The Washington herald., 1908-08-30

rical sensation is still The Devil As a
result OF the great rivalry between Henry
W. SAVAGE and Harrison Grey FisSe and
The interest excited by a comparison Of
The merits OF George Arliss and Edwin
A Stevens in the title role, little else is
talked Of in the shop line than this From
accusing each other Of bad faith, the
1vvo MANAGERS and their STATS have fallen
70 dfsparazing each others performances
and bel.ttling the relative patronage The
solemn truth is that George Arliss. AT
the BeIasco. Is giving far more intel
lee-t performance than IS given al the
Garden Theater, but both houses are
crowded every night Col Savage con l
tin,1es 10 wax Intensely bitter He has |
rIed much space in the newspapers al /
REGULAR rates. publishing afhda-its, cable /
grams. statements. and extracts from the
critical notices 70 show what surprising
performance is given At the Garden The
ater- one cablegram from MOlnar. the
author would indicate that he sticks TO
Col. Savage. Bat on the other hand.
Fiske shows a straight-oUt, legitimate ar
raneement with Konta. the translator.
who obtained his rights from the agent
in Budapest. whose name Is printed on
the published edition OF the original as
the authorized representative OF me
author.
me plain fact appears TO be thai the
Fslrdau==r parties sold the rights twice
once N F7sze and once 10 Col Savage
The Ia--er'= disappointment Is naturally
keen that another should have anticipated
him as he expected the success OF me
DeviTr 10 outdo that Of The Merry
Widow Il IS safe 10 say that II VII
never do So
Meantime Col Savage IS busy orsanlz-
ing three or four road companies 10 Play
.sTIe Devil in every town and hamlet
in the country. in order 10 recoup him
self Tor the loss he has incurred IN com
petition with his rival
Douglas Fairbanks is a young actor
who is probably known much better on
Broadway than In any other part OF the
country This happy condition from the
viewpoint Of the actor is due 10 the tact
that he has a breezy personality combined
with youth and boylsh enthusiasm and
is just the sort Of lad 20 dt into certain
kinds Of Juvenile roles He attracted at
tentior in Clothes when IL played al
The Manhattan two seasons ago and
stiu more favorable notice in the Original
production Of The Man Of the Hour Al
rhs Savoy. IN the midst of the run oi
VINO wanted 20 marry him There VA
some parental objection. but on Fair
banks promising 10 give Up the stage, th'
young Iady-s father consented 10 tn'
union
They were married and the young maj
STAYED OF the stage three or four months
when ne fell a helpless victim 90 the fas
ci7a-5on Of the stage again The fathe
H- This time was fairly reconclled, seelni
The z1a offers his s7n-in-law had IN
wife entered no protests. and SO in du
time Fairbanks was back again o
Er1aGssay hszE--E iu The rays ot n
faotI=gr-s such a personality never IS
cauas the sJar-C1aker l0ng- William
Brady and Joseph Il Crismer sot hol
Of him last season. made him sign q con
tract and last Saturday presented him a
star i- "Au for Girl al the Bio
Theater-
FAIRBANKS made "a hit in it, and Ia
now settled down as dne of the establish
ed Ifzr- comedians I'm a house more note
for its failures than its successes II
piece Is by Rupert Hughes. the music
crsric and magazine writer who mad
q failure OF The Triangle" al the Mad
son Square two years ago
i IS plain from the employment OF
vast variety OF old theatrical junk tn
has done duty in Way Down East ar
The Nan cf the Hour both Brady AZ
Gr5eue- attractions that the i-rep-eSsih
Brady has had his hand in the uaki-
OF This comedy But it was not this III
made the piece 60 II was diSt-nct
Hughes writing Nothing more b-lllia
in dialogue has been heard on Broadwa
one laugh succeeds another and Ine
are moments Of real sentiment and re
dramatic power in spite OF the mass
secondhand stuff lugEed into the fran
work Of the comedy.
On Monday evening Robert Edes
made his first appearance IN a new pls
opening the season at the Hudson The
rer The play Is The CaI OF the Nortl
Srauattzed from "COnjuror's House
Stewart Edward White. BY George Bros
hurst. autho- OF The Man Of the Hou
The scene OF the play is laid in the Z
ritory OF the Hudson Bay Trading GO
uznv. and deals with the love OF z
trader practically an outlaw and IT
vasser on the rights of the conapan
-onopoIv for the daughter Of the fact
the com7auy's executive head and
rrorseIess martinez The girl furnis
the free trader. Ned Trent, with a ?
when he IS condemned TO 90 ia loni
traverse which means 10 starvation
the wilderness. and thereby comm
open treason 20 the company
Their crime IS C0nseCrated by their lC
and in the presence Of the overwhel1
proof OF their devotion. the severe
factor is silenced and the curtain 4
on a situation which forms a happy
lief from the strong tension Inspired
the prospect OF the hero being hanged
a common felon-
The play proved commonplace
aroused hardly any interest The s.
atmosphere has been made familiar
New Workers III The Wolf and 90
RovaI Mounted and there was nott
in the play that was not foreseen
happening just as one would exp
Some Of the characters were vel DR.,
and others were absurdly conventio
The production was admirable
third act represented the most real
forest scene ever exhibited on BrOadV
and there was a graphic aCrora bore
effect by way Of q prelude
= The acting was above the aver
Blossoms part is along the line OF y
in which he has become most familia
pIaygoers everywhere, an American
reseating American traits in an Optim
aspect But neither his efforts nor
good work Of the company was abl
redeem the play from its handicaI
comuOnpIaces. and Il IS probable that
Blossoms manager VIII be looking 4
new vehicle before the season IS 7
further advanced
The only thing for which the PERI
auce was notable was the hit uad'
Beatrice Prentice. playing a minor
IN g strong emotional scene She va
unknown quantity until Monday evei
although several players who have
associated with her II other produc
expected her 70 distinguish herself q
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