The New York herald., 1922-01-24

mystified until one OF the characters eX-
planned that the hero always picked out
room near the dancing. The .ide-
board gushed with the same freedom il
had shown in New York.
Power OF the Star.
OF course there are few plays that
will stand out by the unique genius OF
Miss TAYLOR. She is quite incompatible
which is thrice told tale now. Last
night her acting of comedy scene in
the first act was exquisite in its nat
uralness and altogether irresistible
charm. She was as amusing in the later
scene, which introduced her to the dissi-
pations of the set in which she found
her husband. Her smile. the express
siveness of her dark and eloquent eyes,
the quizzical turn of her lips--these are
traits that no other actress on the stage
can family suggest in her delineation OF
comedy.
Unique as she is IN this field, there
are deeper emotions which are not al
ways so easy for her to express. One
of these came with her tears in the
third act. But her nysterical prayer
to be saved after she has swallowed
the poison and above all the rare and
delicate naturalness with which she
played the final scene of the play we're
uncommonly fine. The clarity and real
ism of her emotions during the last
five minutes of the play seemed i'm
pressive. because they lay in the field
that she does not most easily conquer.
SO Miss Taylor in THE National An
them" was all that her most ardent adj
mirers could have demanded. She was
the same unique genius. Mr.. Manners S
play was picturesque. Its theme Is
novel. 1t proceeds to the constant ac-
compartment OF music-of kind. II
Richard Wagner were the creator OF
The National Anthem he would have
called 1t mask drama, so closely arc
the melodies and the dramatic sense
combined. 1t took Jazz In every form
from Rimsky- -korsakoff through Irving
Berlin down to "Ain't We Got Fun to
tell the tale in sound. Then a little of
Puccini came along at the end. The first
night audience was deniably interested
In the work, which possesses a certain
timely and theatrical interest.
Miss Taylor was repeatedly recalled
and so were her associates. All of them
were capable. and Ralph Morgan gave a
realistic study o: a headstrong young
man who could not be kept from disslpa-
ton. Miss Taylor must be seen in her
new role by ali who admire her incom-
parable Skill
The first nighters included Mrs. Au-
gust Belmont, Mr. William Rhinelander
Stewart. Jr. Mrs. Harold Barclay. Mr..
William Woodward. Mr.. Bradish O..
Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. John Elliott, the
Rev. DR.. Percy Stickncy Grant, Mrs.
Rita Lydig. Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar l..
Richard. Mr.. and Mrs. Julian NJ. Ger
ard. Mr.. and Mrs. S. Stanwood Menken.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Philip Bernhard, Mr..
jules S. Bache and Miss Kathryn King
Bache.
Also aIr. and Mrs. j. Norman de II.
Whitehouse. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Greenough. Mr.. Bertram de y. Cruger,
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Hartman. Prince
and Princess Francesca Rospigliosi, Mr..
and Mrs. Allen Gouverneur Wellman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas l.. Chadbourne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Reid Mr.. and Mrs.
Rupert Hughes. Mrs. Herbert Shipman,
Mrs. Claire Sheridan. MIR. and Mrs.
Ralph Pulitzer Mr.. Frank Crowinshield.
Miss Mary Garrett Hay, Mr.. Charles
Hanson Towne, Mr.. Gianni Bettini. Mrs.
Melville L. Stone, Mrs. John Carpenter.
the Rev. DR. Stephen S. Wise and MIR.
and Mrs. Samuel Hopkins Adams.