New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-24

r-NrPTRF,-NTiss Ethel Barrymore closed
se- engagement in ''AIid-ChanDel' here last
might Tomorrow night Charles FrOhman
viii present an all-stsr company m re
D-i,,sl OF T W. Robertson's delightful COM
edv. Caste" The players and their parts
are as follows: Edwin Arden, the Hon.
George si'Alroy; Julian Royce. Captain
lIsWtree: =. =. HUntley. Bccles; Graham
Browne, Sam Gerridge; Edgar Franklin
Dixon. Maud Milton, Marouisc de st.
Nsaur. Marie Tempest, Polly Eccles: Elsie
Ferguson, Esther Eccles. Caste was
ssrst produced at the Prince OF Wales Thea
IRE. London. on April 6. 1856. It was FIRST
produced in New York by William ]. Flor
ence at the Broadway Theatre. where il
van from August Is. 1851. until August 81
when the theatre closed for the season.
on MAY g. 1853 Lester Wallack introduced
IN. first authorized version for America AT
rNallack>s Theatre He played IL for ole
month. Notable revivsls at Wallack's oc-
Cured on October u. $50. when Charles
Hale made his bow 20 Now York In the role
81 Sam Gerridce: on November {. 1916, when
George Honey appeared for the first time
here as Eccles which re created al the
Prince OF Wales Theatre, and on October
y. ISL, when j.. W. Robertson. son OF I. W.
she author, spp>sred as Sam Gerridge CMr.
robeason was . failure both as actor and
STAGE manager The play aid not attract,
md n was Withdrawn on November T.
.aoaer notable revival took place at the
r-@th Avenue Theatre on November Is,
ssea. when M-s. Prank Chanfrau made her
sret sppa4-arce here in the role OF Esther
rocles. John Mason and Marion Msnola re
,sved the rlay 81 Ferrmann's Theatre on
January q 1873 The IL n Pitts CON-
many Mayed 81 81 tie BiJoU Theatre on
Apru y, 1883. Oscar Hammerstein pre-
se.teH & az tie Columbus Theatre on Au-
INST q. 1893. on January IS. 1897, John
rys~e suo the Ca-TiclC Theatre company,
Ioudou, played Caste successfully for
sbres weeks at eae Kn;clzerboczer Theatre
on June q. 1907. the closing performance
90 sne sexxon 81 the Murray Hi Theatre
~sss .sCsste." 81 which Miss Dorothy Dor
nelly took part as a member Of the stock
.uonnDsny. II 1902 Caste was revived al
th. Hsyrnarket Theatre. London. when
three members % the company that Uil
play e tomorrow night took ps-t--Marie
Tempest. EBral1s1t Browne ana Julian
Royce.
The sso-y OF Caste is familiar 20 most
rSlbshne rcstcrs, but for the benefit Of the
younger generation Bet Il be SAID that the
vssy tells OF the fortunes Of the Hon
,,as-r.ed Esther Eccles, a ballet girl. In
spifs OF the opposition OF his good friend
s-spss3p aau,tree, who reasoned against tho
marriage on account Of caste" After
.ev months OF married life Georges regi-
-,eut is ordered 20 India 20 help in the sup
PRECISION OF cbe mutiny. As George IS about
20 leave, his mother, the naughty Marqu.se
de ST Nzur. appears and learns OF his
marriage The news Is not made easier
scr her by the presence Of her sons
drunken father-in-lsw. Eccies, with his
oaSshter Polly. who is engaged 20 sam
cerr1dge q s'gas1nan" or plumber The
Als-QuIse De ST ALAur Is Inundated and
rnEloes herself very dissgreeable. George
goes 10 India snd his bride is left behind.
soon word comes from India that George
las been captured by SepOys and put 10
desth with baz-barous torture. a baby boy
Is born old Eccles" gsm5:es away the
money which George left Tor his wife but
esther. ~ spite Of her poverty. is TOO proud
- Apply 20 the mszouise FOR help. although
l5ocles approaches her for gin money.
Al q tir:ss when the family fortunes are
at their lowest ebb George Unexpectedly
returns. having escaped from his captors,
.vhereupon sister Polly. her hsnce. Captain
J4swtree and the merouise-every one. in
fact except the unregenerste and drunken
-zccles-shoy flashes OF generous feeling
which bring them together. But the ques-
ton OF caste comes up again "A gentle
man" says Hswtree. should hardly ally
himself 20 . nobody"
MY dear fella-" Coorse replies, 20
s,cdy's a mistake. lie doesn't exist no
Socys nobody. everybooy's SOMEBODY
Fza01yee ssks George the cause OF his
,ar scoounis be br1lHsncy
Tn n love with my wife. says George
an sytte % its quaint. oio-iaslioned %
s.cGS1ezS, LIZ. Robertson p.ss. E-zkcs -