The billboard (Feb 1911)

8 FEBRUARY i1, 1011^ The Maxts^e^ DISPARAG E THE WARNING Cliicago Critics Unable to Find Any True Merit in the Play, Which is Characterized as a Talky Melo- drama by Ashton Stevens wu^imt do^t tbe LTTie^HSa OB Ubodar Usht, Jan. 80. 33ie cait Indnded tbe foUow- Blceiter, a tboroosh man of tbe Frank MDIa weatem cambler ..Menifee Jobaatooe ..Gcots* naeett ot Kloc Coo. " r-. Joaeolilne Tletor Maria, aemat ct Caawtn .. ..Virginia Kline Ftrej Bammoftd, o( The Tribune: "Notblng ■ocfa happened tbat waa not planaible. The " ""■yr -n* more at fault. It seems that Mr. maaf» akUl aa a dramatlat la not yet qolte 9^ (ilraillliif of clteoniatances fait- ■.<r ..«»jlMe.<wy !U tt—trleal petrifaction." - •^■■VMiU'- *C ' Xba Examiner: **Tbe m:m»,': 'n Im ■ leoon in wbat a . SSo&Jmt-^ ^* __n<r. Sa lBHr4taMB: •'Vbe li on* laig, kaMVM>tiiiL'witt the ■omlas-after fMh«.Wt te*tt«Tw asL The WatBlac la a bov >lMa ftr.iril tovaMIl eaat of playcfs.*' V- Me ^InteM^ MM^^ '^^S'wMe "l!iI»eri?Hatton, of Tbe Poet: 'In tin nun ^rt 'Wbleli acta tbi* play. Oaofia rkwcett THftjMRk f.i^^ AT THE LaSALLB OPERA HOUSE. ,»ab. ~« MpacW .to BOIbeaid).— Ipala ae Tka eu I Ijm, tba new wblck optaad ^ Jtef I^SaDe S, ladoOad Syd- _ _ . - Oeoria B. Fetteosm. Artbor iMCxby, Oanthj Hoaar. B. J. Bamiacfoft. Hatir a I^an.. Walter A. Paaraon, Hayb^ Baker. Gaz- Hek Major, Oladya wneox and -Cbarlea Hast. ^ StaU win iB lUnk IB to tb» nUnola Theatre ■aw earn I ily. .Jmm-m the Said and Seen jnjQMcago oC-tlie --. jp . : Mnoir 4 fgc HIbM- OWiik Vbcn be ts eompbtbiK ■mngements U|_aaaiBier stock company at Uie BUoo Opera ■•■■e. Bt wni rctnm tbe middle of tbla week. At. a mmUag of the atockboldera of tbe foor eompanlM, The Monroe Theatre Company. The Otympic Amnsement Conn^any, Tbe Variety Annaement Company and tbe Kohl & Castle Company, Georn Caatle traa elected Dt. Charles E. Kohl. Jr., aeeretary and ^ ar. and Msrtln Beck, Tlce-prealdent. Theae oOcera. elected for one jeir, will direct all four companlca. In wMdh atockholden an Mentleal. Thoae pwaant at tbo maatliil were Oeots* MlddletoD. JtmU UiaatM. 3tuz- tta Beck. Omq* CUOt, OtadwB. XoU. Jr., ud Canlliw L KoU. Tba Kest Bks;' now at tlio Cblcan Opera Rooae. will gin way to a new mnslcal comedy. When Sweet Sixteen, by Tletor Herbert and Scarce T. Hobart. on Febmaiy 11. Tbe cast or thla aodB play win Indode Eocene Cowlea. Harriet StandoD. Florenco Na«h. Frisk Doan, Seott Wctab. NataUe Alt, Tbomas Sprlnser. Florence Gerald, Barrlaoa Biockbank. Ranees Gordon and Glnnlo Socola. M. BaTlminn'a Orchestra la now plsjlns leqacst proframs at tbe Sunday afternoon concerts, mf- der tbe ansplcea of the Chlcaro Tnzn43eme|]idsu at tbe Nortb Side Tomer EUU. . Tbeae COB- esrts have been wen patronized all winter. Sir. Ballminn baa been dlrecttOK banda at the Ram- mer amosement parks for the past sereral sea- sons, and has a well-establlahed repntatlon In and troond Chicago. AttractloDB soon to folloir Grace G«CTce In the Iiyrle Theatre are Iioln Glaaer In The Girl sod tbe Kaiser; Moe. Beztha ^ilkk !• Ths Ktentxer Sonata: Sotben-Martows fB'msctotae. end the New Theatre Company. - - acta tbe cambler. Be Itas a consistent and In- tereatlng Idea ot tbe character. Joaephlne Victor Is tbe slrL The lole Is an exaetlnc one and she attaoa It teaolntely. At times she atema to be too explosive, bat In her earlier aenas with llr. IDUa she aketehed deOnltely SAUCE F OR THE GOOSE Is a Pleasing and Diverting Production, is General OpiidoOj But Not Worthy of Its Star, Grace George. . Supporting Company Excellent ;:: v ^ CIilesKo. Feb. S On Moaday night, l at tbe Ljrric Tbaate 1 tbree-act comadF tr l~ foUowIns eaat: BawUaa i. ,.B. D. CMmwdl BrerU GRACE GEORGE. INDIANA THEATRE OPENS. city. Ind.. Feb. S (Special to Tbe i).— Hm Otplienm Theatre. Cocmetly tbe ''nse.' lasstd fton tbe Central ^ bmpanr. by Allaidt Brothers. was opened to the pobllc Tbnrsday night. Feb. S. A. C. Blmmeleln ia realdent manacer. ma theatre wnl be devoted entirely to vaodeflUe and wIU ffe«ta» Cb* acta of tke Or- k B^aaBia twiee a ABarat Brothers controlllag twenty-DTe tbea- ma In tbe Weot wUI be In a -position to glre MtcUban City a Oist-elaaa bin at an times. at tbm telle ia flaaae te William CiUette in Bepertoire CUcago. FsbL 8 npacial to Tbe BOIboacd).— WUUam Gillette, osder the dbeetlon ot Charles nohman, begins e fbnr weeks' engsgement at the minols Theatre on Monday CTening, Feb. 6. Darfzur bU stay In Chlcsfro be will present Sherlock Uolmea, S<*cn!t Serrlce, and The Prl- Tate Secretary. Sherlock Holmes will be pre- sented tbe opeDlDK week of hla engsgement. Tbe second 'wei>k The PrlTste SecretaiT will l>e oKcrod and the third week Seeict MrTiee wfll be OB view. Tbe attraction for .Uw and flaal week bis not as yet been THEATRE CHANUS. HANDE. HanUborg, Pa., Feb. 6 (SpecISl to The BIU- board)—Tbe deed for the Oipbeom Thestre property this city, was, last week, ttaasffened from the Bels Clrcolt ot tfaeattcs, Nsthan and Blandse Appel], owners, to B:- I,. Koen^e. aeneral manager of tbe Wllmar-Vlnoeat Tbea- tree, for tbe ownership of tbe latter. The plot of groond la described as 73 feet, 9 Inches by 148 feet and bad prerlonsly been deeded to tbe N. Appell Company by Nathan Appall and wife on Feb. 2, ISQT. »• esaalianaaa IB tba re- cent tratuaetlaa la 91, wllk ~ David Warfield atBlackstone d).— I at Mar Otimm, te»:.m llarttad aa- ntamebt at tba new Blaekstoaa naatr^aa Monday. Feb. 6. In this new plar Band wB^. Add Is aald to bars aeenred a worOr aoe- cesaor of Tbe Moalc Master. This new offering tdla ' an biterestlnf and Borel' story. Peter Oiimm, a lorer of Oowcra and plaDts. makes a compact with bla friend tha doctor, to retum after hli death. Re iloei ag^ tat more so to take bla adopted daosbter from tbe clotchea of hia mercenary nephew, who la bek tB tba estates sod which be dexlres to sell. Mi lMBiinn la. Osslly sccompllabed tbrouch tbe oaaclmowMced son of hia nephuw whose spltK be takes with bim to tbe other land aa the flnal curtain talis. To aay tbe least tbe story Is Interesting and aa Interpreted by that ifTpat aclnr. Rarld Warflolrt. Is glTeo a ch.irrn tbaf .< m n ir. ^ n-!« tl.n nin-iifirn of all bla \jim'r». A eompieta list of attraetiona at Chicago theatrea appears on paga 22. Kitty ■dltb' Daidi .. »^ St Frederic Hattoo. of The Post, had tbe fol- lowing to say: "For those who rare only to be amnsed the play will answer Bnrly, bat tbarr are aoaie wbo fed that a woman ot aa awk sbUltr as this stsr sboold moont eaek-i a little higher on tbe dramatic ladder." BIchard Beary UtUe, oC ' — ' "Saaee for the Gooas la a latbar < tramely wdl acted by fonr peoit are not eapectallr alatmlas^ bat thay are ao wdl baaOed by Miss Oeotge sod bar tbna a»- •OdatCB that they drew toan ot «al||' people wbo ptal>ably went tbey were laaghlng ahoot.** Aabton Stereos, ot tidy Uttle comedy." Harry Daniel, of Ttie Intsr-Oesea: for the Goose Is s little, palalcaa tragadr that has been painted sU orer with a vafT piettr coating of white and tcQt nntll It biicnaiae the most rollicking kind of comedy.** O. L. Ball, of The lonraal: "Hetbert Percy la tbe bnsband'a new Impersonator. Ha gtrcs a conalstenGy good performance. Tbe bacbelor Is dellRhtfoUy played by Frederick Ferry. Keith Wakemin acta as the hatband'a lateUect- oal affinity and ~ finely m'ng^**. the manner of the pretending high-brow with ttie aanner or the afbemlBg wcoan. Carolyn KcByoo, wbo makes eyes, sets as a friend ot tbs fansil; wbo shies st sesndsl. and two sarranta. a bntler and a maid, are acted moeh better than parts of tbst csllber nsnally at*, by E. D. Ciomwsll and Louise Brerta. A Japaaese aerr- aat ta Beia« tr >kaak B. nam.'* ROUND-UP AT Chicago. Feb. S (Bpadal la^M* BOlKaatt)!'^ On Sonday night. Feb. 8. The Booad-ITp will cone to McVleker*a Tbeatxe lOr a tw* weeks' la who atabs . prodoetlaa ta aaM ta be cast. Chicago's Holdover Shows Chicago. Feb. 3 (Special la The BlUbaart W Benry Kolker. In The Great Name, at Ike Oast Thsaire. Is playing to capacity builuns and II Is prophesied that tba plar wUI roa wcU into the anmmer montba. The Aoditorlnm. wboce tbe New Tork Hip- podrome Is playlOK a limited sagageaMmt. Is the scene of Urge and meny erowdi twice s day. The Trip to Japan Is tha bit of the bill Irat their Is ao little to ^oosa between this. Pioneer Dsys snd the Ballet of Jewda that tbe difference Is aloMst nnaolleasUe; cellae. tbe tsmoas: di ~" CIrcas aie two of tha < ofllce leeclpts. Tbe engagemeat'c Stockings, now ^ Hooaa, baa been l l BlHr nB H ea aCNBBt •CCha large demand for seata and aba wU ba li th* city for sereral more weeka. Get-Rlck-Qoirk Wallingford, at tha Olympic. Is destined to be one of tbe hlla of tba season and bida fair to eclipse The Forttrae Ranter, In bomber of performances played at thla tbaatr*. Ralph Stoart. In tbs role of WalllogfOrd. la ooe ot the trcata of the prodnetlon aad be la aor- ronnded tar a very eapahls cast. Heleii_W8re, In The ~ Opera . aUr aad tUa i bnalBsas of lla i F or b es B o b e t t s ou. la The L Floor Back, la playing bis Osrrlck Theatre. This play coatalM B' of mstarisl that faolila the attsattaa at tbe ea- dleace and makea them wisb tor more. Mr. Forbes-Bobsrtson. In tbe rote et tbe Passer-by. to dellfbtfld. and with anrh a pUiy aad aaalsttd g^ajmeAaat eaat aboold atay la ear mMsl FRANCIS WILSON AT POWIM'. Chicago. Feb. 4 (Special to Tba Blllboafd).— Francis^ WUioD In The Baebalat'a Baby, tbe play which he wrote fbr Umasir. . baaaa bla two weeks' Chicago engagement at Fowars* Theatre on Mondsy night. Feb. 6. Ifr, WHsoa haa nerer been seen to better advantage than aa tha chlld-bating bacbelor. Tbs stsry taUa bow a little are-Tear'^ld girl wse fOread spoe an Irritable bachelor, her onels, whaae dislike ancle, entrsacblaff liwailf ai BtiaBjlj Ihal hi Is perfectly wtlllng to qoarrd tot bar feSUan when It Is prapeead te gtya bar.. B)k;.; Tha pany la one of exeaptkmal-aNtf^'balaff tbr same as aaslsted Mr. Wlism laat;^—— — harlag bees made a few cbaa minor ebaraetera. Mlia BdBB'^ tha laadlac IbmlalBe tolc