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/ Tuneful Music
and Good Acting
at the Shubert
“The Girl Who Smiles” Is a
Hit of the
Season.
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"The Girl Who Smiles," direct from
Rs successful run of 200 nights at the
i.ougacrc Theater, New York, will be
tno attraction at the Shubert The
ater beginning Monday evening, No
vember S. Of all the productions
made this season, “The Girl Who
Smiles" enjoys the distinction ol
having the longest run to date on
Broadway of any of them. Although
commonly described as a musical
comedy, It is much more than that.
It Is a light opera in a class with
The Chocolate Sollder," "Havana."
and Is a fit successor to “Alma."
“Arfele" and "The Midnight Girl,"
which was written by the same
authors, Paul Herve and Jean Brl
Quet, the English version having been
* ' made* by Adolf Philipp and h:dwnni
A- Paulton. Tt will be presented by
the same wonderfully balanced com
pany In Its entirety that so Impressed
Itself In its long and successful run
in New York.
The remarkable thing about “The
Girl Who Smiles" is that, independ
ent of Its beautiful music, it has a
story that 1n Itself, without music,
would make an exceedingly Interest
ing play. But It is, of course, en
hanced by its gorgeous music, which
runs to waltzes. There are no less
thin one-half dozen In the score, any
one of which would carry a musical
production to success.
The "Teax-h Me to Smile" is the
theme of the love song that runs
through the play. Natalie Alt has
made the hit of her career In her
rendition of “Marie.” She is the pos
sessor of an unusually dainty man
ner, and her voice will be found as
delightful as It was In "Adele.”
George Baldwin has a very rich bari
tone voice, which Is given full play
in the various songs he has In this
production. William Danforth is
Well known for his artistic character
renditions, and Grace Leigh has the
best part of her career.
Anniversary Week
At Kreney's.
“Anniversary week" at Keeney’s
Theatpr will bring to that popular
home of the vaudeville a number of
special features never before seen at
popular prices. There will he an ar
tistic souvenir program and on Mon
( day, Tuesday and Wednesday sou
venirs especially provided for the
ladles.
The bill for the earlier part of the
Week will feature a spectacular nov
elty in the form of a vivid presenta
tion of the sinking of the Lusitania.
Another stellar feature of the same
bill will be a comedy sketch. "The
Mayor and the Manicurist." with
Mattie Choate and Charlie Harris in
the cast.
Entertainment will also be furnish
^ ed by the Sing Ling Fong Troupe,
Chinese acrobats and musicians, a
feature being a thrilling "slide for
life" from the balcony to the stage,
the performer hanging on by his
flueue; Burke and Harris. Frank
Markley, Hawley and Hawley and
Martle Ward and Jim Howell.
The stellar attraction of the bill for
the latfei- part of the week will be
Captaift George Augur, said to be the
biggest man in the World, who will
appear In the same act with Earnest
Rommell, one of the tiniest, as 'well
as one , of'the cleverest, of all come
dians.* Ttoe captain measures eight
feet four inches in his stocking feet.
He was formerly one of the chief in
dividual attractions of the Baroum
and Bailey circus. Other acts on the
hill will be the Majestic Musical Four,
John T. Doyle and company, In "The
Danger Line:" O’Brien and Curran,
Mullen and Gerald, Beatrice Turner,
a surprise act, and, last but not least,
the Three Bantellas.
A benefit performance will be given
tomorrow for the purpose of swelling
the Qhrlstmas fund for the poor chil
dren of Newark.
Sylvester Shaffer
Stare at Loew'i.
Sylvester Schaffer, “the wonder
worker," who offers ten complete
vaudeville acts In his own person, Is
booked to appear at Loew’s Theater
the entire week of November 8. This
will be Schaffer's first appearance in
Newark, and no doubt a record crowd
will witness his remarkable perfor
mance. The engagement of Schaffer
here is particularly Interesting to the
large German population, as Schaf
fer is a German and has recently
been playing in dramas and come
dies at the Irving Place Theater, #e
German playhouse in New York.
Schaffer is continually adding new
material to his now great repertoire,
and those who have seen him before
will surely want to see him again.
On the bill with Sylvester. Schaffer
the first three days of the coming
week, will be: Brown Fletcher trio,
presenting a story in song, “Christ
mas Eve;” Kay and Vernon, merry
melodious maids, and many others.
The tehth chapter of "Neal of the
Navy," entitled, "The Rolling Ter
ror,” will also be shown.
For the last half of the week, on
the bill with Sylvester Schaffer, will
appear: The Clayton Drew Players,
in a Shakesperian travesty, “When
Caesar Marks Anthony;" Ben and
Hazel Mann, fun furnishers; Felber
and Fihher, in piano and song eccen
tricities. and many others. The best
of photo plays will be shown.
The Kilkenny Foot
Ret urn to the Lyric.
Among the acts billed last week at
the Lyric Theater was the Kilkeany
Pour, but the unexpected illness of
the female member of the* quartet
compelled them to postpone the en
gagement until this coming Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, when they
will positively appear to repeat their
triumph of a few months ago.
Leo Cooke, known as “The One-man
Vaudeville Show,” will make his first
appearance in.America upon his open
ing date here in an act combining
everything from drama to comedy.
Smith and Roth, in an up-to-date
singing and dancing act, are sure
winners. James Wilson and company,
in "After Hours," are very funny.
Wtlcss and Gibson, knockabout come
dians, appear in a riot of fun and
acrobats. Edeson and Jensen, in
their novel and mlrth-lnspiring skit,
"RoyteJ Jesters to Her Majesty the
Public.” The bill will be rounded out
with the Bounding Elliotts, In a dare
devil acrobatic act.
Moving pictures, taken by the houBe
photographer of the Lyric, of the
police inspection and presentation of
honor medals to the Newark police.
Japanese store, as usual, will take
place Thursday night. An extra at
tractive bill has been booked for the
last half of the week.
A benefit in aid of the Humane So.
ciety of New Jersey will be given
Sunday.
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At Miner’s Empire.
Coining to Miner’s Empire Theater
next week is the best Oif the high
class offerings of Joe Hurtig, ’’The
Social Maids," headed by George
Stone and Etta Pillard. Mr. Hurtig
has even excelled his own best pre
vious efforts in providing an attrac
tion which is as gorgeous scenlcally
as it is clever in music and comedy.
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STAGE AND STAGE FOLK
Helen Trainor (Mrs. Val Trainor)
has been specially engaged for picture
work by the Universal, retiring from
vaudeville to fulfill her film contract.
William Elliott has accepted for pro
duction in the spring a •musical com
edy entitled “The Dew Drop Inn,"
The music of the new piece is by A.
Baldwin Sloane, while Percival Knight
and Jack Hazzard are responsible for
the book and lyrics- The three
authors will appear In the cast.
Harry Stafford has been engaged for
the Knickerbocker stock company in
Philadelphia. He opens in "Madam
X.”
Irene West and Dixie Norton, who
have been a “sister act,” have sep
arated. Miss West is having a new
act prepared by Blanche Merrill.
Henrietta Crosman opens at the
Orpheum, Spokane, next week, taking
the placAln the Orpheum shows left
vacant through the death of Blanche
Walsh.
Maurice Levi, the band leader, is ill
at the St. Paul Hotel, under the care
of Dr. Louis Stern.
A second company of "Nobody
Home” went into rehearsal t'.iis week.
John B. Slocum is the manager.
David Belasco has completed his
new play in which David Warfield
will appeal* this season. It is called
“Van Der Decken,” and is described
as a legendary drama of the sea._
One of the leading features of the
entertainment to be given by the
Stage Children's Fund, of which Lee
Shubert is honorary president, at Al
hambra Hall, 128th street and Seventh
avenue. New York, on Friday eve
ning, November 12, will be a Southern
scene, including sixteen misses and
masters singing the latest popular
tunes and dancing old-time dances in
oostumes of 1830.
Rehearsals for “A> Plain Woman,"
Eugene Walter’s latest play, were
begun Thursday. Miss Josephine Vic
tor has been selected for the title, role.
The play will be presented later in
the season by the Messrs. Shubert in
one of their New York theaters.
Francis Wilson, who was to appear
in the revival of “The Duke of Kllll
crankle,” will shortly begin a lecture
tour under the direction of the Pond
Bureau.
It is announced that the ‘‘Mission
Play,” which has been performed be
fore thousands of people at San Ga
briel, Cal., will make a tour of the
world with the entire original com
pany.
Sidney Jarvis and Virginia Dare
will reach San Francisco from Aus
tralia next week, and likely return
East over the Orpheum Circuit.
"Sadio Love,” a farce by Avery
Hopwood, was produced by Oliver
(Morosco at Parson’s Theater, Hart
ford, last Thursday night. It will be
gin an engagement at the Gaiety in
New York November 15.
Inal and entertaining as dancers and
purveyors of high-class, clean comedy
In teripsichorean realms they have es
tablished enviable reputations as
creators of. refined and daring dances.
That thev might have a vehicle
worthy of their talents and of the
cast which supports them,. Mr. Hur
tlg lias had written for them an en
tirely new musical 'burlesque called
“Busy Little Cirpld." the book from
the versatile pen of Leon Berg and
special music composed by Will H.
Vodery. These two names are suffi
cient guarantee of “Busy Little
Cupids'" excellence.
The supporting cast contains such
names as Billv Baker, Billy Foster.
Jack Plllard, Martv Seamon, Jessie
Hiatt and the Jewell Sisters, every
one of whom is well- and favorably
known, not only in buflesq-ue, but in
musical comedy and comic opera as
well. A noteworthy feature is the
splendid chorus composed of thirty
handsome girls, ranging from the
stately show down to the graceful
"ponies,” without whose charming
presence no musical and dancing of
fering would be complete.
The Strand Presents
Mary Pickford and Charier Cherry.
On Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week. Mary Pick
ford. "The Queen of the Movies,” will
appear upon the Strand screen in a
plcturization of John Luther Long's
great classic, "Madam Butterfly."
This version is not that of the Puc
cini opera, nor yet that of the Belasco
play of the same name. It is similar
to both, of course, inasmuch as all
three have a common origin, but it
goes directly to the book for its sit
uations and charm. The story of
little Cho-Cho-San and the faithless
Lieutenant Pinkerton Is entirely too
familiar to be recounted here. Who
is there who has not read It in the
book, the play or the opera? And
of these, is there one who has not
wept with the faithful little Japanese
maiden, whose life goes out as her
true heart breaks? ’
It is a new type of role for Mary
Pickford, but those who are familiar
with the work of the versatile little
actress need not be assured tlfat she
will triumph in It Just as signally as
In the numerous other parts which
she has enacted.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Charles Cherry, the Frohman star,
will appear in a realistic adaptation
of "The Mummy and the Humming
Bird." “The Mummy and the Hum
ming-Bird'' recounts the tragedy of a
neglected wife who seeks amusement
in the company of an unscrupulous
Italian novelist, Signor D'Orelli, who
seeks first-hand information of the
experiences and emotions of which
he writes. Unfortunately, his next
story is to concern the wrecking of a
home. The reawakening of the un
suspecting husband, the revenge
which a former victim of the wily
schemer wreaks and the saving of
the innocent woman, are fraught
with thrills and dramatic suspense
in abundance.
"A Butterfly on the Wheel”
At the Peremonat.
On Monday, Tuesday^JSVednesday
and Thursday of next week, the fea
ture at the Paramount Theater
will be “A Butterfly on the
Wheel,” with the following cast:
Mr. Admaston-Holbrook Blinn
Peggy (his wife)..Vivian Martin
Colllngwood.George Ralph
Lady Attwill.June Elvldge
Peggy Admaston and her husband
are rich and should bo happy; but
after the honeymoon Admaston
neglects his young wife for the cares
of his business. The result Is that
Peggy lends a willing ear to the love
pleadings of Colllngwood, a friend of
her husband. Nevertheless. Peggy re
mains loyal to her husband. Both are
present at a theater when it catches
Are and so Adm&ston's doubts of her
fidelity are aroused. Subsequently
when Admaston discovers Peggy and
Colllngwood together at a country
roadhouse under what appears to him
to be suspicious circumstances, he re
solves to divorce his wife, and does so.
After the dtvorce a friend of the Ad
mastons, Mrs. Attwill, who had sown
the seeds of strife between husband
and wife, establishes Peggy’s inno
cence to the satisfaction of her hus
band. and the young couple are re
united and made happy. y
Miss Vivian Martin will appear ifere
next Monday and Wednesday eve
nlngs from 8:45 to 9:30 In person in
“The Butterfly on the Wheel.”
Hobart Bosworth will be presented
at the Paramount on Friday and Sat
urday in the sensational photo-play
"Colorado.”
The Coart Offer#
Exeeptloaol Bills.
The Court Theatre announces for
next week an interesting and varied
program of high-class photo-plays.
Monday will bring forth Beatrii
Mlchelena in "Salvation Nell.” It is
a World feature based on Edward
Sheldon’s successful drama of thii
same name and clearly traces Its
source of inspiration to "all sorts and
conditions of men.”
Tuesday Edward Arden, supported
by Iren Warfield and Alma Tell, in
“Simon the Jester” will be the main
attraction, with Neal of the Navy,
making a strong double bill as the
second issue.
On Wednesday an Essanay feature
in six reels will be shown, entitled
"The Man Trail," In which William
Travers is the star.
Thursday Francis X. Bushman and'
the exquisite artiste. Marguerite Snow,
will be shown In the Metro film ver
sion of piyde Fitch’s famous military
drama, "The Second in Command.”
Friday will be another great double
booking day. Besides “The Broken
Coin” series, the management Will
produce the big Fox feature, ‘The Two
Orphans,” with Theda Bara and Will
iam E. Shay as the co-stars.
Saturday Emily Stevens will be fea
tured in Anthony P. Kelly’s inspiring
allegorical study, "Destiny, or the
Soul of a Woman."
The usual side Interesting comedies
an^ dramas will be shown, supple
menting each day’s featuri.
New Picture# Every D*y
At the Carlton.
Monday, at the Cjarlton, Kalem pre
sents tlje Broadway favorite, Rea
Martin, in "The Coquette,” a four
part drama showing the havoc
wrought by a woman and the way in
which she met her master.
On Tuesday Lillian Drew and Ed
mund Cobb put a new angle in ro
mance in the three-part Essanay
drama, "Fifty-Fifty.”
Wednesday’s# picture, "Infatua
tion,” Is a Mutual masterpiece in
four parts, playing Margurita
Fischer and Harry Pollard in a story
of the noble, self-sacrificing love of
a maiden. Also the latest "Hearst
Sellg News Pictorial wiJJ be shown.
Thursday the screen offering is
"Dora Thome,” from the novel of
Bertha M. Clay and adapted by the
Blograph Company, featuring Will
iam Russell, Lionel Barrymore,
Thomas Jefferson, Isabel Rea, Alan
Hale and Mllllcent Evans.
Friday Lubin features Valentine
Grant in “The Ghosts of Twisted
Oaks," a three-part drama of the
Florida Everglades; also a two-part
Vitagraph comedy, “The Sultan of
Zulu,” featuring Hughie Mack,
Dorothy Kelly and Donald MacBride.
Saturday the best offering of the
week is announced in “Anselo Lee,”
a Broadway Star Vitagraph thrde
part drama showing how a wealthy
girl is lured from her home, featuring
Naomia Childers, Antonio Moreno
and Donald Hull. Marguerite Cou
tprt appears in "The Kidnapped
Heiress,” which is an episode of “The
Ventures of Marguerite.”
The management announces that
the Carlton changes its pictures
every day, showing eight reels lasting
two full hours, starting promptly at
11 a. m.
Notable Pictures *
Coming to tho Ooodwlu.
Tho Goodwill-Theater offers a ver/
Inviting series of pioture features for
the coming week.
On Monday and Tuesday Edith
Storey and Antonio Moreno will ap
pear in the weirdly romantic Vita
graph play ‘The Dust of Egypt" and
Adelaide and Hughes wtfl be seen in
modern dances. _ _
On Wednesday and Thursday Will
iam Fox presents Frederick Perry and
a distinguished cast in "The -Family
Stain.” founded on a story of Emile
Gaboriau.
Friday's chief attraction is the
Lasky-Bclasoo pieturisation of "The
Governor's Lady." starring Edith
Wynne Mathlson.
Daniel Frohman will present Mar
guerite Clark in "Gretna Green" on I
Saturday.
Problem Play Is
Booked for the
Orpheum* Theater
The Blaney Orpheum Stock
Company Will Produce
^Little Lost Sister.”
The next attraction to be staged
by BLaney's Orpheum stock will be
Virginia Brook's great social reform
story, "Little Lost Sister,” drama
tized by Edward E. Rose, author 01
"Janice Meredith,” "Alice of Ole
Vincennes,” "The Prisoner of Zenda.’
"David Ilarum,” “The Spenders” ant!
“The Rosary." It is a play to make
people think, and does it in a blunt
direct and forceful way. It emplavi
coincidences freely and without apol
ogy. It strikes the sentimental nott
with an unabashed belief In its power
It rings the changes on "mother
home and heaven," with a refreshing
assurance that people still have faitl
in them, and the response that thii
wonderfully realistic drama has elic
ited has more than justified thii
confidence.
The story of the play has to do with
the life of a young girl lured by ar
unscrupulous scrounflrel from liet
home In the country to Chicago with
the promise of marriage. A mock
ceremony is performed, and when her
eyes are finally opened to the horri
ble fate awaiting her, she rebels
against the life the villain wants her
to lead. The final curtain comes down
on a scene of happiness after her re
turn safely to her home and loving
mother.
"GAMBLERS' ALL."
"Gamblers All” Is to proceed upon
Its American tour although Lewis
Waller, the star, is dead.
Mr. Percy Burton is now in negotia
tions by cable with another well
known English star to take-Mr. Wal
ler’s place and begin an American
season about Christmas week. Also.
Mr. Burton still hopes to engage
Madge Titheradge for the leading
part. r'
Curiously enough, Mrs. May Martin
dale, the author, died last summer on
the very day Mr. Burton signed the
contract for the American rights of
"Gamblers Ail.” This was the only
play she ever wrote. Her father, Sir
Charles Young, also wrote but one
play—"Jim the Penman.”
NEW PLAY BY HABCOCRT.
A new comedy by Cyril Harcourt,
author of “A Pair of Silk Stockings,”
will be presented at the ToyfTheater,
Boston, next week. Though the title
ominously suggests a war play, it is
said to concern peaoeful life in Eng
land. The play is said to be of more
serious Intent than the comedy which
ran most of last season at the Little
Theater.
Mr. Harcourt will produce “A Place
in the Sun” as well as take a leading
role In it, and the cast will be wholly
English.
“The Master Mind”
to Be Staged at
the Park Place
It Is a Strong Play With a Crip
Upon the
Heart.
In "The Master Mind." which will
be produced at the Park Place Thea
ter next week, Daniel D. Carter has
painted an Individual possessed of an
abnormal brain from which germi
nate unlawful schemes. Urged on
ward by suffering the death of his
brother, which was brought about
through the conviction secured by the
i district attorney. The Master Mind
| exercises every resource at his com
I mand to revenge what he terms judi
Icial murder. Through his power an
; innocent, homeless girl is branded a
■' criminal, after which he sends her
abroad that she may be educated
1 and possess the culture and refine
ment necessary to win the love of
the district attorney. He succeeds in
bringing the former street waif and
noble-hearted district attorns into
each other’s arms. They are mar
ried.
Shortly after the district attorney
Is seeking the governorship, and the
Master Mind feels he has reached
his goal. He discloses the true iden
tity of the wife to her husband and
boasts he will give the world the in
side history of the wife of the man
who is fighting for the office of gov
ernor.
But as he is about to take the final
step his power is overthrown by the
love of a trusting young woman.
Charles Dingle will play the Mas
ter Mind, Miss Thais Magrane th^
cultured waif. It is a strong play
and will be staged at the Park Place
Theater, with all the rest of the Fors
berg Player favorites.
FARQUHAR-ELLIS TEAM.
Following the dissolution of the
Elsie janis show, “Miss Information,"
November 13, Maurice Fhrquhar and
Melville Ellis, two of the principals in
that production, will wander into
vaudeville as a team, steered into the
new field for them as a two-act by
M. 8. Bentham.
Mr. Ellis has, often acted as piano
accompanist for Mr. Farquhar when
the couple have played at Sunday
night concerts or private perform
ances.
FLAY FOR MME. KALICH.
Mme. Bertha Kalich, who has been
appearing in vaudeville for the past
three years in the epilogue to Eche
geray’s "Mariana" and other plays,
will shortly return to the legitimate
stage. She will be seen, it is said,
in a new play by Elmer Relzenstein,
called "The Iron Cross.” Mr. Reizen
stein is, the author of “On Trial,”
whieh ran all pf last season at the
Candler Theater.
IN GOTHAM THEATERS
Btluco Theater.
It is the strong human note under
lying the delicious light, comedy of
"The Boomerang’ that, makes this
play so tremendous a success. Here
is the best of comedies, yet possessing
depth of character and strong human
appeal.
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Maxine Elliott Theater.
"Quinney’s" is by Horace Annesley,
Vachell ancWwas written with all his I
gerilus and stagecraft, making
"Quinney’s’’ a comedy of character,
emotion and charm.
Comedy Theater.
"Mrs. Boltay’s Daughters" reveals
the tragedy that often underlies the
keeping up of appearances. The au
thor has torn the mask of sham re
spectability from the sordid, degraded
family of tl»e Boltays.
Gaiety Theater.
The last week of "Young America”
is announced. The end of the New
York engagement of this delightful
comedy will come with the perform
ance on Saturday night, November
13. I _
Antor Theater.
The mirthful moments in "Hit-tbe
trail Holliday," the George M. Cohan
farce now in its third successful
month at the Astor Theater, are so
numerous as to make for almost con
tinuous laughter throughout the four
acts in which this interesting play is
presented.
Candler Theater.
The records at police headquarters
haste furnished the plot for a great
many interesting dramas, but never
one that succeeds in (raiding an au
dience under the spell of suspense
that enters into "The House of
Glass."
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Loi|«r« Theater.
Messrs. Cohan and Harris announce
the Initial stellar engagement, under
their management, of Leo Dltrich
steln at the Longacre Theater, com
mencing Wednesday evening, Novem
ber 10, when this distinguished player
will appear in "The Great Lover," a
new romantic comedy in three acts
by Mr. Dttridhsteln and Frederic and
Fanny Hatton.
Mr. Ditrlchstein's supporting com
pany Includes Beverly Sitgreaves. Ca
milla Dalberg, Virginia gox Brooks.
Anna McNaughton, Cora Wither
spoon, Madeline Durand, Arthur
Lewis, Malcolm Fassett. John Bed
ouin, William RIccardi, George E.
Remain, Julian Little, Frederick
Macklyn, Alfred Kappler, Antonis Sa
lerno, Daniel. Shatts, Alexis H. Polia
nov, Leslie Byeeroft, Lee Millar and
others.
Prlwni Theater.
"Hobson's Choice" is by the Eng
lish playwright, Harold Brighouse,
who has won a wide reputation in de
picting quaint and homely charac
ters and in extracting over-brimming
humor from the people of the rougher
class. His favorite Lancashire is the
scene of his latest work, and its
types are all drawn from his familiar
observation of the queer and curious
people dwelling in Salford, Manches
ter's interesting suburb.
Shnbert Theater.
“Alone at Last," while it borders
on grand opera, is really light enough
to be described as “standard light
opera."
Booth Theater.
So great has been the success of
E. H. Sothem in Alfred Sutro’s de
lightful comedy, "Thu Two Virtues,"
that It has been found necessary to
continue that play indefinitely.
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MUSIC NOTES
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Twq of the most popular artists in
America are promised to Newark
within the present month. Frau Er
nestine Schuinann-Heink is the first
of these, giving a concert with the
Germania Singing Society in Krueger
Auditorium next Friday evening. The
program to be offered by the great
(©ntralto and by the society is one
that should attract a great audience
of music-lovers.
The second of these will be given
by John McCormack, whose popular
ity will never dim. New ballads, at
least new to the concert-going pub
lic. are promised by his manager, as
well as classic numbers. Mr. Mc
Cormack will be assisted, as he has
in tbe past, by Donald McBeath, the,
violinist, who has made such a hit
In his concerts, and by Edwin Schnei
der at the piano. At least one of
his numbers will be a composition by
Mr. Schneider.
On the same night that Frau Schu
mann-Heink is to sing the series of
five concerts to be given In the Rob
ert Treat School Is to begin. The
faculty of the school has undertaken
to bring good wusic Into the com
munity that surrounds the school by
means of these concerts. They are
to be sung and played by the best
artists obtainable, and the programs
are arranged from the works of the
world's best composers. The tickets
are so low In price that they are
within the reach of all music-lovers.
These entertainments are to be held
on the second Friday evenings of
November. December, January, Feb
ruary and March.
The first of these concerts, next
Friday night, will be given by the
Schubert Qugrtet. of New York, and
Dora Becker violinist, Arthur Klein
] and Winifred Lee Mayhall will be the
; accompanists. The program follows;
Quartet—Selection from “Lucia"...
Donizetti.
Solo contralto—“O Mio Fernando"
(La Favorita) ..Donizetti
Violin—Fantasie on "Faust".
Gounod-Sa rasate
Quartet — "Barcarolle" (Tales of
Hoffman) . Offenbach
Solo soprano—"Dlch Theure Halle”
(Tannhauser) . Wagner
Quartet — Selection from "Faust'
i (arr.) .Gounod
I Violin—(a) Meditation from "Thais"
Massenet '
(b) Tambourin from "Pira
mo e Tisbe”.Hasse
(18th Century, arr. by Franko.)
Quartet—Prayer from “Cavalleria
Rusticana” .- - - Mascagni
At the second concert, December 10,
the program will be interpreted by
the Max Jacobs string quartet, and
Master Ward Lay, soprano soloist
In the Cathedral of St. John the Di
vine, New York city. At the third
concert. Arthur Klein, pianist, a for
mer pupil of the school, will be the
star. He will ffe.assisted by the Man
hattan Ladies' Quartet. Cornelius
Estill will be at tbe piano. Mr. Klein
will be the accompanist in all of the
other concerts. The fourth concert
will employ Sara Gorowitch. cellist;
Frederick Martin, bass, and Salva
tore de Stefano, harpist. The Arion
Singing Society of this city will pro
vide the pro-am for the last concert,
assisted by Herbert Sachs Htrsch,
another pupil of the school.
Schumann-Heiak Program.
The program offered for Madam
Schumann-Heink concert is an ex
ceptionally beautiful one, and in
cludes the compositions of both Ger
man and American composers. It fol
lows:
I.
Am Morgen.Franz Abt
Germania Society.
II.
“Ava Marla".Franz Schubert
“Ess muss eln Wunderbares sein”
Franz Liszt
"Mutter an der Wiege"..Carl Loewe
“lm Herbst".Robert Franz
"Allerseelen” .Richard Strauss
‘'Waldelnsamkeit" .Max Reger
Frau Schumann-Heink.
in
■'Wiegenlied" . Mozart
Germania Society.
“Dawn in the Desert". Gertrude Ross
"War”:......-.James H. Rogers
"Before the Crucifix".
Frank Iai Forge
"Danny Boy".Fred E. Weatherly
"Danza”...<3. W. Chadwick
Frau Schumann-Heink.
V.
"Pappelmaulchen"— G. Wolgemuth
Germania Society.
VI.
“Heimweh" .Hugo Wolf
"Die Allmacht".Franz Schubert
Frau Schumann-Heink.
VII.
“Warnung vor dem Rhein"..
M. Neumann
Germania Society.
Miss Edith Evans, at the piano.
A Story «f McCormack.
John McCormack, who is to sing at
the First Regiment Armory on the
evening of Tuesday, November 23, is]
one of the last persons in the world
one would suspect of anything in the
nature of stage fright. Tet lie says
that early in his career he was exces
sively nervous whenever he appeared
tn concert. Things that to others
would seem trivial often bring about
important results in the development
of an artist. The one thing, says Mc
Cormack. which more than anything
else cilred him of his nervousness was
a remark made by an old man who
took a great interest in him:
“Nervousness, stage fright? Bosh!
Why should a man be afraid of his
friends? The audience is the friend of
the true artist. Don’t doubt or insult
the friendship of your hearers by get
ting scared when you face them. For
get everything except that each and
all of them areVour friends and you
are their friend, and you want to give
them as much pleasure as you can.
That’s exactly what the critic means
>rhn maon Hri ilk
when he says that "a singer is •sym
pathetic,’ ’’
A number or brilliant concerts are
to be given during the week to come
in New York city. Perhaps the fore
most of the artists to contribute is
Madame Fvanoes Aida. Others who
l are to appear are Albert Spalding. the
American violinist, and Mary Jordan,
whose popularity is growing daily.
Albert Spalding.
A diversified and charming program
has Been selected by Albert Spalding
for his recital at Aeolian Hall, New
York, on November IS. It is here pre
sented :
Sonata in F, for piano and violin,
Eduard Grieg. Allegro con brio. Alle
gretto quisi andantino, Allegro motto
vivace; "La Folia,” Arrhangelo Co
relli; Sonata, "The Devil’s Trill," Gu
seppe Tartlni; Suite in C, for violin
atid piano (new), Albert Spalding,
Prelude, Aria, Vivace. Fantasia; Pre
lude. Emmanuel Moor; "Wiener
Grus" (new), Walter Henry Hothwell;
"Waves at Play,” Edwin Grasse; Po
lonaise in A, Henri Wieniawsky.
Mm.rj Jordan.
This is the very interesting’ program
for Mary Jordan’s recital in Aeolian
Hall. New York, on November 18:
"Soft 1 age doch gewunschte Stunde,”
Bach: "Waldesgesprach,” Schumann;
“Nacht und Traume,” Schubert; “Drle
Ziguneriieder,” Brahms, (a) "Brau
ner Bursche.” (b) "Kcmmt dir
manch in den Sinn,” (c) "Roslein
dreie;” “D’une Prison,” Panizza;
"Ridonami la Calma,” Tosti;
"Psyche," Paladilhe; "Ariette,” Vidal;
“The Broken Vase.” Arensky; "The
Song of Solomon.” Moussorgsky;
Little-Russian folk songs; “Speak
Not, Beloved,” Tchaikowsky; “My
Star,” Mrs. H. H. A. Beach; "The
Grey Wolf," Harry T. Burleigh: “The
Little Cares," John Hyatt Brewer;
“Invocation to Eros,” Jean Paul
Kursteiner: "Retreat,” Frank La
Forge; “War,” James Rogers.
Mme. Fnuicee Alda.
Mme Frances Alda, prima donna
soprano of the Metropolitan Opera
Company, will render this program at
her annual recital in Carnegie Hall,
Tuesday afternoon, November 9:
(a) “Notre Dame des Flots,” Song of
Brittany; (b) "The Nymph to Love
Inclined,” Old English; (c) The Rose
bud,” Old English; <d> ”Deh vieni
non tardar,” Mozart; (e) "Non so
piu,” Mozart, (a) “An einem Bache.”
Grieg; (b) “Fin Schwan,” Grieg; (c)
"Dein Rath 1st wohl gut” Grieg; (d)
"Amant de la Rose” (first time), Rim
aky-Korsakoff; (e) "Ne t’en vas pas”
(first time), Rachmaninoff. (a)
“I'syche,” Paladilhe: (b) “Les Papu
lous.” Chausson; (c) "Fantoches,"
Debussy; (d) "Tes Yeux” (first time),
Rabey; (e) “Le monde est stupido
(first time), Buzzi-Peccia (written for
and dedicated to Mme Alda), (a)
"Her Rose" (first time). Miner Gal
lup: (b) “Retreat,” La Forge; (c) "I
Came With a Song” (by request),
(written for and dedicated to Mm“.
Alda). La Forge; (d) "When Your
Dear Hands" (first time), (written for
and dedicated to Mme. Alda), La
Forge; (e) "The Joy of Spring" (first
time), Woodman.
Christine Miller.
Christine Miller, the contralto, will
give her annual < song recital In
Aeolian Hall Tuesday afternoon, No
vember 23. Miss Miller will present
a number of songs new to the New
York concert goers.
Sehelllng.
Three novelties and two pieces of
program music which have been pub
licly performed but little in New York
are on Schelling's program for his
first piano recital of the season at
Carnegie Hall the afternoon of No
vember 17. The new compositions are
by Granados, the Spanish composer,
who is so much in the public eye Just
now. They are two Spanish dances,
one in E minor, the other in A major,
and a Spanish military march. It will
be remembered that Schelling "dis
covered” Granados, and introduce!
his conujositions to America, playing
the piano pieces called "Goyeacas”
three seasons ago.
flanpolski.
As we may see at a glance the pro
gram which Janpalaki will offer at
Aeolian Hail on November II is rich
in Russian folk songs:
"Come Raggio <11 Sol” Antonio Cal
dera; “Danxa Fanciula.” Francesco
Durante, "Adelaide,” Beethoven;
A Notable Play
to Be Produced
at the Newark
“Kick In" Tells a Story
That Rivets the
Attention.
Playgoer* of thi* city may top, I
gratulate themselves upon their op
portunity of seeing that much her
a ?ed '“I”*6’ “Klck In," which is
week h£ eWark heater new
No play has ever been produced
Rith so peculiar a title and yet. When ’
one has seen the piece, he is read if
to admit that no other title would '
be so applicable. The word* "kick
in occur only once in the dialogue
but when they come as the climax 'o
such a stirring scene, then their flt
ness for a title for this play is liitlf
ized instantly. Indeed, it 1« usually
necessary for the ushers in the the
ater to walk down the aisles and
quiet the audience when these two
words are uttered by the hero. Chick
ttewes, when he hurl* the command
at his cringing brother-in-law. »
f°*Si tnPi'i Wh° has in hls POMbseiorf
a $20,000 diamond necklace for which
the pohee arc scouring the town.
Chick has commanded .the bolt'ilSs
hand over all hls morphine. The boy
complies. Not sure that he ha* givei
over all the white powder. Chick in
dicate* that he would search the Atm*
user. Realizing that if he is searched,
the diamond necklace will be found
the boy grows terror stricken, and
lifting his chair over his head in a.
threatening manner he yells at Chick •
to stand ofr and not to touch him.’
Chick, amazed at this sudden unex
pected attitude of defiance and epfjr
age, suddenly realizes why the boy
refuses to be searched. With a erf
o. enlightenment he locks the Aoo
and rushes at the trembling thief
who. cowed by the blaze of determine
ation In Chick's eyes, crumbles, drop#
the chair and sinks to his knees.
“Kick in," cries Chick, holding out
his hand, and the boy slowly draw*
the $20,000 string of jewels from, ii t
breast and gives them up.
BIRTH OF A NATION. -
| "The Birth of a Nation," which s*
to be seen at the Newark Theater tSfe
j week of November 15, has been and »«
i the most widely-discussed production -
ever made in America It is above *H J
else the greatest thing that has been 3
achieved by one producer. Imagine
condensing the living details of tire
most strenuous periods of American
history into an evening's entertain -
| ment of less than three hours. Ybii
j are not told about it, nor is ytrtr
imagination tested by rhetorical de
scriptions of what took place. Iii
| stead, you see it as if it was reaSfi£J.l
It is history revived and shown in
its making. Some of the greales'
names that are written upon ‘ ilv*
scroll of our country's fame appear
upon the program. The players .who
enact the roles have studied’ th# I
minute descriptions of these men both
from photographs and intimate life
studies, and with this
I t hey make these wonderful chaw(MBS
I live again. They pass before yoiif ;
vision in a panorama of aehievjaMSi,
] The accomplishment is startling.” The
I entire action ranges over three cefi-'
[turies. It begins with the inrporte
I tion of the first African slave, and ;i
j ends with the settlement of the quo*.
| tion on the freedom of the enslaved: ’ ■'?:
NOT THE BELASCO FLAT. ,„J
The filmed version of John Lath®*
Long’s story. "Madame Butterfly.''
which the Famous Players’ Fttao
Company has announced for presen
tation with Mary Pickford in the title
role, according to an announcement
from David Belasco, is not a pkutirr
ization of his dramatic veraiot£*gj
tinder an arrangement made more
than a year ago by Mr. Belasco and
Samuel Goldfish, executive manager
of the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Plav ,
Company, the film rights to such Be
lasco productions as Mr. Belasco
might consent to release for motion
pictures, were exclusively reserved
to the Lasky company. Included bv
this list and already produced byrtaa
Lasky company are. "The Rose of i"
Rancho." "The Girl of the
West," “The Warrens of Vh
‘The Governor's Lady ' 'The
ing Hope," "The Woman” and , ^
ELTINGE TAKES VACATION.
Julian Eltinge and his company ■„
broke off his Rochester engagement ;
on Thursday and went to New York j
for a three-days rest in which tile ;
actor hoped to recover from a sorw ;
throat. Physicians assured him that i
with a brief rest his throat would be ■
The tour will be resumed on Mon
will be remembered that^Mr. ^151
whilc In Newark recently.
WISB TATLOE COWING HO**. '
At last a definite date has been set
for the sailing of Laurette Taylor for :
this country. Accompanied by J.
Hartley Manners, her husband, she ;
will leave England November. 3
Cose application to her work in "Pgjf yj
o' Mv Heart," coupled with the terri
fying effects of Zeppelin raids, baa
made it imperative that she eofl. jgji. ;
London engagement and rest. She |
is to appear in a new Maimers Plftl
called "Happiness," opening in Chi
cago. •> J
The first few months of the present j
season have disclosed a fact which la
verv welcome to Salisbury Field and
Margaret Mayo—namely, that five
companies were not sufficient to meet I
the demands of the large pnblio far
"Twin Beds," the farce that m*(B£|Mgl
season's long-run record on Brogfl
way last year; and that a sixth com- -t
pany will-have to be rehearsed
sent out. The better part of the east
has already been engaged. iSfeSl
I.OnS MANN’S NEW FLAT. , |
Louis Mann will appear In a new -
I uel Shipman at the close of his at asm
in Edward Lock's "The Bubhfis;*' |
Miss Lipman, who is Mr. Mann's wd*fc 18
wrote in collaboration with
Shipman "Elevating a Husband,” I
"All on Account of Eliza” and other I
plays in which her husband baa ]
JACK WEST IN FILMS.
The Quiloa Film Corporation h*fg»
just entered into a contract ttomB
Jack West, the well-known coroedUrtiJB
by the terms of which he will appCatM
in their films exclusively. 1
The care with which this corPOf* -%
tion has heretofore selected 11s emM.1
dies will ofTer to Mr. West an uat«ti*l J
opportunity for his very pledging mm "j
"Tyrannic Dove,” from orator!®. j
sanna,” Handel.
"Sehnsucht." Richard Stramtil
“Traum Durch Die Daaamemflg^
Richard Straus: "Verrath”
er\">. Brahms. "WasserUUe," Oritf- "■
"Christ Is Risen” (first time), RaCtb-I
maninoff; "Blasted Flower" f first, il
time), firetchaninoff: "TbroagKk|K9
Steppes" (first time), Oretchanineff; 1
"Duma.” "Hasura” (dance ™iigDj
I Polish folk songs; "Volga Boat 8«Miry|j
| "Kalinka” (dance song), by request. 1
Russian follt songs; aria from opera |
"Frlncv Igor” (first time), BorodJW , 3
Arioso, “On the Plains of the g
Tigris,” from "Judith,” Oeorge Chad- ;
wick; "Silent Noon” (find time), 3j
Frederic S. Converse; "Onee at
Angelas" ifirst time), Arthur Fpove:
"Onid Dr. Ma’tJiun," Herman DhSr: J
"Moonlight.” Edward Elgar;
Fiddler of Dooney." diarh li'dreMK |