Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

welcome event, for since he hit it of so
well with "A Country Mouse" five years
ago Fortune has not smiled on tins Drama
fist. He is in fact. one Of several BRUSH
authors. actors and managers who nave
needed stroke of luck rather badly Tor
some little time his last piece, THE Bride
and Bridegroom which Charles Wyndham
gave at the New Theater having proved
complete failure and nothing having been
heard from him since.
1t is not generally known that he is
over sixty. Since he began writing plays
in 1871 he has produced exactly forty
three of them. most of these. however,
having been rather short pieces for use
by the celebrated German. Reeds" whose
company Law joined in 1874. A Clergy
mans son. he first tried his hand at sol
dering. and was a lieutenant in the Royal
Scots. but he soon tired of the army ana
went on the stage. making his first ap-
pearance at the Theater Royal Edinburgh
Probably his biggest success was made
with THE New Boy. in which James T.
Powers appeared in America. but his Dick
NenabIcs," The Judge" and THE Head
of the Poli'' also made hits, to say nothing
OF the famous Country Mouse" which
was used by Ethel Barrymore.
1t is pretty sure to be all right too, with
Laws Three Blind Mice" for certainly
success is in the air at present, so far as
the London theatrical world is concerned.
During the present month. in fact, prac
ticaHy every new production made in the
metropolis has proved winner. among
such successes being Paul Rubens' new
musical play. Miss Hook of Holland
John Valentines comedy. THE Stronger
Sex. and When Knights Were Bold
with the production of which at Wyndham's
James WEIGH really seems to have got
back into luck's way again after a pretty
lengthy sojourn in the slough of despond.
If one needed any further evidence more
over. that the present theatrical year is a
pre-eminently lucky one it would be found
In the respective cases of Frederick Har-
rison and Cyril Maude. both of whom are
now doing very nicely, after something like
year each of persistent bad fortune. They
had many years of prosperity, it will be re-
membered. in joint management of the
London Haymdrket, but once they parted
company they seemed also to have parted
Win their respective maScOtS. rather
odd thing in connection with their expert
encC. too. is the fact that Harrison. who
rropeH'd the Haymarket with a French
pleCs-'The INDIGESTION of Mr.. l\in@Shury'-
experienced the worst of luck until he
tried the efficacy of reVivalS, while Maude,
who put on revival after revival at the
Waldorf EOtsncvcr so much as n halfway
success until he tried ''Toddlcs,' which,
Of course, is the French 'Trippepatte' in
English gIdse.
After '.Mr. Kfngsbury" failed Harrison
run ON The Love Path by c. NJ. s. Nc
L,iIdu. but it would not do. and then ii
was that ne decided 10 try revival of
"rhe Man from Blankleys' with an all
star cast Result. immense success, which
the manager has now followed up with
equally prosperous revival of Lady Hunt
wurJhs Experiment.
Compared with Cyrn Maude.s misror-
tunes. however. those of his erstwhjIe part
nyr were trivial for Uut'ouly did Maude
com" 70 failure with shore Acres" The
Heir az Law" ana She Stops to Con-
Uu-r.' but lust as his new tLCateT THE