Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-19

| LONDON, September IL, 1903.
~ REDUCTIONS during the past
week have been somewhat less
| numerous, but still sufficiently
abundant to keep the critics well
engaged Last Saturday wit
messed the first performance Of Justin
Huntly McCarthy's romantic drama.
THE Proud Prince" at the Lyceum. E.
H. Sothern. the original creator Of the
title part who, by the by. sailed for
New York three days ago, occupied a
box, but as the author shared it with
him l was unable to gather what he
thought of the piece as presented by
Smith & Carpenter.
| AS a matter of fact, the critics were
not by any means too favorably i'm
pressed by it. either as work OF liter
airy value or as drama pure and simple.
| They were pretty we'll united, however.
in the opinion that the second act, which
| takes place in the House Of Pleasure,
with its terpsichorean extravagances, It's
voluptuous atmosphere and its OutspOken
| In eluding the vigilance Of the licensor.
| What Bernard Shaw thinks Of the lati-
tude shown to Mccarthy in this instance
and denied to him in the case Of Mrs.
structive to learn. But so far he has
preserved a sphinx-like silence. McCar-
| thy is now focusing his attention upon
the new play Tree has commissioned him
to write for His Majesty's. That. 1
fancy, also carries us back to the me-
dieval ages. and, while possessing a Sc
rious interest, will give Tree and his
leading lady, whoever she may be, scope
for the exercise Of their humorous tai
ents
| Next Wednesday, W ha Will
liam Vaughn Moody's play. The Great
Divide" at the Adelphi, with Henry
| Miller In his original part. Such excel
lent accounts have reached US from your
| side regarding the piece that we are all
looking forward to the event with un-
| usual interest. Miller has taken up his
quarters at the Savoy. and there / had
a long chat with him the other morning.
He was particularly frank. genial and
we're chill. There Is nothing about him
| Of the Marie Dressler jaundiced way of
looking at things.
IT London does not like The Great
Divide" he said, ''be sure I shan't
| complain. I have too solid a belief in
the fairness Of your public and your
press to resent adverse criticism Odd,
| isn't 1t, that although I have been thirty
years on the stage. this should be my
hrst appearance In London? I hope.
/
Passing to other subjects, I asked
him to say what in his judgment were
| the particular qualities that made
| Charles Frohman SO successful.
Courage. good sense. good taste and
continuous application" was his an
| swer. Il knew c. r. almost as a boy
he went on. He was a little my senior,
and he 1T was who gave me my first
encouraging pat on the back. He de-
clared that In time I should make an
actor. and I hope have justified his
| confidence"
Henry Miller ought certainly to es-
tablish himself as a favortte with the
London public. He has just the right
manner. his personality is eminently
pleasing. he has the gifts Of simplicity
| and natural charm. / should say his
chances Of making good next Wednes-
day evening are Of the best
cannot but feel rather astonished
at the scanty notices which have ap-
peared In the London papers regarding
the death Of Clyde Fitch. The circum-
stance is, of course. partially explained
by the fact that his successes here
were altogether disproportionate to
those which he achieved in the United
States. correspondent Of the Daily
Mail seems to have been impressed in
q way similar. In a letter addressed
to that journal. he says:
| II have asked upward Of twenty peo-
pie who was Clyde Fitch? Fifteen had
never heard Of him. Five thought he
was on the stage. and one or two
Yet they had all seen 'Toddles' and
laughed at the brilliant u,orlr a. -