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Till: BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, SUNDAY, FEBUUAUY 15. 1025. ays and Players Here iiews oi Is PI About the Theater New Plays By Arthur 0 ONE who has. not seen all the "Tho Good Bad Woman," which seems tasl'y the blowsleat diunm Brooklyn Attractions AT THE PLAYHOUSES. Majestic.

"Cobra," drama, by Martin Brown. Teller's Shubert "The Ten Commandments," feature film. Werba's 1 Wild," colored musical com-cdy. VAUDEVILLE. Albee May Irwin heads bill.

Bushwick Anatol Fricdland. MOVIES AND VAUDEVILLE. Bedford "The Wise Virgin." Flatbuah Rae Samuels. Gates "The Dixie Handicap." Keeney's "The Tainted Flapper." Metropollta "Cheaper to Marry." Orpheu in Miller and Peterson. Rivera Fiances While.

STOCK THEATERS. Alhamhra "No Other Girl." Montauk "Merton of tho Movies." BURLESQUE. Casino "Runnln' Wild." Gayety "The Love Makers." Star "Laftln' Thru." the puMIc that Is eager fur dumb plays with dirt in them. From every possible point of view this ono in worthless. Its author, William J.

McNally, knows nothing about play Its actors know very little more about The material of which tho play Is made Is ancient. Thero is to be found nowhere In It tho slightest hint of cleverness. But In Its last act a girl of the streets spills the vocabulary of a girl of the streets, arid It la said that the play has been scirng out. This Is a good Joke on the public. For tho public pays to see Mr.

Mc.Nally'a crudities and they are not worth tho money. Give a piece of chalk to a boy of 15 who has been keeping bad company and he will writo tilings more Improper on the sldewulk or the nearest fence any day. Hut his audacities In that case would cost nothing, and tho public, that part of it that flocks to plays like "A Good Had Woman," la so stupid that prefers to pay for 1U lmmundlclties. I don't know how certain producers of plays would make a living if there were fewer boobs. Very shortly, however, these producero will find that they have killed the goosy who lays the golden eggs.

Before long. If the boob fodder contlnws to Increase at the present rate, there will not be enough booba to go around. Some of them, too, will eventu .1 1 1 the Empire Theater. Elms," at the Earl Carroll Theater. Holbrook Blinn, in "The Dove" Vaudeville Walter Uutton, in "Desire Under the At the Play May Irwin in Ade's "Mrs.

Peckham's Carouse," Anatol Friedland in "Anatol's Affairs of 1925" and Frances White Head Week's Vaudeville Bills. "Cobra," a Drama, With Ralph Morgan in the Cast, Comes to Majestic; Miller and Lyles in "Runnin Wild," Colored Show at Werba's. MONDAY. "Cape, Smoke," the play by VV, A. Frost that was presented at Teller's Shubert Theater recently, opens nt tlie Martin Bock Theater.

James Rcnnlo, Ruth Shop. Icy, Percy Warani, Fruzer Coulter. John D. Seymour and Alice Dunn are In the cast. "Nutja," an operetta with a score made- up of melodies from the work of Tschalkowsky, with a book of lyrics by Iltmry H.

Smith, at the Knickerbocker Theater. MaryMclllsh. Madeline Collins, George Helmherr. Warren Proctor. Alexander Clark and Matthew Ilanley are In the cast.

"Nocturne," a dramatization by Ilepry Stillnian of Frank Swiit-nerton's novel of that name, at the Punch and Judy Theater Monday In the east are Mortimer 'White, Thomas Kaddn, Sydney Thompson and Kay Laurell. TUESDAY. "Houses of a play by 0. Marton Burton at the Hudson Theatur. Vlvlenno Osborne, Paul Kelly, Gladys Hunson, Ethelberl Hales and George Probert are among the playerH.

"Tangletoes," a play by Gertrude Purccll, at the 39(h Street Theater. Morgan Farley and Mildred MacLeod head tho cast. THURSDAY. "Exiles." a play by James Joyce at the Neighborhood Playhouse. Phyllis Joyce, Ian Mnc-laren, Malcolm Fassett and Dorothy Sanda arc In the cast.

fafrt'et'a Coiling, at the Longacre Theater, in "The Dark AngeW Minna Gombell Has TJie Usual Luck HAS happened before. The lead- hJ VST -I A iter. iinfortirfrssarcA and Ins lady Is taken suddenly ill, plays her.jart. and IjuaUis -a hit, Thereafter she becomes a leading lady herself. That Is precisely wha happened to Minna Gombell, the leading woman of the "Cobra" com pany which comes to the Majestic Theater tomorrow Miss Gombell had been playing the Ingenue role In "A Pair of Sixes," the actor playing opposite her being Herbert Corthell, only a few years ago, when she was called on to appear In the principal female part, owing to the sudden Illness of the leading lady.

She was the under study for the role and was up In the lines. Miss Gombell's appearance as a substitute won for her honors that she had long sought and thereafter inn hflpomA lanrtlnfr wmnn nnrt I hnn hppn ntnvln? nnlv thnnn mien ever since. It was but ten years ago that Miss Gombell made her first stage appear- ance witn ranny vvara in juaaame i resiue ii. roiiowuiK inm triiKtiHe- mnt her nt aDDcaruea wri In A Pair of Sixes." As leading woman sh ha hppn ppn with TvrnnA Powr I in "Take and Pay," Ernest Truex in 'The Vegetable," and with Ernest I PJtE'riL I York, but she did have her New York opportunities when she ap- lili MB yf to Pollock- plays evor produced on tfroaaway arrived there last Monday night that has et been offered to the part egg layers are being overfed. craves super-suggestive scenes," he goes on, "Bowery language at Its worst, undraped cross-sections of our lowest soolety and bedroom visions, leaving nothing for the Imagination, Mr.

Brady has endeavored in hla newest play give the public what li wants and Uh a vengeance. "Suuh, then, li the ild-eyed, daring super-suggestive vehicle In which Helen MacKeilar Is starred at the Comedy Theater." This Is a bold statement. Few producers are frank enough to say a thing like that. But Mr. Brady has the hardihood always to say what he thinks, even the courage occasionally to say what he doesn't qjiite think.

He can't be scared nor Intimidated. Mr. Belasco might have made the same statement if he were not too cunning. But Mr. Brady also Is a trifle lata.

He was not frank enough to say what he has said before the play opened. More recently he declared that he thought the play junk and would take It off Immediately If other producers would close at l.b same time the plays that encouraged him to produce this one. He Is not quite accurate when he intlmatea that these other, plays are Just as bad as 'his. "Ladles of the Evening" may be just as. bad.

Not having seen It, I can make no guess as to that. But Mr. Belasco staged "Ladles of the Evening" and one may be sure, therefore, that It Is in several respects at least less crude. Few plays, considered purely as piays wituout reference to the character of their, dialogue, have ever proved more childish or duller tnan "The Good Bad Woman." It Isn't In the least entertaining. It has nothing to attract audiences save a folding bed and several hd words.

Even the words are not may be heard in other plays, spoken with a greeater grace. umo nuveuy "Aae lioon nan Woman" can boast 's that tbe words are put Into the mouth of a woman. Hitherto men have spoken them. Possibly this makes "The Good Bad Woman" worth the price of admission. But it would be chna ner and nnn.

siueranie saving in time If nlav- goers were to remain at home and linear inemseives. Ana they need not think- tb.m selves vain if they decide that they can do It as well as the actors In this piay. Air. Brady, enemv of the radlft la actually help ng to create innthir menace to the theater. Soon It will be discovered, thpugh It ought to nave neen apparent "from the flrat that profanity tis just as potent at nome as in the theater.

One can en joy it at one own fireside. Before ong hosts and hostesses, paper to give their guests a good time, will organize Dirt Parties, at which hosts i'nd guests simply sit about In com fortable chairs and curse. It will prove much cheaper and eliminate taxi tares. "Goodby, my dear Mrs. Brady.

guests will soon be saying as they leave ai "it peen a wonderful evening. I don't believe I've ever had such a nasty time in all my i.ie: won you come around to our house and curse next Monday r.igni AT "Quarantine," the comedy by F. Tennyson Jesse In Henry Miller's Theater, one may have post card' to send to one's friends. On the front is printed Dr. Frank Crane's estimate of the play.

"The most delightful comedy of the sea son," Bays the good doctor. "Sidney Blackmer and Helen Hayes at their Best." On the back Is a picture of Mr. Blackmer and Miss Hayes, one kissing the other. The other day in tne mail came one of these cards. "Dear Mr.

Pol lock," it said. "This is our th week on Broadway selling out and 'Quarantined' successfully. Charles L. Wagner." From one of the actors In the cast, I suppose! Or some constant reader. Or some In constant reader who, seeing the play and liking It, sent the card along by way of kidding me because I did not think It the most delightful comedy cf the season.

Or perhaps our correspondent is Borne relative of the Mr. Wagner who produced the plsy. Or It might even be Mr. Wagner, butcher on 7th who has such elegant steaks and chops. I wish I knew.

If it were the Wagner who produced the and who, they say. Is looking for a one-act comedy for Mr. Blackmer and Miss Hayes, It would be templing to heap the customary coals by telling mm that St. John Hankln's play, "The Constant Lover," would prove one of the most delightful comedies of any season In which he presented It. Even more delightsome than B-r.

Crane thinks "Quarantine." Dorothy Burgets, in "Dancing Mothers," at the Maxine Elliott Theater. And, Mind You, He Could Have Been a Colleague EDGAR STEHLI, the sham esthetic poet, Bunthorne, of Gilbert and Sullivan's "Patience," ally have had enough. HELEN MacKELLAR could not possibly hav played presa agent better advantage than aha did the other day when she made It known that she wanted to retire from! the cast. The play was too dirty, sho said, for her. And all who read the news of her saying so Jumped Im mediately to the conclusion that "The Oood Bad Woman" must be truly re- volting if Miss MacKeilar, who ha appeared hitherto In any number of garbage plays, found It too much for her.

But Miss MacKeilar made her dec laration of Independence the day after reviews of the play had ap-peared in the newspapers. She read them, It seerr.s, discovering the na ture of the drama in which she had been seen th night before. Here we have the perfect Ingenue! Plays are customarily rehearsed for four weeks before being presented in public. For four weeks Miss Mac. Kellar read the lines assigned the cheap heroine of this drama without knowing what she wa reading- She even committed them to memory.

She knew them so well at the opening performance that she did not for- get them once, though several other members of the cast had to be yelled at at Intervals by the prompter. And then, perusing the papers the morning after, Mies MacKeilar learnefi that she had said several pretty tough things the night before. How this awakening must have shocked her! The poor girl did not know! She hadn't had no chance. If somebody only would of told her! Straightway she rushed Into the papers, making a clean breast of It by announcing her earlier Ignorance. She would no longer be seen In such a damna ble drama; never again should these bad words pass her lips! Her explanation Is, they say, that she did not approve of her rolo even during rehearsals and the reviewers tr.nrnlng after merely convinced MRat Bhe wM rlght )n ner dlsap I p'roval.

Thus are the critics vlndl cated. They are ever so Intelligent They can, simply by putting words down upon paper, cause a great light to break In upon an They can persuade her that a damn is a damn! Presumably Helen MacKeilar has learned a great lesson. Hereafter when offered a leading role in a play she will read more understandingiy first before studying it. She will know- now, without waiting to be told In the papers, that a damn Is a damn, a Is a a Is a i and 1, a The modern education i8 a wonderful thing. It was Helen who was credited with having refused to play the role of the girl In Eugene O'Neill's AU Gods CnMun Got Wings" be t.nnAr.

cause she was aeked to share honors witn an intemgenii wokiu, tVILLIAM A. BRADY, wno, witn ah Woods, produced the a ma a frank statement immediately auer rwtuu.g n.c "Among the leaders In the move- I fully dlreeted, cjeveny acieo, wen I written plays, with a high moral standcrd. go to smash on the rocks Here, it may be said parenthetic ally, Mr. Brady over-rates himself a trifle. Hla "boautlfully directed, cleverly acted, well-written playc, with a high moral standard," nave as often aa not been stupidly direct ed, bungllngly acted, atrociously written and possessed of no stand ards at all.

And he has seen better plavs, more beautifully directed, more cleverly acted ana Infinitely better written, succeed by tho dozen The public did not exactly single him out to ahun. 'His futile attempts to mako money and at the same time keep lew mm Lllla iiijmkb ui puiny nrv matters of national record," his mouthpiece says. Thev are not. "Keeling that the public of today was made a bachelor of arts by Bushwick. Friedland presents hlm-Cornell University In 1907 and a self in "Anatol's Affairs of 1925." Theaters Rao Samuels at Hatbdsh.

Rab Samuels, Dr. Rockwell, the Merediths and Bebe Daniels In "Miss Bluebeard," aro the high" spots of the program that Manager Rellly has arranged for B. S. Moss' Flat-bush Theater. Miss Samuels appears in her new offering of songs by Billy Tracey and Daniel Dougherty.

Dr. Rockwell has a new offering. "Quack! Quack! Quack!" Merediths offer dances, and the Chevalier Bros, complete the program. "Miss Bluebeard" has a cast which Includes Kenneth MacKenna. Miller ami Peterson at Orpheum.

Bill Miller and Nat Peterson and their company will be the chief attraction on the bill at B. F. Keith's Orpheum Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, In "Hongs, Steps and Syncopation." The photoplay will be "The Lighthouse by the Sea," starring Rtn-tln-TIn, and Louise Fazenda and William Jr. Fred Fenton and Sammy Fields in "Appearing In Melva Tolma, De Witt and Gunther, the Uuponts, Aesop's Fables, "Topics of the Day" and Pathe News Pictures are also on the bill. Edward Foley and Lea Leture will be the principal attraction Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, together with "Miss Bluebeard," the film starring Bebe Daniels.

-'France White nt Ilivcra." Frances White will be the headline attraction at the Rivera the first half of the week, on a bill which Includes Mollle Fuller and company and Paul Klrkland and company. The film attraction Is fhe Lighthouse by tho Sea" with n-Tln-Tin. For Thursday. Friday, Saturday and Sunday the photopluy attraction will be Bebe Daniels In "Miss Bluebeard." A Russian Red-Head Years of experience on the firing line watching the curtain go up on the first night of a new play before a highly critical and expert audience hava given Robert Milton that steadiness under fire which only experience can give. Time, the opening of "The Dark Angel," at the Longacre Theater; place, the back of tho auditorium.

Only those who recognized tha radiant head nature has given Robert Milton a crown of glory, the same delightful shade that John Barrymore chose for his wig In "The Jest" could have guessed that here stood the producer who was also the director and also the Inspiration of a new producing organization. The Imperturbable smile lights his face. Look back and see at how many successful first lights Mr. Milton, the director, has smiled in these past few years. He began some twenty years ago, when, a Russian by hu came to this country from Moscow, where he had already had some experience In tha art theaters.

He became stage manager ror Richard Manslield. who took a great Interest In the young Russian and personally helped him In his study of English, with the result that today Robert Milton's speech Is as American aa his citizen's papers, i In this connection It Is amusing to learn that when Stanislavsky was hnre In New York with tho Moscow Art Theater, he witnessed the production of "Outward Bound," which Robert Milton had staged. His comment was that it was a great Joy for him to reallzo that stage direction so far advanced In this country that an American did not have to be taught anything by a Rusi.lan. Mr. Milton, to whom made this comment, smiled and thanked.

The list of his productions Is to, long for Inclusion here, but tho names alone of those which he has staged In the past two or three years make it quite clear why ha Is now at the head of his own producing organization. For Instance, there was "He Who Gets Slapped," which he staged for the Theater Guild: "Outward Bound," which won the tribute from the Russian director; "The Outsider." "In Love With Love." all Haired for William Harris; "You and and the earlier ''lay by the author of his present success. "Tho Youngest," which established Philip luirry as a Playwright to he watched, and now "The Dark Angel" ut tho Lorgacro Theater. It was not. until the present group of men who back him persuaded him that he consented to the formation of tho Robert Milton Pro.

ducing Company, but these men, Messmoro Kendall, Guy Bolton. Ar-. Ihur Rlchman and Arthur Horn-blow are now his co-directors In this Interesting enterprise. in Brooklyn traction at Werba's Brooklyn Thea ter. The entire Broadway company that enjoyed a long run at the Co.

Ionial Theater, Manhattan, and re cently ended a six-months' stay at the Woods Theater, Chicago, will appear during the Brooklyn engagement. The book is a handiwork of Miller nnd Lyles and the melodies are credited to Cecil Mack and James Johnson. Speedy dancing, plenty of negro humor and lively songs, may be expected. Among the most popular of the sixteen musical numbers f.re: "Sun Kist Rose," "Open Your Heart." "Old Fashioned Love," "Slow an' Easy Goln' Man," Snowtlme," "The Sheik of Alabam," and In the cast supporting Miller and T.vles are Georgetta Harvey, Wesley II111, Arthur Porter, William Andrews, George Duke, Revella Hughes Monty Hawley, Mamie Moon, May 1 lames. Bessie Allison, Jessie Wallace.

Edith Spencer, Jean Starr, Hnneyboy Thompson, and tho Song "TcjfCommandmcnts" in Xft Week at Teller Shubert. "The Ten Commandments" starts Its second and last week at Teller's tomorrow. It will be followed a week hence by Raymond Hitchcock in "The Sap." Don't Wait "Don't wait for a laugh!" Such Is the advice offered by Miller and Lyles, stars In "Runnln' Wild," the attraction coming to Werba's Brooklyn Theater this week. "Tho laugh that isn't spontaneous Is never worth while," says Miller. "After a line has been delivered and the audience falls to respond, ana the comedian waits for a laugh a laugh that usually Is forthcoming it la fatal.

Each wait slows the performance down and makes it harder to get laughs. "The audience of today ts a sophisticated one and a comedian should bear this in mind at all times. How often Is a truly funny 'gag' ruined by the attempts of an over-zealous comedian to explain It to his audience an audience that will mot stand having their Intelligence insulted. So many comedians in thell anxiety to get their point 'over' the footlights put the punch of their story before everything else. The cart before the horse.

Naturally the audience Is on to the story and agati there is no laughter. Yet the comedian wonders why!" At this point, Aubrey L. Lyles, the diminutive member of the team, spoke up. "I think the most essential and the hardest thing for a comedian to learn Is the art of This Is especially true In the case where two comedians are working together. Many a line that Is a sure, laugh producer has been spoiled by the desire of one partner to help another.

Minute things are what usually hurt. The movement of a hand, a grimace, a movement of the body, even a nod of the head will at times smother a laugh. In 'Runnln' Wild' the other night during the St. Paul snow scone. something happened that is a good, ustrutlon of what I mean.

Miller. my partner, discovers a ham hanging on the wall. He turns to me. not saying a word, with his eyes aglow and a grin from ear to ear. I merely say 'Huh'? and Miller responds with A-Huh.

Ordinarily this la one of tho biggest laughs In the show. On this particular night, we reached the sconoj and everything was running along serenely until i gave Jllller me cue for his As he started to answer me, I lost my balance and in an attempt to recover, bent over considerably. Consequently the laugh wasn't forthcoming. My moving on Millers line had distracted the ail dlence's attention and the laugh was lost and laughs, like hours, once lost, can never be regained." In "The Admiral" Margaret Gage, a Brooklyn girl, will appear In "The Admiral" on Feb. 21 at the Academy.

Miss Gage has played many parts with distinguished success since the days in Adelplil when, as she says, "she hung around the outskirts of every play that was given too frightened to try out a part, but too Interested to stay nwny from rehearsals. Her Viola, Alcestls, Mary In "The Servant In the House'' won praise from the critics. Then came her Lad In The Chastening" and her Girl In "The Admiral." In London her success was immediate, her voice. diction be ing eouullv commended. "The Admiral" Is a play by Charles Itann Kennedy.

Mr. Ldlth Wynn Malhlson and Miss 'Jago cum prise the cast. peared with Lionel Atwell in "ine ment for clean plays has been Will-Indestructible We." with Charles Brady," says the statement, HE bill at the E. Y. Albee" week will be headed Irwin in George Ade's famous one-act comedy.

"Mrs. Fecit-ham's Carouse." Miss' Irwin has Just come out of retirement to play once more In vaudeville and her salary is said to be 3.000 per week. In her company are. Harry J. Le-land, John Armstrong.

Ellen Wood-mansee and Cy Broiighton. An Important feature on the bill vlll be Al Mitchell nnd his orchestra, one of the Paul White-man units. Another feature will be Lilly Morris, English comedienne, now on first Americnn tour, offering comedy songs, Harry J. Con-ley and his company In a comedy skit by Grace Ryan called, "Rice and Old Joe Rome and Lou Gaut In "When Extremes The Primrose Four. Jack Joyce and hip horses, the Four Casting Stars, Aesop's Fables, "Topics of the Day" and Pathe News Pictures complete the program.

Anatol Fricdhlnd. Anatol Friedland with his revue will share headline honors with Ruth Roye on the bill at B. F. Keith's Ruth Roye will be heard In a pro gram of syncopated numbers. Hugh Herbert will appear in the latest comedy sketch from his own pen and that of Edmund Joseph called "Realization." Ben Ryan and Harriett Lee in' their comedy and dancing skit called "Ono and Won Is Two," Jean Bedlnl.

In "A Juggling Travesty," assisted by Rex Storey; John Phllbrlck and-Loretta De Veau, In "Samples;" Chester and Do Vere, "The Cycling Duo" Manuel Vega, Aesop's Fables, "Topics of the. Day," and rathe Mews Pictures round out the pill. not become a But you're WTong. That Isn't the answer. Stehll graduated from the Montclalr High School, Cornell followed.

He wai urged to become a colleague. Yet In November, 1908, he was engaged by the Bayonne, N. Stock Company to be the butler in "Raffles." Now, why didn't he become a colleague Instead? Ha himself replies because he preferred acting. But we students of psychoanalysis know that this answer Is too slmnleM Why did he prefer acting? What had happened In his life that he desired to exhibit himself? Do we not ail know about the "exhibitionism And is it hot significant that Mr. Stehll's most successful part, that of Bunthorne in discloses every night how admirably Mr.

Stehll knows how to exhibit the sham cmheticismn of a shoddy poet? Some say he knows how to create Bunthorne because he is an actor. But why did he prefer acting to teaching? Perhaps his preferences as an actor will help us to answer this burning question. He "quit" we use Mr. Stehll's own language the part of a butler In 'Raffles" because the management declined to Increase his salary from $15 to 118 a week. There, you have an unmistakable sign of Mr.

Stehll's realization ot his own worth. He next bobs up on his own horizon In a one-night stand company of Rachel Crothers' "The Three ot Us." Ho was Tweed Blx, and played the Pennsylvania coal towns In till show from December, 1908, to March, 1909. His next part was In "Beverly of which ended In Chicago In the summer of 1909. i Then he appeared at the Princess Theater In a play of Stuart Walker's railed "Jonathan Makes a Wish." His part In It caused a small sensa- tton. rne Times oevotea a warm personal paragraph to Mr.

Stehll's I work in this part. And the Theater Magaxine published a huge picture of him with the caption, "In thn 1 Spotlight." But as the play failed the spotlight, said Mr, Stehll, turned Ir. other directions. His next venture was in the production of "Plo. cadllly Jim," and then he Joined the Theater Guild.

Ha was in that organization's pro dqcUons of "The Treature," he war Ace Rogers In "John Hawthorne." understudied in "Heartbreak House." was Dr. Reich In "Llllom," the Old Gentleman in "Boubouroche" and the clown Polly in "He' Who Gets Slapped," Then he was Osrlck witn John Barrymore in "Hamlet." Bine then he has been In the Provlncetown Theater groupa pro ductlons ot "Fashion of "The Crime In the Whlstlar Room," of "8 S. Glencalrn" and at present In "Patience." He will have the title part In the forthcoming Provlncetown produc tion of "Michel Auclalr," by Charles Vlldraa. Well, you ask, why did Mr. Stehll give up the opportunity of becoming a.

rolleaaue to become an actor? After long cogitation, our opinion is tha. he dldit like, to teacn tOBP.A," a drama by Martin 'irown. produced by L. Law- renco Weber, and staged ny William B. Frledlandcr, comes into llio Majestic Theater tomorrow evening.

The actors Interpreting the nix roles of the drama ore Ralph Morgan, Minna Gombell, Walter Gilbert, Clara Moores, Walter Norton and Jeanne De Me. In this case the cobra Is a scheming young woman who first attacks with her wiles an experienced young man until she finds better picking with his Inexperienced college mate. Having succeeded In marrying this rich young man. she starts on a career of philandering and then seeks to enmesh the pal and partner of her husband, the friend of his college days. She succeeds In enticing him to a hotel, which burns down.

A year later, the wife having not returned, the husband opens her desk, and the truth Is shown to him. She has been constantly untrue to hlni, but a letter clears his ulend. -T 'Cobra' was last season. seen in ManJimtffn Miller and Lyles in "Runniii Wild," At Wcrba'ti. Miller and Lyles In their musical comedy, "Itunnln" Wild," with an all-colored company, will be the at Still Cooking For the first time In some months May Irwin Is coming to a theater that she couldn't buy if she wanted to.

She will be at the E. F. Albee Theater this week, and Mr. Albee doesn't want to sell. Perhaps otherwise she could, for May Irwin Is a millionaire.

She owns stocks and bonds and Interests and principals and securities and all of these things that spell money. Right this minute, if she felt like It, She could throw away $10 and not miss it at all. However, what's the use? Consequently, It took more than a $3,000 a week salary to draw her back to the stage. In her own home she is dcvnti'd to affluence and her own cooking. Her money has been, we believe, referred to; but little has been said about her cooking.

In point of fact, nothing at all has been said of her cooking. What is it? How good Is it? Ts It really as magnificent as people have boon led to believe? A little Incident of Miss Irwin's recent visit, to the Albee Theater during a Monday morning reliearsnl of the program. The Albee back stage contains a complete kitchen for such players as like to mess around in ono. Miss Irwin was delighted with It. She took off her dress, put on her overalls, iiml wont immediately to ot cooking fine wholesome old-fashioned southern dinner.

Then she invited the other artists on the program to come in and share It. "Ten ml. lutes later." explained Manager Kerrigan, who told the story during the Ions' time between dyinks "every artist on the pro. gram, from the trained seals to the sister act, wero singing mammy Bongs better than Jolson Therefore. instead of occupying the star dressing room in the Albee this week, Miss Irwin has been given the kitchen to live In.

Her Vehicle, as they call what slid plays In. is George Ade's "Mrs. Peek-liam's Carouse." Majestic Sunday Concerts The program of the B. F. Keith concerts at the Majestic Theater this afternoon and evening has as the chief feature Joseph E.

Howard's Gypsy Wanderers with a big cast, Including the Eight London Tlvoll Girls. Arthur and Morton Havel In their tabloid version of "Sally, Irene and Moran and Mack, blackface team; Neil Mack and Vera Belniar in "A Waiting Room Miss Marcelle, singer of syncopated songs; Adler, Well and Herman; Edwin 'ieorge, juggler, and others will entertain, ami the Majes tic News Pictorial. "Aesop's Fables" and Topics of the Day will be added attractions. "China Rose" to Move John Cort announces that lie will move his musical production, "Chin; Rose." from the Martin Book The tiler to Wa Hack's Theater, opening there with a matinee on Monday. Fell.

3. Two new comedians, Mr. I'nr'hy and hav been added to the caxt. new songs introduced, nrd Jefferson lie Annelis, who is now playing the principal comedy role, has also been tiveu now numbers. 'Karlf to Knrth" and with Walter Huston in "Mr.

Pitt." She was seen on Broadway most recently In "Al- loy" at the Princess Theater. experience, too. She has h4 her own stock company In Syracuse, and has been the stock star with compa ntes In Albany, Atlanta, Cleveland, New Orleans and Los Angeles. When she went to New Orleans to Join the company there It was for a limited engagement, but she became so great a favorite ttiat sue remained throughout the season. Like popular.

ity followed her in Cleveland, where she had contracted to appear for four weeks and then remained until the end of the season. Walter Gilbert Patrons of the entertainments given by the Brooklyn Dramatic aiirl Ih Clinton Tlratnuttn CluK master of arts In 1908. Tet we find him an actor of parts In November, 1908. Cartful readers phould scent a mystery. At least tho public relations engineer (press agent) proposes that they should.

Consider. Everybody knows that there ts, it is alleged, an' unbridgeable gap between the. Master of Arts and the actor of parts. The mystery, per haps, "heightens" when It is explained that Mr. Stehll was expected by htS.

admiring protestors to' be-come a colleague. Now, in this country not eTery o'ne Is a colleague. In Germany, for example, every one is a colleague. If you aay to a cocher or a "cabby" In your best English he understanding only German "James, let's toddle off to the Frledrichstadt Palast. I hear there's a good prizefight on between two husky gals!" James will haughtily- reply in his.

best Ger man you understanding only Eng lish "Herr Mister Amerlkaner, Ich bin nlcht keln James (I ain't no James) ancL anyhow (we'd best make it all English before this writer is caught in an error by Mr. Stehll, who received an M.A. In Germanic languages), I'm busy. Try my colleague over there The bellboy speaks of his comrades as col leagues; so do the members of the Thieves Union. But In America only learned men and lawyers call one the other col leagues, and the lawyers only do It when they are trying to be sar castic.

This leaves only tho learned men. It becomes obvloue, then, that something happened to persuade Mr. Stehll that he preferred not to be come a colleague. Now, biography nowadays has become a science of Inference some people even say of malicious Innuendo. The psychoanalytic biographer reads what Is not written 1.

between the lines u.nd interprets it In his own words. Let us then probe. Biooa, It is said. will telL Good. Mr.

Stehll was born in Lyons, France. His futher was a native of Zurich, Switzerland In other words, It Ir safe to say that he was Swiss. Mr. Stehll's mother was a native of Manchester, England therefore. It Is probable that rhe was English; Thus far we have, then, a man bora In (ia belle) France here we have the French Influence with a mixture of Swiss and English blood.

But Mr. Stehll left (la belle) France at the age of two. With his parents he arrived at that impres sionable aga In our own fair country. For eight years this young man lived In the city where nobody cares. (A prize will be given to that reader who knows what city It is wa mean.

The prize will be a bound set ot Mayor Hylan's own personally written speeches.) Who can toll what Influences might have contaminated the fresh and unspoiled mind of this youth even though he had lived In (la belle) Franca during those eight years. He might have heard Eva Tanguay argue with Indifferent audiences "I don't care!" He may have heard Joe Cook's story about the four Hawaiian Then ha spent his tenth and eleventh years of life In Switzerland, Those yeara ure "shrouded in mystery." What happened In Switzerland la not known. He may have had a love affair or fallen off un Alp. For when he returned to America he resumed his rcrldenco not In New York City hut In Mont-cluir. N.

J. Perhaps you think ycu already know hy Mr, Stehll did nf or.tn vmn vn mnv nt rurnlltnis Plays crcBiimy iv ouil uio r- one of the most ambitious players of those dramatic organizations In Walter Gilbert, who will be seen at the Majestic Theater this week in "Cobra, In which Mr. Gilbert has a most important role, that of Jack Race, the man who Is "cobralzed In the play. Mr. Gilbert was born in the Bed ford section and was educated In this boro, attending St.

Stephens Parochial School and afterward graduating from Erasmus Hall High School. Then ne went imo Dusiness ano lor time, was In the legal department of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com pany. His first stoge appearance was made with the Crescent Theater Stock Company, when that theater was taken over by the late Percy G. Williams, in a small part In "Secret Service." Since then Mr. Gilbert, has appeared In many stock companies of tho country, later appearing In road companies and In Manhattan productions.

At the Academy At the regular Sunday evening entertainment at the Brooklyn Academy of Music tonight. Eddie Foy end his family will head the bill The McCarthy Sisters, late of the Music Box Revue; Harry Rose and Lav, Schooler and company, Including Peggy Hart and Estclle MacNeal; Ethel Parker and Chums, are among the features. Others on the, bill are the Australian Helsos, Chester iiml DeVere, Wanl and Raymond und Ciurk and Vlllanl, Gregory Kelly and hadge Kennedy, in "Brtdgee," at the Ambassador Theater..