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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
It's Beginning Again!

ppoAnwAy AND BtyTTERMK' tomorrow evening the Maxine
Elliott second production Of the season. inc nrSt Oh an
expected avalanche plays prolific of Willard Mack Not
only that the bubblng Blanche Ring BACK 70
Broadway Mr. Mack wrote the piece as straight
comedv under the title ODay from Broadway When Miss
Ring production however couple OF songs "
thrown in for good measure
broadway Buttermk" the story Of metropolitan but
kndhearted spends vacation in kimuck rails ana
incidentally takes village the supporting cast will be
Helen Lowell Josephine Morse, Faye Perry William
Carleton Meade Charles Withers and Charles
Ben Teal has attended to the staging.
SEVEN CHANCES Tuesday Cohans With his
may cenc permit much advance nfora
the 1t is certain however, that the piece Is
comedy Cooper entirely unknown author and
surprising learn that the seven chances were con-
1t is also known that the play has
three
In the cast are Craven Leighton, Hay
Rowland Lee Allen Thomas the Misses
McComas Meredith Marion Abbott Helen MacKeer
DeshOn Lillian Spencer Emily Galloway Beverly
and others
CHEATING CHEATERs Wednesday Elnge They call it
satr of town have it
that of Marcn of "Thc House Of Glass; will
royalties The entertainment is detectveooh-gun play
n with one bang top Of another
Among present Rambeau, Cyril Keghley,
McWade Edouard Duant Anne Sutherland
Harris oBn and the customary hrstnighters
THE SILENT WITNESS Thursday evening Longcre
making the production and the
mentin startling"
includes Henry Koke, hereabous since "Our
Wves Everton Higgins, Dewitt Donald
Gaaer Dufey, viii Gregory Richard Hale,
Emile Poini Miriam Doyle Maude
Gilbert, Neark and Mrs Jacques Martin.
~yyETTE Thursday evening Thrynh
Benjamin ThOne Gill
bert
music lyrics. number
q manufacturer
includes Chapne who hasn't other John
blessed memory; Cyril Chadwick Rose Lehart Crawford
Parker Wch C. Homer and ROshaara Indian dancer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
A Year of The Boomerang.

Second year Of "The Boomerang"l
And a real second year-not one con-
veniently adopted for advertising pur-
poses. The production at the Belaseo
has been there since August 10, 1915,
and il will soon begin shooting at the
mark established by Mr.. Manners's
peg O. Ny Heart" Martha Hedman,
incidentally, returns TO the cast this
week after a vacation Of six weeks.
No actress has been quite so well cast
in a number Of seasons. Aside from
her particular talents for the role, Miss
Hedman is physically in entire accord
with the scheme of the play. She Is
plac:dly beautiful. One usually has to
be operated upon 20 encounter this
form Of fairness.
There is little Of the eternal
trained nurse in every woman, but ever
so much more in Martha Hedman.
Beauty is usually an irritant. No
patients fever would subside if Helen
Of Troy entered the room when he
tugged the bell rope. Yet for all her
charm Miss Hedman cheers, but does
not inebriate. An excellent actress,
well wager she'd be a darned good
trained nurse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
A LIGHTNING CHANGES.

InNE thing a women never can do
" is to get dressed in hurry. She
can clean a house in ten minutes, pre-
pare a meal in five, scamper through a
fortune in no time at all. But for the
arduous operation of dressing she re-
quires a period of time that is en-
tirely free from arbitrary boundaries.
In the light of these W. k. facts,
when a young woman can make three
distinct and complete changes of cos
tune in less than nine minutes the
event is worthy Of more than passing
notice. It is almost epochal. Yet this
feat is performed by Ina Claire, OF the
"Ziegfeld Follies," six nights a week
and twice on Wednesdays and Satur-
days.
At exactly 1912 each evening Miss
Claire makes her appearance in the
dress and attitude of Jane Cowl, the
fearful heroine of Common Clay"
CARRIED in a simple tailored suit, she
occupies the stage one minute to COM
miserate with the audience on the sue
cession Of weepy parts which have
befallen Miss Cowl. "Three years ago
I had a crying part in within the
Law" she walls, "and my Godl 1t was
SUGGEST" Everybody agrees that
Mr.. Hobart outdid himself when he
composed this line.
Miss Claire devotes exactly sixty
seconds to the characterization o. Miss
Cowl. when she dives through the
wings to her special dressing room,
erected hard by. Stage hands and
scene shifters are on the job to police
her path, and great care is taken that
no careless piece Of property or stray
little chorus girl blocks the way in her
rush for her room.
Meanwhile, Sam Hardy as Lou-Telle-
gen has entered 70 prepare for MISS
! Claires second mpersonation-that OF
the athletic prima donna and movie
star. Miss Geraldine Farrar. A man in
the wings with a stop watch clicked
Miss Claire's second entrance in the
Spanish garb Of Carmen as 10:46:l6.
She quits the stage at 10:47:5o, with
her hands struggling to unwind her
sash all the way to the dressing room.
Here she rapidly slips into ballroom
creation and a red wig. Her maid &C
companies her back through the wings,
hooking the dress en- route, and just
completing her task as Miss Claire en-
ters at 10:51:45 in the role of Billie
Burke, the titian-topped actress. who
rst dramatized pajamas. This charac-
terization Is introduced by a pretty
sentiment expressed by Allyn King,
who says, by way of announcement:
"Miss Billie Burke, fairest flower on
the screen of time" Here is Mr.. Ho-
bart's other clever line, being a deft
compliment to Mrs. F. Ziegfeld, jr..
wife Of the originator and owner of the
"Folies."
A reader handy with figures will dis.
cover from this score that Miss Claire
has occupied slightly less than nine
minutes for her three changes, which
every suffering husband will agree is a
worlds record. F. c. SCHANG.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
THE WEEKS VAUDEVILLE BILLS

Leaping to Brooklyn all the way 70
Coney, in fact-the programme a. the
New Brighton is headed by Grace la
Rue, songstress. Charles Gillen VIII
supply the necessary piano aecompani-
ment. Also on the bill will be I'd Rey'
nard, ventriloQuist. returning 70 yaude-
Vile after four years spent in conduct
ing a hotel, or something, in a comolns-
ton Of vantriloquism and dancing
called Before the Court" In this he
will have the assistance Of Mme'
Blanca.
Others include Andrew Tombes ana
Lola Wentworth; "Cranberries,' q
playlet; the Primrose Four, who sins'
as you might expect; Violinsky, the
Crisps and the Australian Wood Chop
pers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
A COMMUNICATION.
II HE dramatic department is in re-
l. ceipt OF the following pathetic

THE dramatic department is in re
l. ceipt Of the following pathetic
plea:
Gentlemen: want to ask little
favor of you. 1t seems that ! am
going to have two little girls,
cousins from Worcester, Mass,
visiting me next week. About
month ago | wrote to them, tell
ing them that if they would come
/ would take them 10 the Hippo
drome. | thought that | had seen
Hippodrome advertisement stat
ing that it would reopen early in
August; now | see a sign when
says "early in September" But
the little girls are coming and are
looking forward to seeing the Hip
podrome show with a great deal OF
pleasure, so their mother writes
me.
Now. here is where | want TO i'm
pose on your good nature, II can.
Could you use your influence with
the theatrical people to get them 70
run the show at the Hippodrome
on, say, August 10, just as If moth
ing had happened? Just an alter
noon UtTlOI HldnNC NChAh w. NaaNB
as the little girls never have seen
ANY Hippodrome show, it wouldn't
be necessary to put on the new one
scheduled for September | reanze
that the cast would hardly feel
like going on in show IN which
they were not letter perfect, and,
besides, would not think Of putting
the Hippodrome people to so much
trouble. So il would be all right II
they just give last years show
the skating scene, for instance, and
the rose ladder, and perhaps the
little dwarfs who did the tumbling.
/ know the little girls would like
that, and it would seem just as
good to them as a new show. II
you could see the little girls-how
cunning they are-you would re-
alize why hate to disappoint them
and why | am asking this rather
"nervy" favor of you. Yours truly,
ROBERT c. BENCHLEY.
P. S.-Of course, | would expect
to pay for my three seats and not
graft" them from you, as | re-
ali2e that a great many demands
are made upon you, and do not
care TO be nuisance.
In these days, when so much is bein
done for the Belgians. it would be
graceful act on the part Of the Hippo
drome management to endesvor TO al
sist Mr.. Benchley in his difficulty. A
all events, his letter is referred to NJ
Dillingham; in the hope-that somethin
can be done about it
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
Columbia Theatre.

The Columbia Theatre comes for
ward with its annual evidence that
the theatrical season is on. Another
year Of burlesque will begin promptly
at 2:15 o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
when "The Merry Founders" will move
into the Columbia. A weekly change
of programme will again be the pol
icy. The company includes Abe Rey-
nolds, George +. Hayes, May Latham,
Ruth Wesley, Frank Ward, Eugene
McGregor and Elizabeth Jane.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
Loew' American Roof.

The programme at Loew's Ameri-
can Theatre and Roof for the first
three days of the week will include
"The Dream Pirates" a musical COM
edy; Lew Hilton and Dave Mallon, ana
Charlie Chaplin's newest, zone a. m"
George Bancroft and Octavia Broske
will top the bill the latter half Of the
week, and others will include Billy
Tracey and Nat Vincent, song writer's;
Irving Jones and Roy Johnson and
Fred and Annie Pelot.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06

grammatical and broken I don't know
custom of your country.
Please excuse me. | am sure that |
will always be one of your admirers
and friends of Japan.
Yours faithfully,
OCTAVIUS II. HARA,
4l3 Minamishinagawa
Toxic. Japan.
By way OF furnishing a happy ending
to the story, it should be added that
Mr. Daily INSTRUCTED his valet to send
his photograph 70 Mr. Hara."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
By HAYWOOD BROUN.

ff~OAT-TALES" deserves better
treatment than it has re-
ceived at the hands Of most
of the reviewers. It is not an expert
farce, but it is far from slovenly. The
fun of farce lies in complication, and
Edward CIark's play suffers from too
great a store Of the hfe-giving sub
stance.
There was once burlesque joke, or
rather there is joke, since buriesque
recognizes no past tense in humor, con-
corning a young lady named Ida Noe
pronounced 81 dunnoD. The first
funny man remarks 81 gotta girl" The
second inquiries whats her name p
and receives the reply ida Noe
The dialogue then follows, something
like thisi
you don't know her uameT
you're liar, do. Ida Noe"
"But you just said you didn't"
There is much more, and we remem-
her that we always feared the two
comedians never would extricate them
selves from their misunderstanding
In fact, as often as not there was no
escape except a slapstick or a song
number.
Farce writer's should avoid Ida Noe
situations. It is possible to tangie up
characters TO such an extent that the
audience will lose its sense Of fun in
puzzlement. The last act Of Goat
Tales" harnesses its folk oyermuch.
Things get SO badly tangled that they
never do come out, but simply end.
On the other hand, two acts Of the
new play are excellent The fun Of
/ and is abundant. And farce is
probably the most difficult Of all dra-
matte forms from the technical side.
We think that "Fair and Warmer" is
the only expert farce New York has
seen in the last two seasons. The diff
fculty of farce lies in the fact that
once the laugh has begun it must be
maintained. A spectator may cease
from weeping only to cry again, but If
he is allowed TO lose his appreciation
of the comic claims of farce even
for a moment it is difficult to make
him laugh again.
The farce writer puts his best ma
terial we'll up in the play, say early in
the second act, for laugh gathers mo-
mentum. A tumble might fall fat in
Act l and yet be ever so funny in the
middle Of Act 3. This tendency, Of
course, is in favor of the farce writer.
II is easier TO make an audience laugh
as the play goes on; but, on the other
hand. the strain upon tho author in
creases disproportiopately. While his
second best material may do well
enough for the last act, his third best
won't, and not infrequently the poor
author has used up all but his fourth
and fifth best. And so the audience
pauses. thinks, and, catching its
breath. remarks: "what utter rot this
Is. after all" Another farce has been
damned.
Life in sll its here and thereness
beekors TO the movie men, but their
eyes are fixed on certain set pieces OF
sentiment Some day We hope TO see
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06

TOAN SAWYER, with Rudolph Oast
u name unknown, will offer the head
line act at the Palace during the com
ing week. As the announcement so ex-
pressively puts it, Miss Sawyer has to
her credit a three months run at the
Palace in modern dances, but she has
convinced the directors that since then
so many new steps have been evolved
that another engagement is imperative
if the theatre is TO maintain its record
for being the dance centre Of the
amusement universe" Thus it will be
seen that it is an absolutely imperative
engagement.
Edwin Arden will be present in a
sketch, "Close Quarters" by Oliver
White. II is described as ian odd af-
fair Of the present day in New York, "
which is interesting but vague. Others
on the bill will be Ciccolini, the once
high-priced tenor; Morton and Moore,
comedians; Kalmar and Brown, with
"Nurseryland"; Lydell and Higgins, in
"A Friend of Fathers; Al Shayne and
Leo Beers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
American Defence Benefit.

showing of The Fall Of Nation"
will take place at the Hotel Nassau,
Long Beach. next Wednesday evening
in aid Of the families Of Guardsmen at
the front. The performance is under
the auspices of the American Defence
Society.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
Toxic, Japan, July 6, 1916.
Dear MIR. Arnold Daily:

Toxic, Japan, July 6, 1915.
Dear Mr.. Arnold DAILY:
have no doubt that you will have
certainly astonished in getting the
letter from me who am quite a stran-
ger 10 you. The reason why | have
write you this letter is that | have
much interesting in kinematograph.
] saw Exploits of Elaine" In my
habit my collective heart induce me
TO collect general photos of famous
actors and actresses in the world.
Some European and American actors
and actresses kindly accepted my
offer in giving me their photos. re-
greet that | can not TO acrease your
photo in my album. | would thank
you 20 let me have one OF your
photos and taken having yourselffs
hand write signature on IL. | sim
cerely trust that you will have no OBJ
lection in accepting this offer. thank
you in anticipated for you kindly
sending me your photos 10 my col
lective heart. As my English is not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
Glen Islands.

The second month of Glen Islands
under the new regime is said to have
witnessed the complete transformation
of that haven of beauty. Among the
attractions are everything that an
amusement park should have, with
one or two additional thrown in.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
Stampeders on the Roof.

Tuesday evening will be Stampede
Night atop the New Amsterdam. Nu-
merous lasso (beg pardon, lariat) ar
fists will be present as the guests of
Will Rogers, and will display their
prowess with the rope.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
Luna Park.

Luna Park has added two thrillers
to its free attractions. They are De
Phil and De Phil, in high wire act,
and Harry CasteeI, with a daring mo-
torcycle number.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06

The programme at Henderson's Ausc
Hall will include Emily Francis Hooper
and Joseph Herbert, ir.; Mildred Rich
ardson, prima donna; Dwyer and Fay
in whats Il All About; "Mr. Inquisi-
tive" miniature musical comedy;
Howard, Kibel and Herbert; the Metro
politan Dancing Sextet, Comfort and
King and the Costa Troupe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
THE FAME. OF ARNOLD.

A RNOLD DAILY received a letter last
week-"just before going on in
Kisses at the Palace Theatre" &C
cording to Walter Kingsley. This
was it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06

At the Royal there will be request
week" 1t is said that the balloting
has resulted in the acquisition of Van
and Schenck, Mckay and Ardne, Stan
Stanley, James Conlon and Grace and
Eddie Parks, Roy and Arthur, Bert and
Betty Wheeler, Paul Gordon and the
Cuzmaui TIA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
SHAKING UP THE NEWS
Stage Items as They Never Will Be Sent Out From the
Managers Offices

is simply quitting because it isn't max
! ing any money.
The latest motion picture sensation,
"Sin," will be brought 70 New YORK
In the fall. There is a great deal OF
speculation In theatrical circles con-
corning the identity OF the director,
as he refuses TO allow his name 20 be
used in connection wish the publicity
campaign.
Mary Leslie will be out Of the cast
of "Where Am II" for several weeks
on account Of illness. Her absence
will decidedly weaken the production.
Laura Lyric signed a three years
film contract yesterday at $50 week,
instead Of 5000, as first reported.
"Where Do You Go From Here q
farce by Percy Mackaye, is scheduled
for fall production.
Walter Smythe and Lucille Love, the
dancers, have been added TO the cast
Of 1.-The Cherry Sundae" in the for
lorn hope that they can save the show
James Wellman, author OF ms
Other Cheek" yesterday admitted that
he had taken the plot Of the piece
| from "The Left Ear" play submitted
to him by an unknown. The latter
will be paid full royalty and will not be
compelled to bring suit in order 70
collect.
Trixie Friganza has been engaged
for the role of Nora in the fortheom-
ing revival Of "a Dolls House"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
IN WIGS AND WINGS
Coat Tales" Deserves Less Severe Censure than
That Melted Out.

Mary Pickford film in which the
heroine does not give the baby a
closeup bath. Babies should wash on
their own time, or, at any rate, baths
should be heard and not seen. The
most needful washing concerns the
films themselves. Pictures would be
better II the movie authors would
agree to scrape of the jam, the sugar
and the treacle which lie heavy upon
the films. The movies will not grow
up until they are done, or less per-
sistently entangled, with curls, teeth,
pet kittens, puppies and faithful
hounds. And we think they would be
better off without purling brooks. The
conventions which clutter up the pict-
ures are for the most part unneces-
sary. Nobody but movie author be-
lieves women are ingenues or YAM
pires, and there are a few persons
who can remain Indifferent while a
young artist starves in his sport shirt
A little healthy pessimism is what
the pictures need, Some day the ar
fist will starve instead Of unloading
his masterpiece upon o captain OF in
dustry. The captain of industry, Of
course, is distinguished by the big
black cigar. He is the man who goes
to smash in Reading in the third reel.
That is a 1edeeming feature of the
films. 1t m6st be admitted that they
are bearish toward the stock market,
but as for life in general Pippa her
self was no more of bull.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06

The Prospect, as has come to be ihs
custom, will break the week in the
middle, offering new bills tomorrow
and Thursday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06

1.-THE Broken Ankle" will close at the
Buckingham Theatre at the end Of this
week, the reason being that it has failed
TO attract the public. The end Of the
PLAYS New York engagement is not ne
cessitated by the fact that contracts
were entered into long time ago call
ing for its appearance on the road; it
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
BY GEORGE s. KAUFMAN.

ONE of the least important an
" nouncements made In several
months is that "An Open Secret" a
drama by Edward Brown, is TO be pro-
duced in New York in November by
Smith and Jones. can Open Secret
was tried out briefly on the road last
season and failed dismally. Reports
from out of town. in fact, had it that
the play could not have been much
worse if all the acts had been played
at once.
Very little money is being spent on
the production of IAN Open Secret" as
the management realizes that the play
has not a ghost of chance for success.
The scenery, in fact, has been acquired
from Gains storehouse, and will doubt
less be Immediately recognized Big a
majority Of first nighters. AS for the
company, there is no one in the cast
who comes within seventy-fye miles OF
being a star.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06

Trixie Friganza has been engaged
for the role of Nora in the forthcom-
ing revival Of "a Dolls House"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06

When "The Glittering Princess"
opens at the Alabaster Theatre this
evening the curtain will ascend some
time between $3.50 and 9, despite the
announcement in the advertisements
that the performance will begin at 8.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06

We have noted the phrase in books,
in plays and pictures, but we are still
waiting to hear somebody exclaim,
Spare no expense"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06

A bullet fred in a serious film strikes
somebody just above the heart. In a
Keystone Comedy the projectile
bounces OF a kidney.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06

"Where Do You Go From Here"
farce by Percy Mackaye, Is scheduled
for fall production.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06

Life in al its here and therenesS
beekors to the movie men, but their
eyes are fixed on certain set pieces OF
sentiment Some day We hope TO see
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06

Laura Lyric signed three years
film contract yesterday at $50 week,
instead Of 5000, as first reported.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06

Mary Leslie will be out Of the cast
Of "Where Am II" for several weeks
on account Of illness. Her absence
will decidedly weaken the production.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06

n~OAT-TALEs" deserves better
II treatment than it has re-
~ ceived at the hands Of most