The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-14

tbibIbt'ia 49,. NIitt ltT tIe pTtttiitutiOu
" the s..,a1 charms Of Arden. and l
remember having seen the forest rise
oE tho top IF an engine house on the
grounds Of II high school In Washing
ton u. 6. The roof was only a, few
feet above thu. level of the ground.
Two trccs were fashioned into a pro-
scenium arch. and with tho aid "
branches and turf and patches Of moss
We were preserving the atmosphere.
Tho engineer, however. intent or
keeping his boilers to capacity for the
use Of the school. rocked little Of Arden
overhead. Old Adam. measuring out
his grave" IN q grass masked sitylight.
began 20 squirm. ToUchstonc capered
more nimbly than was hts wont. n
beads Of porspiration streaincd from
the brow 81 Charles the Wrestler.
: Tho glow Of that .Ardcn WAS one which
will always make the Washington per-
formancc Of AS You Like II" men-
orablc.
Many things may befall in .\rdens
built ny human hands. Somewhere ~
tn" shores ~ Lake George there lives
u certain carpenter who built for the
Ben Greet Players a stag. near the
Sycamore Hotel. then on Green Island.
MY man said | TO- him IA I made
I'll" final inspection ~ tho structure.
';in you sure that It is strong
enough
See here" YEA hi. reply, Edo YOU
notice that hotel: l built IL. and e has
not fallen yet. know my business"
The performance proceeded apace.
All was going well under the green-
- ri - a. -.
v'cre seated ~ tho 'mprov.sed table
aud there bu:s; into View -" hand
some orlando with sword drawn.
Suddenly all Arden swayed, sank.
huck,cd and dropped at the centre
unt.i K looked like soin gigantic ham
NOES a.; s~rreH"ry. standing ~ the
laci. I called In "a stage wh,sper. AS
YOU are, everybody. Don't stop. Go
GA with the lines From the dIca,
board the fruits which we're spread for
tie frugal inca, droincd 70 the stage
AMI rolled and bumped iuto tho srca.
pol ct N the centre.
"rorbear and ea, no more" cried
OrlGndo. holding limself out Of the
vortex ~ gripping the branch CO a
tre..
ny. ! nave 'hl h'a' a. wv ~
Piled the melancholy Jacques. with his
eyes on tic s:l.l rolling apples.
Or!1ndo insisted that none Who
touched the fruit should live. |. they
had tried t" eat they would have
broken their ncciis.
Til audience. ~ frs stunned. rc-
covered from ''S alarm and began 70
laugh. The actors we-" unnloved.
"Tno,, sces. tina. ". are no. aione
unhappy signed IN" bpt". as he hold
tightly "a a branch. "Th.s vide and
universal theatre presents more woful
pagean.s thar the scene wherein we
play"
The audjerr" ~ his time wa IN
h.yl, good humor and greeted u viii
'hunderous applause. Tho melan-
cho.y Jacques spoke his familiar line
about a. the worlds being It
stage. The cast hen rctrea,ed IN good
ORDER 70 a wooded ravine. for do not
til" authorized stage directions pro
vide that the scene shall be IN another
par, Of IN" ForeSt Of Arden?
In the presentation OF the plays 81
Shakespeare IN the open II mus
take ones chances With The weather
When Il rains j., Is usually in the per
formarca az TIE Tempest" On" %
tie most '~enip'-tuous experiences
have eyer had was In Calumet, Mich
where We had converted the ruoIi'
squar. into a storm sw.Ir. island.
The weather was n little threatening
and as is customary IN si'h cases "
had arranged for the use 81 the iora
opera house in case Of rain. AS sooi
& the first drops fell we AL started ~
T the place o. refuge. Tho actors pu
w~aterproofs ov.r their costumes: til
fair Miranda donned IL gossamer an
We provided newspapers for those .
tho audience who had cone without
umbrellas.
When we reached the opera hous
We found 1. closed. There Was n feu
OF some kind between the Mayor o
I tho town and owner az the build
ing. The doors were shut tight. IT,
, crowd forcei an entrance: our prop
erty men got control of the lights an
: accessories and the play was soon 60
Ing On, while OUTSIDE" hoWl.d a res
! tempest. COR more than a ear afte