The sun., 1913-12-23
NEW HENRIETTA"
VERY DELIGHTFUL
Bronson Towards Famous Play
of Other Days Brought
Up to Date.
CRANE IN HIS OLD PART
Four Popular Actors Appear
With Him In the Re-
viscd Comedy.
1.-THE New IienriettR"-at the knicker-
bOrker Theatre.
rho experiment at the Knickerbockcr

The experiment at the knickerbocker
Theatre last night was interesting. VIM
cheli Smith and Victor Mal'", had most
eNpcr,ly prepared for W. ~. Crane "A new
version of 4 pla! which for several years
enjoyed great popularity in our theatres
and proved 'capabl" of at least one re-
viva, which is a test OF merit in this
country. Bronson IIoward's comedy OF
business life was one OF the irst OF Its
kind aud always one of the best. Here
Was the skillfui playwright dealing with
. topic which had come to BE- foremost in
American life and treating IL IN the terms
Of the theatre. II had Inevitably to be a
comedy. since II was written to tit the
pecuiiariti-s of two popular comic actors.
W. II. Crane was one of them and the
other was the late stuart Robson whose
personal peculiarites were especially
adapted to the silly son Of the Wall Street
broker. part which last night fell to
Douglas Fairbanks. Mr.. Crane was the
only survivor of the original performance
ON the stage last night.
The Play Itself.
Twenty-s!X years have passed since
the drama then SO widely acclaimed. was
played at the Union Squar. Theatre with
Sclena Fctter in the role acted last night
ny Amelia Binehain; tnarlts kent, VINO
played the son. ana henry bers-
man. who is IA well known actor to-day
AS tn. member of the stock Exchange
opposed to the plans Of the fpmous Oh
N'cR' Ar'er tn" Nv" '"i'eu'ans WI"
oroered inc pay oi hrohSoh iioWaiu
hau p"ite" stuart h'"So" wv WI
played MS "id part IN inc '"he"!. "ei'
the drama dropped out of use until It's
skilful adapt.rs last nirht laid ON it
pCspectful hands IN make IL more in accord
WIN '' '"S,e w Wv "S ~
Inc ro'" rlaFei AZ ne i'-. - ,,, 'uu, .on
ny ioriner S'oucdru' an VIE 'tH" 'o'u''"S'
ana MS VIE ac,"u theil u! ti'e P''seh.
Mrs. stuart ROBSON. nave disappeared
along with the Older son ot the wall
Street power. y new character was in
troduced last night in " \ strange Young
Woman acted by Zciiic TiihurH. The
play still follows NJ. HoWard's division
of four acts Of these three PASS in the
house os th,. masterful on Nick and one
In his o,Hca In addition to thes, obvious
ohan,a. Nrs sn,,tI, and Names have
,nada .,,.,a,inr. in IN. scenes of the nlsy
-, - ,Ir, i,, no. ,,,n,,I.,.
"ne" -. t..,,,, -,
Ac''lu VIZ 'no ,,. w ~
Tue ''' VI '"' i'"f ,H"' !'
Ihc adapters nave uoht their "orh al
hirapi! anu '''e e"P'i '',',"' - o''e ".''',
might OFTEN be repeated 10 'he nthent OF
contemporaneous actors i'oubtless the
success OF their tnort VIII bring the
Stage more new editions ~ popular plays
OF the past Not an these future rear
rangers may have material SO productive
as THE Henrietta Good plays change
only in form. Their ethics in spite of all
We hear to the contrary are as well suited
to one generation as another But they
age rapidly in form.
inc '""T"c'e'S Inst N'Hht'
". H. Crane. who is not to bn changed
ny a mere matter of "A generation. still
dominates the play as tro successful
owner of the mine who finds that his
son.in-law has allowed his ambitions to
oy.rmast.r his sense of honesty He still
voos the widow. thinks witt the same futility
that his foolish son Beytic will never be
OF any goal whatever and then learns that