Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-04
MISS TAYLOR
BETTER THAN
HER VEHICLE
tP0nsander Walk N0I0 Musi-
cal C0medy-HineS Broad
IUGy Gossip.
BY DIXIE HIN ES.

Taylor, with new play by Hartley
Manners, an old favorite, "Pomander
Walk" all dressed up with musical
setting, rechristened "Marjolaine,"
Arthur Hopkins revival of THE
Deluge," "Pins and Needless" a
mixed venture and one or two of
less Importance and interest sums
up last week in this burg. Miss Tay-
lor, as usual, is better than her play,
while "Marjolaine'' is no less inter
esting and sympathetic than when
she was with us at the now departed
Wallack's Theater several years
ago. 1.-THE Deluge," unhappily, has
been postponed, but it is violating
no confidence to say that 1t will be
quite as interesting when it finally
is opened to the public as when it
was first done by Mr. Hopkins sew
eral years since.
The two opera companies are in op-
Grafton, the Chicago and the Metropoll-
tan. The former is about to break into
the sporting page in the boxing ring de-
partment, where it seems rightly to be-
long after reading about Mary Garden
and her troubles with her singers Miss
Garden says this is to be the last sea-
son in New York of the western com
pany, and judging by appearances, New
York is doing all it can to make this
determination unanimous.
'NIARJOLAINE" WELCOMED
TO BROADWAY WITH FAVOR,
But let's talk about something inter-
esting, "MarJolaine," for instance was
one OF the most ingratiating comedies
of the season. 1t has lost none Of its
charm with the years, and though Cath.
crime Chisholm Cushing is announced as
the author of the book" the truth is
she has done little II anything to the
original version. But Hugo Felix has
written some very attractive music-not
much, but enough to give it tone-and
Brian Hooker has contributed some Tyr
les which are in accord with the spirit
of the play. Peggy Wood, Mary Hap.
Daisy Belmore, A G. Andrews, LennOx
Pawle, and one or two more happily In
terpret the delightful and quaint story
Of that original and exclusive group Of
Pomander Walk residents, and with
some dances which are In good taste and
executed gracefully the old favorite Is
quite as welcome now as when II In
trigued us at Wallack's Theater, now de-
parted. Louise n. Parker was the origi-
nal author.
NATIONAL ANTHEM"
HAS SOME DRAMATIC MERIT.
The National Anthem" the latest opus
from the pen of Hartley Manners. was
chosen In irony as the title to Laurette
Taylor's new play. The story has to do
with the reckless. destructive living Of
the wealthy younger generation of the
present. The play hes considerable merit,
but the larger share of credit in its
limited success was due to Miss Taylor
and her associates who acted the roles.
The most interesting announcement
this week is that Of the formation of
the Players Assembly, including such
brilliant players as Helen Ware, Helen
Lowell, Mabel Frenyear, Galina Roper
max, Winnifred Harris, Rose Winter
Brandon Hurst, Frank Doane, Arthur
Hohl Clarke Silvernail and others, and
the acceptance for immediate production
with these players and others In the
cast Of "Montmartre," the daring French
play. 1t is the most impressive group
Of cooperative players of the season, and
the introduction Of Galina Kopernak. q
noted Russian actress. In the leading
role adds interest to the event.
The Monkeys Paw" one Of the thrill
lers'' in short plays. will be produced by
Augustin Duncan at the Belmont Theater
this week. It viii precede The s. S.
Tenacity" which is now being acted by
Mr.. Duncan. George Gaul, Tom Powers,
Marguerite Forrest. Jennie Dickerson,
Claude Cooper and others.
MORE GRAND OPERA
GOSSIP AND SCANDAL
Our Chicago opera visitors continue to
announce that this is their farewell tour
so far as the effete East is concerned,
and there seems to be a disposition
among music lovers, and even the press,
TO let ii go at that. On the night when
the Chicago company began its New
York engag cement the Metropolitan sched-
uled THE Snow Maiden" and presum-
ably IT justified the critics in selecting
this IN preference to the Chicago pre-
miere, as the first line critics all gave
the preference TO the older company.
Since then the Chicago company has been
going on more or less smoothly, but
without in any way creating an artistic
disturbance Since Mary Garden assumed
the direction of this company It has been
a seething volcano OF unsavory press
stories. So much that the serious minded
opera lovers have become Disguised and
received with slight interest the pres
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