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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-18

Louis Calvert, who is aN experienced
actor in the plays OF Shakespeare, has
just been telling some of the thoughts
which the works Of the great bard
awaken in the mind of n who has
interpreted them so frequently. He re-
Gently made the following observations
a. the meeting of the representatives,
of the Shakespeare clubs Of this city.
He said
There is an impression that the
public do not generally care for
Shakespeare, My own impression is
that they who see most of his works
that are earnestly and reverently pre-
scented simply adore them, but the
great bulk of the public seem to stay
away. There are probably many rea-
sons for this, Many. ! believe, have
never even seen him played, having
heard that his plays are duh. ana do
not trouble to ascertain for themselves.
In my opinion he is IA great enter
tainer. Another reason may he that
when they 10 see him he has been
50 cut or distorted hat there is very
little of his original play left, More
often than not they see him presented
by a star who. being assured Gas n
favorite actor with the public of Il
certain amount of support, is anxious
Ia b." seen in some such role as HAM
ICt, ROmcO. Wdcboh, or If the star Is
o. tn" feminine gender such parts as
Jultet. RosGlind, Portio, Sc, who use
'he play ns "A vehicle 20 display their
own particular alcnts and firmly he
lev" that IN" public are not Interested
In the rest pf tn" 'ust-.und hey, he
public, leave he theatre after he per-
Torrance. saving hat their hero Or
heroine as ,he ease may No was fine
but ,hc .Ilay WAS poor, and probably
add I don't "are much for Shake
spcarc,'
Another reason ma be that il liz a
general rule 20 overburden The play
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Where Music Helps Some!

The present and latest Of the
Ziegfeld Follies-the tenth edi-
ton as a matter Of facts
crowding the New Amsterdam
Theatre and will probably con-
tinue to do 90 for the rest Of the
summer. Bert Williams and Sam
Hardy are among the comedians,
and there Is nobody funnier than
Fanny Brice on the stage to-day.
So there is every element, with
the beauty so strongly repre-
scented, that makes these enter
t~ainfhents q great success.
Grace Fields dancing in
"Molly O" at the Cort Theatre is
as graceful and beautiful as the
metropolitan stage has seen in a
long time. II is by no means true
that the best Of the dancers have
to come from the training acad-
envy Of the Marien Theatre at
Petrograd.
Beth Lydy, whose singing in
"Step This Way" IL q fine foil to
the fun of Lew Fields, used to
take part in "Alone at Last"
usually singing when Margaret
Macnara felt the need of a rest.
Miss Lydy not only has q fresh
and beautiful soprano voice. but
she is said to be descended from
an Indian tribe, which ought to
put her among the first families
Of this country.
There are some very clever
lyrics in Every Good, Eddie" and
such rhymes as that which speak
of the good, kind clergyman"
when there is in the line before
the phrase ending in urge a
man" are out of the ordinary in
musical plays. But Every Good
Eddie" is out of the ordinary in
more ways than one, else it could
not have prospered so long.
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FP,SBE IN
. a IADTS NAME"

points and being lenient 10 each others
foibles.
"For good or evil. the stage Is one Of
the most potent factors in the world.
Its educational power is enormous.
The Tempest which. by the way.
| desire to stage. would nev
have been produced but for the
untiring efforts Of my friend
John Corbin. who worked for some
years to that effect. During the run
OF that play. which continued two
weeks longer than was originally In
tended. some 80 900 people attended. OF
whom 20, 900 were children. They en-
joyed IL hugely. Il was no highbrow
classic to them. II was an entertain
ment; they loved 1t. They knew what
the old boy Prospcro was doing when
he brought Ferdinand TO meet his
daughter Miranda. They followed
Ferdinand through all his trials and
when the King Of Naples put Nj
randa's hand in that Of Ferdinand and
blessed them they burst forth into a
big round OF applause. which never
came when only Erownups were in
the house. The children did what
Shakespeare asked them to do in the
Chorus speeches.
They used their ~imaginations and
| am certain that many OF them will
hold this play in their memories when
they have grown to be mel and
women. I think perhaps the reason
! W. my Shakespeare 50 dearly is
hat | knew him from almost my
cradle. Before 7 was 10 years Of age
I had seen Hamlet Macbeth Mid.
summer Nights Dream q played
Puck at school when I was 9 years
old. Twelfth Night Henry "
Richard H. and have a programme
~ home Of a performance ] saw in the
SOS OF The Merchant OF Venice a
vague remembrance, ! must admit,
but exceedingly interesting. for my
father was the stage manager. my
mother played Portia. Edwin Booth
played ShYiock and the BdssdniO was
Henry Irving,
I'm Champion,ng the cause OF
Shakespeare o must think | am de-
crying other forms Of theatrical enter
tairment, nut II seems 10 me that they
get a very fair measure Of public sup
port and our poor bare except In this
particular year gets little or none
VINO amonc Won have seen such plays
al King John Richard H. 'Corio-
Janus. the first and second parts OF
Henry w. 'T!mon Of Athens?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-18
Classifying a New Flower
in the Theatrical Garden

The hlossoming Of a new flower In
the theatrical garden Is usually "a
cause Of considerable comment. both
among the la!,y and the professionals,
and there is usually "A scurry!ng to
classify it according to species. I'll.
latest bud 10 blow its petals in the
faces of first nightcrs ~ Miss Mar
glerl,e Farrell. with Lew Fields in
step This Way" at the Shubert Thea
tire. The particular bud which Miss
Farrell represented in name, heritage
and her song kelly is naturally the
shamrock. and the particular habitat
where she has been IN the process Of
budding was in the Keith. or more
professionally. the big time houses.
In fact. Miss Farrell has been In bud
"A considerable length of time. longer
than a girl OF her talent person.
atty should be. hut the abortive in
fiuence Of a surcharged broadway at
mosphere has kept her in a state of
se~mi-obscurity. though She at one
time appeared in grand opera during
the Oscar Hammerstein regime at the
Manhattan Opera House, and later APP
pcared In "A leading role in Sousa's
The American Maid" which had a
brief career AT the Broadway Theatre.
MY present opportunity all came
about through the appreciation of Lew
Fields, when ] played Just ahead Of
Weber and Fields at the Palace Music
Hall, Chicago. last January" said Miss
Farrell last might in her dressing room
at the Shubert Theatre. Weber and
Fields were on the bill at the Palace
and followed my act, II as Mr.. Fields
stood in the wings waiting his turn
he observed my performance, After
two or three days Mr.. Fields, who was
a whole souied, appreciative person.
. called me aside and said; Miss Far
rell, | want to compliment you m
your pei Torrance. ! think you are
a very talented girl and the next time
! put on a musical piece in New York
! am going TO give o an oppor-
tunity.' thanked Mr.. Fields for hts
kindness, but ! had little notion that
within four months I would he playing
with him NJ the Shubert Theatre, |
sincerely hope that | have justified
Mr.. tields's faith ana appreciation OF
my efforts.
How did | begin and what have
been my experiences on tho stage
My first actions Of becoming an
actress doubtless grew out OF hearing
my mother narrate stories Of her
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-18

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HERE is DRAMA.

"Justice" will be seen but for
two weeks more at the Gambler
Theatre. 1t is typical modern
tragedy in the sordid and color
less mood of Galsworthy, leading
nowhere and ending on an UNI
resolved chord. The play is acted
with an unusual approach to per-
lection and should not be missed,
1.-THE Cinderella Man" is IA
modern fairy tale which shows
how fond the public is of the
play which not only tells a story
but tells the kind of n story in
the way it likes. The piece has
crowded the Hudson Theatre for
twenty-three weeks.
"A Lady's Name" is farce of a
high and brisk order to which
Marie Tempest adds the distinc-
ton of the rarest kind of high
comedy acting, But such a dis
tinguished artist could even i'm
part the quality of high comedy
to n play more farcical than that
at the Maxine Elliott Theatre.
The Comedy Theatre has
proved a delightful frame for the
witty and uncommon dramas Of
the Washington Square Players,
who r finding great in
their new home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-18

have acted in the FIRST Ave and saw
father as Tnon. They are fine
plays and every effort should be made
to have them regularly on the stage.
They should take their proper place
there. for Shakespeare wrote for the
stage and not for the study. and it Is
our duty to look al II that the OUNCE
generation have an opportunity OF
witnessing them. We are all better
men and women through our knowl-
edge Of Shakespeare and the more our
children see his plays the better men
and women they will become"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-18

In the present crowded and unset
tied condition of the cinema theatres
it So. ms possible 10 detect some ten
denotes which may result In a reason
able adjustment uf the relation be-
tween the two forms Of entertainment.
II is evident that the small comedy
or melodrama produced in the studio
has long ago passed from the first
class Of moving picture plays. II is
the > and 10 cent theatre which alone
dares To- offer these nowadays. In
this particular field the spoken drama
is still able to hold its own. There l.,
no terror OF the competition of the
cinema here.
II is ~ something like the expan-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-18
WHERE TO DANCE.

The Dolly Sisters may be the
best dancers on the New Am
sterdam Roof in the Ziegfeld
Midnight Frolic, hut they do not
do all of it. They have to make
way for the others occasionally,
and the public does get a chance
to take a few steps, Will Rogers,
William Rock and Frances White
and the Arnaut Brothers are still
on the list of entertainers.
At the Montmartre at Mid
night there is excellent music.
There is also dancing by Albert
and Samaya, and every other
condition suited to the enjoyment
Of the most exacting cabaret fire.
quenters.
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Sn0 HlubI IhVc a. oil hh>s
eight weeks of accepted material IN
reserve. Four sketches are to he
ready for production at all times. That
is, four playlets will be fully rehearsed'
thus giving the Palace management IL
great radius VI time in securing capa-
BILE artists for the casts. Among the
PLAYERS who will be featured will be
Emily Ann wellman, Florence Rob-
erts. Olive Wynham. Jane Grey. Laura
Hone Crews, Charles Cherry. Conway
Tearle. George Parsons, Harry WOOL
run, George Fawcett. THESE ana
other representative artists have given
their word to cooperate with the Pal
ace players. Among the authors VIII
he Joseph Conrad. John Galesworthy.
Lord Dunsany. Bayard WELLER. Irwin
Cobb. Rupert Hughes, Philip Barthol-
omae Bozeman Bulger. Fine one act
plays are being diligently sought Tor.
and authors are asked to send scripts
to Miss May Tully. 1882 broadway.
They will in every case be conscien-
tiously read. Liberal royalties will he
paid on all productions.
over In Jersey City a subsidiary
company Of clever players will first
play accepted sketches and the parent
company from the Palace will wit
ness the performance. II the sketch
passes on this preliminary production
II will at once 90 into rehearsal by
the Palace players. II II scores AT
the Palace and the public expresses
approval II will he recast and sent
upon a tour Of the Keith and Orpheum
circuits with a permanent company.
This naturally will not displease the
authors. The productions will he OF
the highest Palace standard. Is
the gist of the campaign to rob the
n~!eghborhood theatres Of their own
one best bet. the good n act play.
and present IL In vaudeville. a half
hour of good drama brilliantly played
IL acceptable TO every audience. The
Palace players have the bali at their
feet and IL is up to them n May
Tully.
Who and why Ia May Tully?
May Tully is a Canadian. born in
Victoria. p. c.. and educated at McGill
University. Montreal. Her parents
went to the Klondike in the first gold
rush Of 1895 and Miss Tully. being
in her third year at McGill. ran away
and coming TO New York entered Mrs.
Wheatcroft's Dramatic School. Among
her teachers were Rachel Crothers and
John Emerson. After graduating she
became leading OF the southern
The Christian company AT SIS per
week. The season following she had
the unique experience Of being pro-
NOTED to s2j a week as a chorus girl
first on the left end-in THE Good
Old hummer Time" Her standing in
musical company was considered no
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-18
THE TWO.A-DAG

Lucille Cavauaugh ard &C. &c
White, who were in the rg'0.'
FolljcS this time "a wear n.., ".
hc at the Palace Theatre 7 ~
der THAI the classic and w. n.''
eru dancing may ho n,cr'".
rontrastci Theodo" ku-' " f.'
Nlnsta NaSlova viii stop '''
week with thoir Russian '..trr.
Then Irene Franklin aud p
Green, Other familiar a eN
actors Of established ,'r ''c
10 he seen during the N.'e aNe
Harry Green, the TW,'' ~'
Mechanics. who were ore ~
features Of the Sau l'.. .H-"
fair; White and Cial'"r. 81 l'r'
man. Nat Navarro n CO., ..'s
Ruth Roye. Minnie iu.""'',
Mill Collins, Stan S'.r..r
Cats aud the Jordan ','- "
he on the programme ,f '.. 4
onial Theatre this Wct,.
IA programme make = ,-E
understand of course ur.
theatre is kept opcn thi
so much longer than u-i.
addition to al this swo"'.r, p
light. there will he "W rc.r =.
MY Children?" which J. a r.'' O.
play with IA purpose.
4 new feature Cycrv Wo,.
the rule nj the Columhl. I'r1'.
whore "Hello New Work b. '-
ing thc most popular u' 'E' -1"'
mer hurlosqueS ever "v'. '.'"'
Lew Kelly, Lon N'-l,'' f.o re
Tcnhrook., Ernc~t onto, .n.
Sheridan and Netti' Nc',." '
proved great t%avorltc>. f. '.'
powers are added every "r'n
some new entertainer Of tn, 10
kind.
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ON THE SCREENS

The picture to he seen a, ~,
Strand Theatre this week nv a"
sesses a special interest in y;o..
Of the fact that "Thc Clowr
which is to be presented there
said by the Jesse Lasky Comna,r
to be one of its finest orerin,
1t is especially praised as a lo,
cal and clear scenario. Mari,
Fairfax is the author of i, sv5
Victor Moore will act the leaS
ing role. "Diana the Hurtros.
will follow this.
Frank Keenan, will come bacL
to the Rialto Theatre TODAY !.
1.-THE Phantom" which is said ;,
show to great advantage his ns.
culiar dramatic methods befo,.
the camera. There will he III
customary musical offerings ari
comic as well as topical films will
add variety to the programme.
William A. Brady says tina, n.
picture play made from Murrer',
ia Vie de Boheme,- which bs
will show at the New York Thea,
tire tomorrow afternoon. rpnre.
sents just his idea Of what a roo.
movie should be. It was made !,
Fort Lee under the direction NJ
Albert Capellani. The picture !.
regarded as so fine that il viii
contrary to the rule at the New
York. be played on two days in.
stead Of one.
Theda Bara will cease from
vampiring this afternoon to plav
the heroine Of EAST LYING a,
the Academy Of Music. This non.
ular novel. which was acted 70,
years as miss Mutton as well a.
East Lynne" will he seen for
the first time on the screen.
The popular picture play,
which are still to be sen in New
York are: "How Britain Pre-.
pared" at the Lyceum. stirring
pictures of the finest use Of me
cinema; "Civilization" at the Cri.
terion. war pictures Of great i'm.
pressiveness; 1.-The Fall Of a Va.
ton" at the Liberty, pictures o,
great technical beauty.
Ramona" returns TO New
York and will be seen at me
Standard Theatre.
Billie Burke at the Globe The.
atre has now been REINFORCED hy
a condensed version Of QUO
Vadis."
Sir Herbert Tree, who i. 4
most impressive film actor. may
be seen this week in the version
of Macbeth" which has attracted
so much attention. There are two
performances daily.
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Louise Huff is the star Of "Des.
tiny's Toy" which will tie cen at
the Broadway Theatre this week
1t was written for her by john
O'Brien. II is encouraging 10
know that the play has its scene.
on the seashore. since there is no
natural element which is so
grateful to the camera a. water.
1t always takes beautifully. and
there may be good pictures ex.
pected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-18
LILLIAN LORRAINE IN THE PASSING SHOW or
lGlS" OF tie WINTER ~

comedians to keep the Follies popu-
lar for the next six months. And that
ought to satisfy not only Mr., Ziegfeld
but the public.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-18
T is easy enough To understand
why Mr.. Ziegfeld's annual enter

II T is easy enough to understand
why Mr.. Ziegfeld's annual enter
tainment at the New Amsterdam
Theatre-perhaps 1t is best to say
downstairs in order To distinguish it
from the entertainment fathered by the
same gentleman which goes On appar-
entity without cessation from mon to
month on the r~oof-should have be-
y and less and less a comic travesty
Of current events. Beauty in any of
the forms in which it appears trium-
a plant In the Follies is more easily
available than wit.
For ali the qualities that go to make
up the aesthetic charm Of these beau
tlful productions may be acquired hy
the expenditure of money. There are
plenty OF Crbaus at hand. silks and
satins are to he had by the yard or
the acre. and the human body,
whether 1t is to be exploited in a sweat
shop or glorified AZ a thing Of beauty
On the stage, is the cheapest commod-
ity in the world.
But the originality and genius that
reside in the noodle. say. Of George
N. Conan cannot be duplicated the
world over. The fun and the sophIsti-
= cation That he is able to impart to a
musical show are things that are not
to be found anywhere else and cannot
be purchased by any manager in the
world. There used 70 be the objection
TO some OF Mr.. Cohan's. humor that it
Z was OF the stage-stagy. But the
: public has shown in its loyaky to his
= latest review that nothing evidently
(. interests and amuses IL so much as
theatre fun. So Mr.. Conan remains
unique in his ability to supply the
wittiest of these popular travesties,
both In the matter Of dialogue n in
the arrangement of the scenes
That large part of the community
which gratefully accepts its amuse-
ment from MIR. Xiegfeld and would
he bereft NJ summer Joy without his
ministratlons need not worry, The
Follies OF this year Of grace will not
fail in their power to amuse n whit
below the standard Of their predeces-
sors once they are in the form th'y
should he. There Is plenty Of talent
among the women comedians. Bert
williams will be more mellow and au-
thoritative in his fun after a while. Il
10 Idle TO deny that Leon Enrol IS
missed. Fanny Brice's imitation oI
Anna Pavlowa Is inimitable. and al
the Ballet Russo burlesque is most
diverting. Ina Claire IL clever in
her limitations, which were always the
best thing she could do besides look
mildly decorative. SO there are will
Bernard Granville and Carl Randall
a remarkably skilful Interpreter OF tn,
so.called modern Dances" enougl
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-07

From homer" asked Robin care.
lessly.
Indirectly. It comes through Der.
lin. Our special agent there wires me
that the Offices of Mr. Blithers in that
city have received instructions from
him to send engineers to Edelweiss
for the purpose of estimating the cost
of remodeling and rebuilding the cas-
tle-in other words, to restore it to it's
condition prior to the Marlanx rebel
lion fifteen years ago."
There was tantalizing smile on the
baron's face as he watched the chang
ing expressions in that of his prince.
Are you in earnest?" demanded
Robin, bright red spot appearing in
each cheek. The baron nodded his
head. well, he's got lot of nerve!"
Il shudder when l think of what is
likely to happen to those architects
when they begin shopping around the
CASTLE" said Gourou dryly by the
way. have you seen Miss Guile this
morning."
Robins cheeks were now completely
suHuSed. Certainly not"
"She was in the Rue de la Paix half
an hour ago. thought you might
"You saw her. baron?"
Yes, highness, and it may interest
you to know that she saw you"
"The deuce you say! But how do
you know that it was Miss Guile.
You've no means of knowing"
1T Is part of my profession to rec
ognize people from given descriptions.
In this case, however. the identified
ton was rendered quite simple by the
actions of the young lady herself She
happened to emerge from a shop just
as you were passing. and I've never
seen any one, criminal or otherwise,
seek cover as quickly as she did. She
darted back into the shop like one
pursued by the devil.
Where did she 60 from the Rue de
la Paix?" asked Robin impatiently.
ITO the Ritz. was there almost as
soon as she. She handed an envelope
containing letter, l fancy-to the
carriage man and drove away in the
direction of the Place de pOpera.
have a sly notion. my prince, that you
will find note awaiting you on your
return to the hotel. All, you appear
to be in haste. my young hunter"
Il am in haste. If you expect to
keep alongside, baron. you'll have to
rum" cried the prince. and was in
stantly in his seven league boots.
won't you sit down, baron? I'll be
at liberty in minute or two" he said,
on reaching his room at the hotel,
and coolly proceeded to scan the brief
message from Miss Guile.