Show I Ime ie e Seamy Side of Broadway J By DIXIE HIN HINES ES w ORK IK March 6 The G. magi magr mag- mag r i radio broadcasting cannot gasped by the ordinary person broadcasting station In York complied compiled figures recent- recent Ithe the Goldman Godman band concerts Franko Goldman the conof conof con- con Lof of this band is ig the young- young the famed conductors and till to John Ph Philip I Sousa is the known of all aU bandmasters fa a a veteran of the baton has playing more than thirty Lire He has given as many as a season and he has hase e e. e honor of being heard by byee byse nse se ee audiences But assuming be e has been playing for thirty and ind that he has given iven conch con- con Teach each ch year ear and that each conas conas congas con con- gas as been hoard heard by music We have a grand total of 1000 persons who have heard wring Suring his career tl Year Edwin Franko Gold Gold- had ad his band concerts hooked th h ten broadcasting stations ng g g more than two-thirds two of tire United States He Hp H played concerts in New York and andas andas andas as as listened to by bY not less Jess i than music lovers ers o In other words in ten concerts Mr Mi Goldman furnished music for as many people as Mr Sousa has done in thirty years In one sum summer me season Ite he lie was heard by more than five times the total number that Mr Sousa has pa played ed to in his whole life Ute These figures seem In Incredible incredible in- in credible but it is a faint idea of what the radio has done to bring good music to the United States cIt r c- It sounds all rl right ht They were casting The Matinee Girl and the principals sat about the office of Ed Rosenbaum Ji Jr the producer talking about the tho chorus I I want a chorus of the prettiest girls in town Mr Rosenbaum re remarked re- re marked That ought to be easy Juliette Day pay one of the comediennes comediennes com com- there there Is a beauty beau y shop right about the corner Telephone to them Ibsen has taken the United States by storm torm Three companies are arenow arenow arenow now presenting his plays in New NewYork NewYork York and Boston and P Philadelphia P For Tor more than twenty five five years t r 6 I f. f v he has a neglected playwright here Only a few brave spirits daring to put on his plays Now there are none so lowly who will not do him reverence re First credit for making Ibsen understood understood understood un un- un- un and popular in the United States really belongs to Hilda Englund Englund Englund En- En a Swedish actress who appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap at Christiana In Ibsen's Ibsen s Brand Peer and Ghosts under the eye of the great playwright playwright play pay wright himself Since then her faith in Ibsen has been unfaltering In the United States she first acted Peer long before Richard Mansfield gave his memorable production pro pro- pro pro- She even took Ibsen into American vaudeville She also acted acted acted act act- had in ed Ghosts here as S she Sweden and with August Lindberg Who created the role of Oswald In fact Miss Englund who has long been beer conspicuous on the American stage has a certain satisfaction in witnessing the fruition of her long and sustained efforts As is usual in such cases however however how how- ever l picturesque actresses and actors actors actors ac ac- ac- ac tors have taken over the popularity o eat Scandinavian author and will probably gain whatever emoluments the plays will produce Backstage repartee While Shelter was being produced produced produced pro pro- at the Cherry Lane theatre the members of the cast frequently assembled in the commodious lounge upstairs and discussed affairs of state Shelter was a la play populated populated populated by bv characters of the outcast type They were w ere social derelicts of both sexes Sometimes an insult Is a 11 compliment com corn suggested Therese Hynds H n the colorful character actress of the cast For Tor instance Instance- she continued continued continued contin contin- turning to the disreputable group of characters X I I dont don't t suppose suppose sup sup- suppose pose any of ot you vou would really leally re resent resent resent re- re sent being call called d bum actors Because Because Because Be Be- cause you know In Jn this case it would be a tribute to our skill as character creators Curtis Cooksey the play actor wright was telling some friends about his bo boyhood hood days dars And I Want to testify right now now he addEd added added add add- ed that that I learned man many things then that have done me a good turn ater For Tor Instance an inquisitive e auditor au- au asked Well Veil for one thing of whenever whenever-I I Iam Iam I. I am dining in a fashionable state and find too to toman man many spoons at my place lac I I always resort to that old I childhood doggerel meenie mine moo moo and it gives me the right cue Invariably I ii J Jo I I Ii |