The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-17
England Generous
Host TO Miss Nash
Her Reception Might Well
Earn for Her Title of I'm
official Ambassadors.

Mary Nash has just had n reception
I'm London which might we'll earn for her
the title of unofficial American Am
bassadress. This player, one. of the
three young American actresses who
scored sensational personal successes in
London some months back, and who re-
turned to New York last week on board
the Olympic to commence rehearsals in
Man and Woman q new william A.
Brady production. had during her stay
in London probably as unusual and GER
tainly as wholly satisfying an expert
ence as has ever fallen to the lot of an
American player in the British metrop-
oils.
Miss Nashs success at the Oxford
Theatre in THE Man Who Came Back. e"
the American melodrama by Jules
Eckert Goodman. in which she played
the role she originated here some sea-
sons ago at the Playhouse. focused
upon her not only the eyes of theatrical
London but as well those of no small
portion of,the English public Her work
was acclaimed by English critics In
glowing terms, and was cited as an ex-
ample which English actresses might
well try to emulate. The result was n
discussion in the Engltsh press of rela-
tive artistic merits of English and
American players. She found nothing
during her stay in London to suggest
for moment the existence OF an antip-
athy of any sort toward American plays
or players.
"The whole of England" says Miss
Nash, acted as a very generous host.
In fact, from the moment or the open-
ing performance OF "The Man Who
Came Back" / have never seen any
thing to equal the way in which every one
seemed TO 20 out Of his way to make me
feel he was glad TO have me in London.
The opening night was great surprise
TO me. People cheered. and as / had
always labored under the impression
that English audiences, while they APP
preciate we're not always demonstrative,
you can imagine the effect on those be-
hind the footllghts. 1t was remarkable
and we did not quite know what to
make OF &C.
"My experience taught me conclusively
that there Is absolutely nothing in the
notion long held by many regarding
an antl-American feeling in London
Certainly I didn't find Il in the theatre
nor out Of II. In fact, people took us
10 their hearts and homes and made us
feel we were more than welcome"
Mary Nash actress. played larger
part than that for which she was cast
in the melodrarna ut the oxford The.
atre. Any American accorded the DEM
onstration which was given TO Miss
Nash on the night of her closing per.
Torrance in Londcn may rightly be
said TO have accomplished something, IN
International comfy. The oxford The.
atre was packed, and Miss Nash's per.
formance again was the occasion OF
many cheers. But II was after the play
was done that the occasion assumed ar
aspect or the unusual And II was wher
sho emerged from the stage door &c
find awaiting her great crowd gath
cred TO cheer her on her way, to wish
her n safe voyage home. and with on,
voice TO express the hope that she
might soon return and play for then
again, that Mary Nash may hav,
realized the power OF the theatre n
helping 20 keep wide open the door OF
international understanding.