The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
TwoNew Comedies and a F lin
In Town This Week

In lOWn his Week
After Belaseo, Hamilton; after Ethel Watts
show the offng pieces which, Up
Troubles is alleged be military rather than play
hold National and Beseo Mr. Hamon new
comedy -She Fingers" arreing which
arouses of brands To mind the fact that
produced BY Sewyn and company of the surest
antees of its
There why Up Your Troubles" should
be Washington 1t war play; it serves to
bring back Rose Sahl always Washington avorite the
stage 1t noduces producing Wagenhals and
tide Of their comfortable
paid in Fup and Seven Days" Again, has in it's
sergt Empey of "over the Top" fame rapidly becoming
hona personality.
The big Griffith picture of World"
Polls for another week As might have been expected has
marked impression in Washington As spectacle perhaps
reaches the limits of the of the Certainly
the first film work dealing with the which bears the hallmark
almost infinite possibilities of the artistic
would deny that Hearts of the World has sharp limitations
but it should be that
imposed by the of the before
tries envisage the drama in single medium
Frequent vewings of this film have changed
pesson that there more drama more spectacle more vital in
this Griffith production than
movies or three or four average plays.
If Mr.. Shakespeare
New York City Now.
Marquis Evening Sum- has written the fol-
lowing satire of what would happen in Gotham somewhat
neglected friend w. Shakespeare should sphere
be rendered the freedom of Mayor Hylans city for few days
We think it is good enough to reprint:
what American author would you wish
him?-The Authors League Bulletin.
We should like introduce him to of
ersl of those books proving that he was Bacon
forget their
If Mr.. Shakespeare came to New York one day.
something like this might happen to him:
Official reception at City all and speech of well
by Mayor Hylan Shakespeare Day badges and medals
distributed Mayor Hylan in his remarks very happy
concerning Mr. Shakespeares great literary gift he him.
self of letters
Mr. shakspeares attention is called to the high build
ngs and the New York sky line
Reception Columbia University; speech by DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler DR.. Butler makes
graceful but dignhed illusions Mr. Shakespeares life
work and its educational value and intmates that if Mr.
Shakespeare could things Dr. Butler them he
might even hope to become member of the Columbia
Brief residence of Mr. Andrew Carnegie who
shows Mr.. Shakespeare through his library.
Automobile trip Grants Tomb the Jumel Mansion
Poe Speeches by Col Roosevelt
Gov. Whitman. Mr.. George Creel telegram from
President Wilson beginning May my very
great regret"
Trip to motion picture studio. Mr. Shakespeare has the
possibilities of the New explained him by several
directors who have heard rather favoraby of him.
Luncheon League. Speech the Drama
by Mr. Winthrop Ames Speeches by dramatic critics, each
of whom says with originality, plays the
thing Prof Baker of Harvard explains dramatic
ton Mr.. Shakespeare.
Reception at City Club Shakespeare listens to
talk the Possibilities of the Drama with to
Stimulating Enlightened Conscious
ness and witnesses pageant by Mr. Percy MacKaye.
Tea with the Poetry Society o America, Miss Amy
Lowell tells Mr. Shakespeare about poetry
way and Mr.. Edwin Markham "The Man with the
Hoe"
Mr.. Shakespeare visits Morgan collections is
asked if he like the lions Library
encouraged to the Metropolitan Tower
attention called to the sky line and Mr..
Poutney Bigelow.
Mr.. Shakespeare meets the staff of the New Republic,
and behaves with becoming modesty Mr.. Shakespeare
is then rushed in belonging Untermyer
Dinner the Waldorf. Mr.. John Rockefeller jr
speaks "The Theaer Moral Influence" Former
bassador Gerard tells of the which Shake
speares plays being perverted in Germany Brander
Matthews talks of "Shakespearean Performances in
Days of Nathaniel p Willis" Mr.. EIhu Root speaks on
Shakespeare Blackstone and Magma Charta." John
Corbn addresses Mr.. Shakespeare "Your Debt to
Euripide and Aristophanes." Joephus Daniels
Shakespeare that Bohemia has
pleasantly whether Emerson owed much to
Shakespeare might have owed Emerson had Emerson
preceded Shakespeare 1t grows late Mr. David Beasco
reads entitled, From Shakespeare Belasco
grows later DR. Henry Dyke reads a :.
Mr. leaves tudn;