The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-16
THINGS DOING in GO
BY YOUNG BROADWAY

ATEW YORK. Oct. 15.-Among
~ these who answered the Mace
aontzn cry FOR help that went up from
vacant New York stages a few days
ago when failures were numerous, was
Esnrietra Crosman, who cut short her
western tour ana hurried into the Gar
rick With Percy Mackaye's comedy,
s.Anti-ALatrirnouy." But New York did
not md she play any more 70 It's liking
than many others that had preceded
II. and the end Of her engagement is
already in sight although Miss CrOs-
mans personal popularity served 70
III the house FOR the first few per
formances.
n fact, New York. both critics and
public, seems 10 have made up It's
mind that in spite OF all his briliiancy
and literary ability. Ar. Mackaye IS
not a dramatist, and that IL he viii
persist ia choosing the dramatic form
for expressing his ideas. his works are
for the closet and not for public rep
resesJatiOn on the stage. and II reso-
lutely refuses 10 patronize the thea
tres al which his dramatic wares are
on view. Nothing daunted by its
frigid reception here, Miss CrOsman
viii continue 10 use the play on tour
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by sam Bernard. who fastened into
the Casino with his latest musical
piece. He came From Milwaukee"
end scored an unbounced success II
has proven the best offering he has
submitted Tor a metropolitan verdict
in many years. and win carry him
through several successful seasons II
he cares 10 appear in II SO long. Seen
icalIy IL is a riot OF color, and in Law
fshness Of display equals anything
produced in recent years.
Bernard. who is undoubtedly the
best Of the comedians who dismember
the English language and hurl its torn
and bleeding fragments at the audi
ence. has one Of the best roles OF his
entire career in Herman Won Schnel-
lenvein. who breWs the beer that
makes Milwaukee Shameless as he
explains il. He tours Europe, and 10
accommodate the hedging Duke OF
Zurach, who has done him some tri-
fling favor. he agrees 10 impersOnate
the royal youth for a few days that
The latter may escape the persecu-
items OF an American mother. who mas
arranged 20 buy the duke. title. duke
dom and all for her daughter. so that
his grace may be free 10 pursue the
object OF his choice without regard 70
the arrangements made on HIS behalf
Center OF Revolutions Galore.
But Il happens there is a revolution
brewing In the tWO-Dy-1Our duhedOn
unknown 10 either Herman or the
duke, and the unfortunate brewer soon
finds himself the target OF cOnspira-
tors and the center OF revolutions ga
lore. As be afterWard explains he
Is forced for a time 10 make his home
IN "the second story OF a tree anc
his sustenanCe consists OF four huckle-
berries, zone OF them faded. as he
periodically tells US.
In one Of the Enost screamlngly
funny scenes ever constructed he win.
q soldiers uniform from him without
risking anything himself IN three
card monte game, but no sooner has h'
done 50 than discriminating documents
found IN the pockets lfOr the soldier
was secretly a trairOr) cause his ar
rest and trial By drum-head cOurtmaf'
fial as a result az which ne Narrowly
escapes execution.
Incidentally he fights duel Tor ms
duke. and this gives him an opportuh
It's 20 display a new kind OF stage COW
ardice that is CONFUSING The apioml
with which. directed 10 choose IN
weapons, Ee calmly apprOpriales 20 M
own use q pair Of pistols and hand
the swords 10 his antagonist Is exceed
inRfv drolL There is an abundance o
good music in the piece TOO, ana goo
voices that can sing IL, although Der
nard wisely chooses TO reclte or cnan
his songs. The most am0lllous Auih