New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
"The Happy ProdigaI," by Ernest
Denny, To Be Seen in New
York This Fall.
TWO PLAYS BY S. H0UGHT0N
Fancy Free and 'Hindle Wakes
Touch Delicately and Ar
tistically Two Somewhat
Unpleasant Themes.

produced "All of a Sudden" and Peggy
six years ago. The title Of the new play
is somewhat irOnic, as the story Is In
tended to show that man may be en-
We'd for his good fortune and yet have
the slenderest reasons for contentment
1t is in four acts. and the action takes
place on the Riviera.
Arthur Bourchier has several new
plays for the Garrick, among them The
Greatest Move" by Temple Thurston.
and The Baron de Batz," an adapta-
ton from the French. He Is also con-
templating producing soon THE Tanning
of the Shrew," with himself as Petruchlo
and Miss Irene Nanbrugh as Katherine.
Mr. BOurChier is now playing Find the
Woman" which is the English name for
Charles Kleins play THE Third De-
gree" The most noticeable thing about
the production is the opportunity which
&. offers, and which is not at all neg
lected, for the English papers to com
ment on the strange and somewhat
amusing features Of life in America
1t has become possible for an English
man TO be portrayed on American stages
as a being Of some few human attri-
butes No Englishman. however, has Yet
discovered the American, for stage pur-
poses at any rate as "A being descended
from Adam.
A fine example Of this propensity is
Lechmere Worralrs play Ann at the
Criterion. Ann" Is IA comedy OF little
substance. and depends for its go on
cleverness. vivacity and on the news-
paper woman's part. taken 10y the AmerI-
can actress. Miss Renee Kelly. at five
DAYS notice. 1t seems she spent the
time studying the strange and outland-
ish pronunciation Of familiar words I'm
order to give what London believes TO
be the true American touch.
English Operate Diction.
Tho Children Of Don" has been pro-
duCed hy oscar Hammerstein AS an Eng
! lish opera. but hardly Il word spoken on
the stage can bc understood Mr.. liam
mcrsteln commenting on III" subject,
said tho cast WAS as nearly As possihl"
all British. II is singular fact that Ey
common consent the best diction In the
production comes from Mm'. Jomell,
who is Dutch. and Mr.. Bozoano, who is
Italian. It may be that reopi" who
learn languages other than their own
nav more attention 20 diction than those
who know only their native tongue.
The production 81 Sudermann'@ "Hei-
mat" has been forbidden In Toxic as 1t
Is considered that the theories on which
Mazda acts are dangerous to japanese
morality.
,fss Kitty Cheatham will give only
lone London matinee this season. This
will be al the Little Theatre. on Monday
next
Tho production 81 "Rebecca u sunny
brook Farm" has been set for Septem-
/ Der ..
"Fapcv FREQ" a brief comedy hy stan
I,,. IIoughton. was presented this week
AZ the Tivoli. and is attracting consider
obIc attention. II Is the story OF man
,yho olopeG with his friends wife, ana
sbo,rs how the couple tire Of each other
| ,rh. dellcacy with which this not par
,,.urorIv -espectable subject IS treated IS
.,,oc,alIv refreshing to Americans who
| have seen George Broadhurst bought
and Paid For
a Lancashire Play
NJ, uogshton also had produced this
,rc.,, nv Miss Hornimau's stage society
his Lancashire play "HindIe WAKES
which tells OF n girl cotton mill opera
uvo U.ho spent weekend with the son
| ., Tho owner Of the mill In small
Welsh hotel. The young cub is engaged
20 girl Of his own class and Is not at
al desirous Of riRhting the wrong TO
the mill girl. despite the threats or MS
honest old father. The mill girl herself
straIghtcns out the tangle, looks N the
marty IN Wales as mere pecadill"' ana
tolls hcr mother, II am a Lancashire
mill hand and can always earn money
TIL 90 my own way. You needn't be
afraid. ! shan't bring disgrace on YOU
but when I marry ! marry man
| That's all" "Hindle Wakes' is 4 good
deaI broader in places than the little
| o,r,.dv at the Tivol. but II was i'm
nensely we'll done, and despite the
somewhat disagreeable taste 1t leaves
loads one to expect much OF Stanley
! Houghton.
Two specIal matinees will be given at
49, IIaymarket Theatre on Tuesday and
Friday next in aid Of the heats-SheIley
Memorial House In Rome, for when
remarkable programme has been pre-
nared The Warehouses OF Crewe Is ar
ranging and will appear In number
called THE Song Of Proserpine While
Gathering Flowers on the Plains OF
Emma" shelley. Miss Ina Pely Will be
the Proserpine. and dance OF attendant
maideus will be executed by Lady Diana
Manners. Lady Marjorie Manners, Lazy
TiIaan Elliott, Lady Dorothy Browne.
i'ady Amy Gordon LennOx, Lady Irene
Dannison. the Hon. Sybil CadOgan. the
uon Diana Lister. the Hon. GwendOlen
Emmott, Miss Joan Balfour Miss Joan
CamnbelI Miss Louise Boulton, Miss
tIoratia Seymour, Miss de Trafford, Miss
x remnant and Miss Walker
New Parry Music.
Sir Hubert Parry has composed music
snectally for this performance and will
himself conduct. J. Forbes Robertson
will read an abridged version of Keats's
est. Agnes's Eve" and this will be Mr..
Forbes Robertson's only public appear
arce I'm London this year. Miss Marie |
IHhr will recite Shelley's ode TO n Sky |
lark" and T.. S. willard will recite
Keatss lode to a Grecian Urn In a
e,age-set arranged by Sir l.. Alma-Ta-
donna and painted by Joseph Harker |