Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-04-07
Doun-Stage
-"The Willow Tree
By D. R. Noble

the heart by it's compelling beauty.
AS a scenic spectacle, "The Willow
Tree" has seldom, if ever, been sur
passed on the American stage. 1t is
an artistic gem.
'There is nothing so real as
wish is the heart of man," is a line
from "The Willow Tree" and if the
wish in the heart of the audiences
who are viewing this remarkable
play bears the same fruit as it oes
IN the legend upon which this charm
ing fantasy is based, there will be
more happiness, sweetness and SYM
pathy in the world as the result.
Miss Fay BANTER appears as the
princess OF "The Willow Tree" and
makes the role thoroughly delight
full. Here is an actress who possesses
those precious qualities, childlike-
ness without hint OF chIldness. Miss
BANTER moves through the mazes OF
the strong and thrilling story OF ap-
pealing graciousness and ender love;
Tor The Willow Tree is modern
tale in which the lovely love of the
oil world gods and fairy princesses
comes back to earth for an all too
UIIcl CllIGG
Does Crime Pap?
Ask Winchell Smith and John L.
Golden, who never committed a crime
in their lives, but who have staged
crimes enough at the Gaiety Theater,
New York City, and Cohan's Grand
Opera House, Chicago, this season to
send real criminals to Jail for life and
100 years over.
And they call it Turn to the
Right"
This comedy, by Winchell Smith
and John E. Hazard, is nearing Its
three hundredth performance in New
York and has passed the 100 mark
in Chicago-400 performances up to
date, and good for all summer in
both cities.
And at every performance of this
comedy Slippery Mugs" and
Dynamite Gilly," the two lovable
crooks, steal $zo0-Gilly $125 from
old Deacon lillinger's safe anu
Mugs the same money from his vest
pocket. -Four hundred times $3.50 is
100000, and not a word from the
police yet!
THE Wandered"
The eighth week of the phenomenal
engagement of "The Wanderer" at
the Manhattan Opera House, begins
Monday night and the management
announces that this great Biblical
play is positively playing to the larg-
est audiences ever known in the his
tory of the big Opera House on West
Thirty fourth street. Crowds have
focked here in such numbers, and
f,,seefiifss all parts Of the country, tina
management calls "The Wanderer''
the "Oberammerga of America" be-
cause of the striking similarity be-
tween the inspired performance OF
the peasants of Oberammergau OF
the passion play and "The Wanderer"
which is also Biblical play.
-Maude Adams
On account of her continued great
success, Miss Maude Adams engage
ment in J. M. Barrie's
"A Kiss for Cinderella
at the Empire Theater has been
again extended-this time until Sat
urday evening, May 5. This will
make the longest continuous run any
Barrie play has ever had in New
City.
To enable Miss Adams to remain
at the Empire until May the Chas.
F'rohman Co. has cancelled the Cali
fornia tour that had been booked
for her this spring.
four Betters"-
That most novel, if somewhat start
ling comedy "Our Betters" has work
ed itself into the rank of one Of the
leading New York successes, amply
filling the Hudson Theater, where
next Saturday night it will enter
upon the second month of is career
The novelty Of the piece lies in the
with great punch acted by great
cast. The piece is handsomely
mounted, and every jot of it's satire
is perfectly projected by ensemble
performances quite remarkable in
the case Of a company containing SC
many celebrities. "Our Betters" is
clearly in for long career at the
Hudson Theater, which is now the
only New York theater that can offer
playgoers the very latest work in up
to-date comedy.
Hippodrome's Prosperity Continues
Charles Dillingham's joyous page
ant "The Big Show" which enters the
ninth month of it's remarkable run
at the Hipporome this week, con-
tinues to lead all theatrical attrac-
tions in town in point of attendance
and general interest. Its remarkable
program, which employs nearly one
thousand people, includes divertisse-
ments in diving, swimming, skating
and other athletic sports together
with circus novelties and plenty Of
fun, while he song revue portion Of
the bill includes "Poor Butterfly" the
seasons great song sensation ano
many other Raymond Hubbell fav.
orites. The swimming novelty sup.
ported by Annette Kellermann anc
her pretty mermais contains new in
terest each week, as the Diving
Venus alters the routine Of her dar
ing dives regularly, and Mr.. Dilling
ham always provides a new program
for his skilfull ice skaters in "The
Merry Doll" each Monday. Also
during the final week of Lent, specia
attention will be paid to the musica
features of his fine composite pro