The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-20

Cnfp.in did before he won his
rr,lt anne in the picture
-,.,s c..rclally as to his share In "A
- In an English Music Hail." that
~ following authoritative announce
nj is really interesting:
,.ro~. has been so much talk since
,trs REEVES and Charley Chaplin and
pp".o H.tsa!e have become motion
Ia,5rc comedians about the old Eng
pNs comedy 81 Night in ar English
49, rs. nan" and 50 much dispute as
,ro MAYED the original role OF the
S,ok that motion picture FAM VIII
=. clad 10 have it settled once and
for az. u.s.. 49,
.,'S came to the United states from
r.r..rl with the Karnos Comedians.
-gors 90 settle the dispute.
ae-'s Reeves created the role OF
r,st.s1 drunk" says Aubrey.
Wv. ". gu.e Richie was the first man
NAV Il IN this country. or the
-. English Comedians, after Bill
=. pt.-h'e came Harry Royston. In
,.,s nm, Reeves came. and I came
49,, him. lie played the drunk in
Ma ,,untry. and l played. first the
49,. Of the Terrible Turk. then Joe
a. i,on the wrestler. Burt Weston
,',ov,a Reeves and me from England
..s ,ren Charley Chaplin came. All
., Nom r'aycd the part Of the drunk
az some time
nrth disputed role in England In n
,roy.re.al company for two nights,
,,rA that in all the companies they
cr,,rcd the characters around fire.
cucnt'v TO give the comedians tries
Al various parts.
7. v-as well known that other ac-
.,-s than Charles Chaplin had played
,rts mart. but few suspected 1t n
bean entrusted to so many actors.
Laurence Grossmith. who Is a
srrful comedian. does not believe
,I,, his performance In Nobody
uoner reveals that he possesses a
~,,-l.ol,v English sense of humor, or.
,,5eed that such a thing exists. The
comedian ri the. Maxine Elliott The
o.ro believes that humor here and in
England Is The same.
NJ. Grossmlth said: "All humor
sopends upon the seriousness with
witch the person trying to be
humorous acts the fool. Yes,
Ma, may sourd Ike a paradox. but
/. &c nevertheless vitality true. To
No funny or humorous II is essential
:, lose oneself absolutely in ones
part. retaining just sufficient intro
spect!yc qualities to feel the sincerity
Of ones acting. The point l am trying
:, make is that II an actor plays MS
ta-t with honesty Of intention he Will
p, over the footlights whether he Is
Frenchman. an Englishman, a Ger
man or an American. and whether he
be appearing in tragedy, comedy. a
musical or dramatic play. A humorist
nus, never let his clovnishness get
the better Of his suhtlety. He mus
show 4 certain broad sense OF fun
without; vulEarity; an alcr;ness the
English call pace without impudence;
q f1~r,ofulnoss without aggresslveness
and although not OF course indispen.
ase. a certain amount of whimsicality
e always helpful"
Tia o'i Victoria Theatre is prac-
.ll,'y a hing of the past. as nothing
.. The bare walls will remain in the
my BALTIC Theatre which :. l.. Roth
lfssl will direct there. The new man
Llur sad:
Walt until we have got order out
= re present chaos ard ! will show
r0r p place " amusement trat New
York may we'll be proud OF. l am
Sad On say that ! have not been ham
ne-rl iy any lack Of funds on the part
Smy associates. Crawford Livingston
ari Felix Kahn. ard more than thai
hey have C~ooperated with me II
every way and hacked up my efforts
70 make the Rlalto Theatre a won
der.
From plans already practically an
proved u may he stated hat m
exterior ~ the theatre will he nm alb
'olu;c novelty in the line of architec
,I-e and VII constitute one OF IN
most outstanding pictures OF beaut,
that this city has eve seen. The or
ran 70 be Installed and over which Or
Alfred G. Rohyn. the we'll known com
poser, VIII preside. Is said by DR.
R1Nyn h'msa'r 20 Re the largest o
he orchestral tyne ever constructed
The music. a. always in lfr, Rothap
tels enterprises, Will he a dominan
feature Of the Entertainment, for Their,
will he as well an orchestra OF thirty
frs men under the direction Of . wa
cown conductor"