Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-24

III LlBhlt hyil
more notable in view of the failure of
the dramatist's s technic.
But. il the authors tcchnic fats, her
dramatic instincts do not. She has
conceived compelling story Of unique
individuality, and follows it through
with ruthless fidelity to type. 1t is the
very fact that 'DeclassCe" is SO far
above the average that makes me wish
It could have been made as big as II
deserves to be.
, NOTICE that the orchesiras arc back
~ In place at some of the theatres!
Noto that. they are, 7 tUish thev ,could
PRINT the musical selections IN the pro =
grams. Makes a teliow mad TO be
haunted by a melody and not be able ia
identify II. Happened to nc Nonday
night at the Broad and the program,
didn't help nc. II wds "Chimcs OF
Normdndy,' but ! had to make public
confession of my ignorance to find il
out.
"THE BAD MAN" is one of the
L most unusual" shows Philadcl L.
phia has scen-'or is likely to scc-this
Nofos dbout Season' ahd' II we
Merit Weeks "ars;ot, atcGpI tue
~ ~ Che..s Chtn tTruacss OF i,oston,
Nep ShoDs v niraso and New
most deIiobtfrI r. o5M. 5n one Oh tne
clasti and ouor ,n;o M u'ptnuS on that
of humor.
Generally speaking. tho shooting of
people right and left on the stage does
! not make for lauphinp hut fnr ,,r;,,,
drama or melodrama. And rot tbnt
is just what Holbrook Rlinu n, the
bandit hero of THE Bod Man doaS
: Throughout the play-ond st;ii ~ q
comedy.
Porto, r,,oreo,, pu
o,d ho ,.a-i n no, prowhe I,,e wrote IT,
timo ,,.oo ,i;. ma VINO at one
tinn ""o ieau'hs TOPIC or conversa :
, on "S n,ouc' Ior MS nero, Rancho
,UpTi -. Viii hol'H II Just as BAD bandit
q" ,,.;.I ma was put ne does everything
tho sa,ro Wv, ,,n;. ",,ih.u III ms eye It's all on
~ ~'ne Sanle nrihclple or that unforgcttablt
scene III n smet, where Otis Skinner
III the name part, browns his enemy IL
the harem pool and gloats over It.
, another strange thing about 9Th,
bad Man is the fact that Holbrool
blinn plays the role of this very un-
usual. human sort of bandit. Every.
body has become so used to seeing Rlinr
IN c.malc roles of the type he played
III "Thc Boss' ms Rcgan. parts in
which bull strength and stolidncss wcr,
main characteristics. that his PLAYING Of
a comedy part-and such one as this
is indeed amazing. It sounds might,
good, though.
TNHEY did not lse E,gppo Suo,
i fomous brt ror, ,;..,a s,
of ."Tho W.nIM uui n"M Ittl" r'hd. version
III thov modo ime wandering Jew legend wher
r. tbn Eorront .mt pig spec.ae'e mat come
ni.cn tho ',uNt nn,,oI h'nt W%k. IN the hrs'
dmccrs nf tho ,i ri, "eeoruihg TO the pro
Innotnr AL 1"r piaH, was aitogethcr roc
nntHnr' ;,'," ""' H. r""'DLins 10 D" crowded TO-
ning,, ,hoo, .nu Sno,l space OF an eve
scrond a,, nlacn ''" t,nno ,"me'rtnnnnSht' IN th'
class. and third, tbcro was tbo foo o
that the arrival of the Jew in the move
is always followed BY cholera or plagu,
not an exactly pleasant topic fo
stage entertainment.
So the present version Of tho leoend
written by Z. Temple Thurston, ON.
phasizes the good as well MS the ba,
points of Matthias. 1t is in four phases
the first in Jerusalem at thc timn of tb,
crucifxion. the second In SYRIA dur;n,
the Crusades. the third in Italy in tb
thirteenth century and the last in Sinai,
at the time of the InGuisition.
Tyrone Power, who for some FIN
has been vegetating in tho films. return
to PHILADELPHIA in the title mart. nm,
that in itself is a recommendation fo
the play. In his support are man,
prominent PLAYERS. including Tbo;
I N;rio,, I
Howard Lang and Albert Bruninp
PHILADELPHIA is "The Wonderi,,
Jews" first stop outside of New York
and it is interesting to note in possin,
that "Rul Dog DrummOnd " which ba
been thrilling local theatre goers fo
four weeks. goes into the Kniclierbocker
the house made vacant in New York h,
"Tho Wandering Jew.''
~ERTAIN n1ovs o,tsto u.;
''' -i'N pug o''''aS 'ne'r wei
comes even III one snort engage
nitm.' pu' liners 'euIu return every yea
win prom ana lor the pleasure an
oeneno i VI ~ n'' ..rLa .TLa're. soers' IN 'ne iat
"hicn piaEeu at the hroad laSt SeaSo'
ana Is returning lor TWO weeks sta
Ut I rhe udrrIck' ~ ,,, ,
iin s.n Dvs oic'' teiu.e
are Py no means aimlncu or opilterate
noorrol ny ,m ihroa%h nm,lin" ,h;s .tnrv' '
,bo Vn"' wnwon 0 Who's" ;mtorost in uau ,y wor
Ian, "o omtsido intcrosts ,n;ght ho m" s,Ss,,
t't ,"na ain,nst mo,',Its t.; ~ L;s,ntonra
tHee' .i "i hnr fopiI' Ionninn., ~ @ iD fnn a. n
ti' tion V, Hr nII 'm,i mnnni ""PP'N''' 10 'o' I"
''ng T anu Ni,,,pr aIi prope pmi p,onoho po,os -.
menrs ntner unn ,'anie mnIns ir"teS hn. h', re
turn II. tne,r oris'nan ~ l Lo.yS, h5 pu5 'Ge, nr
SHpPortlHse Iist IiS - ilturi Tnansru, VI,