The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-02-06
His Aim Is to Stimulate the
Imagination, and He Smiles
at His Reputation as a Magi-
clan and Hypnotist.
Bv Charles Ddvnfon.

p" re'tlnHsf hs an oiu ohcs
The stage In snckcioth1 It's
Iust a naoor % 'h.e..'. ~ 80
hghtsf we've done w'thoW tnem DC
fore. Now. I'm not saying this 20 let
Won know nil I know about the thea.
", 50, -. 4, n. IN. ~o.o.i
ue .ou ""' N'
truth from no less an nutnorty than
David Belasco. who has put MARIE
Odile" into nackcloth and put cut the
soo,,,rh,. % NJ. theatre Az an "A.
ysr,i.ins enp.r. h. Nigh, have been
expected 10 mako the most Of his
a,cs, produo,,on. but instead no In.
..', $500. -. IT,, . on..
ou'seo 'n ho'ni"h 'n".o '~"
inch smile and remarked;
There's nothing extraordinary II
INV u.s Of .aokcloth for the proscsn.
49,. 80 - 49,. CO. ,o- ~ ho.ss.
Jun e'on anu 'ne "ss 'o~ " 1870 80
not 10 mention my doing Away wv
tho Ioots Inc amos.nx rae, - 'a ~
same way. only on much larger
scale. at the Grand Opera House In
Ban Francisco thirty. three YEAR,
ago when ! produced The isssion
P1ay. changed tho auditorium 70
look IKE catnediAi. and even c"r.
ried out this effcct IN the LOUDLY 40
enable mo TO 90 TINS. Lucky naid,
win placed 100000 70 my eredN
used tIo'oVo. ooh Cut .e
sn,ng that .m Ss o. the S,. ,ssss Sa
nied eignteen poxcs WIN sctoIS, VINO
had nothing to do but ada TO the re.
slity OF the scenes on tho stage, and
orousht others dcwn tho sAss irom
the paok OF inc mousse. 3d. you Soc
YIN NOT dolng anytmnf new IN my
presem producuon' in most
simple way J have merely tried 70
cnsA.e proper atmospnore .or
Mane-oane. Ana s,or AL tns
s'mp'e way me Dcet $780,, -.
-h,,s ran ram nv. nv ,h hnaers. yn'ous" h'
| ~ you to"emusr .ne, we"u "'vs
OF SCUM IN Inc DarnnS OF ne
Soas wen; ! ala inst ~ = Cost =.
S @ nsuy VII y
nIsht JUG. nnht' Sns saic ~ nsuntce
ner' ICY (" wes tne slmpiees tmny IN
ne Wora. ~ tne oarH w. orop
w.n mountn Cpouuns nA-
us, nsr nsrs o, nsn I'M orop ~
m.so 70 inc aeIonS ot 1r. ano %.
.vw -" w wSIe toy. or NY Snps %
XIV, XIV. :: .m Inc I,S ill.,, ~ zone w. ,x snss
~ suen way tnat eaon sirI rsnsctso
.rom h!,een 70 tnlrv snaaow:.
result the audience saw hundrsos OF
svuIs peink swept uown tnAt rveI.
nsress never nss more IMAM "t'so"
s'.rr TOT tne scene. . =.
10 you cohsuet Ihe DArnnk OF
the uods your greatest scenic ac'sve'
"sn,I Asksd. Ar
vas tne enswcr my
opncn INA. scene " MhoAmc nut.
erny wMcn ca!ea tho pasNhs OF
"'."t 'ne pes, .nins I've aone' 10,
inc poor htue Japanose ~
unk wI.n nsr cnnd TOT We tstncr
70 coms .rm ,ne Ansriesn snlp vas
.onPcu,.a 70 no,u tne s'ase TOT TOUT.
49,. 4. w,nout wou' 10 uo
.n ~ necNs 70 nsVc scene
Ss ueauV no soxre' o.
,s r so po'u.es hes :.
mxns Inere you nave u IN woru
M nov ! vsm NY psIs oI sns s.osy
SA sms' soeomps Mvu W
IN orcnssta. ~ accompany my &C.
tors WIN nshs: ! nave oeen called
mas'c,an ana y hyphotist; NON
sense! WIN me " simple mat
yer OF HEnu. Sot my nrst iaca o.
msnun1 from .he woneerful snes Of
sou.nern .antorhIh. Tnere, on the
prigntest uAys among the His
would SIT snd watoh me wonderfu
shaaows Atter Tune J pesan tryna
eprouucs .no,e nsnu An1 smao'
ows. ! Iovea " all, ana ! couldnt ~
wronk. Tor = WAS foiiowing IN aod'e
tootstcps' uoW can you DE Imno u