The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-06
., FRANK WAND O.MALLEY.

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Frank V. Strauss in making
~ up and printing his weekly
programmes Of theatres during
recent years-once he has got Stufy
Gienmore Davis's stun in type about
What the Man viii Wear" and has
written queries to himself about when
the players who happen to he acting
that week were born and has answered
them in p%rint-has been to assemble
the names Of the persons responsible
for q given performance.
Theatregoers idly turn the first
pages of a programme and haven't
the slightest realization of the racing
aroun MIR. Strauss had to do before
he had assured himself that the fol-
Lowing authors were responsible for,
say. '"The Blue Paradise:
The Messrs. Shubert announce The
Blue Paradise with Cecil Lean. "A
musical play by Edgar. Edgar. Jr..
Harry y. and John Smith. based on a
Niepnese operetta. the Austrian book
by Leo Stein and Bella .jenbach. with
music by Edmund Eysler and addi-
tional numbers ny Siemund Romberg:
lyrics by Herbert Reynolds, musical
numbers. ensembles and dances sta ged
by Ed Hutchinson with the coinpli-
ments OF Joe Smith. through the
courtesy Of George Horace Lorimer:
copyright ~Satevepost, 1915. from the
stories by Sam Blythe dictated by
Old 1rv Cobb from an original play by
Gus Thomas's nephew, Mr.. Earl
Thomas. with incidental numbers by
Norris Gest and his father-in- law,
David Belasco."
After reading r lot Of preliminary
announcements such as the foregoing
one turns with relief to a programme
headed simply:
I'M HACKErT
rrtsENrs HIMSELF ~ o>r ~
shAkEsrEARE THt>Gs
.cALLFn
MACBETH.
Not a word about Bacon. "One Of
Shakespeare's things called Macbeth"
that's all. Frank Strauss could have
started an argument by limiting tina
tho Macbeth blurb was a little idea
Mr.. Shakespeare had dug mp some
place which had heen switched into
~presentahle form 10y Mr.. Bacon. But
he doesn't-and everybody thanks
him.
But Frank V. Strauss goes to the
other extreme when he turns out a
programme which simply says that
George V. Hobart and Miss Edna
Ferber are solely responsible for Miss
Ethel BarrNmore's appearance in our
Mrs. McChesney" AZ the L.yceum
heatre For once the little group of
serious thinkers composed of the re-
porter n ~Cartoon!st who have begun
TO expose every sunday various the
atrical performances in New York
agreed that Mr.. Strauss and his
printers were a bit stingy in giving
proper credit on the programme.
Our Mrs. McChesney'' never coulc
have got so far as a dress rehearsal
X II were not for the following per
,sons: chief OF Police Michael Mike
Garvey Of Appleton, outagamie codn
'ty, Wisconsin; eN-Policeman OFT,
Zuehlke. who was the Police Depart
men Of Appleton before Mike wa
chief, the Rev. Or. Samuel Plant
president Of Lawrence College. Ap
pieton. Wis: Miss "Decie' Sallsbu:,
of Lawrence street, Appleton. Wis
who taught Miss Ferber in the Ryai
High School in Oneida street. Apple
ltOn. Wis: S. Ffefferle. proprietor o
the Elm Tree Bakery in College ave
niue. Appleton. Wis. Mr.. Ferber. fathc
:of Miss Fcrbrr. proprietor OF the Fer
Der Five and Ten Cent Store IN col
lcge avenue, Appleton. WIS, san
RYAN. IN whose fsm.lN's honor IN
Ryan High school Of Appleton. Wis
was named, sam being proprietor @