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In Vaudeville

PALACE-Cartcr De Haven ant
Florence Parker, Bessie CLAYTON. White
and Haig, Elizabeth Brice, Clark anf
Hamilton, Ryan and Lee, Gladys Han
son, Loyal's dogs and others.
ALHAMBRA-Laura Hope Crews
Millership and Gerard, Jack Wilson
FRANKLIN Ardell, Frances Kennedy
Hickey Brothers, Ford and Houehton
and Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart barrow.
CoLONIAL--Gus Edwards's Band
box Revue" Frank Carter, Mason and
Keller, Refine Davis, James ]. Morton
Dorothy Brsnner, Francis and Ross
Valentine and Bell.
RIVERSIDE-Blanche Ring, Van and
Schenck, William Gaxton, in Kisses:
the Ford Sisters, Harry B. Watson and
Jere Delaney, in "Rubeville"; Morris
and Campbell, Dooley and Nelson
Brenck's Bronze Statue Horse. and
Jack and Cora Williams.
ROYAI.-Evelyn Nesbit, Lee Kohl
mar and company. Duffey and Inglis,
Flanagan and Edwards, Grace De Mar,
Charles Irwin, Rose and Moon, and the
Taylor Trio.
LOEW'S AMERICAN" Sherman Was
Right" George Armstrong, Clayton
Maclyn and company, in "The Bet:
the Four Tyres and others.
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ner" came hard on the heels of the
French national anthem. He had his
drink at last, but it might be noticed
that he gulped and did not follow the
usual leisurely habit of the English.
1t was evident that he feared the or
chestra might yet do something for
Serbia, Italy, Montenegro or Siam.
France has it's own Reinhardt, and
at the Theatre Antoine every aisle is
a runway. for the entrance of charac-
tiers. Gemier is producing sym
bolic patriotic play, called "Ies Butors
ct La Finettc." This is the only play
IN Paris which makes any attempt to
provide elaborate stage decoration.
The stage comes right down to the
orchestra in flight of steps, and most
OF the big moments OF the play arc
acted within a few feet Of the audi
ence. Gemier's theory is that one, foot
forward in front of the curtain li1fe is
worth an advance of four feet back of
that line. II is his desire to break
down. as far as possible, the barriers
between audience and actor. He pur-
poses to produce "Hamlct" soon, and in
the play within-the- play scene he in
tends to step down from the stage and
take one of the aisle seats. AS like as
not, he will nudge his neighbor, with
VIOLA" or "Rcgardez," and point
to the performance Of the travelling
players. lie has already produced
"The Merchant of Venice" in which he
took some bold liberties with the text,
and in particular added Ghetto scene,
filled with rumblings and murmurs, to
indicate that there is something brew
ing in Jewry. Simone is Gemicr's lead
ing woman and plays far better in
French than she ever did during her
English speaking seasons in New York.
Schuyler Ladd, who played the
Daffodil in "The Yellow Jacket" is a
sergeant with the American army in
France. In addition to his military
duties he finds time to act little, and
appeared as the hero in a play by
Private Alexander Woollcott, dramatic
critic Of "rhc Times" The play dealt
with life in New York after the war.
and it was performed with great sue
cess in several army camps. The mere
reference to the blaze of lights on
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Fifth Avenue caused tears and several
doughboys broke down when one of the
characters spoke of Delmonico's.

One of the most touching moments
in a popular sentimental play recently
produced here occurs when the lumber
jack hero says, az seen it," and the
heroine ever so gently teaches him
to use 81 sawr it,"
Eleanor Robson recently returned to
the stage for one night only in a skit
given before American soldiers in
Paris.
10 our mind "The Gypsy Trail" is
the best production that Arthur Hop
kins has made. The play is as light as
anything Of Glare Runners, but plot
ted, too. If it lacks something Of the
whimsicality of Miss Hummer, that is
more than made up for by the posses
sion of coherent story. Such a play
requires careful casting, and Arthur
Hopkins has done we'll by his author.
The only possible objection is that
some will find Roland Young rather
more attractive than Glcndnning, who
is his successful rival for the hand
of the heroine. The play has the best
performance by youngster which /
remember ever having seen, and also
just about the best grandmother who
has been hereabouts recently. Frank
Longacre is the youngster and Fife
Ellslcr the grandmother.
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The production as a whole does not
compare to that of New York, because
in war time Partisan managers arc
forced to make what shift they can
behind the scenes, with Il one-legged
soldier or two, some youngsters and
others Ineligible for army service.
Judging from performances, all the
expert electricians are away at the
'front.'
Her Husbands Wife," of A. e.
Thomas, under tho title ia Femme
de son mari" was produced during
the summer, but failed to catch on.
Our old friends, Potash and Perlmut-
ter. are back for the second time and
doing well. Max Dearly plays Potash,
and while he is amusing, he farces the
part n great deal more than Barney
Bernard, and doesn't get much out Of
the scenes where Potash should seem
something of hero to the audience.
ABLY DESLYs and Harry Pilcer
~ are playing in big revue which
IS all French except for the singing
OF Harry Pilccr. One is almost in
clined to suspect German propaganda
III this production, for Gaby's partner.
who now unbuttons his sport shirt
one rung lower than ever before. is
billed throughout Paris as "Harry
Pilcer, the American" Except for a
few weeks after the arrival of the
firc%
airy force, French revues have not
gone in very heavily for musical COM
edy patriotism. The Gaby show, how
ever, fairly shrieks with Allied low
atty. 7 noticed a Tommy sitting at
the bar one matinee, all set for q
drink. Just as he raised his glass to
his lips the Gaby chorus girls came
prancing down ladders in an effect
familjariZed at the 1lippodrome and
manpuvred themselves into a Union
Jack while the orchestra played "God
Save the King" The Tommy jumped
up and stood rigid, at attention. At
the last note he sat down and reached
for the glass again, but already the
girls were marching into the tricolor,
and the "Marseillaise" caught him
with his glass half raised. Again did
the we'll disciplined soldier stand at
attention, nor did he have chance
to relax, for "The Star-Spangled Ban
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The Puppet Renaissance
The Romance of the Quaint, Lnopish
Marionettes That Liue, Moue and Have
Their Being in Supernatural Spheres
the Future
By Alexander Pierce

nothing else matters SO long as be be
permitted to make money The refe,
encc TO the legitimate stage vas nm.
doubtedly clinchcr. Finally, losing
nimseif IN the dramatic spectacle. the
Don yields to the familiar impulse to
take an active part.
Socrates once asked a puppet show.
man how he managed to make 81 liz.
ing. The impresario replied that bv
portraying the follies OF society h.
never failed to fill his sack with coin.
Feople are apt to regard puppets as
toys for the amusement Of children
but their charm appeals to ali whs
have been fortunate enough TO retain
any simplicity Of heart In times past
they have reflected, or even preceded.
transformations in the theatre and IN
society itself.
"A renaissance Of the puppes play,
begun on the Continent some ten years
ago and followed in England. Is max
ing 'tseif felt in America. Puppeteers
are operating in several cities. and
10" Tony Sarg has aroused the inter
esq OF the New York public BY invad
ing the Norwozth Theatre, In Forty
elghth Street, with his mar1onettes.
"Alcn represent the last word IN the
art to-day. Beginning with next week,
'ne troupe Of marionettes will hold full
sway at the Norworth, with regular
evening and matinee performances.
rms Is not the first time that pup
pe's nave usurped the acting stage.
nurlhg the decadence of Greek drama
lNey relgned supreme in the theatres
IN england they enjoyed crea. vogue
"hen the drama was prescribed BY
'"e furtans, ard in Germany they
gained no less universal CURRENCY in
'he seventeenth century when the
enurch eN-communicated actors and
GROVE them into other professions.
uoe'hs derived the idea Of Faust from
d popFet Play about DR.. Faustus, and
1he puppet showmen protited by re-
adapting his drama to their own uses.
IN i''4 the Prussian government in
eerd'cted the puppet plays for propa-
eating revolutionary doctrines.
But al this IS straying from the
pe"itchinS entertainments Of Tony
9ars. The first of three pieces on his
programme is "The Three Wishes" an
cla play, accredited TO one +. Pocci.
Inc other two are 1.-THE Green Suit
and "A Stolen Beauty and the Great
Jewel both By Mrs. Hamilton VIII
hanson.
1t Is mistake to criticise puppct
pays as drama. The field is entirely
distinct. A great dramatist wrote q
powerful play for marionettcs which
10 called 'Ihc Death os Tintagiles"
II tailed Of due effect when given b.
Puppets, but proved It's worth on the
acting stage. The fact that puppets
can act is tito thing to emphasize, and
Ny. Sarg stresses the special feats il
which they can shine conspicuously.
inese are represented in his present
programme by the portly man who
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The Tyrians and Trojaps were all
silent; that is, the ears OF all the spec
tators hung on the mouth of tho in
tcrpreter OF the show, when, in the
first place, they heard loud flourish
Of kettledrums and trumpets within
the machine and then several dis
charges of artillery, which prelude be-
ing soon over, "Gcntlemen," cried the
boy, raising his voice, 1--WE present you
here with true history, taken out of
the chronicles Of France and the Span
lsh ballads; it tells you how Don Gay
feros delivered his wife, Melisandra,
that was prisoner among the Moors
In Spain, in the City Of Sansuena, now
called Saragosa.
"Some of those idle people, that love
to pry into everything, happened to spy
Mellsandra as she let herself down
from the balcony of che tower, and ran
and gave the King notice Of it; where
upon he straight commanded to sound
an alarm, and now, mind what din
and hurly-burly there is, and how the
city shakes with the ring Of the bells
backward in all the mosquesl"
"There you are out, boy" said Don
Quixote; "the Moors have no bells;
they only use kettledrums and a kind
Of shawms, like our waits or hautboys;
SO that your ringing of bells in San
suena is mere absurdity."
6Nav c;,0 re
you stand upon these trifes with US.
we shall never please you. Don't be
so severe a critic; are there not a
thousand plays that pass with great
success and applause, though they have
many greater absurdities and nonsense
IN abundance? Let there be as many
lmpertinences as notes in the sun, no
matter, so ! get the money"
We'll said" answered Don Quixote.
And now, sifs," quoth the boy. sob
serve what vast quantity of glittering
horse comes pouring out Of the CITY in
pursuit Of tho Christian lovers: what
dreadful sound of trumpets and clar-
IONS and drums and kettledrums there
's IN the air. I fear they will over
take them, and then will the poor
"retches be dragged along most bar
oarously at the tails of their horses
which would be sad indeed"
Don Quixote, seeing such number
OF Moors, and hearing such an alarm
thought 1t high time to assist the ey-
ing lovers; and starting up, at shall
never be said while l live" cried he
aloud, that l suffered such wro,,o,
10 be done to so famous q knight and
so daring lover as Don Ggvferos
torbear, then, your unjust pursuit v.
oase-born rascals! Stop, or prepare to
meet my furious resentment"
Then, drawing out his sword 10 m,p,
good his threats. at one spring he GETS
10 the show, and with a violent t,r,.
lays at the Moorish puppets. cutting
and siashing in most terrible mon,
ner; some he ovcrthrows and beheads
otners; mains this and cleaves that !,
pieces. ma III
This iinpressionistic descr;n,,on
" puppet play is shot through with tho
satire Of cervantes. Don ouixote b.
ginning as carping critic. visyds
gracefully to the showman's plea that
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revue except through the employment
of the inevitable runway and the pul.
chrltudinous crew who walk the
plank" nightly over its primrose path,
d. {. Huffman, who has staged
twenty OF the twenty-three Winter
Garden productions, has had that re-
sponslbility for "Sinbad." Jack Ma
son IS credited with the staging of the
numerous musical numbers and Alex
JUS Kosloff with the ballets. Roshanara
and her Hindu dancers are announced
as the feature of the latter portion of
the entertainment.
"sinbad" has been edifying the stu
dlously inclined of New Haven
throughout the last week while re-
ceIvlng its final touches for metronoli-
tan presentation, and from that centre
OF learning comes the news that Jol-
son does not play the title role, but
rather that Of lnbad, the Porter, while
Forrest Huff is the redoubtablc navi-
gator. Others in the cast include
Lawrance D'orsay, Franklyn A. Bate,
Edgar Atchison Ely, Johnny Berkes,
Frank Grace, Harry Wardell, John
kearney, George Thornton, Harry
Kearley, Frank Holmes and Robert Nc
Clellan; FRITZ Won Busing, Kitty Do
ner, HAZEL Cox, Virginia Fox Brooks.
Grace Washburn, Mabel Withee. Nora
White, the Farber sisters, Mile. Rita
Zalmani and the Balzar sisters. The
production has been made under the
personal direction of J. ]. Shubert,
and is said to be the most ambitious
in the history of the Winter Garden.
Next week at the Theatre du Vieux
Colomblcr, Jacques Copeau, director
general, announces a programme, OPEN
ing Monday evening with repetition
or the double bill Of Ola Traverse" by
"A. Villeroy, and "La Poll Carotte."
by j. Rcnard, the two comedies which
had their premiere last week. Wednes-
day evening the same programme will
be given.
Thursday matinee Marivaux's "La
Surprise de PAmour" will have its first
performance of the week, and on
Thursday evening Lies Freres Kara
mazov," by Jean Copeau and !. Croue.
will be played.
Friday evening the double bill of
La Traverse" and "La Poll Carotte"
viii be repeated. Saturday matinee,
February 16, LA Surprise de pAmour"
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CHRONICLE AND COMMENT OF THE STAGE
Our Plays in Paris
Thirteenth Chair,'' as Played BY
Rejane, Lacks Some of the Thrills Which
Were Present in the New York Production
BY HAYWOOD BROUN

\HEY call 1t the "Treizne Chase"
part of the medium which Margaret Wychery acting
country The famous Frenchwoman some of
scenes but she resist the temptation
ana Indeed
DRAMA and the author certainly
Incidental 70 Pasian accustomed Grand
murder IN the first act of the "Trnt
play moderate although thearegoers
Knew regarded it rather Rejane
early the Her the
teeoeness OF the old much than Margaret
recognition captay Deza
plays daughter,
oae Mile Della famed Paris beauty, of a
Hunter could
who plays the detective explosive
with the authors
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In BROOKLYN

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mayhem, Hobart
Bosworth and company, Doolev and
Sales Maud Earl and company, LIE Row,
lalma and bosco, Lydell and Higgins.
tho Midnight Rollickers, Nella Allen.
and Paul and Mae Nolan.
BUSHWICK-Orris Holland and Ed
wyna Boyd, In "On the High Seas:
Lew Dockstader, Josie Heather, E. f.
Give and company, Maize King, the
Three Chums, Helder and Packer.
"Norinne Of the Movies" Athos and
Read.
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At the Empire Theatre on Thursday
evening, February ID, Miss Ethel Barry
more will be seen in "The Of Chance"
the second play OF her present season
at that house
The new play, which is bright and
witty comedy by r. c. Carton, author
of Lord and Lady Algy," Liberty
Hail." "Mr. Hopkinson" and dozen
other pieces that have been presented
here and in London with marked sue
cess, is in direct contrast to 1.-THE Lady
of the Camellias," and in it Miss
barrymore will have comedy role Of
the kind in which American theatre
gocrs like TO sec her best.
The scenes of the play are laid in
England and the leading character
MISS Barrymorc's part, of course-is an
amable, sharp-tongued woman Of the
world who deviscs an ingenious trick
(the "off chance" of the title) to bring
about reconciliation between her
young daughter and the latter's hus-
band, who has got himself entangled
with a pretty dancer.
TO support Miss Barrymore in this
piece the Charles Frohman Company
has assembled a remarkable cast, which
will include Cyril Keightley, L. Lyall
Swete, John Cope, Edward Emery, AL
bert Gran, Thomas Louden, j. NJ.
Troughton, Eva lie Gallienne, Marcelle
Roussillon, Clara T. Bracy, Cecilia
Radcliffe and others
Al Jolson's new starring vehicle
"Sinbad," will be disclosed at the Win
ter Garden Thursday night February
Ia, affording the latter institute of
frotby fun and frolic the excitement
of "first night"-the twenty-third in
the history of the house.
The book of "Sinbad" is by Harold
Atteridge and the music by Sigmund
Romberg. The "black-face nightin-
gale" however, had hand in the
preparation of both. While there has
been no effort to adhere to "Thc Ara
bian Nights" narrative Of the intrepid
sailor with any particular fidelity, it
is said to have been followed in very
much the same way that "Robinson
Crusoe, Jr.," resembled the original
story when Jolson appeared in it, two
years ago. There are two acts and
fourteen scenes, arranged along the
familiar lines Of extravaganza con-
struction, with no suggestion Of the
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will be given, and the Saturday even
ing performance will see the second
repetition this week of "Lcs Freres
karamazov"
On Sunday afternoon, February II,
at 3 o'clock, the last concert of the
season of the Instruments Anciens will
take place.
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One Week Stands

Columbia. .........."C ircus in Town"
Loew's 7th Avenue. 1.-THE Masquerader"
Majestic. "Mother Carey's Chickens"
NlohtauH.- ..,............" Hamilton"
Standard. ...."A Successful Calamity"
Bronx Opera House. "Turn to the Ripht"
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Now on the Boards

Aston why Marry"
Belasco. "Polly With a PAST
blJou.. Girl o Mine"
boOth .................. Seventeen"
Broadhurst,
"rhe Madonna of the Future"
eaS'no .''.'-'.'".. ."Oh! Boy"
Conan ..................." The King"
Oort .'..-,,.......... "Flo-Flo"
Cohan & Harris. "A Tailor-Madc Man,
Comedy. -. Washington Square PLAYERS
Cflterlon ........-..... Happiness"
fitingc. Business Before Pleasure"
Empire. ."'The Lady Of the Camcllias"
forty-elghth Street. "The Love Mill'
ultoh ''.... "Billcted"
haffls Observation-Disclosures. Success"
iiippoorome ."Checr Up"
liuoson''... THE 1ndestructible Wife"
"alety General Post"
"iooe -.......... Jack O. Lantern"
Greenwich Village Theatre. ."Karen"
hh'cKerpocker ........... Josephine"
Liberty Going Up"
Aohgacre. Eyes or No"
Ayceum ."Tiger Rose"
mammalian. ..-.........."O ld Lady 81"
Maxine Elliott. ."The Eyes Of Youth~
Morosco "Lombardi Ltd -
New Amsterdam.
"Colan Revue of 1918"
New Amsterdam Roof,
THE Midnight Frolic"
NorWorth. ."Odds and Endsn
fark'. ..'....-.... "Seven Days Leave"
Playhouse. 1.-The Little Teacher,
plymouth. ."The Gypsy Trailr
ffincess.. '........." Oh. Lady! Lady!"
Republic. ."Parlor, Bedroom and Ratbn
ofuoefV ''''''............. "Maytime"
Ihlrty-ninth Street.. Blind Yoptbr
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NEW PLAYS THIS WEEK

THURSDAY At the
The OFF Chance" r. &C ."
At the
Acrldge and Sgmund AL
~ VIZ NA0'
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-30
sUFFs HOLD DEMOCRATIC
 PARTY RESPONSIBLE
For Failure of the Anthony Amend
 ment in the Senate.

Hartford, Conn.,, May 29.-Responsi- bility for the fact that the woman suffrage amendment to the federal constitution has not yet passed the senate was charged directly to the democratic party by Miss Alice Paul in 8 speech here today at the New England conference of the National Woman's party. Miss Paul, founder and a leader of the Woman's party, declared that in the country at large the republicans were supporting the amendment, making 1t party meas ure, and responsibility for its delay in passing the senate must rest with the democratic party. In New England, she said. the position was reversed, the republicans being In a majority against it, especially the senators from Massachusetts and Connecticut, while the democrats favored it. In spite of the republican opposition, Miss Paul said, the general policy of the party would be to hold the democrats ito their responsibility"
 Other speakers today were Mrs Florence Bayard Hilles, daughter of the late Thomas F. Bayard, secretary of state in President Cleveland's cab inet and ambassador to Great Britain and Mrs. Thomas N. Hepburn of Hartford, former president of the Con- necticut Woman Suffrage association Mrs. Hepburn, speaking at the lun- cheon which preceded the afternoon session, declared that the Woman's party was not concerned with arguing the right or wrong of suffrage or anti suffrage or with coaxing or persuad- ing men," but dealt in plain direct political methods and recognized party responsibility and not the individua
 whims and fancies of senators and representatives
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-30
INCREASED ALLOTMENT OF
 COAL FOR NEW ENGLANI
Was Announced Last Night by the
 Fuel Administration.

Washington, May 29.-Under the all lotment of anthracite coal for the year ending next April, announced tonight by the fuel administration, the supply to the New England and Atlantic states increased.
 The supply to New England this year will be 10,S31 900 tons, compared with 9,S3S,379 tons for the normal year of 1916-1917. and that for the At lantic states will be 31,417,154 tons, compared with 27,S7SS,23S tons two years ago. These increases the ad- ministration explained, are made with regard to the larger population which the war has concentrated in these sec tions and because of their dependence upon anthracite.
 The allotments for New England and the Atlantic states represent the maximum amount they will receive Should further curtailments elsewhere become possible, it was said, or should production be increased, such gained coal would be distributed to the cen tral and northwestern states. The total production of anthracite is estimated at Ss,O0O,0O0 tons Part of this is used at the mines and by rail- roads, and industrial plants. Army and navy needs also are provided for
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-30

cred upon the Americans by military officers for the dash and daring they showed when they left their trenches and started out in quest of their ob- jectives.
 Americans Win Hand. to- Hand Com
 bat.
 Still another defeat has been in f1icted on the enemy by the Ameri- cans-this time far to the east. in the Foul sector. Here the Germans let loose large quantities of gas near Bremenil and delivered an attack, which the Americans shot to pieces with machine guns. Later on another sector, under heavy barrage fire fourteen Germans managed to invade an American trench. None of them returned. In hand -to-hand fighting nine of the Germans were killed out right and one died later from his wounds. The other four were made captives.
 In Flanders and Picardy the Ger mans are heavily bombarding French and British positions on various sec tors and raiding operations are being carried out by both sides. No big bat tie has been begun.