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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

pened to have a one-act play containing
a part for Miss Taylor. At least hun
dred plays we're submitted within two
days, but nothing quite filled the bill.
Augustus Thomas offered to drop
everything else and write a play, but
Mr.. Tyler was unwilling for him to
inconvenience himself to that extent.
Il looked as though it was up to Mr..
Manners.
That gentleman, along about that
time. was running on rather strict
schedule. In short, he was attending
rehearsals of Act 1 during the day and
writing Act > during the night. Such
things a. meals were rapidly becoming
Injuries, ahdsMr. Manners estimates
that he will not really catch up on his
sleep until about 1921. His playwrit-
ing would begin about 1880 in the
/ evening when Mrs. Manners left for
the thestre). and more than once it
continued until ). s or I o'clock in the
morning. Then would follow walk
around the block. and then bed. But in
a few hours he would have to get out
of bed again to attend a morning re-
hearsal of Act 1.
That continued for exactly one week.
The second act was finished early on
the morning Of Thursday, March rs,
and the complete act and the parts were
typed before noon. Rehearssls began
two hours later.
Somewhere between Thursday and
Saturday Mr.. Manners evolved the
third ac,, which is The only part Of the
PLAY which shows any signs Of having
been evolved to order. The actual time
required for the planning and writing
of the play was, therefore, between
seventeen and eighteen days. The play
was produced in public nine days after
its completion.
And not only that, but it's length was
such that twenty-five minutes had to
be elided between the performance at
Atlantic City and the New York pre-
miere at the Globe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

OK THE morning Of Wednesday,
~ February IS four weeks from
last Wednesday, in other words ).
Hartley Manners awokc al ) o'clock IN
the morning with pain. After think
ing it over for a minute, however, he
decided that it was not a pain after all.
It was an idea for a play.
There is no eight-hour day, basic or
otherwise, for playwrights. So Mr..
Manners arose, dressing sacked him
self and went to work. On last Mon
day evening, little less than twenty
seven days thereafter the play. "Out
There" was produced in Atlantic City
and on the following night it mad its
premiere in New York.
Mr. Manners's trick Of coaccivlng'
writing and producing Il tull-lcnGth
play in this period of time does not,
strictly speaking, break any records.
Owen Davis, according to the story,
once sewed together one of his 20-cent
melodramas and splashed it onto a
stage IN ten days and it has been said
that Paul Dickey and Charles Goddard
wrote "The Last Laugh" in two weeks.
Undoubtedly, ALSO there are other his
toric instances Of rapid-tire playwrit-
ing.
But It must be borne in mind that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
IN VAUDEVILLE

PALACE May Irwin, in monologue
and songs; Marck's lions. Maude
Lambert and Ernest Ball, The Four
Husbands" Savoy and Brennan,
Henry B. Toomer, in "The Head
liners by Aaron Hoffmann; Joe
Cook, Lohse and Sterling. "Patria.'
COLONIAL-Ad and Hughes
Stuart Walker and the Portmanteau
Players, in 1.-THE Very Naked Boy;
Kate Gilmore and Sam Williams, Billy
Gould. Sanity and Norton.
RIVERSIDE Jack Norworth. Emma
Carus. White and Cayanagh, sam
Mann. in The Question; Harry
Gi,foil.
ALAMEDA Sallie Fisher. ~ 9TH
Cnoir Rehearsal; Mrs. Thomas
Whifen. in "A Golden Night
Savoy and Brennan.
ROYAL Nan Halperin, Sam and Kitty
Morton.
LOEW'S AMERICAN frankie Heath,
THE Punch" Morris and Allen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
SPEAKING OF VOICES
JIARRY Z. HUMPHREY is the man
i i who plays the detective. Gala

HARRY L. HUMPHREY is the man
i l. who plays the detective, Cal ia
han. in Turn to the Right" Mr..
Humphrey is-thc quotation is from
his letterhead an factor, entertainer,
lecturer" But that isn't all. He is
the possessor OF one Of the worlds
champion speaking voices.
Mr.. Humphreys leading testimonial
TO that vOicc is also set forth on the
lettcrhcad. Thomas A. Edison said
this about it: "a have found Mr.. Hum
phrcy's voice. delivery aud cnunciation
to be one Of the most perfect ! have
ever heard. After taking only three
bottles" no. that wasn't in it.
II further seems, also from the let
terhead, that Mr.. Humphreys voice
entities him to mix in select society.
Among other "Victor photograph elo-
cutionists and speakers" are Woodrow
Wilson. Theodore Roosevelt, William
II. Taft, William Jennings Bryan,
Champ Clark, Robert F. Pesry and
Ellen Terry. Also Ben Greet and Bob
billiard.
Anyhow, it appears that Mr.. Hum
phrey has quite a voice. This yarn,
however, is not designed to be monu-
mcnt to it, but merely the story Of
how it happened to be part of Turn
to the Right" II seems that Winchell
Smith and John L. Golden journeyed
together TO the Pan-American Fair last
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
Several Plays Departing

Little Lady in Blue" ended its run
at the Belasco last night, and that the
atre will spend Holy Week in darkness
the while awaiting the arrival of Ar
mold Daily. The supplementary season
of The Yellow jacket" will close in
another week. and at the New Amster-
Gam the long run of Miss Sprngtme'
will end next Saturday night. There
will also be but one more week of Mr.
Arliss's revival of The Professors
Love Story" and the dependable obs
raeli" will be revived there on the fol-
lowing Monday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

their prospective interpreters more or
less in mind Casting Miss Fontaine
involved no risk at all, because it was
on the strength Of her performance in
a Cockney role (in "My Lady's Dress")
that Mr.. and Mrs. Manners brought her
to America.
"For the second act" said Mr.. Man
ners to Mr. Tyler, on the day that re-
hearsals began. 81 shall want New
Zca!ander, an Irishman, Canadian, a
Cockney and Scotchmsn."
an have them long before you can
finish the act.' replied Mr.. Tyler.
what about the third ect?"
well, so far | don't see any. want
to show Annie making . recruiting
speech, but that isn't third act. Maybe
well have to play a curtain raiser"
an see IL can find one" said Mr..
Tyler.
That afternoon nearly every drama
fist in New York was asked II ne hap
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
The Week'S GriSt

"GRANNN MAUMEE' other plays Thursday evening at the o
presentation Granny Maumc "Thc Rider OF Dreams
nofS theatre rea
will performed
made Mrs norma"
Hapgood who made possible production Of Magic
Rdgely recognized lyric poet the author OF
Maumee made deep
performance special
the others have never De
Of dealing with the e
If tho coored popuaton "Simon of ST. Cyrene is
poeic pla basedo on an African legend
productions by the mat eS
Edmond Jones hitherto known to lame As
and decorator
.v A. wERDEN SAGEN? Fuday evening At the irving race
a mpekoyen and Schwartz and
IN Saturday night Gustav Sey"
be in a revival of Anzengrubers play Der
be Thursday evening ana Su
Da Keine Cafe" will be played Monday nlgnt anu
will be the bill on TUESDAY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

Mr. Manners has written neither a
clap-trap melodrama ror N artless
farce. He has written a character
study-a painstaking exposition Of the
spirit of a people and surely that is
the hardest kind of play in the world
to write in a hurry. Not only has he
written such a play and written IT IN
record time, but nc has also written
popular success. The combination is
unlikely 20 be beaten in the immediate
future.
But to return 20 ~. Manners. who
was in the &C, Of going to work at
o'clock OF the morning or Wednesday,
February -. Ills dramatic idea con
cerned a cockney girl fired with the de-
sire TO DO her bit IN the war. Almost
Immediately he pictured her in her
London slum home in Act | and in a
field hospital in Act II. He worked, on
that morning, from until I. BY that
time he had written a complete scenario
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

was a photographic attachment, by
means Of which the sightseer was re-
called with an instructive lecture the
while he made the rounds.
AT this point you are anticipating the
story. Messrs. Smith and Golden. ~
you nave guessed admired the voice Of
The lecturer.
1--WE must nave that man in our show,
Turn to the Right" said Mr.. Golden,
(which will undoubtedly run all season
at the Gaiety Theatre, New York, with
/ natinees Wednesdays and Saturdays"
But how do we know what he looks
like" countered Winchell Smith. "or
that he can act we'll enough to perform
in so excellent show, tickets for which
will be on sale at the box office from
Q 4. m. TO 10 p. M"
I'VE will find him and see rejolred
Mr. Golden. "Then, If he is all right.
We shall sign MIN. We are now theat-
rical managers, and it would not DO for
US to take any chances
And there you are. The canarauthor-
tiles referred the managers to the
photograph company. who had an ad-
dress, but not the right one. But in
some mysterious way the word trav-
elled around that Messrs. Smith and
Golden were seeking the mellifuous
voice OF Harry f. Humphrey. and pres
emily there came a note written by the
voice itself, which gave New York ad-
dress and said that the voice was con-
fined there with sore throat. Mr..
Golden hired couple OF taxicabs and
fastened 10 the bedside. where he was
relieved to find that Mr.. humphreys
voice had recovered sufficiently to en-
able him to sign a contract.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

summer. There they were joined By
William II. Crane. Amelia Bingham
and Maclyn Arbuckle. who were hen
rietting IL on the coast along aoou'
that time. And the quintet, afer tax
ing in the Hawaiian Village and paying
10 cents to see something that WASN'T
as wicked as they thought it was going
TO be. dropped in on the Panama Cana
the model. that is.
Now. this model. as you may be
aware, was several hundred feet long
and was girdled by n chain Of travelling
seats, in which sat the people who had
paid their half dollars. Also present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
Nv HEYWOOD BROUN

4 SECOND visit TO "Out There con
y WINGED us that the major portion
OF the new play BY Hartley Manners IS
one OF the most skilful theatrical en-
.or,sinments shown on the New York
..s-e this season. VIC have parucu-
lar reference 20 the second act Of the
rlay. The last act vas a detriment on
the opening night and we understand
mat some changes are TO be made
which viii add pace and give more lie
20 the recruiting speech. VIC still
feel that the best thing which could
be done 10 the last act would be TO
crop il entirely, but this opens up the
big question as to whether all plays
should not be written without last
acts. We can remember no good last
act this wear, except in Magic and
The Fugitive"
"Out There" is a triumph CHIEFLY
because Of its second act. The author
in building up this act has shown not
only abundant humor and telling
RATIOS. but rare discretion. The scene
is in a war hospital, and it is essential
for the purposes Of the theatre that
the playwright avoid too literal pict-
ure OF wartime horrors, and at the
same time refrain from any gross sen
naturalization Of hospital conditions.
Manners has leaned toward the lighter
aspects Of hospital life, but he has not
oyerstepped the bounds Of relative
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
Benefit at the Shubert

Nine. Gadski and Arthur Goritz head
the performers who have volunteered to
appear at the Shubcrt Theatre tonight
in aid of Temple Ansche Chesed. Among
others will be Howard and Howard,
John Charles Thomas, Trixie Frganza,
Ellis and Bordoni, Adele Rowland. Wal
ter c. Kelly and Anna Wheaton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
Renter VIII Rogers

Will Rogers, including his lariat and
chewing gum, will come back to his old
love, the New Amsterdam Roof, to-mor-
row at midnight. Mr.. Rogers has spent
the season with the "Folies" and that
glittering organization ended its sea
son at Baltimore last night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
BROOKLYN DRAMA

MAJESTIC-"A Daughter OF the Gods"
tfilm).
MONTAUK Captain Kidd, Jr.'
TFLLER'S SHUBERT- Elsie Ferguson.
in shirley Kaye"
STAR "The Ginger Girls"
BUSHWICK Brice and Klrg. Daisy
Jean. Gene Greene. Sara Padden, in
The Clod"; Joe Towle.
ORPHEUM Gertrude Hoffman,. Cisr@
ard Hamilton. Bennett and Richards.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
IHE WEEK STANDS

STANDARD Henry Miller, in The
Great Divide"
BRONX OPERA H0USE-"Katlnka."
COLUMBIA The Aviator.
LEXINGTON und Fritz"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

One result of the closing of the Fol
lies" is to bring the genial Will Rogers
back to town and the New Amsterdam
roof. Rogers receives a huge wage
under the terms of his new contract
with Mr.. Ziegfeld, and the facts Of
the matter are that he is now entirely
too expensive a luxury for an enter
tainment like the Midnight Frolic, the
activities Of which are necessarily
circumscribed by the number of mid
nights in week. 1t is even more eX-
pensivc to keep Rogers idle, however,
for his contract calls for a salary fif-
ty-two weeks in the year. 1t has still
something more than a year to run,
and it is probable that Rogers will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
By GEORGE s. KAUFMAN

Ne OF Americas most celebrated
theatrical organizations. Mr..
Ziecfeld's "Follies." ended its
tenth season in Baltimore last night.
This years troupe enjoyed season
OF forty-three weeks and played TO the
greatest gross receipts in the history
of the "Follies," breaking records in
half a dozen cities. The banner city
was St Louis, where $4,000 was col
lected in a week. Pittsburgh ranked
second with $4,000.
Despite this fact. however, Mr.. Zieg-
field insists that there is less money
in the "Follics" than there used to De.
He points out that it costs considerable
20 costume a production these days,
what with the high cost of paper and
one thing and another. The lately cur
rent "Follies," for example, cost s97 900
to stage. and it wasn't so much the
original cost as the upkeep at that. He
had to spend $4,000 a week to keep it
going.
The total thus comes to s656,000, and
the records show that the receipts were
Just across the million mark probably
a few thousands over. That would ap-
pear to leave q considerable margin,
but it must be remembered that MI.
Ziegfeld was not permitted to appropri-
ate the gross. There was the theatre
to be taken care Of. In New York City
a theatre generally asks and receives
90 per cent of the receipts. no matter
how expensive the production, but mat.
ters are different out of town. On the
road a high class musical attraction
not infrequently receives so per cent.
Viewing things pessimistically, however,
and supposing that MIR. Ziegfeld re-
ceivcd only 20 per cent OF that million.
there appears TO be no immediate nc
cessity Of Billie BurHe's being com
PEELED to pose in a sequel to "Gloria'7
Romance" SO il is perhaps just as
we'll that the "Follies" did big bust
ness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
Newman on Hawaii

Hawaii and Manila will be +. VI.
Ncwman's topics at Carnegie Hall to-
night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
be the principal comedian in next sea
sons Century show

Eugene. Kelley Allen insists that tine
.aoors arc mistaken when they al
,ribute the Lcntcn theatrical ietha'ey
.olo,r 90 religion. The seeming lassi-
tude. saws Mr.. Allen. is caused by the
Co.. that the members of the other sex
nav q great deal of attention to spring
clio, hes at this season, and according
10 have less inclination to attend thea
,ro. and even less money with which 70
crs,ifv the decreased inclination. MI
Allen is the theatrical sharp on "om'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
IN WIGS AND WINGS
Out There" Wears Well Upon Second Visit to
The Globe

truth. He has kept the play brave
by catching the courageous spirit OF
the wounded He has allowed his au-
dience to smile with the men who grin
and bear it,
Nobody has a right to demand that
an drama be cheerful. but he is JUS
tiicd in demanding that il be courage
Gus. "Out There" complies with this
demand. And when the moment comes
when the author wants his audience
70 cease smiling. the transition from
one mood to another is bridged b. skill
full writing and acting. The laughter
is not shut of suddenly. 1t IS al
lowed 10 trail off into something else.
In fact there is a lingering trace OF
laughter as 'aunted Annie leans over
the war crazed soldier and croons him
her cockney lullaby. And then laugh
ter fingers deep in the throat and the
smile becomes brackish.
If body is ever going to cry in the
theatre, he will cry at the end of the
second act of "Out There" Old and
we'll established critics arc not sup
posed TO weep in the theatre. We re-
member that Alan Dale once cried at
a show. and that the manager imme-
diately got out three-sheet about IT,
However, we can grow MOSTLY mourn
full several times in a season. We
cried when Mary Pickford played
MADAME Butterfly" in pictures be
cause VIC had a cindcr in our eye; VIC
cried at Charlie Chaplin in the "The
Bank" on account Of severe cold; II
was the lightning, perhaps, which
brought tears at recent performance
Of "Thc Gaol Gate" but We cried al
"Out There" because finely written
bit Of pathos was played with skill.
Good plays usually find good actors
lint "Out There" unquestionably has
been carefully cast. II is 10 star play
although Laurette Taylor's part is one
Of the best she has ever played. There
are opportunities for Lynn Fontanne
for ]. NJ. Kerrigan, and for Leonard
Nude. A number of smaller parts are
also we'll played. "0ut There" shows
once again that Laurette Taylor is
capitsl character actress, and IT proves
that Hartley Manners should not DC
Judged BY "The Harp Of Life
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

Manners has one or two curious
tricks OF play construction which prob
ably arise from his revolt against
theatricalism. In his last two plays, he
has studiously avoided bringing down
his curtain at the obvious point. Thus
in the first act of "0ut There" every
one has right TO expect a curtain
xbe, Trb marches away to join the
army; but the playwright fingers over
tho scene a minute more with the
mother and daughter on the stage.
This seems to US mistake. If there
ia an obvious moment for curtain
!, should come down at that point 10
6gbt it of is only a pose. OF course
+, is possible to shun the theatrical
curtain. but this must be done by h"V-
inc no obvious moment.
" con reviews Of "Out There,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

In the ten reviews OF out mere
which we read, we noted that eight re-
fsr,sd TO 'sunted Annie as scoekney
loan Of Arc"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-12
RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

y. =. Griffith, an old resident
of Brandon died at the home Of his
daughter. Mrs. John Houston. on the
Florence road Thursday morning. He
was IS years old. The funeral was
held Saturday at two o'clock at the
home Of his daughter. with burial in
Pine Hill cemetery.
cepted u position In Rolph's pharmacy
as prescription clerk.-Mrs. George A.
GUILTY and daughter. Ruth, have returned
being called here by the illness Of her
mother. Mrs. D. F. Goodrich.-The re-
mains Of Mrs ]. V. Parker. . former
resident, who died at her homo In Bur-
lington, we're brought here Saturday for
burial in Pine Hill cemetery.
Prof. A. d. W1gsin. who has been visit.
ing his sister-in-lAw, Mrs. Maud i. Par
ker. has returned to Montana.-Mrs. Irv-
Ing Breed Of Union street In confined to
the house by illness.-Charles B. Hail Of
Ticonderoga, N. Y, 10 visiting in town.
The Parent-Teac cher association will hold
progressive whist party ut the Brandon
Inn Friday eyening.-Miss Helen Carri-
gan, who has been spending her vacation
with her parents, Mr. ana Mrs. Frank
Carrigan. has returned to Middl6bury,
where she teaches SCHOOLGIRLS Marion
Bushey. who has been confined to tho
house by illness for several weeks. ID
much improved. Breed has re-
signed his position with G. II. Young and
has accepted a position at the Alden
Brothers creamery here.
At a meeting Of the Brandon Bust
ness Mems association held at the
Brandon Inn Tuesday evening the fol-
lowing resolution was Adopted: BE 1t
resolved that the Brandon Business
Mems association hereby express Its
hearty appreciation of the position
Of the nations crisis. and fully indorss
every effort made by him to establish
the rights OF humanity and the bless
ings Of permanent peace" A copy OF
the resolution was telegraphed to
President Wilson and the Vermont
m embers Of Congress. The following
committees were appointed: Legisla :
tive, DR.. w H. wright, +. 9. Marsh and
DR.. ]. w. EstabrOok; civic Improve
ment, C. H. Young. Bennett c. Doug
lass, p Il. Whalen. DR.. B. A. Holmes
and DR.. ]. 8. Eastwood; the following
ladies were appointed to act with the
civic Improvement committee. Mrs. a.
III. Young. Mrs. e. s. Marsh and Mrs
; Alice sprague; publicity. the Rev. Wal
ter Thorpe. b. w. Johnson and John g.
| Buttles: membership A. II. Gipson, f.
H. Button. ]. Rowe. ]. s. Leonard, c.
V. Needham and f.. J. Lassor; new In
dustries. Il. T. Heatherington. T. w
Ray, ]. b. Partlow. Frank w. williams
and c. M. Winslow; public safety. w
r. Scott. Il. N. Miller +, H. harrington
f. p. Johnson, G. II. Young and r. w
Briggs. II was voted by the associa
tion to appoint a committee to erect
two hagpoles. one In each park. and
solicit money to purchase flags to n,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-12
RANDOLPH CENTER.

Principal Green Of the agricultural
school and Principal Godfrey Of the jun
Tor high school were in Montpelier Tues
day attending the teachers conference.
-Hillcrest Grange had an addition Of IS
members last week. The third and fourth
degrees were ied'Wednesday eve
ming and new sugar on snow and dough-
nuts were enjoyed.-The young people are
to give an excellent farce Friday evening
with other attractions under the auspices
OF Hillcrest Grange at Agricultural hall.
Mrs Cook went to Irasburg last Satur-
day night to be present at the funeral of
her father on Sunday. She returned Mon
day.-Earl 9. Bedford. after week here.
has gone back to New York to take care
OF horses at stock farm.-There are "a
few scattering cases Of measles about
town.--The Ladies' Memorial society met
with Mrs. n. L. Boyden to make ar
rangements to do Red Cross work In the
near future.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-12

a: Heaton hospital. were held at two
o'clock Sunday afternoon at her late
home, Spring street. The Rev. F. Barnby
Leach. rector Of Christ Episcopal Church.
oniciated. Interment was made in the
cemetery at Putnamsvilie.
Harold Howes. who has completed his
training at the Newport. r. l., school
and been assigned to the battieship North
Dakota at Norfolk, Va. Is spending q
ten days furlough with his parents. MT.
and Mrs. Phil 3. Howes
Walter b. Lindsay Of Prospect street.
who was stricken blind about 10 days
ago. has practically recovered his sight,
although still detained from his work.
Half Of the IL men employed at the
Montpelier Junction roundhouse Of the
Central Vermont railroad have followed
the example Of fellow workmen at Et.
Adams and have gone on q strike. Other
men have been secured to take their
places and no trouble 10 anticipated.
l.. l.. Lathrop. who has been employed
for the past Ave years by the Consolidated
Lighting company and Barre & Mont
pelier Traction company. subsidiaries of
the Tenney company. has completed his
duties and accepted a position as manager
OF the Pavilion farm.