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The Billboard
JANUARY 18, 1913.
T. M. A. News
(Continued from page 17.) WASHDIIGTION (D. C.) LODGE, NO. 7.
The officers of Lodge No. 7, were duly installed Sunday, January 12. Brother Charles Mueller, of Lodge, No, 7, a grand lodge trustee, 1607, acted as installing olticer.
Brother James H, Curtin, of New York Lodge
©. 1, Wag unanimously endorsed for office of Grand President, 1913-15, and the delegate instructed to vote accordingiy. His nat is in the ring. Lodge No, 7 a flattering condition and the members hope to push it right along the coming year.
The Skillet Club entertained the members of the lodge after the meeting, serving refreshments; the members as “‘Jasbos on the diick’’ are taking a great interest in the Skillet Club, tf ome may judge from the increast attendance.
MUNCIE (IND.) LODGE NO. 29.
Muncie Lodge reports the following rerult of the election held January 5: C. R. Andrews, president; Jehn Proctor, past president; George Graham, vice-president; R. F. Tumleson, finenciai secretary; Harry Tuttle, treasurer; E. Younge, sergeant-at-arms; George Birt, marshal.
trustees: EE. A. Kramer, chairman; Will Graham. Charles Ford, Delegates convention: ©. R. Andrews, alternate; George Graham.
The annual benefit of the lodge will be held January 19, when a fine time is promised to all those brothers who are fortunate enouf to be present. Muncie Lodge holds its meetings the first and third Sundays in the month and promises a cordial welcome to all T. M. A.’s who bappen to be in town,
VANCOUVER (B, C.) LODGE NO, %.
Vancouver Lodge reports success in every way during the past year, and exceedingly bright prospects for the coming year. The following are the officers elected for 1013: President, V. T. Henderson; vice-president, Chas. A. Ayres; treasurer, N. J., Parks; secretary, C. L, Southern; financial sgretary, J. . McLean; sergeant-at-arms, J. Sutherland; marshal, A. Cooper; fysician, Dr. J. E. Sankie; delegate to the convention, A. N. Harrington.
MONESSEN (PA.) LODGE NO. 97.
Monessen Lodge is planning to produce on January 29, a comedy entirely with home talent and from all present indications, it promises to be one that will not be soon forgotten by the brothers who are fortunate enouf to witness it. Harry Louitti and Jack Keefer will assume the principal parte in the play and are expected to make quite a large bit with the brothers of Monessen Lodge. Brother W. A. McSheffrey has offered his theater to the lodge free of charge, for that occasion, and eo with this expense eliminated, it is expected that the lodge will be able to clear quite a little bit of cash out of the deal.
Monessen Lodge is at present constructing its own home, which, when completed, will be one of the finest lodge homes in the whole association.
BUFFALO (N. Y.) LODGE NO. 18.
Buffalo Lodge will send 30 members to the installation services to be held in common by lodges of Buffalo, Toronto and Hamilton, Can., at Hamilton, January 19. The lodge members
will hold a celebration January 27 in honor of the new honse committee.
Brothers Sam Palmer and Frank Smith are still sick.
Secretary Smith is wondering how his old
friend Ree! of Spokane is going to treat him at the convention. If he uses Smith as well in Spokane as he did in Minneapolis, the Buffalonians will be well satisfied.
Brothers Ed Moest and William Pringle were elected delegates to the I. A. Convention at Seattle this summer.
T. M. A. PAN CLUB.
Edited by HARRY DUNKEL.
Brether Joe Hixon—I see, Joe, you installed the officers of Cincinnati Lodge. Did you Instruct them in the langcuage of flowers? Ileve you installed «ny Irish rose bushes in Piqua lately? Send me some of the seed.
I was over in Jersey City last week, Rrother Bush. but could not find you. No one seemed te know you, but I did see a funny sign, which resé, To Let—2nd Floor Flat, Three Rooms. Kitchen, Rath and Rack Yard. Got me Stephen? What are ther doing, using the old elevated for back yards?
On the night of Pittsburg T. M, A. Lodge beneft I was standing in the lobby when a yg utleman aprroacht me and askt me how long the show would Iaet. I told him that it started at 11:59 p, m.. and Instead one vear. He saw the point and langhingly passed ineide. One of the brothers overheard me and wanted to know why I told him that. I told him the same, but it was over his head, so I wrote it for him. ‘The show starts” I said ‘“‘at
ten minutes of twelve, December 31, 1912. ont |
ruus tw January 1, 1¥15."’ He bas not got it yet. 1 told him there was a town in Massachusetts named after him, “What town is that?’ he askt. ‘‘Marblehead,”’ I said. I think he Is English, he didn’t get it.
Brother Beck, fifth vice-president of the I. A. T. 8, E., stopt over in Pittsburg from baltimore on his way to Chicago. to attend the meeting of the executiv board. Seems like all good people are leaving Baltimore.
What is the matter, Brother Cordle? Too many shows closing? I know you like a change.
When the rivers in Pittsburg go on a tear, that is, the Allegeheny, Monongahela and the Ohio, there certainly is some damage and fun. Last week during high water, when some of the girls went to the theaters, everything was fine. But after the show the water covered the streets and pavements. One little girl said, “| told you girls we ought to brought our bathing suits, I knew this show was going to play floating palaces instead of theaters.” They were marooned. But one T. M. A. brother, I will not mention his name, his wife might not like it, was the hero who came to beauty in distress. He carried them all to safety. He told me that every time the river raises he will be Jobnhy on the spot. They were some babies, believe me.
I saw Brother Gayer on Pennsylvania avenue, holding his sides laughing. I askt him the trouble. ‘‘Look at that show sign,”” he said. I lookt and this is what caused hig merriment. “Shoes Shined on the Inside.’’ He said, *‘Who wants to have their shoes shined on the insiie?"’ Major, I will have to give it to the Skillet Club.
I. A. T S.E. NEWS
LIVERPOOL (0.) LODGE NO, 70.
Lodge No. 70 reports the election of the following officers for the coming year: President. W. P. Simon; vice-president, W. A. Simon: recording secretary, E. Tinney; financia! secretary, N. A. Lebn; treasurer, W. C. Beach; business agent, M. C. Higgins; trustees, A. Smith, J. Edwards, W. arris; sergeant-atarms, T. Farrow.
RACINE (WIS.) LODGE.
Racine (Wis.) Lodge reports the election of the following officers for the coming year: l’res ident, George Baxter; Vice-president, Gus Smith: Treasurer, H, Schneider; Secretary, William MeIlroit: Business Agent, Louis Rousan; Trustees. George Baxter, Al Larson and Robert Grise.
A NEW DRAMA AT OLYMPIC. (Continued from page 5).
less, for a bad play, it is surprisingly effectiy in spots, with an appeal that is genuine and irresistible.
Journal: ‘“‘A play called The Unwritten Law, and signed by Edwin Milton Royle, a dramatist of no little distinction, received its first bigcity performance last night at the Olympic The ater. It had the benefit of good acting by May Buckley and Frank Sheridan, but its purpose was not clear, its plot was sluggish, and it did not ring true. As an acted story it failed of interest because of its lazy movement; as a soclological document, which evidently it was intended to be, it carried no conviction because its theme was not definitely stated. The program had a note, boxed in for emphasis, which said that the play was submitted with the hope that it would further the movement for establishing in every community a bureau for home assistance. Another note, likewise boxed in, gave assurance that experts of one kind and another had found no fault with the science and law in the play. The scientific fase had to do with an illustration of an interruption of memory and of its restoration by hypnosis; the legal! fase had to with freeing a murderess without bringing her to trial.’’
THE COUNT OF LUXEMBOURG. (Continued from page 5).
Grand Duke arranges a wedding with an artist count, with the understanding, however, that a divorce will follow Of course, musical comedy style, the two youngsters fall in love with each other and refuse to be divorced. In the meanwhile, the Grand Duke becomes enmeshed with a theatrical princess and situations are settled
To Frank Moulon, in the part of the Grand Duke, goes the honors of chief comedian. This well-known entertainer is as amusing as of yore, with a lot more added. Fred Walton, equally as funny and clever, adds a bunch to the success of the show, while to George Leon Moore goes the title role of the artist count. He sings well, acts well and looks the part of the ro
mantic hero he takes. Ann Swinburne, rather new in musical comedy, pleases immensely, as does Frances Cameron. The Chicago critics
seemed to have a good time at the show:
Mr. Hatton, in Evening Post: “If you care for musical plays, you'll like The Count of Luxembourg. It is better than we deserve.’’
Daily News: “Staged handsomely and inter preted by a superior cast with plenty of comedy in its makeup, it affords fine entertainment, and the Franz Lehar music, again having for its backbone a waltz of seductiv charm, this time with a staircase acrobatic work, is as unfailing in its appeal as any the composer has written.”
Journal: **There is much lively and attractiv music in the course of the play. It is not a completely organized score like that of The Merry Widow or Gypsy Love: it is rather a collection of songs thrown together at hap hazard. But many of them sparkle and few drag. Waltzes abound. One of these has been
in the possession of Chicago restaurant orcttes tras for many weeks. The well advertised staircase waltz is a new idea In terpsichorean gym
nastics. It is not at all graceful, but it found favor with the andience A good mazurka tn the form of a comic song and some catchy
marches add to the musical joy.”’
Examiner: “In the program you may read that the part of Angele Didier is played by Ann Swinburne. Yor never think of Angele Didier after you see Ann Swinburne. You only see Ann Swinburne playing herself. It is the more re markable inasmuch as the Connt of Luxem bonrg !s in Itself a most delightful produetior full of pretty music—it is Franz Lehar at his best—nretty girls, the most attraciy costumes that any musical comedy has brought to Chicag: in a month of bine moons, and two state sets that are masterpieces. There is more, but yor all have Imaginations. It’s a great show, may it long ware. Miss Ann Swinburne—all off!— this is as far as we go!"
ELSIE FERGUSON IN PRIMROSE. (Continued from page 5). ly played. The critics like Miss Ferguson much better than the play.
Inter Ocean: ‘‘Any hard, technical dramatic critic would call Primrose thin and trivial, but far be it from the present writer to crush the butterfly. After a session of turgid American dead-in-earnest melodrama, in The Unwritten Law, the Gallic thinness and triviality of Prim rose comes like a vacation. It is distinctly pleasant to be let into the secret of pretty l’rimrose’s first and only love; it is refresh.ngl) sad to see her, heartbroken and forlorn, retire into a convent and become the daintiest novice who ever told her beads; it is perfectly jolly to be told that political affairs took a turn in France which prevented ber from becoming a full-fledged little Sister of St. Anne; and when the Cardinal himself advises ber to stop fussing over her conscience and marry the man, it is— well, let the young ladies supply the adjectivs at future matinees."’
Record Herald: ‘‘All this, of course, is rather seztimental nonsense—but such delightful non sense. And such wonderful glimpses of Miss Ferguson as in the first act, when she stands motionless, listening to the sbattering of her dream, a pitiful, crumpled little girl, with the sobs bravely held back until the man strides from the room. This is acting worthy of a bigger play.”’
Tribune: ‘‘Primrose is one of those pitiable affairs—a simple thing done elaborately; a con ventional little tale told with all the gew-gaws of the theater—Miss Ferguson ineluded. It is not the play to fulfill my predictions for ber future."’
Journal: ‘‘The play itself makes little elaim to the interest of an American audience. It bas a studied brilliancy of dialog, it is not deficient in sentiment and it is richly and not unattractivly enframed, but its movement is forced and strained, it is overpopulous with characters and the interest in its secondary story, concerning the secularization of the cenvents for La Vendee, is decidedly remote: It must make its claim upon atfention chiefly thru its old-fashioned love story and that, messieurs is not enough."’
RIALTO NOTES.
Moving pictures accompanied by #¢peaking, the new Edison invention, are to be installed before a great while in the Palace and Majestic Thea ters.
Miss Barrymore and company who played here not long ago at the Palace, In The Twelve-Pound Look, have consented to present the skit before the moving picture camera, for the benefit of Daniel Frohman, the Famous Players Film Com pany, and all those who like the ‘‘movies.’’
Marie Dressler began suit against Weber &
Fields last week for the sum of $24,000, charg ing that they cancelled her contract calling for $1,500 a week, Simone’s engagement ended last week at the Powers Theater instead as originially scheduled on January 18. It is not a secret ‘egarding the lack of appreciation towards The Return from Jerusalem and Mme. Simone will return to Paris where she will next appear iu Henry Bernstein's new play, The Secret.
The Great Northern Theater has resumed its old manager when the house was under the E. D. Stair regime, Fred Ebert. Mr. Ebert will di rect the present vaudevil interests which now control the theater.
The marriage of Glen man took place last week.
Ben Welch will retire from burlesque at the close of the Season and re-enter vaudevil under the association time, with Johnny Simon as his agent.
Sophie Tucker blew in for a little visit last week from Findlay, Ohio, where the Louisiana Lou Company is playing. Before leaving she announct that she will sing here at the Palace Mnsic Hall on February 3 and later at the Willard and Wilson theaters.
Edna Whistler the well known Chicago en tertainer, has unquestionably made a big suc cess with the Harry Lauder Show. Miss Whist ler joined the show tn Boston and left with them there.
Arthur, Richards and Arthur, capable enter tainers, who have been playing Chicago, leave this week for Detroit to open on U. B. O. time They will be eccompanied by Jake Sternara.
Burt and Ethel Sher
A GOOD LITTLE DEVIL. (Continued from page 4.)
up and become Lord Somebody, with a fortune and all the rest of it. He tells you in the last act that he really feels like a boy again, and that the true spirit of youth is his. But someway you don’t just belleve it."’
Acton Davies in The Evening Sun: “In this production Mr, Belasco has thrown the light that never was on land or sea all over the North side ef Forty-second street as it has never been thrown before outside of the covers of a Hans Andersen story book. Such ethereal fairies as flew and fluttered thru the star-lit sky abcut Charles’ attic and waved their wands with such enchanting effects in Jullet’s garden would con vince even the most case-hardened Broadway sceptic of their existence, It made no difference whether vou saw them against a background of stars or In the full blaze of that sun or moonlight, which they conjured up at will, they seemed always things apart, diaphanous, unmortal— which, after all, is a very great deal for ony stage fairy to achleve, to be enre. And tn estahblishing the unreality of all the characters In the play Mr. Relaseco proved equally successful.
New York Press: ‘‘There was another attrac tion In ‘Little Mary’ Pickford, the qneen of the ‘movies.’ who made her stella debut as an actress. For a long time she has appeared as a star before the screen, and her pretty face is known to thousands: Last night her sweet voice was heard for the first time.
“In the second act, Relasco ontdoes himself It is In this act that Mary Pickford makes her entrance, and a8 the little blind Jullet passes thru her scenes In triumph of real acting. In this setting Juliet’s garden. there is ai tre mendous hollow-trunked tree that In itself called forth enthnsiastic annlanuse. The tree and every thing else In the scene were alive with fairies and things And there was an atmospheric thunderstorm.”’
The New York Sun: “It took A Good Little Devil to reveal how completely Mr. Belasco can control a field In which he hee rarely expert mented. Tle will assuredly realize that the play as ft stands fs too long. Condensation might well becin with the scenes for the fairies in the first act. esnecially as they are to re-apnear evain in the play and repeat all thelr lovely minir*ations,
“William Norris, as the wicked dunt, was a4 admirably comic harridan, who amused the audi ence continually. Two solemn rogues that al*x ~ contributed to the fun of the evening were the Nicks, of Edward Connelly and Etienne Girardot Eruest Truex was manly and read intelligently
as the boyish hero, but his feet were firmly; planted om the earth. Mary Pickford, long & favorite actress in the moving picture plays
acted her first speaking part as his childish love and played with real sentiment and feeling There was the usual Belasco efficiency In the other actors, if one except the live rabbits wh« were seen hopping about the stage in the most, disconcerting manner after the second act."’
The New York Tribune: *“‘There are two ways of looking at A Good Little Dev.l. One of them is as a play, on its own account, and the other as a version, in English, of Rosemonde Gerard’> and Maurice Kostand’s ‘Un Bon Petit Diable,’ which was presented at the Gymnase in Parts a year ago last December. In the original play what a rogue the good little devil is! He would as 800n as not have stood old Madame MacMiche on her head, and then have done penance for als mischief with frantic sincerity. He bore her no ill-will in spite of the fact that she was cruel and a miser, and pocketed all the money his rich uncle sent her as payment for the care and education of the good little devil. Though sbe made him sleep in the garret with the rats, and fed him on bread and water, he sorned all his woes into poetry and mischief, and bad as good a heart to tease and plague old MacMichie as tho there were some fun instead of all misery in the situation."’
BLACKBIRDS HAS NEW YORK PREMIERE. (Continued from page 4.)
spoken idiom of the stage. His comic scenes are fine enough now, however, to be welcomed with the keenest gratitude.
“Henry Miller's company acted the comedy deligutfully. It was unfortunate that Miss Crews has to play with an accent. It was not sustained in the first place, nor was it in the least necessary. But she is intelligent and charming.”’
The Times: “The play is not without an occasienal amusing line, and it has some interesting moments. But the prime mistake has been that of the author in not taking bis own subject seriously enough, or, at least, not seeming to do so. For in melodrama, even where it is labelled comedy, a suggestive plausibility is the first essential. Much of the acting was admirable."’
The Post: “As a bit of unadulterated melodrama, the piece, with certain excisions and moditications——the humors of the Crockers are deadiy—might pass muster. It is only when it affects to be something else, to chology and sentimentality, tha it wholly tiresome. The representation, circumstances, is a fairly good one. Valentine gives a fine, clear-cut sketch of the chief smuggler; Laura Hope Crews plays Leonie with cleverness, and H. B. Warner gave a realistic impersonation of the aspiring scamp, Nevil. The other players probably did all that could be done with the material entrusted to them."
The Tribune: ‘If only the dramatists had something to write about and would wait until they «rew up before they wrote it.
‘Mr. Warner got a way of banging his head during that long jaunt of Jimmy Valentine. No wonder, of course. The only amazement is that an actor can really shake off a part he has played.”
ibe Press: ‘‘This is a comedy with an agreeable after-taste, that provides food for thought.’
Sydney
FINE FEATHERS AT ASTOR THEATER. (Continued from page 4.)
been impossible for him to face the audience without feeling a certain embarrassment because of the fact that Fine Feathers had by this time fallen far below the standard set by Paid In Full and The Easiest Way. For two acts the play offered nothing but delicatessen food and breeding. It was like Paid in Fuil removed from a Harlem flat to Staten Island. And it moved like a ferryboat with a seriocomic performer to make the moments pass a> quickly as possible. Bob Reynolds bad a roof over bis bead. but bardly enouf to keep it shingled. His wife needed a bat and she pald for it instead of settling the butcher's bill. We saw the hat, but pondered seriously over the title of the play. which got away from the feminine need of finery with more despatch than nheatness. Two rather tedious acts led to nothing more than suburban melodrama. The main idea was lost in the shuffle of events that followed. Bob's wife started out as a Staten Island Nora and ended as a Long Island widow. Poor Bob could not live up to his wife's idea of high finance. He was struggling along with a bungalow on $25 a week, but to save bis wife from lunching in a department store restavraut he sacrificed himself for $40,000, the price that John Brand was willing to pay for an inferior grate ot cement with which a dam wag to be wilt.”
Burns Mantle, in The Evening Mall: “It was a real pleasure to listen to the applause fol lowing the conclusion of the third act of Fine Feathers, in the Astor Theater last night. The applause was genuine—so differest from the pumped-up variety that usually barrows the soul and delays the progress of entertainment opening nights—that it came as a great aud welcome relief. It heralded, also, two events ef interest, If not Importance. First, the suc cess of Eugene Walter's play as a stirring drama of the present—a drama of good stery, reason ably good morals, very good acting and particularly good effects. Second. the return of Robert Edeson to a method In acting a bit explosiv, but more closely allied to sanity than any he has embraced within the last half dozen years."’
The Times: “On the whole It is exceedingly Interesting, in many respects exceptionally well written, and in some regards extraordinarily vigorous. And In the main it Is acted in a manher to bring ont all that is best In ft aed with complete delivery of its sallent points. There are scenes in the earlier acts, however. which are not up to the standard of the remainder of the play. but seem even poorer on account of the exaggerated method of at least one of the principals in the cast. Nevertheless, the accumu. loted energy of the action ts ench that ultimately It Ia watched with almost breathless Interest. And there is an element of surprise in the last act which Is, morover, extraordinarily effectiv.”’
The Tribune: “It {s well that crime fs not contagions. If it were there wonld not be an honest first-nighter In town. Or te ft contagious? Perhaps that ie one of the points Fine
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