The Washington herald., 1922-01-08

for Miss Frances starr. and the earlier
Belaseo revival for David Warheld OF The
Auctioneer" and The Return Of Peter Grimm"
is an indication, at least, that Mr.. Belasco IS
Indifferent to out Of sympathy with the
vogue for revivals that dominates the producing
interests OF the period.
IL must he admitted, of course, that the re-
vival Of these Belssco plays was not dictated
by the same reasons that impelled the revival
of Fought Paid For" The SQuaw Man"
Alias Jimmy Valentine" The Chocolate Soldier
The Merry Widow" and other dramatic and
steal hits of yesteryear. broadway In the pro-
ducing sense, is bitterly harassed by a shortage
Of suitable manuscripts whereas Belssco who
found the going exceedingly rough a year ago,
has contrived, in Is21-22, TO make a producing
go Of it, with the aid Of Sacha Guitry and Andre
Picard, the Frenchmsn-
By a clever manipulation of imported themes.
Mr.. Belasco has managed. thus far. 10 quiet the
histrionic demands OF at least two Of his stars
by providing Lionel Atwill two Of his stars by
providing Lionel Atwill with Guitry's The Grand
Duke" while Lenore Uric has soothed with
highly moral version of Picard's "kikt" Miss
Starr. the other hand. has been persuaded to
fall back a revival Of her Walter success
while David warheld at last accounts, was find
ing favor with another revival. Peter Grimm"
The production Of native manuscript however.
continues a very low ebb and by the end OF
the current the season after, at the
latest, Miss Starr will again be Juggling at the
BeIascan coat-taIls and cIamoring for something
to act Miss Ulric's run in "Kiki" viii certainly
not more than two seasons while Anvil
and warneld will probably need new material In
Ersncs. STAR aIor. Ia, found .rcos,. O.,
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$50 e. .svsrsI 49,, a. en-. Io t,s,.ro.
who would not welcome The Rose OF the Ran
oho" ., .y.n .-rba Cas-. IF Reckvp- v-bo can
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RI,.- ,rouId fan 70 ana fayor7 A good many Of
us might be willing revival OF Tiger
Tiger and when that was over there Is still
Marie Odile."
uor,r.r ,hts IA orlv mar, q, . rich B.issco
,,.s. it,ratur. ,bat lie. among the Belasco
&c.. W., e. ,n,ts,c. ~ -Trns.r two
80. ..,p.r - -. D,rIirs =, ,he Goa.
.rb. c,-, :, ,h. Golden W-.,, |" Madame Butter
Az" ~sv.et KIt,v ReIlairs" "A Grand Army
No, 9TH. Passing ~ the Third Floor Back"
- IIa-r.r. "a yt,o@,ts /" 9Th. Heart OF We
,or. d. Van aer Deck.n" and a whole host OF
I..,.r ri.ces7
7, IN. Io,p run then u 4. possibl. that Be-
,,.oo nav he [orc,d bsck upon the accumulated
o,o-t., ,h., r.. ,,-noav nassed through his
- a - -.,.o. "a ,,bicb conceiva bl,
IS 50 o. . ,s,oro,IS, r.bouinp in the Relssco
ishors,o-t
nRoBABLY from sentimental Cthe
boyish frankness OF the fellow is csptvat-
ingD 1 grieve to note the tendency Of New
York critics to isolate Samuel Shipman. author or
Friendly Enemies" East Is West" etc, etc.
a species of the common scold, a theater srEuheF.
"a hot-gospeller" Mr. Hammond calls him
The occasion for sbipmap,s elevation ,o the
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past week OF MS latest pay Lawful Larceny
a play which Shpmsn regards opus and =
play which seeks TO question the legal right Of
an adventures TO steal husband and which hOtly
contests ethics failing the wife stealing
her husbands money.
Shipmsn, apparently, is chiefly assailcd for
his evangelical debate in the final act OF Lawful
. Larceny" in which Mr.. Shipmsn views with con
Germ the shockingly atrophied condition Of public
morals that will permit woman to steal hus-
band and then allow the mans wife to 20 jail
for pilfering the money the adventures wheedlcd
from him.
This bit OF moralizing, told, is 90
thoroughly forensic and evangelical that the play
itself suffers frightfully. Remembering his ten
dency to mount the rostrum in First Is Last.
The Unwritten Chapter" and now in Lawful
Larceny, the critical gentleman have decided thas
Shipmsn as a playwright is a wonderful breaches
Concretely speaking. these findings are prob
ably sound Shipman is an incorrigible student
OF the human animal and much learning is bound