New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-25
Z avershan ON
The Difference
In Audiences
Americans, He Observes.
Demand More of Stage
Than the British 10

residence, invests IN some railroad
tickets and leaves Broadway for 3 road
tour he will put into effect plan which
will be new to him il not to other star,
of tAe American and English stage.
The fearful cost of everything con.
nected with present-day touring-r,,l-
road fare, truck hire, stage hands nav
has convinced him that the only wsv
to best the game viii be to take alonr
q handful of plays, instead Of Just on,
and stay in town long enough to play
the entire repertoire. And so the mort
time William Faversham starts out O,
q countrywide jaunt folks out IN
Spokane won't have TO content them
selves with the appearance Of the ac.
tor in a single role such as, say, Mark
Antony, but will be given the privilege
Of witnessing this 1.-THE and graceful
player in at least three different parts.
On the first night he might appear
in some modern dramatic Offering:
later might be seen in romantic
drama ard still later during the en-
gagement in a piece such as his present
piquant production, The Silver Fox
which seems to have found a home .t
Maxine Elliot's Theater
OF course, this road tour schema
isn't to be tried out any time soon.
But it is something for Mr. Favershan
to think about during the coming vim
ter nights as he prepares himself for
his first act appearance as srajor Chris
topher Stanley in Cosmo Hamilton's
play.
Mr.. Faversham has given much
thought to the road question, being
acutely aware Of the problems It pre-
sents. And being an actor wlo has
seen much of the provinces in various
productions during the iast twenty
years, he knows that conditions now
are far from what they were in the
days when immense dramatic spec.s-
Giles moved from town to town and from
state to state at profit, and when
stock companies, playing deadly melo-
dramas, fiourished in many localities.
Another Advocate
OF Repertoire Company
at will be something decidedly dit-
ferent for me-" said Mr.. Faversham
Heretofore l have gone out VITA one
play, and the one play was enough. 9ut
am convinced now that a repertoire
will be a necessity and repertoire it
Will be. don't know just when
I will undertake a tour, but when 1t
is done every effort will be made TO
come out ahead of the game.
"My idea will be to have about three
The Silver Fox could be one q the
three; the other two would be some
thing I've never done before. ] would
want new plays. Yve been wondering
how crook play would go. I've never
tried one.
at is my firm belief that if an audi
ence sees you and likes you in one pro-
duction they viii come TO see you n
another play. ard still again. II yea
give a third new Offering In big city
where tic theaters have good follow
ing it could DC one week Of this, an
other week of that. and third week
Of something else. Anyway, I'm going
10 see how it Will work out
Playing in a sophisticated English
comedy, by an author who has been re-
sponsible Tor similar pieces in the past
She views Of Mr. Favershsm regarding
the difference between American ana
English audiences are significant ho
pointed ont that the American audience
is thoroughly schooled and educated IN
the thcater and that the British audi
cnce may be at times considered els-
mentary.
Because OF this fact, he declared
many pieces that have had remarkably
long runs overseas come to Broadway
and are fiat failures The British audi
ence, he pointed cut, VIII at times &C.
cept lavishlv mounted dramatic specta-
cles and other dramatic offerings DE-
spite the fact that they might Dc
frightfully artificial and show an ao-
sence Of any skilful tTeataent. Broad
way audiences, on the other hand-sne
this actor has the utmost respect Tor
the judgment Of such agdiences-de-
rland more. Therefore. according u
Mr. Faversham, it would be to the aa'
vantage of many imported productions
if before they were given New foFi
presentation they were subjected 70
pitiless kidding process-sueh as tnA'
which was employed by George N. ~
han in "The Tavern"
Inromantic Iago Is
Fayershams Favorite Part
Ard while believing thai most OF TIC
dramatic pieces that win success 0"
the English STAGE should be touched up
before being brought here, Af. favef.
sham pointed out that in the case O.
sophisticated ultra-modern comedies
such as The Silver Fox they eaa
come just IS they are and make money
Tor all concerned
New York theatergoers who nav'
seen Mr., Faversham in his present o.
fering and who saw him in other year.
IN other plays have often wondered f"
he could look over the list Of his plays
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