The New York Clipper (April 1916)

18 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER April 8 HEW YORK CITY. cormwu H) attr actions. A8TOR—"Cohan Revue of 1916," ninth Week- BELA8CO—"The Boomerang," thirty-fifth week. BOOTH—"Fay-Day," sixth week; fourth, at this house. . . COMEDY—"The Fear Market," eleventh week; sixth at this house. CASINO—"The Blue Paradise," tbirty«UUi week, CRITERION—Ninth and last week of James K. i Hackett's Shakespearean revivals. 1 COHANS—MItxl Hajoa. la "Pom-Pom." sixth week, • COBT—"The Bine Envelope," fourth week. m/TINGE—"Fair and Warmer." twenty-second week. ■ FOBTY-EIGHTH STREET — "Just A Woman," twelfth meek. I FULTON—'The Melody of 'South," eighth week. -GAIETY— Mrs. Flske, In "Erstwhile Susan, - ' twelfth week. _ _ > HIPPODROME—"HIp-Hlp-Hooray," twenty-eighth HARRIS—"Hit-the-Trail HoiHday," thirtieth week; ninth at this house, i HUDSON—"The Cinderella Man." twelfth WML I LYRIC—"Katdnka." sixteenth week; first it this house. ) LIBERTY — Jolia Sanderson, Donald Brian and Joseph Cawthorn. In "Sybil." thirteenth i LONG ACRE—Leo Dltrlchstetn, la "The Great L over," twenty-second week. ; LYCEUM—"The Heart of Wetona," sixth week. • MAXINE ELLIOTT'S—"See America First." sec- ond week. • NEW AMSTERDAM—'Sir Herbert Tree's Shake- spearean Tercentenary Festival, fourth ! PLAYHOUSE—Grace George Is In her twenty- eighth week at this house. In repertoire. PUNCH AND JUDY — "Treasure Island," nine- teenth week. ■ PRINCESS—"Very Good. Eddie,"" fifteenth week. REPUBLIC—John Mason and Jane CowL In "Com- mon Clay," thirty-third week. SHUBERT—"The Great Pursuit," third week. THIRTY-NINTH STREET—Lou-Tellegen. In "The Klne of Nowhere," third week; second «t this house. WINTEIt GARDEN—"Robinson Crusoe Jr," eighth week. ♦•JUSTICE/ Candler (Badd Robb, has. mgr.)— Justice, a play In four acts by John Galesworthy. Produced by Corey-Wllllama-Rlter, Inc., on Monday, April 3. James How ..Henry Stephenson Walter How Charles Franda Robert Cokeson O. P. Heggle William Falder John Barry-more Sweedle ; .Cecil Oovelly Wlster .J. Cecil Butler Cowley .Watson White Mr. Justice Floyd WaiLis Clark Harold Cleaver........ Thomas Louden Hector Frome Lester Lonergan Captain Danson, V. C. Rupert Harvey The Her. Hush Miller Waiter Geer Edward Clements John 6. O'Brien Wooder A eh ton Tango efoaney Charles Dodsworth Cllpton .Walter McEwln O'Cleary Warren F. Hill Both Honeywill Cathleen Neabitt Time—The Present. Place-—England. ScEN-fiB.—Act II—The Office of James and Wal- ter iHow. Morning. July. Act II—A Court of Justice. Afternoon. October. Act III—December. Scene 1—An Office. Scene 2—A Corridor. Scene t—i Act IV—The Office of James and Wai- ter How. A morning In March, two years later. Produced under the direction of B. Idea Payne. THE FUJI THEATRES. Parle.—Wlilard-Moran Fight. Manhattan Opera. Boue WUlard-Ubrsa Fight. Globe.—Pavlowa. in "The Dumb Girl of Por- tld." Brradwar.—Blanche Sweet, la "tte Sowere." Plana "Vultures of Society," first half: "Her Great Price," second half. Strand.—"The Heart of Paula." with Lenore Ulrich. Knickerbocker.—"Little Meena'a Romance." Academy.—"Blue Blood and Red." Forty-fourth Street,—"Bamona" opens here on Wednesday night. 5. Prices. 25c. to $1.50. "CAPTAIN BRASSBOUtfD'S CONVERSION/' PlaTneaae (Grace George direction).— Captn'-n Bro»s6csnd'» Conversion, a play, in three acts, by Bernard Shaw, produced-Wednesday evening, March 29. 1916, by Grace George. Leslie Rankin Hubert Druce Felix Drinkwater Lewis Edjgard Hassan George sent Ladv Cicely Waynflete Grace George Sir Howard HaUam Ernest Lawford Marzo Guthrie McClmtlC captain Brassbound Rosen Warwick Kitty Redbrook Malcolm Merely Johnson Richard Clarke Osman Rexford Kendrick sidi el Ansif William Balfour Cadi el Kintafl Clarence Dement Petty Officer .Daniel Same* Captain Hamlin Kearney John Cromwell SvjcorSlS. Act I.—Garden of the Missionary's House. Act II.—Room In a Moorish Castle. Act I1L—Room in the Missionary's House. Grace George and her Playhouse company, with Robert Warwick engaged for this play only, was <cen in the most meritorious performance presented ">v her so far this season. It was by no means the premier of "Captain Rrassbonnd's Conversion." as Ellen Terry was seen tn it at tn* Empire on Jan. 28, 1907. Miss George was at her best tn the role of Lady Cicely Waynflete, and her excellent acting stood out principally through the fact that she was the cnlv lady La the cast. Mr. Warwick was east hi the title rote, and while he seemed a trifle forceful at nmes, his work as a whole was capable. Lewis Edgard, AS Felix Drinkwater. scored heavily, as did Hubert Druce as Leslie Rankin. Ernest Lawford tu Quits natural as an BogUsa The story of the play is well worked out, and the first nighterS seemed very much interested. The production was handsomely staged. Jack. Keith's Royal (C. C. Egan. mgr.)—This week: Hussey and Boyle. Jack Lewis, Raymond Wllbert. Dorothy Regel and company, Connelly and Webb. Stan Stanley Trio, McConnell and Simpson, and International Girl, In no country Is life in a penal Institution so severe as In England, and in the writing of "Jus- tice," John Galesworthy attacks the'Engllah prison system in so vivid a manner that reform followed Whenever the play was presented In Great Britain. . Written about six years ago, the work, generally considered to be Galesworthy's masterpiece, has been Well thumbed in the library. It had also been presented in Germany, hat until Monday night the American stage' had never offerer It "Justice" Is not an entertainment In the ac- cepted rjiderstanding of tbe word. There Is not a gleam of humor in It It is a drama pf remark- able power, depressing, bat at all times Intensely Interesting, and once seen it -will linger long In memory. "Justice" la simply and brilliantly written. It, however", offers no solution to the problem. It la always human, and every sincere student of tbe drama should see this work by the gifted author of "The Mob," 'The Pigeon," etc. Corey, Williams & RIter, who selected "Justice" for their second stage production, engaged B. Idcn Payne to stage it, and he has done his work un- commonly well. The courtroom scene is deeply Im- pressive, and It preserves the atmosphere of the English Judicial system. The scene showing Falder in the interior of his cell la one hot easily for- gotten. The role of Falder was entrusted to John Barry- more, and be gave tbe most magnificent perform- ance of his career. Throughout it was an example of the beauty of restraint in acting. He looked to the life the poor, anaemic Victim of English law. Barrymore long ago won his spurs as a light comedian, but In "Justice" be proves himself an actor who can win sympathy and'even tears by bis emotional acting. O. P. Heggle, of "Androeles and the Lion" fame, played his original role—the lovable and Sym- pathetic managing clerk. Cokeeon—and scored a great personal success; as he always does In any part assigned Mm It is a pleasure to see Mr. Heggle act Cathlene Nesbltt, as Ruth Honey, the only woman In the play, was excellent, and acted with a good deal of feeling her scene In the witness box. Lester Lonergan, as tbe advocate, was splendid. To htm fell the speech defending Falder, and be delivered the lines splendidly. - Henry Stephenson and Charles Francis, two actors of proved ability, had nothing more than bits. WaDJa Clark gave the role of the judge the proper dignified treatment The other roles, most small ones, were well handled. The story of "Justice" Is as follows: William Falder, a young clerk In a lawyer's office. Is In love "with a married woman—the mother of two children. She Is Roth Honeywill, and her marriage haa not been a happy one, for her husband Is a brute. Falder wishes to rescue her from her beatings given her by her husband, and they plan to elope to South America. In order to secure the money for their passage lie forges the name of his employers, but the crime is dis- covered. Despite the pleadings of Cokeson, the senior clerk, the firm has him tried, convicted and sentenced to penal servitude for three years. He undergoes the severe routine of English prison life for two years, and them Is released on a ticket of leave. He calls on his former employers, a crushed man, to ask for his old position, which they agree to give him. on condition that he give up Ruth Honeywill. This Falder refuses to do until he learns from her own lips that she has been untrue to him because her children needed bread; It also appears that he had not reported to the ponce for four weeks, as the law required, and when the police comes for htm he throws himself from a window and Is killed. Kelcev. "SEE AHERICA FIRST." Maziae Elliott'* (George J. Appleton, mgr.) — See America First, a comic opera by T. Lawrason Rlgga and Cole Porter. Produced by Elisabeth Marbury, on Tuesday sight, March 28, 1016. I/O. the Poor Indian Henry Bed Eagle Notonah Jeanne OarUer Percy Clifton Webb Guy Leo Gordon Marmaduke '. ..Lloyd Carpenter Cecil. Duke of Pendragon.. .John H. Goldswortby Sarah Perkins Clara Palmer Algernon Algernon Grelg Chief BloOd-in-bis-Eye Felix Adler Ethel Roma June Gwendolyn ; - Retty Brewster Muriel Gypsy O'Brien Polly Hanins Dorothie BIgelow Senator Hoggins Sam Edwards Dancing with Clifton Webb...Mlle. Jeanne Carrier Scbxss. —'Act E—At the Mesa. Act II—la the Forest Staged by Benrima We fear that "See America, First" is not long for Broadway, for the piece, which Is billed as a comic opera. Is weak in both book and score. The music Is Bead and shoulders above the book. The song, "See America First" is really one of the most tuneful heard In the theatre this season, and there are several other songs that are praise- worthy. "See America First" Is ithe work of two col- leglaflsV-T. Lawrason Rlggs and Cole Porter. The plot isjbased on the desire of a wealthy and patriotic Serator, -Hoggins by name, to have his daughter. Polly, marry a real American Instead of the BngHth nobleman she is in love with. Pollv is sent off to a high school located In the Far West, where she again meets her lover, who is posing aa an American cowboy. The cast Includes a number of people well known to Broadway theatregoers, hat they hare few opportunities to shine. The leading woman is one Dorothie BIgelow, who formerly shone In society, and who has decided to become a. nrofessloncl actress, t&e w pretty to look upon and rings well. She appeared a* Pony, John H. Goldswortby. as her lover, pleased both ss actor and singer. Clara Palmer and Felix Adler tried hard to be funny with the poor ma- terial handed to them. Tbe dancing of Clifton Webb and Jeanne Car- tier was one of the most enjoyable features of tbe piece. The Others In the company lent good old. The chorus is isrge snd clever, and the scenery is really beautifuL Coupon. s Irving Place (Rudolf Christians, mgr.)— Die Frimettin com SH ("The Princess From the Nile"), a three set operetta by Arthur Lands- berger and Frant Cornelius, music by Victor Hol- laender. the latest production of the German the- atre, proved a tremendous hit from tbe start While the plot Is Improbable, there Is an endless number of humorous situations, a nttmber of fetching songs and several clever dance numbers. Margaret Chris- tians was a real surprise in tbe title part, display lng a fire and acting ability we hardly dared sus- pect ifi her from her previous offerings; in addition, she looked most Charming, snd the splendor of her costumes and tbe vlvaelousness of her dancing : made a combination sure to please. Else Gergely, I the young Hungarian-American, la ft soubrette of j exceptional charm, attractiveness and adaptability,! and the loveliness and clearness of her yoothfol ■voice scored heavily. Christian Rub, In the com-- edy role of Pannekleker, proted again his versa- tility, which made him a favorite of his audience long ago. He Is indescribably funny, yet knows tbe art of keeping away from exaggeration which many actors succumb to. Banns TJnterklrcher made a splendid partner for FrU Christians, though much could be done to Improve his part If it were presented by the owner of a rest sing- ing -voice. Flora Amdt looked and played well. The smaller parts were well taken care of by Llna HSenseler. WttlyPrey. Gustav Paul Schnetx. Eugen Keller Ernst HolxnAgel and Heinrlch FaTk. Helnrleh MarlOw deserves real thanks for his defer stage management, while Heir Wagner as conductor did much towards -tile success of the offering. Berolina. Lexlng-ton,—/rnurilou, the magician, is this week's attraction, with a series of mystic produc- tions. Mlner's Bronx (Geo. Miner, mgr.) — Ben Welch Big Show is here this -week. Bronx Opera Bowse (J. J. Rosenthal, mgr.) —"The House of Glass," with Mary Ryan, this week. Elsmere (Edward Omsteln, mgr.)—The stock company presents "The Yellow Ticket" this week. Standard.'—Emily Stevens, in "The TJnchas- tened Woman," this week. KJtTHRYN DAHL