The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17


to the talents of Margaret lluGgton:
The highest and rarc,t gift an actor
can possess Is that power OF sure and in
slant self-eNCitcment which enables him
suddenly To reach the great emotional
scenes Of drama by daring sportane-
Gus instinct. and to unite the whole audi
ence with him in his frenzy Of abau-
donment.
1T is told OF our English MIcready
that before going on tho stage to at
any great passionate scene he had To
work himself into a fury a; the wiags
like the lion who could not roar until
he had thoroughly dashed himself with
his tail Blu Edward aKean's perform
ances in Othello and Richard were said
To be like roadirG Shakespeare by con-
iinu"u, flashes "f lightning, accom-
panied by rolls Of thunder
In asking YOU to accept the dedlca-
ton ~ The Lie I ahdiCa,e my author
ship for the moment and become one "
the audience whom YOU move every night
to such tumultuouS response to your
splendidy sustained outbursts Of emo
ton. And in printing the play | give
those who witness your acting the chance
or reading my words and comparing
them with your imprisoned utteraucr.
They Will then be able to judge how
deeply indebted I am to YOU for your
rendering of EHHor ShaIc.
I'm speaking Of your performance
am justified in calling up memories OF
the great acting Of the past. \ New
York paper, after seeing you in The
Lie has called you the American Sarah
al | OF
these troubious times have gone bv and
France again resumes her sway i'm the
drama, let me suggest that the rising
emotional French actress he called the
French Margaret Illington'"
Knowing loan Sawyer, fondues> for
Omar friend gave her as "a Christmas
present a large paper copy of tho Ru.
haiyat Illustrated in color. Printed in
the sam" type as the poem was re-.
Vlsed version Of the popular twelfth
PuatraIn. hound in as though ii was an
actual part Of the book and inscribed:
TO JOAN SAWYER.
NO Book Of Verses underneath the Rough
NO jug or Wine, No Loaf OF bread
just thou
before the dancing in the Wilderness-
The idea that the giver intended m
convey was that the Persian poet. bav-
ing returned to earth for one brief hour
saw Miss Sawyer dancing in her Persian
Garden and that he Immediately took
on, his stylus and rewrote the twelfth
quatrain.
This important truth is furnished On
the authority Of Miss Sawyer Boswell
Al the request Of number Of NAV
g'ers Of tnis city Emmanuel Reicher
famous European actor and stage d.
rector has completed arrangements for
- = foundation Of what Is to be known
- THE Modern Stage"
l'He purpose Of the new organization
VIII be TO produce great and unusual
plays which are either unknown or little
known here. They will he chosen from
the dramatic repertoires of all nations
and staged without prctentiousness but
with due regard for artistic fitness The
plays viii all ne modern and Of psy-
geological and human interest. In the
Sain they will be Of the same character
:s those which caused discussion AZ the
,heatre I.ibre Of Paris, the Fret Buehne
- Berlin and the Art Theatre Of Mos
cow.
me performance Of each work Is
rromiSed. Admission win he for sub
scribers only, Five performances in
al are announced for the current sea
son Mr. Reicher is negotiating, for
leading New York theatre He has al
ready been assured the cooperation OF
prominent artists among them Mary
Shaw and Hedwig Reichcr.
The plays which win he put into re-
hearsal for current production include
"flgar' by Gerhart Hauptmann, best
known to American .paygoors for his
Tho Sunken Bell" and his "Hannele"
t-ncr works of importance are under
co1Sid ration notably new and unpub-
/. she'd plays by American writer's
Mr. Rrirhnr wishes to emphasize par
u,u'd~ly thE his desire 10 stimulate
rac American playwright and to pro-
oure moueru American plays j. one of
the chief motives Of hS enterprise, He
wishes Ia AFFORD an Opportunity to those
whose plays might not be produced at