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fwm is; paste i.+.l,V_~‘;l.l.,n1Vz1_t.V1:’;xs of art. Tl z':.q viid Mr.
Van Blane wo‘l1l§:l~'.  be” apApe;n9lnl__c;' in “The
Br«;:«m; Melos.ly."W "It ‘is~<jxi»ite"avi\3«;rot from his
'pc+;'fori-m‘-ancr: tl.x9.t€lhl¥"takes his play‘~aml his acting
xrer}*‘s+‘.‘l'iousl.y. ~Twéi1ty—fix'e ydat‘.~s ago he would
lzgvlsrcl l>-u_en.-c:onis‘ide«red.a great acmr, but, than__k
H;ean:c1'c, We rave passed the pmlimi when it Wars
tll{o‘ug;1:L mat nature could be inxproive.-1 upon by an
inFl:n.cs—~" mz.rm».=.r and by silly affectarlorm. Mr. "Van
Blame .1.a:5 a‘ powerful, voice, came and earncstncss,
but not for one fflOl11o‘?:’ill does he get off his stilts.
Bu‘: as‘ a 'c<~ll'1sr,-«-ah, that is quite amyther znsluter.
There he shows the. master E One can see at once
that he has marvclouzs power over" ll‘.L“. instrumem.
Hr: plzrjiita 110 like popular taste. it  true. but with
what finish, what exquisixo feeling 3 Perhaps it is
wortluuwhile to endure :1 bad. pl,-slyzmd. :3. deal of
cc>m=em;.io:1es.l. acting on the part of star and com-
pany ‘few the sake of hea.ri~ng so glean a. mu.sir:a.l
at’tis.tl . J(.I‘l1li‘l D. BARRY.

 

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THE S$I.AVES OF THE Bl*G-BRKIMIMEI)
HATS.

 The I.‘-sg--lmmmed lxatlslill flaunts ins punders,~-.:;=iz,y
laetwemi the hungry‘ gaze of ‘the: orchestra chairs
and the lurid blaze of Lulu: icaotllglltsz.

If the theater-hat. had any repose we could adapt
oursxeilws to it and find SOO‘.1e’lvh€l‘C: a pecep»-"hole
tl'l1l‘0'>.7xg\l1 which to obtain at least lxalf measures in
obul..:-22' d.e.l6?Ct:1'r.'i(m :~ but, no; it boos and swa_vs.
and quivers and switxga and nods. .:=.ncl. tremblcs
until. the optia: ‘nerve feels like a xrutrry-go-toixvld
w3.t.h hall its, mgwheels‘ .lar..kihg in tooth.

.‘:‘s11‘flicien*.l).' ‘Vigo-rous methods halve not yer‘.
been taken really to shame those who persist in
their evil w-ayfi and will nolj'plac<: .their hats in
tlmir laps. M

Whilm tlm geentlcmevz go out to see that man who

'  alw2s.y~;f w:zi‘Llr:g, and who always will wait asllong‘
-as tlu=,re  a L«:tw‘eer1'--th::»:—:.cts, and while: the mags
(:3.I‘p<t!‘It¢'.‘I':‘-3 are -mtllrxg tho stage, let 9. pretty girl
for pretty girls have more influence than the plain
Oneal, let :1 przzstty‘ girl appear t afom the -curtain,

'*equ1ppr;:«l with a monster hat by way of e:c,2xmpI<«.,
Azlmd Sing 2 M ‘ V

What: a mm, for snags; gives up his golr.l,.
(1):: silver llasr you p agiisae, . .

To see. the. gmzgle 'the‘.9‘eats are sold ;
H»: paysgfor what. he sees ;

1:33.11‘ when aé-sofxuelhlngf-nlbuiltiolike this
Slxuts off ‘uisllme of view,

Ho swearaa rm: ‘ll 'nov_'e‘r' come again, ‘ »
As 1 'we:u‘m,f would :;ft‘Vyou?

t‘  avpivty that an artistic gift «:loes< not larirxg

 Vyif“ ‘Lou.  . H '.
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’ ‘Fof the theawrhat is a. silly th

You never wear gloves to di'ne,. . ,.-   ‘
Nor an ow:rcoa.t when you ’re going‘ to-.‘b.c'-.‘l.' _‘

, Nor gums when‘thr: weather isfjfiw; “ .' L 

And. a w'oman’s‘glor_v is her, hair;q~_"

If womankind only knew, 4. ‘

O I Slave of the big-brimmed theater hm;

Stand up and 'rep<:n.:, now do! 

Of_C.0ursc no one will rise u;3’ia11d.repent;f5li*Lly
promise never to do it again, though there jrlllajfbc '
some red checks and the removal of 3. hat or tvlfo.
Then the singer must. drop the pexsuasive mannét
and, fixing a stony stare upon some: offender, smg:

I-lard-hearted woman that you are,
, To you I sing my lay;
There ’s some one sitting ba.cl«; of you
Who wants to see the play.
F01‘ such a big, spread-eagle hat
He. does n’t care a rap.
If you ‘re a woman good and true-
You ’ll put it: in your lap. ‘
CFIORUS -

‘For the theater hat is a silly thing
It never should come to the 1_:la_\=,

It '5 all very well of rm afternoon
VVhen you ’re walking down Bror:dwu.g'.

But to gaze three hours at a theater ha‘-...
When a man has worked all day,

Is much too long. Two dollars; for tlm:
Is a horrible price to pay.

l__fzm_v big hat appears in sight after this the
audience. should join in this chorus:

Poor man works hard for womankind,
O l let him, at night, get. gay ;

It is .uJ'l. so very becoming, you know,
That hat which you we-ax at the play.

And man has some rights we are boux.1gx«_ i’t'.‘F{_‘-'x'¢.‘l._,
In spite of his gmting gay, ‘

Forgive: him and give him .9. sight of the s~::zg.~:~,
just Show him you 're built that Way.

In three weeks' time you wouldn't lr.-2 .>.l‘1l<: 2:‘
find a hat in sight if a place ‘l.1n.Clr.‘-I"‘lhL‘ L‘ :1 :$"ispv'-:.«
Vided for it by ithclmanagement of the the.-.u=:':a

' ' JAMES CLARENCV -H" ~-.x:..~;“a

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PAULA, by Victoria Cross, is said to ha; a simcch
from life, but the life. was hardly ‘won't: ii‘:-"Eng. anal
‘s1._u'ely not worth sketching. Victoria. lZ‘r'osss= will
probably have 2:. literary" future, but 35%: «*:";id~:'en‘t'l)"
can’: get. away from the present yet. 

Her style is unformced, though hcr»~»expfess:’maxs i
are hackne-yed ; sexuality stalks rarnpzmt thix‘ough_=._;
liar pages, am} hot lnfinitives do thespllii. Bfiltvsllé‘
can change all this and cultivate her c1mzgr‘lg_s.igli
~a‘ncl artistic amlacity umil z-ahr: produces oonlgéihinl

worthy of hm". Q  ~ -. 
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