New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-04
AGE NO USE
TO AN ACTOR
Bill Of Health for the
RigidIy Clean
Plays
By HAYWOOD BROJN.

Actors grow old gracefully and
actresses lie about their age with
F, more success than other women, but
years bring TO particular rewards TO
players. Veterans must compete with
tho youngsters, even for the white
haired roles.
The most noteworthy cold ladies'" in
4 New York just now are Emma Dunn as
/ Angie and Ruth Chester as Mrs Bas-
! com. The combined years of Miss
| Dunn and Miss Chester would total
1 somewhat less than the age of either
/ character.
Reginald Barlow. who ,otters through
/ the better part Of cold Lady 81 was a
rookie at Plattsburg last summer.
4 gentleman asks us TO suggest a
I play suitable for a theatre party Of
young men and women, varying IN age
/ from sixteen TO fifty He writes: Il
/ desire play which shall be clean,
( wholesome and entertaining one TO
which no father or mother would be
| apt 10 object
An answer must he made with eau
! ton, since II is stipulated that not
/ single parent may be startled, shocked
or otherwise jounced. This couditior
, bars number Of good plays For all
We know, some parent might object tc
4 the fact that Willie Collier lies as sooI.
as the opportunity offers 100 Nothing
! but the Truth" Arms and the Girl"
/ is most amiable comedy, but we will
/ not guarantee the scene in which Miss
Banter is silhouetted at the window Of
] her bedroom. Come TO think OF IT,. there
+ is one line which bars $50 Long Lefty"
from consideration. and there is no de-
/ nying the shameful conduct of Pierros
in running away with Phrynette.
Helen Wesley makes the Comedy
impossible for such carefully culled
mixed audience, and the interesting
"Man Who Came Back" fairly reeks
with rum and opium. In Fixing Sis
/ ter" folk play bridge and roulette for
money. and Annette Kellerman. al
though needing mothers advice about
the hickory limb goes near the water,
and worse yet the water is near the au-
Gience. THE Flame" has a native
dance of the muscular variety. and The
Midnight Frolic" won't do at all on ac-
count Of the failure OF Frances White
20 wear stockings for one Of her songs.
Good Gracious Annabellc' is prcdi-
Gated on the assumption that man
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