New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-30
RI sir FERGUSON ARRIVES IN WAR PLAY By HALL CAlN
Where and Why Plays
of the Season Continue
The Fear Market at the Booth, Is DsappontmeD,-
Fame of Ameic Rivcs Must Continue to Rest
Upon Her Fiction

takes one % The q.a.n. hone, a.,
. Pcnnsylrsa.s Dutch. The MA. n
hrmor and human nature. and ~ "a
.ng Of Mrs. lIske and John Coz. q.
u into one Of the most enjoyabs .s ..,h
IN town. ''''s
THE Jrcnastened Woman =. .
Thirty-nlHth street Theatre. I. -
play for more reasons than .s,,s..;H
author sticks TO his Knitting ..
dentaliy, it provides Emily Steven. ~, ,...
the opportunity TO do some yea, =, !.
ing.
"Sadie Love. At the Harri, ~.
10 which 10 take out-of.town -.
who want 20 see something wicked =.
is now IN It's last week. "
"Hit-the Trail Holiday" a, n. 4,
tor. Is George ". Conan. Billy Sr,s..
q supplies the idea for the fun in sv ~.
thc-Trail." and a good cas-: er.,,..
every ounce Of humor.
Potash and Perlmutter in so,i,,-.
AZ the Lyric, is second "po,ssh a..
Perlmutter.' The famous partner, a.,
seen in circumstances and surro,-;
ings productive Of Laughter loud Io.,
and frequent.
"Our Mrs. McChesney," a. thai.
c,um, is drsmatizstion Of the "a,
Ferber stories. Although a ,rs. e.
sodic, il contains plenty OF hun,, a..
the ever welcome Ethel Bsrryrsr
"Major Barbara" AZ the P,sybs,u
is fine production b. Grac. Georu I,
Shaw's brilliant play Of salvation ..
armament.
The Washington Square Player 4,
the Bsndbox Theatre. are pre.,.,r
three one-sct plays and psnn-i-,
The programme Is probably The De-.
that they have yet offered. and .rcl...,
THE Clodr "The Tenor" and II,
/ Roadhouse IN Arden
"The Boomerang, az the Be.asco i
an airy nothing turned into one 0. IL
seasons biggest successes By car...
acting and expert stage nanssens-.
II is the kind o. play that one Leave
with the thought that the eyeni,i
/ could not have been better spent
Treasure Island" at the Puach a..
Judy. puts all those pirates and ,hirc
right on the stage in from. OF yo.'
ewes. The zeal Stevenson favor IS pa
and parcel Of the drams;its,ion, a..
nobody with what the fiction blurtic
call "red blood" can afford TO mis-: i
"Just Woman at the ForT.
eighth Street Theatre. IL an INTEREST,",
! drama by Eugene Walter. The sg.io'
/ has written with A punch as his o..
ject. and has undenisbly gained i, .
/ though A. a cost. The third &C. p
guaranteed 10 thrill all but the m'.
blase Of theatregoers.
Common Clay" At the Republic. =
similar TO Just Woman" in ths. Q
contains courtroom scene. !; Is g
play Of much power. and success
huge proportions. but something
lacking. Jane Cowl and John Mas
head the cast.
pride Of Race" az the Maxine /.
OFT. treats uncompromisingly the e.''
ton discussed IN Edward Shel:s;'
"The Niger" II is in every va
strong play. and contains thrill 81,
thrill. albeit the intervals betTi
thrills are sometimes dull. IL was r
duced and is being acted By Rc%
} billiard, who has unbcunded is.ia T
the outcome.
The Viewers" az the Garden Tia
tire. would be a huge financial sucs.'
If il could be installed in 8 regsi
theatre. Il is a mastery procuep'.
by Emanuel Reicher OF Hsupimsi
drama Of hunger.
Musical.
stop, Look. Listen" a, the Ger
was built for the business msn' w
or not tired. IL Is packed WIN e'''
girls and corgeousness, ard also =
Gaby Deslys, who would come uls'
at least two of three heads lisee'
"Sybil," at the Liberty. brings y.
Julia Sanderson, Donald Brisa s,a [.
seph Cawthorn. Cawthom Is w,
Miss Sanderson is pretty, Brian q
dance, and the production IS VIZ
is a sure-fre success.
"Katinka," at the For'y'er.
Street Theatre. Is ever meloaiS.
Ada Meade is about 20 replace A''
Rowland.
The show at the Hippodrocme 3.
tains something for everybody a.,
whole lot Of things for most ps''
Il is titanic and get enieriain'As
alone AZ Last" at the shuheI', !
an excellent score BY Franz N"
Of merry Widow fame.
VERY Good Eddie" az he PING.
IS a musicsl show which IS ehlg.
because one can get intimate w,
Recommended 10 people who 90 h0'
sist on great big evening
"The Blue Paradise at he 80
has many months Of success ostS
it and many before it II mas
melody and humor.
"The Princess Pat AZ the w
br!mful Of Victor Heroens
music. Harry 3. Smith lhsei'>
book and lyrics.
The Ziegfeld Midnight FROM, ,.s
the New Amsterdam Theatre Is Wv
after-the-theatre entertainments
Burton Holmes TravelOsa'
A new trayelosue on the G ia. ss \.
Won of Arizona will be gwen 0! -.