New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-01

Si,,.i Watterson BLOSSOM 80. cTev
S,c-eia F1eecer- ...'''''''' t4,rr, &, RroWne
I'm fieees .... Marion keroy
Nra lAmotl - Edward Poland
Mayor LA.lV .. lillian Lawrence
cha nc SS, ~, Charles podsworih
CNyiaeIe W. ..... Grace Mor-iSS,N
Cav Wa'tS '"''' ..... Jean Temple
ea ritshush lee carer iisTry H NS,Irn
Lest kaielsSu ,,,.cy l.in,be- William phelps
Setrt,eIl ~ Howard Truesdell
pan DiaAs'"' sam ]. Burton
Wash. Martin J. Cody
Labor leAue' Iuuius Matthews
lack Casey 3, charles Dcrickson
ismfs Newton i,sN Thoruton
HarrN t.IN christine BROOKS
NrA HolWh'N' May Raymond
vrs Benneii lillian TYLER
Mn Ol%e. N7aclainc Marshall
Ruth Preniiss
There arc many good reasons ior t .i,
I'm reception given l9st h'enV 70 1ne
~, roredv. "Cordclia blossom, pre-
.,.d for the first time at the Gaiety
Th.stre. despite the fact that II IS
.a;.siv coated with politics, corrupt
s.ssss and the familiar accoutrements
y NJ POLITICAL play every one had be-
geysS shelved and forgotten for some
n the first place. 1t is eXcellently
.l.-.5 nv the principal members OF the
louise Dresser, Burr Mcintosh,
80 Grfy and Harry c. Browne, And
81 The other places it will suffice to
~ thar George Randolph Chester
,t. The dialogue. To one who re-
S,hers his Cordelia Blossom stories
n viii he a sufficient inducement TO
;sit with no little ingenuity he
sb;s rollaborator have taken the
80 and most available incidents and
Is-.eters in The stories and built
49, the word an amusing and en-
s.-4.i,ing comedy that should be pop
ular. ;u,l;,od 20
,low no in its action the dialogue maze
- foT the deficiency, and these mo-
msnts we're few mostly IN the H's'
n this act we are told how Cordeha
blossom, delightfully."- played by Louise
Dresser, proposes TO capture the posi-
At honor in the Isis Club, most select
erVsniEation Of super-women cats ana
Georgia Fleecer. made into a very
earning lady indeed by Jane Grey, IS
dawn into the scheme. Her husband,
lin Fleecer admirably done by Mr..
Brown. is commandeered and promises
liz help. All progresses finely till the
eolopel-Burr Mcintosh TO run
for Mayor His advent provides the
action for the play. for by his vehement
Ftand for strict integrity and clean pol
ties he threatens 10 undo all that has
been planned. Mr. Mcintosh was fortu-
nste h his role for a return TO Broad
vsy after so long an absence. HIS
playing of the pOmpous, dlgnlhfd
Southern gentleman was exceHently
done,
OF course there is a deal Of politics,
strikes, crooked schemes and the Ike
in the play Catty women bounce into
the Mayors Office, monkey with the tel
ephone and tell the Mayor just what to
Do in the various crises. Charming
women bounce in and foil the cats.
Delegations dark and light come into
action. a strike is ordered by jim
lleeeer, and presto! a newsboy howls
AE1tral" under the Mayors window five
minutes later Perhaps they do get out
on edition as quickly as that in the
South, but it seems rather an astound-
ing feat.
An amusing incident cleverly intro
dueed was the ordering out of the
solonePs Blossom Grays, who saved
the day and the election for the
colonel, and the two specimens seen
On the stage gave perfectly clear idea
q what the rank and file of the Grays
must be like. Best blood Of the coun-
~ sub. There is also an epidemic OF
comedy servants, old retainers, Office
boys and blas6 clerks, but they go
With the stories, and presumably add
eolor Thus we have the hag-ridden
Claymore Pickyune, played with ire
mendous Stiffness by Charles Dods-
worth. In fact, he only had one line
~ the play 81 want my dinner '-but
ne air Of gloom was more eloquent
Than words
Women will be certain to like Cor
della Blossom" The Isis Club and its
members are an interesting lot of poll
ueians and appear TO be well supplied
WITH gowns as well as the best methods
Of manipulating political machines for
personal ends. One thing we could not
understand about the play, however,
sust why does the hnal curtain fall on
Two triumphant and happy women,
nandlHg near balcony, looking into
We night and listening to the yowling
81 cat? What does 1t signify? Up
y late hour last night nobody seemed
70 know.