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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, APRIE 15, 191G
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AMUSEMENT SECTION
Address all communication to Dramatie Editor Evening Lcdqer,
Independence square, rhiiaaeipnia.
' THE AVERAGE NET PAID DAILY CIRCULATION OF THE EVENING
LEDGER FOR MARCH WAS 110,721
PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, APRIL IS, 1916
Out bf the Frying Pan Into the Fire
THIS week Philadelphia had two nenrprcmicres Lnurttte Taylor in "The
t Wooinp of Eve" and EurUo Walfr's dmmntizntiem of "The Little- Shep
herd of Kingdom Come" and a real op rctta, "Alone at Last." N xt week
W6ll, next wick is Holy Week, and the Forrest is dark, the Walnut is appro
priately black, the Adclphi knows not the lljrht, and no playhouse but the
Knickerbocker supplies nnythinK resembling a mw play. It may be decent
religious 'eilini:, but it looks mote like the inferior quality of "Come to Bo
hemia," "Bringing Up Father" and the cast nnd production of "The Little
Shepherd of Kingdom Come."
Keeping Eugene Walter Back
As for "The Little ShcpVrd," it was a nice enough piny for the people
who like to reabsorb the atmosphere of their favorite novels, considerably
rarified, via the footlights. But it was a cheap production so far as east and
scenery went, keyed to the one-dollar circuit, where good profits ought to
await it. And worse than that, it diverted the invaluable energies of the
man who wrote "Paid in Full" and "The Easiest Way" into the ways of some
times profitable flapdoodle.
A New and Distinguished Comedienne
The other new drama of last week was a double novelty. It not only
showed a playwright bent on escaping the brand of popularity with which
"Peg.o' My Herat" has associated him, and displayed Hartcy Mnnners don
ning the Sutro-Haddon Chnmbcrs mantle of medium-high comedy. It took
an actress just as identified with the obviously popular and put hrr forward
as a rare comedienne of charming naturalism. As Lauretto Taylor plays
in "The Wooing of Eve," she has no match on the American stage. No one
else among the women younger than Mrs. Fiske succeeds in giving or even
tries to give that delightfully real and unstagey touch to even the cleverest
of lines which Miss Taylor achieves. She has not only developed in facility;
she has set her aim on a sort of direct and human art that too many actresses
eschew in favor of a pretty exploitation of smiles, airs and general artificialities.
Alone, Alas!
To give "Alone at Last" very much less comment than its entertaining
qualities merit, it gave us back genuine operetta music. With American
light entertainment boiled down to ragtime reviews and very occasional
musical comedies by Victor Herbert, the lovely airs and musicianly orchestra
tion of Franz Lchar sounded like memories of a better land.
Another Legal Folly
The New York Senate has just pnsird about the silllrst anti-movie bill
yet recorded. It adds to the folly of legislation against children on the stage,
the greater folly of prohibiting their appearance in either the manufacture or
exhibition of films in any town where the Mayor raises objection. The
absurdity of imagining screen work eithrr unhealthy or overtaxing for the
average child indicates either the ignorance of the icgislato'rs or their readi
ness to open one-more avenue for petty political graft.
Sartorial Solecisms on the Screen
Speaking of the sins of the movies, let me introduce the dress suit for
afternoon wear. Those who saw Billic Burke in "Peggy" witnessed only one
of the many flagrant violations of social etiquette with which the Board of
Censors seems unable to cope. The Board might have had the decency to
order the film dipped in a nice blue moonlight tint.
Who Are the Films' Six Best Actors and Actresses?
A few weeks ago the Evening Ledger asked for the names of the six
greatest photoplays. The response was so vigorous and in rrcnrrul so keen I v
critical as to warrant another question:
screen, ana wno are tno six ucar, actresses.' uut uc sure tliey are movie players, the length bIwh u.i an intimate uuowieuiie
men and women who have studied and worked long in the photoplay medium. J or Hie Uniiinn chnrautpis who. ir auf
No histrionic "ringers" need apply. ' K. 31. flnlontly e-mloweil with an attrarme per-
Theatrical Jottings
The presentation of a new play by
Phlladelphlan, with a cast made up of
members of the Stage Societj and the
Plays and Plajers. will bo one of the I
few attractions of Easter,, week, beginning
April ii, when "TMo Secretary." by Thomas
McICean, will be given nt the Little The- i
atre. The play, which Is a comedy-drama j
one of the principal characters being a I
young literary man who arouses the Jeal-
ousy of his society-butterfly wife by the
employment of an attractive woman secre- '
,, i I
tary. whoso silence regarding her past ex- '
cites suspicion. These characters will be
Impersonated respectively by Mr. McKean.
who has had considerable experience as an
amateur actor in the Acting Cluh. now de
funct, and other prominent local organiza
tions ; Miss S. Uytendalo Balrd. one of tho
season's debutantes, who has attracted at
tention recently as a talented member of
the Plays and Players, nnd JIIss Dorothy
Shelmerdlne, who has won success with
both the Plays and Players and the Stage
Society, Others In the cast nro Sirs.
Ijllecn W Du Bols, Miss Margaret Cooper,
Miss Dorothy Chertax, James L. Pequlg
not. Henry L. Fox. Harle C. nice. Kvcrett
Bell, Harold J, Harblnson and Edward B
Latimer. The production will 'be staged
under the direction of Edward S. Grant.
"Twin Beds," which brought us that
dellghtul "Pussy Cat. Bum 1" expression
of Leo Carrllllo. will be given at popular
prices at the Walnut May 1. "Lost In
New York" will be the Easter week at
traction. The French company which Is to give n,
week of French performances at the Little
Theatre beginning May 1, has been Incor
porated In New York city by the follow-
"CARUSO DON JOSE CHAPLIN"
The inimitable Charles as he will
appear at the Victoria next week
in his burlesque of "Carmen."
Ste&ger
Who are the six best actors of the j
log gtntlfMi.-n- Cornelius Vanderlillt.
Itoh'it (ior.et Otto II Knhn. Clureuee
.Markai Paul 1) ejravntt and Theodore
Itcosevclt Jr.. which inaurcs that here
after there will be a neiroanont French
tluatiM In America Tre repertoire con
templated for the week's engagement at
the Little Theatre will Include the follow
ing p'ayn: "Dlxoicone," ".Moil Ami
Teddy." ",e Monde ou Ton s'cnnulc."
"I.u Sacrifice," "Itaboullleuse," "Per
rlchon" "J. Abbe Constanttn" and
,"Ulanchette"
..The Devil's Invention" a new piny In
three acts, by Carl I: Freybe and Ilirnni
K- Jtoderwell. has gone Into rehearsal
under the d rect on of Oustav von Seyf-
fcrtltz. T, ,,rmc.ml )art3 .,, JJ
by William II JIack and Klleen Van
BIcne ; tho play may be seen here In May.
i "L'l iler Flie," the war melodrama hv
Kol Cooper Megrue. will open at the For
lest Tneatro May 1.
The Knickerbocker will shortly present
"On Tilal" and "Kick In."
The cast of p'aera for the revival of
"A Woman of No Importance," projected
by the estate of Henry B. Harris In
conjunction with Mnrgarot Anglin. has
been completed. In addition to Mls.s
Anglin and Ho'brool. Blinn. the company
Includes Marguerite St. John. Lionel Pape,
Annie Hughes, Hlchard Temple, Ottola
Keemlth. Ivan T. Simpson, Alice Llndale.
Max Montesole. Howard Llndsey, Italph
Kemmet, Ocorgo Thurne and Fanny Ad
dison Pitt.
At last the truth Is out Charles Dil
lingham has taken Marie Dressier under
his wing In itbelf a heroic achievement
and Is about to stai her In a new comedy
by James Forbes
The new piece Is entitled "Sweet Gene
vieve" and It hns occupied Mr. Forbes' at
tention ever alnco the production of "The
Show Shop " Itehearsals will begin next
Monday under the direction of the author
and the first performance Is scheduled
for May 8.
The cast contains a number of widely
known players, among them being Frank
Lalor, Isabel Irving, Frank Gllmore and
Vivian nushmore
Elsie Ferguson has a new play. This
Is nothing new. She has been In two
Plays this season. Her new vehicle, by
Herbert Footner, Is as yet unnamed.
Wlnchell Smith, author of "The Boom
erang" ana "The Fortune Hunter," and
John L. Golden, composer of "The Hoy
den" and other musical comedies, have
formed a partnership to produce plays.
Their first presentation will be a comedy
by John li Hazard, entitled "Like Mother
Made." A company Is now being assem
bled and the first performance will be
given on Easter Monday at Atlantic City.
The Money Maker
"There is more money in moving
pictures than painting them,"
"The Only Girl."
At'.lDEMY, Jlondjy After neon, AdHI 21, at 3
TWQ-l'IANO KKCIT.tl, br
Harold BAUER
Ossip GABRILOWITSCII
Itciuflt Ruulau Cum., Kiucrrtorr Aid
lit I C UK t (2. II SO, 1. 7Se. (IAIXKBV. SOc.
Ticket at !!tjM', 1119 Clu.tuut htrett
ACADEMY Seat at llppe'. 1110 Ctuatnut
Philadelphia I TONIGHT at 8;15
Orchestra I Leopold godowsky
M r Pianlt
ANOTHER VICTIM OF
"What ya goin' to do with your CO
"Ball game nothin'l I can sec ten
Letters to the Editor
Opinions of Evening" Ledger Readers on the Six
Greatest Photoplays and Other
Matters
H. L. W., Notlcel
To the Photoplau Editor-
Sir I noticed n, letter from one II Xj
W who attempted some puns on the
poor photoplays, remarking "aren't they
all equally dull and deadly 7" If no, what
a remarkably liitelllireut looUInc crowd of
poopK- tfr dally to motion-picture theatres
when all the entertainment are "equally
dull and deadly," nnd "crlnd. crlnil alone
In tho same stupid unv." or maybe they
hum nly iro to eat peanuts and Mruttcr thu
shelH mound, or perhaps the Mull tlieli
rwi nml INtrn to the tnuxlf ' Hint me
will not luffer any of that "exqulHUe tor
tup.. Hunt. mll?hf ll.HI de Nfll." I'Vr 111
.tnii I mum tin .-i erv dull nnd stupid i
oi ci tu 10 to go er frequently to view J
"llr.it nhoulnit featmo Minn on .uurnei
street nnd elsewhere, and. wonder of
wonderH, actually enjoy niself. It really
l amazing tha nunibir of persons 'who
talsn a thlmt comp.uiHl to a merry go
arnuml. mtIouiK. Th- i:KSiso I.Eljocrt,
a papir I Rrvntlj admire must, for other
aIu It would not li.iva a Photoplay IMItor
Also In the editorial twtlon I re.id the
discussion conccrnlnc the length of photo
plavs .May I srUe "-J opinion' 1. for
about (He or Hit reels In my opinion
one prefer a pu'iure 01 iiiw.iri... ,.-.....
sonallty. make us more keenly Interested
in their adventures i nave rareiy n
111 lllitll 1IIIV IIT1I III lN I llilll" t H I V J ..'
- n ti.a , uiv.ro. I nletiiip that bored !
jpn a iie in niA-.i;i-i i. ..... -- ,
- .. ..ir... ....Iiniui linjirillLu nr I
me irom lacn 01 nruon. iiuinuim u,..-..- ;
tho fact that I pationlzc theatris that
. , - .... ... 1 u.iir t.l.ftf nr-tnl'M '
SHOW piUlUies Willi-" i-.;ui.i
nlctures wbos" leading eliaiacters
am among my favorllts, ann on wnom i
can depend ifor an enjoyable two hours'
ontertalnmciit. t)n nnd two leel pictures
bm- me Invariably, except when they are
used to round out a bill, and arc unusually
interesting.
Your nightly column Intel csts me very
much, nnd I usunlly go by your orlllclMiu
of pictures nnd llnd that I generally coin
cide with vour views. q 1IAMI,TOJJ-
Censor the Censer!
To the 1'Untavlr.J IMitar:
Sir Talking of the censors It Is to
laugh' They are destroying their use
fulness. If they have not already done so.
by maitlrg themhelves ridiculous in the
eyes of the people.
"Exhibit No. 1" Time Last week.
Place The best "movie house" In Phila
delphia, i Wo had Just read your bully
story of how the censors had trie; to
suppress cartoons about themselves,
breaking the law. and had been forced
to back out of their Illegal position A
picture Is thrown on the screen showing a
man starting on a Journey His wife runs
out to say good-bye to him The picture
stops. Flash on th'e screen- "Please. Mr.
Censor, let us show her kissing him!
They're married anyway!"
We In the audience (we poor "general
public." whose morals tho censors are
protecting) had the heartiest laugh of the
evening. Then came the big "feature."
The suspense was kept up for an hour
almost entirely by seeing a veritable "cave
man" chasing a girl (yes. chasing Is tho
word, literally and actually). It was
disgusting. For, to any one with more
than a baby's knowledge of life, the mo
tive of tha man seemed to be a criminal
assault. Flash: "Approved by the Penn
sylvania State Board of Censors." Again
we laughed.
"Exhibit NTo. 2 " Time This week.
Place Tha same theatre Again a big
"feature." Again the same flash, "Ap
proved by the Pennsylvania State Board
of Censors." Whew! That feature was
tome "hot tamale!" Of course. It was
"Carmen," "Faust" and "Tosca" over
again, a little of each two great world
classics and one near-clasalc, for which
we've repeatedly paid J5 a seat at the
opera and (2 a seat at the theatre. Was
that the reason the censors "approved"
an orgle of sex so obvious that the au
dience laughed In derision at the wrong
moment? Then came the next picture.
Farewell Until 1917!
I McCormack
In Popular Request Program at the
Metropolitan Opera House
Frl, Evk.,
April 28
Heat! on ia! 1100 Chest. St
12. II SO, II, TBo
All Seats Ileservcd
Mr. McCormack will aintr tomor
row night at Keith's Garden Pier
Theatre, Atlantic City,
WITIIERSrOON HALL
A1TKKNOON, Al-ll lb K, at 8:00
WED,
Piano
Recital
by
ALINE
VAN
BARENTZEN
Kmlnent American 1'lanUt
rBICK.S 11.80, II. 73c and SOc
Tickets at Heppe's. 1110 Chestnut HUt
THE BAPTIST TEMPLE
eCEAN OHOVB "8TOIIM" AND PICTURES
3.19 J 11 and 8:15 T LI. Admission. IBs. 23p
THESCREEN'S LURE
cents? Goln to the bnll game?"
movies for that half a bcanl"
Tho eonsorn had a. rule, we arc told, that
"nothing pertaining- to birth" should bo
permitted In a picture. This film wan
"birth" nnd little else. (Strange! t)ur
morals wcro not "corrupted." Why? Bc
cauce nil In tho nudlenco knew that chil
dren aie horn, contrary to tho dictum
of tho censor, and that births Interest
most of u.s and nie regarded as obvious
ami beautiful things), a in in that laush
nblo llanh: "Appro cd by the Pennsylvania
State Hoard, etc , etc "
He.-ihe. .Mr I'hoto-Kdltor, what Is tho
answer' Are we of the "general public"
so lotfen and hucIi fools that wo cannot bo
trusted to be ilercnt without these "Penn
sU.mla state Uoard otc . etc." hiiuinn-
III
re not tho movlo men right In know
vlinl proplu talk nml HH.il nV.ni,,
Iiik what proplo talk and
and giving It to thorn, knowing also cry
...... ....... ,. lllKy anocK puunc decency
bejoiid the public ideal of decency, the
inovlt.s will ilcstiov themselves bv public
desertion or derision? Cannot this
Pennsylvania state Hoard, etc." get It
thioiigh their heads that the bigoted code
or two or threo alvas linn and always will
fall. If sot up In contiatllctloii of public
custom and opinion?
'QUakuk city.
Question
To Ihr I'liuloB'.au llitltot:
Sir Will you kindly publish In your
paper whether Pearl Whlto was cvei mar
ried to Chester Burnett? And by whom
, ...
'' l" '""" Claw" being produced?
I'hlladclnlil.i.
"'".VJUJ UliNSlvY
April I.
I. Xot that wo hpnril rT
2. lMward Jose, for Patho-Dallou.
The Six Best
To Ihr nimloplnu Kdllor:
sir Iff-re mo. without doubt,
gloated Photoplays:
the six
l hp nattlo Cry of Peaco."
"Ulith or u Nation,"
' L'.ihlria."
"Dante's Inferno."
!'"oVs "C.unien."
"Prohibition."
r., n . , . , ARTUR " GRAVCR.
Philadelphia, April 6.
To ihr Photoplau Killlur;
Sir The long play, auch as 'Tho Birth
of a Nation. ' t'ablrla." "Quo Vadls," Ju
das oi Bethulla." "Last Dtys of Pom
peii" or "The Battle Cry of Peaco." aro
In a clasi uy theniselv-CH and will be ex
cluded from my list, as they might make
up the entire list themselves who
knows? The list:
Douglas Fairbanks, In "His Picture In
the Paper," a Tranglo fine arts plctute In
live reels.
I'-annlo Ward, in "The Cheat," Lasky.
live acts; Paramount.
Theda Bara, in "Carmen," Fox, five
acts
Antonio Jforeno and Anita Stewart, In
"The Juggernaut," Vltagraph Blue Rib
bon, six acts
Winifred Kingston, In "O," Paramount,
five acts; 191G.
Charllo Chaplin, In "Shanghaied." two
part Hssanay. l, t.
To the 1'holopUiu Editor:
The six beit photoplays I have ever seen
are elven below.
"The Birth at a Nation "
"Judith of Bethulla." (Bio.)
r.ARRIPK MATINEE TODAY. 2:13
vJrt.I.I.lvlv TONItlllT AT 8:13
Next C:vl, Wlr Nlfc-hU at 8:13
Week vJlXUl VYCeKMBtlWed 4Sat.. 2:13
COHAN and HAIIIUS Present
The Funniest Play in the World
IT PAYS TO
ADVERTISE
Orlelnal New York Cast and Production
nest Seats It at Topular Wednesday Matinees
RROAH STREET Matinee Tonight
OIV7l- THEATUE Today, 2:15 at 815
NEXT p; 111 UEvenlnrs, 8:13
week mai weeK Uat, w d 4 B .
THE COMEDY SUCCESS OK THE SEASON
LAURETTE'
TAYLOR
In the New Three-Act Comedy
"The Wooing of Eve"
By J. HARTLEY MANNERS
Beat Seats II. SO at Wednesday Matlnea
SMS" MR. CYRIL MAUDE
y- 24 In "Grumpy"
FORREST Last Mat. and Evg.
cSSSv COME TO BOHEMIA
MASK AND WIO Seats Now S01ln
A HP1 PHI I8T MATINEE TODAY
rtUlXlllI LAST TIME TONIOHT-
Evizena Walter's Latest Play
"The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Coma"
A Story of Three, Willi a Girl, a Boy and
' a Dog
Founded on tha Boole by JOHN FOX, JR.
Laughter and Tears for Old and Young
',Thc Outcast." (Majestic Mutual)
"The Rscape." (Clrimth).
'Her Shattered Idol." (Mutual).
"Jordan Is aHard Road." (Fine Arts
Triangle)
I consider David W. Clrimth the best di
rector In motion pictures, That Is why
I have named hi pictures as my favor
ites pnANcns m. ohi:i:n.
Philadelphia, April 6.
To the Photoplay Editor:
We consider tho following the six great'
est photoplays:
"Cnblrla."
"Atlantis." for jroncral spectacular ef
fect. "The Spolltri"
"The Christian," the belt chnracterla
tlon of well-known novels.
"The Haven"
"The Warning," having mado the mot
linprcvloii very creepy should not he
setti by nervous people or children
Why nte the h'ot plnyM featuring Wll
Ham Pitrniini not shown nt the Market
or Chestnut stteet treaties? A V. F,
The Rirmim nlctures are not shown
there because the oompnnles controlling
these houses do not hook Fox features.
To the VhotoMov r.Mtar:
Sir You have already received a list
from I. T. as to the best movies VII.
this one Is from U T.'s double, having
the same view as to tho long plays. The
list Is ns follows:
John llmerson. In "The Flying Tor
pedo." (Iilfnths-Trlnnglo. Iteason: Won
del fill comedy work of Umerson and
splendid wnr scenes.
Francis Iliishnmn nnd Beverly Ilayno,
In "(Iriilisturk" (l!)lf). Kssanay. Ilea-son-
tlood acting nnd good Pullman car
scenes.
Marguerite Clarke. In "Mice and Men,"
rnnimouiit-F P. Iteason: Marguerite
Clarke.
M.irle Dressier and Chnrles Chaplin,
In "Tlllle's Punctured Itpmnnce," Key
stone; six reels Needs no reasons.
Ileniy Walthall, In "Tho Avenging Con
science," tiil.'Mth; six reels Reason:
flood Ft ry and good acting bv Walthall
Chester Cnnklln, In "Dizzy Heights nnd
Daring Hearts," Trl.uiglo-Kry stone; two
reels. Reasons. Conkllng's mustiicho and
good comedy. I,. TVS DOUDLU.
To the Photoplau Editor:
Sir I Incloso you six photoplnys I saw
and enjoyed seeing some threo times nnd
some four, nnd I think there could bo no
better:
"The tllrth of a Nation," Griffith.
"Peggy," with Bllllo Burke.
"The Pretty Sister of Joso," with Mar
guerite Clarke.
"My Lady Incog." with Hazel Dawn.
"Krcutzer Sonata," with Nanco O'Ncll
"A Fool Theic Was," with Theda Bara.
And. Just like M. Q. S , I can't help
adding "The Resurrection," "Judith of
Bethlehem." tJrllllth; "Should n Mother
Tell," with Betty Nnnsen, and' "Are You
a Mason?" vvjth Jack Barn more. Do you
agree? JOSBPH A. VAN HOLT.
7n Hit Pholoiitoil Editor:
My hclectlon of six best photoplays aro:
l Til, III 1."
"ZU7II."
Sold "
"Ii.tii Purple."
"lollow I'HSspnrt."
hliis of tlio Mother."
MRS. S. C.
To Ihr Phntulnv Editor'
The following aro the six best photo
plays I have had tho pleasure to see:
"Th. i li-mpiH .-nil i'iH"
"Tlir VV'runs Door."
"Million Dollars."
"I,oIh."
"The (Ireatrr Will."
"Tho Silent Voice."
FLORA M.
To Ihr Photoplay Edlloi
While I have not seen all tho feature
plays tho following list Is about tho best
of tho many makes:
"My Ofllclul Wife."
"Tonsu" of Men "
Tor a Womin's Fnlr Name."
"Tho UlBht ot Way."
"Tho Immigrant."
"Temptation. "
n. a.
Whadya Mean,
No Dramatist?
I don't believe wo have nny
great dramatist writing English at
present. It will take 50 years to
find it out. Professor Brander
Mathews. )
f.
Mw$m
nmirvKii nuvnirtn wi.
In tho Heart of the NhopplnE DUtrlct
e ei.NTiNfocs li A. m. to it r. m.
I'lllC'lN , lOr. Mr. !3c
A MU.MCAL COMEDY FANTASY
Waru DeWolf & Co.
OF TEN FEOri.E, IN
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AND
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WONDKICIUI. NOVKLTY ACT
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Bfarket below COth Street
Slat. Dally 3:10 Evening., 7 4 9
Heat ti le lot. I5r. SOr
JIONDAY. Tl'ESDAY and WEDNESDAY
VAVDKVILLK'8 ACT BEAUTIFUL
Kluting's Animals
Conslstlnc ot Don, Cats, Itabblts and
Other Domestic Animals
THURSDAY, FKIDY and HATCItDAY
Six Violin Misses
HINOIXO DANCINfl Ml'SlO
OTIIKK WORT1MMIILE ACTb
Stanley
MARKET AHOVK 16TH
:io a.m la una pro.
Today Last Ttm
Wallace Reid and Cleo Ridgely
In 'THE IflVK UriRV" '
WALNUT
MATINEE TODAY
Eves. SSc to 1, no hliher.
V"TTV I
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TIE lOIiY
mmmmMamammtMuimmMjiJitimMi asw.tPtmaiwiii
eta TiiEAiitE lirt
un 8eb." "Bringing Up Father"
Authors Join Actors
in Forming Froth
for Friars' Frolic
When Abbot Ocorgo M. Cohan calls tha
rolo of tho Friars' Club, not only do
scores of tho most prominent actors an
swer "Hero." hut many of the most
L famous authors do likewise.
Whenever this celebrated theatrical or
gnnl7at!on contemplates one of Its frolics,
these writers, like every other member of
tho club, legardless of his calling, feel It
not only their duty but their pleasure to
contribute their bit toward making th
performance overwhelmingly successful
Tho Friar roster Includes among Its
author members besides Its abbot Ocorgo
M. Cohan ugene Walter, whose con
tributions to the dramatic field have been
"Paid In Full." "The Kaslest Way," "Jusi
n Woman" nnd "The Little Shcppard of
Kingdom Come" : Irving Berlin, who has
contributed 'W.ilch Your Step" and "Stop,
Look and Listen'" to the musical comedy;
Channlng Pollock, tho author of "Such a
Utile Queen." "The Mttle Gray I,ndy."
and who also dr,tmatl7cd "In the Bishop's
Carriage." either of Mr. Pollock's efforts
n conjunction with ltennold Wolf, also
a Friar, are "The Bed Widow," 'The
Bcauly Shop" nnd tho "Follies of 131B."
.Samuel Shlpman hns contributed several
stnrrlng vehicles for l.ouls Maun, nmong
them being "Elevating a Husband." Jean
I In vex, a song writer of note, who Is Iden
tified with his popular success, "Everybody
Works but Father"; Thomas Oray, a
vaudeville writer of prominence, who hns
contributed "She Is In Again" nnd "Town
Topics" to the legitimate stage.
"Tho House of CJIass," which has onjoyed
on all-season run at the Candler Theatre,
vas written by Friar Max Marcln, whllo
Augustns Mctlitgh has to Ills credit such
laughing successes as "OITlccr GG6" and
"Search Me " Other members who do not
need an Introduction to the theatre-going
public nre Augustus Thomas, Montngue
tJInss. Irvln S Cobb, Franklin P. Adams
(F P A). Otto Aucrliach, Silvio Ilcln,
Charles Oebcst, Hoy McCardel! and Louis
Hlrsch.
These men, as a body, cither nre or In
tend writing something especially for the
Frolic. Some will contribute songs, others
monologues, a group will write a musical
satire, nnd so on throughout tho list.
Channlng Pollock, ltennold Wolf nnd
Irving Berlin have joined forces to con
tribute a little comedy with music. Friar
Berlin, of course, will write tho music, and
Friais Pollock nnd Wolf will bo responsi
ble for the book nnd lyrics.
Ocorgo M. Cohan, who Is not only tho
club's abbot, but Is also to bo tho stage
manager of the Frolic, Is going to compose
the muslo nnd write tho words for n song.
A group of Frlnrs, which Includes the
Messrs. Wnlter, .Montgomery, Shlpman,
Burnsldo, Havcz, Marcln, Botsford, Gchcsti
Thomas nnd Glass, is to furnish a little
farce At tho "Monastery," at luncheon one
day, the Idcn of a plot was agreed upon.
Hitch of tho nuthors Is to write a slnglo
line until the group of authors hns con
tributed then they nro to begin all over
ngaln, nnd continue until the piece is fin
ished. The sketch will be a literary slum
gulllon, as army hash is called.
Specially composed music will ha
strongly In evidence, too, as the Friar
composers have taken their pianos upon
their knees for this purpose. It has been
suggested that a corps of comnosors fol
low tho footsteps of tho authors who are
collaborating In tho one-lino farce and
compose the music for a skit In tho same
way each composer writing a single bar.
These contributions, of course, will he
the property of tho Friars' Club and will
bo seen only with the Frolic Tho manu
scripts, however, will be preserved In tho
archives of the new million-dollar "Mon
astery" which the Frolic Is to commem
orate. LITTLE THEATRE
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April 24, 25, 26. 28 and 29
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