Show A A CRUSADE FOR DECENT PLAYS r New Mew York Is Wondering i Whether Movement Has 1 Staying Power Fower CLEAN PLAYS MAKE MONEY The Leading Man in inIS in Girls Is to Have a New A. x Comedy Corned Y YBY I BY JA JAMES tES GRA GRANT T STON fl pu Special Service Now York Feb It 27 It Is too soon Roon crusado yet to tell toll whether tho the against Immoral plays Is spasmodic to de develop de- de affair or has tho the staying power po-cr Into a crusade which will tear things up It ma ml may bo ho set down as certain certain the re result re- re tain however howe that whatever suit sult of tho the present agitation a n reaction jays tion against t a a. certain class of ot their plays their which attract simply be because of or Is certain ise iselo to come comewell we and tho the theatrical world worse would do lo well to undertake undertake undertake un un- un- un a a. house cleaning or the public public public pub pub- lic feeling mo may develop to a a. a point where action will HI bo be taken which will effect on the whole have a business I doubt much If It tho talk about the wonderful music and antI tho the splendid art artof artof artof of Salome Salom for example will apP appeal o. 1 t to th the American public There Thero are arc sub subjects sUb sUb-I sects which should not be treated In eto public no matter m how hew true to the they too to be believe bv- bv mistake ma may be bc It Is la a mist eve lieve that these of color color t-color I 1 plays oils 3 arc are the theatrical money mono makers As a matter of ot fact plays plas which most most appeal to tho the good In man are aro the most successful from tho box office stand stand- point Clean plays hold tho the public For Instance the tho profits from Tho Old Homestead are arc estimated to have havo reached tho thou enormous total of 30 Way Ray Down East made a Million Charles Kelln's Iselin s royalties on Tho Lion and the Mouse roue arc are estimated estimated esti estl- mated at nearly half halt a n. million Joseph Jefferson became a millionaire due to Kip Van Winkle The biggest est moneymakers of the tho mu- mu stage perhaps was Floradora Clean as could be It cleared half halt a c Chinese II nY e f Tho The million dollars D folio l The 10 rand made ode much u h how moon moon how much Co knows Know Now ow York no no no ono one but Georg co ergo made that show how money moue from Edwards Edward took out tan Charles rl 8 land alone 1 It was w waS produced reduced c n musical I and Daniel Frohman clean r which aro f comedies It w Usually they the are arc rc Belle Bello O or and nd st Stuart's Stuarts warts School Girl 1 su successful May fair w ro enormously Thc They were wore clean of lor lorr Two of pf tho the greatest Frohman's Froh- Froh oh r recent een t years ha have vo been Glume Charles an and j f. f pct Actor jr mans man's man's Little M t r could tvs tvs- 8 Ian Pan Not the most bigoted in evil cUl of or i serf sert there thero la is s a Il lino line success Cui the thO I At tho the pre present time longest runs plays Which count th the rl re u M I arc aro the tho clean plays i tooth and andas hounds hound td s ter is as lS c can as a W played It u arnu only recently David Maude Mauu Adams Adam to In one ono w wity week weel What Every cry Wo- Wo plays t to capacity ity In multiply In In- hrman man Knows But wh why V the a list or big stances Just look over successes for or yourself theatrical or f the The Tho principle at the tho the he app appearance arance week was or Gt c In Grace ett eft theater eater of ot Miss Way ny I ItIs It Womans Woman's her new flew play A wIns back h her Is a tale talo ot of a wife who apart husband after thc they have havo It Is well staged and well play which was as presented pro pre ro Another now new nt W play 14 nt at ays the Maxine Elliott and Mott This the theater Man Inn called This Woman Tho Hopwood o co author wrItten by Avery which C Clothes lothes In rolled milled the play pla ot of Tho r Miss ja Grace George pia play Is ena l b be role of this nee new be She It 1 will III oe Miss Hiss Carlotta remembered appeared In The ea easily II of Three of ot Us and at t the the he beginning b In Diana 01 ot Dob Dob- the present season S sons Tho announcement Is made mallo that Tho English Eng Eng- will make an Charles Fr Frohman hman or of lime me I Ush lish speaking se star ar arI whose work at the head or of the thEl Sicilian I earlier thIs season appealed ter players critics Under her I strongly tron ly to many she with Mr F neW contract will best I In such roles ns as c talent will appear talent splendid emotional 1 display hoe her s M was Inter Tho late lato I In Jit luin lima Mma b u fi sag a during her Paris engagement anal ami Mr Frohman the unfinished draught now possesses for Mine began beg whIch of a play Aguglia lia erected new Apollo theater to be The Tho northeast coiner corner of Seventh on tho the willbe will willbe willbe and seventh Forty street avenue be a n. three story brick and limestone limestone modern French renaissance renais building in the style according to the plans sance sanco to seating which have ha been flied filed T Tho seating ca capacity ca- ca is to be 1331 The b building S will cost Miss Miss' Maxine Elliott will sail on the I on March 17 In order to with engagement In London fulfill her I Lewis Levels Walker at tho Lewis the theater Miss Elliott will appear as the Duchess In Miss 1159 Constance Fletchers Fletcher's pia play rehearsals for tor which are are tho the already In progress I Charles Cherry who for the tho past year ear the lending malo role In ed has pla played comedY Girls will CI Clyde C Fitch's as a Schubert make first his In a a. new three three act comedy star soon entitled Tho Bachel Bach Bach- by Clyde CIdo Fitch el clor advanced to elMr Is now who Mr ll C Cherry herr English rank or of a star Is a young the and graduate ot of Oxford who actor this country about ten first came to For several se seasons ho appeared ap- ap years ago lending leading man with Maxine as Elliott the youngest Miss Bolcher German and said to be by the greatest est German ln seen In this ts cou country In many actress earV who late lately 1 has hns been appearing years ears Irving Place ace theater with a aGerman at t tho the In repertoire pe stock company r German company signed contracts contracts with Henry B n. has HarrIs for a term of or years ears Miss c will wll make her Initial appearance ce inan In Inan Inan n er or speaking English role in Martha I Mortons Morton's an American adaptation of ot Dr Leopold Kampl's s sociologIcal drama On On the E Eve earlys earl early next season |