New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13

failed Ia produce q some other manager
surely would.
Mr.. TYLER went on to tell the interviewer
how he attended all the characteristic en-
tertainnents Of the Noors which play SO
large a part in the Hichens novel lie
saw the sword dance and the dahse ou
ventre and the whirlrc Of the dervishes'
and heard the lutte playing and all the
other barbara music forming weird ac-
compartment TO the sensuous spectacles'
Also he went into the desert itself and
srent a night there, yielding to the witch-
cry of It's peculiar night sounds and then
awaiting the dawn 10 view the magic spleh-
dor Of the sun rising above the white SAND
dunes Of the Sahara.
The breakup Of camp. the cries Of the
drivers. the start of the stumbling ships
of the desert" and possibly a peep at the
forbidden-a stolen glance into the recesses
of paanquins occupied by yelled OrientaI
beauties-were among the Incidents or
visit 10 an oasis in the gray early hours
when n caravan set forth on It's travels
across the seemingly illimitable yea OF
sand The passage of such caravan, with
its accompaniment OF strange sights and
sounds. will form the wordless scenic pref
ude OF the play.
II would be easy, Mr.. Tyler says. to make
the entire play a sensuous spectacle, raw
ishing sober reason even as the lovers OF
the story are taken out Of themselves and
made puppets Of passion by the infiaming
sensuallsm Of the Sahara environment.
But The Garden OF Allah" isn't going TO
be a Salome No. q he declares. The dance
Will be secondary 10 he drama There Will
be no grossness The big thing in the play,
az in the book. VIII be the awful secret Of
forsworn vows 10 the Church that eats
on, the heart of the former monk IN his
marriage TO sustain this powerful dra-
matte interest romantic actor OF the first
ability is required
The play will not be produced until it is
right. 1T may take ~ until the end Of
October" said the manager. to get The
Garden q Allah IN shape. However long
n takes We shall not be satisfied nor will
the public see tie production until every
Gotan has been perfected and the man and
woman characters around which the story
revolyes are adequately represented by ac-
tors TO our Hiking
Hadi. the devoted Arab attendant Of the
Englishwoman in the story, Will probably
he PLAYED by William Norris Another i'm
portant character is that OF the Italian
nobleman who turns Mahometan. IL is
q Charles Coghlau OF KNrle Reilew part
and "a poIiehCo .cfOr Of this sort could DO
much with H. A. 10 the Moors I'm the
story they VIII ac mostly ilgurines In the
play: dance girls. dervishes. camel drivers.
Bedouns and shoiks. VINO VIII give the
color and the action 10 the rharacteri tic
tiia in HfgE,Tt Nh
male arrangements for lie transportation
10 America Of q group Of native entertain
ers so carry out the Algerine side Of the
story.
From other sources than the manager.
il WIS learned that one Of the most inter
estiug questions ia connection with the
production viii be. who dramatized The
Garden Of Allan the noNeHsts col
laborator. who is said to have written at
least half Of the play prefers 20 remain
anonymous But there Is the difficulty.
Robert Hichcns ias laid down the uiti-
matIm that unless the collaboration 'fcsses
up and owns share in authorship. he
Uichcus won't father the dramatizdiiOn
IN Wnoic or in part What's more, he
won't come 10 America and supervise the
production.
According to the gossip on Broadway.
the nOVcnsts mysterious partner IL none
other than Mary Anderson de Navarro the
famous retired actress. This being her
FIRST dramatic venture. she wanted 10 re-
main unknown in the matter a. least until
the critics had given their verdict. orig
inally IL Is said. Nlrs. de Navarro had IN
tended coming 10 America 10 witness her
pIav in the role of an unnoticed spectator
But now that the cat Is oui OF the bag and
all Broadway H. talking Of the celebrated
Mary Anderson coming back into the
dramatic field again. she viii probably
keep three Thousand miles Of ocean be
tween herself and the staged Garden Of
Allah
Meantime. the management is in lis.
Much cash has been spent On cable tolls
ana llichcns has been franticaliy beseeched
not 10 Withdraw. il h. alleged. MI. Tyler
refused 10 talk about the matter