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7 THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1915. A DEBUTANTE OF THE WEEK Mrs. Patrick Campbell's Farewell as Paula; "Katinka" and "VeryGood Eddie'Tresented CHRISTMAS OBSERVED at "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray" to Be Given by Mrs.

Campbell for Last Time Tonight at the Montauk Two New-Musical Pieces and a Comedy 'in Manhattan. HOTEL BOSSERT On the Evening of Saturday the 25th a Special Dinner de Luxe, With Appropriate Imported Fayori, 6:30 to 8 o'Clock, $1.50 Followed by an Elaborate Muiicale in the Lounge at 8:15 Augmented Orchestra Arranged for the Occasion rlo.se rival to r.rnrat Truox (or first honors. In a way, it is pity that the performance wh marred ly "book" hUHi'd on the farce "ovnr-Nlght," that spklorn roue above mediocrity. Many of the jolies were old. Many others wore amateurish.

The music by Jerome Korn and the lyrics by Schuyler Green proved much better than the "natter" provided by Philip fcartholomae and Ciuy Bolton. "Isn't It Great to Be Married," "On the Hhore tU Le Lei Wi," "When You Wear a 13 Collar." "Babe in the Wood" and possibly some others are likely to be heard very soon in the best homos of r'l'itbush and Bay Ridge. The plot of tl.e piece there was a plot deals with the mishaps of two pair: of honeymnoners that become mixed. The terond and principal act took place presumably at the Kip Van Winkle Inn and certainly In an effective The siaRe of the Prince is a trifle small, however, and Oscar Shaw played through part of an act with chalk on hit shoulders from brushing against the wall in squeezing through for his entrance. Probably the most enjoyable part of the evening was a delightful little burlesque upon the problem play Interpolated in the second act.

If the other parts of the dialogue has reached the standard set by this, "Very Good ftddie" might have gone down as one of the biggest hits of the season. part of Bradstreet's. He Is down on the programme as Count Orimuldi; THE RKC.l'LAR SUNDAY IHNNKR UK I.I AK From 8:80 to 8:80 P.M., HI. SO t'OM'KRT IN THE I.Ot'NUK From 8:80 to 111 P.M. Soloist, Mine Florence Altken Tompkins, Soprano.

The new management invite, guests and friend Brooklyn Society Miss Hallock Had a Reception and Progressive Dinner Dance Given in Her Honor on Monday at Her Home, Thus Making Her Formal Debut. She Is Among the Most Attractive Debutantes of the Year, and the Daushter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hcadden Hallock of 188 Hancock Street. The Above Is From Her Latest Photograph.

Tonight at the Montauk Theater, Mrs. Patrick Campbell is to play Paula in Arthur Wing Pinero's "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," for the last time. The announcement was made this morning. Whether it means that Mrs.

Campbell Is soon to retire from the stage, or is merely dropping from her repertoire the play In which she won fame' many years ago, is not known. It is significant, however, that the original Paula In Pinero's celebrated play is to disappear from the stage after the performance tonight. No modern actress, perhaps, has been more closely Identified with a single dramatic role than Mrs. Campbell with that of the unhappy Paula. She made her reputation In the part, when the play was first presented at the St.

James Theater in London in 1893, and although she has repeated her success in many plays since then, she never excelled her sensational success and has frequently revived "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray." LaBt night she appeared In the role at the Montauk, and those who saw her could not have failed to respond to the affective emotional appeal of actress and play. "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray" has been called Pinero's masterpiece." Certainly, be has not ofton excelled this early work, either, in construction or characterization. The play follows the French model that has served PInero so well, and in it the author put the familiar story of the woman with a past Into English, and had the courage to follow the problem to its inevitable conclusion.

It is not necessary to dwell upon the play at this time. It has a permanent place In English drama, and will doubtless be found In the repertoire of all aspiring actresses of the future as in the past. Much more interest attaches to Mrs. Campbell's creation of the leading role, which must remain the model interpretation of the famous character. Mrs.

Campbell was an obscure actress of limited experience when she was selected to create the part. It is said that PInero himself had little faith in the play's prospect of success, and that It was presented first at a matinee performance at the St. James. PInero is said to have first seen Mrs. Campbell in a travceling organization before she went to the Adelphl in London, and when George Alexander, the producer, found that Elizabeth Robins, best known for her work in Ibsen plays, was found to be Impossible for the part it was given to the unknown young actress.

Mrs. Campbell was a sensational success from her first performance, and although she has been known as one of the leading actresses on the English speaking stage and has created many roles, including many especially written for her by Pinero, following the general scheme of "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," she never equalled her first success. Her characterization is distinguished by a certain elussive, though vivid, sketching of the various moues of the unconventional and sometimes morbid Paula. She makes the part truly tragic, with pathos always near the surface, even in the lighter moments, and there is always the potent appeal to tho sympathy of the audience.

There was much of the old power In Mrs. Campbell's performance last night, although there was no evidence of special effort to bring out the full emotional values In the role. The company, which is so well provided with opportunities, is not of even merit, and there was something wrong with the way the lines came over the footlights, rendering much of the dialogue inaudible. J. H.

Conway Wingfleld was not free from criticism on this score, although he gave a consistent performance in other respects, as Drummle. George Frederick and Gladys Hopeton were especially good as Sir George and Lady El-lean was played effectively by Esther Evans, and Madeleine Meredith was splendid as Mrs. Cortelyou. J. W.

Austin played Tanqueray like a real Englishman in a situation entirely beyond his conception. The performance, however, 13 well worth seeing, and the passing of Mrs. Patrick Campbell's Paula, Is an event of no slight importance or significance In theatrical annals. "Katlnka" Is Entertaining. "You are the husband of Boris Stro-goff?" "Whom are you?" It was 11:20 last night at the Forty-fourth Street Theater, and "Katinka" was still going strong.

It was never the same after that, however, and at 11:30 Arthur Hammersteln, who Is presenting the musical comedy, rang down the curtain and decided to call it a night's work. If the number of encores demanded and the general enthusiasm of the audience on a first night counts for anything, "Katinka" is going to be a success. Otto Hauerbach, who wrote the book and the lyrics, by hand, and Rudolph Friml. who did the music much In trie same manner, have supplied a number of tuneful songs, and have probably added some new names to their list of hits. In particular, the work of Mr.

Friml is to be commended; the fact that his melodies are rather above Broadway's standard has not detracted from their popularity. "Rackety Coo," a fox trot, will probably stand out as the song of the play, while "One Who Will Understand" and "The Weekly Wedding" also have excellent chances to obtain phonographic immortality. The story centers about the adventures of an American who attempts to carry off the sweetheart of a friend to save her from being married by a Russian who already is more or less married. However, the story Is never allowed to Interfere with the play. Franklyn Ardell, as the American, had a "fat" part, and got out all the comedy there was in it.

Adele Rowland, as his wife, added an excellent voice and her attractive face to her genuine stage presence, and was the star of the piece. Katinka. who caused all the trouble, was played by May Naudaln, who has an unusually pleasing voice, and Samuel as her lover, was called upon for a number pf encores. The bold, bad Russian deserves a paragraph by himself, because the public Is assured, upon the authority of a veracious press agent, that he la a real A No. 1 Count, rated high in whatever may be the Italian counter the INFORMAL DANCING IN THE Wednesday and Saturday I in 8:80 to (losing Under direction nf Mr.

IS. B. McMoldrlck Assisted by Hiss Haul Lindsay of The Botierl cordially of the hotel to partx'pate. Pratt Babbott (really her guests of honor) and Miss Zorka (Mips Mary Osborn) Polak, Miss Constance Gray, Miss Louise Phillips Freeman, Miss Mabel Coutts, Miss Elizabeth Haight, her mother, Mrs. William C.

Beecher, and Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt. Miss Anne and Miss" Alene Plerson Hostesses of Fine Christmas Ball. The Heights Casino had the big and overmastering event of the night, a Christmas debutante ball, with greenery abounding and the great dancing hall that ordinarUy does duty as a tennis court filled with pretty gowns.

Two girls of the fashionable world, one presented last year, the other a debutante of this season, her "coming out" but a fortnight ago, had the dance given in their honor. They were Miss Anne Rldgely Plerson and Miss Alene Southard Plerson, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Eugene Plerson of 93 Eighth avenue. Miss Anne Plerson was in blue and Miss Alene Plerson in shell pink, Mrs.

Plerson, their mother, wearing a gown of gray. The guests included a wide range of young society men and the girls recently "out." Christmas feeling and much merriment permeated this ball. Many of the guests from the Gibb dance, two blocks away, came over during the evening to enjoy some of the festivity and experience the not very frequent opportunity of two danc of the first rank in one night. Among those at this Plerson ball were Miss Helen Baldwin, Miss Beatrice Butts, Miss Catherine Burrell, Miss Marguerite Bevier, Miss Beatrice Bowden, Miss Dorothy Bernard, Miss Mary Carr, Miss Margaret Carr, MIs3 Grace Casllear, Miss Helen Case, Miss Frances Dudley, Miss Laura Dudley, Miss Eleanor Whiting Evans, Miss Margarette Fischer, Miss Theresa Farrell, Miss Clara Groves of Bridgeport, Miss Florence Gunnison, Miss Marjorle Hubbs, Miss Mona Hind and Miss Maudo Hind of Berkeley, California. Mr.

and Mrs. Emmet Olcott (Miss Helen Zinn that was), Mr. and Mrs, Russell Cruikshank (the former Miss Anita Livingston Lott), Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kettles (Miss Dorothy Hubbs before her marriage).

Vincent Armstrong, Noel Armstrong, Harold Burrell, Ensign Carey, U. S. N.j Edmund Hope Drlggs Kenneth Biglow Gardiner Bowden. Donald Alford, Julius Agramonte of Manhataan', Richard Bevier, Louis Bevier, Lieutenant Roland, M. Com: fort, U.

Lieutenant Frank L. Fletcher, V. S. Carl Busch, Walter Burn, Arthur Busch, Percival Brundage, Greenman Canda, Har-old Cragin, Franklin P. Cragin, Alfred Busch.

Miss Roberta Hicks, Miss Louise Hopkins, Miss Kathleen Holton, MIsb Bernice Joralemon of Manhattan, Miss Marguerite Keating, Miss Gertrude Keating, Miss Ruth Lucas of Denver, Miss Lena McClement, Miss Julia Bradley Murray, Miss Edith McCabe, Miss Helen Moore-head, Miss Anna Murray, Miss Kath-erine Bradley Murray, Miss Eileen O'Brien, Miss Marlon Peterson, Miss Eleanor Prendergast, Miss Anna Quast, Miss Helen Sargent, Miss Ruth Simmons, Miss Marianne Stebbins, Miss Gertrude Thurston, Miss Carolyn Tag, Miss Catharine Ughetta, Miss Elizabeth Watson, Miss Harrietts Ward, Miss Norma Wise, Miss Eleanor Walden, Miss Emma Warren, Miss Helen Warren, Miss Alizabeth Armstrong. Miss Penelope Marsh. Edward Carr, Robert Clarke of Manhattan, George Cockran, Jesse Jessen Dahl, William De Lacy and George De Lacy of Manhattan, Charles Dunne of Manhattan, Holman Evans, Frederick Farnsworth and Clarkson Farnsworth of Manhattan, John Farrell, Foster Gunnison, Frederick Gebhard, Rowland Freeman and Russell Hallock of Manhattan, Selah Hescox, Howard Harte, Thomas E. Murray Nelson McKernan of Washington, D. Morgan McClement, Joseph Bradley Murray, Earle Munkenback.

William Nellsen, John O'Brien, Thomas Prendergast. Kenneth B. Logan, John Logan, William Seeman of Manhattan, Ferdinand Sanford, Alden Sanford, Wlnthrop Sanford, Ralph Scharman, Caryl Sayre, Howell Sayre, Lloyd Souvllle, Luke D. Staple-ton Harvey Louis Street II, Edward Trenkman, Frederick Trenk-man, Allan Van Winkle, Knight Wooley, Elliott Wooley, Edward Thurston, Russell Tracy Walker, Harry E. Ward and Karl H.

Whitmarsh of Manhattan, Carl Zinn. Miss Kerr's Dance, With Cotillon, Summons Many Over to Manhattan, To carry any dance-loving man or girl of Society away from Brooklyn last night, across the river to Manhattan, meant a very powerful attraction over there. That existed In the form of an unusual dancing party, a feature dance, a revival of the cotiHIon as it was in Its finest days, with interesting favors, all this picturesquely set in a handsome suite of private rooms in a fashionable Manhattan hotel, with former Brooklynites Its host and hostess, and the girl in whose honor the dance was given a granddaughter, besides, of a noted old resident of this borough when it was yet a city. The magnet proved most successful. This Manhattan dance It was a dinner dance, Miss Helen Culver Kerr's had a noticeably large Brooklyn contingent.

Its features were so out of the ordinary that, In Manhattan, it stood as one of the leading events of the night and really one of the to-be-remembered balls of the 1 The Hotel Biltmore was its scene. The dinner and dancewere given In the Blltmore's "small music room," which has a suite of four adjoining rooms and a promenade. There were 240 guests, 80 girls and 160 men, a proportion that overjoyed every feminine heart present and mude every girl a "raving belle," with her feet never still. Mr. and Mrs.

John Clapperton Kerr, formerly of Eighth avenue, Brooklyn, and now making their home at 135 Central Park West, Manhattan, gave this dance for their daughter, who made her bow as a debutante ten days or a fortnight ago. Miss Kerr is the granddaughter of-the late Andrew H. Culver, who ranks with the best remembered of Brooklynites. She Is very frequently over here, her debut this year has largely been a Brooklyn debut and she la essentially still a Brooklyn girl. Mrs.

Kerr aijtd Kerr were assisted In receiving at this dinner dance by Mrs. Arthur Kennard Buxton, Mrs. Kerr's sister and Miss Kerr's aunt, and her daughter, Miss Jcsslt' Culver Tredwell, Mrs. Walter Betttsim iMJss he sang in the Philadelphia Opera Company as Count Bozzanu. There was a numlier of interpolated numbers.

May Thompson and Edmund Makaliff gave a Russian dance, and were heartily applauded, but Miss Thompson was somewhat shy on technique. A Robins imitated various musical instruments to hiu own satisfaction. The staging was by Frank Smithson. and it was true to the best traditions of musical comedy from drops to show girls, and from show girls to "ponies." "Making Dick Over" Acted. The Gamlt Club presented "Making Dick Over," a new comedy of En-llsh social life, at the Candler Theater yesterday matinee, to raise moWy for their building fund.

"Making Dick Over" is a three-act comedy by Rose O'Neill and Edith Ellis, and it was the opinion of the audience that Dick, admirably acted by Norman Tharp of the Selwyn "Under Fire" Company, might indeed have been "made over." He is conventionally H'english, stupidly squandering the allowances of a fond auntie, although rather sort of cleverly stupid, you know. The extravagant young clubman is forced by his doting aunty to settle down to his home and wife, whom he has neglected. Dick takes charge of a household soon turned over in hysterics. His wife goes out to business, having secretly invested her personal inheritance in a lending enterprise fostered by a woma'n friend. Thoy find they have tho reckless "cad" In their toils, and proceed to foreclose his furniture, In order to teach him a lesson.

The stress of the crisis "makes over" the thoughtless husband, who forsakes his rich surroundings to work In his own broker's office. The auntie finally steps In and brings the curtain down happily, just as tho conventional spendthrift is about to start for conventional Canada to turn over the conventional new leaf. The acting "carried," on the whole, because it was subdued, restrained, and, in the case of Bernice Golden, in the role of the doting, self-sacrificing wife, seemingly sincere and spontaneous. Walter Kingsford, in the role of an upbraiding brother, and Harland Tucker, as a well-enough truckman, were also borrowed from the Selwyns, and did not surpass the commendable acting of Mrs. Cecil Raleigh, as the dictatorial' aunt, Lady Chevening, nor of Anno Wynne, as the maid, nor Miss Eva Davenport, as the bellicose cook.

Miss Beatrice Prentice, as the coquettish and Jealous Mrs. Bates; Mrs. Georgette Proctor, as the wily Agatha Suttman, the widow who lands Jim Trehorne alias J. Makcolm Bunne, and Franklyn Bates, rendered by Charles Fleming, were creditable. "Very Good Eddie" Opens.

"Very Good Eddie" has had a rather protracted opening, butlt promises to atone for that by remaining open a good while. First, there was the opening performance for the press on Wednesday night. Then came the opening performance for the Princess Theater subscribers lan night. Now tonight comes the regular opening performance for regular first-nighters. There arc several reasons why the latest of the musical comedies presented by tho Murbury-Cornstock Company Is likely to be here for some time.

The first of these is little Ernest Truex. Tho second is his lisp, which isn't such a new trick, but which is used very effectively. Tho third is tho music. The fourth and who shall say that it Is not the greatest of them all? is tho chorus. As long as manly hearts beat beneath dollar and a half dress shirts, there will be admirers for one of the most attractive groups of girls Broadway has seen in some time.

This Is not to imply that the other principals are undeserving of commendation, for the cast is uniformly good. Oscar Shaw, Helen Raymond. John Willard, Alice Dovey. John E. Hazzard, all played their roles excep tionally well, and Anna Orr was a AMUSEMENTS BROOKLYN.

The Brooklyn Institute of Ana Sciences Acnueiny of Rewrvrd Seats Matinees at 8:30, 2ac, oOc. Evenings at 2c, 00c, 750., il Orchestral Muslo and Organ Thrilling. Marvelona, Trlanele Piny A Niiliitinrlne Plrnte Tbls Week's Feature Attrnetlon at Trlniigle Theiitre. Flntbusli Av. A Fulton St.

Other Triangle FInj-s this week: Mnry Iiolaml Wlllunl Mark und Frank Mills in "The Edge or the Abyss," and Orr'u Johnson In "Tile Penl-teH''8 I'llone W2 Main I'opular Prices Twice Dally and Sunday. BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC Metropolitan Opera New York iikT! ATr's BARBER OF SEVILLE Hem pel, Mattfpld, De I.uca, rwmaeo, Uliiur Malattsia. Hada. Havaffiioli, HAKDMAN PIANO USED MONTAUK snd S.it. Mat.

T6e. ft Wert. 2.1c. MRS. PATRICK CAMPBEIL m.

I Hlimiernv'' Neit Week "ItOLMNd STOXES" llltOAmVAY MFSICAI, COMKIIY ftOSE HAItltY I.KSTKR VAN HA VP-Til-: SCIIltlXKlt. UAHIIY SAUUBIi, AND 4 OTTIKIt mi AfTS. HALSEY THEATRE T.XvB;!' TRIANfil.K. VAHJK ll.I.K. l'HU'ES 10, 15 AMI 25 c.

Fifth Avenue TBIANtil.B VArilKVIl, 10 and in i' Fifth Avenue Theatre PLAYS AM) LB. 1'Hll'ES. OTiDXJf AM' FULTON STS MAT. TEt Main nui.Y THE BIG CRAZE EVERY SCNPAY-TWO BKi CnNCUHTS. Hid HV'J'i.

AT THE BIRTH OF A NATION ayety THE TANOO QUEENS AND DOWNTOWN The (ilory of Youth (Robert Mnntell In Rlinilneaa of Devotion The Three Munketeers Cast Ktlwln Arden In The 'i'nj Mask The Yemen Cnsll-a In The Whirl of Life Hrec'til Programme of Triangle Plays SECTION) Klllott ft Ruth Roland In Comrade John 'Helen Weep In The siren's Song NK('TION) Arnold Duly In An Affair of Nations Tliedn Pura In Sin (t'lnnl ille Walker In Out of lH-kne, -MllnllilHy Progiumme of Trlungle Plays ItlDdK) Eilllh Rlorer In A Price For Knllv The Iron Strain, also Valet Triangle SECTION) P'vorpons All Star Cast o( MISS MADELEINE. VALE.NTIAJE. HALLOCK. ay nnnt.ciiv.i REHEARSE MINSTREL McArdle Busily Coaching Seneca Members for Show. The rehearsals for the -old-fashioned minstrel show that is to be given by the members of the Seneca Democratic Club on January 28 are being held regularly and already under the direction of Assemblyman Peter A.

McArdle there is abundant promise of a good show. The entertainment will be given in the Brooklyn Labor Lyceum, Wllloughby near Myrtle avenue. There will be several novel features. Altogether there will be more than 100 club members participating in the show, and many men prominent in the politics of the Fourth Assembly District will don burnt cork for the night. The special entertainment committee which is planning and carrying out the affair consists of Deputy Commissioner of Licenses John J.

Bracken, chairman; William S. Farrell, secretary, and Barth S. Dwyer, treasurer. MOXSHEIMER BAAR. The wedding of Miss Adele Baar, daughter of Solomon Baar, of 1151 Carroll street, and Leo Monsheimer of Riverside Drive and 150th street, took place last evening at the home of Miss Baar's sister, Mrs.

Henry Frei-rich, 1190 Union street, the Rev. Dr. Krass olllcluting at the ceremony. Miss Lucy Baar was her sister's maid of honor and William Tobias, a brother-in-law of the bridegroom, served as best man. A reception followed the ceremony, the decorations consisting of white roses and orchids.

The bride was gowned in white princess satin and wore a real lace veil, adjusted in fan fashion. She carried a bouquet of white roses and orchids. The maid of honor wore a gown of silver embroidered taffeta and carried sweetheart roses. After an extended honeymoon, Mr. and Mrs.

MonshMmer will make their home in New York. Among the guests at the wedding were: Solomon Baar, Mrs. R. Monsheimer, Mr. und Mrs.

Henry Frelrlch, Mr. and Mrs. Siegfried Baar, Miss Lucy Baar, Mr. and Mrs. William Tobias, Mr.

and Mrs. S. Cuttner, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Monsheimer, Will Monsheimer, Miss Beatrice Monsheimer, Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Monsheimer, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Monsheimer, Mrs. Latz, Walter Lutz, Mr.

and Mrs. Samuel R. Hartman, Mrs. Katie Weiss, Dr. and Mrs.

Nathan Krass. DOMESTIC RELATION'S COURT. Samuel Jefferson, 168 Third avenue, abandonment, probation. $5 weekly; Tony Engerello, 102 Central avenue, abandonment, probation, $2 weekly; Morris Gold, 157 Hopkins street, abandonment, probation, $7 weekly; Morris Vengroff, 24 Seigel street, abandonment, probation, $4 weekly; Benjamin Nichols, 246 Seventh street, abandonment, probation, $6 weekly; George Bronjes, 482 Central avenue, abandonment, $4 weekly; Nicholas Kauss, 796 Hicks street, abandonment, sentence suspended, probation, (3 weekly; Nicholas Yoost, no home, abandonment, probation, $9 weekly; Charles Burchardt, 1245 West 116th street. Manhattan, dismissed; Severn Powell, West Meadows, Coney Island, abandonment, probation, J3 weekly; Morris Feder, 665 Sackman street, abandonment, probation, no amount.

Night Train for Boston "The Owl" To Leave 12:30 Beginning the night of December 26, the train known a "The Owl" trains, now leaving New York and Boston daily at 1:00 A. M. will leave at 12:30 Night. The Siate of Maine Exprc.s, now leaving New York daily at 9:40 P. M.

for Portland, will, the tame dale, leave at 9:25 P.M. N. N. H. H.

R. R. New Show ut Kccncy's. "The Hose of Asia," a pretentious musical melange, headn the bill at Keeney's for the last part of this week. "The Hose of Asia" has pretty scenery and contains several good singers, all of whom are atractlvly gowned, but it lacks vim.

There are several pretty songs sung during the piece, and some comedy by Johnnie Hughes was well received. Harry Lester and Companj' have a little sketch entitled "The A man who says he is a candidate for the office of Mayor enters the apartments of the female candidate and Importunes her to marry him. Just as she is about to acquiesce a keeper of an asylum comes in and takes the aspiring Mayor and husband away. There is a lot of comedy in the piece and the end Is so unusual that it Is really a surprise. Harry Kauber is a cleber Hebrew comedian.

Murphy and Lachmar have a lot of nutty nonsense which causes laughter. Peg Hosedale sings several new songs in a pleasant manner. Good dancing is contributed by the Man-kins. Von Hampton and Schriner amuse with funny stories, and Farrell and Rose have an interesting bicycle act. Several reels of motion pictures are shown between the acts.

The Vltagraph Company, according to persistent reports, will not renew its lease upon the theater that at present bears its name, and after January 31 the Vltagraph will go back to its former title and become the Criterion. This is one of the first instances in which the flood tide of the "movies" has been rolled back by the drama, for most of the tide has recently been in the other direction. At the same time comes word that lames K. Hackett, with Viola Allen, as his co-star, will open at the renamed Criterion on February 7 In Shakespearean repetoire. "Macbeth" will be played the first week, then the "Merry Wives of Windsor," "Othello" and probably "King Lear." The first presentation in this country of the musical play, "Sybil," will take place at the National Theater, Washington, on Monday evening.

The Majestic Theater, which hai been dark this week, will reopen to morrow with a Christmas matinee ot the musical comedy, "Two Is Cora, pany," which will continue at th Majestic next week. Amelia Stone and Armand Kalisz will be seen in the leading roles, supported by Helen Lee, Harry Short. Stanley Groome, Harold Vizard, Nina York and Clara Henry. Thyllls Neilson-Terry will make her Brooklyn vaudeville debut next week at B. F.

Keith's Orpheum Theater. Mr. Sothern will produce "David Garrick" at the Booth Theater on January 10. Rehearsals were begun yesterday on Hall Cnine's "Margaret Schiller," in which Elsie Ferguson will appear during the latter part of next month. AMUSEMENTS BROOKLYN.

ORPHEUM "SiliT CYCIONE VATJDK. CHI.BRRl'NKS. ALEXANDER CARR CO. FlOllKNCK ROBERTS FELIX AD-1 Kit liAl' I IKII'S TOY SHOP, St THH liHEATKS YET FILMED "GERMANY AT WAR" Taken by imperial order. To be shown Id Keith TIiPUtreH ExeluHivelj, EUSHWICK MAMMOTH 1)1)1 lil.lC BILL OFFICIAL MOTION PICTURES "FIGHTING IN FRANCE" AM) AN ALL-STAR BILL.

(No Advance In PrleeO Curtain 1.30 7:80 vi rv PROSPECT MATINKB KEITH'S DAILY. 11W1MOIM 1)1)1 HI. Rll, I "FIGHTING IN FRANCE" AND AN ALL-STAR VAUDEVILLE BII.L, (No advance In Prices), Curtain A CTI XMAS MAT. NIGHT IYI A 0 I I No Ch.nf in Price. Entire Following Week and New Year'.

THE PAK1SIAX Ml SICAI, COMEDY TWQiCOMPAKY liy the Author of AiMp." "Alma," night tiirl." Amelia Stone, Armand Kaliiz Beauty bonis Kxwllf'iit Cast Astiim'nt('l OrrliMtra Jtr'TlT NTOTTT CONVERTS BARNEY GEItARD'9 FOLLIES OF THE DAY Week Sum Howe' Big Show AMCSEMEXTS MANHATTAN. HIPPODROME ManaBenwnt C1IAW.ES PII.I.INflHAM. World' Un'ntit Show I.owout Pries, HIP KIP HOORAY KV'tJS 8:15 25c. to SI. 50 2: IS I SOI'SA I SENSATIONAL to I 4 MAX II II 10 ItALI.ET $1.00 I 1.0IKI l'eeule 100 Wonders Mtht lVl LOW A with SOI SA I YRIC ''-'i W.

of I'. way. 8:20. Mntluiei Wrilnesilay anil ABE and MAWRUSS A J'lio'Vof POTASH AM) I i I H. ASTOR "B'waj i St." Kvciilna87i(C Mkis.

Wwlnosilar Siiturilsy, HIT THE TRAIL HOLLIDAY With FltED S1B1.0 as Illllj Holllilaj. LONCACRE LEO DITRICHSTEIN lu a romantic romi-njr, THE (iltKAT I.OVKR. CANDLER The House ofGIass ELTINCE m'. FAIR AND WARMER A Fsrre fur l.ilii;li l.cters hy Avery 'Itipwoot CORT U'pst 4Sth Si. I'hcne Hryunt IS Eves.

8:13. Mat.i. Wed. snt. 1 he Princess Pat RPI A crn West HtllTlt.

"nVenilllt, DtLAJWU Mats Timrmlsv imj 2:20. THE BOOMERANG REPUBLIC COMMON CLAY Willi Ji'lm Mimon ami Cowl star Cast. 4MTII ST. Tlion. Evs Mt.

Trrirs. Knt! THE ETERNALKAGDALENE Pln honar. Kvs. Mnl. Wed.

Sat. Grace George Major Barbara rl li ST A rts mi I 'J Mst.SsI KwAemwfiTnM so pt.avtps it-1 ERS All Cornell) Dill Kvcry Might. Mrs. Walter Gibb's House Dance Honor of Miss Mllh Glbb Pratt. "Last night's dances were many; they made a gay and joyful Introductory chapter to the quieter home festivities of today and tomorrow.

The real Christmas spirit was in them all, and all were notable. They ranged from a- decidedly pretty house dance on the Heights given by one of the best Known hostesses of the day to a hotel dance over in Manhattan at which a ery charming cotillon was danced, including a big debutante ball at the Heights Casino and a festivity of Packer girl graduates in historic Packer halls. Mrs. Walter Glbb was the hostess of the house dance. She gave it for her young niece, Miss Edith Gibb Pratt, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Herbert L. Pratt. A dinner preceded this, held by Mr. and Mrs.

Pratt at their home, 640 Park avenue, Manhattan. For society especially the motor car has annihilated space and the dinner might have been in a room directly adjoining the ball room. At the dance, in addition to Miss Pratt and Miss Althea Gibb, the young guests included: Miss- Margaret Altha, Leon Abbott Ruel Ross Appleton John G. Allen, Miss Nathalie Bishop, Miss Helen Babbott, Durant Bowers, Adolph.Bush, Wilbur Burt Russell, Bigelow Stafford Bucknall, Bertram Bucknall, Miss Mary Cumming, Miss Lpulse Callender, Miss Elizabeth Cumming, Howard Coxe, Randolph Catlin, Amory Carhart, Miss Laura Dudley, Miss Dorothy Dryden, Cary F. Denny, Trubie Davison, Miss Katharine Emmet, James Radford English, Richard Emmet, Miss Elizabeth C.

Frank, Miss Jean Fletcher, Andrew Fletcher, John Gibb, W. B. Gagnebln, Horatio King Gray, Miss Louise Harkness, Russell Hume, Callender Heminway, Malcolm B. D. Hunter, Miss Caroline Knapp, Miss Martha Keep, Miss Helen Krech.

"Almet F. Jenks Delos Kidder, Stuart Johnson, Seth Low 2d, Stuart Landstreet, Miss Vera McNair, Miss Jennie MIrs Prlscllla Mur-rtock, Howard W. Maxwell Walter S. Marvin, Lewis Murdock, Eugene L. Maxwell, William L.

Moffatt Miss Helen Pratt, Chauncey Parker George D. Pratt Miss waigrtiei rwpiey, ivuss Frances Itux-ton, gherwood Rollins, Miss Lilly Stehlr, Miss Agnes Thompson, Miss Margaret Shaw, Miss Helen Taft, W. Harris Thurston, Edward Thurston, James R. Sanderson, Edward V. V.

P. C. Stevenson, Alfred Scher-merhorn, Geoffry Sanderson, Miss Eleanor White, George C. White, Andrew Van Pelt, Samuel'B. Van Wyck, Francis L.

Whitmarsh and Karl H. Whltmarsh. The Gibb house, at 201 Columbia heights, at the foot of Pierrepont street, is literally one of the historic mansions of Brooklyn and provides a beautiful setting for a dance or any other entertainment. It is a very beautiful architectural structure of rjed brick. It was once Seth Low's home during the days of his greatest Brooklyn prominence, and also the house where the famous Miss May Knowlton, later to become the Countess Sierstorpf, lived during her younj girlhood and her debutante years.

The Countesg was married from here and here the much-regarded Madame de who came into the news only the other day, presided as formal chaperon of Miss Knowlton and matron of affairs. It is a most interesting coincidence that thirty years later it is again the home of one of the most prominent and attractive Heights girls Miss Althea Gibb. Unusually pleasing Christmas decorations adorned this house of many riemorles, last night, for this, dance In honor of a granddaughter of two distinguished Brooklynites, the late Charles Pratt and the late John Gibb. Palms and ropes of greenery were everywhere, with many touches of orange half hidden in the green. Miss Beecher Fetes Debutantes.

A Luncheon and a Theater was not much else in society besides dancing yesterday. One other entertainment of Interest stands out prominently, however, Miss Eunice Beecher's luncheon and. afternoon theater party for a group of the year's debutantes. Miss Beecher's luncheon was at her home, 123 Columbia heights. It was in green, but without any Christmas effects whatsoever, proving therefore a decided exception to the majority of the events of Holiday time.

Ethel Barrymore and "Our Mrs. McChesney" was the attraction seen in Manhattan. Miss Beecher's guests were Miss Mary Caroline Pratt and Miss Lydia PARIS FASHIONS VP TO DATE. From The Eagle Paris Bureau, 53 Rue Cambon, through the courtesy of Abraham Straus, Plum colored faille silk gown trimmed ith moleskin fur. Grace Lothian Kerr that was), Miss Emily Rushmore of Brooklyn, Mrs.

Parker Newton and Miss Houghton of Manhattan, Miss Shelby Johnson of Baltimore, Miss Kathleen Moses of Washington and Miss Miriam Coleman of Corao, The cotillion was led, very skillfully, by George Davis Kittredge of Louisville and Caruthers Askew Coleman of Como, Mississippi. The favors were Chinese fans, Hawaiian beads and feather flowers for the girls, and Japanese paper-cutters, silver pencils and ash trays for the men. In the company of the night were Miss Mary Caroline Pratt, Thornton Thayer, Lawrence Rossiter, Miss Beatrice Kalley, Carroll Alker, James Alker, the Baroness Vera de ltopp, Miss Mildred Rice, Logan Timberlake, Ward Melville, Adair Horton, Harden Horton, Miss Amo Sessions, Miss Ar-lene Block, Orvllle Lamison, Clifford Merrifleld, David Cowles, Mr. and Mrs. I Arthus Turner Soule (Miss Juliet Kalley that was), Max Livingston and i Percival Smith of Philadelphia, Miss I Edith Williams, Miss Delite Woolley, Miss Jeanette Blake, Kenneth Fiske, Douglas Woolley, Cass Cantteld, A.

Clarke Bedford, Lieutenant and Mrs. Commander Mitchell of the Wyoming, Miss Delia Bowen, Hamilton H. Salmon Wyckoff Van Derhoef, Newell Van Derhoef. A. Wallace Chauncey, Darlington Peters, Nelson Ford, Miss Charlotte Hlbbard, Miss Lydia Pratt Babbott, Ralph Stuart-Worthley, Miss Constance Gray, Miss Helen Barrette, Miss Elizabeth Haight, Miss Gertrude Hull, Miss Catherine Mumford, Edward Els-worth, Clinton Elliott, Morris Kennan, Douglas Kent, Miss Amy Jennings, Miss Carolyn Dossett, Donald Geery, Miss Eunice Clapp, Lawrence Grin-nell, Miss Wealthy Lewis, Miss Madeleine Valentine Hallock, Howard Chamberlain Miss Katherine Carpenter, Greenman Canda, Douglas Rebby, Howard Smithers, John Stone, Miss Mabel Alker, Clifford Carver, Howard Stone.

Donald Cowl Engaged To Marry Canadian Girl. Mr. and Mrs. J. W.

Young Smith of announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Marjorle Young Smith, and Donald Hearn Cowl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarkson Cowl of Great Neck. Packer Alumnae Assemble In a Gay Christmas Dance.

Packer girls of past years, the younger alumnae, celebrated Christmas extremely agreeably In the midst of this full dancing night by a most successful dance of their own, given at Packer. Holy wreaths, ropes of green and red satin ribbons were the decorations, and holiday looking insignia in red were on the dance orders. The girls, young matrons and their escorts included: Mrs. L. C.

Caruana in black lace, Miss Helen Walker, Miss Marjorle Walker. Pierrepont Twltchell, Miss Catharine Price who was chairman of the committee of the night; Theodore Joyce, Mrs. Ros-coe E. E. Brown in blue net and spangles, Miss Helen Davis, John Snedeker, Russell Hurlhurt, Miss Helen Davis, Miss Julia Smith, Miss Dorothy Tuttle, Miss Amy Budd Chapman, Mrs.

George S. Frank In flowered taffeta, Nelson Moneypenny, Earl Munkenbeck, Bernard Spence, Mrs. James P. Warbase In cloth of gold, Mies Helen Miss Dorothy Chapel, Miss Kransioli, Miss Dorothy Street, Miss Kathleen 'White, John Kemmey, Theodore Clark, Victor Camp, Mrs. Edwin L.

Snedeker in black and white brocade, Miss Ruth Pollak In blue pompadour taffeta, Miss Evelyn Siney, Robert Uod, Miss Alice Kefipy in rose colored gown, Douglas Kwell, Henry Schrartleok, Sanford Treat, LeRoy Caddell, Hny-moml Obrlg, Kenneth McCallum, Percy BJvergard, Reginald Randall. Miss Millred Applegato in lavender net over white, Miss Helen Kalkhoff in blue taffeta with a rose velvet girdle, Mr. and Mrs. II. W.

Esther, Mrs. Esther In yellow lace and black velvet Miss Harriet Bertlne Fisher in rose velvet and white chiffon, Arthur Klendl, Otis Davis, Miss Emily 8. Peck in blue satin, Oscar Lang, Miss Dorothy Maler In blue net over blue, Kenneth Warren, George Kenmore, Miss Ruth Remmely in white net and silver, George Dickson, Miss Floreneo Paulson In white net and silver, Miss Dorothy Starkweather -In a while embroidered gown, lll.i'i Ktillileen Uutler In white net and UtlTcU, Minn Eilwlnu Valentine in blue taffeta, Minn Cornelia A. Smith in white net, Miss Bessie Schler In white lace, Miss Helen Brodlo in blue pompadour talfeta, WHERE FEATURE FILMS ARE SHOWN TODAY (I'AltK KI.OPG 814 Flatbush Av Av, near St. at ISINNY CARLTON CVMBERLAM).

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