The sun., 1916-01-10
mice And MEN" IS
MADE A FILM SHOW
Marguerite Clark Is Seen in
the Part Originally Played
by Annie Russell.
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP

| houon pictures centres At the strand,
where Marguerite Clark 10 to be seen IN
film version Of "Niice and Men." ("
Madeleine l.. Ryley wrote Mice ana
Men" nearly twenty years ago and II
was hrst acted In England. Sir Johnston
Forbes-Robertson became closely identi-
fled with tho piece. and in this country
II was for several seasons q vehicle for
Annie Russell. As q picture play II
loses none Of its interest and Miss Clark
and her supporting company gave an In
terestins portrayal. In addition there ID
the usual musical programme and q
topical review.
At the Vitaeraph Theatre Anita
Stewart and Earle williams are TO be
seen again as team following their re-
cent picture. The Goddess" with ono
entitled MY Lady's Slipper" q romantic
story OF adventure. The other feature
Is Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew in q COM
edy called When Two Play a Game.
Another farce and several reels Of cur
rent news pictures complete tho pro-
gramme.
Another play once closely allied With
the speaking stage has taken Its way
into the movies and is TO be seen this
week at both the Academy Of Music
and the Riverside Theatre. This is "A
Partisan Romance which Richard
Mansfield acted in during his prime
The photo play follows the legitimate
drama In many respects and the story
is we'll adapted TO screen presentation.
II. Cooper Cliffe has the role Of Baron
Cherrtai.
Tho continued large patronage At the
Broadway Theatre has led to the reten.
ton Of Temptation" the picture In
which Geraldine Farrar IL making her
screen appearance. II will be seen for
another week at least at this playhouse.
Burton Holmes continues his interest.
Exposition and gave another illustrated
. talk at the Gambler Theatre last night
I The series will be continued at the same
theatre this afternoon.
Ashmead Bartlett. British war cor
respondent. lectured at the Republic
Theatre last evening on Tho True Facts
About tho Great War" Az "A cor
respondent Mr.. Bartlett was detailed to
the Dardanelles. where he had an oppor-
tunity to study conditions. This phase
of his lecture was called Inside Facts
About the Dardanelles."
Nothing is to be done half way In the
complimentary dinner to be given to
William II. Crane at the Waldorf on
February % to celebrate the fact that
he has been fifty years on the stage.
The Theatre Managers Association. the
Lambs. the Players. the Friars and the
in the affair. Among the speakers will
be T.. Il. Sothern and Leo D!trichstein
representing the profession: Augustus
Thomas, representing the authors Dan
iel frohman on behalf of the managers
Dr Nicholas Murray Butler. president
Of Columbia, and Melville +. Stone.
} number Of national. State and city on.
cisls and members of the judiciary have
also accepted invitations to be presen,
as special guests.
Henry w. Savage contributes soms
data on the present crop of chorus girls
The fact of the matter is that Mr.
Savage is about to put on another
musical comedy. and ne Is getting wor
ried because he cannot find enough girl.
. to III the vacant places back Of tn.
, footlights. The sad truth is that ther,
10 " '"''' 80 -" $40 "~o' ~'"e
70 MI savage he says
IN 1910 there were more tnan 2o'
musical comedies at large IN this coun
Try to-day there are ohiy tew more
man htty' In l'lo thefe were hear'S
l-'ooo cnorus Siris AZ WORK or iookine io'
1t. To-day there are less than 5000. VIVA
, has happened To them' MOVIES haif o.
the girls had three years ago nave De
come movie stars Caoarets 10 anothe
reason. The girls ike to work In them
For every town In the country that ha'
regular theatre there are nve cabarets
The girls get the best 1000 the res
taurant anords ana everything III adoi
tion TO their salaries Iney are as wei
principals In the snow. nave their pic
', lures plastered up IN frames ana thei
names on the front OF the mouse it'
great ilie Tor them OUT pity the poo
manager
Among those In the company oeside'
Mary Nash selected 10 present Tn
Ohio Lady, by Booth TarKington ant
Julian street are eugene " brieh' Grac'
. Filk!ns. John flood' Neihe McHenry
Evelyn Pyle. Everett Butterneh. Ethe
I lntropodi. Howard kyie' george Ao
croft Tho play VIII nave its hrst per
fornance AT 'o!uHnous' on'o' OH JAN
uary ~
The programme TOT anna faVioWa
next appearance at the Forty-fourtl
Street Theatre on Iuesday ana Inurs
day Will inciuue Ainarina' naIle