The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-15
NEW ATTHE LONDON THEATRES
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NdnIrers b, Daring irrnrh PiaS
Trees Production OF "lttnrS VIII

IoNuoN. Sept The London theat-
,.,-nI season has c,,mm"nC"d with n grand
flourish uf play. imported and HON"
made. Prom hillside and seaside haunts
tho critics aud first nighters have r"luc-
family turu,-i lnudonward Nv" ~ the
lev rr,.iuCtIou~ were Doomed To- failure
from their INITIAL performances; Tor tn"
Others q happier fate u reserved
In, Remuneration 81 Aunt Mary at
1.rry.s Th-ai~,, practically uprn,~i the
season II - tn H. feared that Misc May
R,r-rn II one. IT IN" unlucky American
invaders tur Aar' Mary failed To please.
N'-- Rul,-.'. herself had an enthusiastic
deception lui the m"mh"r- "f her CON
I.,.,, who romp.d and shouted through
farlT parts ~ express -Is--i. l"tt the hrst
,ryht audience. IN , I.yyIld'r,-i but Coldly
critical state uf mind Tn" critics praised
Miss Robson. commented pu IN" eCC~ntriC
methods of acting sometimes employed
Nv young American actor- aud actresses
and reserved IN. burden ut their Censure
Tor IN. piece. which they frankly slated.
aunt Mnry won't reiuvenate long IN
London. but may do better on tour.
Miss EVELYN Willard, one of l.ondon's
popular Actresses really tempted fate
On Tuesday evening when she produced
Rudolf Be-lar's adaptation % Pierce
P@rt1nS la Rencontre, called in Eng
lish The Crisis Miss Willard has
PEDESTAL all 20 herself erected by the
British Matron and the Young Person
She always plays vIrtuous wives and
mothers Perhaps she has tired 81 these
rhles perhaps she Is tired OF the Britt sh
Matron and the Young Person. Anyhow
when she produced The Crisis she
must have known she would shock her
sworn followers beyond wordA. for Ber-
tons play is, to put IL mildly. plain
spoksn. and Besier did not mince mat
,srs IN the adaptation. How IL escaped
the oensor's vigilance can only be ex-
pAin~d by the fact that the estimahle
Eentleman must have been taking much
neeisd vacation.
There 10 not just one crisis IN the play.
there are several Adr,sn Ssrr1I, a rising
hWyAr and politician honest and high
principled. has married society woman
who does not love him and only accepted
HIM for the position and money he could
give her, indeei she looks down upon him
h~,aus- he came Of humble re ,plo Her
friend Camille Dc LGncdg. a widow whose
O. Paris after a long absence and Nmc
!SsrrdI introduces her q Adrtsu that ha
may act ~ her legal adviser IN an action
about her husbands will Camille 10 high
rrInciplei alsp and whom ~. and idyisn
md they have fallen ~ 1--we with ZACH
.'tsr she resolves - leave Nms SsrrnTs
k,Ise and Paris forever Unfortunately.
however Nine Serial has a love- and
camille soas him com" - ths hru-., ate
ona night WHOM ldrieH 10 away Hor-
rI7ei. she watches tho couple stroll int,
Hms Ssrtars beiroom Jus' A. Il th"-o
rsv"r had bonn theItriCil cnnsrr m
London Then she turns - face ldrfsp.
Sho has como HON" uneyT"~t"ily This
u n" crisis ~ crises Ne docs not ask
fHr his wife. howcyor He - crushed
and brokcl man. having received an m
foressel and tr"n"1dous pohtlrlI defc1t
Camille he1rt"1S and Cpmfor'- him
Finally he de'Ias- T. g. II ~ wife,
room and Cumil. unahl" - belr having
him face the dreedfI blow awai'ug him.
IN = grcIt effort - <crp him throws h"--
sNf ny his arms and p"y- hum tor ore
hour 81 his life. No stays
In the third act Nine SERIAL has com
menced TO suspec; Camille and idrisp. for
CanIis has changed her mind about ear-
ing Paris When questioned Camille
admits the truth but taxes Sine !Sorrcl
with her own inhdehty Nine Serial IL
Mortified At CdmiHc'- knowledge should
Camille reveal the truth to idgisR : he
knows he would separate from her and
marry Camille. but Camille 10 still high
principled She too knows that idr;s1
would marry her. thai all that prevents
- dong 50 II the beiisf IN Nn6 .SsvraTs
.oyaity To him This tim" camille r"ally
steals awav and leaves ~. husband and
M" together without having told =, rial
49,. truth
\ daring play for Miss Willard and the
and gallery wore inc Xpre-sibly shocked
and even booad their Idol though ah..
vnr" wonderful Paris gowns and looked
-'srUe~Iuely BEAUTIFUL After ~ 81.
:h' better have kept 10 the yirtuous
v.s'.- and mothers roles. for Camille d.
Lr-c1y was quite out Of the range 81 her
Hail cam" seems to have peculiar gIft
making each Of his Dlavs do double
sn.'.." The Christian after r more Or
49, -r.oressful run NJ the Duke II Works
7 .t'r" was laid away for several year
.. r"wri'ten for the LyCeum The
'a'NTa1- served Wilson Barrett for
r.. 'T", then after n respite u hecame
.'"''- aud drew crowded houses At the
".m Mr. Gaines latest experiment
rra sing over an old play was seen
= DBL" Ga-rick on Saturday. when The
D." ... CITY produced ten years ago
H, NajeSty's Theatre. became The
Pc 90. QUESTION The Eternal City
r,' Lone Of course; the eternal queS-
'.' 4.rordinx TO Mr. Game. Is the
''''r' nights and Responsibilities 81 the
.a'r' the sight Of God and man OF
80 A. - drama little need he said.
% ' ..Ieh As IL was before. except thEt IL
- cen brought up 70 date and long
Ezg- ont' OF the divorce question have
beer n'srpolated.
flfornia actress. Miss Titell Bruno.
Isr.' RovG. As her performance did
: the storm 81 enthusiastic praise
'-T '.- critics which Mr. Game felt IL
d.. 3 he wrote = column and . half
'.- Daily Telegraph headed My
- -- adj In which he eKtolled Miss
Be-. 'alents and beauty and soundly
'"-f."t me critics for their lack % judg
p nrf
- H--t~rt Tree has spent what should
- .aan hia summer vacation In pre-