New-York tribune., 1915-03-14
PLAYS @ PLAYERS
How to See Plays"-About "The Blue
Bird"-At the Bandbox.
By HECTOR TURNBUIL.


~ bears the somewhat startling Play" Upon
casual the book will strike the specialist in plays
the playwright or poor obliged plays for
his mided effort Why these few will
necessary helpful supply the thrice blessed ayma with set OF
facts that can only of the play whole
and effort down the fabric Of the drama
az the players his eyes? Is the illusion the machinery
of the drama the important the
be allowed to Judge his experience of life his intellectual
eceptes specialized knowledge of the weangs and pains
involved in achieving a striking cimax7 Why
first thought ow Read Boks or "Iow to Listen to
Lectures?
These questions the minds of the profess
aygoer however reading Mr. BurtOns
His theatregoe interested in the
movement the drama in this country and will prove
guide least OF broadening ones powers OF appe
tcatiOn
If had not been for Geogete wife of Maurice
Maeternc which will Re presented Monday at the
Manhattan Oper House would probably gathering
the hooks Abbey of the Benectnes
at Saint Wande outlining Maeternck believed it
m fantastic for the plav form but Nine Maeernck
and accomplished stage directress Immediately dramatic posi-
bie Maetencks first idea of making merely story
into the design which he has successfully
was finished threw his hands and exclaimed Why those
presented They dream and have let
fancy impossible" But Nine Maeternck answered. Nothing is
impossible the stage"
r. The play was published already passed into
] ~ tho oronn of directors who control the little Theatre
AistQue Moscow persuaded experiment with the
piece The poets with designs for and
[ that che had made Those Of the directors who had been
bit t previously how the
play that they resolved ahead regardless Of
compromising extent by eliminating three or tour
scenes.
The history play Is well known The production
which upon doubtful the Theatre Artqu
two provincial companies organized with much simple
with it throughout Russia
producers the larger foreign capitals believed
it be Of those freak plays when OCCASIONALLY appear one
and not to another Maenc however had faith
in play determined that should be tried ont in
of other capitals Whatever Maeternc himself lacks IN executive
skill Maeterc supplies and before Herbert Trench who had
produced aeenck previous plays really aware what
he was doing brought him Moscow wit
ness the production she revealed him her larger plan Of
production elaborate until 1t combined pantome
drama and spectacular effects.
81 am sure" this London producer chat
the play express the Of eatregoers and noer
that is why am striving for production that VIII 90 justice
to Maeterlinck's work"
Mme Maeeinc gave up plans herself for
sketchg the production which Herbert
agreed weeks Nine Maeternck
by electrical that she might thoroughly understand the
principles of lighting She made study too OF the
effects that British and ngeniousy
She proved ndeagae worker and Mr. Trench
declared that the successful London production would have been mpo
bic without Blue Bird brought the
the New Theatre New York City, again her
esourcefuness essential to its success Not only were M
Ma plans and sketches used here but she was in constant
repondence with Winthrop Am suggesting and coung many I'M
provements in the play
Ive Of Ones Neighbour by 1eond Andreyev
be by the Washington Square Players on their
Theatre The date for the first performance
Of the bill Friday evening" March 26 The original plan was to
give earlier the demand for seats for the first
the bill week. with
fOrmances Thursday Friday Saturday matinee and evening ch 10
20 The Washington Square Players who opened at the bandoo on
Friday Saturday nights of each week. and
soldout house.
of wou purchasers of tickets In addition
TO the Andreyev play will be other the second
his
correspondent has play Moon Down. the bill
Philip the producing staff of the Washington Square Play
a and Blind.
"Nv Iadvs Honor Pmbon modern comedy The
fifth number pantomm black and white written by Holland ud
" SON a member of Washington Square Players.
The fact that the D. "The Birth Nation"
credited remarkably successful engagement at the Liberty Theatre
Iarc twice daily to Of admission will hardly be
ore niece Of news theatrical Broadway After
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noe unift to sensation nothing short of
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