Show ON STAGE ST and and SCREEN SCREE By S. S J. J M. M fat Is i claimed to be beva a a record for all an ans s surge productions in length of runs was made at the Gaiety theatre In New Ne York Tork last nl night ht when celebrated its consecutive performance Frank Bacon is in the leading role is one of the most peculiar plays on R Broadway oi u While rd i favorably a criticised t I d on its initial p performance dramatic cities critics could not predict a long run for the play because of ot its character It is a melodrama melodrama melodrama melo melo- drama smacking somewhat of the old blood and thunder days Theatre managers managers man man- agers aters predicted an earlY eany closing for the play Yet Tet it found Instant favor and has been playing continuously for nearly two y years ars Many strange remarks are heard at the Hippodrome this WeeK during the presentation there of Abraham Lincoln bythe b by the Cloninger players Everyone has them ideas during concerning the p play Lincoln None and are expresses x as e odd 2 however as the one heard by Franklin P P. Adams and repeated in his column The Conning Tower in the New York Tork Tribune He heard it at the presentation of John Drinkwater's Abr Abraham tam Lincoln which Is the sensation of ot New York Tork Here It Is j Young Toung Woman a fine P play J. J 1 Really I never knew much about Abraham Abraham Abraham Abra Abra- ham Lincoln except before before except that he never told tolda a lie He An Elderly Woman I I agree my dear It Its It's s a very impressive play But you must t admit that the ending Is highly improbable In the ending of ot the DrInkwater play there is the historical assassination of Lincoln In Fords Ford's theatre Press reports yesterday carried the news of the capture of ot Stamboul from the Turks Stamboul Is the locale for forThe forThe forThe The Virgin of Stamboul a Universal production featuring Priscilla Dean which will soon be shown at the H H. II Van Loan th the author of ot the film play returned from Stamboul just prior to the outbreak of the world war var Next Next week week wl will see the e return to the screen as far as as' as Salt Lake fans tans are concerned of ot Lew Stone He appears In InThe InThe InThe The Rivers River's End the first First National Na Na- National production of ot Marshall Marshan Neilan former director for Mary Pickford The cast Includes such notables as Barney Sherry Margery Daw and Jane Novak and Is said to be one of ot the best films of the year It will be shown for fora a a. a full week at t the American The return to the screen of Jack Pickford Pickford Pickford Pick- Pick ford will also be celebrated next week when he appears In The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come at the Casino next neit Sunday He Is supported by Clara Horton Horton Horton Hor- Hor ton and the new screen star Pauline Stark |