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SHAKESPEARE AND COHAN ON BROADWAY THIS WEEK These Are Prosperous Times in the Theatres M.magcrs Arc Smiling .ind Rolling in \\ ealtn?Al ITiat One Need.*-? la a Theatre and Almost ?Any Kind o? Pia) It 15 a big ycai ! "Tho lesaaeianta aro Tilled with flushed and reekleea crowd.?*," ?mi Cameron Miaokenzie, in "Tin Saturday Evenii I ?> week ago dressmaker--' tshowiiMMni are packed arith .... mt*n befon wh tired-faced manikin- parade for hoars .? day; dance floors sre loadei with cloKfTcl, breathlesa matMea <>f nicn and women in evening attire while waiter--, ?rho n year a?.? were --' . bout counting change, ncrv drive their lairgfvl Bteps until dawn, serving champagne. ... A vin: of abandon has pot into tho blood of thousands and the scatter ?'f coil .com** to bo Is the air. alMi*a*ering a -golden flood upon tho town." And th?* theatres are geUing their share. So accurate an observei al Rennold Wolf, of "The Now York Morn ng Telegraph.*" state?- that thi ",i?t few sraski havi .been tabs biggetrl in Near. Vork'a theatrical history Trade papers throuph. untry are beginning i" '; off* i-oason p.-.yw : lamenting the fact that they did not write - '.riing. anythin?:. that could be counted on t" .neatrical angela are rashing in who-- have feared !?? ?.read a year aya arc tu inds; indifferent plays arc playing to capacity; lad playa ..'.'? having long run-- and n.. money. The visit r ? i N? '???? York, as n rule, sr whst 1 so long a.e it i.-- a .?-how. To hin Georg? Bernard Shaw .-? \ Hobart are one, and the only diff?rer. "The Great .Lover*1 "Sadie Lo\e" is one of locality. This type of thoatrop-oer is at j.resent r.mong us in atiur.dance. Th.atricul manareis are attributing the lo his multiple presence, but ihoy are Ui al le to I \; lain whj he ia here Tor that matter, they are M t trying to. W : .th their luck? With all managerial agre annlflllj ahr | ?toi ticket scents r?re privileged t.- charge what plcaae for theatn ind hit . it The worth of s pi?y }"< raasely had melodrama ?vus rut an ?t the ."?> ?terda rt Mendaj AppaTi I liked it. Loui.? ( cher., wisaal ed the premier I - Lend. Not for bias. Hut or, ' he t?d occasion to real There \> a? i* tremendous demand a* every ticket agency f? I Schiller.' Moni y we i ?1 ? et ? '** ? flowed into ti Try to buy ?. " fie? ai ? an laying the g. Id? i. ? year?* not th is s< .All that Is i to make i ??ffice and ;i en?* of And the latter t i y compulsory. In the midst ? al extrava ? x ,. ,. I ? I - r the long ru n wen! ? ? ? ? . ? ity, and son ? im. What r'.nd T the qi ? ? ? in, at. s week; to th? turn of |80,0 I for 1 of fT) Be? ted to - query, Wha1 i? u the mad? 1 I a Trihune ofl ce It In o; beim; reino . in re -. a? the advai i pre pareda?**a ""'>? Ot ?u the ? ? jierpon ta spot It, "Ah! marked, "I lei the)'re getting ? . ? ? K i? far froB learn that ' teper nue in? defmitely ?\ ? lorgt V. Hobart hs been t. What is 1 ?< nul civi garet ?? I he 1 ?ai Market, baariag to H. J and I taro perl i.y the Stag? ?ir_M. . ? 1 b<- ? I In "J ' ? ? tue court en Things huppen .;-. ??? |] . - tor all I ut 1 and t upon. I nil, it asaj ? been 11 : "Margai played "God i av? Prom ft" ? strieal ne? i tip, ha? writtei pis I rth? .lohn i ? . .? begin \ ? a rot publl meddling a ho??' thin?;.'? thai ?tel !'. -. Younir \- 11 now met i ? rat-nigh er. P? crow three Inches during the I ! ! a game has its dramifl? h roadway ai lowing "A* I '?. ?? ad* are l moltita ! ? 111 Ml - -P. . a? ???**_.' ?-- ? ' ? '? I "??' J ! ? . '.'.'"? iTw ;. ? V":v ? . ? ?vow,, u, .',, ? PLAYS OF THF: WEEK. al Hackett in "Macbeth' the Criterion \ . n will hf seen in ? 11811 i ' ' norro-a ? f Wine? .- ? ? ? proaching anniver ? ? ? - ? ..... ?? ? . ? . ii:>' ? ? \ ? ? ? iv llinrich. ? , ven Mr. I ? Winti othel : lod. "Mac-| ? K. 11;?' - I ' ? ? ' ' ? [)i * ? . "The Cohan Revue 1916' .it the Astor Theatrr. ... on W. er the til . .. fu?? il he , 1 ? . i . I:' Delf, Dorotl .1 :'.??- I ? rle, Charles \\ inningf r. Harry Bulgei, Fr< Santley, B< De f I? Kendi Marl ? ??? Latell. Ineptre Francais. The Theatre Frsn?aii will ofTer ' eek, with LI Director B. - ?. ??-, M ?DELINK DEI M ?K. In *'llr-t-?hlle Baeaa.** Hippodrome Concert. Pa?. |] rill be the prin? ipsl ? ? - . I ? and ' ? - ' ? . s 1 CONCERNING STAGE FOLK "\T f ' '? v r eould l" ? Y \ I evei Lovi ? ? ' "I i ? ? ' I ? ? ? : : ? ' I ' ' . ? ' erwheli ? "V - "Oh, i fin? tion and ? I a lot, but referring to her ted all ?or*..? of pai In Oth? i. ? , '? ! . : ? ai Maurice tor in "Th. They ?r.. \ n ?opt in case ; ? i ... ? \ ? u ifessi (1 , ? trakimr the : llble. In real life he would ?.er wake such i? i ? i is In lo?-? with). If he ?i ! i I W? hi! not r.' ep it. or he 1 would not be in I |(?npHE Pear Marhat,*- bj Am?lie 1 Rive? Pi seaas Troubetshoy, mark* s new n that ?a'e In? I ?? i ? ? ? the coloi ? (May f the I Bef i horn? ' ? ? ' ? , ? . ..... ? "Do i't I ?tend I rm In ild bi "Win n I rmpl .... ? . dra ? ie. I r op 11 ? . est, ? ? lurelj it . thi mer l ? it 1 the ? ? : > da) i hat I finally it ? I > ..??. '.i "In my Ma) I he psrt cular I un r, . ? ihow up the ?candalou? i You know papers thrive m ever) large I My pur; -. i| i ath? r than : ? ? ras t ? ? and Drama thi r?"*'HEBE Is t.lency 1 m the part thou' rical me. If ? ? a good tiren, ,. 11 ?n,.,\ ? b, then thai treas i . .-?ren ,.r sn"' ,. - ? i? ma) be, i* ? ? lamparan ent -, ? ? Peg ?'." now of I . Dd," said ? ? ? ? ? :.. no ' ? ?, 1 g ingi this day. I i? for an lag? ? 11 y ??min ?B 'I'ek,-' hnd at I long run aii the man ? ted that the) . ? ISt -re kind of rht 1 thea and ss ir I ha*, , ^ - ? bat I'm ...... | ? rmai :'? ? - boar? si . ?e ef much riety of her roles . ittest rhil is perhap? due to the fact hat lie ? an ardent believer ? liaisSB, a propaganda which . i thi v . wal itt ' para !?? .i., .a i ist threi ,? ? .r.'h in |< a 4 r, | I a thea ? ? -' ' a " WI 'gainst the gra ? i . '1 rlfirn I I th Sr, I . * ?hah . treated i .;? . Do you aoubl I I let'? r. 'The one in 'Ei - the ?? ? . ? si, i . ? ItIV father I irrestf en he bei I . . i ? ? Pathei -.. i ?. tr unplnir Dp a lot of ro'.'en evidf And .? aayboJy !>orr* \shon he ?. jail * I should ??y ne' 1 ?\ 'i' i only ? n- fa? te is s .... long! "hi ' ! i ? Fear Markt I tber is 1 ?'? . - m. r?-ly a ? fer tl ing, he . coi pared the othen ?? i ocfc "' . . ? t-the-1 ' I ? ?-> 1 Made ull I Iced Jcald. ? .in! ? i*her*a a 1 '.i-tuies Re .hist ? ..'?! father ? "A of thi-m. go t isii eomedy t the father ia a ? sk ove to . girls. 1 Ke the bul ? i ? ? i amalgamated father? of the world I hen t?o* ? la} ..... ( ' "Ai -uare deal for Ind'." Where and Why Plays of the Season (Continue 'Margaret Schiller" fi a Bad War Melodrama by ?j Cainc, bur Gives Elsie Ferguson .1 Chtnct to Distinguish Il^rsr-lf. LAST WEEK'S PLAY. "Margare! Sel 1 er." at 'h" Hast Am ?r rdan ' ? tre .-??.?-?? Elsie Fergu -.n the chHPra* to be ataotieaal m on? pli) i ./* the ;.i'ar The pla) ? Ff all Haine .i? h's ?or?? . n war raelodrama 'tiu? utterly and form. ' ? two gee i tuations, Hud Misa Fergu oa'a acting n tin? title role ii?ri?.? with bel aera Ule pis) too, i| com petently acted by tha lepporting eaat and baa the ?dvanlnge of t??-int? V..-.I i. Pre tent Indii at Ion i an I a1 it will be popular PLAYS CONTINUED. "IIo -the Trail Holl da??." George '? Billy ?Sunday play, movee to night It is ? ? ?;..? ,.- ? ? ' . ton. is i and i, bul .- , on ?den i s play, revel the I ? ? pleys best, , that ?4a? the sols a,n> .-..-??? i uhan, .>-. Mr. ? ictor wh o Ar?h,ir Jone?. I SB ? l h i play m ith an exceeding!) :y, but it has undeniable "F'ota-'u and Parimutter in Society." ? ?? ! I rle, ? ,?: I of the established langhin ises fif 'he season. It A!,,, and Maarruss :rom the . itting room to the drawing room, and lately hack again. 'The Cinderella Man," at the Hud < h play along the linos af "Peg a' M) i "Daddy Long I | Htid will apparent i be ?imoi-t a- pot.u lar. It la a delightful retelling of the I ?? I, with s charming heroine in t raoi af Pheshe Poster "The Great I.over," at the l.onpacre. ?ak'.-. one behind leonoe at the opera hauee. The bickerings and -?Jalousie gars an laid bare in an en joyebls sad tr?'mendou?ly satisfying play I.e? Ditrichsteia contributes ? ? of acting as a stager of many lova affairs "Fair and Warmer," at the KltinRe. probal . ?/ until the ? r fits the title. Avery Hopwoo.i IS a del it? situation clever!;. w-\ bumoroual) ami Madge Keaaed) ai d laue* B i the I "Major Barbara," at the Playhoaae i? an sxeellenl production by Grace (ieor-fe? c<imnati> of .?-haw'a pl:r- of armi and ?ouU. "llob?on ? Choice," at the Comedy. [ take? one on a plea.?ant journe> through tint always quiet Lancashire 1 'he play la full of humor, both of el ariu'er an,I of ?itimtion. 1 itwhile Suaan," at the Gaiety, Pennsylvania Dut. h on the ,<r ths Aral time The play I? pei reel set? ! b- li I the aadJohi si ! th re fa quaintneee aad hu mor a i leaty, "The Boomeraag," at tue Beia?.*o, is considerably lighter than its hoi receipts. Martin Hedman, WallaceEd I d?ni*er, Arthur liyron and I?a? .1 He I l??ei hur.? m?1, ig ',?.,.,-?;, , ?' ' '?' SI ? (trem? . frugtl?"?.! ilr.mi,' .ir.. drama*, uric v ?a "The Unel '_*.__ ' '" ? ?r li ?. ' "J; ? *, ? lUctis.' ' : :. rerber itoi as ' has played for eig . re-.. - . ? v ' * ai ii . it? po| ' "The 1 - . . . \ . u . it 1 laitae I lint*, It fight. Tornad i lea, Reta? in ar ! p-' ?' ?- || <- ?T. ?c'o-at - ? , ios some r :?, p.??. rty*aigk| Street Theatre, baa aaa -'"-metal??? Batt. It la a plaj ?f a ? ji.an'i titr?. rice, and the courtroom e. max :i it ?ffeetivs theatr la reaca?.:g for the clima. tha ?r.lM: cassa perl -< ?*. g is ira. ?'Tren -? f. i1 . . ' ? . 4.4. . narr-'.?- JuIfM . ?n r.ii ? lUg-B, and ri Jtevei - * ?' -'-rj-iintit '?('or.'- RetiaiiK, brir.ia'-. Jane I - - getl ? -ru. ? f.r.i'.dir??!, BsaaBa* ful. _ ?The Weavere,'1 h*, tha ??arden. U i p..v p* ful : '.TIBS'l great ee Oat dan for 1 ? ? ?. .'ini a eaaaai T' i . ? F iT?r? (.%?"? ' '-' ti?? : ? I Bie ?? N "Th.* ;?? ?-.ti? f y Musical. .....,'' at ' humor ( ' *"' :?-???' tng i ? ? i ' - M * a a CUt-10 ' ?*topt Look! 1 is a the - ? "Th.- ' . 1 ' ... thttig ? ; . (?". I I exami ? ?: .-eh."il. ti, ? the 8bab impr- - ' Ziegfi \ ? . UPTOWN TH.EATR?S. i morrow morrow ? tie? three a ? ? ' Carol '.-. n Bui l" ,iarr> a \i: laad, Spenci i i Bennett . til, . drama, going : ence hi ... the !?!?? ? .1 > In 'lhe Blue 1'aradiae.