New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
NOTES OF NEW PLAYS ABROAD
Hauptmanns "FestspeI" Once More-Frank Wede-
kinds "Franzska an Inverted Versiono Of Faust
An Last Indians Poetic Play.

: others will look gleefully for the uncon-
sc.ous humor that must Turk In the plar.
or 4 recent performance of Rablnd-
ranath Tagorc's The Postoffce" A, the
Abbey Theatre. Dublin. 4 correspondent
of THE Manchester Guardian" writes.
Like 'Hannclo' and The Death Of
Tintagiles. The Postoficc' rs about
death and a child but there rs nothing
OF dread nothing OF harshness m II; in
stead of the gloom of a castle or the drab-
ness Of a night shelter. We have the sun
shine Of India. The whole play leaves the
impression of something gracious and ad-
vcnturous
Anal d child, is sick. and r. not allowed
to leave tho house Of Madhav, his
adopted father So he sits az the window
and talks % AN whom he can win over
10 him. ilc doesn't want 10 he q learned
man Re wants to go of and look 10.
work and pass the high hills. He calls 10
the curd seller and talks TO him about
his distant village The Waterman with
his gong comes along. and Anal talks 10
him about time-where does time go to-
The child would like 20 go as far. The
Waterman talks TO him about the new
building with the golden flagstaff that is
being built. IL IS the king postoffice.
Anal thinks that he would like TO pc
letter carrier for the king Then Sudhs.
the flower seller passes, and she prom
ises TO bring him flower. The children
play outside the window, and Anal tells
them TO bring the letter carrier to see
him so that II the king sends him let
ter he shall know whore TO bring Il. The
pompous headman comes. and in r.dicuie
tells the child that the king Is sending
him letter.
"The second scene is within the house.
The fakir is telling Anal OF MS ADVENT
ures on the Island of Parrots. but the boy
is not so eager 10 go there, for ho is think
ing of the letter carrier going on his daily
rounds The physician who comes ln mas
little hope for Anal Then. the headnlan,
to keep uu the mockery, hands HIM "a
uaper which he says the king has sent
him. The fakir takes up the sheet and
declares that the king says he rs coming
10 visit Anal surely enough, two great
personaees enter. they are the kings
herald and the kings physician. and they
corfound tho headman by saying that the
ruler is actually coming to visit the child
The lamp is extinguished so that Anal
may see the stars The flower girl gives
him blossom and the scene closes. The
king who visits the boy is Death
STANLEY Houghton, the author OF Hin
die Wakes" has written a farce, when
Charles Hawtrey has produced with CON
siderable success in London. y Perfect
cure" tells me story of selfish wdo"er
of hfty or Whereabouts. who does not want
his daughter to get married 10 the Young
man who comes counting her. flnoihe
the stern parent attitude Ineffective, nc
tries another tack lie feigns llness-ln
one moment he has chill and heart
attack. At this the daughter flies 10 him
and mothers him with enthusiasm Sire
tells her young man hat he must wait
indefinitely. and matters stand thus when
there arrives a cousin, whom the malin-
roring widouer has not seen for many
wears. since they broke off their tender
attachment for each other She l. very
practical person sees how matters stand
sides with the dispossessed young man
and determines 10 work "a perfect cure
on her cousin. She has money and Is
still attractive. Under her influence the
widowcr begins 10 take a renewed inter-
est in life and generally cmerges from
his seldshness. And the young lady, sec
ing how robust her fathers health has
become goes out and marries the YOUNG
man by special license. Whereupon the
cousin finding what wonders her cure
has worked. ends by consentins 10 be-
stow her hand on the widower.
Sarah Bernhardt has ALREADY decided