The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-13
Gossip Of the Plays and the PLAYERS

Marjorie Rambeau, who has made
such an impression by her beauty and
her sincere natural acting as the heroine
Of $50 Much for So Much" az the Long.
acre Theatre. has been engaged for the
next two years by II. ". Frazee. Miss
Rambeau. who is in real life the wife
OF the author. Willard Mack. is a new
personality among the players. and she
is certain to win many admirers in the
East 10 long as she is fortunate enough,
TO find roles SO well suited TO her as the
heroine Of 80 Much for So Much" II
IS interesting in view of Miss Rambeau's
great success 10 recall that she was
cast for the heroine OF Kick In" Al
though she had played the par: when
the piece consisted OF a one act sketch,
II was decided al the rehesrsals that an
other actress would be better suited TO
". Miss Rsmbeau has beer so COM
pletely successful however. on her first
appearance here that she can afford 10
forget that she was no, In Kick In"
Jane Gray, by the way. who was Sc
Iected for the part that Miss Rambeau
had played. moved with Kick In" to
the Republic Theatre. and Il WAS on
this same stage that she first attracted
sttention. The theatre was called after
David Relasco when shc played in us
MAtrimony Faiiure?" there. Josephine
Victor. who acts In kick In" the dis
tressed wife Of the dead crook, made
her greatest success In her previous APP
pearance at this theatre in The Tenn
peramental Journey" although she
made her actual debut next door at the
Lyric Theatre. Then she acted in The
Secret Orchard"
Dorothy Donnelly Is going TO act the
part Of Frduletn Sch,rcrttco-r in The
Song OF Songs" when A. II. Woods
produces the play with so-called "all
star cast at the Eltinge Theatre during
Christmas week. Miss Donnclly's en-
gagement for comparatively brief role
IS the result OF the managers determi-
nation to make the cast az strong as
possible Mr.. Woods Is one Of the few
managers .r New York who stu be-
lievcs in the importance OF actors Most
or them have turned 70 plays as a
means Of success, hut Mr.. Woods thinks
tnat eminent actors are pow erful-- so
long as he has enough Of them and he
pays them large enough silaries-to
make play successful. They did help
The Yellow Ticket" assuredly. but
there were other valuable qualities in
tha, play. John Mason. Thomas Wise
CYRIL keishtly, Irene Fenwck and
Others equally as well known make I'D
the cast,
Diplomacy" mas ended its run in
this city and the latest revival Of thar
play at the Empire Theatre was In one
important particular different from all
rs predecessors. 80 different in fac, that
admirers Of the drama who had learned
In advance Of the alterations that had
been mace In II kept away rather than
see such classic butcheTed TO make an
important role for one actor. As a mat
ter Of fact Diplomacy" was always en-
Joyable from the interest in so many Of
the characters, IT was Julien Bcduclefc
who for while held the stage then II
was Dora or maybe Zicka, then OrloG
ana hhtn. Every one Of these wei
Known figures ~ Sardou's famous play
had i's special interes, for tho public
and moi me ~ hem wa 10 oc tempered
with without a loss ~ interest for tie
whole.
Yet th' mast recent rcliya, Of "Dipio-
macy vas merely made az an excuse
Tor William Gillette toact HENRI Beau
e'~rr. We have no intention OF COM
nen'ins on the results OF that ambition.