The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1922-11-15
Ackess Saya American Company Of
Stars Will Find Welcome In Europe.

a tO0Ap FhC SuiO, WUUlu I've just Whit
is wanted abroad, for it would give
Europe better understanding of the
advance Of American dramatic art.
Although she found London going in
for Pinero revivals, because of a
dearth of worth while newer vehicles,
and only Moist. Rsinhardt and Ber-
nauer contributing novelty to the ex-
cellent but rather level monOtOny of
the German and Austrian stage, she
said the people were theatre hungry,
providing capacity houses even in mid
July at Munich revivals.
incidentally. Mihe. Kalich has pur-
chased play by the late Max Dauth-
endey, and If things go on schedule
New York will witness 1t some time
around Christmas. 1.-The Pastimes of
an Empress" 1t is called, and deals
with the life Of Queen Catherine of
Russia and her cOnsOrt, Car Peter.
Nine. Kalich. who will portray the
! Queen, has brought back vivid sketches
! for the sets designed by Suher.
4 In London, which she made her
headquarters during her three weeks
stay in England, she witnessed many
plays 'They were all finely DONE"
she said, "but all and everything SEEM
ed to be one manner and one color and
hungered for something different.
The only novelty I found was George
Bernard Shaw-he has been made ont
to be an ogre and I found him n
white god, a jovial person. indeed.
Visits Shaw's Country Place.
81 went down I'd his country place
and he met me ut the station and
drove me out to his house. On the why
he drove ut about forty miles IN hour
and I tapped him on the arm and
said, You. are driving rather fast
aren't your
HE smiled broadly. and said I can
! 20 slower. you know but he didn't. and
when we went past policeman ex-
pecteA We wpuld be halted for spesd-
ing. but Shaw meeely gave the man .
quick nod and smile and remarked.
They're all my boys"
Nine. Kalich said that Shaw was
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Trebitsch, his first attempt on Ger
man production. which He expected to
present soon. She reported n seeming
weakening in the dramatist's decision
not to visit America. but said that his
fear of American banquets was still
strong. ---..
In Germany and Austria she found
1.-THE thirst for novelty uppermost." In
Berlin she witnessed one Of the great
spectacles of TolleE radical now In
Jail She found his work preach
ment to people about labor and the
working classes" and said that after
the second act Of the performance, the
| audience arose and shouted Out OF
Jail, Toller."
There also she came across Moist.
whom she described us great player
! who had given to Germany and Aus
| tria new Hamlet, Characterization
which departed radically from the nc
cepted interpretation. She said he
stands apart from any known school
of acting. She witnessed his perform
ance in Hauptmanns LONELY Lives"
and found him shudderingly realistic.
His Hamlet. she said. included n Pc
culiarly fashioned white linen collar.
"AIoisi does not play Hamlet in the
sense of making himself famous as IN
actor" she said. He seems to be the
very essence of what Shakespeare
meant his actors to be-he seems to be
a wonderful link from the brain of
the great poet to the minds Of the
audience. He played on n stage only
three steps about the level Of the or
chestra and frequently will step down
to the orchestra and establish init
mate communion with the audience.
He hardly uses a gesture and his read
ing is most clear, which in itself ID
feat, for Hamlet In German is diff
ficult.
81 found that the average players
in Germany are very sincere; their
Interpretation is very Objective-good,
honest. convincing acting, But L am
very glad to say and predict that a
company of our very best American
actors would score great success II
it went abroad. think that we have
something to give. Our Interpretation
in the theatre is subjective: id Is alb
solutely different. 1t is big, and
am certain that our company would
be a sensation, but every member OF
1t must be an American.
81 think the time has come when
America should come forward. Ger
many and Austria, especially, are look
ing this way. They know little Of
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