New York Dramatic Mirror December 13, 1911 w/ Louise Rutter cover by Sarony

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RARE December 13,  1911 NEW YORK DRAMATIC MIRROR with Louise Rutter cover. Features on An Interesting Possibility by Alfred Varley; Careless Administration; by B. H. Nye; the dull Season; A Significant Step on formation of Drama League; The Australian Theatre by Katherine Grey with photos of Katherine Grey, New South Wales River Station; “The Function of the Dramatic Critic; ” with thoughts of Chas Rann Kennedy, Louis Parker, Rupert Hughes, A. E. Thomas, Wm De Mille, Henry Miller, Edgar Selwyn; Dramatists at Dinner for Mrs. Fiske; Stage Children Discussion; Luna Park Fire;
PHOTOS of Lillian Kemble; John Connery; Tom Lewis in “The Little Millionaire,” “Maggie Pepper” with Rose Stahl, Lee Kohlmer; “The Playboy of the Western World” with Cathleen Nesbitt, J. A. O’Rourke, U. Wright, Syd Morgan, Sara Algood; “The Quaker Girl” with Ina Claire, Dophne Glenne, Maisy Gay, Viola Clark, Elaine Hall; Kitty Gordon in water at Brighton with 12 lines; Adelaide French with 15 lines; “The Senator Keeps House” with Mabel Bert, Wm Crane, Marion Kerby, W. W. Jefferson, Harry Harwood; small head shot of Gert Elliott with 3 lines, small head shot of Geo. Lydecker with 3 lines; Constance and Bianca Robinson child actors;
Pathe’s “In the Grip of Alcohol,” Paul  Panzer; Mildred Holland with 8 lines; ; Edison. J. Searle Dawley; 2 from Selig’s “Cinderella” starring Mabel Taliaferro with 4 lines;
PLAYS OF THE WEEK on “The Marionettes” at Lyceum by Gladys Unger, from French by Pierre Wolff, produced by Chas. Frohman…would crumble into dust without substantial skillful acting…Madame Nazimova delightful, Frank Gillmore with plentiful supply of good and bad…Art Lewis genuinely moving speech…Ed Fielding improved with each succeeding scene…Chas Balsar agreeable throughout…A. Romaine Callender and Frank Goldsmith forgot French accent entirely but remembered their smart dialogue…Grace Carlyle stagey…Kate Meek galloped about comically; “Kindling” by Chas Kenyon, produced by Ed Bowes at Daly’s… comedy, distinct characterization, vital sympathy…Margaret Illington’s accomplishment an admirable one…Byron Beasley forceful…Geo Probert a delight to watch…Helen Tracy always distinguished…Helen Chieffo genuinely child-like…Frank Camp role realest imaginable; “Peggy” by Geo Grossmith, Jr. founded on Xanroff and Guerin ‘s “L’Amorcage” at Casino, produced by Tom Riley… Harry Fisher comical enough…Maurice and Madeleine dance effective…
Renee Kelly sang agreeably…Silvio Hein orchestra direction; “Irish Players at Maxine Elliott’s with “Riders to the Sea” by J. M. Synge in which Sara Allgood gave most notable performance of her repertoire and “The Mineral Workers”  by Wm Boyle… Art Sinclair delighted patrons…J. O. O’Rourke gave excellent impersonation; “Das Himmelbett” musical farce by Franz Wagner and Heinz Reichert, music by Fritz Lehner, produced by Gustave Amberg at Irving place…Hedwig Richard easily achieved the honors; Ernst Rober capital; Georgine Neuendorff’s methods never failed to find full quota of laughs; “Betsy” by H. Kellett Chambers, produced by Byron Chandler at Herald Square…Grace La Rue sufficiently charming…Alfred Deery worth listening to…Robert Dempster pleasing voice…Juliette Lange indicated talent in singing and acting;
NEWS ITEMS on 3o lines on Felcie Lyne; 14 lines on Ivan Caryll; 13 lines on Clara Morris; 16 lines n A. E. Anson; Caruso and Amato record to benefit children of Edoardo Missiano; 25 lines on Dolly Madison; 4 paragraphs on Lillian Russell; 2 paragraphs on Amelia Bingham; Augustus Thomas at Lotos Club; Chas Cherry made good in Boston; Madame Simone Boston guest of honor; excellent Grace Nile work in K.C.; Tyllu Marshall and Lillian Albertson gave splendid accounts in Baltimore; Wm Rock and Maude Fulton clever singing and dancing act in Brooklyn; Nellie Deveau talented and well-known dancer in Brooklyn; Another triumph for Mary Garden in Chicago; big Denver house for Anna Held; Edna Wallace Hopper drew big houses in Quincy; Lew Fields cordially welcomed in Indianapolis; Chic Perkins delighted capacity in Iowa Falls; Anna Eva Fay never ceases to be good draw in Detroit; Tom Van and Ethel Gilmore pleased in St. Paul; crowded houses for Francis Wilson in Jersey City; Wm Faversham and Julie Opp highly pleased Albany audiences; May Irwin capacity in Poughkeepsie; Blanche Bates popular in Pittsburgh; Jean Adair warmest admiration in Allentown; Sam Bernard excellent business in Salt Lake; Jan Kubelik large Spokane audience; Fred Niblo and Josephine Cohan won favor in Seattle; filled Toronto house greeted John Drew; Robert Hilliard fulfilled expectations in San Fran; Edith Taliaferro pleased in St. Louis;
1-5 lines on the following: Eleanor Robson; Geo Beban; Adelaide Prince; Ivo Dawson; Gustav Luders; Edward Childs Carpenter; Jane Cowl; May Buckley; Fay Davis; Marion Barney; Emily Rigl; Alex Calvert; Cynthia Brooke; Leavitt James; W. H. Kendall; Jeanette Carroll; Phoebe Coyne; Anna Alice Chapin; Beerbohm Tree; Rob Graham; Laura McGilvray; John Junior; Ralph Delmore; Margaret Gordon; Corse Payton; Maria Day; Theodore Burt Sayre; Lulu Klein; Henry Edwardes; Mrs. Fiske; Sadie Martinot; Wm Seymour; Ruth Maycliffe; Wilda Bennett;
DATES AHEAD for Lawrence d’Orsay; Marie Doro; John Drew; Norm Hackett; Grace Hayward; Helen Grayce; Marks Brothers;  Raymond the Great in Bombay; and hundreds more;
MOTION PICTURES SECTION items on Canadian Censorship; 10 lines on  Edison camera patent reissue; Kinemacolor Programme; Nestor Items; Kalem Players Sail Again; Rob Fowler, aviator, contract with Champion;
“Mystery of the Maine” Exhibition;
FILM RELEASES LISTINGS, FILM REVIEWS of Edison’s “The Awakening of John Bond,” “John Brown’s Heir,” “The Daisy Cowboys,”
ADS for ¼ page Lubin; Dargeon’s funeral; ½ page Motion Picture Patents Company Edison Patent Notice; ½ page Essanay ½ page Vitagraph with scene from “One Touch of Nature” (directed by Larry Trimble, starring Earle Williams, Florence Turner, Hal Reid)**; ads for productions featuring Grace La Rue; Cyril Scott; Margaret Illington; Irish Players; Gaby Deslys; Marie Dressler; Geo. Arliss; Geo Cohan; David Warfield; Ethel Barrymore; Nazimova; Don Brian; Dustin and Wm Farnum; Wm Crane; Clifton Crawford; Helen Ware; Rose Stahl; Wm Collier; Kitty Gordon and Elsie Ferguson; Estelle Allen with photo; Jane May; Ethel Milton; Flo Stewart; Adelaide French; Virginia Pearson; Ricca Scott; Ernestine Morley; Louise Carter; Jean Adair; child actor Bert Burton; Geraldine O’Brien; Pathe’s Weekly; ¼ pg Selig with photo of Mabel Taliaferro; ¼ pg Kalem; ¼ pg Majestic; ½ page Biograph with  scenes from “Saved from Himself” (directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Mabel Normand, Charles Hill Mailes)
** and “Taking His Medicine” (directed by Mack Sennett, starring Ed Dillon, Ford Sterling, Vivian Prescott)**; Cines of Rome; Powers Motion Picture; Melies; New York Motion Picture;
CONDITION: COMPLETE 36 pages filled with early stage, theatre and motion picture productions, actors, actresses, producer, authors, industry news. WAS PART OF BOUND VOLUME therefore bare spine, restapled, edge wear, edge tears/chips, some upper water damage; decent condition for age.
** information in (         ) derived from other sources