The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-03-04
WHEN PATRON CALLED THE PLAY
"SILLY" A GREAT TRIBUTE WAS
PAID ACTORS OF "GYPSY TRAIL"

De BusuDuS non est ulSputanCu uM
was the fayorite aphorism of an aget
professor of Latin at a quaint Old
college in Missouri. According to 4 !
information which the late Mr.. Non.
Webster tor was it Daniel?) inserted
in the back part of his lexicon ii
neaneth, There is no dsput'ag a
bout tastes but when the old 1ros
essor sprung it, as was his cistem
n heated controversies with his mcss
or less contentious wife, she always
oaine back with her own transla ion
which ran thus: 'Yes, it is disei3t-
ing beyoll dispute
Now this little tale is the text
selected by the learned Dramatic
Critic for doping OUT the story of
The Gypsy Trail the last of the
series of four Horner productions
presented to a large audience at the
Sugg last night. Take your choice
OF the translations. A large part Of
the crowd undoubtedly enjoyed the
play but there is no disputing about
tastes" and to some, it was disgust
ing beyond dispute" and what's the
use to quarrel with them?
silly said somebdy in the audi
epce at the close Of the first act and
thereby paid The highest possible
compliment to the writer Of the piece
as well as the players, proving con
clusiyely that both had accomplish
ed their purposes-so completely that
the critic was unconscious Of their
art
"The Gypsy Trail was first pro
duced in New York during the sea
son of 1917-1S. The critic Of the
New York Times said, The play is
apparently a success and, indeed a
deserved success" while the Sun
critic said, Its popular appeal is so
great jas to clearly indicate that the
play will be one of the successes of
the season" Dr. Frank Crane, GER
tainly an authority of some note,
called it "the best play of the year,
adding that it is not according to
Hoyle,' but "it has the touch of ere
ative genius; it gushes like a spring
in the woods, sparkling, new refresh
ing ard "The consarned play just
naturally sm3shes every bit of com
nonsense, prudence and painstak-
ing philosophy that we have spent
fifty years in putting together"
Now that's Just it-,"The Gypsy
Trail is different it is unconyen
tional and folks who like to see
play-people act in the usual way
won't like it; it is comedy Of a diff
ferent kind lis a simple story, sum
married. by one of the critics as fol
lows:
With "all OF the young men play
ing the stock mlrket instead of the
gutter Frances Raymond, Il con
ventional daughter of conventional,
well-to-oo father finds it impossible
to fall in love iwtll the ultra-conyen-
tional and prosaic Edward Andrews
society and fate seems to have al
lotted to her Her American fair
ness leads her to give him hint as
to her reasons. She wants romance.
Being the type of man who would
humor her in all things Andrews un-
dertakes ito provide it, but in a most
unromahtic way. He hears Of the
Lochinvar story and promptly ar
ranges to kidnap her. Just as she
is about to be really and romantical-
ly thrilled, however, Frances learns
that the kidnapping is merely "a
perfectly proper and conventional
kidnapping with all the comforts Of
home, including Andrews grand
mother for a chaperon.'
Then romance hammers its way in
to the plot vividly past the safe
guards of convention. The chauffeur
Andrews has employed to do the ac-
tull kidnapping is wildly romantic,
adventurous soldier of fortune Fate
-and Grandmother Widdemore-do
the rest. Notwithstanding that dra-
matte outcome aud probably to keep
the play from ending with the sec
ond act. which really is too good to
spoil. this modern young Lochinyar,
Michael, who has known the poetic
spell Of the gypsy trail. runs away
at almost .he very hour Frances con-
fesses her love for him. Oh, GER
tainly, he comes back He comes
back in all senses Of the word in
the third act-first romantically to
be spurned and then conventionally
TO be accepted
OF the players. L. E. Gilbert, as
Michael John E. Wise. as ed