The New York Clipper (February 1913)

FSBBUABY 22 CQKTDTO ED ATTR ACTIONS. DRAMATIC ASTJ MUSICAL. .. ASTOB^—"Ftne Feathers,* seventh wea*. BBLA8CO.-—"leltl of Dtocwttoo." ninth -CASINO.—Emma Treattai. In "The Firefly," eighth week. ^CHILDREN'S. — "Raeketty-Packetty House," ninth week. __ _ wjpjjTUBY.— 'Joseph aad Hi* Brethren," ■lith week. 'CRITERION.—Robert HllBard, In "The Ar- gyle Case," ninth week, i COBT. — Lauretta Taylor, In "Peg o* My Heart." ninth week. ELTINGEB FOBTY-SECOND STREET.— • "Within the Lew." twenty-fourth week. EMPIRE—"The Spy'" sixth week. PORTY-BIGHTH STREET.—William Collier, i- In "Never 8ay Die." flfteentli week. ' FULTON.—"The Unwritten Law," second .QARR1CK.—"The Conspiracy," ninth week. GAIETY.—"Stop Thlaf' ninth week. "GRAND OPERA HODSE.—Cbanneey Olcott, In "The Isle o* Dreams," fourth and last week. GARDEN.—John E. Kellerd, third week. GEORGE. M. COHAN'8.—"Broadway Jones," twenty-second and last week. GLOBE.—"The Lady of the Slipper," seven- teenth week. -HIPPODROME. — "Under Many Flags," twenty-fifth week. HUDSON.—^The Poor little Bleh Girl," fifth week. •KN'ICKKRBOCKER.— Julia Sanderson, In ' "The Sunshine Girl." third week. LIBERTY.—"Milestones," twenty-third week. LYCEUM.—"The New Secretary," fourth ■week and last fortnight LYRIC.—Sam Bernard, in "All far the 3 Ladles," eighth week. MAXIKE ELUOTTa—"Romance," second 'MANHATTAN OPBBA HOUSE—"The Whip," fourteenth week. NEW AMSTERDAM.—"Oh, Oh, Delphlne," third week at this house. PLAYHOUSE.—"Little Yionen.'* nineteenth REPUBLIC!—"A Good Little Devil," seventh WINTER GARDEN.—"The Honeymoon Ex- press," second week. WEBER ftVlKLDS' MUSIC HALL.—"The Man with Three Wives," fourth week. WALLACE'S.—Irish Players, second week. ■WM. COLLIER'S COMEDY.—"Fanny's First Play," thirteenth week. & PROCTOfiVS FIFTH AVENUE. } (dOS SICCCKE, HOB.) I Standing room was at a premium here at the Monday matinee, Feb. IT. Seldom has this theatre contained such a large audience or a more generous one. As a special feature the first appearance of the century's marvel, Edison's tulklng- movlng pictures, created little short of a sensation. It !s fully reviewed In this week's The welcome extended Victor Moore must hare gladdened him. He was assisted by Lmma Llttlelleld, and was seen In their famous snecess, "Change Your Act." George Whiting and dainty Sadie Burt pre- sented a singing and talking performance that was well liked „, "The Yellow Peril," featuring Nina Mor- ris and her excellent company, attracted con- siderable attention. The sketch Is one of the best on the vaudeville stage, and the clever acting of Miss Morris calls for the highest praise. Wlllette Whlttaker. assisted by F. Wilbur Hill, sang several songs, to tremendous ap- plause. Their offering Is refined and enter- taining, and appeals to all classes. Smith, Volk and Cronla, the roystering rsgtlmers. gave live songs and could have -given a dozen more as far a* the audience '; was concerned. Hal Davis, Inez Macaulcy and her conv ; pany presented "The Girl from Chllds." and created roars of laughter. The sketch Is '. full of bright sayings, and the characters well portrayed by both principals. One of the hits of the bill was made by Al. Fields and Jack Lewis, who were seen In their funny skit, "The Misery of a Han- some Cab." Rose Crouch uj(1 G:orge Welch made their re-appearance here, and duplicated the suc- cess accorded them earlier In the season with a demonstration of different styles of dancing. . Pauline Moran, a dainty singing come-. dlenne, offered a specialty that won her flenty of applanse. Her best number was an rlsh song, which she rendered in a capable manner. Blanche Sloane, one of the cleverest women doing a single flying trapeze performance, met with much favor. Louise Sttckney's Circus of animals closed •the Bhow and held them seated until the fin- ish of her excellent performance. Jack. s PROCTOR'S TWENTY-THIRD ♦ STREET. (JOSEPH JXkoG, HOB.) A good ailed audience was present on Thursday afternoon to see the new show. . The special attraction place fell to "The Maid of Nlcobar" Co., who offered a minia- ture musical comedy sketch on old lines. Six shapely and rather pretty young women, who dance and sing in burlesque fashion, form the most interesting part of the sketch. The story hss to do with a naval officer who wins a king's ward. The king is the comedian of the troupe and, with better songs, would do nicely. The young woman who ploys the leading female role sings several songs, as does the officer. The sketch Is hi one scene, and the girls make several changes. Claire and Martin, young men, appeared in • talking, aloging and dancing offering. Lei Valadons. a man and woman, did a /wire act In which there Is nothing but or- dinary stunts shown. The woman performs on a tight wire and the man on a slack wire. Metz and Mcta, man and woman, were "there" with a musical offering. The closing number was the best liked part of their work. In this scene the man renders a hymn, accom- panied by the woman on a church organ. Harry Moore and company offered: a dra- matic sketch in which an old farmer consents to acknowledge his daughter, who his mar- ried against bis wishes and Is now a widow with a child. The child and another daugh- ter bring about the change of heart. P. T Selhlt's Spirit Paintings completely trystlQed everybody. Two apparently blank canvasses are placed In an easel and, after en arc lamp casts Its rays upon them, the exact reproduction of picture postal cards Is produced. Lynn and Mitchell, a young man and woman, were liked by most In their singing and dancing novelty. The several reels of pictures were most Interesting and held the attention of alL Doc. ■ ■ Metropolitan Operas Home.—Bills for week ending Feb. 15: The Btoret of Suzanne and / PanllaotH, 10: OancMta (first time In New York), 11: Siegfried, K (matinee); To.oo, 12 (night): Die MeUttrrtnatr, 13; La TratHata. 14: llanon Lcionut, IS (mati- nee) : Die Walkuert, 10 (night). Broadway (Wm. Wood, mgr.)—Owing to> Illness. Harry Lauder was unable to open here Monday matinee, IT. The opening Is announced for Thursday matinee, "ROHAKCL" Maxlnc Elliott's (Geo. J. Appleton,mgr.) — Romance, a play la a prologue, three acts and an epilogue, by Edward Sheldon, flrat ? resented In New York .Monday nlgM, Feb. 0, by the Messrs. hnobert, with this cast: THE nOLOOrB ASD EFH-OdCK. lllshop Armstrong William Courtenay Harry William Raymond Bozette. Louise Seymour the rui Thomas Armstrong William Courtenay Cornelln* Van Tuyl A. E. Anion Sasan Van Tuyl Gladys Wynne Miss Armstrong Grace Henderson: Mrs. Rutherford Mrs. Cbas. de Kay Mrs. FrotbrtJig+um. Edith Hlnkle Miss Frothlngham. Claiborne Foster Mrs. Gray Dora Manor Miss Snyder. Mary Forbes Mr. Fred Livingstone Paul Gordon Mr. Harry Putnam George Le Solr Signora Vanuccl Gllda Varesl M. Bapttste Psnl Gordon Louis Herman Nagel Francois Yorke Krsklne Eugene Alexander Herbert Adolph Hermann Uerold Servant at Mr. Van Tuyl's M. Morton Butler at the Rectory.... Harry Georgnettte Mae. Margarita Cavalllnl Doris Keane In striving for the conventional play- wrights sometimes carry their endeavors to the extreme, and thus, very often, work which. In other respects Is excellent, lacks force and directness. This is the case with Mr. Shel- don's latest work, "Romance." Harry, the grandson of Bishop Armstrong, engages himself to marry an actress, and the bishop, In his endeavor to dissuade him from his purpose, tella him of bis own (the bishop's) youthful romance. This much be- comes known In the prologue, the curtain falling Just as the old man begins telling his story, which the play tells to the audience. the three acts depleting the romance as It occurred, carrying us back nearly fifty years from the present tune. The scene of. act one la laid la the home of Cornelius Van Tuyl, a wealthy banker, on I iftb Avenue, New York, the occasion being a reception given In honor of Mme. Margarita Cavalllnl, a noted opera singer, who for three years has been the mistress of Van Tuyl, who met her abroad. Van Tuyl la a natron of Thomas Arm- strong, then twenty-eight years old, rector of St. die's Church. The latter does not know Mme. Cavalllnl is notorious, and Is shocked when he Is told by Fred Living- stone of the relations between her and the -wealthy banker. The latter. In a scene with the singer, suggests that, aa he Is past fifty, they break off their relations. This she agrees to, but not before she tells him of some of the numerous "Incidents" in her ••past." The young rector sees Cavalllnl and fans In love with her, and In act two she visits lilm In his studio, wliere he asks her to marry him. She believes she loves him and refuses him because of this belief, telling him her life has not been good. He, believing she n-cans an Indiscretion In her early life, says he forgives her and takes her to his arms. Then, recalling the Van Tuyl stories, he questions both her and Van T.:yl. The latter "perjures himself like a gentleman," but she will not hoodwink Armstrong and confesses. They part She la to make her farewell n ppearance that night and sail the next day. The next scene shows her apartments in the Brevoort House. She arrives after the performance. Van Tuyl Is there. He offers to renew their relations. She repulses him, telling him her love for Armstrong has chastened her and she Intends to lead a good life for his sake. Van Tuyl departs and Armstrong enters. He. cornea to plead 'with lier to be a good woman. She tells him of her resolutions. He seea the remnants of the wine supper In which Van Tuyl and she had just Indulged. He then denounces her In violent terms. She Is passive and pro- teats her good Intentions. Then, once more he becomes the man, and falling on his knees asks her forgiveness and protests bis love for her. She la not shaken in her resolution. She knows as well as he that they cannot marry. And he leaves her stand- ing In the middle of the room. The curtain falls and the epilogue takes us back to the Bishop's library. As the curtain rises he Is saying, "I left her standing there." The story, however, has no effect, as Harry announces his Intention of marrying that very night. Doubtless Mr. Sheldon will deny that the Inspiration for his play was furnished him by Dtmas. Nevertheless. "Romance" la an attempt to draw a modernised Camllle. A bold endeavor, to say the least, and one which this author has succeeded In so far as concerns the character of Mme. Cavalllnl only. Like Camllle, Cavalllnl Is made to have a pure love, a physical Impossibility for a woman of their class, but the Dumas charac- ter was set In a vlril play. CavafHni Is not, for, successful though Mr. Sheldon has been hi fashioning bis heroine, the other princi- pal characters la his play are poorly drawn. Thomas Armstrong Is too vaaclllatlng. He too often strays from the spiritual to the worldly. He Is nelthotr logical nor forceful. When Cavalllnl acknowledges that her life lias not been good there Is no reason for him to suppose her errors were committed In her younger days. But there Is every reason for him to believe Van Tuyl was one of the men for Livingstone has told him so—It Is known to everyone else, and Armstrong, in an Inter- view with the banker, had even charged bun with It Then after he has asked the singer to be hie wife, the afterthought that she had been Van Tuyl's mistress comes rather late.. Then. In act three, after they have parted for good and all. It is scarcely meet that he should call upon ber again. And when he does and she professes ber contrition and her desire, for nls sake, to live a good life, his denunciation of her when be discovers the remnants of her supper with Van Tuyl Is scarcely ministerial. He has come to her with the avowed purpose of ministering to her spiritual welfare. It she has strayed again it Is his province not to condemn but to pity ber and pray for her. Bat bis tirade is not spiritual, It Is very earthly. It It born solely of jealousy. And when, after this denunciation of ber he begs her forgive- ness and again pleads his love for her, what mile character has been saved from his former Inconsistencies is scattered to the wind*, and Thomas Armstrong. Minister, kr.eels ■before Cavalllnl, a man with last In his heart—not love. Cornelius Van Tuyl is drawn In the same weak fashion, for. after he himself suggests the severance of their relations, he tries to win her from the path of rectitude which, after having been the plaything of many other men, she has at lasssresolved to travel. There is another glaring Inconsistency fat Mr. Sheldon's play. The three acts of the play which are presented are supposed to be the story the bishop tells his grandson to Srevent his marriage to an actress. He en- favored to nalnt the woman he loved as black as possible, and succeeds. But he can only tell his story as relates to blm In the first and second person. He knows northing of the scene between Van Tuyl and Caval- llnl, In which she confesses her early errors. Neither she nor Van Tuyl tell him during the action of the play, lie only knows that part of the story which concerns her and blm and the other characters with whom he comes in personal contact To nave know- ledge of the secret thought* and artlena of others is beyond him. Thus, in striving for the conventional, Mr. Sheldon has gone beyond the limit of logic and reason, and his play. In spite of the one clean cut character ne has drawn, and the strong lines he has Injected here and there, Is weak and purposeless. And those scenes which he intended and expected to be "big" climaxes are very commonplace, Doris Keane was excellent At no Mine Is she called upon to do great work, hot the role Is difficult, nevertheless, and that she played It so well only emphasises onr opinion of her oft-expressed, that sbe ranks among our best actresses. She plays Mme. Cavalllnl with a delightful Italian accent wbich she never forgets, and whatever emotional won the role calls for she was quite enual to. To her good work alone, done In spite of the handicap placed upon ber, will be duo any success the play may attain Mr. Courtenay was capital In tho pro- logue and epilogue, but as the young rector In the play proper he failed to make anything of the character In spite of his struggle to do so. Mr. Anson's work inffered to a less extent from the same cause, bm as the role Is less smothered with inconsistencies, he woj less handicapped and gave a fairly good perform- ance. Gllda Varesl made a great deal ont of a character "bit" In act three. Paul Gordon was also successful In "bit" In the same act. AS Fred Livingstone, however, Mr. Gordon spoke so fist and Jumbled his words so much that It was difficult to know what he was talking about A ^ The pray was finely staged, the Messrs, Shnbert saving no expense on It* scenic equipment. _.. The second week began Feb . 17. Whit. * ———■ COLONIAL. (8i»t TACBEB, MSB.) Very seldom, If ever, has this p:>i>ular house held a larger audience. A very good show, with Bessie Wynn holding the Brit place, was given. But headllnera is, vaude- ville are now up against their greatest com- petition In Thomas A. Edison's "KJneto- phone." On Monday afternoon, at Mr. Keith's New York houses, the lint public demonstration of Mr. Edison's marvelous In- vention was given. The first part is a de- scriptive lecture. The second Is the regular motion picture, with the voice added. The Ktnetophone made such a tremendous hit at the opening performance that the show was stopped fifteen minutes. It seemed aa If nothing would stop the cheering and calls for a speech. Mr. Edison was back of the curtain, but could not be Induced to appear before the • footlights. A friend however, spoke a few words for Mr. Edison, thanking the audience for their approval. This did not satisfy tho crowds of young people, who wanted to see the greatest Inventor of all ages, so the cheers kept right on. The or- chestra started several times, but the Bhow could not go on until Manager Tauber an- nounced that Mr. Edison had left the thea- tre, and was on his way to the Albambra to see how they liked his "talking movies" there. Asakl. the juggling Jap on roller skates, opened the bill at two o'clock. On full stage this slim yellow man shows a series of jug- gling stunts while skating un the rollers. Samuel Ash, a tenor, won favor with his appearance and his voice. His voice, indeed. Is a very pleasing one, and the hearty band tendered him oa his exit was honestly earned. The Seven Bracks, In their balancing and tumbling stunts, also came in for their share of the noose's approval. Ben Deeley and company, In a comedy sketch, entitled "The New Bellboy," kept everybody in good humor. Jesse L. Lasky's presentation of the mili- tary operetta, "fn the Barracks," with Myles McCarthy, Nellie Brewster and Frank Rush- worth, proved a tittle too long. There la some Interesting singing, and the act Is dressed very tastefully; but, somehow, the story of the young American man posing as a cousin of a German prince ana helping him out of trouble because an American girl loves him, does not get over with quite the proper kick. Mrs. Gene Hughes and company. In the delightful sketch, "Youth," held the close attention of all, after several minutes start Mrs. Hughes followed the Kinetophone, and only a presentation of sterling character could get away with that handicap, as did "Youth." Mrs. Hughes, as the rejuvenated grandmother. Is always charming, and the supporting cast did excellently. The Courtney Sisters, Fay and Florence, were a bit from their first how. We know of no sister team In tho business who are more deservedly popular. Dainty Bessie wynn, gorgeously gowned, was away down next to last on a long bill. "Daddy Has a Sweetheart," as Bung by Miss W.mn, Is sure a pleasing thing to hear. "You're My Baby" and ,T Some uoj" were rest favorite*. "They Say They Are Not -ivlng Together." "A Little Bunco Of Sham- rock, "Chick, Chick, Chick," "Ilero Cornea My Daddy, Now," and operatic selections composed her repertoire. Her several gowna wire-the envy of many. Julius Tannen, with his monologue, proved amusing. Herbert Ashley and Al. Lee, In their well known duologue, "A Night In Chinatown," closed the show at an hour near to supper- time. Doc. THE MASTER MRD" Harris (Henry B. Harris Estate, tngrs.) —J7i# Matter lli*4, a play, In fear acta, ttv Daniel D. Carter. Produced by Waite A Lueacher oa Monday evening, Feb. 17, with this cast: Parker Harry Neville Walter Blount Morgan Comaa Andrew Edmund Breese John Blount William Riley Hutch Mr*. Blount Dorothy Rossmore Luccne Blount Katharine La Salle CourUand WMnwrlgnt Elliott Dexter Professor Forbes Walter Alien Freeman, Archie J, Curtis Jim Creegaa Sidney Cashing Mr, Marshall Edward Gillespie Daniel D. Carter, who Is new as a play- wright but experienced as a short story writer, has In "The Master Mind" written an Interesting play despite the fact that It Is full of old melodramatic tricks that were In see when that brand of theatrical entertain- ment flourished on the Bowery. A more ap- propriate name for the play would be "The Crooks Revenge," for throughout the play, and even up to almost the last moment, limey Alien, alias Andrew, the master mind, Is working to bring about the ruin of Court- land Walnwright Andrew's reason for get- ting even with Walnwright Is that when he was district attorney he sent the young bruther of the master mind to the electric chair for murder. Although the young law- yer had been out of oiflco for some years Andrew had warned him by mall that he wju'd "get him,'.' and In order to do It right he puts blm In communication SCENERY THEATRES AND PRODUCTIONS, VAUDEVILLE ACTS EQUIPPED Haw and Second Hand ■eeaerr In Stock HURRAY HILL SCENIC STUDIO MOftttAY UiUL rilKATRK, H. T. WALTBUt HAXKY, «gT. Tel. MMMur. Hill "THE MIRACLE. *t with a young girl whom Walnwright had been seeking for years la order to thank for saving hi* life by stopping the flow of blood, due to accident received In tb* streets of Chicago, In order to give her a criminal record he has her arrested on a trumped np charge and then succeeds m. having her sentence impended. Andrew. who by the way, poses a* a valet throughout the action of the play, plans to hare waln- wright wed this girl and to that end send* c her to Paris to be educated. The girl ha* no family and In order to give her one and thus give her a atandlng with the young ox- district attorney, the "Master Mind engages a man and his wife and a young chap, all crooks with records, to pose as the young woman's father, mother and brother, respec- tively. Andrew'* plan of revenge in abort. Is, now that Walnwright Is married to the yonng woman (whom he lores) and Is a candi- date for Governor, he would blast Ms politi- cal hopes by announcing through tbe news- papers that all of tbe candidates' relatives are well known crooks. Dot, before the end of the play, tho pleadings of the young wife, whom Andrew has learned to love, win out over his bate and the valet leaves the scene forever, with his band of crooks. The play i R| ns can readily be seen, full of Impossibilities, and several times during Its action it border* dangcronaly upon tbe gro- tesque. It holds yonr Interest, however, and keeps you In your seat nntll the curtain falls upon the last line. It Is a well constructed piece of writing, except In act one, where the dialogue Is shrouded in mystery for some time. Edmund Breese, who Is featured In the production. Is seen as "The Master Mind," and gavo an lmprcssivo performance, easily dominating every scene la which he partici- pated, lie gave the role the cold, unsym- pathetic touch that It demanded, lie re- ceived an ovation at the end of the play which was honestly deserved. Katbcrlne La Salle, who Is new to this writer, played tbe role of the youag wife with much feeling. Her work reminds one of Minnie Dupree, and she bears a facial re- semblance to Irene Fenwlck. Elliott Dertcr, as the young district at- torney, gave an excellent performance, al- though at times he was very stagy. William Bllcy Hatch. Dorothy Itosamore. Morgan Comnn and Sidney Cuming played "crook" role* more or lets successfully. The othea In the cast lent good aid. The pleco was staged umlor the direction of Hubert B. Milton, and the two sets (Interior) wore vary pretty. Kolcey. * - IIAMMEKSTEIN'S. (WW. UAMMKISTBIN, HUB.) For those who like a good lively show replete with comedy, lively and graceful dancing, and with plonty of good sougs, the program offered at the Victoria this week cer- tainly fills the bill. Owing to a severe cold contracted by Ml** White, the team of Perry and White are laying off for several days. Tho bill Includes many favorite*. Bddlo Rowley, In new dances: Jerome and Lewis, In new songs; Chaa. Cartmell and Laura Harris, In clover singing and dnnctng; Kate Bllnore and Hnm William". In "The Hunter and the Huntress;" Stuart Barnes, with some new stuff; Magirlo Cllne, -The Irish Queen ;" Maurice and Florence Wnltoii, In entertaining dancing numbers; O'Dlvn, tho water nymph; Eddie Leonard nnd Mabel Russell, In songs and dances (white facol ; Conroy and Lo Malre, la the laughing »uc- ceB*. "The New Physician:" Nenetto, "The Gypsy violinist;" Hert French and Allen Kla, In "Le Rougo et N'olr," Introducing "The Dance of Fortune:" The Ryan Hro*., acro- bats, and Jones and Sylvester, For tho last named see New Acts In this Issue. Doe. Prootor's FMtr-eltrhth Street {•>. V. Proctor, mgr.)—Motion pictures and vaude- ville, Bll" for Feb. 17-10 Included: Le* Vnladons, Ghetto and rolnc, Harry Moor* and company, Colonial Montrose Troupe, LINCOLN SftUARE. (CBAS, niOUSON, MOB.) An exceptionally good bill was given at thla house the first three days of week of . Feb. 17. Horry Ladell and Cabarot Olrls, and Clayton King and 0«e. a colored «l»ter act, opened Crouch. Bill for 20-'J2: Juggling Binnon*, the bin with a very clever singing specialty. Ous Williams, monulotrlst; "High Life In Here I* an act that deserves a better position on the bill. Both girl* stag nicely and put over their number* In Al style. ''The Lost Son," a Lnbln picture play In two part*, waa very Interesting In No. 2 position. The Woods Comedy Four entertained from start to finish with a clever sketch, which went like wildfire and wa* well liked. Ellen and Dale havo a good singing, dan- cing and talking bit. The young man, as an English Johnny, wa* exceptionally clever In bis particular liue. A picture song with slide*, entitled "A Little Bunch of Hham- rock*," long by one of Harry Von Tilser** song illustrators, was nicely put over and scored. "Three Queens," an Bssanay picture offer- ing, was appreciated Kstelle word-jtte and company. In a very laughable sketch, "The Honeymoon," was nicely put over and made a big hit. Jaa. F. McDonald has a single tum that is just a little different than the usual run of male single*. McDonald combines song* and jap la a real treat. "Tbe Game Warden," "Trlxle chatter attention, and his delivery of chancier son way that holds his audience all ""is - and tbe Pre** Agent" and Paths'* Weekly followed. Mile. Tina closed the bill with * very good trapeze and rope specialty. Olio. s Plasa (David Benjamin, mgr.) —Vaude- ville and motion pictures. Academy (Samuel F. Kingston, mgr.)— Vaudeville nnd inntbn picture". Savoy (Rosenberg Bro*., mgrs.)—Motion picture* In which leading itari appear I* the attraction at thl* house. American (Charles B, Potsdam, mgr.)— Vaudeville and moving pictures. Jail," comedy singing sketch ; Franklin and Franklin, slneerH and dancers; Four How- ards, In "Tho Wrong Mr, Corbett, and Annlta, violinist. BIJotJ. — Motion pictures of Paul X Balney's African hunt began the twenty- second week at this house Feb. 17. Manhattan (Walter Yeager, mgr.)—First run motion pictures sro shown here. Keener'■ Third Avenue (R. J. Mc- Mahon, mgr.)—Vaudeville and motion pic- tures. Comedy (Albert Kaufman, mgr.)—Motion pictures and Illustrated song*. Loew'a Delancoy Street (Bernard Frank, mgr.)-—Vaudeville and motion ploture*. Wonderland (Edward lllnndoll, mgr.)— The fourth week of thl* miniature Coney Island began 17. with Its freak*, vaudeville theatre and numerous other fun-making at- tractions. The dsnee hall I* a feature. Herald Square <M, Rothschild, mgr.)— Business here 1* excellent. First run of pic- tures Is shown. Grand street (Harry Beekmnn, mgr,)— Vaudeville and motion pictures. Urecler Sunnre (Julius Ilernstcln, mgr.) —Vaudeville and motion pictures. Loew'a Avenue B (R. N. Kuhn. mgr.)— Vaudeville and motion pictures. Unlqne (K. L. Weill, mgr.) — Vaudeville nnd motion pictures. Thlrty-nlnOi Street (Ralph W. Long. mgr.)— The IiriM Path wa* produced here Tuesday evening, 18. (Irorirc M. Cohan's (Cnban It Hnrrla, mgr*.)—tieorg* M. Cohan and III" "Broad- way jone*" company will close his engage- ment here Saturday nlcht, 23. On Momlny evening, 24. Hay Irwin will open here In A li'i'W by Proxy. Park Theatre) (Frank McKee, mgr.)— "Tbe Miracle," a photo mystery play la two act* and an lntersaeaao. book by Karl Voll- moelter, music by Engelbeit liumperdlnck; produced by Max Rcunardt, and staged by Edward I'. Temple, under the personal di- rection of Al. H. Woods, In conjunction with the Messrs. A horn. Thl* truly wonderful photoplay had Its flrst presentation In America on Monday evening, Feb. 17, and created little short of a lensntlon. It was witnessed by a large audience, who were very liberal In their ap- proval of the many Interesting scene*. The ■tory hi brief tills of a nun. Meglldla, crav- ing for the outside world, who (alia In love with a knight and, tiring of him, leaves blm and, after a life of degradation, finally re- turns to the r,tinnery. As a production It ranks as one of tho best, That money has not been spared In Its prep- aration waa evident by the costly stage set- ting nnd properties used. The Russian Symphony Orchestra, under the personal leadership of Modest Altschuler rendered the music nnd received n good share of success. A chorus of about u hundred voices sang during tho action of tho pictures and lent good alii A striking feature of tho entertainment showed the singers at the opening of tbe flcturea in nun * costume* marching from ho back of tho house to tho stugo. It made a pretty picture and waa received very favor- That the picture* will most likely provo a big success was evident by the hearty ap- plause given them at the end of tho per- formance. It lasted for fully ten minutes, aud frequent call* were mado (or someone to make a speech. The engagement la un- limited. Jack. s ■ Wallaek'a (Charles Bnrnham, mgr.) — Patriot*, a play In three acts by Lennox Robinson, produced by tbe Irish Players for the flrst time la New York on Tuesday even- big, Feb. 11, with this cast: James O'Mahoney Bydnoy 1. Morgan Ann N'ngent Sara Allgood Rose Nugent, ber child Kathleen Drago Mrs. ciufllvan Hlleen O'Doherty Bob ) «-_.. T».n,h„». I Arthur Sinclair Hnrry.. .. J Ann » «»°«>"» J ,.j, a. O'Rourke Willie Sullivan H. K, Hutchinson James Nugent Fred O'Donnvan Father Kearney U, Wright Jim Powell Mr. Kerrigan A Young Man Mr. Wright Another M. J. Dolan "Patriot*," a rather long druwn out play, has to do with one Juiues Nugent, mi en- thusiastic patriot, wlniHt! sole ambition In life I* to *et Ireland fn-u. Nugent was Im- prisoned for kilting u trultur lo the liiugue lie had formed. After eighteen years ho la treed and, on arriving home, llnds Hsu league prucllt-nlly dlsbaudid. Ills wife has become tl»' proprietress of n flrat class grocery store, and (die nnd her brothers are no longer Inter- ested In the old Idea. He tries to iwiiy them buck, but times liuve chuuged and It Is too late. A meeting Is arranged nt which Nu- gent Is to speak, but nobody comes but his own family, of whom only hi* crippled daugh- ter ildus with her father. Tho mother then blames her hiptbnml for tbe crippled condi- tion of their daughter, nnd tolls film hi* wild acborosa must end, nml lie Dually agree* to concede to her wlalicx. Fred O'Donovnn played tho patriot with spirit. Kara Allgood, tils wife, wa* sincere. Arthur Sinclair and J. A. O'ltourko furnished aomo uuiudug moments, nnd the rest of tin- cast lent good aid. On Thursday evening, Feb. 15, "Kathleen- nl Houlihan," "The Rising of tho Moon" and "Maurice Hart*" woru presented by the com- pany. "Maurlco Hiirtc.' a play In two tela, wa* then offered for the flrat time In New York. It tells of tho trial* and hardship* <•( a poor family to lend their ion to study fur the priesthood and, after sovcral years' study, the *on nomes to tho conclusion thnt lie Is not adapted to tbo holy calling, but 1* pre- vailed upon to continue. lie continue*, hut tbo day before ho I* ordained Ids iiilml falls him and he la brought home an Imbecile. The cast i Mr*. Connor.,., Eileen O'Doherty Ellen Harto Hnrn Allgood Maurice Hart* Fred O'Donovun bather Mangan Sydney J. Morgnn Michael llartc Arthur Sinclair Owen Ho lie J. A. O'ltourko Peter Mangan U. Wright The play Is well written, but Is sombre, almost gruesome. It was well staged and acted. On Monday night, 17. the company offered "Damor's Gold" and Shaw's "The Blowltig- Up of RUueo rosnet," tho last named being ons of their former successes. "Darner's Qold" wa* *«en for tbe first tlmo hnra. it Is s comedy In two acts by Lady Gregory. While the pity does not compare favorably with other* of this nithor'r, works, It was well presented. Is tbo story Patrick Klrwan was a gam- bler In hi* youth, known as Damcr. He be- comes a miser when bo bellovs* his luck has turned, and In old age paasesic* a bag of gold. Hla brother and sister-in-law try to win his favor, but fall. The old fellow's nephew, however, ro-awakena tho gaming spirit In the old nan and wins everything from him, after which undo and nephew leave the cottage to see the world together. The cant t Delia Hessian Sara Allgood Kirwan... tga Patrick Klrwan Arthur Sinclair Htnffy Kfrwao...........Sydney J. Morgan Ralph RestIan J, M. Kerrigan Simon Nlland V. Wright i * Garden. —John S. Kellerd I* offering "Hamlet" every evening nnd "Hhylock" on Wedneadnv and Saturday matinees. Lyetiata (John W. Rumscy, mgr.)—TVie bseymoon will bo given at a special mttl- nen bore Monday 24, aa a benedt for the Actor's Fund. The cast will Incfudo: Laura Hope Crews. Mr*. Ssrah Cowcll Le Moyno, O. W. Anson. Howard Estabrook. William Fuvnn. Ernest Lawford, Frank Belcher, Al- lien Reed and Richard Sterling. Columbia (J. Herbert Mark, mgr.)— Queen* of Parlt thl* week. Social Ma Ida next. Mlner'a Htarhth avian* (K. V. Miner, mgr.)— any Widow this week. Dig Review next. Olympic- (Mailllco Kraus, mgr.)— Rctiiity. Youth and Polly this week. Trocaderos next. Miner's People's (Edwin D. Miner, mgr.) — Iff** Kew York Jr. this week. Whirl of Mirth next. Murray Hill (Fred Waldmnnn. mgr.)— Amcrlcnn Renutici this week. Girl* from the Great White Wny next. ... , Fourteenth Street (J. Wesley Rosen- quest, rogr.) — Vaudeville and moving plo- tting. Circle,—Vnmlcvlllo and picture*. (Continued on paae 11.)