The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23

reading it, said, "I say, Archer, my God! what women!'' I think many of us ma fault with Shaw because the pictures he draws of women are such caricatures, and we readily get the Stevenson point of view But this article is about Archer, not Shaw. of I ever get started on "G. B. s. 1 never know when to stop
 Archer and his Green Goddess" This play, which, by the way, is the most ex- otic melodrama, was given it's New YorK premiere on Tuesday night at the Booth theatre. There are several reasons why there is particular interest attached to 'The Green Goddess"
 It is the work of William Archer, being the first play of his in many, many years to reach the stage and Winthrop Ames, who only once in a great while will consent to the ven ture, is producer, and MT. George Ar l liss has the leading role, which is that | of a rajah of kingdom in central Asia. It is sinister sort of part, | the kind in which he usually plays and 1 acts best something like his Zakeuri lin '"The Darling of the Gods" accord l ing to reports.
 l The part of the Rajah of Rukh, is described as "a superb and horrible cameo of human devil with exquis- lite manners. This rajah has been to l Cambridge, and knows English well. | He is real easterner; suave, polite, cunning and unemotional. Gan you not easily imagine MT. Arliss in this ro1e?)
 And to his kingdom-just at time when feeling against all occidentals is lat white heat, there comes-(they tumble from a broken airplane)-two lEng1ishmen and woman, hence the lplay!
 l cannot go further into the story lbut it is thrilling throughout, as said before-melodramat from start to finish. and will doubtless prove a better vehicle for MT. Arlss talents than j"Poldekin,' which somehow missed 1 fire
 The coming of Milton Mobiles as Bill Jones-the slow-moving and perversely named character, the spinner of yarns the gentle old vagabond-in 'Lightntn' l will awaken happy memories of the early
 days in Birmingham's theaters, suspect 1 Older playgoers will remember him as l the wearer of the flowing mustache ir i've old time" team of Milton and Dolly Nobles, who co-starred in an early day l in 'The Phoenix, From Sire to Son, l Love and Law and other plays thai ], were fashioned to their somewhat robust l talents by the facile pen of Mobiles him 1 self.
 l MT. Nobles is "A years old-just about 1 the age of Frank Bacon. He had beer | in retirement for IA years when Johr |Golden induced him to appear in Light 1 nin' Z at New York's Gaity theatre las summer, during Frank Bacon's vacation I Special reviews of his performance wer' ] written by the leading critics --and sh' s,ccess of his .Iightnin' ? was such tha Mr. Golden .ock immediate steps to form this special company to be seen here. Born of New England stock in Still water Minn, long before Minneapolis q st. Paul existed, Nobles was rearet among the Sioux Indians, whose Ian guage, it is said. he still speaks. Whei |ta a mere boy he enlisted in the Civii war N At the age of IS he journeyed as mem Der of a theatrical troupe to the Paclri' coast on the first overland train tho ! passed over the Union Pacific transcon ltinental line. :,
 In the far northwest he "barnstormed' jwith MT. and Mrs. Frank Bates, parent of Blanche Bates, before Seattle or Van
 couver was thought of.
 At the Pittsburgh opera house Tn ls' he supported Lawrence Barrett. Edwll I Booth. Iotta. Maggie Mitchell and Josepl Jefferson and others under the Visit'n' starr system then in vogue
 Later he established his own company which flour.ahed for 8 years.
 Not the least of this veteran actors dis functions is the fact that he gave J0nl Philip Sousa his first road engagement Sousa was playing second violin ID Washington orchestra when Nopies en gagged him to play accompaniments TO a singing soubret who sang between tn Iacts of "The Phoenix after the fashio of the day. It was in this play, by tn way, that the slang expression and tn lvillain still pursued her" was first used Nobles was the author of the phrase.
 Mrs. Nobles-the Dolly Mobiles of ysa lterday-who co-starred with her hui band, is still his constant companicr
 And. I am told. win be with him her during the engagement of Lightnin'.
 but will take no part in the perform lances.
 Another item of interest regarding tn least of the "Lightnin' company. whic
 will appear here. is that Bessie Bacos
 daughter of Frank Bacon, will appear | Ithe cast She was with the New For
 company until last summer, when thI second company was formed, the uIt
 Innate goal of which after playing tn
 largest southern cities. Is said to [ lChicago
 l Tony Sarg has been presenting hi IMarionettes at the Punch and Judy the Iatre for some weeks, and his New Tor Iaudiences consist of grown-upsS as we las children. He is giving special mornin land afternoon performances
 The play chosen for these miniature his
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