtless results In
thrills and cold chills or the part OF an
audience, but which the fans per-
hap. do not always realize results In
considerable peril and much bodily n
mental anguish to the performers. But
thore 10 tho Joy of accomplishment n
tbe admiration Of their fellows to cheer
the motion picture actors. 90 tho life