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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-03
A DIFFICULT MEMORY.

Tie had forgotten me again and his race
,ore q mystic look / hated to jerk MN
bock IN cold realities, But, of course l
had TO for he might never nave come Vi
his own accord.
"Why isn't Shakespeare as successlul III
France as In Germany l asked In my
catechism voice.
THE Reformer looked at me reproach-
fuIly. He Just loathed leaving his open
air theatres, but he pulled himself toSeth-
err with a fairly good grace.
"Whv. Germans are great thinkers and
workers you know and they produce
Shakespeare wonderfully, and the trehch'
well. perhaps the French are enSrossed III
their own drama" And he smiled as II lie
could say more, but wouldn't.
Did you see the Maeterlinck version OF
Macbeth that was given down at Ao-
baye de st. Mandrlle?'
Mr.. Craig gave another OF MS Joyous
ringing laughs which ended in a jolly
little chu ,kle.
81 should think not. indeed" he replied
II haven't time to run up hills and down
again, following Lady Macbeth from pill
lar to post and chasing Macbeth for a
birds-eye view Of his grim deeds"
well, as II was done i'm the open air"
retorted. Il should have thought it would
have pleased you. 1t was decided union
of art and nature"
Not practical one." answered Mr.
Craig. They should have given the play
oil
them"
What DO you think of Herr Reinhardi
as producer of Shakespeare"
"ReInhardt isn't a producer He's fine
organizer lie has the faculty of getting
the right man to work for him. He Sc
cures a clever artist, gifted musician, a
| master electrician and people say a fine
Renhapdt production. He isn't pro
ducer, really, any more than Frohman Is. y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-03

produced there in 1910. and I'd like to
have taken twenty"
And you know, believe he would, and.
what's more. I'm sure he would have
starved quite cheerfulIy while doing it
II that had been necessary You feel that
Gordon Craig has no use for the sordid
practical details. oh for band of ra-
vens specially appointed 10 come down
and feed the Gordon Craigs Of life!
Il have toiled, assure YOU" Mr.. Craig
Informed me In a boyish burst OF conf
dence. why, do you know, twelve years
ago couldn't draw at all and eight years
ago | couldn't express myself in writing.
I remember l went TO my mother in de-
spair and told her I'd never achieve what
| wished, because I'd never be able to
demonstrate 10 people the efficacy OF my
schemes"
you must; you must" insisted my
mother. dismissing the subject with firm
ness.
guess he drew more encouragement
from the maternal fount. for he has two
hooks TO his credit and third on the
way. and his drawings and models show
NOR. than ordinary technical skill ana
craftsmanship.
you spoke Of the Greek drama, Mr.
Craig" said l. would you advise
return 10 it,
"Oh, no; not altogether. It's no use TO
us now. The Greeks were quite different
from us. They had other ideas, were an
terent in build, In voice and throat. why
should we return to their efforts? what
mentioned was approval Of their lack OF
sccnerv. But we must have a school OF
our own. Let It be an heroic one Oy @'
means. but our own. Their open-air thea
ire idea appeals to me. If l were q mill
,onaire I'd build a hundred open-air thea
tres in Europe and take my cue from the
ann what dramas to play in them whist
we're under the influence Of artifciaL
light how can nature tolerate the stage
All that can bear the test of the open
air and the sun is good to belong to our
ort All that cannot must go. Rouge and
rovder are out of date"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-03

rs IT true that he has stolen some Of
your ideas?"
Not Rcinhardt himself Assuredly not,
| because, as I've said, he is not pro-
! ducer; but they may have been stolen for
! him"
What do you think Of the drama of the
! NORTH"
/ The Russian drama is remarkably fine
/ | am afraid l arr not well enough in
/ formed about the Scandinavian drama to
/ discuss it. | feel. though, that some OF
/ their writers were not always big IN
/ truth-Ibsen. for instance"
ITS heresy TO criticise Ibsen," | re-
sponded severely.
I'm a hereto" laughed MI Craig, then
he added dreamily:
we must all be big in truth II we
want to achieve. We must have ideals
and express them I'm the best and highest
way. The minute we cheaper our ideals
we are lost. Now, take this great Morris
dance movement young man inter-
ested himself in it from the highest mo-
tives, to try and preserve the charm and
beauty of these pagan dances. He went
from village to village all over England
and hunted up the men and women VINO
could dance them. and then he got them
, together and encouraged them TO continue
and to show the art to others, as IL had
been shown TO them. Now, when he
wants to give a special performance he
can lay his hand on an oxford don'
laborer, a working woman, etc, who are
| Morris dancers from love Of It, Then
along comes a woman who says, On
let's make this thing pay! And she
| trains lot of young men and women
and children in Morris dancing and let's
them 20 and perform at different thea
tres-just now at the Savoy In the Win
ter's Tale. 1t isn't the real thing, you
see"
Yes. 7 see" 7 said, and I thought TO
myself that | had never encountered any
one so sublimely Indifferent to the coin
of the realm as this Reformer. In his
code. If you pay for thing It ceases 20
be of value.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-03
AN IDEAL REALIZED.

Then there bounded into the room an
eight-year-old Gordon Craig who is the
most beautiful young person I've ever
seen in my life.
Talk about your Greek gods!
You just wait till this one is full grown
size and then If he develops Terry talent
and goes on the stage there'll be slaugh-
ter among the matinee girls.
He didn't speak TO me. He simply
nestled up to his father and surveyed me
disapprovngly from great blue eyes UNI
der mass of curling dark hair.
MY son." said Mr.. Craig casually.
Yes" | responded. He's somewhat
| like you. He thinks I'm taking up a good
deal OF your time. l can see that"
The Reformer smiled and dug the young
! Adonis Familiarity in the ribs.
| And / said:
! Before | go | do want to ask you
what you think of Sir Herbert Tree as a
| PRODUCER? remembering as | spoke an
old story to the effect that Sir Herbert
once talked with Mr.. Craig in regard to
production, and then calmly helped him
self TO the Reformer's ideas
"Eh? oh, don't think OF him at all,
answered Mr.. Craig cheerfully.
Three years ago l was bitter, ] must
admit, but that's all over Trees a great
PRODUCER, or was once. but he's sold his
birthright. He's a fine man personally.
I've always liked him, and he really has
done a great deal for the English stage"
Fairly magnanimous. wasn't It? And I
| rodded~ approval
How do you stand on the question Of
the censor in England?'
! Mr.. Craig laughed as ne said:
"Oh. I'm IN favor Of him for England.
Rather! I should think SO! We need
| him. We're an awfully immoral lot. you
know. We can't have any unusual sltua-
tions presented to us. We'd gloat over
them too much. 1t would be bad for us"
Copyright 1912. New-York Tribunsl
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refuge for the wounded--a school where
new ideals and ideas for the theatre can
be obtained"
II see," | chirped You're going to be
a sort Of universal provider for the be-
reft of IDEALS
That's it," chuckled Mr.. Craig. Actors
and managers can both come and be pro-
vided. Then, becoming more serious, he
said: "As the Englsh-I should say, the
Londoners-have already hall-marked my
school in their own particular manner, I
shall In all probability open my first
branch in Paris; then later in America
and England"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-03
he Prophet of Simplicity Stagecrat Seeks Disciple Kate Carew
Edward Gordon Craig Son of Ellen Terry and Acclaimed in Many
Lands His of Odd Models and Masks Designed
Hasten the Dawn Of Theatrical Tomorrow and Qualities
Hereto by Verbal Assault Upon the Well For
titled Position Held by the Dramatst bsen.

theatres, the stages of which were set
with screens and small figures.
You can get wonderful effects with
these screens explained Mr. Craig. after
the manner of a Snowman. They are
folding ones, you see, and will stand by
themselves. They needn't be fastened TO
the stage, to ropes, rollers or beams In
the flies. They can be made Of any siz
required, and three men iE three minutes
can remove II whole scene"
He paused TOR breath and to shake back
a List lock which had penetrated too
far down on his brow.
Don't you use any stage properties
"Oh, yes" and he showed me- scene
for Macbeth" Just bare stone walls
and n stone staircase, running the length
Of the stage, for Lady Macbeth to come
walking down in her great scene. But
for the most part the screens provide all
the necessary scenery, Of course, aided
| by light effects. which unfortunately /
cannot show you here"
Then with his skilful artistic fingers ne
shifted the tiny screens this way and
that, making street scenes, court scenes,
an EliZabethan drawing room and Tor
est which l have no Coubt wnateTos
would all be excellent when proper lights
and shadows could be obtained. and
which were very interesting anyhow.
The stage should be like a woman's
face" lnurmured Mr.. Craig, dreamily, as
he toyed with Hamlet" scene-"always
the same, but with no two expressions
| alike. To my mind. the simple arrange
| ment and Encouragement Of these screens,
which are practically in monochrome. Is
next best TO a return to the old Greek
idea OF no scenery at all"
IT'S really remarkably interesting" l
said sppreciatively. But what about
using them In a modern realistic play?'
Mr.. Craig's pleasant face darkened
REALISM FoRGETFUL OF ART.
In a certain kind of modern play, most
assuredly," he replied. With the So
called realistic theatre and realistic plays
have no dealings. The realistic the
atre seems to me to be forgetful of all
the laws OF art. 1t sets out to reflect the
times and merely drags back a curtain
| and exposes 10 our view an agitated carl
cature of man and his life, figure gross
In its attitude and hideouS TO look upon
1t helps to stir up in people that restless
| ness which is the enemy OF all things. II
| is a daring and dangerous revolt against
the laws OF the art OF the theatre. daring
because to reproduce nature is an impos-
sibility; dangerous because 1t is a threat
against the we'll ordered life OF the citl-
zen. The divine essence, the spirit, the
| beauty Of life. is left out.
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TIE "HAMLET" MASKS.

Then he showed me more masks for the
Ghost in Hamlet" for the Player King
and a weird and wonderful one for the
Fool I'm The Hour Glass"
A. last, when we had gone the round or
the room. he threw himself down In an
easy attitude in the depths Of an arm
chair with the air OF one who has done
his duty and needs a rest.
sat down also, and fervently hoped
that he wouldn't cut short any further
conversation by finding something he
must attend TO at once.
WHO IS the worst enemy to the Ideals
Of the theatre to-day" I asked.
AN the managers" said the Reformer
with a pleasant smile. "and certainly
most Of the actors are enemies TO ideal
ism. | am sorry 10 say. The actor-man-
agcr or producer starts In with hiGl
ideals and he lasts about seven years;
then he topples over, gets distracted and
wanders round in search OF some more.
But he can't get them. There's no place
for him TO take his wounded dramatic
soul 10 he healed. That's why I'm going
20 start my school
Your school," / repeated. trying to
picture this wild, free soul hitching his
Pegasus 10 school rules and regulations.
"Oh. not an ordinary school" laughed
the reformer Joyously; 'Just sort Of
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I II was a fascinating studio, with thea
! ire models in wood and plaster. pictures
and sketches scattered about in artistic
confusion. 1t was a workshop children
would adore, for there were more de-
| nghtfu playthings in It than are dreamed
of in the most alluring nursery.
The theatre models were all toy size
and had tiny figures placed on them.
Kings and queens princelings and knights
in armor fairies and beautiful women In
/ trailing gowns and queer headdresses.
looking delightfully."- understandable and
medieval.
Mr. Craig looked UP at me in surprise.
well, what is IT," he asked. not sharp
~. but just triie impatiently,
] don't mind telling you flight was in
my mind, but stood my ground.
I'm Kate Carew," l said doggedly,
"and you wrote me TO come and see you
to-day"
"Oh. YES. yes. OF course" said the Re-
former, kindly; I'm SO sorry, I'd for
gotten for the moment. Please sit down
and I'll finish these papers In few sec.
onds"
So there was a-waitin' on a Reformer
and incidentally marvelling at this young
old Prophet with his silver hair, burning
blue eyes and eager, questioning face OF
child, no longer Edward "Gorgon"
Craig. q fearsome creature but Craig the
exotic, with the real artist indssolubly
stamped on every feature and In every
movement of his nervous hands.
LIKE HIS FAMOUS MOTHER.
In fact, he distinctly favors his beauti-
full and gifted mother, Ellen Terry. He
has her regular features, her broad brow
and mobile mouth with the corners lit
tie turned up in whimsical fashion. His
eyes are semi obscured by old-fashioned
wide-brmmed glasses. The funny part
of II is that they don't really make him
look bit older. His face is stamped
with that same indelible impression oil
youth which marks his mathers
His hair he wears brushed straight back
from his forehead, and 1t falls down well
over his collar. II think 1t Is this ton
serial arrangement that makes him look
like Liszt, because he does remind one
of the composer without doubt. Then ne
has the tiniest teeth I've ever seen.
guess he probably had them when ne was
a baby, and he's kept them as momsntos
of bygone nurseryoom.
His clothes were rather assorted, Tor
he wore a stiff bosomed shirt and low
waistcoat, with gray trousers, turn
down collar and a loose bow tie. over
all this was a gray ovcrcoat. and the hat
he removed on my entrance was one
Hammerstein would have envied. II was
a round high. soft felt with wide brlm.
n style still favored by some artists, be-
lieye. and II certainly used to be worn by
our great grandfathers on a fine Sunday
morning.
We'll ] hate to confess il. you know.
but I'm afraid Mr.. Craig really forgot all
about me again, or else the papers need
cd more study than lie thought they
would Anyway, he worried over them
some time longer, then lie glanced up and
caught sight of your patient but deter
mined auntic.
"Bless my SOUL" he exclaimed. In gen
uine contTition. This is disgraceful o.
me-" and his blue eyes blazed penitently
at me from the large eyeglasses. Now,
please come and sit down over here, and
I'll show you the models and drawings
FOR Hamlet.
He placed me In front OF row Of little
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THE USUAL HISTORY.

TIE OOOHG ITO UNI
show me some more you can do. Get
a little appreciation from elsewhere, and
then perhaps one fine morning may
rise up and proclaim you great"
Not that Craig, the Reformer, really
cares at all. He just goes on his way
apparently Indifferent as 20 whether the
world appiauds or condemns >his ideas.
He lives where fancy dictates, and at
present he is working out scheme in
Paris.
At first he fatty and absolutely refused
10 be interviewed but ! employed a policy
Of gentle persistence and ! finally got a
note from him which ran thusly:
Dear Miss Carew: ! still don't believe
there's anything ! could say 20 an Ameri-
can paper that would be acceptable to its
editor, or 70 more than ten thousand OF
us readers, but, Of course, you go by the
majority, don't you? And the majority is
always right In spite Of Ibsen and the
others-that is to say, when the majority
comes round 20 the individual.
! shall be in Tuesday afternoon and
snail be glad TO show you come Of my
models and pictures These can be easily
understood without any further explana-
uon by those who understand something
ABOUT life. Nowadays people think rush
life whereas II is just the reverse OF
NE, but as Americans think rush is life.
what is the good OF talking about art or
sooat my work? i am sure when people
iake time they can understand most
things II they apply themselves diligently,
ana If they won't take time. they will
understand nothing. However l will see
you at o'clock on Tuesday"
Whew! Whatever was he driving at?
! felt Ike saying: Excuse us for livingl'
But then l reflected very probably his
park is much worse than his bite" so.
pulling my scattered wits together was
mere on the mat as the clock struck 3.
never take any risks with the caprices
81 the elect. and was extra glad l
uiont this time for I'm sure that as soon
ss Gordon Craig sent that note he
promptly wen, and forgot my very exist
ence.
Just happened TO catch him in his
studio. He had his hat ard coat on, ready
70 go out, but al the last moment, appar-
entity. some papers needed looking over.
ana ne was deep In them when / en-
tered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-03
BY Hate CaTew.

~ hAate NdTeW.
Paris. October 10.
II DON'T believe that Paris quite real
ICES she is harboring in her midst
an earnest and Jealous Reforner.
But she is. And one Of the real, high
brow, ideallsuc, MOTTO be-crushed-t blythe
Philistine kind.
Did you mention that reforming Paris
is large order?
Of course it is, but you're quite of the
track. This RefOrmer isn't going TO try
his hand on Paris in particular, or cities
in general. His mission IS TO reform the
stage-not It's morals, but its scenic e.
fects, its lighting, its cOstuming, and, IN
cidentally, even the style Of its plays.
He insists upon a return to simplicity In
stagecraft.
Edward Gordon Craig is one OF those
prophets not without honor save in his
own country. In Russia they hail him as
rare genius. Germany steals his Ideas
and applauds him. Italy regards him
with favor, and France may lose her I'M
pressionable head over him when she
grasps his why and wherefore. But Eng
land, his birthplace, says coldly:
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Truly he was on his mettle. His face
Elowed with the enthusiasm of an IN
ventor, a his imagination pictured the
Dawn Of Theatrical Tomorrow.
! walked about looking at some Of the
piCturcs-studies for characters most oil
them. Here was a costume design for
"Clytemnestra," here "Ophelia Mad,
here again Harlequin and four actors
here Pink giant for pantomime'
and there a Peer Gynt," "Silenus'
dancer" "a blind man" and 'Challapine
in the Barber of Seville"
why do you paint so many OF your
figures with masks on their heads|
"Ah. that interests you" besmed MT
Craig approvingly. That's an idea I am
working out. I'm inclined to believe in
the mask sometimes. You see, very often
actors heads are not suited to the parts
they are to take. They are too broad'
too fiat. too pinched or too narrow.
found that out when | was working out
Hamlet i'm Moscow Let's cover them
i'm clay or marble when the work or an
artist Is 10 be Cnshrined in them"
Girls, can you see popular Broadway
favorites conscnting TO this?
/ looked picrcingly at the Reformer 10
see If he were laughing at me, but he
was as unconscious as little child and
not even thinking OF me, l am sure.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-20
MANY MOURN
EDWARD POLITE

On the funeral of Edward POLITE
the San Francisco Chronicle of Sep
tember Ia says: *
The funeral of the late Edward Pol
lit7 took place yesterday morning at
IL o'clock from the Argonaut Club,
The spacious parIors of the club were
filled to overfiowing with the many
friends of the deceased, and many
were unable to get seats.
The casket was completely en-
snrouded in a pail of purple chrysan-
themums and ferns, while more than
a score of handsome floral pieces oc-
cupied the entire background of the
room.
Rabbi Martin Meyer of Temple
Emanu-El officiated and spoke In ap-
pIopriate terms of the well defined at
tributes of character which had woil.
for Edward PollitZ the esteem oil his
business associates and the good Will
of all with whom he came in contact,
Rabbi Meyer brought out clearly VOW
a righteous life always wins its own
reward. He said the deceased had
come here from Germany many years
ago and had, by. diligence and integ-
rity, carved out a business reputation
which now stands as a fitting memo
rial to good man. This city needs
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-20
First Shipment Satisfactory,
Probably 40, 900 Lbs.
Monthly

That all the coffee supplied to the
United States army in the Philippines
will in the near future be Kona coffee.
purchased in this Territory, seems
probable in the light of recent cor
respondence and orders received by
Captain d. B. Case, depot commissary
of the Department of Hawaii On Oe-
tober 1 Captain Case lis under orders
to make trip to Hawaiis to inspect
the coffee crop, and it is believed that
this trip will result in a large month
ly export of material for the cup that
cheers Uncle Sans boys in khaki.
s Some months ago the army pur-
chased about 5000 pounds of Kona
coffee, which was shipped to the
philippines for trial. Reports and
comments on this shipment have been
received here recently, and they are
entirely favorable to both the grade
and condition of the article. This
means. that If the price is right, Ha-
waiian growers will have the inside
track on the Philippine supply, be-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-20
SEC. FISHER
AND PARTY ON
WAY TO HAWAII
Will Tour Entire Island and
Maui Before Returning
Sept. 29

Secretary of the Interior Walter L.
Fisher and his party departed on the
kilauea at noon today for Hawaii,
where they will remain until Sunday.
September 20, touring the entire Is
land of Hawaii and the Island OF
Maui before returning to Honolulu.
The Secretary plans leaving here DC.
tober 8 with Secretary of State Knox,
ON the u. s. s. Maryland, and will
have only three or four days to de-
vote to public hearings here before
completing his investigation.
In the party leavingt today were
Mrs. Fisher and y Mrs MottSmith,
wife of the Territorial Secretary. 1t
was not known up to the final minute
before sailing whether they would go,
that depending on cable from Sec
retary Knox The cable did not come,
so they went.
/. The reason for this is that Mrs.
Fisher is not a very good sailor, and
did not relish the prospect of the
Journey to Hawaii in the small Inter
Island vessel A cable was sent Sec
retary Knox, asking whether, on his
return trip, he would stop at Hilo en-
route to Honolulu or would make this
port first, going thence on the Mary
land to HiIo. Had word come that
he would make Honolulu first, pro-
eeeding later to Hilo, Mrs. Fisher
would have remained here until that
time But she was determined to sec
the volcano, and as no word OF as.
surance came that she might go over
on the Maryland, she made certain
of the trip by going with her husband.
with Mrs. Mott-Smith as escort.
Members Of Party.
The other members of the party are
Governor Frear and his attorney, c.
K. Hemenway; Prince Kuhio and his
attorney, c. w. Ashford Territorial
Secretary E. A. Mott-Smith and the
representatives. xI
Most of the time will be given to-
the tour over the Island of Hawaii,
Island of Maui. The program of the
party's movements on the latter is
land as finally completed this morn
ing, is as follows: ~
Arrival on the Kilauea at McGTeg
or's Landing on the evening OF Sep
tCmber 26, where they will be met by
the committee of Maui citizens in au-
The Secretary, the Cover
nor and the Delegate will be the
guests of F. F. Baldwin that night.
Alter breakfast the following morning.
the party will assemble at Kahului
and take the train to Mamakuapoko,
going over the railroad through tie
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