The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-17
The STAGE HERE and ABROAD
WHY MRS. BROWN POTTER WON'T
PLAY "RESI RRECTION."
wonders OF the LanEtry Gowns In the
CrOssways" - Problem for Frank
McISee-Mr. he, ery's Youth Recalled
toIIim--PIay by John Ernest Mccain.

ENTERPRISE. That she refut ed We can well
believe, for by no stretch OF the fancy can
We see Cora Potter as Nd slord She is
not 70 slim as in the days when she was
the supple serpent of Old Nile. when even
~ malicious gossip avers-the artlncial
asp charitably refused 10 sting her; possibly
on the principle OF what the Law calls non
support. But even grant her increased
weight she would still lack the externals
of Tolstoy's peasant girl His description
NAV be recalled: The face of the woman
wa. Of that wilderness peculiar "a people
who have Lv'd long in confinement
Her small, broad hands and fun neck
Her black sparkling eyes, one with slight
suuint There was something terrible
and piteous in her smile Her bosom
was very full readiness in her smillng
eyes" Furthermore, men always looked
Mt her--her life was stamped on her face.
She was apple-cheeked, true daughter
Of the Russian soil, but ruined and apathetic
Now, Mrs Potter IL too sophisticated TO
depict the ntI,t of this smiling and AFTER,
ward taciturn, sullen creature, She wouId
make her Theatre, sort OF thdrlone orddg
with a moral mission. Nd stord Is half
the battle in a play like Resurrection,
built up a. il is on Incidents and situations
not inherently dramatic. In word, ~ Is
more of "A psychological study. IL does
not smell of footlight-, and II will demand
Hdsi,rd sympathetically, powerfully.
Mr.. Franklin Fvles has made version
Of the novel, which We may see sooner than
the translation from the French. A, there
j. no copyright law TO Interfere Res'ir-
rection" was written in Russian there can
he no legal disputes as To priority in pro-
duction
Accounts differ about the Partisan per-
4, +, 10 10
Others were cnt husiastic. In cit her event
the marked pred L. ion of theatrical man
ayers for plays with sacred or religious
motives i phenomenon. l. II because
the churches are becoming theatrical that
the theatres lean to themes religious?
The German papers say that cordial
reception" was accorded To Belasco's "Du
Barry at the Burg Theatre" Berlin Yet
when the news Of the prem 60 was wired
We heard lots ahouts dissatisfied critics
and all that sort of thing
We read with awe the description Of
Mrs. Langtry's gowns in her new play.
The Crossways," soon to be given at the
Garrck in this city. In the first act Mrs
Iangtry was attired in pale green on white
mousseline de Sole, iIcrusted around the
skirt with water lilies shaded in green from
top. The bodice is trimmed with long
silver fringe. over this is worn white
and rose-pink chiffon cloak made with
gaugings round the shoulders, quite low
on the arms, giving an 1880 effect lin
the name Of Lucifer. what is an 1880 eff
fectf" The sleeves are very full. Dor
dered with white and pink rose petals on
full ruffle round the neck. also bordered
Will no n hlA rl. a |.
IL fastened with double rows of diamond
buttons
In Aci H. Mrs langtry appears in a
pale blue Florentine robe of mousselne
de sole. with flowing sleeves almost reach
ing to the bottom Of the skirt Here and
there in the folds are Louis ) i've bows
Bon Dieuf--With pale blue silk tasses. The
neck ana undersleeves are of chiffon and
narrow bands Of moussaline de sole. A wide
blue Empire scarf is knitted high up ola the
left side What left side? This is too much
A critical analysis of Richard Strauss
symphonic tone poem -Beelzebub" would
he simplicity itself compared TO the above.
One thing Is certan-nO mater how good
or bad Mrs. Iangtrys play may bet hese
gowns will float il into feminine favor.
And then that recurrent leading motive
-moussene de Sole How mys' c. how
sonorous, 1t is related that VI ,nager
TTdfh Nl'htf', DIX, iPdIIN man lIld' ne Is,
well nigh swooned when the plot Of these
robes was cabed him, How am | to get
them all on the stage Of the Garrick?" is his
one query.
Nat Foth has the American rights for
Mrs. Willoughhy's Kiss" Elsie dc Wolfe
will play he leading part.
Arthur Wing Pinero il to deliver a lecture
before the Edinburgh Philosophical Ins, :
tute March next on To-" subic of Rob
ert Louis Stevenson IA" amatist'
Apropos of the Balzac statue in p arts
they are retelling the story of the day when
he sent for Theophile Gautier in hurry
and explained that he had promised a i've
act drama the next day and yet not a line
was written. "You will have 10 postpone
the reading for six weeks said the lovable
'Theo.' always fertile in whipping any
devil around the stump. Not bit Of il :
cried Balzac we must have it ready r
time because ] want the money. This i.
my plan. You will write the first act
have three other men to do the second
third, fourth acts. I'll write the fifth ac
myself. An act is only 500 lines You car
easily do that If you sit up all night" Wher
he drama was finished it was "Vautrin
But it came from the novels in which tina
diabolic specimen Of malefcence Vautr,I
appears. 'Prre GOilOt, and The Miserie,
and Splendors of Cour'esans," toget he
with THE Last Incarnation of Vautrin
SO at least the story did not have to b,
invented OF course the Count Lovenjo
de Spoelherch Balzacs hest critic, doe,
not give the anecdote credence It's capital
all the same.
John Ernest McCanns new four-ac
American melodrama of to-day. "Fortun. ;,
Wheel. has been bought by George SamuelI
Of THE Convict's Daughter" fame. and i
Icing prepared for speedy product, ion
Mr.. Mccain Is one Of our most talented
industrious playwrigh's. HIS personal popu
larity ought 10 march regiment of play,
into success.
The other night at the Fourteenth Stree
Theatre when the police sergeant in 9Th,
Peddler' helped himself to baked potat oe
from the can of the aged colored person
who had dreams in his stomach, Ex-Ch
Devery was observed to abandon hmsel
to bitter revere in the stage box Hi
youth swain before him and he seemed [,
resent the laughter Of the audience afte
the stage policeman offered to pay for tn
potatoes he had borrowed. Why not? Sucl
approaching is not playing fair in the game
We grant dramatist the license of hi
Imagination. but this generosity on tn,