The evening world., 1911-11-10

- OMETYMES II Is the ancient thing that seems most modern. THE Learned
ladies'" as Les Temmes Savantes' is called ~ the translator. Curtis
- Hidden Page. who nay have wished to give an added touch OF satire to tn.
title. emerged last night at thu Lyric THEATRE from a retirement of many years
without bey.yins a sign of tn s~e and yellow and ute in the sprt Of the
times
II Moiere we're anve to-day he would find a his elbow exactly the same
out OF which to build a play. Supposedly learned ladies' would n
.doubtedly walk right p to him and deliver the goods he needed in hsb business
They would unload haltbaked IDEAS at he door of his workshop and wik OF
serene and satisfied in the light OF heir higher ens He might choose
between thu advanced young m swelling with thu pride of her develop
ment' and the laxative dame disended with Information on every subject iron
pickles to politics. Poetry. OF CURSE. Is more eVhed' a Mohere apparently
realized when he paid hsr respects to the ladies of hsd day.
That all classical Frcnch comedy should be in verse; however. is ar idea
hat Mr. Page evidently does not hd to haeiousN Az ny rate the prana
Players at the Lyric seemed to drop into prose- at their W sweet vii. The
production of The Misanthrope' has a Monere comedy been seen on or stage
And 1t 10 a pleasure to state that the company came on very WELL II not with
and tn voice Of the pronpter SUGGESTED nat Dohad fooertsons bold oahd oi
actors wal ryng II oil the dog before giving Chicago a chance to eat up"
~ the I'M time It may be veil Ito reflect thatw what is comedy to one may be
cuturne to another.
To M y untnored mind the astonishing thing about this ancient comedy as it
The literary hishbrow. the worsmppng females Ia better wrd oud poll the
meaning m IN domestic home-ruler all fitted mtoth 1t schemes OF to-day per-
against his more aggressive VIE In ne oh"ee OF a husband ir hr younger
Eenriette had a certain homenke sound that is heard to-day even in
everyday card when he uses the pedantc rhymester Trssotn us rival against
the unserash cntandre. favored by Henrette and fauousy champoned by her
father.
The best taste of The comedy was given first by Mr. Robertson, as the hon
esly material father who lays down the law about ONE n wonen's duties
pot. he read his sonne amid the admring exciamadons n impronpt inter-
prstatons Of the terribly learned ladies' But the sigh that Mr. Emery drew at
the beginning Of n later act mus w come ron his quakins hesrt' for HI was
fesrfuny uncertain in his lines.
Mr. Robertson.w who va so hopelesly nconuncing IS Dr. wangei o Monday
night. redeemed himself by showing rue sens both ofc character and humor
A. the wife Hiss Charlotte Granville was more successful in realizing the terma-
AMI than III buestockns side of the character. Miss Rene Kelly. though a
ness, nd the charm at amiabie folk usually see in hat sort of thing At all
events IN deserved a better over than Fred Eric. who bawled n shouted as
hint the stage manager might place a mu"Ae OF MI Erres Tnakeup' table
Miss Eme shannon played IN older daughter Armide without tn slightest touch
u individuality, and Herbert Kecey was evidently content to De JUS a good
Miss Eugene Woodward was iestimately amusing as a sentimental
spinster u.u
that IT is over h Drama Players nay rest in peace Something tells m e that
thearcsoers in vulgar numbers will Tot rus ru%y in to disturb them.