The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-31
Miss Galland and Company
Will Rehearse Play in
New Form.
PERSONAL CHARM
A POTENT FACTOR
"Old Homestead" Battles Critics
as of Yore, But Still Ap-
peals TO Many.
By ALLEN D. ALBERT, j..

Il
Oh eating strawberries just out of the
refrigeratOr. Dramatic compositions
that men aud women can act SO that
other men and women VIII pay money
TO see them are not so plenty tHtL man
ayers can md them iu the dark. some
fiI9as fbe hunt is two or three seasons
Ionz-and then the ind turns out 10
need considerable cutting ana sLadih5
and polishing before il VIII serve.
Miss Gauaud has had TINS last eA-
nerience. She has read IN two years, al
the behest of one manager or announcer,
over 20O pIays The Return OF Eve
was sent TO her twelve times. Each or
The twelve brought a note, saying LnaL
s0~oe r7evT merit had occurred 20 the
professional reader which he thoUeht
ought 10 recommend IL from another
p0lnt of view. Eventually came the
author young MT DOd1s with MS are
770nors fresh uDou him, and Miss Gal
land proposed that he read the play
aloud He did, suggesting certain
changes as he talked with ms prospeC-
tive star, and the play was accepted
Nav- Haven saw the first performance.
mot bad was the verdict. but MISS
Gallaud and the ShuDerts knew t-lal
the outlook was OmlnouS. Inc applause
did moi ring and the laughter was
nightly intermittent.
- thew set straightaway 70 PLANNING
chances IanEdOn Mitchell, whom we
remember hele in " dSnngleu 40 lLt5
aurbor of Mrs. Fisze's New ORR
Tdea = was summoned He and Miss
GaUand talked together. Then the
pIavyVright walked OF with O. manu-
script and a clear outline no" 10
smooth ont ssThe Return OF Eve
- q fortnight the company IS now
10 rehearse the new play ~ lls lev
form. Mr. Mitchell MISS 1allduus alL
Mr. DonneIly (the last-named pelhS tIiS
stars manageT), are an at Woih- Ut
Do5d courteous and modest and may
hap content, looks on smiling. he mas
knd out OF all their labor Will prob
ahfv come play destined 10 some
fri1g more than moderate success on
the basis OF this young woman rdLHeL
remarkable personal charm MISS N1eellaliu
is, according to the judgment OF a yOuu5
711str0u whose critical faculties were not
allowed TO interfere with her enjoy lneht
OF the Saturday matinee az the BeldScol
..She is the sweetest thing that ever
happened
An "Old Homestead" Generation.
rwentv-thrae years viii span the
tbeater-goiug OF most of us II We
begin at fifteen years that would make
as tnirty-elghtr which IS as OLD as any
of Us feel and older than some OF us
are. Well by That calculaLon LLllS - -
The generation or THE Old Homestead.
III took courage TO put on the nrsl
"B'gOsh" drama. We are all mcAned
10 think there is nOtnln' plcJuresh III Jus
plain folks. Every sort or h-meiuess 's
interesting but that at home. And Den
man Thompson saw WITH the eyes OF
artist and poet alike when he perceived
that the bare New England kitchen IN
which he staged his nrsJ act was as
worthy a picture as any Dutch interior
ever painted by Israels or desert tent
described by Byron
nearly battling to the critic. Tor lens
ffteen, or twenty minutes al a uile
there is the sheerest sIle-ClECuSlus. Bie
Iosnua's search TOR his boy I5 based
rrr.rr
10 New York and IND hlulf and HA4
him be does coming out OF a saloon
just on the stage and IN clear view OF
the audience. euCOuuLeTlug ms rather
CreduliJy i5 not often stretched further
for the sake yl dramatic value. ana
yct-and veJt When Mr. Thompson OF
Afr William Lawrence can entirely
worthy suCce5S0TB gives that cry My
boy-oy-0y. my bUy-0y-Oyl' there is not
one of u.s. no matter Of he has beard it
through rueaLeT-GDllg lifetime. lHaL
does not start and ma his eyes swim
ming. tt is 10. OLD, old truth forever
rising 90 CONTRA co all the tenets OF
dramatic criticism that humanity ls
stronger than all the rules of cOusJTuc-
uon ever formulated
Two Who Get the Laugh
Montgomery and stone ought 20 be
stone and Montgomery. ''Fhe Red
MilT' in its second turu 10 Washington
teaches that simple truth of cOmpari-
son. it also teaches that this team
does not EuBsIsL uy grace OF "a little
straw sticking out at the cuffs and a.
few tiu pans tied on the back
Comedy is a strange business. Eddy
Foy Is out for the laugh. SO to speak
He develops an aJE0clous costume and
an idiOLic bearing, He gets the laugh.
Also he lE the same today tomorrow.
and forever. Henry j.. DlEey is won
dcrlul actor. He aims likewise TO evoke
laughter. BY detJ use OF remarka BILE
rrI O. r.-
atty after new personality. But as
doesn't get the laugh The audience Us
too mucu occupied iu noting DlEey.s
skill 10 be persuaded by it,
Here arc two comedians AS ready 10
do most anything as Eddy Toy. They
have more resources than he. however,
and not enough art 10 get lu their way
as -AdJulz DlEey has. So they peg
along year after year, keeping The
Wizard OF or or -Ile RED Alill' ON
the debit side or the mOEgue ledger
long after they were due for DuTglu'-
Mr. stone has interest for the critical
judgment for uIs Ingenious Introduction
o. acrObarlcs. Good luck To him and
his mate
Mrs FIsEe lu salvation EaU." Otis
skinner lu THE Honor of laa Family"
Rose Staul iu -'The Chorus Laa-.-al
straight drama bat varied enough Tor
lunch" sL picnic Art BOO spite OF
nance a. Jle National art and laughter
smpeIed iTTeal=tI6.g toward the first
But we've a. vague and leDu|ou- lm-
preston that the crowd win nor exactly
bold dies Hra.. r# o.. .#r# ..Hr where. H-. ...I