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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07
English Takes the Count
Where the Theatre Hits the Mother Tongue Below the Bell
BY Ralph Block

THAI THE eternay themselves
new thing but of burden for that
the stagee day before
Lew Fields are when Wae yet buresque
when might be called another sense the dlaeea on W
stage was of the lowest grade That was the day
% the German Pantaoon his the Yddsh
of Abe Potash and when
m sn was always headed and noed endowed with
ac and liquor Chauncey O still TO appear over the
globe could FURNISH
the cast and me nations "
m am circumstances than those
reckless all have caused dozen
B M M itself forced to evolute
The comic Of Hester fSreet lound an uh
entered that state when has lea on
and "The Music Master and the other
ID Billy Watson II remained however ioi
a present to diacan his Zenith with the Broadway
m barely past already
Of intentional bad English INJECTED 10
atmosphere TO Mis- kaelred produces fascinating
Polish version of English production Of Shaw Mr. Garlic
lombard Ltd Messrs Bernard
ancient tongue ca'eu
y in Business Miss Carlisle alleged pure
Am n undecided from the Miss Florence Nash IN
those scenes speaking Americanized Russian presents IN
Land of Runze Americans Miss Claire slips
from the convenony without difficulty to the equally
Of French POLY WIN
Pas.": talks Canadian patois that od man! chs
hos. : . may disagree with its originals
he applicant at the managerial door Wa" o 70 S''u ~
Fo pecch first about coekn
the task hat
actor who Broadway Inc question
no LONGER If ever was well Shakespeare? but How
we'll Gan YOU make bad English like French German Russian fddh
~ in the case of Mr. As camouhag for
r murder of glorious tongue very we'll As drama 1t only
old practice the odfashoned plots by putting
in Siberia Of evolution OF the art acting
must bear Questioning we'll to the art OF mmcry but mas
m do with the imaginative of character the stage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07
A Comedians Three Loves

William Norris, the star Of dozen
musical productions. featured with
Peggy Wood and Charles Purcell in
the production of "Maytime' at the
Shubert Theatre, acknowledges three
distinct loves. They are his wife,
William Norris, jr.. and the stage.
Mr.. Norris has been prominent on
the stage for more than twenty years.
Ten years ago he married the leading
woman of "My Cinderella Girl" IN
which he was starred That was his
second love, but it Immediately took
first place. and his first love, the stage,
stepped back to second place. A few
wears ago. with the advent Of William
Norris. jr., the stage was sent back
once more, until to-day. instead Of he
ing Mr.. Norris's first love. it is his
third.
With n mother who. was star and
father who is a star. there is little
doubt that William Norris, ir. will
some time fiji the niche his father has
made in the world. Both the actor and
his wife look forward TO the day when
The little fellow will step on the great
American stage, but before that day
arrives he must graduate from one o.
the leading American colleges. Mr..
Norris is going TO give the little fel-
low good education. An actor, says
Nj. Norris, should be as well educated
as a banker. and he does not think 1t
is too late for man to start theatrl-
cal career after he has graduated from
college.
When the boy has matriculated for q
life Of drama he will have the advant-
age Of his fathers and mothers ex-
rerience. and that ought TO help.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07
The British Rally

A British Empire Rally in aid OF
wives and families Of British recruits
from the United States will be held
ut the Hippodromc tonight. Captain
Vernon Castle, Of the Canadian Royal
Flying Corps. viii appear with Mrs.
Castle. The Hippodrome will also pre-
sent the Kilties Band and Pipers Of the
9TH Royal Highlanders Others who will
appear on the bill are Nine. Frances
Aida. Reginald de koyen, David BIS
pham. Grace La Rue, Leon Enrol, Rock
and White. the Dolly Sisters, John
Charles Thomas, Adele Rowland. Cih-
ton Crawford and the Wake Up Amer
ica" Band of l25 pieces. under the
direction of Frank Tours.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07
Rehearsing "Chu Chin Chow

The Manhattan Opera House will be
closed the entire week Of October ~
order that a series OF dress rehearsals
Of the big production of "Chu Chm
Chow" can be held there. This offer
ing is being produced on such a large
scale that it cannot be presented on
the stage Of an ordinary theatre, and
instead of giving the piece a preliml-
nary tour, as is the custom OF most
arrangements, Messrs. Elliott, Com
stock and Gest, producers Of "Chu
Chin Chow" have decided 20 give a
series of complete dress rehearsals
throughout the week, in order that the
players may become accustomed to the
gigantic scenic effects and the vast
amount Of properties used in the play.
The opening performance Of "CAu
Chin Chow" is definitely set for Mon
day night, October -. This produe-
ton has been in the course OF prepare
ton for nearly five months
The title roe will be played oy
Tyrone Power. who will make his hrst
appearance on the acting stage since
he played Brutus four years ago with
William Faversham Henry DiXey VIII
appear in the leading role. and Miss
Florence Reed will have the part OF
Zahrat the desert woman.
"Chu Chin Chow" is in three acts
and fourteen scenes, the story con
corning the adventures of notorious
robber, Shayk. who goes into the city
of Bagdad TO plumber and to rob. but
whose schemes are foiled by the Slave
Girl Zahrat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07

TO take them up only when we reen-
tered the door.
There is after all something IN the
atmosphere of the theatre perhaps 1t
lies in the chilly stare of the ticket
salesman, the hauteur of the lady
usher, or the unreality Of the Louis
decors on the boxes that allows Us
70 forget some of these contradictions
and to accept for the time what we see
as life. But really it never is life, II
never is like life and we should never
want it TO be. The theatre is more
truly named the playhouse. II frees
for US all our dreams, it triumphs for
a time, however short, over world in
which the hero rarely wins the heroine
and in which the bag Of gold and the
end Of the rainbow seldom come within
our ken.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07

This is, Of course, a late day IN
Il which TO start a discussion OF
what enters into the composition Of
the Belasco style Of production. And
yet unquestionably one of the impor-
tant factors in it is fulness OF
detail, a something which is little
more meaty and a little more stimu-
lating toward illusion than the nero
smugness that is implied in Complete
ness" II is finally the sort of THING
that causes Mrs. Ercoll TO comment in
Saturday TO Monday" on how plays
are so much more like life than life
itself"
II is surely a shrewd comment, with
all its intimation that the stage never
is life. As a matter Of fact we never
want it to be life; but We do all of US
possess in varying degree a trouble
some sense of actually that will not
permit the mirror to be held up 20
nature unless the silver on the back
is without a flaw. With the shape OF
the mirror itself, concave or convex,
We arc little concerned. All we want
is 70 see all the facts, however they
may be distorted or changed. And Of
course the action OF the stage is never
what il IS in life. We confess it with
our complete acceptance Of the velT
conventions of the theatre, the simple
ellipses Of action that underlie the div
sim Of events into so artificial form
"a an act. Shaw thinks TO trick as b.
a return TO the unities, and In the
scrint some Of his plays go from hrst
curtain TO last without an interlude.
Rut Mr.. Faversh~m pities his audiences
in his presentation Of the Shaw comedy
md slices il into separate parts. Thus
tho curtain rises on one act with the
action al the precise point where 10
loft of eight minutes before II Is a
if ro we're witnesses Of the actual
ching hut so accommodated by the
climax before US that were we to fe
called from the room momentariiy nc
friendly participants who doubtless
might he lying their lives away chea'-
inc making love. or dropping poisoned
rot;ons into each others cups would
drop their affairs pending our retur"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07
The Passing Show

"The Passing Show Of 1917" which
has been on view at the Winter Garden
since April p continuously, will con
clude it's run next Saturday night. DC
tober 10. This is the sixth annual
Passing Show" to be presented az the
Winter Garden, and the twenty-frst
,Soduction made at that playhouse. II
will have enjoyed longer run than
any Of its predecessors. The last nigh,
will marx the 23Oth performance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07

L VIZ must have melodrams, and
i doubtless IL is a case of must, give
Dc the kind Of melodrama Mr.. Belasco
rsle or. Of Tiger Rose" What with
excellent acting on the part Of the cast
AID something more than excellent
acting OF the part Of Miss Ulrich, aud
method OF action so well tempered
and moGu.ated as 10 hide the extrava-
gs1ce Of '.c plot, the disguise Is al
NOS, perfect and here and there ap-
pear moments when the audience ap-
pears 20 Dr. assisting az real drama
o. character And yet, confessing as
must 10 the several thrills that ! re-
eejyed from Nr Belasco's June thunder
shower and confessing its appeal .
ny memory of similar June showers
OF the stage. woulJ have left the
lyceum Theatre just as satisfied u the
storm had been represented in time on
.n the orchestra playing the phone
graph record from William Tell
Aver all, the Important thing on the
sage IS acting, and conceding all the
ceacscics of the Belasco storm its
'm'dity, i's modesty. its refusal to IN
N'de more than is absolutely neces-
Nry ! cannot help a tinge Of regret
'-a' the play itself couldn't all have
''sn more iu che key of Miss Ulrich's
'.'1g and less in the key of Mr..
''1cls melodrama. True. il might then
nave been to quote once famous
"4a- another story.
4 don't know why ] should have been
reminded Of Tire Great Divide But
Was, anyway, and with IL came a
s''a' wonder that so much understand
ing o. perspectives and what the paint
| 30 VdI values IN the handling Of the
ana o. outdoors as Mr.. Belasco
'0"' should 20 20 waste. Won't
'"eoody please write d drama Of the
'S' spaces in which the conflict be
cen men and women approaches
'sno'snee 20 Che conflict as il IS
Pistols daegers. pstois, thun-
~ ram and the inevitable shack in
~, woods could stomach every one
,-sm u the las, curtain only loft me
"e more illumination into the
VO'sms that beset the intimacies of
S-msn beings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07

cipally bespangled soubrette. Famil-
lar with the section they employ as
background for their story, the au-
thors have located their scenes in what
is known as the 3igbug district or
Arizona County. The play is in four
acts, two of which picture the Eldorsdo
Hotel. The significance of the plays
title, as the authors aim TO imply, Is
not its relation to a mine, but to
drama between two of their characters
man and woman.
Arthur Hammerstein's second pre-
mier of the season takes place at the
Casino Theatre on Tuesday evening,
when "Furs and Frills" will be shown
10 the public for the first time "Furs
and Frills" is musical comedy with
book and lyrics by Edward Clark and
music by Silvio Helm, produced under
the personal direction of Arthur Ham
merstein. The cast will include Fran
ces Demarest, Ernest Terrence, Beat
rice Allen, George Anderson, Ruby Nor
ton, Ward De Wolfe, Charles Angelo
and Harry Miller.
Grace George will open her season
at the Playhouse with Ewes Daugh
ter" by Alicia Ramsay, on Thursday
night. Supporting her will be Lionel
Atwell Howard Kyle, Rockcliffe Fell
loves, Florence Edney, Florence Wolier-
son, Norah Lamison and Lynn Ham
rnopd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07
AROUND NEW YORK

STANDARD-"Good Gracious, Anna
belle"
BRONX OPERA HOUSE - Clifton
Crawford in Her Soldier Boy
COLUNBIA-"The Star and Garter
Show"
YORkVILLE-"Ihe Landlady."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07
Dialogue By Daylight

perhaps it is, but. Of course, there are
exceptions.
Birdie-Sam, I've a confession 70
make I'VE been gambling
Sam-Wha.!
Birdie was standing by one OF the
tables, and suddenly something seemed
to tell me that red was going 10 be the
next color You see, the woman on my
right was wearing a red hat
Sam-So? So!
Birdie-So put down all the money
had on red.
Sam-All you had? And just be-
cause a woman was wearing a red hat?
What a system!
Birdie-And then when red won
SGm-What-red won?
Blrdie-0h. yes. Didn't | tell yor
red won? And then put all my money
on blacd, because the woman on m,
left was wearing black frock
Sam-And red came up!
Birdie-No- black came up
Sam-And then you quit! Oh, tell
me you quit!
Birdie-l'm terribly sorry. Sam, but
! was 50 excited just couldn't quit
| put every cent on number %, because
OF my age.
Sam-Already feel the gumbo
splashng around my ankles.
Birdie-And % came up! Then
got frightened and stopped.
Sam-You stopped?
Brdie-Yes, Sam. and this is what I
won! On, Sam. can you forgive me?
Sam-Fo,gire you! Ny poor mis-
guided Birdie!
Brdie-Is gambling so uery wicked?
Sam-Not with luck like yours, it
isn't Gosh, if you fell down an Gle
yator shaft you'd come up with the car
VISITORS from out of town occa.
sionalIy write to the newspapers
TO inyeigh against the unhallowed
satire Of The Family Exit" as exem-
pliiied by the scene in which Peter
Vandusen is willing to play Providence
for the benefit Of his nephew Cornelius
when threatened by Evelyn de Ca
colgne with prosecution under the
Mann act.
Peter-I've no objection to paving
you $4,000, Miss Gascoigne, even though
IT'S not for value received, so far a
I'm concerned. But / do object. and
very strongly, too, to al intelicen,
girl, as you seem TO be, taking a mean
advantage OF law PASSED by those
nice, kind-hearted farmers down AZ
Washington for your protection You
ought 70 be ashamed OF yourself, max.
ing money out OF their good-natured
ignorance.
Eyelyn-Ashamed Of myself. Didn't
them hayseeds in Congress pass that
law TO help US girls?
Cornelius They certainly did.
Eyelyn-Sure! Them boobs want II,
70 quit this game-and how can We do
1t without the dough? That's why they
passed the law-so as any girl with
pep and brains can clean up enough
between New York and Jersey to re
tire in year, settle down, and, il she
wants 10, support husband.
Cornelius-That's all very well Eve
lyn-but you had no business 10 pre-
tend you were lady.
Eyelyn-You make me tired. ANY
guy wild a nut that wasn't made Of
solid ivory could tell wasn't no lady.
Peter agree with Miss Gascoigne.
Cornelius-You haven't mixed much
IN society here lately or you'd kno.
how difficult il is to spot real lady.
Evelyn know what fooled Corney.
IL was my bad manners. That always
gets 'em. They know that poor girls
has 20 behave themselves ladies
don't
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07

At the Fulton Theatre on Tuesday
evening the estate Of Henry B. Harris
will present new play by Charles
Kenyon. author of "Kindling." and
Frank Dare, entitled "The Claim
Florence Roberts heads the east. which
includes Edward II. Robins. Geraldine
O'Brien. George Thompson, q Stuart,
Charles Halton. Florine Arnold, j. !.
Williams. Horace James, Walter Bald
win. jr.. Melton Clodagh Reina Thomas,
Lorna NalOre and others.
The action passes curing the easy
money days and nights Of gold min
ing camp in Arizona. and involves prin-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07

On matinee days the dual role Of
John Chilcote and John Loder obliges
Guy Bates Post TO make twenty-four
of costume. These changes
not only affect the actors clothes, but
his whole physiognomy, for two en-
tirely different sets OF emotions are
called up with bewildering rapidly TO
portray the dope hend and the man of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07

said to be in the same vein of whimsi-
cal comedy as Miss RUNNERS other
plays. In the cast are Frederick Perry,
Robert McWade, Claude Gillingwater,
Marie Wainwright, Roland Young,
Richard Barbee, Dana Desboro. Walter
Schellin, Rhoda Beresford and Elmer
Brown.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07
NOW on THE BOARDS

DRAMA
LYRIC. THE Masquerader"
THiRTY-NINTH STREET,
Lucky O'Shea'
REPUBLIC. Peter Ibbetson"
BOOTH. ..........."De Luxe Annie"
"The Eyes of Youth
CRITERION c .....aThe Scrap Of Paper"
KNICKERBOCKER ...... Hamilton"
LIBERTY ................"O Out lnere >,
LYCEUM ..............."T Tiger Rose"
COMEDY
GAIETY. THE Country Cousin"
BELASC0. polly With a Past"
CONAN & HARRIS.
"A Tai.or-Made Man"
ELTINGE Business Before Pleasure
MOROSCO.........."Lombardi.L Ltd "
CORT. Mother Carey's Chickens"
BROADHURST ......... "Misa Lance"
BIJOU. Saturday 20 Monday
FORTY-EIGHTH STREET,
"The Land of the Free"
FARCE
ASTOR. ............."The Very Idea
COMEDY The Family Exit
COHAN. Here Comes the Bride"
MUSICAL
FORTY-FOURTH STREET,
"Hitchy- Koo"
EMPIRE. ............."R Rambler Rose"
LONGACRE.. Leave II to Jane"
HlPPODROME.. Cheer Up
SHUBERT ............... "Maytime"
WINTER GARDEN.
"Tbe Passing Sho,v of 1917"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07

action. Mr.. Pos. il now before the
audience in the flesh. a. one character
or the other. now dressing frantically
behind the scene, while he speaks the
line for the dummy lying on the trick
couch in the lodging house. Again
necessity requires him TO hop off the
stage through a trap door. as in the
scene at Cadogan Gardens
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-17
DISTRICT MEET
WILL BE HELD
FURTHER CONTESTS WILL BE HELD
IN BROWNSVILLE FRIDAY AND
AND SATURDAY THIS WEEK.

W. II. Jordan. director general of the
District lntcr~cholaStic League meet,
which will be held in Brownsville ON Fri
day and Saturday Of this week, has an
nounccd that the program for the larger
event will follow very closely the general
line. of that used in the Cameron county
event.
The district meet will be participated IN
by representatives of the schools in Cam
cron. lIidalyo and Willacy county. Con
tests IN both mental and physical events
will hc held and the winners of the differ
cnt events will bc sent "a the annual state
meet held at the Agricultural and Mechan-
zeal college each spring.
Secretary Fred Starck of the Browns
Vile school board has asked the Rotary
club and the City Board of Development
10 secure prizes for this event and both
organizations have promised % interest
themselves in the matter. The district
meet will probably bring several hundred
participants and backcr~ ~ Brownsville
and the local school IL making arrang-
mcnts la care for the guests.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-17
Will Hold Initial
Minstrel Rehearsal

The first rehearsal for the Knights Of
Columbus minstrel. Ia be given on May 4.
will bc held III the X. G. hall III : o'clock
tonight. The first meeting To- arrange for
talcn was held last night, and some Of the
songs that will Ne rendered during the per
formancc were assigned. Others are cX-
pcctcd to he given ont tonight.
The lodge requests that every one who
will lend their support and cooperation ~
the event he AT the hall NJ > o'clock to-
myth.
The committees for the event have been
named as follows:
Ticket Committcc-A. Albert Browne,
Albert II. Fernando and i. +. Ne~scron.
Program Committce-A. W. Reed, Il. NJ.
Dalzcll and y. j.. Camlade.
Talent Committee. 7. Puteenat, y. \.
Browne. Jr.. and Edward Rorke.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-17
WILL COMPLETE
ORGANIZATION
AT HARLINGEN
VALLEY FARMERS WILL HOLD COM
MUNITY MASS MEETINGS DURING
THE COMING WEEK, DECIDED.
CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY WILL BE
NAMED AT SECOND GENERAL MEET
ING MONDAY AT HARLINGEN.

Or next Monday at Harrington farmer-
az the lower Rio Grande Valley who have
~, o iirncd With thc plan e. raise food
ard faci crops under the advice OF the fed
crpl t3l -"r..ua1t NJ agriculture, will meet
a. compete their organization with The
election Of a chairman and secretary. TN
the mcntime committees appointed ~ yes
tcrday's meeting III Brownsville will call
community mass meetings. To ~ held dur
ing the week, ut which the details of the
plan will be laid before the farmers and
business men.
W. j. Doyle, industrial commissioner for
the Gulf Coast Lines, last night sent the
following message 10 Secretary David IT,.
Houston of the United States Department
of Agriculture:
~ meeting Of prominent faI1ncr~, pro
grc-sivc cuisines. men and bankers repre-
scniing every section of the cnlir Lower
Rio Grandc Nallcy offers YOU their best
efforts and earnest cooperation To pro-
ducc more fuod~tuf~, and have available
5000 acres Of land for cultivation under
irrigation. All organizations perfected and
practically in operation awaiting advice 80
10 what way they may cooperate with
the government. May We have sire infor-
nation from YOU otcssss.--++e above rs
Ia the wishes Of your department"
The reply will go,to Mr.. Lpylc at Hous-
ton. and will he rc~-tranmittcu to the meet
lng at Harrington on Monday.
The following committees were named At
Yesterdays meeting:
san Benito: r. W. S~prague and John H..
Lomax.
Mercedes: j. III. Christnqr and NJ. Fcitz.
Brownsville: &. J.. Jcssup and Fred
Ru-tcberg.
LaFeria: George II. Byrncs and ii. a..
Carpenter.
Donna: a. j.. Whitc~idc and II. G. DAVIS.
Harrington: III. J. Ncsscr and Ii. h.
johnson.
Pharr-San Juan: J. +. Crouch and \. NJ.
Hunt.
McAlIcn: o. r. r. Nordincycr and X. T..
Horn.
Mission: l.. III. Smith and w. IL. Wilson.
Lyford- Sebastian: Il. -. Stevenson and
LEROY X. Morris.
R~aymondville: q. III. Pease and l.. j..
Barber.
Edinburg: ". z. Miller.
The Brownsville Board of City Develop
mcnt. which met this morning with q. l..
Je~Sup and Fred Ru~tcberg, the committee
Of local farmers. drafted the following let
ter ia Brownsville farmers, to be sent ont
over the names Of the committeeman and