New-York tribune., 1920-11-28

- ~ -ional reviewer of plays"
W writes Burns Mantle in
The Mail, IS to overpraise
.ac new actor 'Yho achieves q credit
able characterization in the theater.
Particularly q foreign actor" Then
-iter some comment on Charles Gil
Iiu and Be1-Ami. Mr. Mantle continues,
~Nhy should managers waste their
lime trying 10 develop the talent OF
shsir roung players? Let them keep
,aeir eyes omen Tor likely looking
oisafa.ys ard Walters aud comely
casr5erma
This is = LITTLE naive. Few managers
ues - hs advised to consider the dra-
t.tc nl'it.es o. the eoiAely cham
ls.sr 'i. Certainly. It is not unknown
.e t'e ---4eo, - ,o-dvy 20 :ind i'll lead
.-s sa- vounc voAoa who are chosen
H.. es,=r reasons han competence.
10 ao~'. ooHev= g arg the garticu-
.ss oa-o' erl. e ewer phon Mr.. Man
ile He- IN MAD. fcf. .nrougn Z certain
-ui4 ra,lle ,hsn sh-ewdness, We
usDa e coed maa.- unnecessary reser- p
fa,ior u7o'.. 8eN-Aal:'s premise in our
reriew Of Samson and Delilah.' AS
a matte o. fact, r. seems to US tnat
nc dramatic critic OF 4 morning. news
rapal ought to be an emotional re-
7iors lis naif-hour ;s little too
sb ba~: Ter mature Judgment and ne can
on'r press his in- edia.e reaction 20
,s,7~ -7.ooTr aNl sill war:l.. Ho
u-s II ell. ce :. e~eu befere
t- ,~ eec--c-d Aad so =.
-r-ta,~| tAaf :, should solus
: t,' .aa- 90 uew-
-aa-reine" r.ieaou. topping
sse.-ie hon. re ~;1l land.
-- a IT, r.o-riur @sVsp3per
e.''- only I'll ou.rider. . 9a1l Re
es- -eu.pae VIII l.ttl. moro tAan
,rur.ae. aa1 drum 7 IS his privilege
70 sc-ai the alarm and seek 20 awaken
tae .oo9 citizens Of the town to the
ns'rs tina . the ligh- comedy is on the
mzres or ,nat .r~gedy o. promise is
-src'ng rapidly. Having been over
10 sea. 45Gtc before, lie has sneak
i-e ar.c.ca nat uot all tse good cit.-
90 .sen lel.iy. -nl i. nay BE that
! '.Hes ~ is g4il.y q blowing note
2 a-as .oo loud q @ putting q bit
role eoi1a.e .Ato MS d--.n heat thar
t. ,ecssie- demands. But. even
1e-ga he does. no grea. harm occurs.
l. amy IS behind + IN. Gas and fame
sd heavy dragons and big guns Will
eventually be brought NJ 20 bear upon
So Advancing drama The critics Of
tae erening newspapers, With whole
Ten hours ahead Of them, ran afford to
'srr over In their a.inds the merits Of
p'as or player and definitely assign the
re7comer's place in pozterity.
Occasionally, however. errors Of fact,
:so-ga not o. judgment. do creep into
e-en .uch carefully considered vcr-
4ic,s. For ias.aace. one might infer
.'o''. ONE o. TIE reviews that this same
!. ser-Arai uas 1or.ce in the theatcg
Vao lad JUS. left MS bench or his
Sssacar. u arswev the call Of art.
aueo aas beer said Of What ha can do
sasa re learns this and that nc has
beer extensively patronized as "a
IFo'aising player If there is no more
mar promise IL might be as veil 70 de-
par of the nan a. once. for Ben-Ami
. rslther boy nor novice. Although
5'ang, ais theatrical career has in
s'Dded long service Oh the Russian
l s'aze AID al entire season at spot
10 1-f.ner away thar thc Garden The
I AZ, ahere re played a. last year in
iae4sa. "e know, of co1rre, that
Eel'neS noscow ror 3iadiso Avenue il
5foadzay. Sill, even In shess out
Y'hg provinces there is . theater Of q
nf', and, as Mr- Kipiing once wrote
.ss things that you learn from the
1sii'w and brown viii help you lot
S.sa ne white"
. - oar opinion tha. Ben-Arn il :
Esat zetor and that judgment does not
~ Or Tstehing him play 57et oacc Or
~ opening nign. at the Greenwict
4 mage Inoatef. That opportunity on.
j ~F'sd ~ strengthen an impressio'
.A'aed ~nl4s ne was playing "Tae ID
'"a aad "sanson snA Deiiiah" las
S'<sbn. the rnan has faults they ar
." faoze Of snexyeriencs Or careIess
9ssss For better or worse, Ben~Ami'
~''aad 10 one wa!cn hss been careful,