The Washington herald., 1915-02-21

his career III he trlTl FROM Otan
he works harder than ever before in
his life.
When compared with his younger as
Sociates in Mr. Frohman's triple al
IaIer'' Joseph Cawthorne is a veteran
Hho began his professional career at the
age of three. when he was placed in the
Iic,animny AIinstrcls at Robinsons Hall,
in New York City. 1t has been long
road from that yesteryear until the pres
mt and the comedian asserts that it has
been full Of rough places and sharp turns
md that difficulties have only been over
ONE through unceasinG struggle.
When we see the final achievement
when an actor or actress is on the crest
81 the wave of success We would I'M
loubtedly double the volume of our ap-
llaTSc could we realize through just how
many years of unccasing work they have
passed. how many and bitter the dtsap-
l,ointments they have suffered before
tchicvinr the Land of Hearts Desire"
md certainly no more striking example
uf this sort of thing could be cited than
in each OF the three cases Of the princi-
pals in The Girl of Utah cast.
The vehicle serving to demonstrate the
varying talents of Miss Sanderson. Mr..
Brian. and Mr.. Cawthorne was presented
in London last spring with Ina Claire in
James T. Tanner with music by Paul
Itubens and Sydney Jones. two composers
long identified with London musical
comedy. while Jerome d. Kern has fur
nished additional tunes. The first Amer
lean production Of the piece was made
ny Mr.. Frohrnan the 24th of last Au-
gust in New York. when it was declared
to fit the gifts of its tristan Combina-
ton like the proverbial glove.
one of the most delightful farCes which
has ever occupied the local board is "A
Pair of Skies" which played a weeks
onga cement at the Belasco Theater last
September after delighting New York
audiences at the Longacre Theater as
one of the biggest successes of the late
spring of last year The farce. which is
the joint work of Edward Peple and
Edgar MacGregor. furnishes an evening
Of such genuine fun that its New York
success has been duplicated since it be-
can its road career in september: that
is. everywhere except in Washington
Here it was SHINY attended. leaving the
city with the record OF one Of the poorest
weeks in its entire history a fact which
furnished n deal OF speculation as to its
cause at the time, and again raises the
question: What Is the matter With
Washington? now that il is announced
for a return engagement at the Belasco
Thcater this week with the same excel
mt cast as was seen here earlier in the
season interpreting the leading roles.
It is a certainty that everybody likes
% laugh. an equal fact that an enter
Iainment which does nothing but tickle
the risibilities of an audience Is a most
-efreshing treat. II is seldom that a |
playwright succeeds in writing piece
as refreshing in treatment and as origi- |
nal In conception as is "A Pair of Skies"
Add to this the fiawless acting of some |
of the best farceurs of the stage and it |
becomes an impossible sort of problem
this failure on the part OF local theater- /
Goers to support the play. Mr.. l.. Stod- |
dard Taylor assured me one day last |
week that there must be some explana-
ton for 1t. but he was unable TO give it. |
and SO am .
Can YOU?