The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-04
BROADWAY, N. Y, TO LOSE
THOSE ENGLISH PLAYERS
Kenneth Douglas Who Thinks Well of U. S., and Many
Lovely Ladies of London Plan to Sail-Raymond
Htchcock's Snake Rings for Drinks.

Kenneth Douglas. who's been playing
sam ThornhH for months past In "a
Pair OF SILK Stockings" Is folding up his
plaid burberry. Grating his extra Mono
Giles and tying brown wrapping paper In
large sheets around his portable bawth
and Is going away from here.
SO are +. Clayton Greene. Edward
Douglas. Walter McEwen--all going
back to that dear Lunnon; and 20 are
Miss Caroline Bayiey, Miss Mollie Ham,
iey-Clifford. Miss Mary Glynne and Miss
Barbara Allen, all Of the six Stock
ings" company also.
And with them will 80 Miss Eva
Leonard Boyne and hyphen and Miss
Ruby Blyth Of THE Man Who Married
a Dumb WIFE" Miss Mary Barton OF "A
Midsummer Nights Dream" Miss Kate
Carlyon OF "Androcles and the Lion" and
whole regiments Of other English player
folk, most Of whom will leave on the
liner Transsylvsnia next Friday at noon.
with the announcement yesterday OF
the flight back to England Just at this
time Of tho troops of English players
who have monopolized Broadway since
fall somebody recalled to Wilton Lack
aye famous remark made by Gen
Kitchener last winter: II don't know
when tho war will end. but know II Will
begin about the irst OF May
$50. do not think" said Billion
Lackaye. founder and president OF the
Organization known around the Lambs
Club as The American Actors Society
70 Send English Actors In America BACK
to the Trenches" 81 do not think that
Gen Kitchener's prediction has had
anything to do with next weeks exodus
but I do not refer in any way" Mr.
Billion was gracious enough to add
TO the charming and talented English
actresses who have been with us.
Nightly for a stretch OF about twenty
eight weeks audiences who have APP
plauded the finesse OF Mr.. Douglass
portrayal OF Sam ThornhW doubtless
would have whooped even harder foi
him AT tho end OF each curtain II the
audiences knew what the English actoi
thought about their own efforts.
This Is my first American se. son.
Mr.. Douglas said TO THE SuS reporter
yesterday. land go can Judge America.
audiences only by what I've seen o.
them at the Little Theatre DO yot
wan, my homes, opinion OF them
Sure. Kenneth. Shoot -
| shoot? I mean TO say. that IL. wha
| has shooting to do with the subject
Oh. I see-you mean that ] am 10 tel
| you what-whatT'
| You're to tell me what Why. fol
the mvva Mike. didn't you just say you't
give your honest opinion Of"
| Yes. yes. yes. Well. for one thing
] wish we had In London q theatre
going public such AZ New York has
Theatre loving. should say. I've neve
| in my lie PLAYED 20 audiences 80 appre
ciativs OF the subtletiss OF acting a
| the Americans are. and my country
| men here on the stage say the same.
our audiences at home entirely mis-
subtle things that New York audience
grasp Immediately. Acting II the sx
preston first and the words after AM
the expression which the actor assume
an instant before he pronounces IN
line goes right TO IN. heart and hra.'
OF an American audience with a light
! ninglke directness that - not onl
very gratifying 20 the English PLAYER
bu, a source % mighty marvel 20 hin
also It's been a JOY 10 play here
&c, this. Steve said theatrica