The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-07
SUCCESS OF GREEK
PLAYS AMAZES ALL
Granville Barker Got After
"HiohbrOwS" ut Just the
Right Time.
OTHER GOSSIP or STAGE

iuily saN1NR tnat nOnOuN ever WOuId
have known il and are wondering why
they never had the originality Of think
ing that the psychological minute had
come 10 make an appeal to the high
brow That period arrives at certain
periods. 1t is usually by one OF the I'M
professional ways of conducting a thea
tire. however. that such killings are
! made
IT was the great success of Granville
Bankers production Of the Greek plays
1T the stadium that caused ta!s latest
discontinue OF the regular managers,
At the four performances Following the
dedication of the Lewisohn Stadium the
audiences represented from $4,000 to
S4,5O0. When it is taken into consider
alton that the schools and colleges
bought in some cases az many as eigh-
teen hundred seats. IL can well be under
stood how many persons attended the
performances. An this success came In
spite of the fact that the size OF the
audiences was much affected by the
weather. For the extra representation
Of The Trojan Women. added tor FRI
til.. tltIt was tn bNNdll'f -b' va 'l'N
$1,000 the day before the matinee. The
weather turned out favorable, however.
aud the audience bought all the seats
in the stadium that afternoon.
There viii have been at the end Of
next week thirteen performances IN all.
only the Piping Rock benefit VAS post
poned on account Of the weather There
will be two more representations IN
Philadelphia for the University OF Penn
s>Nvania and two at the Palmer Memo
rial stadium Ia Princeton. Then Mr..
and Mrs. Barker will return to England.
Such a successful excursion into the
tastes of the highbrow has not occurred
since Brander Matthews gave four lee
lures on the history of the drama al
the New Theatre with scenes from vari-
Gus plays to illustrate IT, Those four
audiences were the largest that the New
Theatre ever held during It's existence.
Joseph Brooks has his own ideas as
to the way In which novelty should be
added to an all star cast. He is going
to put one OF them into effect when
'Trilby" goes on its travels. Tn actor
most Identified with Paul Potter's play
Is Wilton Lackaye. who played rengdh
since the night the piece was tirst per
formed. There have been various Tr'-
buS. such as Virginia Harmed. Edith
crane and blanche Walsh. But there
. ll'F ' ~ ms 'F'
VINO played Srcngdl one night. only
Wilton Lackaye in the part in this
1 country.
Abroad Beerbohm Tree has repeatedly
acted the role in REVEALS and he has
made II one OF the most popular OF MS
performances. But he is not 10 be
brought to New York for the part next
autumn. although it Is i noted English
actor that Mr.. Brooks has selected as
the associate of Miss Neilson-Terry.
Lynn Harding will be the hypnotist of
the all star cast when II goes on its
travels next year. He has never acted
/. the role here before. but Mr.. Brooks
=, thinks he will be a powerful representa-
tive of the Hungarian. He made his
! greatest success here as BH sykes in
|, "Uliver Twist" although David Belasco
y engaged him for Years OF Discretion
and he played with Grace George in
Just to Get Married" w. A. Brady
I brought him to this country. in fact, TO
play Benedict TO the Beatrice OF Miss
, George.
l Just as Geraldine Farrar is starting
5 west with a retinue and whispering
4 about ~ a minute" the press repre-
!. sentative OF Anna Pavlowa rises to re-
mark hat such a sum would never
1 have drawn the Russian dancer 10 pose
r before the camera. II took more than
lllft lltlltN a. NV w. III iiS ui'i'N'
: toned authority. TO persuade the singer
I to consent TO pose with all her company
T not only In her ADVERTISEMENTS but in
THE Dumb Girl of Portici." This Is
one version OF Auber's opera which has
g not been sung here in years. although
, Oscar Hammerste!n thought OF perform
1. ing it at the Manhattan Opera House
! with Mile. Dazzle in the role of the dumb
u girl. which Nine, Pavlowa will act when
o.. 90 ,aAV ,.ArGfnh NJ tho old nnaVQ IA
. made by Lois Weber, Nine. Pavlowa's
associates will also dance with her and
. assume the other roles in the play.
v one OF the all star casts which might
have Continued busy In Boston, Phila-
p delphia and the other towns ended its
activities on Saturday night. one OF
the principal actors in the company
discovered after the sudden death of
Charles Frohman that he had made a
Contract with that manager by which
, he was entitled when the company
] started on the road TO almost double
' the salary he had been receiving in this
s city
u Since this particular actor had found
1t difficult for some time to get engage
: ments anywhere In the East and had
!, been devoting his artistic efforts to the
- moving pictures it was not quite plain
why his compensation should he so much
increased because he was compelled 10
suffer the hardship OF travelling 10
Boston or Phila dslphia.
II was the result Of this line Of
thought which led Az Hayman 10 decide
that il would probably be just as wise
under the circumstances to cal off the
+, tour of the company and let the actors
-, enter On a long vacation,
One of the actors to he managed by
T the asso 'iates of the late Charles Froh-
man is Otis skinner and he il one that
Z is likely to cause less trouble to his
~lmpresdTios than any OF the others,
v for Mr.. Skinner Is already provided
with a play, II was the task of finding
plays for his actors that gave Mr.. Froh-
e man more trouble than any of the other
4 responsibilities he had as a manager.
D Nj. skinner is fortunately provided
with a drama by Henry Arthur Jones,
= II is based on the precautionary of shake
| spcare. Mr.. Skinner plays the part OF