New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-21


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A pleasant dramatic trfc is "A King
OF Nowhere" which Tie s.atuesque
Lou-Telleeen. aided and sbetted by
Mrs. Lou-Teliogcr, nee Geraldine Far
rar, who occupied ;bc rieht-hand stage
box. successfully introduced A. the
Maxine Elliott last night.
There is no denying that Lou-Telle-
gen possesses & mighty and command
ing stage presence; that he Is even
handsome enough TO deserve the en-
brace OF the late Miss Farrar. which he
received amid tumul,uous applause 1T
The end Of Scene !. Act 3 a bit OF
business whicA may or may not have
been planned by the authors. But "a
Ming OF Nowhere casual. whimsy as
10 -, Of the day OF The much-married
monarch, Hing Henry VII, mas scarce
y other excuse chan 20 exploit the
Leyendecker proportions Of Lou Telle-
gen and his leOnlne countenance. To
such an end il IS extremely successful.
but IS dramatic potentiaiIties are a.
tee.ing as cries OF the five dead queens
that haunt old Henry's sleepiess nights.
Lou-Tellegen as Celtic Knight.
Lou-TeIlegcn is endowed with the
role of Godred, a Celtic, If you please.
knight. Godrcd is so brave. noble.
proud, keen-Witted and masterful, that
his jailers for Of course he is con
fined 20 a dungeon have dubbed him
"A King Of Nowhere"
The King, tired Of wives and divorce
court chatter. desires now diversion.
lie orders G0dred brought before him,
and BE- yeXed 20 see bouquet Of sweet
peas in his belt. This posy. IL de
yelops. was thrown by the Lady Mar
garet. out OF pity for the poor knight
We'll. nothing viii please the King
but that Margaret marry G0drcd as
punishment. ioS throwing th, flowers.
II she refuses G0dred must lose his
head. The touch Of drama. 10 should
be explained lies in the fact that Lady
Margaret - noble born. while Godrcd,
as far as the people In the play know
IL nothing more than a common person.
For long while GOdred refuses 70
marry Margaret. and is in danger Of
death more dramal-bu he finally
admits that he has loved her all along.
and the King, who really had an idea
that Margaret might have made a cork
ing No. +. decides not 20 fool with
history and lets well enough alone. So
much for the play.
Looks Like Cartoon Of Mars.
Nr. Lou-Teliegen, who H. a sort Of
idcalized Sylvester Schaefier, accepted
the opportunities thrown IN his way
with a truly regal grace When he
rolled his eyes h looked like a car
toon of Mars-the kind that one sees
so frequently I'm the papers nowadays.
When he spoke, It was the rumble Of
Thor.
In this last respect Mr Lou-Tellegen
was unfortunately cast. Godred should
not have been Celtic knight. Mr..
Lou-Tc.legens brogue is decidedly not
Of the Harrigan and Hart school. Il
is suggestive rather Of the red-ink
table dhoteries Of Washington Square.
Speak English Gods language.
shouted the King in wrath when God
red first addressed him in Celtic.
Thereafter the knight struggled brave
ly 20 do the royal command, but the
best he could do was 20 improve on
Gaby Deslys.
Il was not required Of Sidney Green
street, in the role Of King Henry, that
he move about the stage with the &C
tiyity OF Ign Harding, simultaneously
the character for Sir Herber.
Tree around the corner. Indeed. the
authors plaus.bly explain the Kings
steadfastness 20 wife No. s By the fac
that his equity leg kept him % his