New-York tribune., 1921-06-13
Crowded House
Sees WA. Brady
Save His Child
Father, Protected Against
Pneumonia by Flannel
Shirt, Dives Into 10000
Feet of Unl,eated Water
Friars Thrilled by Rescue
Appearances of George CO.
han. Lew Fields, Willie
Collier ct al. Add to Thrills

The most sophisticated audience to be
gathered in city whose chief pride
is its sophistication roared and stamped
and whistled and Kissed last night, all
in their appropriate places, at a pro-
duction OF after Dark" the melo-
drama that made William A. Brady
famous more than thirty years ago.
With the president of the National
Association of the Motion Picture In
dustry himself playing the part of Old
Tom. the thrillful old play was put
or st the Friars' Frolic at the Man
haitian Opera House. It was the hit
Of the evening.
"As originally produced by the
Bradys at Harry Miners Peoples
Theater IN the Bowery, May %, 1889"
the program read, but further informa-
ton 80 be obtained in the program
showed probable improvement in set
ting since the early days of the show,
FOR it was set forth that in the big
scene when Old Tom rescues Eliza
palton (Alice Brady from drowning,
water had been provided
He Saves His Daughter
All $4,000 cubic feet were being vio-
lently agitated by the struggling
Eliza when the PROV of a rowboat
came into view and Old Tom him
self struggled perilously to a standing
position and cast an appraising eye
over the $4,000 cubic feet of water.
Once. twice, thrice Eliza sank, and
then Old Tom removed his coat, dis
playing a flannel shirt Of that startling
shade with renders the wearer immune
10 colds.
Then that sophisticated audience had
the inestimable privilege of seeing Will
liam A. Brady, red shirt and all, leap
head foremost into $4,000 cubic feet
Of water. 1t was an impressive sight,
and they stamped and whistled and
cheered, secure in the knowledge, at
that time denied to Old Tom, that
presently he would discover that it
was his daughter he had rescued.
James L. Crane played the villain,
and was Kissed properly. John Crom-
well was Gordon Chumley. In its palm
lest days "Af.er Dark never had a
more enthusiastic audience.
George White and his show girls also
put on g. show which got hearty ap-
plause. Mr.. White, it appeared as the
plot developed, was having a lot of
trouble with one of his actoxs named
George Lemaire, who was certain that
art and his reputation demanded GER
tain concessions, which Mr.. White was
unwilling to make.
A Managers Unhappy Lot
Mr.. Lemaire then quit and went out
to start q show of his own, getting
job with George NJ Cohan. MI. Cohan
not only adorned the tale but supplied
the moral in his final line: THE man
ager's end isn't an easy one, see"
The audience applauded Mr.. Cohan
cordially, as they did every time he
appeared. He was third in the gene
alogy of masters of ceremony, which
ran like this: John Meehan introduced
Eddie Cantor and Pat Rooney and was
succeeded by Jim Corbett, who intro
duced Harry Kelly and Richard earle,
and was succeeded by George NJ. Cohan,
who introduced Lew Fields and Willie
Collier.
At late hour masters of ceremony
still we're being succeeded Among
those whom they introduced were Eddie
Miller, Donald Kerr, Arthur West,
james Barton, George Leonard, Jack
Boyle, Irving Berlin, the Vincent Lopez
Kings of Harmony and the double
quartet of the Police Glee Club--sup-
piled by Friar Richard Enright, who
couldn't come himself
About $4,000 was realized.