New-York tribune., 1922-12-03
The Theaters
Seeing "The Fool" With Mr.. Pollock Its Author
By Percy Hammond

FTER inviting Charming Pollock with US to the theater
the other night asked him the entertainment which
"A would please Mr.. Pollock is gracious guest So
v his own inclnatons he selected "The Fool one OF
- voes among hereabou Although as the author
The Fool" Pollock has many times we allowed him 70
ale whatever sacrifice another view of it, because our
1 srbored doubts which felt sure he could dpe AS
m may know is the parable Of New York clergyman
vto lives thinks Christ would live undr present
% with scene the rich Church of the Nativity Christmas Eve
% lot Of ateng ladies buzzg about in what we thought was
,laborous Of atmosphere" ~
Somebody once friend who doesn't ask Why
Rat as the curtain rose Pollock why he resorted to this
y device which characters who are never seen in
he play again said with superiority at all in the manher
auptmann Gawohy Those artists would nave oegun n drama
simply with vestyman telling the preacher that ne must
not preach sermons containing sympathy lot sr"ne c0S
that offend his congregation by pleas for the aoorhg
classes he will be separated from his pulpit"
In the first place. said Mr. Pollock audiences won't listen to one
person the beginning play, unless he has something very impo
The psychology Of restessness in audiences between SSo
subject which could write volume If the best
the company talking about church conditions at TINS stage
the proceedings the audience would that opportunity 10 dispose
chewing gum and put its where the fat adjacent
wouldn't his out They don't listen my haShy
group they certain facts oculary demonstrated Ihey see
and expensive Christmas they eaboratey wrapped
atmosphere Of waste frvo and extravaganza IN
surroundings calling for the other thing By the capitalist Mr.
church conditions they prepared Tor
him. ALL certain models My model for the begin
ming play Clyde Fitch think he knew little more about that
than any other who wrote for the stage
successful silence until the sexton OF the church
said: poor outside think he's jew
Whoever Jew? remarked Mr. Goodknd causing laughter
have had protests about that line than about anything else
play commented Pollock 81 can't the objection to sug
resting that notable for its thrift and industry that its
prosperity prverbia Anyway have little sympathy with race preju
decor the reverse Of it."
the second act we ventued suspicion After big Russian coal
Umans had thunderous complaints at meeting OF
capitalists suggested might be little theatrical Per
aps said Mr. Pollock But the fact remains that Umans is real
person him Bethlehem Pa during the steel strike OF 1919
ant tell his name because learned that isn't good ior
workman complain loud he said everything Umank says
and deal be repeated play for fam
ny consumption nearly 200 Of notes during the steel strike
@ never looked Of them again Ny experience with notes Is haI
good thing have something disregard In dramati1ns life
novel the only things value the things that stick to the memory
I'd come loose when you want EN-"
This Russians outbu against the bitter plight Of the coal miners
peak OF Mr. Poos preachment and ne was eager 70 make
% You and others have spoken Of The Fool hppodrome
sad he ut had to be- If all this doctrine without cover
aug up with human interest and with dramatic devices the audnce
nave gone home after the first could easily nave written
y % the subject that would have been quoted college courses tor
M 70 come and left severely heaters What is the use OF sing
R vacuum? am getting TO 10000 people week De
II drama and and entertains them Which had more
with the abolition Of averySteele Uncle Toms Cabin
AT Pollock convincing fellow a champion of his own dramas
the evening had justified expeden in the per-
You snee said he, the sudden illumination Of the 10Y
bethlehem at the Of the preachers great decision "hy
nt light up, you call it? Even don't care for the
implication incident il explained for otherwise
IS know, has been promising have the star in working
any minute And if it going light at ALL here Is the
o LOT 1t to light up"
Inc Fool Poocks Wise he achieves
purpose compromise the Such strategic
eons 'The Fool" those of the author himself
since he edyng amusing $4,000 week. we get
impression that may Wise Man and still practice the pros
t'OuS arts Of popularity.