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lSBHfiH GOODWIN'S WEEKLY 5 I NEW YORK THEATRICALS BY FRANKLIN FYLES. New Yo', Nov. 4. One play known to be pi ous, "The Kosary," and one believed to be perni 0 clous, "The Girl in the Taxi," have come into -x Broadway from their routes. The girl started in the taxi at Atlantic City last summer, and her J conduct then was most unlady-like. She talke$ U like a cafe jade, sang ditties like a man at a stag party and seemed glad she was bad. The mayors of several cities laid her paternally acioss their knees and drew the too hot blood from her giddy head by counter-irritant of tieatment. That bet tered her behaviour, and now, although still a ras cal, she isn't nearly as wicked as she was at first. New York didn't know of her reformation, how ever, and it was deplored by those who expec ed to find her indecent. She is bold still, though, $ and brazen and her didoes are deplorable object lessons for girls already inclined hellwafd. Religious goodness is a kept prom-se in the new play entitled "The Rosary;" and the wonder of it is that the author, Edward E. Ross, has found a producer unafraid of prejudices among Christ ians. It contains, so far as I "know, the first Ro man Catholic priest ever set forth on the stage a a religious teacher in a drama in a country where Protestantism is dominant. In old-time plays, Romish priests of less degree than bish ops, were apt to be made undignified, and later authors like Bouccicault, put glasses of grog into Irish priests' hands oftener than rosaries; while American play-makers have not dared to either magnify or belittle the Catholic clergy. Father Kelly befriends a sadly troubled family in "The Rosary," saves its boys and girls from sin, con founds its villains and is a preacher who practices the doctrine of his church. He is a lovely character. The only problem solved by "The Scarlet Pim pernel" is how to interest and amuse a present day audience with a romantic melodrama. It was written and amended for no higher purpose than to sustain the popularity and replenish the purses of Ellen Terry's brother, Fied, and his wife, Julia Neilson, the Hungarian Baroness Orczy and her English husband, Montague Barstow, with H the English Terry in collaboration and perhaps H with help by the Israelite, Mrs. Neilson-Terry. H Thus four international minds were centered to H pioduce a merely amusing play that lasted two ! years in London and is now presented conspic- ! (Continued on Pago 1G ) H Phtlegrafh bj Undtrwotd Underiucod, AT. T, 'H FIGHTING IN THE STREETS Ob1 TEHERAN, PERSIA H Scene after a struggle in the streets of Teheran, where fierce fighting recently occured between jH Nationalists and government troops M ttlrlMtiJii The Garment Sale for Which You Have I WjZmlB0' Waited, Starts Monday at 830 Sharp I Women's Finest Garments at Next - to - Nothing Prices I Approved Fashions in Suits, Coats, Waists, I , Skirts and Dresses at Less than. Half Price I This is the Annual November Sale Spot Cash brings the Samples and Overstock Lots I of America's Foremost Makers at Prices which Mark a new Low-Level in Value Giving I 45c on the $ was the basis of this remarkable merchandising achievement an achievement which enables I us to offer $55,800 worth of high-grade garments for $25,1 10. I Jf ' Each garment was personally selected in New York by Mrs. McNair thus insuring an assortment of broadest I variety and of highest quality. Twenty-five window displays show the character of these garments and give an idea of the tremendous savings. II -Ji I ! tl M