The San Francisco call., 1905-01-22
CHANGING PLAY
TO SUIT. WOMAN
Author of "The Cardinal"
Is Altering the Drama
for an American Actress
STUDYING AGRICULTURE
Daughter of Eleanora Duse
Matriculates at College
Where Farming Is Taught
STUDYING AGRICULTURE
Special Dispatch to The can.


LONDON, Jan. 21-Louis N. Parker
Is none of your uncompromising hyper
conscientious. art-or-nothing dramat-
lists Of the Pinero brand. He Is proving
1t by the ingenious If somewhat start
ling manner in which he is now trans
forming his play, THE Cardinal" to
suit the needs Of an American actress.
AS playgoers at home will remember
The Cardinal" was written for e. s.
Willard, who produced it on the other
side OF the water and appeared in 1t
there for year or more before bring
Ing 1t to this country. He played it in
London and to some extent in the
provinces, but when he began making
plans for his forthcoming American
tour he found himself SO uncommonly
well supplied with new pieces that he
decided not to play THE Cardinal" at
all, but to dispose Of all the acting
rights. The British ones were secured
by Mrs. Russ Whytall, an American
member Of Wizards own company,
and she will take tie play into the
provinces Immediately. Meanwhile his
piece is being entirely rewritten for
Mrs. Whytall by Parker in such q way
that whereas previously the Cardinal
dominated all the scenes the heroine
now will do so.
Whether the piece still will be called
THE Cardinal" has not, I believe, been
decided. Evidently Mrs. Whytall, whose
appearances with Willard in this coun-
try were specially successful, has de-
cided to try her hand at actress-man-
agement over here for some little time,
for she has also obtained the rights of
several other plays. Her provincial
tour began on the 10th at Eastbourne.
Mr.. Willard is leaving for the United
States next week. where he will pro-
duce the late Wilson Barrett's play,
Lucky Durham" in New York on the
23d. Wizards repertoire also includes
The Optimist," by Capus, a new play
by Tom Gallon, and David Garrick."
'.MADAME DUBARRY."
Having heard of the American sue
cess Of David Belasc Madame Du-
barry" Londoners are looking forward
with a good deal of interest to Mrs.
Brown Potter's coming production of
the Richepin play of the same name,
which it's author accused Belasco Of
plagiarizing. 1t will be done at the
Savoy-where the American actress is
now appearing in her dramatized ver-
sion of II Pagliacci"-and Mrs. Brown
Potter will be the Dubarry and Gilbert
Hare the King Louis. Charles Brook
field has made the translation of "Du-
barry" which is in four acts; the most
important scenes being those or the
beauty's famous bed chamber and of
the brilliant fete at Versailles at which
she first met with disgrace.
1t is going to be really sumptuous
production-with scenery by Joseph
Harker, and costumes by Worth of
Paris, and there is a general hope that
the play will be worthy of its setting.
For during her season at the Savoy
Mrs. Potter certainly has shown great
pluck, if rather less judgment. Few
actress managers would have survived
two such failures as those of The
Golden Light" and Church and Stage"
the Vicar of Gorlestons new play, but
Mrs. Brown Potter had some luck with
her adaptation of "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" and II Pagliacci' in drama form
seems to have proved real draw. 1t
will have to make way for "Dubarry"
at the end of this month, however, as
M. Richepin insists that his play shall
be performed here at the earliest pos
sible date. Probably he is afraid that
If 1t isn't, some one will get ahead of
him on this side of the water, too.
Puccini, the author of La Boheme"
and "Manon Lescaut," who was in Lon
don not long ago, has returned to Milan
and is working on a new opera which
is on the subject of Beatrice Cenci. The