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in tw" or three Of the larger cities
Of the United States, but il is already
the most discussed play Of the year.
In New York city, where the lIonry
W. Savage company is now playing to
crowded house Il, the Garden Theatre,
press and public have been unanimous
in acknowledged" the wonderful pow
or Of the play and The singular grip
il has upon the minds and conscicnccs
of the aStoniShcd audiences that wit
ness lis performances "Evcry woman
should see this wonderful play.'
writes Dorothy Dix, in The Evening
|"nrrH,l. "lt Is a most astonishing
performance, says the Herald. "Thc
play grips tightly from the first in
slant. remarks the Sun. "Thcrr
were twcnty-onc curtain calls after
the second act for thc only authorized
version, declares the American The
other mrtropolttiann cwspapcrs have
been equally emphatic in endorsing
the Molnar play.
"Thr Dcvil' is original, i'm as
much rs il gives an entirely new con-
rrrIi"m Of his Satanic Majesty. This
J Is a visible devil. and vet a devil that
suggests inviSihility. 1t is Il devil
hhat Is apparent ,n the eye. and vet
constantly conveys the idea that the
real devil the devil that 1cmrtS and
suggests wrong {" receptive humanity
is. after all. only Thought in the
human brain and heart.
The character of the Devil. as it,
will he played hrrr by .InSrph r,>lla-
| han. the wrll-knowu American actor.
Is the incarnation Of evil, masuurrad.
ing in the dress Of the world, and thin
" disguised under the name Of "Dr
Mlll"r His especial prey is Olga
| II. ll"fmann, the wife Of rich bank
| rr. and Karl Mahlrr I'm artist, who
>lN years before. in the days Of pov-
rrty and struggle, had met and loved.
Marriage had separated them, but the
spark OF the old passion survives and
| when fine banker brings his wife TO
he now successful artist to have her
portrait painted. il bursts into a
flame, and the Devil finds them in a
mood to at least listen to his wicked
suggestions. In his hands they are
mere puppets: struggle as they may,
they cannot escape the mcShcs he
wcavcS for them, and ultimately the
evil wish and the evil hought-.which,
after all, are the Dcvil---win, and the
man and woman lose honor and self
respect and~-thcir souls. It is pow
erlnl story. powerfully told and pow
crfully acted; and every one Of the
fourteen characters in the play lends
itself 10 the effectiveness Of the dra-
matte story.
| The production Of "The Devil"
which will be seen here is the same
in every detail as that presented at
the Garden Theatre, and it will be
presented by permission Of Henry W.
Savage, who absolutely controls the
American rights 70 The play. It is no
'rrlrt that several unauthorized YER
SONS are being produced here and
there, throughout the country, but
ehev have no resemblance to the orr
l"nal play, which is fully protected
bN copyright. The company will be
equal IN every way to that seen in ,hc
original production, white ihr scenery.
| painted by Arthur Nncytlin, the ia
nous scenic artist who has done so
! much To make the New York IIippo-
hr"mr product ions successful, will be
! revelation to lovers Of beautiful and
artistic stage settings.
| Show" "orrS here are assured Of y
great play, Il great scenic production
and Il company Of unusual merit.
'Thr Drvil.' and aSSurcdlv be tbr
bi" theatrical event Of the year.