Show CHILD LIFE PLAYS PLA YS WITH WITH CHILD I I tt C CHARACTERS AS CENTRAL FIGURES i STRIKING STRIKING SUCCESSES IN NEW YORK BY BEAU RIALTO IT f Special to Tho Republican n. n i New cW York Yolk March 29 One 9 Ono of ot the Li al most striking features feature s of or the current New w York dramatic season was the successful Influx of ot a to number of t plays plas a having havinS' child lire life and child chara characters 1 I I us ns central themes No Xo less than five fl of or the really few tew substantial suc successes of at atthe the past winter have ha been plays plas I with child heroines and and heroes The fhe most noteworthy thing J about this p ns tor for adult entertainment t Is Js the fact i thit rat t I these o fi pla plays s a proved pro oven oen m more mare ro Rp- Rp lP 1 I P to up Ute tile gi o up n-up children t than an I to the tho kiddies at the matinees The I r f-e f and charm of oC the I Individual uP i p lu 1 of the talented actors andl nd actresses entrusted with the tho i I roles Jol s MI and the element of or s symbolism pervading mF the pla plays s s themselves are arec c tC 1 1 1 countable c for tor a adult ulL New s lIe lc I light lIht in them them a greater r dolight do- do do 1 1 light tight than that manifested at perform perform- I I s of or the usual run of ot I 1 I washy comedies noisy farces and i melodramatic Illers with which I i they have been surfeited Quintet of Child ChUd Tiny II This quintet of ot child pla plays s 's comprised com corn House produced at the Childrens Children's theatre 1 Snow White a dramatization of the the raIl fah tale about Snow White hito antI and Hose dose i i Red ned with little HUle Marguerite Clark Inthe in j the title role Little Women an n exceptionally ex- ex r abe able dramatization of 1 Louisa M f Alcott's classic sto story A i I Good Kittle DevIl il another tanta fantasy of ot childhoods childhood's c powers power antI and i The Tho Poor Little Rich Girl by J Eleanor leanor Gates j It was as nip and MId tuck between each of oC these five fl plays In the Taco race for tor popular approval and when they go goz z n touring next season Benson their popularity will III undoubtedly grow with each town visited f Motion orn o. o That Thit the motion picture has found I Its place a as a priced high entertain entertain- matt ment as asell well ell as In the the nickel ol theatre j I has h been heen on demonstrated b by the success ucc ss 1 i lul fui production o of Max Mas spectacle The Miracle Accompanied r In lw the l Symphony orchestra of or ort t pieces and a 1 chorus 1 of rendering rendering ren ren- 1 dering 3 exquisite mu music lc the tinted film roman romance e a of or a i young nuns nun's faithlessness to her ncr her vows h hr her r degradation and final rc redemption has lias made a a. great appeal The film vas as ns enacted 1 by tho the London Loudon ll company com corn pany lany which was Mas taken tal-am Intact to t a JM- JM Iman r rt I man many and posed in selected scenic na nan environments en- en n n- t Including an ancient l I cath-I Vf edral and nunnery an old mountain mountainy y if castle and a German village ago t Lithe II Following tho llie success of ot three plays s dealing with the underworld The Talc The he Argyle lase ease Cas and amI fit Within the Law the local th s shue e hu been flooded with a ru rush h of pro- pro dealing with the tho sO sordid ld phases of or 1 life Ike Ce none o o ot t the Tho recent attempts to tu exploit dra dra- the thu crook white l Ia la i and ond fallen laUen woman c have had hall much SUH-OSH SUH l While hll that much hai harried rh a lI t. t the soda youn American dramatist fumes s and frets over tho the difficulties difficult 14 faced in mil getting some lom manager to read 01 or listen t Jo 10 o the greatest American p the tho dC dearth derth of really good material ha has lid led to lo Another outburst of revivals ie Chr Charle 3 I I known as at the greatest sure I tiling dung player of or all 11 the producers started In with a a. revival re of oC 11 H. t. t C C. C Cirton's Cir Cir- r-I r i t tons ton's r time old favorite fa Hall now being presented present d at tho c with an all star cast followed unit suit with r Edith In Jn I E Ion IT on m n n. n nc nest l lwe week we lt William A Brad It in to lo t his wife wHo the dainty Grace Orace George in 11 ina I a 4 revival al of oC I and I also produce 14 Lester Wallach's s 's famous lay 1 In fu addition th r re is Z i the the revival ro of oC The Beggar Student now cots being presented by the tho l while still other ether foamier I a ii il Voth tho the cud and dramatic fields arc are In Ira preparation for summer jummer revl l I lon I Empire Theatre 1 J f ho has lias secured an n al feature fun for Monday and andla rues 11 day la a tile the famous War ai al Bonnet Donnel Hound t tin tp pictures flee file film I Is a ath th reef ree eo-ree feature Jakon at nt Idaho I Full ills Idaho and shows hO many mf lI t tin ind n interesting Inte western scents It ii is iiI I I d the tho t western laic pic picture tore ture ever er taken horses hOI steer i Toping roping dim chariot lot races lassoing all nil gu guto U Uto to make maleo U Ii a UlI Must t t Interesting feature The price will he lii r. r r t cents eu l I From Manger l to Cross A V private exhibition of ot the biblical motion J From rom the Manger Mangor to the tho Cross as pas given gl at tho the Liberty Libert theatre yesterday rooming morning before an m audience made mado up of ot members of or tho the local clergy dignitaries o of the Mormon church including President JO Joseph F F. Smith and man many prominent local edu edu- The rhe film From Front the Manger to the Cross Cross' or Jesus of ot Nazareth is a representation of or the life lIro of or Christ and andI was made made- In authentic locations in I Palestine and Egypt It Is in five parts j dl divided dl as follows The Birth of ot Chi Christ 1st the tha Childhood the tho Ministry the Last Week of ot His Ills Life Lire and the Cruci- Cruci and Death of ot Jesus Throughout the aim has been to preserve C a and a wonderfully imp impressive sh sive series serles of pictures picture is the tho result The 1 characters are portrayed In dignifIed dignified fied manner and the settings formed by the natural backgrounds of oC the tho Hol Holy Land are all that could be bo de- de c- c sired Tho rho Impression made b by the tho picture turo ion on tho the audience which w witnessed It yesterday re was ono one seldom made h In by a motion picture President Smith said saida a of tho he film T TAo To Q picture Is remarkable and gl gives s a a. faith ul il II representation of at the Scripture Scrip Scrip- r tures ture le P P. A A. A SImpkIn of or Phillips Con- Con onal church was also impressed ed edwith with c 1 subject lIe He said Bald It It is a fine tine fine tillo picture and wonderfully won won- impressive Its educational educations value vaun cannot ot be o overestimated H He Re W. W F. F Bulkley of or the Episcopal church said It pt hardly seems possible possible possible pos pos- sible that such a wonderful representation tion of or the life lito of ot Christ could halo o been made It is Js remarkably realistic realis realis- tic and has B. B gripping gripping- power which cannot taU fall to impress |