The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-19

or, by the same token, or Johnny WIZ
iams's show. Oscar Ctstrc said. how
ever. that he had caught the first lpif
OF Nv. Chilv,rs's work INC liked IL
exceedingly and would have seen the
second half of ii a'so only for ;hc fIct
that he happened To wink and hot 80
lie had got his eyes focused again me
show was over.
Then the thcatreful NJ folks passing
is as We stood OFT, In the lobby t,lkinS
to Johnny Williams later al were
saying enthusiastically also that IL
was a crackerjack show and that
everybody In the cast from Miss Min
ME Maddern Davey to the humblcSt
Mennonite girl and from Hush chill
vcrs all the way down 20 John Cope
had been delightful. And Johnny
Williams himself sad that "Erstwhilo
Susan" was far and away the best
show he had evcr produced, and
Johnny ought to know.
II was Mr.. Chilvcrs vino told US
later over in Gil.igan's place in Eighth
venue about such things leading up
to his own appearance as Mss bavey's
mclodramatic crossing of the SChuyl-
Kill Niver OF the floating cakes Of ico
with bloodhound. pursuing her. crying
aS she fees. "Iiaow shifticSS'" amid
her misery. That limo and one used by
Eddie Robins as The LdUVoy rom
R"ddin' that runs. 80 Hush Ch..vers
said over in G|illigan's place. I'm 4
lawyer and my name - Vi ~irks-haye
a card" are catch lines repeated all
through the show to amji-e the audi
cncc un'il rs time for the entrance OF
NJ. Ctilvcrs. so he sad N GLisan's.
And next to the rolrs of m"rr'nynt
Mr.. Chiivcrs stlll speak IL that
gree, the comical lines which he said
he had built up for his own use in the
last act. The h.s laugh IN the earlier
acts Of "Erstwh.le SIsIr" I. the one
hat cNplud-s nightly every time Mss
Madeline Dr!mnr, who as RUHpJc'tu
br'nyU IL tie souurat,o n -fu' my
Wi.,inms's show. s.is. Il w,sr'. born
i . owed And tA,rc are moments
Of fir" ptthos too. aero ! rg 80 Mr..
th.l,"rs. par,.VI,lrir wien Nttl. Era
DrrnrV di'e AMI a tabl.Iu shows her
coins to heaven. and agdin wien an
cd family s.rvan; known only ~ rom
cries husk.ly wncr he j. fired for let
ing the furnace go ont ON q cod day,
You may di-p.us, with 90. services
ri my Old Pennsylvania Du.,h body hv
ARRANGEMENT with Harrison Grey
fissc already. hut my souls my own.
y"t-so Mr.. Ch.lvcrs sad .u Du.iglu's.
v Mr. tcsdrc missed IN, SOW NO had
t. maxi portraits ti.i' i~.,tmfauv this
'Iit.pu" ly tracing them from photo
-rdl'h:c ait .,udieS of IN. o'..iuliS.
j. W uii not hc it's, =, 'uIo this
r"v"w IT "I:--twui'r ~u-lr" without
a word Il SINGER, praise FIR rur music
played uff stage In ~" i,-i at hv a
string uuIrtri crml"s"l Of .Iulnny
Williams himself. Madison COREY. LOO
Ritter and ''hari,! %l.urucain. VINO. ~
has been limited, owns the 'hrItro u
which 't:rstwh!ln Sus.H" ht. been
playing to capacity ui'rn,.- for Il
long lime. In fat : . producing firm
nc torey-W1ilms-lHt,r. ll.. decided
20 produce 'n.~ drama e''ru ly
Marian i. tu-e~' .' B. ... .. 81. r'.n's
b.. a. 'I " i"o.. l," ,ntrl.y
l'rrI.ham 'ail' go = 30 u .V,cnt
Of rcn'n@ tu ~. H'm 't~ tu,a't,.
when Charley and ,Irnau. n'I Mal,-
son nNl Joe. who So. no rom, mtorcd
=. ny pa'ruuS If vtfI1-v. .- l, rf. Elra
Mus''al -Four. saw o. ,HtI,. 200 Nui'
IN some = Nh, g. So .'uf off ~iaGe
and .ncii" tally I4l 20. 81. r.lr {,
, u, u. moment "H'u '..-. .'r.rs
enters.