New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-05
HAWTHORNE OF U.S.A."
J. B. Fagan's Romantic Farce a
Hit at the AStor.
FAIRBANKS A STAR
Dashes Through Four Acts on
the High and Makes a
Curtain Speech.

Tossing probability over the garden
wall-the wall Of the magic garden OF ro-
nance in the first sct-Hawthorne from
the L. s. A. starts out to win the princess
OF an imaginary Balkan state, and before
| the four wild, fast and furious acts are
! done, he not only wins her. but discovers
| a governmental conspiracy, captures a
would-be assassin. fights an army single
/ handed, slaps the crown prince In the face
! puts down a revolution, restores the old
| king TO his throne and in year turns
! bankrupt state into a kingdom IN which
/ gold is ankle deep. A year we'll spent
| In fact, an evening jovially spent Last
night Mr. Wilson's thousands were pass
ing outside along Broadway, accom-
panied by bands OF music and the roars
Of the populace and the noise OF II
/ penetrated the deep baize doors OF the
theatre. but the excitement Inside was
! far more tense than that on the street
| The Democratic parade formed only a
| mild entr scte diversion.
James b. Pagan. VINO has contributed
his hair-ralsing little Balkan play Just in
| the nick OF time 10 ~ in with the course
of history Just now, has almost put
! Anthony Hope away In moth balls. Even
! Rupert of HentZau pales before tho
debonair improbabilities OF Hawthorne
| OF the L. s A" But who cares? When
the army OF black mustachioed. gold
laced revolutionists dash into the kings
palace with swords flashing and threats
boarse for blood Anthony Hamilton
Hawthorne meets them with bright
smile and a curt Hello"
What complaint can you make against
hero Ike that? lie and his oonnI
snirits are inVlncible. In one extraordl-
nary scene--the one in which he gives
. verv<-dangerous looking crown prince
, uoresous MUNICH in the face-Hawthorne
Isana across. the room, dashes chair
aRa,nst a second assailant, flies through
tie air over a carved oak table and
Ia pds on the chest OF the prince, who oy
| this impact is hurled TO earth. BetoFe
the curtain gets down the imperisnaole
hero il seen leaplng out the Wlndo" INTO
the street below Life in Borrovina our
tho the time OF Hawthorne visit there
must have lost much or It's sta!u Ceie-
ronial and leisurely grace.
noupIas Fairbanks raced with his part
for the wreath Of victory and fairy won
IL, Az Hawthorne from the land That
hos all others dashed TO a fragile ne
cam. out a neck ahead Of the best posi-
buities OF his part. AS for the celebrated
nine-ninute speech In The Gardeh OF
Allah" II must be nothing OF a drain on
an actor compared with Mr.. Fairbanks
sneech TO the revolutionary army In the
! third act when he wins them over from
a thirst for blood 10 thirst for gold re-
stores the King and waves the oh's
branch over the land. Such things are
gorgeous. Who has not dreamed or them
all when he was fourteen?
Mr.. Fairbanks had his audience so
KEYED up last night that they pulled MIN
into making a speech. He thanked them
kindly" What else could he do? lie was
q s,ar for the first time and he was re-
ceiving an ovation.
Auap Pollock played the old King CT
porrovIna with a great deal OF grace and
NOT little poetry. He was an excellent
ION for the bounding vitality Of the young
American. His fright during the thrush
of the uhSdsSlHb was 'iit AiiSHN VI f''SS'
90, weakness, not of cowardlness. Ills
sudden composure on top OF this was
re1aI In the last scene, where he Is told
that Hawthorne has made nothing for his
service TO Borrovina out has done IT all
for love OF the Princess Trina, he waves
! romance over the castle garden from his
anger tins as he raises his arm to bring
the lovers together.
Irene Fenwlck played the Princess. She
wss the traditional princess Of all ro-
rnances-soft and clnging. The others
nlayed with spirit. And all is we'll with
| the piece.
CAST OF HAWTHORNE OF THE U. s. A.
Miss Fitz-Hardinge smyth ..... Annie Hughes
p,,p De Irma Augusta Elizabeth overitch,
Irene Fenwick
AntnohS Douglas Fairbanks
p.A,n,, blake. Sam b. Hardy
knorstus II...........,...'...'. Allan Pollock
cornt ivan Pavloyic. ............. Eric Blind
| General Hohenloe. ...'''''''' hehiA S1ephensoh
Colonel Radukskl 80, naI'eT hEHo
prince Vladimir Hslberstadt Martin l.; Aisop
NJ p.noIteT Of THE Borrovins scimitar,'
H''' w. Leonard Howe
- ballard northumberland Ruth Allen
IT, Hon. Thomas Ballard. .Rapley Holmes
Al OFFICER OF the Guard Nv. Mayne Lynton
AZ Adsmovic. ..............'..'l esal hoplnson
" Steinmetz. ................. ReHfor9 Soinns
A Court Chamberlain. ''frederick foNeh