New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26

Chicago. decided 10 play in Detroit and
other cities throughout Michigan where
opera houses had lately been built but. as
there were no stock companies attached 10
these new places. I engaged one for short
season 10 travel with me In Detroit I met
Nj Wyndham. who was acting a play
called The Lancers' there. with company
Of his own. These were the frst two COM
binations that / remember. there may have
been others before. but not TO nv knowl-
edge, so IL this system is as pernicious as
its enemies say that II is fear / am re-
EpOnsible for assisting in the new departure
which seems 70 have worked such a revolu-
ticn in theatrical matters
The dainty little playhouse the Criterion.
in Piccadilly Circus. has been under Wynd-
hams management thirty-four years He
has acted there in the following PLAYS In
ISIS Brighton and The First Night. IN
1876 The Great Divorce Case" and Hot
Water. I'm 1871 and ISIS The Pink Domi-
noes. I'm 1877. Truth" in 1sSo. Where's
the Cat2' In the latter play Mrs. John
Wood. who had dismissed him for tncompe-
tency fifteel years before. appeared as a
member az his company In 1851 he pro-
cuced and PLAYED in Butterfly Fever" and
'Fosserty's Fairy. in lSS2. Fourteen
DAYS. in 1Ssi The Candidate" and in
l>SS Wild Oats and David Garrick''
He had come now TO the crossroads. and
had left the held cf rafting. roIlicking
comedy, of Palais ROYAL farce As David
Carrick he struck new note His success
was enormous He did not play another
new part until 1Sss when he appeared as
Midway IN still Waters Run Deep.r In
1870 he appeared in she Stops 10 CON
quer, Delicate Ground. Sowing and
Reaping and London Assurance" In
1891 he gave one OF the best reyivals OF
The School for Scandal that has been
seen m many years. He was the Charles
Surface William Farren was the Sir Peter.
Wyndham has never PLAYED Sir Peter He
has avoided old mems parts although IN
the last act II Rosemary he appeared as
q man Of ninety who had been forty in the
earlier portions Of the piece Wyndham is
the only comedian now living who could
play Sir Peter as that part should be
PLAYED. Nevertheless. as a popular actor
he is sim too Young for IT.
The Fringe OF Society Mrs Hilary
ResIets and Agatha Isaac Henderson S
PLAY. afterward called The silent Battle'J
were his pieces for 1Sse. In 1913 ne acted IN
Tile Bauble shop" and An Aristocratic
lious Susan. m 1Ss5 i'm The Home Sec
Rotary and The Squire Of Danes. m
1881 in Rosemary. in 1891 in The Phv-
stefan" and The Liars. in lSsS in The
Jest" and in lSes in The Tyranny Of
Tears
He built a new theatre. W-ndham's. ana
opened n in leoo On that stage he has
PLAYED IN "Cyrsno de Bergerac." Mrs.
Danes Defence The Mummy and the
Humming Bird" The End OF the story
and Mrs GOTringe's Necklace q"
In 1872 King Edward conferred upon the
distinguished actor a knighthood In 1894
Sir Charles built and opened another the
atre. The New Theltre. ana appeared there
I'm NV Lady OF ROsedale" and The Bride
and the Bridegroom and m 1915 N .',,ip-
tain Drew on Lave"
With three theatres in London and con-
slant acting. rehearsing and the planning
Of new conquests Sir Charles hnds his ca
pacity for work increase as The years drop
f.om the calendar. He is the desnair Of
lis Young as iociates. they find II difFcult
20 keep pace with him. And now he is
again in America us II for the seventh or
the tenth timeD ready fer a four months
winter tour with The Mollusc''
lie should be urged 10 come next season
with round Il parts. Why not Bob Sack
Ell for few nights NJ other actor is
young enough. high spirited enough. for
this Why not PeTegrine Porter IN -four
teen DAYS Charles Surface one night
and Sir Peter the next. sir Richard Kato
in The Case OF Rebellious Susan. Sir
Christopher Deering in The Lars Why
not as ParburyF Why not also In that
real Wyndhamv pact In Mrs Danes De-
fence And then. OF course. David Gar
HEX He viii tura those clear. keen ewes
upon you as yo1 formulate this modest
ana entirely unselhsh suggestion. and prob
ably viii ask you. quiZzically smiling the
while. II Jou can't think OF anything more