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will be high class and entertaining
throughout. *
Individually and collectively, it
would be hard to find a cleverer or
more delightful aggregation, and they
come with the highest recommenda-
tions, and will be a positive delight
for local theatre goers.
Mr. Powell has gathered a company
of distinguished players for his latest
comedy success, which includes such
talented artists, as, Jennie Calef, Marl
McCarthy, Ida Birns, Jack West, Har-
ry Oaks, Andrew Waldron, and Her-
PLAY HAS LON6ESTI
RUN IN __NEW YORKI
"Peg 'O My Heart," Plays 704 Times in
Mfetropolis of America; Still
Playing Elsewhere
C'iW.flD APPEARS HER E EC. 19
Premiere Danseuse
Bring Splendid
With Her For
rformance
Of
BY WlITNEY
FOR JANUARY 8
x Occasion;
cenery
bert Power, and the famous Powell Investigation of the records of
Quartette, also the well known Dolly long play runs, reveals the fact that
Dimple girlies and soloists. the J. Hartley Manner's comedy, "Peg
This aggregation affords the display O' My Heart," which comes to the
of a handsome and attractive ward- I Whitney theatre, matinee and night,
robe, which shows all the latest Paris- Dec. 19, is the holder of one record
ian styles, such as evening gowns, that stands high in the list of long
And
well, sometimes, to remember.
asions t6 remember is well
perative. One of the' impera-
asions now confronts the peo-
this city--to remember that'
na Pavlowa and her superb
ng organization are to appear
s season.
reatest premiere danseuse of
e brings with her from Europe;
1914-1915 season the largest,!
t complete and the most artis-,
pany she has ever gotten to-
Every supporting solo dancer,
nember of the ensemble, and
re symphony Orchestra requir-1
each performance, has been
by Mlle. Pavlowa with the
care.
a course was' made necessary
the foremost living dancer is
ng, this season, the most elab-
ogramlme of -any ever offered
e. Six new ballets, each a
ive novelty, and with specially
I scenery and costumes exe-1
y master-artists, comprise the
'etentious achievement yet re-
in the realm of the danse art.
econd feature to be introduced
Mlle. Pavlowa consented to
r the first time anywhere--
the Modern Ball-Room Soiree,
st of forty-flve minutes of ex-
dancing by Mle. Pavlowa and
ier partners, M. Ivan Clustine.
hiese artists have shown the
w social dances she originated
the past summer, the entire
y, in evening dress, will dance
cene which is an exact repro-
of the ball-room of one of the'
coats,, shoes and a sensational display
of hats. In other words, "This Is The
Life" is a 1914-17 style show in it-
self,' and noIhing but praise will bea
heard in return for the appearance of
this talented organization, which will
be here fol three days.
At the Majestic
For the first half of the week at the
"Majestic," the management will offer
what has been claimed by the different
managers on the Butterfield circuit,
to bethe best vaudeville show that
they have played so far this season,
It is one of those bills that everyone
likes and talks about, and it has been
claimed. that a great deal of the suc-
cess of this shopwcan be awarded to
the two very pretty little girls that
open the bill. Theatre goers say that
they are as sweet as can be, and not
only are they good singers, but also
offer a routine of dancing numbers
that are well .executed, Their cos-
tumes are all fresh and new; here's,
hoping that the 'Angell Sisters" will
make good for all the nice- things'
that have been said about them.
Number two on the bill, will find Dod-
son & Gordon the first colored act that
the ":Majestic" has played this season,.
The act is, a singing and talking num-
ber and theboys have'a lot of fly talk
that is sure laugh producers, but It
is the eccentric dancing of the couple
that wins the applause. The "Majes-
i tic Musical Four" are four men who.
are real musicians, and as they man-
age to get into the act a lot of.comedy
besides their good music, they should
prove to be a real treat to "Majestic"
patrons. Lucas & Field are a team,-
a man and a mighty good looking wo-
man, who have framed up a singing
and talking act.. They have chosen
their song numbers from the popular
brand of music,Iand they are about
the most whistly tunes any act will-
sing this season at the "Majestic;"
they will finish their offering with a
burlesque tango that is a scream. Mlle.
Martha and her sister are a couple of
good looking girls who have a num-
ber that is somewhat out of the ordi-
nary. One of the girls does a little
singing and a little dancing and after
considerable dialogueabout what they
will do when the boys are away, Mile.
Martha with the assistance of her sis-
ter does a sensational trapeze act of
unusual speed.
)rk's smart-set.
will be the attrac-
ney theatre Friday,
1915.
runs. lThe fact that eight companies
are at present showing the charm of
the little Irish girl in America, Lau-
rette Taylor in Lonion, and all of
them making records in theatrical his-
tory gives some idea of the extent of
the success of the piece. The Chi-
cago company with Peggy O'Neill, is
in the sixteenth week, in Chicago;
while another company with Florence
Martin, is at the Cort theatre, in Bos-
ton, in their twelfth week; Laurette
Taylor closed her New York engage-
ment with her six hundred and fourthl
consecutive show, only to be followed,
with a supplementary season of Elsa
Ryan, in New York, that leaves that
city with .700 performances to the
credit of "Peg's" success. The Chi-'
cago and Boston shows are remaining
indefinitely as their business is near#
capacity, with seats selling weeks1
ahead. Laurette Taylor's success has3
been such that even with the war, the
piece proceeds to dra'w and is said to .
be the biggest hit in London,
The longest run in the history of
the New York stage, heretofore, was
656 performances of "A Trip to China-
town," followed by "The Lion and the
Mouse" with 620 performances before
it closed its Manhattan regime.
Henry E. Dixey missed the Laurette
Taylor record by one performance.
David Warfield had over 600 perfor-
mances of "The Music Master," but
the engagement was split up with 320
times, then laid off for the summer
and resumed in tl,Iearly fall.
early fall.
The history of long engagements in
London contains a larger list of plays
which run up over the 500 mark. Runs
of 500 and. 600 performances over
there are very common as their thea-
tres do not have the capacity of the
American theatres. The longest ru
in the British metropolis, and for that
matter yin the world, was achieved by
"Charley's Aunt," whch played 1,466
times.
The Chicago long run is held by
"Ali Baba," which enjoyed a run of
629 performances, while another Hen-
derson extravaganza, "Sinbad," ran
for 526 times.
Below are given a few of the long-
distance records:'
New York City
"Peg 0' My Heart" ..............700
(Two, Laurette Taylor--Eisa Ryan)
"A Trip to Chinatown''......... .656
"The Lion and the Mouse.......620
"Adonis"......... ...........603
"Hazel Kirke"............ . .486
"Humpty Dumpty".... ... ....483
"The Black Crodk"............476
"Erminie"........ . . ....362
"1492".. ....................354
"Esmeralda" ....... . ........350
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" .............325
"The Little Minister" ............299
London
"Charley's Aunt"............ ...1466
"Our Boy's"................1362
"The Private Secretary" ........1000
"The Chinese Honeymoon" ......1000
"Dorothy".................... 931
"San Toy"...................800
"La Poupee". ................... 778
"The Geisha".................. 760
"The Country Girl" .............. 700
"The Toreador"............... 675
"The Mikado".................672
"The Runaway Girl".. . ... ...546
"The Girl From Kays"..........500
"Peg O'-My Heart" (now running)--
Third week.
Chicago
"Ali Baba" '.......................629
"Sinbad"................ ....526
"A Knight for a Day"...........458
"Crystal Slipper" ................458
"The Time, The Place and The
"This Is The Life"
the merriest, tuniest, come-
the season comes in the ap-
of "This Is The Life," which
i engagement at the Majestic
Thursday night. The offer-
combination of daintiness and
with plenty' of comedy in-
Ad, and which makes the pro-
appealing in every degree. It
n Powell's greatest effort in
cal comedy line, and his 'name
ll. afford local theatre goers
ecurity that, the production
LATEST GOSSIP CONCERNING
TIlE ATRICAl.XIS OF METROPOLIS..
The New York correspondent of TheF
Detroit Free Press, under date of De-
cember 3, has this interesting series
of comments on the present and pros-t
pective offerings by the New York
managers:1
The new offerings at the theatersI
.this week are "So Much For So Much"c
at the Longacre; "Polygamy," at W.I
A. Brady's playhouse, and "At theI
Barn,:' with Marie Tempest as thei
star, at the Comedy. The latter is de-
scribed as "an idyll in three acts," byt
Anthony Wharton. In London thisI
play was a very great success andt
that success has been duplicated here.I
It has a splendid role for Miss Tem-
pest, and she acts it capitally. The
piece is cleverly constructed and
worth while.
All the scenes of "Polygamy" are'
laid in Salt Lake City. The second
episode shows what is supposed to be
the inner sanctuary of the Mormon
temple, which has never been invaded
by a Gentile. The authors, Harvey
O'Higgins and Harriet Ford, 'have
written a drama of absorbing interest,
and one that will attract much atten-
tion. It is capably acted in the lead-
ing roles by Chrystal Herne, Mary
Shaw, Lizzie Hudson Collier, William
Mack and Thomas Irwin.
When the story of the present the-
atrical season in this city is chron-
icled, the advent of another Terry-'
Phyllis Nelson-Terry -to the Ameri-
can stage will be considered an event
of importance. Miss Terry preserves
in her name the record of the theatri-
cal blood that is .n her veins. She is
a daughter of Fred Terry and Julia
Neilson, both of whom are favorite in
England, and well and favorably
known in this country. As Viola in
"T welfth Night" the young actress has
captured the New York publio with
the beauty and charm of her acting.
In London she has played with suc-
cess the roles of Rosalind, Portia, Ju-'
liet .and Desdemona. This is an im-
pressive record for an artist only 22
years old. Miss Terry made her de-
but when 17, and, like her mother, can
sing as well as act.'
At Wallaclk's, Mrs. Patrick Campbell
continues in G. Bernard Shaw's com-
edy, "Pygmalion," to large and de-
cidedly fashionable audiences. Beauti-
ful as ever, the .famous English actress
appears no longed in a neurotic role,
but in a character drawn from low
life, rich in comedy and full of human
interest. Her performance in this
play is a thing to remember with de-
light. It is easy to see that Shaw
wrote it expressly for Mrs. Campbell.
Scene from "This Is The Life" at T he Majestic, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, December 10-11-12.
ACTOR REVISES "SUNNYSIDE"
TO MAKiE MAX BLOOM HAPPY.
When Boyle Woolfolk rewrote the#
" u nnyside of Broadway" this year,1
Mr. Bloom was away on his vacation.x
When he returned, Mr. Woolfolk read{
to him the manuscript. Max listenedl
attentively until he finished and then
upon Mr. Woolfolk's inquiry as to how
he liked it he replied, "Great, Put you
didn't read the scene with my horse."
Mr. Woolfolk then said, "Why, I didn't
put that in as I wanted everything
new." Max's face grew long and
drawn, a sadness o'erspread his coun-
tenance and the twinkle left his eye.
He sat and pondered fully a minute,
as Mr. Woolfolk kept ,explaining the
piece to him, but he did not hear.
Max was thinking about his horse,
"Becky," to be left behind in the stor-
age house. Finally he broke in on Mr.
Woolfolk's explanatory rermarks and
said, "Just a minute, Boyle, but I,
don't think there is any use of going1
any further, as I don't want to play
the 'Sunnyside'- without my horse, I'
would seem lost." "Why, 'Becky' is as
necessary to me in the 'Sunnyside' as
Eva is to Uncle Tom," and,(dashing
a stray tear away that threatened to
roll downward on his cheek), "Leave
'Becky' behind in cold storage, it can't
be lone, Boyle, I would rather not
play the piece at all. 'Becky' will have
to travel with me-you will have .to
put her back" so Mr. Woolfolk had to
rewrite the "Sunnyside," and Max has
a smile on his face that won't come off
and the public will have a new "Sun-
nyside" with the exception of Max and
his horse who will be at the Majestic
theatre soon.
Frtacis Bushman Will Lead Grand
March.
Francis X. Bushman, leading man
wvith the Essanay eastern company,
has been piched by the Motion Pic-
ture Exhibitors' Association of New
York to lead the grand march at the
son of photo plays, and in accordance
with the past policy of this theatre
,nothing but the highest grade of pic-
tures will be shown. These exclusive
photo plays. will be only at the Whit-
ney theatre, and cannot be seen in any
other house in the city. There will
be a change of program daily. Re-
member the best films first are to be
seen at the Whitney.
LIMELIGHT
By Horace Wyndham (828W9854K)
Tales of the stage have been fre-"
quent on this side of the water, but
this one of Mr. Wyndham gives a new
'aspect to the life of the English actor.
The main theme is, as is the custom
of most novels, one of love, and the
affair is cleverly woven around the ex-
periences of a couple on the stage.
From the time that they first meet in
the office of - a fraudulent booking
agent, through the various vicissitudes
of the actor hunting for a job, and cul-
minating in a great triumph the in-
terest of the reader is held in a man-
ner that is truly realistic.
It can be safely said that this book
adds a great deal to the author's al-
ready long list of volumes, and is,
also, his highest accomplishment in
describing theatrical life and folk. The
author gives a singularly true and in-
timate picture of the life behind the
footlights. Then, too, his characters
live and move, and the book is well
writ ten throughout.
Kentucky Club To Meet Southern Men
Students who come to the univer-
sity from states south of thie Mason-
0
association's annual ball on Dec. 7. Dixon, are to be entertained by the
_-.---- Kentucky club at a smoker to be held
WHITNEY MANAGEMENT WILL at the Union sometime after the
FE ATURE MOVING PICTURES. Christmas holidays. Plans were origi-
nally made to hold this smoker prior
Commencing Dec. 11, Highest Class to the vacation, but on accout of can-
'Photo Plays Will Be Shown at flicting engagements, the date has been
Local Playhouse postponed.
All members of the club have been
Commencing Monday night, Decem- requested to make their reservations
ber 14, the management of the Whit- in the special car which will take the
ney theatre announces a holiday sea- {Kentucky men to Louisville, Ky. -
Girl"......... ....
"Arabian Knights" ..........
"Bluebeard Junior".......
"The Fortune Hunter".
"The Man from Home"
"A Stubborn Cinderella" ...
"The Girl Question" .........
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.381
......329
.323
.318
.310,
The Liebler company production of
"The Garden of Paradise," at the Park
theater, is a> spectacle of unusual
grandeur. It is a most ambitious of-
fering, and has set a standard for
stage pictures that will be extremely
hard to equal. Nothing quite so gor-
geous and pretentious has ever been
shown in this country. Since the op-
ening night hundreds of people have
been turned away from the box office
at - every performance, unable to se-
cure seats or standing room. Emily
Stevens as the mermaid has scored
heavily, and her artistic impersonation
of the role adds much to the effective-
ness of the story.
"The Umpire" ................304
"A Broken Idol"........ ....294
"Peg O' My Heart" (now running)-
just past 154.
e Majes tic, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
December 7-8-9,
Angell Sisters at The Majestic Theatre, Mon., Tues., Wed., December 7-8-9.