Show ta ns in in New York or orBy By ELS ELSIE GREENE THEW NEW YORK Feb 20 The 20 The artistic artistic artis arUs tic genius of Watson Barratt better bett better bet bet- t ter r known In Salt Lake by his first name of ot George in staging staging- elaborate elaborate elaborate rate revues was once again recognized recognized recognized by the when they asked him to take charge of the London production of The Student Prince Accompanied by his wife Louise Bascom Barratt who is takIng taking taking tak tak- ing the trip as a much needed vacation vacation vaca vaca- tion after strenuous literary labors and Mr Shubert Watson Vatson Barratt sailed for England about two weeks ago ao This This' is the thirteenth production Of The Student Prince Mr 11 Barratt Barratt Bar Bar- has staged for tor the and andas andas andas as is eo so often the case it proved to be a a lucky number for tor the Bar- Bar Not that staging a a. revue Isan is isan isan an easy matter matler quite the opposite as Mr Barratt would tell you if you put it to him hm man to man Suppose Suppose Suppose Sup Sup- pose you ou were to say What is the most difficult thing in staging a. a a revue He could answer answer in one word Synchronization And if It that didn't mean anything to you he would explain that a re revue revue revue re- re vue starts out as a conglomeration of separate and distinct dramatic sketches dance numbers mechanical cal novelties scenic displays monologues monologues monologues mono mono- gymnastic stunts costumes and chorus evolutions These must all be made to lo harmonize Beautiful Beautiful ful scenic acts must be followed b bY pep and humor the audience must be kept interested and entertained every minute Variety in settings that at the same time go to make makeup up a a. complete scheme must be ar ar- ar ranged Hard work it is but so In Interesting Interesting interesting In- In that Watson Vatson Barratt has n never ver become come disenchanted since taking up his career as art director for some seven or more years ago Clyde Squires is not pining away for lack of illustration work He has just completed three pictures for Margaret Sangster's love story Our Debts In January Success and they have asked him for more mor upon which he is now engaged He lie will also have several illustrations in the next issue of During the recent holidays practically practically practically all of his time was occupied In painting an elaborate over over- mantel flower piece for Mrs Bossard's Bossards Bossards Bossard's Bossards Bossard's Bos- Bos sard's Christmas gift from her husband husband husband hus hus- band the man who has acquired an enormous fortune bull building readymade readymade ready ready- made house houses Of Mrs MIs Ella Squires whom we all call Aunt Ell Elly we learn that she sho has been afflicted with a a- cold and has been confined to her homo home on street for tor over a week but were wele glad to report she is rapidly recovering rC her usual buoyant health and spirits D D. J. J Lang sailed salle-d last week for continental Chores bores In the Interests of the Z Z C C. CM M M. M I I. I His wife wIre was to have accompanied him but unfortunately unfortunately she was taken ill III on the way to New York and was obliged to remain behind She will occupy a suite at the Prince George hotel on Twenty-eighth Twenty street until her husbands husband's return Her Inability to tomake tomake tomalee make malee the trip was a great to her as her people live in Switzerland rland and she had looked forward for some time to this r re reunion reunion re- re union i. i Previous Pre to Aunt Ellys Ells Indisposition indisposition indisposition indis indis- position and Mr L Longs Lang's departure the former was hostess to the latter and his wife wiCe at a theatre party to see E E. H H. Sothern in Accused We have been quite gratified to hear upon different occasions that quite a few in New York make regular weekly trips to the newspaper room of the New York public library to r read ad in this column what the other in New NewYork NewYork York are doing |