New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-20

est actors on the American stage, and
has been for years And William Riley
Hatch means something to us, too. He
has done a lot of good acting. including
the creation of the role Of the sea
captain in paid in Full" Yes, we
know all about the supporting cast
And the star: Why, surely you
know her. She is the girl who played
the title role in THE Horrors Of
Helen" or something.
Speaking of Bruce McRae, it is good
10 see that he Is leaving the pictures,
if only temporarily, TO act with an as
SOrtment of stars in the revival OF
Chambcrs's THE Idlers." Mr.. McRae's
acting in "The Lily" will remain in
the memory when 10000 feet of film
have been forgotten.
And speaking of The lily" here is
Julia Dean going into vaudeville. Miss
Dean did remarkable piece Of work
in The Lily"--it must be five or six
years ago-and the sad truth is that
she has done nothing of consequence
since then. The land is all cluttered
up with actors and actresses who have
been able to act wonderfully for David
Belasco and only $3.50 for somebody
else.
"The Importance of Being Earnest"
is being turned into a motion picture.
Our only hope is that the pursuit of
an iniexible duty will not compel III
10 view il. II is one of the most
brilliant comedies ever written, and IN
the films its brillance will be worth
exactly nothing. Heigh-ho They'll
be filming Shakespearian sonnets next.
Or have they already done SO?
The girl pirates tripped down the
Winter Garden runway to Robinson
Crusoe's islsnd-thirty or forty of 'em.
GOSH" said Frank Adams, looking
them over. THE Pirates have got a
strong team this year. But they're
over the twenty-five player limit"
Another visit to Just a Woman"
serves to emphasize the fact that Wal
ter Wilson is the most realistic Judge
that the stage has seen in years. FIX
cellent as was Frank Young in "On
Trial." Mr.. Wilson is better. His work
will rank high on the seasons role
Of honor.
I An actor in Potash and Perlmutter
/ in Society" complained Of the cold last
week and drew scornful reply from
I the property man.
DO you call this cold?" he asked.
why, when Mrs. Patrick Campbell
was here she wouldn't allow a bit Of
| steam to be turned on anywhere in the
{ house. Not bit Of steam anywhere.
Why. Riley, the fireman. said she was
the best actress that ever played the
theatre"
Only the fact that the item is
headed Exclusive in your city" impels
Us to make il public. We were about
10 toss II 70 the recently swept floor,
/ where II would presently have been
Joined by the news that three new hats
had been added to the cast of "Stop!
Look Listen." and that the outdoor
scenes for "A King Among Kings" are
now being filmed in Virginia. But
then we caught the line. Exclusive in
your city," and it struck us that it
might be unfair 10 deprive 100000
persons of the information. At least
a couple of hundred thousand might
be fairly craving IT.. So here it is,
and all other papers in the city are
herewith given leave to reprint:
How DO you make d baby stop
crying? That. in the mind of j.
Searle Dawley. is the greatest
question of the age. The famous
play director was endeavoring to
stage a scene in "Out Of the
Drifts" the other day, in which do
nestle bliss was the keynote. or
course, there could be no motion
picture of domestic bliss without
small infant. But this particular
fueinfquf uac rnnyaH 70 toorg
squawls and bowls: nor would she
desist- A large spool of thread WAS
scorned; huge spoon met with a
like rebuff; Dawley's watch failed
miSerably. Then. on the advice of
Marguerite Clark, who is starring
in the film. the child was removed
TO secluded nook and examined
for possible pins. The search was
fruitless. Finally Miss Clark
dangled the small volcano on her
knee for a few minutes, and peace
was restored.
Great Scott. Miss Clark" re-
marked Dawley. don't stir out of
the studio until we have finished
these scenes. or | shall consider
II ii decidedly unneutral act"
Theatrical publications are rarely
generally to the point. One finds this
blunt entry in a recent dramatic
News:
Grand Opera House. Brooklyn
"The Yellow Ticket" Mike Nor
tons coarse melodrama. clogeed
the stock.
William Rock. who has not appeared
on Broadway for years and years and
years. is no longer dancing with Maude
Fulton. At san Francisco vaudeville
house last week the team was Frances
White and William Rock Make
ours the same.
The latest Joke on the Rialto-we
believe credit should go 20 variety"
is that the finest fob in town is that
Of night Waterman on the New Am