The Washington times., 1915-01-17
Mars May Be Rough, But
He Has Some Virtues
By GARDNER MACK.

The real truth Is that he was born in
| the city of New York, grew Up in that
city, went to school there, and finished
his education at no less an American
institution than Harvard College. Tho
drama had been big thing to him all
his life-from the time he was small
boy. And he determined to deyotc MS
| mature years to 1t il it would have
him. We say drama when we speak o.
! knchlauch, because his work is not
limited to just the theater or the actor
or the audicncC-but Is the combination
idea " OF % i lifc' Ltft to this play
wright means the life of human be-
ipgs anywhere they may be found. in
the course Of his writings for the stage
he has treated Of life In wido variety
to emphasize that It was life-that It
vas vital And by lifting what ~ be-
| lievcs arc living people from real lifc
to the focus Of the footlights, he has
always brought out exceptionally strons
quires greater strength to with
stand the concentrated attsrtion OF n
number Of minds such as an andiehce
| presents than II does 10 withstand the
upon them on the stage, And it Is in
this point particularly that he differs
from so many playwrights who de,
yeiopc their characters with the idea OF
| JErpOfiDU them AGAINST tHc tlhTS VI
artificial lights rather than the lights
/ of their audiences intelligence.
| After finishing hts course al Harvard
| X noblauch decided to learn the prac-
tical side of the stage and he became
! an actor. He studied carefully the
succeeded SO wei, that in 1893 he toured
the country in THE Dovecot.' He had
already started writing PLAYS. however
IN first effort being The Club naey,
Lawrence Stcrher Later. he adapted g
play from the French which he calico
"The Partikler Pet
After the production Of The Shula.
tion to Knoblauch. his name was al
most forgotten when "Kismet" was
produced The moment this exquisite
combination Of stage picture and char
acter structure came TO light, Il dcmant
for more of the same authors worl
Vent out from tho managerial offices
and then it was remembered that kno
bIauch had also been RESPONSIBLE fo
Sister Beatrice translation of Mae
terlincks play. and The Faun,' IN
liam ian Favcrsham. Following these CAM
"Milestoncs." which was written in col
Ilaboration with Arnold Bennett and THU
year My Ladys Dress" recently scei
in this city.
Knoblauch made his home in L.ondo'
as the point from which he could mos
easily reach all the sections Of tn
world about which he felt the call +
writr. II will be noted that the loeal'
| Of his PLAYS has been widely different
as have the characters treated; u
My Iady's Drcss' some tdcn OF tn
rayvright's desire to create + host o
different characters can be understoOt
, when It is stated that he visited ever!
section of the world that is treated II
: that play.
II is because Of his residence abroa'
, that Marie -Odile," tho newest play, !
, the Syst play that Knoblauch has writ
ten which has been prepared for Its frs
4 production in America. II is becaus
!, Tho closing rp of the thcatcrs In Lon
, don made it desirable TO produc" Marie
Olil"" here that we learned Kroblaucl
| | il an american.
And war. pleas" YOU, this war 'ha
I everybody aud anybody with nothin
/, else to do has declared General Sher
\ / man properly defined ie what ~e HAY
tp thank Tor both thess thinSs!