New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08

fteAtu " atNf y iay lAeAs AtAFNSAl "tA.'N
role as Mary Turner IN Within the
Law" at the Euinse Theatre during the
latter's brief vacation Is tirm believer
I'm the power Of the crook play as de-
torrent 10 crime The other afternoon IN
her dressing room at the theatre she heId
forth on the subject in most emphatic
manner and denounced the theory thai
such PLAYS tend 90 incite young people TO
criminal habits.
III .s perfect nonsense she said. 10
yre,cud that such % telling indictment OF
criminals as within the Law could pos
-.l.y have anything but beneficial eI-
feet upon us audiences. Criminals arc
made sometimes by nature and sometimes
ly circumstances. but never by seeing a
play that shows the utter futillty OF 4
lie Il crime. The great thins in .lay
dealing with crooks is 20 portray taer
lives and character faithfully When this
is done there can be no doubt in the minds
of the audience that crime does no. pay.
Il is only the play or picture show that
presents the criminal In glowing colorS'
makes him or her the daring genius VINO
can never be caught. and shows him en-
towing luxury and comfort as the fruits
OF his boldness. that is dangerous. rms
sort Of thing is undeulably wicked ior
/, is an active incentive 10 young persons
OF both sexes who are not able TO see ths
untruth Of the picture"
When the visitor. turning from the play
10 ms performance, remarked on the
stunning coat, the one with the ostrlch
feather trimming. worn by Miss Ware in
the second act. she was loath 20 praise II.
Yes" she said douhuully II Is
beauty. but ID is fearful worry 10 me.
You see. nay play husband has TO graz
me a good deal IN that last scene. anu
am I'M terror every night lest some ci
the feathers will fan out and stick "n
his dress coat. the feathers come OF >"
,ariIy. and YOU can imagine no" II
would look 10 the audience If We tried
+, be thrilling with Ions white feath"'
d,upling from his coat. There rs always
somebody 10 smoker al a thing like that
and once the laugh starts IL ruins the
scene So far IL has not happened
but once. long ago, l had d similar eA-
perience in another play. and ! shall
never quite forget it.
Perhaps I'm a bit nervous anyhow
this week. The first night went on IN the
mart I was as fused as a school chlld
spaaIIng her FIRST piece. IL was the con-
seriousness Of my peculiar situation l
think You see. / had TO follow Jane
Covl. who had made a great success N
tho part. and / knew that she would re-
sume il again after her vacation. 50
ind f-If
shaky. II is fine now. though. since l
have worked of my feeling OF se!t-con-
sclousness, for love the role and feel
exactly suited to It."
Miss Ware has "a splendid singing
voice a deep contralto and the inter
viewer asked her. naturally enough, II
she had ever thought of musica! comedy.
Yes indeed" laughed the actress.
"But have never managed 10 get 10 the
point Of accepting a part l have al
uavs thought ! should like 10 sing IN
musical comedy, though. and maybe
shall soon Some day you will see me
eallivanting around the stage surrounded
nv handsome officers and charming girls
singing in a languishing manner OF
moonlight spooning, or something OF the
sort"
II is rather a coincidence that Helen
Ware should be playing in Within the
Law" at present for some time ago,
when she was appearing in The Price"
in Boston. Mr.. WELLER sent for her to
take her present role in within the
Law" when IT was about TO be produced.
She wavered for while, but finally de-
cided to stick TO The Price which later
became forty-three weeks success.
Francine Larrimore. who played the
part of Lucene Blount in The Master
Mind" at the Harris Theatre last week,
was beseged during her brief engage
ment there (the play closed last night by
a host OF feminine friends and admirers
al her dressing room door after each
performa nee, begging her to tell them