The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-20
THE CALL OF fHB CRICKET


rd~ ard Peple the Auehsg e q Pheasant
comedy Whlch FredsgSe TMampsaa
Produced win Apparent saeeesa
A well chosen Cast IN sapp~rt
drawing room at IarchmOnt pro-
v,det the scene for The Cali % the
,~rket." which Edward People wrote for
N.te Tahafsrro and Frederic Thompson.
,-pdnc~d last night at the Bslasco Theatre
little gir was known an the cricket
f..-au~- Of her cheerfulnsas and bright
rs-s and there seemed no likelihood Of
Az ra,sa 20 cease calling her ny this
name until she came from hsr Kentucky
rom. 20 Iarchmont TO Wait frie0d.
Ihis ineOds brothsr NOr~~am was
a rsady tetrothed. hut R0saISs--for that
was the real name Of the cnck0t-intar-
ss'ad HIM 80 much that his swesthenrt
ra.ded him and ended by suggesting
that he marry Rosaiis instead Of her
Ne would not listen TO tho suggestion a.
f.r~t. hut he was just N spirited ~ the
g.fl he had meant to marry. and the
Thought that 70 would enable him 20 re-
,enxa himself on her inclined him to
marriage with Rpsahs.
Being just q trusting. CHEEKY cricket.
she took Mormon because she lowed him
and thought he must love hsr. too. u
seemed that there might DO happiness in
store for the confdinG cricket. 90 to pre-
vent that her husbands former RaneSs
tells how Norman came % marry her.
Then she IL very sad. 10 tho poor little
cricket and her husband tells her that
the whole terrible thing is true and that
enc Is free To divorce him or lsave him in
-. .~kR ~.
that he shall live with her. however. and
that there will be only truth between
them. although their life 10 lie 20 the rest
Of the world. Being such q cricket
Rosdh~ cannot help winning love. and
N9rmdn comes to feel a. much affection
for her az any husband could. So tho
cricket is herself again. happier than ever
for the misunderstandinGs and troubles
that she has been through.
Mr. Peple's little play 10 tempted
to call il q sweet little plays worry HARM
less aud il never departs from convsn-
tionAl grooves. Nor b Il particularly
subtle IN development. His methods diff
fer very much. for instance. from those
81 Henri Bernstein. and ono 10 tempted
10 suspect that he feels q stronger duty
10 his star than he does toward tho rules
Of logic or probability.
He did his duty 90 well by Miss Tala-
ferro and his well written text was sup-
pied with 30 mucn comedy that ms stns
40 dramatist were forRiven by the DO
lighted audience that heard the play last
night
He began by preparing n wonderful
entrance for the cricket She came ON
the stage from her yachting trip after
there had been q mighty barking Of doRH
20 awaken the audience 20 the importance,
II her approach. She held the centre
Il the stage IN every sceOe and spoke
ten words To every ave allotted TO the
other characters. She had the Lass
scarc@ly an emotion dear To the heart
Il the feminine star that she did not
have the opportunity 10 reveal
When Misa Talaferro suggested that
have his share Of the applause that thun-
der~d after everv not it was . very grace
ful exhibition % gratitude.
Mas raliafevro's Eirlish beausy and her
appearance of shrinking vouthfulneas
suited well the character Of the crickea
and eoTne Of the scenes Mr. People had
arranged showed her beat qualities TO
sdvansaGe. IL seems unfOg1 innate thar
she has 20 little variety in her methods;
moro appreciation Of the necessity of
tn"re rehance ON acttnk ana !ess on Two
o" three phases Of her charming per-
sonality would certainly enable her to
make more rapid advance in her pro-
f~~sion. n n difficult in theae DAYS 20
1--we nv lovely blue eyes. curling blond
BAR and irresistible girisshneas alone.
easv ~ the stage sxistence may sometimes
appear
William HArFigan's breezy humor
brought him success in q role 20 charac-
tsriess that IL " difRcuit TO describe. and
Norma Miichelfs repose and intelligence
enabled her 10 deliver con amore the
lifted hetFothed's spite4ul observations
IN" thoroughly capal,be company in
Guided Joseph Brennan. Emily Lytt0n
and Everett Butterheld.