The sun., 1915-02-22
ARTISTS DESIGNS
FOR STAGE SHOWN
The Collection Contains Draw
ings Made for Granville
Barker's Plays.
EXHIBITS AT GALLERIES


memory OF man have been associated
with several notable and memorable
stage productions. but tho reliance OF
Granville Barker the English theatrical
producer, upon artists of modern ten
dencies is likely TO cause local producers
TO look into the possibilities OF what
s roughly called "futurstic" art.
Those that wish to keep up to date
and even get trine in advance of tn"
date may see the original designs that
Mr. Barkers artists made for his AN
drucles and the Lion Midsummer
Nights Dream" and his promised Win
ters Tale in an exhibition that has
been arranged IN the Print Gallery. 7o7
Fifth avenue. for the benefit of the Arts
Fund OF England.
Mr. Wilknson's drawings for the
Midsummer Nights Dream" seem paliid
and thin. faint echoes OF the worst man
ner Of Bakst Albert Rothenstein rather
carries of the honors OF the show. IIs
drawings for the Winters Tale" have
a great deal more To- them than tn"
mere suggestion for the designer He
mas carefully drawn his characters and
while being as up to date as the most
modern of stage managers could wish
has also preserved distinct Shake
spo1rian flavor.
The exhibition is a decidedly interest
ing one and ought 10 be sure OF its pub
lic. II has IN fact two publics to appeal
70. those who follow the events OF the
modern theatre and those who are rest-
ively tugging at the chains OF modern
art.
T. Andre Smith made so good an
impression with his exhibition OF etch-
ings in the Hahlp Galleries last year
that all lovers of etchings would rejoice
II great advance IN quality could h.
siCna.icd in his exhibition this year In
7 N, same galleries This is hardly to
10 guH ,,f h.. Mt. "a tF,sty. h.,F.s sv
\ year is short time and rot every
year marks an advance In style for an
artist
If hts ctchings are about the same. h,s
drawings IN he other hand. have
much improved. They are simpler.
freer. bigger IN every way than those
he showed US a year ago. He has added
"A touch OF color to many of them In the
most def and discreet fashion. Among
tho subjects that have been most effe'-
tive under his crayon are these: street
IN Cacn," "Canal Houses" "Amiens."
"CotttEA at Ahheyillc." "Ludgate Hill."
with 50. paul's showing family. "Church
~ st Clement Danes London" and
saint Ma, lou" Among the attractive
ctrhiugs ia Iieutenarce. Houfeur"
and san Ceramic. Riva Molo," in par.
ucular should be seen.
SIX artists. all women. combine in an
G.'i,-.,. Iu,v = u,sa, 4. ,So ,,,s,
ir,,r.s,. .0uts,t, ~ ,be gror, .,'I sroyys
, ttr.c s,u uces II, vivid ro'or Nah.i
II Smith Arre Grcc,r,. pi,i,r "a,
] l.vndc ,irecul,af and JuIi, pew.y send
hsure pieces and portraits ono 1f Mr.
DcWcy's portraits is OF Miss ticncvieye
Champ clark. Isabel q Routill,o- and
y Margaret w Bush are landscaptsts ard
Mrs Grorre lie Rou'illier con,r,bu,es
solil,y painted stfl rfes
Harriet Barnes Thayer has Travelled
in China and Japan and he, water
coors record her IMPRESSIONS OF the
orient. she saw the unusual "proces-
sion - Avert Plague" In Pok.r. whicr
= 30 * tu be hoped. was s'ir.e--fill She
% Inspected 'h" great Yanc'sc River at
e many ''te"ss'.rg points. and she drew
t. 'ltn.r.- o. t.e Wrestl. RS" re-
/ n'fi"d from river bank into the
, waters, AT kioto, Japan. Al these
v water oo.ors and ol paintings viii be
= on We" until February -
Ih The rroun OF paintings hy de
: ''s"i Amer cans now ~ Macr"th's
is particularly furcetul and lively
/, painting % t'osto" BY W.uslow
in which ne great arts. took much
4 .'e P"',N"E IN ms
, u,''"e Mr Ma'h'tN was
.'.~ tli. '.'ti'.' thN a. lte signature,