The Washington herald., 1919-11-30
JOHN DRINKWATER'S "LINCOLN"
f. OPENS THE WEEKS PLAY PROGRAM
Otis Skinner Follows at the. National with a
New Piece-"Maytime" Returns to Polls
"The Unknown Purple" at Belasco
By EARLE DORSEY


John Dnkwatcr Abraham Lincoln" furnished
subject OF nnumerab pancgyr the London side
of the Atlantic where has been running for we'll
begins its American tour at the Gack tonight where expected
to mirror forth radical changes atmosphere"
color which, assured have been sudiouy and carefully
incorporated INTO the American version lest the sunset side OF the
reject otherwise because
where the Io the poor
Indian
One begin properly assuming
coin play If otherwise shall reject
time the of those Anglican critics who have
neckies frenzy cable messages
Admit WILL the plays inherent qualities of drama char
acterzaton it altogether well that Mr. Drinkwae his
ocaes have carefully perfect the dialect and the
the chief characters of the drama The English language
OF has its but play called Abraham Lincoln
OF necessity speak that modified English paos which nothing
less than American"
When considers the subject truly great
dispng force in little thing like
Characterization
audiences which familiar quality each
recall abomnaton by the
WakOfs As play. it anathema distinctly mediocre
characterization Anglo
African clouded the quality Of
xecrabe mouhngs that have been able properly
preciate how bit OF work THE Walk Offs truly
However Mr. Drinkwaters publicity
which, without exception,
study of native dialect and that has gone into
the American dialogc asper-
ties which marred for Americans performance
collective ear have been cautiously and diligently out and
their place. told ensemble OF lines
cations which expected all sincerity the
public that auditory
Mr.. Drinkwae, seems, minor
pror to the boTning Of "Abrban Lincoln bt tb iI m
of his handwok the British capital
TO visit the birthplace OF the Emancpator Springfield Ill.,
chief object of American He grabbed enough
the erud ladies OF the Drama League who
gallon and deuged him with invitations
these obstacles Mr. Drnkwater reached Springfield
made sudous observations copious
porated the result American his which
Capital finds its paybi tonight The Garrk
Will be element Washington
life Abraham
altogether dcerned by the unthnkng
haste number ourselves the nights audience
be accused OF possessing Police Court intellect.
Mr. Otis Skinner having filled in "umpty-
Dunpty and the the Skinner eocutng
through his version of Gunga D The
ily, the National
the the
Peter Barban" This the joint of
Otis Skinner and Jules Eckert Goodman the
and the verbose Skinner credited
chief force OF from introduction
quite the antihesis of Col Brideau.
In other words Mr.. Skinner has decided
the No longer will he lend
like HAIL. Ksmet Anthony Bechamber Cock
like Col Bdeau THE new
play MI Skinner has apparently laid aside
aon and taken Deep deep de psychological appear
wight who though viruou abors
for under the fear of becoming criminal His play
him American setting that of
Italian with daughter whom he avshes overwhelming
affection Z
of the ye but enough for keep
ing the utterly sub goes
forth the Skinner will
without much condensation
that the the Italian Skinner another
those coou
twist here and there added The play however, brings
OTIS Skinner beorethe ootght nothing
at all OF its inference those facts alone enough
Polls "Maytime OF the few real romances
and the Belasco Unknown Purple
Roland Vests thrler-both