New-York tribune., 1915-11-12
Actor Takes Brunt of Any
Adverse Criticism of
Angel in the House."
COSMO HAMILTON
AND THE CINEMAS
Discussion. of Fallen Drama and
Some Conjecture as to How
II Is Generally Ruined.
BY HEYWOOD BROUN.

"Here is a peculiar bone TO want to
pick" writes Arnold DAILY. "The press
were practically unanimous in praising
my humble efforts in The Angel in the
House and yet am not satisfied.
Here is the cud of my discomfort;
"Messrs. Phillpots and Hastings's
play received general condemnation.
Now, this was both right and wrong.
Right because, after all. the press and
the public on Monday night saw tho
play as the players presented 1t, but
wrong In surmiSing that the fault was
in the play Everything that could go
wrong did SO on Monday night lights.
stage hands with a thirst for debating
and other annoying noises. Further
more. ucuritis chose 20 pay me an ar
fcctionatc visit four days before the
opcninS. SO that it was touch and 10
whether I could open at all; in fact,
missed two dress rchcarsals. The re-
sult of all this was that We played the
piece very brdly indeed; at no re-
hcArsAl was tt, company so spatheue,
and as icr myself. | think ! did play
the arst act. bu, never touched the part
again durng the entire evening.
"Now, then, the point Is that II
play aster bclnS well done failed be-
cause ,he public did not want it, there
would DO 10 complaint would simply
say. Blame your conceiL my man. and
take your loss without crying, but II
play Is Ia danger - falling. due 90
conditions over which one has no con-
trc!. 10 is jas, .igt.e rough.
The seccnt nights audience ard
each succeet .Dg sud ence has enjoyed
The Aasc. .n ihc House immcusrly.
dare 90 Say thai row We are p.a}lns
the ecr vser. perhaps. % Is 500 late
7 wcrttr n 10 $50 4. any rate. ( w14li
Ike a. cpPcv-1r.ty % proving 90 you
rhat CHE rattr.al IS -A-re tor popular
s-ccess Worr you Be good snoush 90
cc-e aet see enc ac-. whichever one
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rrcvs q, sea that i.l lot give Phl!-
ce.s aei HAstng, a a.r chance on
Ac-tlF sht' 90 DOB sst yDl to re-
v.-7s -te pay aga. %. ros q, Z expect .-
yrs lesser "a raiI because I h1Eesr.y
ta-. CD ac-er. credit ,.r s1Fk gell done
vas, O., vas grsy badly done. indeed
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car oest .o satisfy h.m b. removing
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Pei --s Drama Le1r-s 90 America. in
E--- -s sss1-sl -.t audience fHat a1y
---5sr % Plays were spoiled By ne
-a-ags-. -hs prol.-sr or the actors.
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---s1 ~ p.ayFr. E1,F.
N- Ha~ -1- ard ssvsrai Other
s-eassrs a. tts sa-e meeting under
to1S o. --a. p AZ ea-rss. lovers % che
-ra-a b. vol Gag -TsI~ contempt Tor
-c-1- -.--rras. A.-1s. Invariably ,ks
ra- Tt0 says .ra- motion pictures are
70 Z-c1 i7 person Who ras never ssen
--eJ Drew. Nary P.rf'1rt, Douglas
Fa.-.2-<s or Geraldine Farrar n fe
rss ro- seen Playing Dead" Madame
b.--sr9T' 4Tre Lamb or Carmen
biz cc.ricr aoo1. pictures is worth
lsss ard need rot BE- srpr- gssf
To ceCy 'Is potert.aHf.es ~ plct-
1res. Or ne acrIeger FOR that
natter. r. % cecry part1rire. % be
litt.s se,tirZ ard % cDrfer00 meIo-
drars. Ary attempt % d.-ul lss casu-
aliT form % entertaInmfnt which has
twenty f,iiovers for every one ~ The
spDksr drama is intellectual pnobbory.
Those portions of plays IN which
character declare that l.fe in San
dusky, Ohio. Or Conway. e.. y. AZ much
more % pc desired than the whir Of
eTis'ence in the metropolis are ap-
plauded nowhere 20 much NJ In Eew
York. And get the people who step 20
The. ticket Windows IN the Grand Cen
tral or the Penn stations invariably
purchase round trip tickets.