New-York tribune., 1918-10-20

The week OF cepsemeeS was
.o,.week in the theatres. Ten new
o,av. we're produced that week, Of
which short ST., 'ss late,, only two
remsin. The Noie wien which the
atres SO UP on broadway ts only sur
,.ssed by the rapidtty with which
PLAYS go on and of. They come, filled
vita hone. sojesrn G brief while. and
then quietly, unaaneunced. they flicker
out. The ten productions of that week
were "One Of Us" mir Barnum.n
Someone in the House." jonathan
Makes a WISH" "Over There," "roreyer
Alter" "Crcps and Choppers. can
other Mans Shoes "The Maid Of the
Mountains" and "The Deep Purple"
OF these only "Forevee After, and
SThe Deep Purple remain. Il Is d,f.
icult to say by what rohwes qualities
iess fortunate little bsotAe.e>
/. would be quite too bad if Leo
Ditrichstesn miseeastrued the dfsan.
probation of his sates. inlay, Nrhe
Matinee Hero as the pvsiteS rs;ee.
son of serious effort. II this n,sv
Mr., Ditrichstein shows the s,evest 81 =,
actor against the role ef nerpetua,
lover in perpetually a,ssdlta plsvs,
Against the opposition ef a dreary.
managing wife and commercial man.
.ger longing FOR sincere artistic ox.
preston. he fights Cor a chance to p1av
Hamlet One must respee. NJ
Ditrichstein for going to that first
source o. knowledge, personal exner,-
ence> for the inspiration for his n,.x
He, perhaps better thar aas o.hsr
snovs how binding arr tAe chains a.
9opularltT. Bus with the fsst original
fort Mr. Ditriehsteins honesty failed
nm. He has written a play Alled WITH
% mans compromises to his own nuhy,.
~hlcA wants him in his own familias
role that his play has been robbed
u any sincerity its idea may have had
TIC play fails, rot becaus. 1t Is No.
o2rture from what we have c,ssax ~ s,~
''ses OF Nf~ DitrSehsteia, has hecsus,
I DOES no* decare fro,a sAas sas>
fetsntly
Z IS due entirely to Mrs. Earershan,
tkst Freedom whaca Lee SAmAer. ana
Nr's. Fas@E|shaTn arc presentiae a. .Se
CentarS Theatre will be ps~Aacea, I.
's her first venture as producing nna,s-
sssea.. She FIRST heard the play whee
u Lewis Hind had sketcAeA is eas witt
view 10 making pageaae ous o. il.
hst through Mrs. FaversAasa +. r.yall
Svete wss induced TO colkaAerase with
Mr.. Hind ard make play OF the iA.a.
Mrs. Farershara began her csxxec as
a special newspaper writer. Is was
whale shs was in London that she dc
ess'ed to 90 on the stage, anG saaGs her
debut as member Of Mnae- Saxxh
Bernhsrdt's company, Later she be-
came leading woman 3or SSs C~osge
Alexander at st. James's Theatre,
where Charles Frohman saw hex and
her as leading woman with
William Faversham in the laster's first
starring venture, ~The Royal Rival"
Returning to London, she created the
role Of Katherine, which was written
for her, IN ~If I We're King with Sir
George Alexander in the role played on
his side by z. IL Sothezn~ ARses she
aas married TO William Fsvetsham she
ee~starred in ali his productions until
She retired frcSa the stage
When" asks John Coxe, the pro
Queer, ais plot not plot. When it's
n musical comedy plot
Most plays, ind. start merrily OF
uas a plot The jewels Of the Crown
Princess Of Lally-poo are stolen, OK
Miss Gladys Twinkle-toe comes to New
YORK alone ox--oh, any number of
thinsS. For perhaps half an act you
watch, and you are just beginning to
have nice, interested little wonder