The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-15
WAKEFIELD IN FIFTH
PLAY AS A STAR
Belasc0's Latest. evan der
Decken," Is a Version Of
"Flying Dutchman."
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP

David Belasco mas called the new
play he wrote for David warfeld. which
IL the NTH, by the way. that he has had
In his long career as a star. ivan Der
Decken. a legendary drama Of the sea-"
Mr.. Belasco has. Of course, used the story
Of THE Flying Dutchman.' The piece
Is in three acts. the first opening in an
inn In Holland a hundred years ago. Into
the tap room of the Three Gulls there
comes the landlady. played by Marie
Bates. to quiet the discussion among her
patrons as to the personality Of the mys-
FERROUS mariner who Is on board his ship
In the bay. While the discussion is 60
Ing on the mariner enters. Then he rec
ognizes In a young girl. who supplants
Sentd OF the operate version of the piece,
the girl who In a previous life two CEN
turtles before was his beloved wife.
She is the daughter Of a mariner. who
Is seeking to force her into a marriage
with an old captain. She has no recol-
lection OF her forne life with the
Dutchman. but she does fall deeply In
love with him. SO she promises to
visit him on his ship which is awaiting
the disappearance Of the fog in order
to sail away. Once in his cabin. the
Dutchman is able to avaken her memory
Of him. He tells her that 1t wal the
desire to get back to his wife and see
the new baby at home which led him
to chafe under the delay caused by the
winds and so curse the name Of the
Maker that he was condemned to sail
the seas until the love OF a pure woman
should redeem him. He consents that
the girl shall 20 back to the mainland
and as he sends her away still uncon-
scious he utters a prayer which brings
back the name Of God TO his lips.
There are two scenes in the third act.
The first shows the girl with her child
asleep in the cradle and her Kettle sing
ing OF the stove. happy in her home.
The second liz the ship which is no
longer to be the prison OF the Dutchman.
who had been redeemed by the love Of a
pure woman. Mr.. Belasco Is said to
have surpassed himself in the beauty
OF the scenery.
Edith Lyle that she is out
OF Jewish Folk at Play" which Samuel
Shipman and Clara L.ipman wrote. II Is
being rehearsed for production by II. II.
Frazee. Miss Lyle says she resigned be-
cause she could not Feel" the character.
Another actress who has just got out
Of a Jewish play Is Mathilde Cottrelly.
She is no longer playing Mrs. Potash In
Abe and MawruS.' as the play has
been rewritten to a degree which prac-
tically eliminated this role. which was
so important on the first night. Jennie
Moskowitcz. who has been an amusing
Mrs. Potash in the past, succeeded Nine.
Cottrelly.
Arthur Wing Pinero's latest play, The
Big Drum had only one hundred and
twenty performances In London. which IL
accounted a large number for war time.
although Potash and Perlmutter" has
had more than six hundred representa-
tons to its credit.
Laurette Taylor will next appear in
Happiness" which she expects to pro-
duce in Chicago about the middle OF
January. This play is by Hartley Man
ners and part of II was acted AT one OF
the matinees given by Miss Taylor.
Maude Adams will begin her engage
ment at the Empire Theatre on Tuesday.
| December 81. in Peter Pan" This will
he followed by a repertoire of plays by
Barrie. including The Little Minister"
Quality Street" and What Every
Woman knows
"Sybil,' the new musical comedy
written for Julia Sanderson. Donald
Brian and Joseph Cawthorn. will he seen
al the Liberty Theatre. The music is by
! Victor jacob and the book has been
written by the authors OF The Merry
Widow"
A meeting OF the Stage Children's
! Fund was held yesterday afternoon at
| the Hotel Aston TO arrange for the bene-
tit to be held at the Comedy Theatre,
Sunday evening. December rs.
Marie Tempest will appear at the
Palace Theatre during the week OF de-
cember 81. She will probably act in
Barrie's playlet, "Rosalind." which she
has been using on tour in connection
| with THE Duke Of killicrankie." W.
Graham Browne will appear with her.
Thomas A. Edison has accepted the
Craftsmanship of a committee which will
raise money toward n $1,000, 400 en-
owmen for the Actors Fund OF Amer