The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-13

the mere virtuos,ty she had acquired, OF
the father submerged and impoverished
through his weakness In the same traits
OF hts nature and the vulgar creature
loving him with doglike affection and will
Ing to marry him even with the knowl-
edge OF what unhappiness It might bring
her THE Truth Is richest. In other
particulars there Is no notable supe-
riority TO the other Fitch comedies. The
humor Of the text ranges from amusing
flashes OF feminine character to down
right Stiffness. The form Of the play is
simpler than the playwright has often
used and the frequent recourse 10 the
telephone as IA technical means aroused
a smile at the thought OF the degree TO
which such device has grown old
fashioned in the few years OF this plays
life,
Actors Did Well.
Mr. Ames's actors revealed every merit
OF the comedy There was no Individual
performance superior 10 Ferdinand
Gottschalks lifelike incarnation OF the
ruined father In his traces OF an Ola
time pride. his utter selfishness and his
occasional flashes OF bitter regret nj the
lost opportunity. the actor attained n
high level of histrionic art. The charac-
ter is of course there. Mr.. Fitch mas
drawn Il. But the actor glorited It's OPP
portunities on SATURDAY.
Grace George played Becky. She Inn
parted TO the wife charm. "A graceful
pathos plausibiity and delightful sense
Of the comedy values OF certain moments
In the play she gave IL in fact every
quality but that Of girlish irresponsibility.
And that would have had its effect in
diminishing the lack OF sympathy for her.
Isabel Irving who acted we'll the jealous
wife. who precipitated the tragedy-or
what should have been the tragedy
was likewise too mature.
Zelda Sears won high praise Tor the
naturalness of her performance OF Mrs
I Crsspionv at the first production OF the
/ play and Il " still good enough TO carry
/ any woman 70 fame Conway Tearle rs
/ tho lover and sydney Booth as the en-
tremely forgiving husband were capable
George Foster Plat had produced inc
p,ay with perfection that revealed ever!
one of It's good qualities in It's best estate
SO for the Little Theatre the manner II
which 1.-THE Truth" was acted was alto
gether triumphant
In the audience were representatives u
the fine arts, literature, education an'
society. Among them were Capt an'
Mrs. William q. Fitch. parents OF Clyd'
| Fitch William Archer, the English critic
Mr.. and Mrs. August Belmont. Mr.. and
Mrs. Nicholas Biddle. Mr. and Mrs. Jame
! A BURDEN Jr, President and Mrs. Mich
olas Murray Butler. Mr.. and Mrs. william
NJ. Chase, Alex. Smith Cochran, Mr. an'
Mrs kon,.: t'rskine Fly. Mr.. and Mrs
William g. Osgood FIeu, Commissioner o
EducatIon and Mrs. John II. Finley, MI
and Mrs. Flbert II. Gary. Mrs. Benjamin
Guinness, Mrs. Ben All Haggin, Mr. an
Mrs. Otto II Kahn, Mr.. and Mrs Charlie
Ram Kennedy. Mr., and Mrs. Thomas La
mont. Miss Elizabeth Marbury Mr. ant
Mrs. alter Maynard, Prof. and Mr'
Brander Matthews. DR.. william H. MAN
well. President Meiklejohn. Amherst Col
,ege; prof. and Mrs, William Lyon Phelps
Mrs. Kate Douglas Wiggin. DIR, and Mrs
Percy H. Turnure, Robert Van Cortland
MIR and MIS- Egerton winthrop Jr
: Rabbi and Mrs, Stephen s, Wise.