New-York tribune., 1921-04-03

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II Nemesis" which will be
shown at the Hudson Theater to-mor-
ro" evening, with Emmett Corrigar
and Olive Tell in the leading roles, un
der the management of George M
Cohan.
The play is in four acts, staged b,
John Meehan, under the supervision OF
Mr.. Thomas. 1t is a modern drama OF
the domestic triangle. interviewer with
the love story is a demonstration by
Mr.. Thomas that circumstantial evil
dence, as accepted in the criminal
courts, is not infallible legal proof. All
OF which is discussed by the late Mr.
Greenleaf in his book on Evidence
Mr.. Greenleaf, however, left much to
be desired on the score of climax and
opposition and other technique of
dramaturgy. Hardly any part of his
treatise makes a satisfactory second
act. His snappiest lines on the muni-
ments of title fail to carry the convic-
ton conveyed by the bare allegation,
II got a Bimbo down on Bamboo
Isle"
The Boston Transcript has this to
say:
The result Is piece OF social photog-
raphy. Every word sounds snatched
from a police court record studio. or
arately room is left for some impressive
portraits: The handspring Of the ma
chine. Of course, is Mr.. Corrigan, as the
husband. whose work, without one false
stress, remains predominant in its quiet
intensity and moments of scarlet rage.
The groundwork Is familiar Better,
1t is classic. The doting husband. fif-
teen years older than his wife a plain,
blunt man of commercial pursuit. not
stupid, but not flaming. except within
his heart; eager to please her, lavishing
vulgar jewelry on her at first incredi-
BILE of her falsity, then suspicious in a
canny. furtive way; finally convinced,
raging coldly; numbering. evading tho
consequences of murder with the craft
OF the tortoise, trium phing icily in the
end, but with eyes turned backward to
the woman grave. IS known TO us
all, in essentials at any rate. The
slightly f1ashy. superhcialiy refined, well
dressed, neurotic, impressionable wife,
chilled to unresponsiveness by her hus-
bands aging body and doglike devo-
ton; ready to SIN, but unwilling TO sin
and be disgraced, slain suddenly in the
midst of a torrent cenunciation with
q gewgaw which the hand that held it
had given her We know her, too, most
of us. The other man. somewhat diff
ferentiated from his predecessors. less
hateful, moro excusable- sculptor, a
divorcee, the father a young child,
eager to quit the "tomato-can Philistim-
ism" OF the America he loathes for
the France he loves. Is he less famii-
lar? Here are your characters
Margaret Anglin will present for the
first time in New York the "Ighigenia in
Aulis" of Euripides, at the Manhattan
Opera House next Thursday evening
at $3.50 o'clock, and on Friday after
noon at 2:3O o'clock, with the musical
setting by Walter Damrosch dedicated
to Miss Anglin for the historic pro-
duction of this classic at the Panama
Pacific Exposition in 1915. Details of
the program will be found in the
music department of this section.
Theresa Helburn, executive director
OF the Theater Guild, will speak on
"Art and Business in the Theater" at
the dinner to be given on Tuesday
by the New York Drama League to cell
ebrate its eighth annual meeting.
Margaret Waldron, daughter of Colo
rel A. E. Waldron, Corps of Engineers,
U. S. A, is to be the principal dancer
a. the concert given by the pupils of
Stanislaw Portavitch in the Town Hall
on April 10.
Laurette Taylor will give a matinee
performance of "Peg O My Heart" at
the Cort Theater next Sunday, the
proceeds Of which are to be given
tc the Basilica Fund of the Fathers OF