The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
~NOTES--THEATRE GOSSIP

- ICHAllD ORDYNsK1. theatrical
- producer of Berlin and Mos
COW. who has collaborated
S-th Gertrude Hoffman, in her
,roductiou Of "Sumurun" at the
p,rurr Theatre, a y that his mission
,s In bring public and players into
more intimate relationship. to make
,bs audience q part of the acting by
s,imulatiu. the imagination of audi
,nr, ana creating an Illusion OF reality.
not euou,n to merely buy a
,clst and defy actors to entertain
,ou. ,ul must give free rein to fancy
ami Weld yourself up to dreams. In
conversation behind the scenes at the
M. . after the opening performance
of "Sumurun" Prof. Ordynski said:
"pantamime is the most difficult OF
al stage art. The training for the
unrk is long and difficult. First II is
necessary FOR the artist to be a good,
,boroughly experienced actor in spoken
drama. An our artists in Europe have
tlayed for years in spoken drama be-
fore they went into pantomime. Miss
ltoffmann is an excellent actress and
has had much experience in the drama
NJ speech. The difficulty of panto-
mime is enormous for the artist has
not only to express all hat must be
.xpressed in spoken drama, hut more,
with less means. In pantomime you
must. AS we say in German. bring out
The real inside one cannot he con-
sdered a successful artist unless
noes this and makes the audience feel
ard understand il all keenly.
1--WE want the public not only to
work, hut to act the part for us. We
regard the public something in the
light Of a subject that comes to be
~bypno,!zed. A hypnotist demands that
the subject yield with a free will to
The influence that the hypnotist exerts.
Miss Hoffman, and myself try to APP
neal To the imagination of the Palace
audiences so strongly. II possible, that
they will forget they are in a play
house and for the time being imagine
they are spectators OF some happen
inrs in real life. The fiowery way
is used TO heighten the effect of real
ism. To assist the imagination of our
audiences and at the close, when the
CHARACTERS htpdlN oNti NV 'o"Nss
Way. they are supposed to go back
into Life, while those who do not
return are dead. 1t is more difficult
20 create an effective stage illusion
now than IL ever was before, and to
this end all our efforts are directed.
We use very little symbolism except
IN the harem scene, where too much
realism might be objected to-"
The Booth Theatre will begin its
regular fall and winter season on Mon
day evening. September s. with a new
comedy in four acts, MY Lady's Gar
ter" which is a decentralization by Lee
Morrison of Jacques Futrelle's novel
Of the same name.
The presenting company, number
ing fifteen players, comprises Robert
Dempster, Wallace Worsley. Louis
Kimball, Albert Sackett. Paul Ever
ton. Cecil owen. Robert Rogers, Harry
Stafford. Leslie Hunt, Louis Thiel.
Harry Scarborough. Clyde Veaux,
Minna Gombel, Louise Macintosh and
Elsie Glynn.
Archie Bell, a dramatic critic OF
Cleveland, Ohio, Is the author OF a
new hook of travel, THE Spell OF the
Holyland,' just published by Page &
c.. of Boston. He relates his expert
cnce and impressions during a jour
rey along holy bypaths last year as
the travelling companion OF E. NJ.