The New York herald., 1922-04-23

During the days of the stock system,
which began 10 die in the seventies,
these plays were used rom time to
time, but in all these years no credit
was given to Moliere. James III.
Hackett, father of James X Hackett,
played gocid in "Arlphi'ryon" in
1927; Junius Brutus Boolh. father of
Edwin Booth, played Mairatorm in
1892. In 1884 Augustln Daily pro-
duced 1.-THE Country Girl" in which
Miss Rehan gave one of her most
charming performances. This seemed
to be a glorification of the triple
play, from Moliere to Svycherly to
Garrick to DAILY. Among the dis
tinguished members of this caste be-
sides Miss Rehan were John Drew,
Charles Fisher. George Parkes and
Virginia Dreher. This play, after
wandering from France 20 England
and from England to America, finally
returned to its home town in 1886,
when the Daily company played it in
Paris.
Richard Mansfield was the next
man to tempt fate with a Moliere
play. In 1905 he produced 1.-THE
Misanthrope," adapted by Katherine
Prescott Worneley. cast as follows:
Alceste. ...... Richard Mansfield
Philinte. G.. Andrews
NOronte. .......... Leslie Kenyon
Celimene. .......'.. Eleanor Barry
EEante. e.............I Irene Prahar
Acaste. e............ Morton Selten
Clitandre. ..... Arthur Rerthelet
Basque. Hamilton Coleman
Dubois. ........... Henry Wenman
An Officer. Francis McGinn
A Maid. .......... Mildred Morris
W.
Wycherley's adaptation Of this
play, under the title of "The Plain
dealer" was played first in New
York in 1913 with Thomas A. Cooper
in the leading part. In connection
with Mansfield's production of a Mo-
liere play it is interesting to note
that the first part played by Mans
field as an amateur was Scdpin in
Les Fourberies de Scapin," and that
one scene in his play of Don Juan"
was taken from Moliere's Don
JUAN" In 1911 the Drama Players
produced at the Lyric Theater In
New York 'The Learned Women"
Moliere's LES Femmes Savantes."
with an excellent caste, including
Donald Robertson, Effie Shannon.
Renee Kelly, Herbert Kelcey and
Edward Emery. When a student at
Harvard. e. c. Knoblock, author of
'Kismet," "Milestones" and other
successful plays. played AngeliQue in
lie Malade Imaginaire' in a per-
formance given by the Cercle Fran
caise. A year or so ago Henry Mil
Ter produced play called "Moliere.D
in which much of the dialogue was
Moliere's own. The last play Of
Moliere's produced in New York as
Moliere play was "The Imaginary
Invalid" The Malade Imaginaire."
produced February Is, 1917, with
these players:
Argan. .................M Mr.. Coburn
Beline. ........ Miss Mabel Wright
Angelique. Miss Beatrice Prentice
Beralde. ......... Mr.. Geo. Farren
M. Diafoirus. Mr.. Albert Bruning
Thomas Diafoirus. Mr.. Geo. Gaul
Monsieur Purgon.Mr. Howard KYLE
M. Fleurant. Mr.. Thomas jackson
Apothecaries' assistants:
Messrs. Bull, Patnode and Newton
NJ. Bonnefoi. :. Mr.. Henry Buckler
Tolnette. Mrs. Coburn
A band Of dancers; strolling
players:
Misses Carol, Spencer, Ridge
ley and Kins; Messrs. Fish,
Patnode and Newton,
Dancers:
Peta Powick and Anna Knapton
Scene-Argan's home; his bedroom.
Pldce-Paris. Time-1675.
This play had been played early in
the nineteenth century in America
by Charles M. Barras. In connec-
lion with lie Malade Imaginaire"
the present writer had occasion to