The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-28

taking form.
Gertrude Hoffman,. with her ineradl-
cable desire 70 do the artistic thing
whether her public admires 1t or not.
has engaged Richard Ordynski. the
former associate of Max Reinhardt. to
produce for her "Sumurun' as II was
acted at the Coliseum Theatre In Lon
don. That version. prepared for a
music hail, lasts ten minutes more than
an hour. There is really less condensa-
zion necessary than one might think.
since there are no ntermhssions 10 he ac-
counted for Miss HOFFMAN, will play the
Stare o. BedUtJbl EnchdHtment. The
rest OF the company will he engaged
from the legitimate stage.
Mr.. Ordynski will. with Joseph Cr-
ban. prepare for Anna Pavlowa the
opera OF Auher's La Muette de Por-
tici." generally known here as "Masa-
niello' Bu, he has 50 far made no ar
raneements To produce any OF the plays
of Shakespeare. although IN two ca see
ne was invited to cooperate with a star.
TT l. quite useless he said to THE
SCS reporter. "to attempt any produce
lions in the new manner except with
an actor who Is altogether in favor
of It,"
But II is practically certain that this
"'h'' wa " a. 4'dNN one OF tnt play y
OF Shakespeare given a. Mr.. Ordynski
has given them in association witt Max
Reinhardt In Berlin. 1t is the .sv.lop-
nent OF the moving picture plays IN this
country which has Interested no we'll
known manager.
II don't believe" he said. that the
theatres OF the best class are affected
by the popularity Of the moving pictures
The second rate theatres. on the other
hp md Gn F..l tho gnp,,..,t,, snsl..t.
IN Berlin a few Years ago there sprung
up numbers OF fine moving picture the
aires. They We're more numerous than
anNbodN hast ever expected they would
he. and t,et were profitable.
Yet during those years the business
AZ E~e!uhardts theatres increased stead
ny The prohts vent UP from 10 to 10
and then 20 "a per cent. during these
three seasons In which the moving pic
lures achieved their greatest popularity.
SO that showed plainly that the best
type OF theatres had not been affected
by the increase In the picture theatres
i don't think that one can properly
say that the great moving picture pieces
are art In the art OF the theatre. "a in
every other. the artist must work within
his medium II he is allowed 10 stretch
+, himself over miles OF country. employ
thousands OF people and be free from
every restraint under which the stage
producer must work. | do not think that
!. the moving picture may properly be
called Il product OF stage art
/, about a play OF a foreisn ORG in
which has recently been q source OF litl-
sation there is an amusing story. which
probably never reached those who we're
most interested in the outcome of the
suit. The piece was taken originally
from the Hungarian. II had been a
successful comedy in budapest. Blu
wha, It's quality was the New York
managers had no means OF Andiuc ont
since Hungarian VAS not a Language in.
4 Guided in the repertoire OF any OF tho
stenographers.
There happened to he In one OF the
musical comedy companies OF this man.
agement, however, an actress who had
once been a famous beauty in Vienna
, ana In the towns south on the Balkan
: peninsula. She was by birth a Hun,
garian. She was quite willing. as sh,
had learned English perfectly during mel
stay mere, TO translate the play for IN.
I, $2b which the manager offered.
She turned in tho translation. kept her
. part in the musical play until it's rur
= was finished, and then set out 70 Sc,
, some Of the plays produced while sh,
- was employed. One Wednesday mat.ne,
= found her nj the performance of a com
edy attributed to about the best know
y writer OF that time.
u why. it's my play she told ever,
= person she met between THIRTEEN stree
and Forty-second, on the way home
. IT'S the one | translated. It's change
; n little. hut it's mine all right. And I,
= think | got only s25 for IL ="
II - only fair to the author 20 sa
that he announced the play as an adap
tation,
The statistics Of the Globe Thestr
y in regard to tho "Chin-Chin" recor,
: show a remarkable story OF uninterupte,
success. For forty-one weeks every sea
has been sold for every performance
1t is precisely the same now tina, I
was on the first night. there having bee,
no changes in the cast, chorus. orchestr.
or stage stan. Nor has a member of IN,
company one" missed "A performance. Tn
play begins at the same time II did IN,
first night, and there has never been
= minutes difference In the running time
Eighty stage hands are behind tn
= scenes and ten women help the ward
robe mistress. There are In the theatr
Z altogether $40 employees.
" The average Attendance has been l2
r 000 n week and more than 81 .OOO. 600 ia
been paid for tickets at the box Office
n only newspapers have been used 70
a Advertising, as there have been no bill
boards. During the season chorus girl
II have made eight costume changes n