New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-21

n Mr. Jones prefaCes the drama with
long introduction, in which he claims the
gratitude Of critics for giving them an
opportunity TO read and inwardly digest
II long before its production on the stage.
NEW eALsWoRTHY PLAYS.
John Galsworthys "The Fugitive" put
m AT the London Court Theatre. is de-
scribed as a poignant study Of the eco
pomic position of woman which Is yet
neither a suffrage nor a problem play.
It's heroine is a young childless wife with
an incompatible husband, whom she
leaves 10 earn her own livelihood. THE
5enouement," we are further told. 'is
ruthless but logical. and has narrowly
escaped the censor" Mr.. Galsworthy's
other play, "The Mob" a drama Of revo-
luton, will have its London premiere
shortly before Christmas. Charles Froh-
nan has secured the American rights.
IBsEN AND HIS LAMB.
Georg Brandes has been publishing
some Of his "reminiscences of Ibsen in the
"Mercure de France" One of the anec-
dotes he tells concerns a leg of lamb Of
which the two partook in company. Tine
lamb is a noble animal" observed
Brandes playfully. quite So" answered
Ibsen. i ! fact. l once thought Of writ
ing a play about a lamb. a sick man is
saved by the TRANSMISSION of a lambs
blood. Thereafter he has his four-footed
savior constantly in his mind. At last
he meets il in the form of a woman and
falls in love with her" "A woman who
is lamb is a great rarity interjected
the Danish critic. To which Ibsen an
swered promptly: But she may be found
If one only has learned 10 wait long
enough" Evidently the Norwegian
dramatist joked with deefeeculty
D'ANNUNZIO AGAIN.
D'Annunzio's new play is finished. and
will have its premiere in Paris in the
course Of the season. The dramatist has
written il in French. and will not prepare
an Italian version until later. The
drama is modern-ultra modern-and has
so repulsive a theme that it is safe 10 as
sumo that America will never see it in
translation. The plot deals With the
jealousy Of a woman in the dangerous
age whose lover has transferred ms
allegiance to her married daughter. SO
she poisons her. For good measure there
degrading financial transaction that
IS the real cause of the tragedy. Com
ment is superhuous.
"GlRLS" IN LONDON.
Clyde Fitch's Girls has at last
L
On at the Prince of Wales's by Mr.. Ben
nmo. The farce was produced in this
country by the Shuberts in 1863. but in
those far-off days il was believed that
England would not tolerate its bedroom
scene In the course Of time the fact has
been lost sight Of that Girls" is not an
original play, but an adaptation from the
German.
KING NlCHOLAS'S DRAMA
Empress of the Balkans" the much
heralded play of the King of Montenegro,
has been published in an English version.
II tells the story of a Montenegro girl
whoss lover driven by ambition, resolves
TO ALLURE his religion. join the Turks and
With their aid make himself Master Of the
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70 the dignity Of Empress. But the girl.
oevout and patriotic, implores him TO re-
main true TO faith and fatherland, and
When he refuses, dismisses him. He car
hes out his plan. but is defeated when
ne inyades Montenegro at the head OF
turkish force, and wounded in battle
unable TO decide the conflict within her
cetween love ~ the man and horror or
'ne traitor. the girl browns herself. Ac-
cording TO an English reviewer, the
drama lacks action Instead Of that
mere is plenty of patriotic spirit and SEN
slaent-here and there very beautifully
dressed, but sometimes running into the
soh Of political newspaper articles In
me form which its author has given 1t,