Arizona republican., 1915-02-07

horrible death. However, they may 1 be- the big town evidently likes it's thrillers served in blood -curdling form, and patronize the big Hip ac- cordingly.
 A new play by Alfred Sutro was produced at the Punch and Judy theatre last week. It is labelled The Clever Ones.' The audience did not agree with the title and the critics back them up in their opinion, main taining that it is a dangerous thing ! to attach the word "ciever" to a title i even when it is used sarcastically play, which is intended to saterize the snobbery of the British middle and lower classes, is not only not clever but it is most uninteresting.
 When the premier of "Mmme Sans Gene" was postponed for three nights lon account of the temporary indis position of Miss Farrar' it was more temper than temporary. It seems that the dress rehearsal was a very, very, select affair, and that invita- tions were very limited. So much so that the prima donna was restricted to six. including her mother and her physician. That was alright; but it seems that she discovered that an- icther prima donna who was not ap- bearing in the opera, was allowed or inN-if rThnr ble. So fast and furious, runs the story. did it become that it was bysically impossible for the amiable Duchess of Dantzig to recuperate sufficiently to sing the trying role on schedule time, hence the post ,ronement The official reason is quite different; out whatever the req : son may have been Farrar has cer- tainly the satisfaction of knowing tvocally, histronically and every other way, so why bother about the four extra invitations
 "War Brides"
 Perhaps the most talked of play in New York just now, is a little one act affair that Nazimova. the great Russian actress, is appearing in at the Palace It is called War Brides and deals with a condition said to he existing in Germany just now. There the Kaiser has called upon the womer of his race to show their patriotism by taking soldiers about to start foi the front as husbands and submit themselves to them that the race may be perpetuated.
 In War Brides Nazimova is { young bride, married just few months and when the play opens ; number of young women who have just married or are about to marry departing soldiers are discussing things. The heroine enters. She ha. discovered that she is to become mother and the others are loud il their concentrations. They congratu. late her on Carrying out the wishe. of the Kaiser, and laud her for doint her duty to her country. In a fur! she denounces them, She maintain. that she married for love and ol,l. for love She at least, is no wal bride. In a passion of bitterness sh, -denounces the whole idea of bring ing men into the world to feed tn, military machine. Why should womel suffer the bangs of childbirth onl. to sacrifice their son on the alta of war. She vows she will never bea a child until peace has come ant rushing out of the room she commits suicide.
 The little play created a tremen dous sensation. and is hailed as on' 'of the most potent arguments fo peace that has yet been brought for ward. The work of Nazmova i superb Critics state that all th' marvellous genius of this wonlerfl woman has been brought to bear oi the role and nothing that she na ever done has been so wonderful, impressive, and the whole city i at her feet.
 "Androcles and the lion."
 When this wonderfully brilliaii comedy by Bernard Shaw was pro duced in London he went into