Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-17

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| ure unless a visit Is made to this monu-
mental ediice and its myriad players
/ and entertainers, 1t Is but necessary to
say that the quality and quantity is even
! greater and better than those which
have gone before.
FAVERSHAM HAS GOOD
DRAMATIC VEHICLE THIS SEASON.
'"The Silver Fox" which brings Will
/ liam Faversham with a brilliant ana
carefully chosen cast to the Maxine
Elliott Theater, is play which VIII rank
/ high among the dramatic offerings OF the
/ season. 1t is a new twist to the triangle
wife, husband and friend. But IN TINS
! triangle there is no heavy villain" only
| a good -natured friend who cherished an
| ideal to his temporary undoing and MS
ultimate satisfaction. In brief the story
| is that of a mismated couple The d1a-
| logue is skillful, brilliant and pungent,
| and the situations effective and at times
/ tense. 1t is a play which must be seen
to be fully appreciated because good act
| ing, exceptionally good acting must pe
| felt rather than explained. And IN 'Ihe
/ Silver Fox there is much good acting
| especially by Mr.. Faversham, Lawrence
| Grossmith and Ian Keith. On the distan
| side, With Violet Kemble Cooper and Wv
! ienne Osborne, the verdict Is not so
/ unanimous. But 1.-THE Silver Fox Is an
animal of beauty, and introduces actors
and acting such as are seldom seen IN
( New York.
There are two REVEALS as noted, THE
/ Merry Widow" popular decade ago pc
| cause of it's tuneful waltz, and Ihe
Easiest Way" one OF the powerful pays
| of the American theater. Both were car
! ried of acceptably, the former by Henry
! W Savage and the latter by David Be
Iasco. Lydia Lpkowski was the tuneIul
"widow" and Frances Starr, as BEFORE
the principal in the Walters play
There have been thousands of readers
/ of the "Tarzan" series Of stories, ana
4 n Is no wonder that George Broadhurst
saw possibilities in its dramatizatlon.
! He has adapted the English stage YER
| sion. and with a lavish expenditure Oh
money for effects and costumes, be has
given New York one of its greatest stage
/ novelties If the play is unconvlnclng as
/ drama, it Is replete with color, thrlll
and novelty. Besides the animal players
and there are many denizens OF the
/ forest and the wilds-there are some
/ skillful interpreters Of such roles among
/ the speaking players. The story Is 100
we'll known to need explanation and the
| stage version follows very closely the
story from the books.
ouslv as drama. but the jaded theatrical
/ annette is whetted to a satisfying de-
( gree by its sensationalism and novelty
Lou TELLEGEN ATTEMPTS
1 TO PLEASE BROADWAY AGAIN.
/ new version of the amours OF that
master lover, Don Juan, has been Ora
/ matized by Bataille. the French drama
/ fist, adapted by Lawrence LANCER ana
/ produced under the direction OF Frank
Reicher with Lou Tellegen In the title
/ role. Chief interest centered in the de-
/ signs Of costumes and scenes, although
/ there was some very brilliant acting IN
spots. Mr.. Tellegen himself contributing
/ some Of 1t at times, but by no means with
continuity. There were moments OF
drama and some excellent comedy stu
ations in the story Of this Spanish lover
who begins the play by having young
/ Lothario murdered by an outraged hus-
! band and the body mistaken for that
/ of Don Juan himself. This set Don
/ Juan free to attend his own funeral and
10 learn how he has touched the hearts
of the women who throng there. At the
end of his gorgeous half hour comes dis
Illusion he makes love to girl Of six
! teen and she hurls at him the terrible
1 words. You old beast!' Old
The hero of romance seen as the butt
| of time-that is Don Juan"
/ 1t brings him to a desperate attempt
! 70 prove his identity in order to marry
} widow who wants only famous hus-
/ band It turns from such comedy to
/ the final bitter moment when he must
/ buv the love that he has always had as
gift. AS observed, Mr.. Tellegen was
/ highly amusing as the interested spec
| tator at his own funeral but his voice
and person are ill-suited to the character
/ and before the final curtain the former
/ became monotonous. The best bits OF
acting were contributed mostly by the
/ women, Mary Moore. Allison Bradshaw,
/ Helen Sheridan and Teresa Maxwell
/ Conover. But nothing more picturesque
! and attractive than the stage settings and
1 the period costumes have been seen in
/ New York.
THE HERO" Is REVIVED
/ FOR BROADWAY PRESENTATION.
THE Hero by Emery Pottle, was re-
v1ved at the Belmont theater by Sam H.
/ Harris Earlier in the season this grip
/ ping play was presented at a matinee,
for one performance and 80 poignant was
/ its drama. and so tense its situations
that ii was at once removed from the
/ stage for a more propitious opening and
| it came this week 1t is now, as then,
/ one Of the real dramatic hits Of the sea
son, and the play. by a new author, is
{ ne Of the most gripping thus far dis
Ihyed.
The story is Illustrated by the diver
gent characters Of two brothers. One
is timid and negative. but patient and
good in all his impulses. The other is
a wastrel who, after disgrace. becomes
a fugitive from justice, enlists and fights
in the war and performs deeds Of hero
ism for which he is twice decorated.
Then he returns to sponge again upon
his relatives, to plunge into lower depths
of depravity and, finally. to sacrifice his
life in a burning schoolhouse while at
tempting a heroic rescue of his brothers
little child Richard Bennett, was one
brother. Robert Ames the waster AM
Alma Belwin, Fanita Marinoff and Blanch
Frederici the other players Of distinc-
ton. 1t is a daring plav. but one that
compels interest by its sheer dramatic
strength, and the local reviewers found
only words of commentator for play
and players alike.
Due in few weeks will be "The Melody