The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-02
KENTUCKY HEUD PUT NAPLAY
NOR THE SERIOUS SIDE. str
rHE ALLEGED PIN Of ~.

Mr.. Bucaanan's satire Called the Cub''
Presents Certain Aspects ef the sloun.
taineers In . nefreshing way-'rhs
Gun Represents . city Reporter,
The Cub a new drama described by
its author. Thompson Buchanan. a. a
faroioal satire" was divulged at the
Comedy Theatre last night. Mr. Blu
chanans play did not need the qualified
endorsement that IL would DO allowed %
remain on view for more than two weeks
In casa the public liked IT, The proverbial
span 81 the Comedy Theatre rarely ex-
ceeda this period in any case And Mr.
BuchAnans play Of life in the Kentucky
mountains has n great deal more IN its
favor than some OF the efforts more pre-
f~n,iouslv offered OF late II In a master
piece in comparison With some Of the ex-
hibitions OF futile pifiie very recently
put seriously before the public and la
belled with IN" names OF men who used
to stand for some, hing IN the American
theatre
The playwright IL a k~ntuckian. lie
made his drama out Of the adventures
OF Louisville reporter among the
participants in a mount ain fe,id He chose
To look on the fsrcical aide of the ven.
dsttaS. To some minds they ofer no
field for comic exploitation. so long as
the author took that phase of the situa-
ton Al his theme. however. there re-
manned only the question M TO his treat
meut OF IL Did he succeed in making
fun out OF a condition over which .here
hung always the threa. Of imminent
tragedy Dad he sucreed in making
his audience see only tho humor Of cir
c,imstances which might 50 readily have
taken on another and d.~pHr "olo,'
The author In calling his play a satire
thereby relieved himself from the "riticts,
that might have been made OF his view
OF kentucky's mountain warfare KS II
that were not sufficient. he admitted The
farcicality Of the proceedings IL mus
be said that he managed IN provide -ons
very agreeable entertainment from his
contrasts between .hs mountain FOLK
and the sophisticated Young journalist
that he planted among them. lie was
with his modish dress sui, and i's la' "I'-
tons. impossible a. the produce - Fourth
and Green streets IN Louisville. and hi-
illusions 10 Marse Henry did not av"n civ.
him The slightest vcrIsimllituGta 20 a Ken
lucky reporter Perhaps the muun'aiN
types were apart from their 'utwatd
and visible aspects-no fr,Isr 10 If"
But they served well enough for tn. 'I-"s
Of the theatre so Mr. Buchanan fare"
with it~ echo OF the tragedies % the noun
tsin.-ra. is burleslu. rt their simple
pleasures and the mark~d contrast h.-
tween them and intrIdarS from IN" out
side world gave TO the stage a freshness
Of scsne and atmosphere for which there
Is every reason , be grateful
IL ~ not always a fellow countryman,
moreover. who can recognize we'll
and enjoy 80 much in The th-atr. an
atmosphere which Il - so difficult so
transplant. IL remains. however. a salts
faction 10 his ccmpatriotS that Mr.
Buchanan has left his ileld practically
fresh To the " inter seeking To mas. serious
Use 81 the Kentucky fsuds As a source OF
dramatic inspiration
Douglas Fairbanks a. the oyerCirss-@tl
Louisville reporter acted with verarity
and a certain degree al personal charm
Yet anybody with his waist massur. and
such = we'll cut coat could have made an
impression in the part Blanche Latch
amuslngiy pITlesaued mountain girl
and Mellicent Evans a. "A country '-ctsool
teacher who won tn. heart of the visiting
reporter. wore her white muslin with
traditional occurrences and acted with
in Intelligence Bun II wa- tn. natural
feeling of the performance a Who'll.
that contributed To the success, u! the
evening