New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24
IN WIGS AND WINGS
Upon the Art of Bringing Play to a Fine
and Fitting Finish

act nears a close ve find him seated on
the throne OF King DzIniAk &c IS still
in his slave rags, but has thrown across
his shoulders bit Of gold cloth which
he has snatched up in the palace
Within him the king that Vas and 81
wrestles with the slave impulses which
are too recent 70 be altogether forgot
ten BE Is managing It beautifully
when suddenly there enters a mental
who announces The kings dog Is
dead" Arginenes leaps down from his
throne and joins his rabhle IN a savage
roar Of bones he is king, to be
sure, but he Is stil Cripped by the
fierce hunger of slave, and il Is only
by q great effort that soul wins over
stomach
Slowly he ascends his throne agxin-
Forcing calm dignity into his tones,
ne turns to the servant CT the kings
dog and says, Let him be buried with
the late king"
But Zarb was always a slave, and be
cannot accommodate himself to new
conditions so quickly. lie still remem-
bers the bones Of which ne had prattled
in the slave field. and throwing himself
abiectly at tho feet OF Argimenes
whimpers in r. voice of protest, Mai
estyl"
There Is more truth md substance 70
this lest than TO that of MAI Mhrcin.
II cannot be snAzhed from its context
SO well because its humor les in
working knowledge Of the psychology of
the two characters concerned And Il
you think about IT long whils zarh
finally becomes the symbol Of all those
that arc ground down and oppressed.
and tho Joke then seems much too BIT
ter for lsught<r.
Hswvrer, the Buprsnety radAfy1ng
end Of King Aryimrn.s and the In
hn~vn Warrior" depends On usre than
It's fnal and fitting Jest The plAy
allows the audience to carry away a
glorious picture The background Is
black with a great circular splash OF
green in the centre Just behind the
kings throne which has golden arms
and Is topped by ivory tusks. Mckay
Norris, who plays Aryimanes, La . good
figure Of q man. and his makeup with a
great t.ngle Of shaggy red hair and IS
fiery beard Is most effective Across
his bare chest and shoulders IA flung a
strip Of gold cloth At tho foot Of the
throne Is the .laye rabble- The ego Is
satisfed.
One Of tho most effective Bindings In
town belongs 70 "Pierrot the Prodigal."
Here the appeal is directly to the ear
7, well as to the eye, for Pierrot
marches away 70 battle to "The Mar
ser.ise,S which makes tho pulses shout
errn in piping times Of peace
The ending Of that exquisite jap
snese fragment "Bushido" at the Com
.dy Theatre is too prolonged, but 1t
rzllie. in It's hnsl moments with the
srrertIng pictures presented when MAJ
SEQ and his wife cast aside their outer
robe. and are revealed in the white silk
robes proper for the funeral rites OF
the son who has died the death Of sac
rihce.
Another effective ending Is that OF
The Master in which We see tho
strong man who has been utterly
broken promising that IN another TWEEN
ty-four hours he will be able TO 70
sumo the battle again with all his old
vigor.
Ths effective curtain Of "Come Out OF
the Kitchen" depends, as we remember
il. on 3 simple but extremely effective
BIT Of business, srtfully manipulated by
Ruth Chatterton- There Is q little
lighthearted love making back and
forth between hero and heroine, and
then the man turns ss II he Is about to
90 out OF her life forever and forever
Miss Chatterton follows for a step and
with a quick impulsive gesture seizes
his right hand In both Of hers. You
can write the rest OF IL for yourself.
And the best ending Of all Is that OF
Great Catherine" which is much too
good 70 be described.