The evening world., 1911-01-10
h e N e w p S
1.-THE Havoc"
Leaves Ibsen
a Harlem Wreck.


a. A FTER Ibsen The Havocr' This play came down with such a bang a,
"A the Buou last night that 1t echoed with The FAN of Nora" and left Ibsen
& = a Harlem wreck.
The Fall of Nora" was thu title of a book that Richard craiss wife va
thought 1t would hhp her to remember him n forget her husband. Richard
e r.Vehed y siow freight Although Kate had been a stenosrapher. she had
q soul. m up to the time Paul IN to board with them that oi had starved
g ive When Paul needed any extra help he called in Iosen. So you tee how
Matter, might easily hav taken . comedy turn for TIT better. but the
after 1bsen in dead earnest Ibsen had created quite enough avoc with his
Naavahce Meas"-Mr Sheldon would put a stop to the nonsense What right
1t vas qune apparent that these dull, unnterestny people didn't know
what they were talking about Richard. in fact didn't know The Fail of
rSh, me. Kat. had made N sysn sSrs.r mistake b iockiur her,., IN s sr
naturally. wal a bit Mustered men her husband raped on her door n she
came out to explain hat Paul had gone and she had blocked herself, in
sbeause she IA afraid. Richard suspected nothing until h saw a man Goa
and hat IN a chair H pretended to star. for tn depot again.. nut he sneaked
back. ad then everything including Paul. cam tut After a somewhat painful
argument. The husband brought a pistol Int the discussion. but instead OF using
It he agreed to 20 away and let his wife get a divorce. Then Paul could marry
her an Richard would com back and board with them.
= This lovely dea had Its humorous side and nee again there "a hope that
Mr. Sheldon wouldn't be too hard on Mr. Iosen. As time passed and another
sst came along hlchard seemed quite APT In us ne roe OF poaruer. rau h
however. as getting peevsh. He didn't like having Richard around. Kate
ing OF Ter nerves she didn't like 1t a IT when he came BACK from thu corner
saloon nned with suspihon n something more stimulating T MS inquiries
nut on the balcony. though enoush cigar mok can in through the open
window to make this clear to anybody. When the discover "a made. Pau
WASH, loaded. SO oncea again Tragedy stood OF one foot and grnned pleasantly.
IN the first instance, Henry Miller as Richard. had been OBLIGED TO IRE ON
a speech that rang with noble sentiments, but this m lie had better ammunt-
r.nswaS ons, ,,,h IN M. author. .sn.s Of, bumor-sut not~Mr, sheldon was
majority right Iosen had got 1t all twisted. In following This advanced IDEAS
Paul hd goe from bad 10 worse. He had stolen 5000 ron the railroad
company
A. a friend of III family IT eemed only reasonable hat Richard should help
Paul OF, for Rates AXE but n wouldn't do It, He "a ready to have him
arrested unless lie cleared tut for good and Kate back TO her Old Job
a. HIS senosrapher.
III IS to be hoped that the DOR wemans Job turned out to be less tedious
than the play had proved. The acNng Ia the best part Of i. After Mr. Miller
succeeded in making himself understood he I've a fairly interesting perform.
ance.M Miss. Laura Hope Crews played Kate sc we'll that 1t was n % effort to take
her seriously for once. and Francis Byrne did everything possible Tor Pau
Daniel Penneu. rs a clerk. completed III small cast
The Havoc" takes a step backward in thu OF idea II sFs be on
vs"aond and you'll be happy" Perhaps-aut not in III theatre