The Washington herald., 1912-01-21

at their own expense. copy OF the
document. unique in its inception, fol-
lows:
TO the writer's Of New York and Chi
cago:
I'VE, the undersigned. wish to call the
attention Of our craft and of all others
interested in a sound drama, TO Kind
ling the new play OF Charles Kenyon,
in which Miss Margaret Ellington Is ap-
pearinE. We have severally seen the
performance and II Is our general opin-
ion that Il is one OF the greatest Ameri-
can plays IN years Beyond the literary
and dramatic quality Of the piece, be-
yond the fine acting Of Miss Ellington
IL has the merit of treating adequately
with a great and vital social theme 4
TT closed its New York run tempo
rariIy on January 13, but II may be seen
the week Of January - in Brooklyn In
the week beginning January - II 10
booked for New York. On February
1t opens at the Cort Theater. Chicago.
We should like to see n brought back
to Broadway for a long season. and to
that end We urge your support and at
tendance. It may be necessary In this
day OF press agent devices TO add that
we have prepared and issued this state-
ment on our own initiative Tbs man
agement had not even heard OF our IN
tention until the movement was we'll
under way.
Among the subscribers to this doou-
ment are Gelett Burgess, Walter Prit-
chard Eaton. Austin Strong, c Ram
Kennedy, Julian Street, Lincoln Stef-
fens, Rupert Hughes. Arthur Bartletta
Maurice. Irwin Cobb. George Jean Ma
than, Claiming Pollock, Rachel Croth-
ers, Inez Hayes Gilmore. A. E Thomas,
Ada Patterson. Wallace Irwin. Norman
Hapgood, VIII Irwin. Glsnmore Davis,
William MaiIIy Paul Armstrong. Wtils
lam Johnston. George Middleton. Fred
erick c. Howe, and Clayton Hamilton
One dislikes TO throw cold water upon
30 noble and unseihsh an enterprise but
after the history OF 'Kindling IN this
city, one must doubt n any amount Of
critical Endorsement will sufficiently
arouse the public TO an appreciation OF
its merits. Many good plays, and soma
great plays, fall simply because tha
public is not interested in their stories.
Or. to quote Bernard Shaw. the public
fails."-New York Telegraph.
The coming of Bayes and Norworth
assures banner week for Chase's. and
admirers Of the dashing Jack and the
breezy Nora will be out IN force They
constitute the song team de luxe. and
they always manage 10 inject 4 little
more zest and vivacity into whatever
appeals to them than their competitors
do Their present sketch Is a bit more
pretentious than anything else OF It's kind
In vaudeville.
why Is It that Washington persistently,
refuses to patronize good plays? alias
Jimmy Valentine" one OF the most pro-
nouneed OF current successes, met with a
cool reception last year, and The
Gamblers met with a reception at the
BeIasco last week which. in view Of the
merits Of the piece, Is almost inexplica-
ble. Is clever, skillful melodrama so
common on our stage that the public
can afford to ignore IL:
Paul Armstrong and Wilson Miner
have apparently taken unto themselves
the Joint role OF police reporter to the
theatergoing public. Following The
Deep Purple" comes The Greyhound
now current in Chicago and described
hy critics there as an extremely clever
and Photographic, dramstlzation Of ths
rogues' gallery. A. y J.