The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-07
EOEDOES VARIED PLAY MENU
ALL SORTS OF THINGS IN ONE
WEEKS OPENINGS.
FrOhmAn's hepertOry Theatre startS
win q olOSmy Item and ls FOlioWea
% an lneOmDrehensibiea ha " aelanMe
Envy OG American Enterprise.

win q gloomy Item and Il folloWea
b, 40 lneomDrehenalble aha " SielanMe
Envy OG American Entarpriss.
LONDON. Feb 2S.-The theatrical fare
offered to the London public this week has
been extremely varied The Erimmest
OF tragedies. the himsiest and frothiest
81 comedies. a musical piece. . Shakes
peaTian revival and a Vaughan drama
have kept first niEhters well engaged.
Mr. Frohman set the ball rolling when
he opened his new repertory theatre
on Monday night with a production OF
John Galsworthy's play. Justice Sur
rounding himself a. he has by such play
wrghts and play producers a. Granville
Barker Bernard shaw. J. VI. Barrie. John
Galsworthy. SIR Arthur Pinsro. Alfred
Sutro and Dion Boucicault Mr.. Frohman
well observes success IN his new enter
pris. But he has not stopped here.
He has been at greatest pains to get to-
gether one oG the finest theatrical com
panies London has had for many a long
day
No star shines Fighter than others IN
This GALAXY Of tal-nt. but all are men and
women whose names are well known IN
England and WHOSE work ~ OF the highest
degree OF excellence. Mr.. Frohman u re-
wing the traditions of the Court Theatre
company started several years ago by
Nsdrenne and Barker. which aimed at
giving the apostles on advanced drama
their chance. In Mr.. Frohman's case
Inc enterprise ~ backed by plenty OF
money and business ability There are
many who shake r,Iefril heads over the
fact that IL 10 an American who 10 pre-
senting to London her first real repertory
theatre and not an Engiishman. The
majority are only too glad 20 have the
theatre even at the cost Of encouraging
the American invasion.
Mr.. Galss orthy latest play. Justice
- q tragedy. the giOomiest and most
never a light incident to relieve its grim
ness. 4 young man. weak and ~ a con
sumptiVe tendency. fOrges a cheek To
Ret money enough To elope with a married
woman whose husband filtreats her.
HE employers show him no mercy When
his dishonesty Is discovered. nor does
the Judge at his trial Three wears penal
servitude IL his sentence
When he emerges from prison at the
age OF twenty-six he - wrecked IN body
and soul
He fOrgea a fal-a reference to get a
coveted place and h. negl"cts To report
himself At policeheadquarters a. he should
do being ticket 81 leave man For
this he Ii rearrested and - about 20 be-
carried on TO jail again when he jumps
out Of window and ends his life
MIR Galsw orthv's purpose Na- To show
the injustice of Justice With great skill
he max - his audience syirpathiZe entirely
with the delicate. nervous youth driven
half mad by hearing 1t HE sNeethsart's
suffering Taken a. "A whole. hoWever
the play lacked the strength and vitality
1t Strife. II vas too tractlike 10 was
not drama but purf use and all purpose
IN play with four acts and seven scenes
n too much even for APOSTLES and dis
ciples Of the advanced drama
On Wednesday evening MT Frohman
by way II contrast gave Bernard shaw =
latest debate. -MiSallianCe No doubt
thus last ShaVian work will make excel
lent reading when it comes nut neatly
bound with other plays. but to at through
u As q stage pTOdaCti on from To IL -
q clock. was ben ildering and. alas. un-
denLaoly boring lhers are nins char
With the historic walrus who said the
time has come 10 talk OF many things,
IN fact they talk Ell against time
There n NO beginning and no end To
-Misaliiance, no plot ard no Twrt' GUAR
reason for the name. The p.opl" Of the
play just drop in the conservatory aud
Join in the Conversation II ~ reilly
all Bernard shaw discussing democracy.
bibles, marriage. youth. age. love. the
sour milk cure. arlstOcracV drainage. &c..
In his own delightful! scintillatIng fashion.
The fret night audience laughed all
through the piece. m fact they were al
most overanNiOus TO laugh. II was
quite an IL they said ITS shaw, and II
must he funny. II don't laugh hav.
no sense OF humoT- often thew RigRled
~ Ial -
81 the fall Of the curtain they weT" very
and called vOCiteTOusly Tor
the author. but he Was not TO he seen.
Most Of the critics threw up their hands
when It came to giving coherent cTiti-
rism Of this latest Shavian achievement
and just described Il ss beyond Crti-
rlsm. Rumor says G. y. n smiling
n his sleeve. feeling he has scored over
hem this time.
Mr.. Curzon'r new PRODUCTION az the
Prince OF Wales Theatre - one Of those
plays which y takes five Treopls
Ia evolve. In this c.,-- four were r."
sponsible for the music and one for the
plot. The Balkan Princes - the
name Of the piece. which - rather more
ambitious IN both music and story than
% usual with this sort OF production.
IL was very well r'C"iSr I'd. and odd
.avorltes like Miss l-s,b.. Jay and MIR
Rsrtram Wallis had p"rfrct OvatiOns
rom the pat and gallery. while Mr. Curzon
had 20 make speech l'sfOr- IN" first
n ighters would leave the theatre BE-
lore long New York - 20 Judge OF the
merits Of The Balkan Princess
Arthur Phillips. a young actor Of some
lame N the provinces, has gathered
about hum "A youthful company Of 1hcs- 4
plans and ~ tempting fate AZ the Court
] hs-atre with production of The MsT-
IhAnt Of Venice lie plays 81 yiOck
very ably and has been we'll received :
ana much praised 10y TIA" critics Whether
he can really tilI IA" theatre for SIX
weeks seaso n remains 10 be- seen.
On Thursday night Mr. FrOhman in
conjunction with Arthur BourchIsr pro
tuced Somerset Maugham's new play,
The Tenth Man" Mr. Boucher PLAYED
he leAding part that ~ a Napoleon Of
finance. OsUTgs Wirtev. who believes that
III men have their price. or AZ any rate
that nine men out ~ ten have. He has
never met the tenth man. but he doe. in
he fourth act 81 the play. and u il his
Indoing
The tenth man IN this case 10 a north of
England NOnconformist who discovers
hat ne Jvge WiRf'T. who has just BEEN
-lected Member of Parliament for Mid
dlepoOl. has used certain bonds belonging
a. l.