The sun., 1916-08-18
TURN TO THE RIGHT
SCORES DECIDED HIT
x.v Bucolic Comedy by Win
chell Smith and John
Hazard a Delight.
PLENTY OF PATHOS TOO
Humorous Play Of Country
Life Best Of Kind Since
"WallingfOrd."

Tho first audience which gathered IN
M Caiety Theatre to see Turn to the
aish.," BY winchell Smith and John
us,sard. had an unusual pleasure last
.,sht. There was a genuine success to
,vvsrd these patient and ever optimistic
y4.,tors whose search for entertainment
Aoss not always end % satisfactorily.
Tar the new piece kept the audience In
.osstant laughter from the opening Of
[ me Ast act until the end Of the play.
IN ingenuity and humor. In its orlgi-
sauty and Its surprises there has been
no play Of country life since 'Get Rich
ou.ek wallingford" which has been
comparable TO II. A. a matter OF fact
,hs new piece last night was vastly
richer In its capacity to amuse than
0eorss Cohan's clever adaptation Of the
W~tIiingford stories to the stage.
fhsrs were two authors who must
Rave prejudiced the public In favor Of
,he play. Winchell Smith. who, with
! victor Mapes. was one Of the authors Of
me BOOMERANG" long ago established
hs skill a. q dramatist and John Has-
nrd has enriched with his own fun so
many Of the roles he plays that he could
not fall TO impart some humor to any
piece Of which he was part author.
ASsw Treatment Of A. OLD Theme.
Yet even tho friendly public was not
,cepared for quite the treat which the
Two dramatists had prepared for them.
The first act was SO amusing In spite Of
certain lengths that II seemed impossible
The lightning could again strike and keep
The second act up to the high level. But
4 too proved vastly entertaining. When
The two authors thanked tho public for
rs enthusiasm there really was ZONE
cause for gratitude OF their part. Yet
the spectators on the other side OF the
footlights felt that tho thankfulness was
al theirs. The new play had enter
famed them royalty.
There was "A brief prologue showins
three prisoners who had just finished
heir term and were preparing for 9
return 70 life. One OF them was a boy
rtaily innocent Of the crime Of which
hc had been convicted. The two Others
-sre apparently dyed in the wool crooks
They all turned up In the ext scene
,nd the innocence OF country life va,
supposed to exercise its old stage magic
~ 10Y ~ oh'' oeAh hNuAt ~ ~
GOOD. Even the W. others. who arrived
a, his house by the license Of tho play.
! wright. were anxious under the same
L pastoral influence 4 be Just as circum.
spect In their adherence to the straight
and narrow path. SO like many theat.
zeal predecessors. they were redeemed
by the traditional power of the country.
side TO reclaim the erring.
Originality Of the Means.
Il was the unfagging fun and spright
Illness OF these processes hat W. 4
Turn to the Right !" its ~irresistibl,
charm. There was a clever twist O.
thought or speech In every line tina
passed between the honest country fam
lily Of the hero and his two crook friends
They foiled the villalnous deacon by tn,
simple process Of robbing his safe to pa!
him the money he demanded. taking
out OF his pocket and then putting II bacl
again In the safe. The peach orchar,
which they bought In the guise Of New
York merchants was made TO turn GU
the gold mine they had promised. II
! The face Of the sickness and adaptable
~ OF the hardened crooks who wer
under the Influences Of the country tn,
villagers only helped to serve their pur
poses most ingeniously and entertain
'nsly. Turn to the Right !" 10 certain
70 b one Of the enduring o
NE theatres year.. Surrey the audienc
hss night called It blessed.
Well Played Thrcughout.
0cod plays seem to possess the ap
parancs Of being well lcted. and thi
was In q high degree true Of Turn I,
me Right" Forrest winant a. tn,
: ennS son was a sympathetic figure II
every acene. and his face. with thu az