The sun., 1914-09-29
Henry Miller Presents Her in
"Daddy Long-Legs," by
Jean Webster.
PLAY OF YOUNG GIRLHOOD
DADDY Long g-Lcgs"-At the Ga,ety
Ihentre

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| satt, ,,.,,,, 90 ''''''. r.tne' M"r'h |
A.. ,t... ''''''''Nurd "'therspoon /
'''e'''''''''' '''''' margaret Sayres ]
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i'c'ry hlIer invited the public to the
palety Theatre last night to make tho
"cqualhtancc OF new personality on the
stag" or this country Incidentally the
newcomer was taken 20 be, as a matter
oi COURSE an actress In edition to her
o'hei attractions. New York knew that
Wuch' since Ruth Chatterton ch rmed her
audiences here in The Rainbow" and
had previously been seen inconsplcuously
at The Lyric Theatre In The Great Tn
known" But as "A star. whether that
word may mean great deal or nothing
Ia thp theatre Of to-day. Au,s Chatterton
vas seen for the tIrst time last night at
th, Gaiety Theatre
Experienced thoatregoers know that
even tne qualities expressed by that
overworked word. personality. are not 10
be revealed on the stage without a control
Of technical methods sufficient to project
the incidents OF a man or woman from
the stage to the auditorium, Miss Chat
:crton has alre tdy conquered other narts
OF the country In the piay by Jean Web.
ster seen here last night for the first time.
And tho audience eagerly awaited the dl.
yulrence of N new tyno ~ budding Rirl.
HOOD which 10 ns,e- ali tho ,vnc ~ nor.
sonaiity thar American managers nnd IL
most nroat ,hIe 20 reveal ,o the nublic
Mss cha,tcr,Sn was seen Isst night in
, nloy .specialiv devised 10 Introduce her
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m nthly VISITATION OF IN. .us'ecS' Pu'
mere Is SynpatnetiS listener anu ~,
decides mat tnis sit'ed Young s'rl sna!
g. 70 some colee' tor stlS 20 80" "na'
the development OF hcr talents VIII ac-
compl'sh
So this heroine-her name ~ Jtdp-
70 found at college IN the second act Sn'
knows her henetactor only rs ce''a'"
'Mr. smith who provides her WIN eau,
cation and the pretty Things OF NE. anu
she sends him long letters fuH or h'r
expressions of gratitude ana addresses
them tn nor paddy l. ne. Legs "n,'n
i the pet nam" by which she KNOWS 'n''
distant w"ll w'sh"r'
II happens however: that 'nS nun VIZ, VIZ
is do''g so mu'n ior tNe i'uhu',lt - "U-l
q" anu rl'n pn'ie'"I HSH ~
at mat "" comes ocC'Sloi,i"y w ~.
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t,,,,, o'' ,,,n,, ,.ho bs 20 We begs ofter
n whus for some sort OF hone. and might
49, Sod ,bo onnor,unl.v IN look for
,,,a-a 90 ,nc f,,ture t,d not an unrortuna ,e
au,,sio, ,o fourIlings aroused the Young
iaIv,s nride IN, ,his devoted lover wins
nov in the end because he happens to he
tbe benefactor TO whom she writes con-
tossing her love for rich man Of one
of he first Fifth avenue families. Thus
/ the happy ending Is reached.
/ II will be- seen that Miss Chatteron Is
| thus displayed IN a way to reveal the
talents of any actress. She - the spirited
/ founding, defying the unjust matron'
! and in the later scenes she has become a
picture OF lovely ana modish glrlhood.
! Then In the last minutes or the play She
Is very much In love Here IN the gamu'
! IN which the chdIms OF ner ncrsoh'H'. 6.
were to be revealed 20 the pupic tna'
saw her tor tne Hrs' "'n' !" '"S ''
volving about her
advance 10 p'oauNnS uo'i,
excellence OF her performance !" ~
! ure'E' Inns " -
/ rrst act IN eNnciVorlrR 70 pay VIZ VIZ
. restraint she so m"du'dttu H'r VOICE va,
some OF her INES were scar'eS neafD
| in the rear seats. as she salhen conn,
donce, however, the one tault WIN hei
otherwise excellent performance dlsap-
pearcd, and in the succeeding acts he'
every word reached tho Enthusiastic
audisucc,
The comehness Of the young actress
was hidden In the first act by the ugly
| costume OF the orphan asylum and a dirt
berrmed face, and again In the second
act by an unusually unbecoming gown,
but these only served TO accentuate hei
good looks in the succeeding acts As a
expected of her and more.