The New York herald., 1922-03-05
MISS JUNE WALKER IN
@Stx CTLiNDER LOVE
SAM n. HARRIS THEkTER
Did You Hear?
Of an Adaptation ThatBrought
Success and an Actress Who
Draws All but Applause.
BY LUCIEN CLEyEs.

r are sometimes read as well as
= seen, there Is the case of Ar
thur Hornblow, Jr. Mr.. Hornblow
has been praised for the smooth adap-
tation he made OF the Brieux comedy
Les Hannetons," produced here at
the Ritz Theater under title OF
Madame Pierre" Cognoscenti tel
us that 1t is one of the few cases in
which a French play has been adapted
neatly, and the cognoscenti ought to
know.
On the opening night of Madame
Pierre there was as much curiosity
as to how Mr. Hornblow got the
chance to adapt the play as there vas
qualification that he Ead done il so
well. 1t is more or less generally IN
derstood that when a French play is
to be adapted some friend of the
American producer is chosen, usually
a person whose only recommendation
is that he is friend" Otherwise the
job falls to a hack writer. And tie
French plays that have reached our
stage more or less butchered.
Mr.. Hornblow has not hitherto. been
established as writer, even as a
hack, and a little investigation dis
closed the fact that he had only lately
been introduced to William Harris. Jr.
producer Of Madame Pierre" What
was the explanation then? Nothing
more than this. that early In the fall
this young author submitted q play of
his own to the Harris office. II finally
reached the hands of Robert Milton,
general stage director for Mr.. Harris.
That manuscript could not be accepted
| because OF the unacceptable story, but
the general workmanship OF the author
| made its impression. Mr.. Milton learned
that Mr.. Hornblow. having received pa art
of his education abroad, was thoroughly
| familiar with French. Mr.. Harris and
MIR. Milton talked IL over and Mr.. Horn
blow got chance to adapt LES Han
netons."
The young author is a son OF Arthur
| Hornblow, editor OF the Theater Mdga-
cine. Mr.. Hornblow, Jr., studied FIRST
in England and France. Then he re-
turned here for college. going to Dart
mouth for two years. A course In the
New York Law School followed. and
for year Mr.. Hornblow practiced law.
| Then along came the war. He spent the
next years in France In the Army In
telligence service. returning after the
armistice to work as a lawyer again.
After a years practice he decided to
give II up and devote his time to writ
ing. He's glad now that he did.
The Faithful Friend.
On the programme OF Earl Carrolls
rev theater there Is a long list OF ac-
acknowledgements under the title 1.-THE
Page Of Earl Carroll" The young
manager thanks the plumbers and cleo
tricians and metal workers and every
body who took part in tfre construction
Of the new building. At the bottom OF
the list, directly following the chair
manufacturers. the upholsterers and the
makers OF the ushcrs' uniforms, Is this
outburst OF emotion: THE Faithful
F'ricnd-Maclyn Arbuckle"
Songs without words.
When a forthcoming opcretta was not
performed on tho evening announced but
the first representation delayed more
than week. Il was said by way Of ex-
-planation that there had TO be changes"
in the cast There was only one OF inn
portance. Just why tho changes were
ports OF the first night representation
made tho cause clear. Tho comedian,
who is y graduate Of bureaque OF only
few years standing, carried off all the
honors The public could not get enough
OF him. His antics amused the out-of-
town gathering so inordinately that no
body else in the performance ranked
with him IN favor.
But the prima donna and the tenor
their emotions may be imagined. They
had treated the comedian before the
performance with the hdutcur due to a
comedian out OF burlesque SO no was
more u less restrained In nis fun. AT
the nrst performance, however, he
swept everything before him to the cor
roding chagrin Of the tenor and the So
prano.
Only one course was left 10 the two
wounded principals. They could re-
sign on tho ground that they were not
accustomed to acting as support to a
funny man out of burlcsque They fol-
lowed this course. Peace was partly re-
stored. however. and the funay man cx-
poets TO continue in his successful pre-
emincnec as the best thing In the show.
Here IL Another Mystery.
The manager OF the large music han
was talking about high priced head
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