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THE SUN, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1913. NOVELTIES THIS WEEK A. O. Andrews. Frederick flurton, Fred erick Arundel, Oliver Dowd Ilyron, Itlchard suilllvan, John M. O'Urlen, John K, Maher, Lionel t'ape, Allen O'Doa and Josslo .Ahott. Tho play has been stnKcd under tho direction of Felix Fdwardos. who produced tho quaint Scotch comedy "Hunty Pulls tho Ktrtnj?s." The unlipin atmosphere of n remote trlsh vlllae lias been faithfully preserved to the extent that tho supers were picked out from the Irish emi grants as they landed at Kills Island. "The, Tongues of Men" I? tho title of the play written for Henrietta Crosmnn by Kdwnrd C'hllds Carpenter, which will bo seen to-morrow iiIkIu at the Ham Theatre. It Is a story of operatic llf with a minister and a, prima donna a Ita leadlnpr r.haracleiw. but unlike t hero aaid heroine of "Homance," th n 'r A WEEK OF MANY NOVELTIES TO COME. Tr" TY-,a Dramas and Musical Plays. A Foreign Success Put to Music and One That Is to Be Played as It Was Written. SUNDAY Carnegie Hall, F.lmoudorf lecture und pictures of India, to be repeated on Monday afternoon. MONDAY Lyceum Theatre, matinee by the Stage Society. Two plays for the benefit of the Actors Fund, "Hy-Produots," by Joseph Mclill rattorsoti, to bo acted by Uuiretto Taylor, Jessie Kulph und Anna 'Macdonald and Mark .Smith, and "Countess Mizzi," by Arthur Sohnitz ler, to be played by Lionel Walsh, IMwin Wolfe. Arthur Allen, Frank Mills, Chrystul Heme, Cieore Le (lucre, Maude Odell and Arthur Wood. New Amsterdam Theatre, "The Little Cafe," taken from the successful French comedy of the same name by Tristan Hernard and put into in present form by Ivan Caryll, who supplied the score, and C. M. S. Mr-Lallan. This is the air that transferred from the French "The Pink Lady and "Oh! Oh! Delphine." Hazel Dawn is aain to be seen In New York after an absence of a year. Harris Theatre, "The Tongues of Men." which will restore to the New York stage that fine actress Henrietta Crosniuti in a play written es pecially for her by h'dwnrd fluids Carpenter. The shifts at the Harris are sudden and Miss Crosman's on a night which has been for weeks preempted by other and e-irlier performances. Hudson Theatre, "fieuoral .John Hegan," which was acted for a long time in Ixmdon by Charles Hawtrey. It is by Canon James Owen Hannay, who writes under the nom de plume of George Ilirmingliam. Arnold Daly will have the leading rolo. Liberty Theatre, "Sweethearts," with Christie Macdonald, transferred from the New Amstordam Theatro. t Fulton Theatro, "Indian Summer," with John Mason, Martha Hrd man and tho company that played in Augustus Thomas's play at the Criterion Theatre. TUESDAY Criterion Theatre, The Man Inside," a drama of prison and underworld life by Holand Molineux, who knows something of his sub ject, to bo produced by David Helasco with a remarkably fine cast. Globe Theatro: Charming Ann Swinburne will be the star of "The Madcap Duchess," written for her by Justin Huntly McCarthy that is to say, one of his stories is tho foundation for tho text and David 8tevens, while the music is by Victor Herbert. It is disheartening to road that Mr. Herbert is said to have composed an "ambitious" score. Most of them ore by far too ambitious nowadays. THURSDAY Wallack's Theatre, Cyril Muudo in "IJcauty and the Barge," preceded by "Tho Ghost of Jerry Hundler" by W. W, Jacobs and Charles Koek. In the short play Mr. Maude will appear as a young man. TH12 view of the dramatic author toward his work always amuses the hired playgoers. It has been observed more than once that the most commonplace languago Is employed by dramatists especially tho inexperienced when there is no audi ble reason why In tho world It should be expected to amuse or entertain any body. In more than one case this win ter the talk on tho stage has not been in tho least bit more scintillating than, what wail heard In tho lobbies bo tivren the nets. The general standard of the audience's talk was rather higher In some Instances. Naturally nobody laughs and the author wonders why his lines should fall to arouse the amusement of the spectators. "Certainly," he will say to himself und probably to as many others as will listen to him, "my lines are no worse than Hmlth's and they are Just as brill iant as Jones's, Hut nobody seems to crack a smile, while they laughed at the other men's speeches." Jt probably happened that thero was tiehlnd the line of Jones or Smith some Htuatlon that mode what tho char acter said Irresistibly funny. That Is, of course, the highest type of stage fun. The speech of the author may If It ba extremely witty amuse the hear ers. But even under those circum stances K It not nearly so effective, as th wit of the situation. As an example appearance comes unluckily for hi of this kind of humor In comedy one need only recall tho first scenes 'f , -nnu nioops io touquer or me openmB act of "The Khnughraun." Hero It mat- tors not in the least In what verbal form the conversation of the characters lorm tne conversation or ine cnaraiters Is moulded. Tin, mern drnjri.itl t.os. of the situation makes every speech that the characters utter more or less amusing. Certainly It Is many times more entertaining than the wittiest talk which happens to be that of tho author. Perhaps tho humor of character Is the most effective next to that which arises from tho situation back of tho speeches. To henr a man or woman talk as one of his nr her characters would be likely to is one of the satis fying kinds of fun In the' theatre, The mere glitter of the author Is likely to be less durable than any other kind of smartness. It Is amazing to obsorvo the freshness which to this day tho humor of Sheridan possesses! yet It Is tho humor of tho situation If ever thero was. The play which Is based on this solid foundation Is not likely to read well. It may In fact he rather a bore, Out It Is suro to bo vastly morn en tertalnlnt; on the stage. Then the brilliant speeches that rrad well are al most certain to bo Ineffective there. Thus It happens that the public laughs at the tslk of Hmlth and Jones, but Ignores the commnnplacenesi of A.ImBsRIIIEHBVV 1 ln,rr0!"0'1 th" P"bllc I her appear-1 she filled her other engagements olsc- J4H9HSHflBlBBk alone, to killots , .fHBHjraBBSHBPSBt ImW n 11,0 f,,r (WKmBSSS9ESKrSS0SKi certain year It might be ySmmSfgl(MttgKMl jIB9B!B possible for sonic of tlx- vast resources MEkHiNilRilS bBII "r ""' ,';lr(l",",llM Opera House to be E3K3j2j'V MEuSII '.xt'nili'il in thin way. H need not ho' j kIShBrP ""itBm remain permanently member Dip vvk sin- a pan 'III ! m MM MMI I nnri-M fir cnllrsn (I In tint nnu I. i. for Mvvra. O'Neill Krnwn. It Is not the form of the fun nt which the people laugh. It Is at the humor of the situation back of this speech nr Hint which makes It Instinct , with fun. Tills situation behind the line fills the words with 1 if and blood skill of this actor, to recognize In him I when they would otherwise be stale ! perhaps the most brilliant player of land flat without this vitalizing force, our time. Once acquainted with his I It Is not In the least necessary that 1 talents, It was inevitable that his popti I humor should be clothed In such unln- larity should be treat. It happened spired language. It may be eloquent or wise, or epigrammatic In form or po.. sessed of the sense of character as well as of the situation. There are n great . many qualities which this talk may pos. i soss. It Is of the greatest Importance, j however, that It should have a situation I behind it. Then Its form Is of second i ury Importance. Cyril Maude has already Impressed tnt, ,. w( att.Iimi.ntH as an actor, such as his skill In charac terlzatlon nnd his variety in means of .vn..ui.. ...i.i. .i..n... I ..... , ',. . contradictory . ,, , "C"T , cm iM ,, fn affections of the I . , , . . . , . types of emotion. Hut he will never come into the full affections of the American people until ho has found a play that appeals to them morn gen erally than "The Second In Command." New Yorkers nio notoriously IndllTer- 1 ,'nt to revivals of any I be that the drama Is plays. It may I altogether nil- j known to them In lis llrst apparition, but It is nevertheless iniosslblu to I make theatregoeis hisvnmo Interested in what Ik not altogether novel, so It may lw. II, ,,1 l- M I..'. .1 ! lmrU ' ' ....," s on w be mailo on this nubllo when he comes forward In something new and more in accordance with the taste of tho day than Hubert Marshall's play. This may be condemning the ac cninpllshcd actor to .a long postpone moat of the event of his visit here. Hut ho will not at all events have to wall as long as Fnrhes-ltobortson, Tho earlier visits of that actor here were most dlHi'iiuraglng, I In played Hamlet to an IndllTeriut public and he acted In "Tho Light That Failed" to audi ences which were not encouraging in nuniliers nor in their attitude. Later "Anthony and Cleopatra" came, and with this drama of Shaw's public Inter est did not Increase, It was the flashy but sentimental "Tho Passing of the Third Floor Hack" that finally estnb- j llshed this actor In public favor. , Auillincos went to see the play which ( appealed to the public strongly. , learned to know and ndmlro the They great "''' that he had not been seen before. Nothing that he acted had interested the rank and tile of theatregoers enough 1 ''m 11"',r','lln rosman will act at ,, , '"'" the Harris In a new play of operatic to take them to s-c his plays. Hut f,. railed "The Tongues of Men." On once he was known to them through Tuesday at the Criterion Theatre David "The Passing of the Third Floor Hack." , l,0,ns' " "I" Kvo "The Man Inside." his art nnd his personality won them , " M"m,n' nfternonn two little plays f I will be acted by the Stage Society. r j Thus there will be ample variety dur- So the actor's engagement nt the i Ing the week. Hut there Is never any Shubert Theatre is most successful, 1;i,,k of quantity In New York's supply i probably more successful from the1"' 'heatrlcal entertainment. In ad- ,.,.., . .,. 1 dltlon to these novelties Cyril Maude pntraniiKo accorded to Hamlet" In par-1 wll, on Tinm,,iy ,., ..j1(,,lv ,, ! tleular than any other tragedian has I the Harge." nreceiled bv "The Ohost of ever played here, even remembering ",h Keller.1 and his Shakespearian j marathon at the (iarden Theatre. Cer- .... Hiiliily .the actor was ten years lictter when he pin yd the drama here first, Now the public is paying Its tardy I i.u ,.. n i .. i . , trlbute all because It learned to know1 him and lovn his art through n play not worthy to be mentioned In connec- ition with that which Is at present act - Ing to the largest audiences that go to I ta Sl, ST..? M the Shubert Jheatre. It Is f.ilrlv misulbl,. Iti.il Mr ti,ii,l will . . rnm(l ' , , ' .Ij;";, ", . " ' outside that small ' " nnd select circle of nnnreeliillv.. nersons nnd select circle of appreciative persons which Is tho despair of every manager so long ns hn continues to appear In "Tho Second In Command." Hut there 1 1 '. ' Is somewhere at the end of a rainbow of revivals a pot of gold In tho form of n new play which his managers promise. So the welcome visitor will after all come ultimately into his nrtls tic own, It Is only too bad that It must be delayed even so long, , If the Metropolitan Opera House Is able to afford for Now Yorkers tho luxury of tho unique Eurico Caruso, it should also be able to secure some of the time of Anna Pavlowa, who Is Just as unusual In her way. The large audiences which greeted this Incom parable dancer last week showed how The New Plays of the Present Week In All There Will Be Seven New Dramas and Two Musical Comedies rnero win no no less than seven new dramas to be seen here during the present week, of these four will be performed between 'J o'clock and mld- night on Monday, two musical plays, riien there will be ''The I. ittlo Cafe" conies to the New Amsterdam Theatre on Monday with the vogue of a long success In Paris, where It was played as a comedy. Klaw & Krlanger have converted the piece Into a play with music similar In design to "The 1'lnk lady." On Tuesday "Tho Madcap Duchess" will lie, presented at the (ilobn Theatre with Ann Swinburne In the title role. "lionera! John ltegan" will be seen 1 ,lll Hudson Theatre on Monday, Jerry Hundler." The first dress rehearsal of the Stage j Society will be held to-night at the Lyceum Theatre, only members and their guests will be admitted. The'. lrml, , ' ,, ..lr pefformanee will be held to. j' ,io "J rVp t i "n f ri ini tin I lel'der Ci"n" morrow afternoon at the same ii av- . union nom uu i.ieinei i o.n- ,,,. TW(, )ow (inp lUyji n , pany. however, to do Justice to the pre. seen. They are "Uy-I'rodiicts." by hmlnary praises of the play: Joseph Medlll Palto-son, and "Countess I "'ieneral John ltegan" Is not a mun ' Hzzl," by Arthur Schnlt.ler. In "Hy. tlonal Irish corned). In Its atmosphere ,'ro,ll",,H" l"lr" wl" h" ''yj'""' l'!"t H bears no relation to any- 'r"Vl"-. J'Hlo Halph, Aun.tlthliig In Irish cmedv that has been Macdonald. Mark Smith and Haby seen before. It tells the storv of a rich i Itrnrlliif. Tin. nliiv will 1. nrnrl oe..,1 lie. i , . . ' i Inn oy ManneVs.' In "Countess MIzzl." ' .1 ro ..III I... I l.innl U',1.1, I.V " ." 7 " ' '".' ,oire, Aftiinr Alien, I'ranK .Mills, Chrystal Herne, flenrge La Maiuln odell, Arthur Wood nnd Creighlon, , fSlleri j ,.Tln ,.,,.... ,,v Trs.:. Hernard. I run for morn than a year In Pnils In spite, of Its success there, M. Hernard really wrote It for the American stage. Ho also wrote for us "The Unknown Dancer," but that hns not yet reached Its Fngllsh Incarnation. Perhaps It will come hero after a while, In the mean time we have "The Mttln Cafe" with us, and If the reports concerning the play that have come from another city aro to be trusted there is cause fori congratulation that the new piece Is to be offered to the New York public to-morrow night. Hearken, however, to the rhapsody of Clarence Hvde on the subject. Ho snys: "In fashioning the libretto Mr Mc Lellan has taken many liberties with she tilled her other engagements else where or como for n definite part of tho winter season of opera At all events she should be In some way a part of tho company at the Metropoli tan Opera House, and that Institution ought to l,e proud to have her (here. Tlie present Interest In other phases of Itussian stage art than metely its dancing. How long that may endure It Is not possible to say. It Is true, however, that such an Interest Is Just now making Mme. I'avlowa much moie engrossing to New York audiences than she over was. the original, but the central Ideas, which contributed so much to the Joy of I'm Is theatregoers for nianv months, are maintained. The contribution of I Ivan Caryll to t'he not be very well entertainment can ilescrlbed. for one must hear such songs as 'Thy Mouth is a Itose.' "This Cay Farce 'Servo the Cavl.tr 'Do You Call That Dancing' and 'I I.ove the Little Cafe to form an opinion. And this Is true of the production. It is easy to recall the beauties of Messrs. Klaw and Hrlan gcr's presentations of 'The Pink l..i,lv' and Oh! Oh! Delphine The Imagiiia must picture what has I icon ilont. ; Hon v,it!i the brilliant sonifs of -The i.u. i i tic Cafe.' There am tlilrt-ono sn. nU. ing parts In the play and pretty chorus girls galore. Prominent In the oast are John K. Young, Hazel Dawn, Alma Francis, Orare Leigh. Tom Craves Harry Depp, Harold Vizard, Matie Kmpioss. John Deverell. Fdcllc Morris. Fred (iraham, Afarjorle Catcson and F. Stanton Heck." Theatregoers should note that the curtain will rNo proinptlv on "The Lit tle Cafe" to-morrow n.glit nt s;ti o'clock and late comers cannot be seated until the end of the tirst act. The Llehler Conipan) will piesent at the Hudson Theatre on Moiula) night a comedy called "(Si iieral John Iti g.iu," by Canon James owen Hannay. who . " 'l' T.. ""r. J . h. "rJf , ... Mil, J Vlllllgl Ill Ireland, conceives a plan for his , amusement or piaMiig a hoax upon the Walter i M,nn,( "'Hives of Hallymoy, The vari ous humorous and witty Incidents which finally lead to the unveiling of a statue to the mythical hero of Hallymoy, (Sen eral John Ketan, constitute the frame, work of this play, which has delighted ' London for a long season The part of l)r, l.nclus (fduulii, which In London was acted by Charles I law. trey, will be played here by Arnold Dalv. Malre O'Neill, regarded by .1. 11, Yeats a striking type of Irish beauty, was en- I gaged by (Seorge c. Tyler In l-Iurope for I the part of Mnru i:Urn. Miss O'Neill's sister, Sara Allgood, appeared with the Irish Players in this country, W (3, Fay, who originated the part of Tlnul den Unllltihrr, the, country editor In London, will a'so appear In the New York cast, ATimig the other mcmbeiis of the company are Harry Harwood, I Is ncwr any sentimental Interest ' tween them. Lee ICiutel kIvos this piquant explanation of the title: "The first act of 'Tin- TotiKiies of Men' Is laid In the vestry room of a church In this city. The curtain rises with the choir boys lnrln the recessional In tho distance. Soon enters the fee. PcnftrMI Sturp(x, who Is very much elated at the success of a sermon hn has Just delivered denouncing an opera that has Jusl been "produced, and not content with his denunciation of tho opera hn lias cundetnned as Indecent the personal rlmr.icter of the great prima donna who has sung the leading rote. Ity chance the famous prima donna happened to bo In the church and heard the sermon. She had coma to hear a choir boy sing. She inter views the minister In his vestry room nnd ho refuses to discuss his sermon with strnngvrs. .She reminds him that he has forgotten what Ht. Paul said: 'Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels and havo not char ity, I am I me as tinkling brass or a sounding aibal.' After discovering that tho u a.ster has never seen tho opera nor herself sho retorts that hn is not above discussing strangers In his" sermon. The Urst net ends with tho battle about even." The supporting cast Includes Frank Olllmore. Frederick Truesdell. Sheridan Hlock. Macy Harlam, Homer Clranvllle, Katherlno Presby, IMerlde Ix.ylo. rib ald Hldgood, Albert Iteeil. Natalie Perry, Iienton Groce and Gladys Alexandria. David Helasco will produce at the Criterion Theatre on Tuesday night "Tho Man Inside," by Koland Mollnou. It Is called "A luam.i of Crime" In three acts. Charles Kmrrson Cook I grows anal) ileal in giving the world I'm particulars of the new pen- ip. sa)s: "'The .Man Inside' ' n 'crook tiliv - with a dlfferc nc. its aim m not. as In otlur lecent so-called 'crook' plays, to glorify the criminal with a sort of hero worship, ten io show him as he really Is, In his own environment and among his natural associates. Far (mm condon ing Ills offences, It nevertheless seeks to point the way toward a cure i,t the con ditions that have made him what he is Just as .Mr. Itelasco illustrated dram it Ically one rival Id. a In 'I'eler (irlmm' nnd another In "P e i',i. of llr k) ' so through the uvdlum of Mr M i'imMix's play does he seek to it eat crime In a big and thoughtful way. sueri a suiuect mine w il,-nv mat Mr. Molineux must I iVe w r Iter s i !l W n ' Mi 1 ll pe t' It III' l is lie W I 1 as i. no who know-. i, through lb.. Midi.il. f',-, i f. the great i risis. et he . is ! to look be)ond hmi'i If In th, l.i his bitter expel leuce might ! Hi of helping othu's. When tliully liberated, unanimously acquitted tfter his seeocd trial, he felt tl ,t be was the bearer of a message and has devoted the ensuing years with iuerciinig suc cess to th.. sin,.,.t ,,f pi-,si,,i i,.f,,rn and the jehabilltatlou of the unfor' i nate." "The Man Inside" will be played by a cast Including Chailcs Ii.ilton, .lol ii Cope, A. I-:. Anson, John Milteni. M 1 ton Sills. Kdward II. Kol.ins. Hi roll Dunbar, .losuph Hyron Totten. A Hpm lleaslry. .1. T, Challle. Lawrence Woods, Helen Freeman, Clare W. .1 u and rtrude D.i vis Victor Herbert is to be nplesented by another open. tin at the Clobe Theatro on Tuesday night. It was "Til" Lady of the Slipper" winch rin ai ibis smm playhouse all last winter. The new work Is called "The Madcap Duchess" and it Is Intended as a me ins of itiin diiclng to the public Ann Swinburne is a star. IS, A. Weil on behalf of J H. Frazie Is xery enilni-'.istlc :n his pii dletlons about the work. He talks m follows: "'The Madcap Duchess .s t m work of David Stevens and .lusi n Huntly McC.irthv. who hue based ,i llblelto on one of the ISnulisli novelist i stories. 'Sei aphu a.' For ibe -ike of lytic euphony tlds has been changed to .s'i niiilmui Cn ml,' in w nu h Miss Sw n btirne appears. "In addition to Miss Swinburne a large i.isid i apa'ile singers .mil a i rs Includes (Jlciin Hall, the young i r from the Chicago-Philadelphia (Stiiid opera Company. Frauds K. Lao, (1 i beii Clayton. Itussell I'owell, David An drada, Jo.-eplmic Whlllell, 1'eggy Wood, IMtnoncl Mulcahy, Henry Vincent Percy Helton, Herbert Aylhw and Herman Holland. "Mr. Ileibert is said to have written an uiiiisiiail) ambitious ' oie. ch.uai -lerizlng in his own Inimitable way those episodes which have In en pm vlddl with musical nuin'is Fifty choristers and a spei nil inhistia of Hurl) mii.ii inns lomplote -n. pi rs tti nel of the oiganlzatlon, wlr. has been playing In nearby cities dining Hie pa.st lour wi oka." C l Mallile Will be seen ,il V i,l- aclt's Theatie on Thursday niulit n one of the f 1 1 1 1 1 1 m plays of h.s i.pir re, "Meanly anil the llaice'' of mis change in ins ptay William ill Wag slalTe writes as follows; " 'Meant) and the llargi ' was wr t'n for Mr. Maude, and was llrst pr hiced by him at the New Theatie Loiid i i .1 August .10, Kin). It offers Mr Mi'iilo one of the most delightful pans in. I is varied reiei toiie, that ol Cupma iumi 4 Ititilrii of the lurge Heart and II n 1' "The comedy ll Inti-odu e a ii iiu ber of the llleniliils ;if Mr M nil s ex cellent coinpauv that had r i part' m 'The Serond In Coinmaii'l ' u n i ily l.eunos Fawlc, who is well known hi in ' thlough his characlerlziitl in nf tti re tlied butler In 'Pomaudi" Walk Margery M nide will again be the lead ing lady and Montagu Love, Arthur Curtis, IMwnrd Combermere, Hunter Nesbltt. Lena Halllday, Mary Merrall , and John Harwood will again appear 1 to advantage. "As 'Hcautr and the Harge' Is h sliort play. It will be pi coaled by a one act drama ent iled 'The ilhost of Jerry lluniller by W W. Jacobs and Charlea ( Uock."