New-York tribune., 1911-03-12
STAGE NOTES

,Le Winfe~ Garden an0 SinoklnS Will pc
.,s--pitted iu all parts of the house.
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STAGE NOTES.
"a, sai. that Percy MaCKaye's admirable
ia .sTle Scarccrow," will he revived next
So and that Frank Reichor will act
,,,ip IN the part which gives the piece its
,.s This Is welcome news, for MI.
psebers acting was among the best bits
"a, New York has seen I'm many years
,,s the play is too good work 10 be
...r.d. Tho Scarecrow' would have been
,suecess had the part Of Dickon. the Devil
-, nlsved by an actor OF subtlety and
perception.
II Peoves- smith becomes moro and more
=. Hare ~ our theatrical generation in
,ss 'oplnon of IT, T. Parker, the vel
e,ovr Boston critic. 80 one who saw
pssyss.srn.h's delightful performance in
-p,e~o's "Alid.Chanucr viii think that Mr..
Parker praises him too highly IN the fol-
living passage concerning his work as
v,rrsre. Arcuus leading man this sea-
.on. Reeves Smith has tho refined pres
srcs. tie favless manners of high comedy
n. is denchtfullv expert in little insinua-
lions of infection and little suggestions or
royemen. 4 glance Of his eyes, flick Of
b,s hands. heightened or q Clouded ac-
rem, and tire result is gained without
trace - effort on his part, without sus-
ririor - tlc existence Of an audience. The
pose and tle polish Of his acting 20 hand
IN hand. hc achieves detail upon detail. yet
Hare Of tho man that he is impersonatins,
..f. Er sc rGpgprnCf INC
srscss. the nuossc. Of his acting ran as
grateful little arahcsques along its smooth
and shining substance. L was or the per-
fsetors o. tho artificial comedy that still
Struggle for existence on our stage
Augustus Tiomas.s now play. As Man
Tlinkoti." uith John Mason in the prin-
r,7sl part. las been working its way tow
ard New York through the week. II wa
produced last Nondsy niEht al Providence
and IT'S first metropolitan performance VIII
. Le given tomorrow evening Al the Thirty
ninth Street Theatre formerly and for
some obscure reason calico "Nazimoya's.
The play has been very favorably received
"cn tho road"
Chicago and Boston arc disturbed by
-teir absurd restrictive laws. which forbid
n. production of "The Piper and "Th"
Fluc Bird" because children under sixteen
are not permitted 90 dance and sing and
speak o. the stage in those cities. A call
las gone out for imporsouators OF children.
These must be yOuns people, not under
sixteen but-mark the "but and 'f'-but
"uey must bc ~ exceptionally snort stat
urc and must look as II they were only
tsht o. ten wears old', II sufficient num-
ter Of such children can be found The
B'1e B.rd' aul The Piper will be played,
after a fashion. before the very particular
persons % those art loving cities. Great Is
he power OF fudge.
s.- Charles Wyndham and Miss Mary
Moore will at in New YORK next season.
according 70 a statement made BY the IA
nous comedian. who Is now taking vsca-
TN IN Spain.
Tho Eiizabethan Stage Society Of Lon
dol vii, this afternoon. give matinee.
wen Jacob and Esau," an interlude OF
~, VIII be acted, followed by the king
ald the Countess" episode frou the play
Esvard III" 1890. This latter was
~, reg1ed bv The society in 1897. Jacob
sn9 Esau" has never been seen on the
Nsge since g. ~ as first acted.
With reference % Jacob and Lsau,"
0're'Dondent writes: The earliest print
@ notice O. Il Is the license 10 Henry
S.''on IN i5J7 20 'prynte an interlude upon
ne History G.. Jacob and Esau.' Bynne-
ldn brought out another issue in 1885,
sA' VI. Collier has included II sm@ng his
o. pays TO the date OF it's production
d court we are only guided by the ter
."'al prayer for tho clergy and for the
E'sen. L. Elzabeths reign the clergy
No4l hardly have preceded the Queen
%aAs she held herself as head Of the
lhlica. Neither would she have allowed
spTnte9 play The prayer therefore seems
= TX the date rs IN Marys reign. But in
'-s' reign there was only one year during
'n'sA she would have been addressed as
Ns9e Queen the first year. After that
~ prayers were for the King and Queen
nay be believed. therefore. IL was acted
Prepared FOR acting in 1858, end so IL
'las close race for the honor OF being
< first English comedy-that is, COMEDY
distinguished from tragedy MIS-
pes thinks II was written by Wiii!sni
.unnis. Gentleman OF the Chapei hoyai
ca' time. for several reasons. On tne
''h'rity o. Thomas Newton, he wrote IN
nudes early in lie; he is known 70 nave
Slaly devoted himself TO the STUDY o.
-F BOOK Of Genesis, whence the material
4s"n; II vas evidently written TOT ,he
'e Children. the sorgs are very hAe
~ Hunnis in The Paradise oi
aDy Devices and the illusions 10 gar
and vegetables suitable TO one VINO
superintendent Of Royal Gardens. Inc
s'aeierization is purely human; there
morality or aneg)ry here. The hunor
Introduced through the servants at,ehu-
- On the principal characters-a dehcate
"'' sometimes satirical, never proishe'
a, me Pall Mall Gazette says OF Charies
N'oys new play. "All That Matters
+. oa'ains some of the hest pictures "a
,sNsh rural life We have ever SEEN anu,
!, ~" literally and nguratively. the scent oi
"as came across the footlights.'