The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-21
DRAMATIC NEWS
AND COMM,

Tho following is thc ipsid, =
the successful scotch comedy y
Pulls the Strings .
One day about a year -,
a matinee performance a. r. e. nr$a|
IN London. II was 4 f.ru4
The author was one Of tho NY
wife another, two Of HE b,pasi[r|
sister and his little daughtSr, ,o y
in The cast; his mother had SIH1
inspiration Of the princinsI M
Cyril Maudc, the London ' !.
manager. was instrumental ipr%
the matinee given. a npmL..
matte critics. some Of v, y
friends and many rrominor,
we're invited II was to be ~.
members of the family ye,s
new play would he ? succs,.
were almost alone in that on;.:;
seemed too simple, too plain :
fashioned.
Next day the managers Of MI
don thcaters wanted tbr NJ.
Maude knew he had a winu,r
family had the conviction ~
that their convictions had h..
founded.
That was tho way "Bunty p,I
Strings written by Graham MI
Scotch entertainer, actor ana
was introduced to the public n
Immediately pnt on at tho H.,
theater. where it is sin pla,n,j
cessfuily.
In the original cast Graham n
himself played Thomas Bicp,I
sister Kate played Bunty Bin,
brother Sanderson PLAYED b.
rcll, "the polisman:n his brotls
son PLAYED Weelum. the eccj,sI
slow wittcd sweetheart of Bu,rI
wife PLAYED Eelen. the perpetsrII
and little Winifred Moffat pl,r|
| Clrl who audibIy exuIts bee,csI
"kirk Is on holiday"
a few months later Lee Sinh
American theatrica! proaptz
Buntv' in London, thought 4
ego" in the United States. ~
William A. Brady. secured q.
lean rights, "Bunty" was iau1
New York with no heraldins II
pets and quietly produced at i,
edy theater, Bingl Every eri!n
city ran for his dictionary 10 M
words Of praise. Miss Moll7 ID
quite we'll known in America, d
role Of Bunty. Sanderon I
came over with the company b
| Weelum. Most Of the oihsr
were Scotch, That was last d
Bunty is still being PLAYED to a
houses Mt the Comedy.
The first week in Jauuary /,
company, rehearsed by Felix Hu
who had had charge Of The M
company, went quietly into
Most of The players had bce'
over from London, recrnited IS
Scotch PLAYERS there, The &r
Miss Molly Mcintyre. unkrcEl
bv name. in the United Slsia
| ty' made IFS appearance IN -
the Princess theoter, Anotss
| None OF the critics could iii
in the Quaint highland comaT
all tried TO outdo their Ma
brethren in Draising The play.
tv' remains at the Princes
Recently y fourth COMPANY "
ed out of Montreal. with vs.
! Naughton- brought over frOH
land-in the role Of Bunts.
Every Bmty' is distinct
peal Of the play is not throga
sonality of the players. Ila
! star in any of the compsnle
Bunty' is the leading Ies
! Mon'af. Miss Pearson and WIG
tyre are as widely different .
women cen he, and, though
been highly praised for her
anre Of Bunty. - ali admit
nlaY is successful because Of 7
itself.
The sensation of Buntyne
has been successful at all. ~
different. And lis genesis "
tally different from that o.
with which we are famlliSf
MoG'at. the author, is the 500
fessor of e!ocution in the INN
Glasgow. From MS father
ably acquired some OF DIS
predictions. and vet. pa,
enough. the stage was reg1sas \
elder Moffat with the g1ea'
renee. Indeed. the theaT
lutely taboo in the pasSlonn''
gious Scotch community Id
Moffats lived. Yet IT is IN IN
source that much Of the pfTss
ity Of "BuntyH springs ta
atcr. as we know It. did no'
Graham MoTat' s Scotland;
was able to find outlet FOR os
proclivl;ies only by Joining y
concert troupes which gave
menfs in ljttlc halls IN tas
towns. Molfat wrote lNs
which were given At thpE
auces: the proiudlces OF ~
required that these pieces "t
simple and uutheatrlcal. 30 y
Mr.. MoHat was trained to wiz
. simple and untheatrlc lOsuD
thence j. derived "Bunty' ~
appeal. r.,, a
lis charm is It's simplicity \
structiou. It's directness pi
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