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Show DRAM AUG NEWS AND COM MEN 1 Stage realism that audiences cannot see is a fad In which few producing managers man-agers indulge. One of the few is Henry Miller, whose productions set a standard In the American theater and whose devotion devo-tion to realism Is characteristic. "The Rainbow," which Mr, Miller will bring, otters an interesting example of realism that can be appreciated only by the actors on the stage. In the first scene of the play Mr. Miller, m the role of the father of tho story, Is told by his lawyer that his daughter, whom he has not seen since she was a baby, Is coming to visit him. The father Is anxious to know what sort of a girl has taken the place of the baby ho had loved. He opens a desk and produces on Ivory picture frame. "Here Is a picture ,of Cynthia, taken when she was six years old. Tell me. Is she much changed?" hu asks. The lawver scrutinizes the portrait. "The likeness is still there," he replies. "But of course your daughter is almost a woman now. Very dainty, very graceful, grace-ful, very beautiful." As he speaks theso words, he studies the portrait. For all practical purposes the ivory case that Is bnndedacroHS the desk might contain any photograph that happened to fit, or no photograph at all. But what t dues contain is a photograph of Ruth Chatterton, the girl who plays the daughter, taken when she was U years old. Mr. Sillier incurred considerable expense ex-pense In a search of photograph studios to obtain this forgotten picture of little Miss Chatterton. Most people would consider his Insistence Insist-ence on realism in this particular a sheer waste of lime and energy. Mr. Miller's explanation of his hobby is that it helps the actor In his play to "feel" their roles. It is estimated that on her present tour to the Pacific coast. Gaby Deslys. the noted French artist, will earn over '55.000. This Is for a period of less than eleven weeks, and Is tho highest amount ever paid any foreign artist for a tour of this nature, not even excepting Bernhardt. Gaby travels in state, occupying a private pri-vate car which Is always run as a special. spe-cial. Gaby believes that as she has to travel so much every day and work so hard at every performance, she should be paid accordingly. She Is under the direction direc-tion of the New York Winter Garden company, which served to Introduce her to America. This was two seasons ago, Just after she Is said to have had an affair af-fair with ex-King Manuel of Portugal. "There arc only three' things In life that I cannot dispense with," Charles Frohman was saying between acts one night lately at tho rehearsal of "The Land of Promise," Miss Blllle Burke's new play. "Ono of them," ho continued, "Is sleep, the second is food and the third Is an empty theater when I rehearse." It was at this moment that Mr. Maugham, Maug-ham, the author of "The Land of Promise," Prom-ise," said, "I did not know that Mr. Tharp (one of the actors in the company) was to wear a tall hat." "Neither did I," answered Mr. Frohman; "you go ovor and tell him tnat neither the author of the play nor Its producer expected tonight to sec him hide his light under a tall hat." Both men were talking in the dimly lighted auditorium of tho practically practi-cally deserted Garden theater; and while they were talking a carefully dressed individual in-dividual had entered and had quietly taken a scat, at tho same time removing a highly polished top hat. It was to this Individual that Mr. Maugham said, "We did not expect to find you wearing that kind of a hat tonight, Mr. Tharp." "My name Is not Tharp; I am the manager of .the theater: 1 represent the Garden Theater The-ater estate," said the owner of the top hat. And then Mr. Frohman, who had moved over from another part of the theater, remarked: "Well. In that case I will have to remind you that I particularly rented the theater for tonight without fixtures: that is the way the contracts rend. All I asked for and still wish Is an, empty theater." Whereupon the owner own-er of the top hat took his top hat In hand and want home. "Beauty, to my mind. Is purely an expression ex-pression of primitive tact in nature." said Miss Malrc O'Neill, who has been described de-scribed by J. B. Yeats, the Irish portrait painter, as the most perfect type of Irish beauty. "Tho element of grace, of happiness, of Joy -in living. Is the chief attribute of all beauty In human form. Just as it Is for that matter In the breed of a fine horso or a fine dog; "I have little patience with the woman who achieves beauty with artlfical effect. ef-fect. Personally, and if It Is at all true that I am a type of Irish beauty. I can only say that I feel very sorry for the girls I have left bohlnd in Ireland. I wish I could show you a real Irish "Beauty In a woman, to my mind. Is primarily health, strength, freshness of complexion and splendid vitality. Tho rain and sunshine which sometimes come upon us in Ireland, almost simultaneously, simultaneous-ly, are the cosmetics uf Irish beauty. It Is In the open air like the Irish heather thut tho Irish girl gets all her contrast of color, brightness of expression and her clear eyes. Nc- doubt, her quick Imagination Imagina-tion stimulates the changing moods of her face. Beauty in a woman is, after all. not only hnr smile, It is to be found In her many smiles. In hor moments of sorrow, sor-row, In tho swiftness of thinking heart. "Being an actress does not compel a woman to manufacture beauty. The slcndemess of her form, and the agility of her movements, aro also of the outdoor out-door life so dear to the Irish people. "Though the Irish girl has hor share of spiritual enjoyment and spiritual vision, I believe that of all the women In tho world, she Is nearest to the heart of everyday happiness. I, myself, want no Intelligent hampering of the Joy I feel when I wake up In the morning and know that I am allvo. I am a savugo in all tho simplicity of nature that Is given to the woman who can ride a horse, walk ten miles a day and enjoy three hearty meals. "No, beauty Is not a thing of paints and powdor It is the color of the rjky in the eyes of the Irish girl under the night shade of her black hair, which gives her tho right to be called beautiful," Sir Johnston Forbcs-'Robcrtson. who is now making his fnrewell tour of the United States and Canada, has. as Ins hobbles, painting, reading and golf, anl, last but not least playing with his thll-dren. thll-dren. Sitting In his hammock on a summer sum-mer morning at his beautiful house in Bushey Heath, England, or entering his painting studio, which his thoughtfu sister-in-law, Miss Maxine Elliott, had j specially erected for him at tho bottom of a tvpically English garden, he is prob- j ably much more Interested in following these pursuits, or playing with hlti children chil-dren ami driving with his charming Mfc. Gertrude Elliott, than ever he wns, or le. on the stage, successful and popular j though he has deservedly been for so j many years. In both England and Amer- j lea. As a painter, too. Forbes-Robertson I excels and his work has moro I ban once ( been hung in the academy, and he lmi l latolv de-voted most of his leisure to J paintings of his three little daughter?, at homo in England. j He is proud of the fact that hla first bank balance was realized from his I painting of the church scene in "Much 5 Ado About Nothing." which was hung , in tho London Royal academy, and now rests In the Players' club In New York, since the sale of tho Irving relics. For It was commissioned by Henry Irving who j proposed that Claudlo should paint the ?. scene In which ho appeared for $750. J Forbes-Robertson at once agreed, but Ir- vlng was eo delighted with the result that hu insisted on doubling the amount, and I sent ' him a check for $1500. Forbes- Robertson returned It twice, but In vain; i' Irving was adamant In his generosity, ( and had his way. H jr Whllo Gcorgft Arll?8 was playing In Washington In "Disraeli," presidont j Wilson attended one or the early per- t formances. It was noted that he lea i tho applause vigorously after a lino In a Disraeli's part particularly pertinent to f the day, that In which the English t statesmen remarks that "war ia not a J solution, but un aggravation." Representatives of anti-administration papers In the audience chronicled with l delight the president's hearty laughter at tho line, "the less work a prime mln- later does, the fowor mistakes h j makes." J Irene Franklin, tho original "Red- ( head," and Burton Green, who said fare- f well to vaudeville, temporarily at least, P at the close of their Milwaukee engage- J ment, November 30, and who recently s played In Salt Lake City, have been t selected by George M. Anderson of San Francisco, the Broncho Billy of moving picture fame and fortune, to bo his prln- k clpal standard-bearers In a campaign to f. i introduce ?1 musical shows in New York i as well as in San Francisco and Los Angeles and other large cities of thu country. Through his general reprosen- . tatlvc. J. J. Rosenthal, Mr. Anderson 1 has secured the lease of the Strand the- ater In New York, now In process of erection at Broadway and Forty-seventh r street, and the Morosco theater in L03 'i Angeles, in addition to the Gaiety the- H ater in San Francisco. These throe the- j, atcrs, with possibly others to be secured in other largo cities, will be operated j as a musical comedy circuit nnd tb ) catchllne in nil the billing will bo "J2 worth for SI." 1 |