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in two or three Of the larger cities
Of the United States, but it is already
the most discussed play Of the year.
In New York City, where the Henry
". Savage company is now playing to
crowded house the Garden Theatre,
press and public have been unanimous
in acknowledging the wonderful pow
er Of the play and the singular grip
it has upon the minds and consciences
of the astonished audiences that wit
ness its performances. EVERY woman
should see this wonderful play
writes Dorothy Dix, in the Evening
Journal. "It is a most astonishing
performance. says the Herald. ''The
play grips tightly from the first in
stant.' remarks the Sun. "There
were twenty-one curtain calls after
the second act for the only authorized
version,' declares the American. The
other Metropolitan ewspapers have
been equally emphatic in endorsing
the Molnar play.
"The Devil" is original, in as
much as it gives an entirely new con-
ception Of his Satanic Majesty. This
is a visible devil, and yet devil that
suggests invisibility. It is a devil
that is apparent to the eye. and yet
constantly conveys the idea that the
real devil-the devil that tempts and
suggests wrong to receptive humanity
is, after all, only a thought in the
human brain and heart.
The character of the Devil, as it
will be played here by Joseph Gala
han, the well-known American actor,
! is the incarnation Of evil, masquerad-
ing in the dress Of the world, and thin
lly disguised under the name Of "Dr.
Miller" His especial prey is Olga
H. Hofmann, the wife of rich bank
er. and Karl Mailer. All artist, who
six years before, in the days of pov-
erty and struggle, had met and loved.
Marriage had separated them, but the
spark of the old passion survives and
when the banker brings his wife to
the now successful artist to have her
portrait painted, it bursts into a
flame, and the Devil finds them in
mood to at least listen to his wicked
suggestions. In his hands they are
mere puppets; struggle as they may,
they ca1.not escape the meshes he
weaves for them, and ultimately the
evil wish and the evil thought-whieh,
after all, are the Devil-win, and the
man and woman lose honor and self
respect and-their souls. It is pow
erful story, powerfully told and pow
erfully acted; and every one of the
fourteen characters in the play lends
itself to 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 to the play. It is no
secret that several unauthorized YER
sions are being produced here and
there, throughout the country, but
they have no resemblance to the orr
ignal play, which is fully protected
by copyright. The company will be
equal in every way to that seen in the
original production, while the scenery,
painted by Arthur Voegtlin, the fa-
nous scenic artist who has done so
much to make the New York Hippo
drome productions successful, will be
J revelation to lovers of beautiful and
artistic stage settings.
Show-goers here are assured of a
great play, a great scenic production
and a company Of unusual merit.
"The Devil,' and assuredly be the
big theatrical event of the year.