South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-04
OTIS SKINNF.R'S LONG
CAREER HAS NOTHING
SURPRISING RRTDAT

Otis SINNERS rank as an actor
60 high that he IS rated as amonS
The unusually important on the
stage OF this country gained
long ago. He has been actins for
more than so years Nearly 80
years ago he became a star. His
career has been exceptional i'm sew
cral respects. The scope OF has ac-
tivities has been unusual-he has
played in the classics, I'm romance
and in modern plays Gaining his
carly training ia stock. he soon after
appeared In support OF Edwin Booth
and Lawrence Barrett Then ne
was a member Of Augustin Daly
organization. going 10 London with
ST. in 1856 Later he was iu SUPP
port Of Joseph jefferson and wys
leading man for Marsaret Nathor
and Helena Modjeska
Combining the earlier methods of
acting with those OF the modern
school. Mr.. Skinner strikes happy
medium. There is a certain theat-
ricaI effectiveness in what he does.
Yet he is not artificial. His lines
are given with fine intelligence The
robust manner he employees Is
strong reminder that such acting
still exists and that it has not lost
its power.
Having come to South Bend so
often, all OF these things were OBJ
served in MIR Skinner any sea
sons ago. His introduction here as
q star was on the Oliver staGe in
the mid-nineties in a, court costume
play, His Grace De Grammont."
from that time until now Otis Skin
ner. so far as his personal efforts
20. has never disappointed those
who went 70 see him.
The list OF plays in which ne has
starred is very long. 1t Includes
His Grace De Grammont," The
Kings Jester" ("The Fools Re
venge"). "The Merchant of Venice"
"VillOn the Vagabond," "A Soldier
az Fortune" The Lady of Lyons.
prince Rudolph" Rosemary" and
The Liars" (plays originally used
10y John Drew, Hamlet" Prince
otto" Francesca da Rimini, La
zarre." The Harvester" 1.-THE
1uel." The Honor OF the Family.
Your Humble Servant" Sire.
-'Kismet." The Silent Voice" Cock
= the Walk" Mister Antonio" and
"Humpty Dumpty."
Successes for Otis Skinner have
been numerous and failures very
few 10 IS 20 be doubted whether
81 all the years he has acted he has
portrayed a moro picturesque char
sctcr than Colonel Philippe Bridau
%
which. q s he played Il at the Oliver
on the night OF October u. 1908.
vas so memorably effective that
those who saw il have never for
gotten the achievement. His Hail
i'm "Kismet" was never given in
South Bend
The revival OF The Honor Of the
Family" which NIr. Skinner will act
~ the Oliver wednesday night.
coming more than II years after the
play was first produced has been
1ar more than ordinarily successful.
Tonight an engagement at the
Globe theater in New York VIII he
concluded and then the tour west
ward will be started. In Indianap-
oils where many attractions OF
distinct merit were offered during
the current season. the Skinner re-
vival OF THE Honor OF the Family"
was placed we'll toward the top of
the list
The Honor or the Family" is iu
four acts Emile Fabre dramatizcG
i- from Balzac and Paul Potter
made the English adaptation from
the original French. II was acted
Tor tho first time 81 New Rochelle,
~ Y. Sept. IS. 1907. and was pre-
sented at the Hudson theater. New
York. February l.. 1905. At Bill
ines, Montana. June I 1909. Mr..
skinner laid IL aside /, was re-