The sun., 1915-11-04
RRAIN FLASH USED
As PLAYS CLIMAX
,,smatic second Act in Henry
". Savagc's "BchOld
Thy Wife,"
,OsSIr or THE STAGE

.Behod Thy Wife, which Henry W.
.,,vc has Just produced in Washing
has a remarkable second act which
r,allv claim the advantage Of nov
:. The characters In william II.
,..r,s.s new drama are a more or less
.,,isfed husband and wife. They
almost reached the breaking point.
.,.ey through the tendency of the wife
nas the husband. who IL growing ~
l. ,o,ry Of IL that he has already begun
a and pleasure in the society or an
sber woman. And the wife has gone
lar as TO engage "a lawyer who will
i a. 10 a divorce. This Is the situation
,nen the first act ends.
nut he three start out on an auto
.oh,lc ride. There is AN accident and
t.y are seen crossing the River Styx
sch a ghostlike Charon. As disem-
.,died souls they are placed before "a
rhunal which hears every incident of
sir lives The woman liz pronounced
n for heaven. but the men, escaping
I,mnation yet not achieving the para
rse offered to the wife, are told they
an be sent back to earth. The wife.
e,lizing in how many ways she has
cen unjust to her husband. finds that
he would rather be OH earth with him
nd take her chances for heaven later
ian 10 part from him now that their
oye has been restored. Then the clouds
ade and the party is seen by the wreck
Z the automobile.
What the audience has witnessed has
cen dramatization of the theory that
minutes OF imminent danger The
vents Of life pass through the
o,nds Of the sufferers. Joseph Urban
as designed what Is described "A re-
rarkable impression OF boundless space.
chile Walter Rothwell has written a
ymphonic accompaniment to the second
.ct OF course there is only happiness
1 the end.
snguarly enough there will he two
lnerent versions OF the old legend OF
The Flying Dutchman' on view this
sason. Paul NJ. Potter. as ;he Charles
'rohman Company announced last sum-
rsr, has prepared a romantic comedy
~ the subject, and this will he acted by
well known American actor. who IL to
inish his tour In his present play in De-
,rber in order that the new work
nay be given early in January.
BY a singular coincidence David Be
as } has selected vdnderdccken as the
Mr. Belasco has written the play. The
ste G. l.. Flockton was the last Van
lerdecken to be seen in New York. He
,sed the Wills version written for Henry
'rving
"Hohei' tanzt Walzcr." which is TO he
cen at the Irving Place Theatre on FRI
lay night. is the work OF Leo Ascher, a
ew composer. who ~ said to nave
rowded into his score more waltzes
han any other writer OF music since Leo
all produced THE Waltz Dream y
Andrcas Dippel. who owns the American
ghts TO the work. will give II in Eng
ish after Christmas
II Is good news from the Shubert
flee that "A Pair of silk Stockings has
zen everywhere received on tour by
,rge audiences. Its two weeks III Bos-
on wer. almost record breaking. while
. Prov idenCe its success has been as
-rsat Cyrii Harcourt has not been in
Tie company this year and he d!d not
therefore, retire to act in his play "A
lace in the sun" Mr., Harcourt ~ in
.ae company at the Toy Theatre.
Harold Brighouse. who wrote HOB
sons Choice which was such success
A, the Princess Theatre on Tuesday
sfts.Oo u a dramatic critic. lie
writes tor the Manchester Guardian.
lie even gives the newspaper hand
some notice, as she publishers would call
p. in the third act of the play. II il not
p. all unusual for "A critic to give his play
fae boost In his newspaper. but II is
-, OF the ordinary TO find dramatist
living his newspaper sendon IN the
generous manner that Mr. Brighouse re-
fers TO the Guardian.
Mar;he Chenal. one of tho nlost inn
pertant singers, is to reach this country
p, last, She WAS frequently referred &
IS a possibility at the metropolitan
npe.a House, Oscar Hammerstein did
-ngaSc her for the season at the Lex
ggtQu Avenue Opera House whicl
'ever took place. Now she is TO come
20 sing AT the gala performance II b.
gwen AZ the Metropolitan Opera House
on Monday for the French artists.
Nile. Chenal. who is noted AZ q
1eau'y AS we'll as singer, was one OF
ne first OF the French artists to sing fol
narty, She travelled from .Hty "a
ity singing LA MarSeilaise" in cos
iume. Il Is probable that she Will re-
ra,. .n this country for some time
'''. s'llal lbIloNeu MARY ''arueh a
ne Opera COmique and WAS famous II
several of the American singers roles.
LrIre - Taylor has always said witt
md g The work of her husband. j
Hartley Manners, that she was not IL
y 'h' .r1~t iudisp, nsable to the success o
fc- o Ny Heart" since the play ha!
N" y~ been equally prosper Gus whoever
'e actress of the name part happened L
oe Now the experiment is to be TESTED
Do l".loH when Miss Taylor returns t
IS m,ry
- ar"- Dillingham; is going 10 sur
POUND .i'py Dcslys with the best artists
He 'f. hnd In her field, and this Is de
.iU'i 'y" IN the face of Harry Fox
'Hgalrw,Y'. Now Florence Tempes
and Marion Sunshine have been adde,