The billboard (Feb 1911)

rCBmlARV 4, 1911. The Billboard 17 The Amusement Week in Europe LONDON NEWS LETTER PARIS NEWS LETTER Music Hall Competition Keen—Older Halls Losing Patron- age to Newer Institutions—George Edwardes Revhm The WaHz Dfcflm Much-talked-of Le Vieil Homme Produced—Madame I'Ad- mirale Postponed—Mile. Greta Prozor Scores hi Hedda OaUer mani to mmtm kare Tli« ■ta«rrbulil<-ra la Ibr older mnnle ball* brtv ire briclaalns to trvmble for Ibeir diTl- Urnda. So Here- !■ the caapctUloa rtom the ■!.'»■ hall*, wtlh whl«b tbej arc now fae* to ran- that II ooly M«u a qantloa •( tim ba- furi- tb<rir cnatoa wIH aUMat iniad mtMtr w thr on-tthtw froai tbr later teatrartloaa. Far iMa alat* at aValn t think tba eM baUa iMrhr barn tbranrlTn ta thank. Teaia aca ihiT M Mw rnnUtloa of prarldltts tha beat In l^onHan. At tha aimnt ttae tkty 'M* lift bAM but one ooljr baa to ( n m » a» af anjr tbe older balla with aar 'that of tba nippodrome. Collseam or Palla- Mtm to aee why tbe piiMIe baa turned avar from fhrm. Id comparlwni their list of turaa look* ilnll and onlBTltlns: titer. lack the aparklr. tirlllanre and mayaiacMt rtOljB tt tta gcni-rntlon while the tbe medlorre order. Of coane ear meat f (he aM ac*r la that eaeh ■•I tUtU tmt» a a ttt iet jf a* fbrai ar ahaar. In Sm lOT BH aalfelnB kat d«Mla^ AMibar al- »■ -*? ■*** <■ '** Ml; aaaCher 4avalva' ilptlf aote^ ta tfea eon* edlaa. Ail In their war. ai* dMbtleaa exeel- Irat: bat one gtm to a mnale hall for a rarletr enttrtalnoient. Nor if It that there la anr lark of talent about. In tbe prorlncea at the pcv«eot mo- oeot ooe eoitld so anil pick Qftr performer* wbo^kare jew pl^p ed^ a Laaiaa^lgtjrhoin^flp- Ihe cntha CnH Haa lanir k tmtk of enter- pclae. Br war of coatiaat the perfOnuancea at tbe newer and np-to.date hall* are of oatatandin* awrlt. Inst at p i tain t tber aeea to be attract- lac all tbe beat mterial ftoa tbe theatm. A the Fnlare. Inataare. O ror g e O i aaai a lth. Jan. aa« Bdwaid Pa y ae b oth (tfaliM ftoa thr O a lrtr are ntttnetlw an teaaen. Qallr «M«at.froa the oM trpe of Banle hdl taia «hM caaalsted moatlr la ba > ean tr y. thh pair of cookedUoa lllastrate bow Innabter can be nl«ed br aentler netboda. All their wvrk Ik diailncalahrd hr eaae and pollah. At tbe Palladlnm Martin Harrer. ooe of tbe •oe>t actors we n«»e*a. has dlxcorered that tbe TandCTllIe aortleDce of to-dar Is qalte able to reallie perfe«tlr the flner Dolnta of tbe art of the actor. Mlaa Edrib Walker, at tbe aanie ftotiRe. haa alao foand atmadant eTldence that the modem andleoce la a mt abore tbe ordlnacjr caalc Mac »• opeaed wttb the m t m titm B le a il . and dsrlnc the i •he held tha packed booae apellboand RlmlUrlr at tbe OoIIaenm. OawnM Stall hat arcured Max Relabardt. tbe rreat Oerman aetor. Heard bl« comnanr fmai tbe Pentrhea Ttkea* Berlin, wilt annear In a mlmodrama. en- m. Thia will be repreaented In — In which la enacted a atory of •a>tera life Kranhlrallr reralllDc tbe adrvn- tnrea of the Arabian Nlfbta. That the moat aatate benda In the Taoderllle •totld are nrarldlac eotertatauaents la wblc-< tte aban appear, proaen tbe th aai j i that I bar.- •rra idraachitt fbr yeata. tbat tha day of the ■nate ball of the old type haa paiad and tbat a new aodlenee has arlsca that will not atand r<<r It. Tbe red- n oaed coaedlaa la na dead ai> tbe nld'faihloard clowB and tbe aooorr all onr rainiitera teallae tbia. the better It wUI be for them. Tbo mnale hall of the tutore In ^island *>n be an ndjnnet ta tha taadty drdaw Oeorce Kdwardea haa jHt tialM* ttm Walla S^™. When It Ittt aaw the HiM at the S'''^' It Pleaaed ereryona by Itii deltclooa mnatc. bnt tbe book w«» dlaan- polntln*. The present rerstoa la an entirely new one rram the pen of Baafl Rood, wlio telle 'he "inry with ranch aklll and nlenty of bnmor. Artrlia Roaa imtn prartdea the lyrlca. man}- Jf them new and fresh and all eatertalnlna. S!* .'.5?. ™«'c Is atm tbe heat featnre. The yg"""*! dream walta la atlll as much In ctI- Jrace an erer and one la cDchanted Ihroachont *T IN detlcloaa meleoity. pleee la stared oa the moet elaborate "■•m'Hl'^t acenery. the coort rtreaa- •lb tht opealnR and cloalns acts belna of »nr- !'^!!ILS!??*'L""'' brUllancy. IMr Elsie makes tuSi'!"*™' 'fsnal sod Robert MIrbaella. aa Jjwl. la ciceneat mcally and hiatrlonlcallr Tbe Iwa (waMlana are MeArdle and Berry and itr laoahter antna throochoat. Tbe PJ«* tookn aa ibeoth It la la tar a ma Ions ran. "I'l •wrestlno that actora and artressea eamlna >•" than tire poanda a week—a elaaa which 1n- ciM.lca the malorilr of tbe prtifenlon. 1 am •"rrr to »a.T—aboold he iMid dnrimc rebearaaU "jne .marter of tbe salaries they are to recelre .-ij?* v""" PfortofH'*. I attopnae the tcenrral UtI.'Li.""«•>» fearfnl atruMie for w^rbre that la gnlng on all the time In the "wer ranks of the pmresnlon: If they had they aw»bt be shocked. It Is onlte a nsoal thln» - -— to be rehearslnr for Are or alx y »» Oa enae of a new risy. einecllna to ihLi ?Cf C!*^ In the Innt mn, and then to !m „? ^" t»Uw and tba thatttra • few al«bta. And all they set oat . ... I lrK°i'.r^* * "lary aa* I har«\aewa where they did not n«aa «*t that vaCh. - *"»f<«<lon aex(l|iMalli aad it wHI M^, . X.^"."" '-h-t aetlon tbe beada of . L.'^lTi"" rraard to It. Perhapa t,. If .1. eoooldiT It tOTOlatlnnary 1 V"' «• ""'""I of their em.i TJI Ji they may «nd their Tiews '"••l-IeraWr modlfled. MJU rr-*» "jny Lander haa aone all rttht at "e fliaaww ff ial f lai H it ImM haa* *aaR« •» sometime that trouble waa brewlac bot happily nolblnc natuward haa ocr ui ied and the abow Is aoln« mceilcailT aad I mm told that Lander fa mablnff tba M««*nt aat t iaa of bin career. The ttoable anae oa hia laat rtalt ta Glaisow. Then be waa anbjerted to aamwhat boorlab to. termptlone aad la the end he waa eaapelltd to tell tbe eSendera what be tboncbt of them. What be aald erldrolly rankled and betWe hIa appearance this time there were mnora of an orcaalzed boxtlle demonatratloa. Fortatute. ly-—tt nmy h* on nrr«iunt *tf the preparations made by tbe miDa^Eeracnt—exerytblQS went well. Another most Importaot dlscorery In rcKard to tbe moTtns picture, from tbe educatioaal polot o? Tlew. bui* bwn reiwrted. The clnemaloKTapb la now able to reproduce the actaal process of digestion, thus renderinft It poaslble fOr tbe sariceoa to study at lelsurr tbe mos* ••qnorta'it aniaa of the dlaestlTe or- itacntpbie It Is not ofiea In America that we see a lonfc- looked-for and mucb-discuasetl play suddenly sprung on the public without ao much as crylnc. "Look oat!" That la Jnat what happened In Paria thia week. Braa before Chanteeler betaa to get talked aboat—aad that, yoa know, waa a Ions, Ions tlaa aca, thaatrlcallr apeaklac—Le VleU IIiiMi, lor Gaanea de Parto-BIAe. waa al- ready aa rreat to be waited far la tha draaatle calendar. Aetresaea diapnted orcr the principal feminine role yean aso.' Yearn paaMd. and atlll tbe piece waa not piodnced, the probabil- ity of Its being pnt on forming one of the atoek materlala for a "story" from dramatic peaa at the start of each new aeason. ThIa year wa< no exception. I fell Into the habit myself, and echoed the mmor ttut It waa at last to be produced. Then It waa ofllclally announced. It would be oeen before tbe holl- tai. Xast caaa a pa a t f ia t w aa t. aad. agt later SBO. LASHWOOO^ MLLK. GABRIKLLE ROBINNE. M. Oarrello, connected with tbe "Matey" In- atitnte In Psria. baa demoostrsted. by sn In gennoua combination of the x-ray with tbe clnenutocnph, the actoti proceai of the diges- tion both In warm, and cold-blooded animal*. It waa welt-known tbat tbe emptoymeot of a alitgle X-ray prodnced a tme picture of tbe In- terior of tbe hanaa body broofht wlthla tba •aid at opemtlaa: ftoaa which It waa aaaamnl that ptwrldiiif a anlM a( lastantnneoaa photo- grapha were piatatid.' aa abaatatdx idlable teprodactiaa M the Mtanl aettrlUea of tbe stooach waaM teaatt. Hitherto. It waa CaiMaaMe to photograph Baatgea ray ptrtnrea oa aceoaat of tbe short ezpoaaia. the ocdiaair clneautograpblc camera being foond nnsnltsble. Tbe mechanism employed In tbe Carrello aya- trm la eitremrlr delicate, and la operated by a email motor. haTlng a apeed of S,vOO levolo- tloas per mlnnte. Tbe motoe aar ha tegaiatcd at aay apeed miulred by mcaaa «• a CMM ar- rangement. wMlst tbe apparalw Mr ba tar ed to mn nt dllfetent apeed*. Wbea the apeed of tba laolor reqnlreo alacken- Ing tba iBOtor la operated at glrca InterraH. ranglmc froa twenty seconda to one boor, by tbe aid of ao Incenion* contact derlce. tbe re- anlt being tbat experiments may be eitendnl orer a week without personal Interrcntlon or hitch lo tbe mechanism. Moi*.<irp. Lnmlere, of Lyons, anpplled M. Carrello vHh a siwctsi slied Mm for the purpose, as the otdlnary- alaed dim was naaulted ta tha «a(k. Tba special aim salts tbe eeadlUsaa aC tba dl*-. cnnrgea of the X-ray haMa. wbleb an diacaa- ttaHMii. ytoMaK aaiy a llailM aaBbrr of plc- taNa at rathMa danaliaa. IMai UW to 1,aaB lalarfal each a n aa d . By the adoptlOB of an' la l a fl tleBt laolloa SOO to aoo rlewa per aecoatl «*ra abtalaed. Tba apparataa also cnmprlaea a box for ilor- lag tbe aim and two film rolls, ror the purpose of obTlatlna an.T defects wblcb may occur frofa the ordinary llrbl the apparatus la corered with ~ ' ax. ihKNich tba center of which I* paarldjd atUh. a dannniit •t «•••«•» lalk «lHi««r iba dblMt Bay Le Vlell Bomme might be pat « or CTCD until next year. Only a few daya ago did ereiybody know deflnltely that tbe piece waa a sure go for thli week. Yet aucb waa the case, and I bare to chronicle Ita premiere. Purttiermore, from flrat- night algtu. It Is going to bare a nice mn. Peo- ple liked it exceptionally well and aald so right out loud, so the antbor, who came on after tbe laat act, could bear It. Le Vlell Homme la In fire acts. The program calls It a ■■piece." Tbat la juat what It la: being neltlier comedy, drama, tragedy, farce or bnrleoqne. after modem deflnltlona of these woida. Xlcbet Foauaet haa married Tbcnae. The coapla an aat any too happy to begla wl«<i. foe Michel to a aort of rambler and given to loee aSalfa which he hat thinly rrll* frota Ma tenl- oei tad •aOUrlag wlt». Ncrroaa. w a g i U n. Jealaoa. ahe briaga Bp° their boy. ArngmHm. In tears. And It la whew Aagnatia baanaAtd tbe age of dftcca tbat tha cactahi tiMa «« Art I. Mlcbel to Mrty yean oii aad nwtaa la tttlrty-Bre. We find the bnsband attentin to bis wife, hut "the old Adam" Is aalcap la bim jnat tbe same. Tbereae baa forglren bIm bis paat sloa but tremb.ea for tbe fntnce. She la atlU BUed with a passion for bIm. For fire yearn tbeir life at Daunhlne. In tbe Sarole. has heeu quite traonuM. Michel condurtinE the alfalta of bla prlDtlng office sedately enough. Mme. Alllo now appear* nn the scene. Sbe I* aa aaqnlslte rrcatnre from Paris, comes np to tbe coaatly to aettle an Inheritance which haa been left her. Immediately Tbereae scents a rtral. aad tbe "old «aa" la Sllcbal awakco. Tbe l aatlai l« no ahaai b ed la ataadlag goaN orer bee own h a a p la eaa. aad father la too ban- chla- aug wttb tba lo<^ Miae. Allla. thattha aoa. Angnaila. taaibln baad orcr hcela la-Ban with tbe baaviy bctaa aay one la awan of It. Pra- cocloua aoa of "tne old man'* tbat be la. with tbe susceptible. seoalilTe natnre of bis mother, Angnstin takes lals, hi* llrst lore affair, ontt serloosly. The Indtcrousneas of It does not atrtks bIm at all, even that be afaould l>e the rtral of bla father. The father wins ai>d Mme. Allln bla mlalnaa. atUI Tbeicae I* hllad ad It la way. He piumlasa aka aae laat «dk td aaa or ala.HK aooad adrka Ida, Tha bey •II . with Aagaa Juftt when she la on tbe polot of drlTluc Allln away that she tealUea during a couTena- tloo the Irae state of alfaira. Here we ban aome of M. de Porto-lUcbe'a Oaaat dialoane. .aad Mme. SImeae. aa Xhaiaaa, baa aami of her btat momenta la na piay. Wat Iba wmhb eaaaca tp be a Jealoaa. panlanata wulr. aad heco m ea tba tender. aelf-aacrlHrlog mother. To drlre tho womaa away, thoa aatlsfylng a mad desire for reageanre. would he killing the sool and per> bap* tbe body of her boy. - Tbat Is tbe klad of boy be I*, and tue mother knows It. luis part of hi* nature being ao like her own. Humbly abe beaeeche* Mme. Allln to belp her. "My aon love* yon." abe telle her. "aad I BO need your help." Mme. Allln agreea to toa proposition wblcb la made to her. She win not leave Immediately, bot will use every meaaa to abow Auguatin tbat ahe doea not care fog htm. and at tbe same time will show a great tenderness for the father. Michel. Tbe mother uses all her Influence on Angtutln now. and thlnga aeem to be coming her way. He piumlasa to try to forget. He win taka ' * ^ wttb the ant aad only adored ahe wni -tee blm aome good, as they win aeparate good frienda. be cured of bla love. Mlcbel. however, retnma to tba aceoe. f erenUy ha nccaaadra tha heanty to i bla aOc*^ ft I* tbaa tar tbe atraU ' tin. bnt the woaiaa kccpa Ifee i bla fatber. Tbe boy iiiidnall ba^ woo. Tbls Is treason ta I man be loves. He will co to tha naaanBa^ aaa there will be an accident. There la a flnal acene between husband aad wife. She aska where the boy la. Tbe father replies that be la wttb Mme. Allln. Tberen presses him. telling tbat sbe love* him no mon. that he need not fear telling the tratb. that nO she wishes now Is to save bar son. It la too late, however, for a measenger daahc* In to aa- nnnnce tbe Sndlng of the body Of Anguatla at the foot of the itreetplce. and otben blind thg bruised body In. ■ . - Geatgnde Porto-Blcho bandtoa bbi aaklNt with delicacy aad tact, tad tho^ib than mm aome roogbntsaea. thi* was to be expected, ana in a piece ao long In the making aa tbIa aaa haa been. It alwaya reqolrea. of coone. tha pollkbing atone of pnblle presentation to get tbo rough edgn off. Mme. Slmone. who created* as we all know, the Pheaasnt Hen In Chanteeler. certainly never did a better thing than her winb IS Theme. Mile. Lantelme la capital aa Mme. Allla. Aognatln U pUyed by a girl, MUe. Mar- gel, who puta consldarahl* poetry Into bar net* Ing. Tarride himself playt Mlcbel, aad ba 4gtd It weU. HEDDA GABLER. Tbe Theatre Femlna bat just preaented Hedda Gabler, Ibsen's famous drama so well knows la America. It waa seen In Paris before, at tha Theatre de rocnvre, and It waa tbia veiataa that tbe Femlna tiaea. MUe. Greta Proaor, a flolabed young act with bat twenty-four years to her credit, gan a spleadld performance In tbe title part, aa- pnaslng with gieat dCTemna tbe cbangea ad mood to wbkb Badda tana, aaeccadlac 'atla- aetber la Martaat Ih* cbar*eter qalta noL dba I* aMy aralatedhy XBa. See Fraada, who piaya tbt baiactleactd yaaag wife, Mme. Jean Oa«»> et. aa Jalle Kaman. nnd Mile. FranconL aa J. Savoy, aa Oeorgea Teemaa, and Loolo aa the calcaUUag Brack, an bath rAdmlrale. which waa to ban baia Ibia week at the Boaffea-ltelllMP fOota lAparcarte's playhouse), has beca ptaC> pooed on account of the dress rvbearsala and premiere of Le VleU Homme at the Benalaaanca. ThIt Utter piece, by vlrtoe of it* age. waa allowed to take precedence. This waa doaa IB order to permit ttie critics to have a both play*. Madame I'Amlrale will ba 1 la th* aext luuober of Tbe BlUboard. MONTMARTRB QUITS. Thl* ircak taw tbe laat of Montmarin, tta pity of La Boltteta order which 1 rerlawed aaiM wecka ago aa harlag been prodnced at the Taa> devUle. It sraa taken off the boarda to nsafeo way for a nvlva] of La Famine Beaoltoa. bv TIctorlaa Sardoo. A sort of atailmeat (trnd thIa play oa at thIa time, and the flreat perfora- aisce waa a benefit, tbe funda to go toward tha Sardou monument, Tbla piece baa never been revived alnce ill preaeDtatlon as a brand-pew work at this aasa theatre ta 1B83. Tbe Identical costume* aa deaigned by Tbomas and executed by Granler at tbe Getbaad-Dachcr boue. were worn by tba player*. Htm ataatfc haaaver. have been painted. Here la tba caat aff •feawetcrs: ClotUde Mme. Slmone-Glrard Marthe Mme. MItat-Daltl Camllle Mme. Annie Pemy Adolpbtaa SIme. CeeOe Can* Julia , yeanaa .. .. Thcodala ... Anaa ,. Mate. Inbrlla : Fanfaa_ ... ....... Petite Pvml^hcl .. ... .. M. Cbamprow .... .. .... .. M. Loul* Oairtbk* Benoltoo IL Jtdn. Prndent .. .. .. .. .. .. M. Jeaa DaK- Stepben .. .. .. ^. .. X. Georges locrala DMIer .. .-. Sf. Xdgar Becmaa Jean ,. .. .. «. .« ...... •• IC Yartfeb Bhpttate .. .. .. IC. 1 ant la MuUer V. Ch MU o tt aa Un atcbltecte IL lUna Aftaa Ibt taU «( tba laat ( tared: s Ibt fan «C tba laat cartala. TiitWI tp