The New York Clipper (April 1919)

April 30, 1919. THE NEW Y^Rtt CLIPPER 25 C DRAMATIC REVIEWS "DARK ROSALEEN" PLEASING COMEDY I %<JF THE OULD SOD "I LOVE YOU" IS HUMOROUS FARGE WITH BRIGHT IDEA < l l"»ABK ROSALEEN."—A three set •'ctaoedy, at Irish.life bj> W. O. Hepen- -STtall and Whit ford Kane. Product ky HpevMtrVelaeco, Tuesday tTeninK. Ai^il " t St.- at the Belaaco Theatre.. » 4f '-«'. -fa-5r •. "'•''.' '. ' |*. ,«., :OAM..i- »-^*r>/vJ i|e Donogb ... Oorny Dcaagn "Rrtln Donagh a I ;?«.;:;:: 6 ■ Ttr sal '<riii tn' 1 >35. . feenry DufTey . .Tbomai Ifltchell Ikxiipn L. MiKiudl . .Robert Curmnlnjcs P. J. Kelly Duffy John Daly Murphy JennS, Kory" ( Nat M- Otreu Cullen JamM-WoUh,_...„ Mickey lOowdsll '...'. Martha afoya e IKSElUJp.. i . V. Katty MeCaha Jane Agnes MacAfee Betty .8lnnott.,.-..-- Feray •*?»«> ....... Eat? Cortla -l'.*,-.. Nora Canayan. Molly Sweeny Mary Doyle ■• ..George Fttagarald, . , JAbn Carmody .Charles F. JateCarttrj- . .Cbartea A. Blckford ,. - ....Btn Moyles . .........Farrell Pelly - Scumaa O'Brien .'...\.i,lMreen Hobhtt" .'...Beryl Mercer Boaa-MoriaoD ,;_,..,...,.. Jane Roaa ...:.;...Millie Aalon aCts'..', .Baleen, Cnrran .;..'. .MalaMh' Carroll Lilian Jego . ••!»«. .. ..Bloa Flynn . . ,"I LOVB SOU."—A farce -In Uvea ..' . a eta j by William la Baron, I ' , ? at jhe Booth Theatre^April •v O. -» Anderson, . Jimrale Faraaworth..........John Weatlej Ueorg-e . Van Home,... f. ...Robert Strange Brook*, the' Butler'... : .. ..Gilbert' Dnuglaa Peter »barby.. Richard Dlx Mm. fibulae J&nIIcott. .Miss Doris Mitchell Betty -Dnncan.. Mlaa DlanUia PatMaon Ruth FranklyD...' Mlaa Gypey O'Brien Maria Mlaa Ruth Terry The story of J 'D«Tk' fioaaJecn" concerng : the rivalry, of two. grocerymen, . one from the' South, the other.from'the North of Ireland. TJhpir-etores are opposite'each i other on the same road and 'the conflict be- _, tween the two is not confined to business,, as Maya MaKillop, the .daughter of the - Orangeman, fails in lore with, and is loved by Corny DonAgb, ,'one of tHe song of the Irishman fronv the- South, t "' - <■ '" The opposition of the. Dpnaghs proves too much for McKillop and, forced to the wall, he is about to; be wiped out of busi- ness when Moya naves the day. She has entered her little mare in the race for the cupiand when the jockey who had been engaged .po. ride .is bribed and at the but moment refuses 'to take 'the'mount May's sweetheart,'Corny, com™ to the rescue and rides a winning race. r ' - i. - ' With the money, which JAvy* wins she saves her father's grocery store, and in the end Donagh forgives McKillop and the lovers receive the parental blessings. Eileen Huban, a new star in the Bclasco firmament, played the role of Moyn with mueh skill and charm.' Her tank was not . easy because of the sentimental extremes of the character,' and that she succeeded is all the more to her credit.' .. ''.'■-' ' ' Beryl Mercer was excellent as Katty: Mc- Cabe, ah- old Irishwoman. Hen characteri- zation of this role was one of the beat of the season on the local stage. . Others who did effective worjc .were Dodson Mitchell, P. J.. Kelly, Robert. Cum- minga. Waiter Edwin, Charles F. McCarthy and Thomas Mitchell . ., -J .?:■.,<,•. The play was, staged up to the Belaaco standard and the >Irish atmosphere was brought out so truthfully as to make one imagine he had been transported to the "ould sod." ■■-■£?■ .. ■' ■■ ' '' _^'.' ; : r'-^'iV EVELYN NESBIT BUYS F/VRM ^r, Evelyn Nesbit last., week'purchased, a farm of about one hundred -acres near Kingston, N. J. There is - an' old' stone house on. the place,' said to nave' been bn Ut. in 1749, which Miss Nesbit will restore for. a. summer home. She plana to use the property in connection "with hef, motion pic- ture work. " -■"'.' '''• '.''^V.' ,,ri. ••' A .Vein of broad' satire' aimed at "the in- ' dolent' rich,. a little" of Bolshevism,' and some funny love situations ko to make "l Love_you": SLpromiaJng. farce, probably due. for "sTTbngTSKmmer rdn.,' "TT"- •?*'-" \fV^^ The story is that of a young; man with more money than brains,v, who ^ cheerfully . arknowledges .the. • mental : aoperiority .of ' hfs butler, ; ah'd delivers himself ' of the opinion that there ia no longer such a thing as real love,, and contends that any two persons put in the; right .environment will ,. promptly become- eirgaged. ■ He mhked &■ bet on the. correctness of his theory and a worlrrnaii," a young electrician with 'Soda- Ji8tio,-opjnionB, who happen^ to.be Jn the house, in selected for' the' experiment. 'Un- der the stipulated conditions Jhe youth de- t'lares.'tbia outsider wUl atrilEhtway fall In love with one of the young women of the-party-. : The jlroperronvironment, which consisted of' dim, sentimental' lights, moon- beams dancing on the. waters, of the bay and distejiit romantic music,. is arranged, jmil uniler their influence fotir couples be- come most unexpectedly paired. The con- . elusion is that love' is as important to ' happy engagements as ever and that it baa its pld haidt of finding iu.p.wn ^tgjtX&l The. performance -was well up to,'the quality of the play Itself, .lohn Weattoy. as the man who made the; bet; Iticnard Dix, as the -object of i'the .experiment;. $Or bert Dcmglas, and Robert Strange were' all excellent in the maaculine roles, while Doris Mitchell, Diantha Pattison, Gypsy O'Brien and. Ruth Terry capitally caught the spirit of their respective characters. ■.;-The-.third act;drags a little when it comes to picking up the lose_ threads of. the plot, bnt this can be remedied. "THe '• ..ther two. acts are, hask-iouitiy: funny. There might "e ' a better tlname Vttir . Oris •* ' farce, ,as the present onct aagsesta to aom'e-1 people.an ultra sentimental! piece. .' ■ ,frs- This jiew piece} by the author of /The, Very. Idea" U a bright, apd w*llj staged;: show. rrjfl-.' »Vv. "THREE TWINS" OPENS The vaudeville version of "Three Twin§," produced Hji j Henry -BeUit, haa been routed over the Foli time. It opened on Monday at New Haven, and-, will Lie eeen' at Hartford during the last half of the week. • " •: t«; MABtL TAUAJr'ERRO SUES & '. Before Justice i^csteV W. Clark in.-tbe Supreme Court, St Oeorge, S. I, Mabel Taliaferro last Friday brought" suit*' for sn absolute divorce against Thomas J. ("arri- gan, naming aa co-respondent a'^Miss'/UK.. -'bott: , •'.- '-■•-"-', :•"'•,'. '■.-—:' ■ " : '(.Miss. Taliaferro's first husband was Fred- eric Thompson, of- Thompson and . Dundy, .from whom she was divorced in 1911. Two years later, she was married to Carrigan at Ijapeer, Mich. The hearing last 'Week was the first intimation that then; had been a break between the Garrisons, and it is said the suit was brought in St. George to avoid publicity. Justice Clark, after hearing the evidence,- reserved deci- sion. "*'•'--:■'■■;.■[;•.' ;,;;■.. ,'':<^ '■-' ?■ Miss Taliaferro recently opened in "Luck, in Pawn" at the 48th Street Theatre, and after • it closed, arranged to do the piece herself after it was rewritten. It was later stated, though, that she bad dropped'this idea. ' ''''.;' Capacity 1,800. Modern in every reapect. At present playing- to big'weekly receipts. Fine location in industrial centre. 1.000.000 population. 20 minutes from Broadway. Mast be sold at once to settle estate. Small amount cash, balance terms to suit. Principals only. Address MODERN THEATRE. Cars, of aippar. „ AL. G. FIELD MINSTRELS few* SEASON 1919-1920 Have Opening for COMPERNI MINSTREL PEOPLE Sf 3 2 Cotnedians with good Singing Voices, capable of playing parts in Burlesque Opera. One must dance: ■ . VocalisU—Both Soloists and for Chorus work. • : "•""•: ~' r ?-'' r 7' -,':-f ' ' ■■■'•+ -sv- ''"*'- , ""*: 1 t.'-" ' l ':' T "'.-'"V-ti 5 Dancers small of stature 1 that can double in drum ' . »fc"*."■-,— -at rss'aaaai ' * * . specialty in big act. Muat be experienced dancers and expert itirvinunersr'"'Also a rnan to do druni specialtyT ™ 1 2,Solo Dancers to introduce, Clogiand Fancy D,ancea, I mr>ig act. ,.U■■?• : :^ '■'•--.;>>'',* "'>\ {•; 'p' 10 Dancers who can double in Drum Corps in parade.' 1 ' Black Face Comedy Musical Act—Not more than three | people.-'"'"- '-■*'*' -,. : "-.^.%.-- ..' ' ' ■'■■<> ,.. • . .- Want a Distinct Novelty to feature, not depending upon singing or dancing. ' "'■"' ——--— — .■•*. ■ ,' Muaiciunt for Band and Orchestra; 2 Comets, band and orchestra; 2 Cornets to double Violin in orchestra, 2 Solo Clarinets, Flute and Piccolo, 2 Trombones, 2 French Hdrns, Italian Harp, 2 Solo Altos to double Violin, Double j . Bass and Cello—all must double .in band. . Enclose no press clippings or photos to be returned. ,r Write your name and address plainly. 'iWN' .'*-' .*ta»»s«w, --- ■: W* a f . I 4. i»»»r--.... -mz M, AL. G. FIELD Street, Columbus, Ohio ':. •''■•'.'I 1 *EARS A.^AVDEVIMIAN MR. HARRY THORNE i$.now in''thl| ^tJetVj^ea.r of his Professional Career, and mak"ing!W-jfartv»ieJIKtpur of the Vaudeville Houses throughout, the ./country,, appearing in his everlasting success, fe'ehristened ' ;','' 4 ;'•' which'has been brought" Up to date' in lines, business and dress, and is-still, meeting with the usual success, and winning the same hearty laughs as of yore. ..-. Booked excrosnrelw by the St '-.<! "- B. F. KEITH VAUDEVILLE EXCHANGE ><Vi>;i+'' ->* Member of the N. V. A. -;.-..