The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03

oaeeesses stin en- view IN rhis
CITY.
LIBERTY THEATRE One Of the leg
Gods of Lady winderne Fan con-
Gems the close Of the frst act. When his
wife 10 growing more and more Jealous Of
the mysterious Mrs. ErlynRe. to whom
hsr husband has made such generous
presents Of money. not even the audience
knew that it was to his mother-in- law
that the checks went. The success of
the play ut first seemed to hang in the
balance. George Alexander finally got
permission from Wilde to insert toward
the kst scene Of the act-it may have
been the last speech in it-some such
soliloquy as How can I ever tell her
that Avs. E1iynne 10 her mother?- The
legend goes on to tell that the success
a the PLAY became decided from the
time that the audience was definitely let
into the secret OF the heroine's par
entase. In spite Of this the line was
not spoken by Mr. de Cordoba at. the
Hudson Theatre. Miss Anglin's success
has not been in the least diminished
On that account
6he has been most successful with the
revival Of the play. although the original
production Of IL at Wailack's Theatre
cost Charles Frohnan $4,000. Has the
public grown interested in the sparkle
of Wilde's delightful paridoxes since
that time or is 1t the superiority Of the
piece to most Of the drivel now acted
that has won favor for the playl On
the other hand 1t 10 tho run Of winter
or two such a. Peg O. My Heart that
really marks success in q city 20 large
- New York. Will there be a Wilde
revival TO follow? "A Woman OF No
importance would suit Miss Anglin per-
fsotiy. It was played with great success
IN Germany.
CONAN THEATRE-It IL not unusual
- bear spectators At this theatre cay
q potash and Perlmutter' after the
oloss Of the second act. This 10 extremely
amusing. 1t is true to life and ! have
loughed right through 1t; but am afraid
that the third act il going to prove too
much Of tho aame' Then the very
spectator who has spoken in this way
goss right on laughing to the end Of the
third act. Just as he has during the rest
q tho play. 1t IL this variety In the
presentation Of similar incidents that
makes potash and Perlmutter' such q
0uocessful dramatic version Of abort
stortee
Charles Klein. IN spite OF his diplomatic
6suials. was concerned In the drainatiza-
t1oa Of the play. Whether he introduced
The dramatic incident OF the Russian
tragedy or whether he In responsible for
The sucoessful spinning ont Of the Incidents
of tho two partners business disputes.
he IL one OF the authors Of the play TO the
important extent OF sharing the royalties
They deserve to be big.
ELTINGE THEATRE-When .The yell
low Ticket which IL till drawing large
audiences to this theatre. was still In the
process OF making. A. II. Woods took a
we'll known American dra matist up 10
Bridgeport to see the piece, He wanted
the impression OF fresh mind So many
reheasals had been witnessed by those
concerned in the play that it had come
to be impossible to get any idea OF the
changes, The playwright watched the
three acts Of the drama. Then Mr.. Woods
wanted his opinion.
u would lot the play stand as 1t is" he
0siu VI 'ie HidHugeT, eagerly awaiting
the jud sment Of the man who wrote two
Of the most successful dramas in recent
years. -lhe author has written q gooG
frrt act. Then you have an act OF Sard,u
followed by an act Of George Cob IN.
That seems TO be u pretty good comoina-
ton"
30 the play was not submitted TO any
more chang. and tho wild som Of the
dr~siatist's criticism was later revealed.
And this was even before John Barrymore
interpolated Itch kebbbls- In the last act
CORT THEATRE There arc various
advantages in acting in plays written by
the family. I.surette TAYLOR has played
psg 80 many times that shs has grown
~ stale in the speeches as actors usually
do after they have been associated with
only one part during n long period Jane
Cowl told the writer that after shs h I'd
acted Mary Turner for year that II wls
very difficult for her to recall the speeches.
But Miss Taylor received permission from
her husband. who il Hartley Manners.