Evening journal., 1923-01-09
'LILIOM' NOVEL,
GRIPPING, Weird
Molnar Play Differs Radi-
cally Fran Any Here
This Season
'ROUGHNECK" ROUGH
EVEN IN HEAVEN
THE PLAYHoUsE-"Liliom!' a le-
gend in seven scenes and a pro-
logue. by Frank Molnar.

THE CAST
Marie ................ Rose Hooart
1 June. ...................E Iva lie Ge!llsnne
Mrs. Muskat. Maud Andrew
Four our servant Girls-Mary salzman,
Barbara Kitson. Jessie Randall,
Polioemen--John crump. Howard cla-
ney.
Captain. Brandon Peters
NONE HoilInder nae. Lillian KinTsbury
Iae sparrow ......'.'' 'Jo1n Hsr rWooe Voc.
WOLF Berkow!tz. z...........:J :John Srump
Young Hollunder. .......; Chf Hee5iager
First Mounted Policeman Marlyn Brown
Second Mounted Policeman.Joh C-ump
The Doctor. .:.....-.i NJ, q He5naa Iaaa
Tss SarP;snt9G5 S.iEP;, G,::::d Man Fnihp Wood
''' .-''..-.............'B -''1'.' Brandon Peters
The Poorly Dressed Man. Philip Wood
The Old Guard. ...........Clf Heckinger
The Magistrate......'''' MARVIN broMn
First Policeman in the Beyond
....................... Howard Clancy
second Policeman in the Beyond
Peasants. Townfoiks etc.
Radically different from anything
presented here this season, "Liliom'
gripped an audience at the Play !
house last night from its boisterous
prologue 10 the seventh and last |
scene. The usual whisperings about |
clothes and things were almost Nil. |
The short intern!ssions were devot- |
ed by the audience in discussing |
the play, or rather legend. as its /
writer pleases to call it.
The play is presented by the
Theatre Guild. Inc. with Eva lie |
Gallienne in the leading role. The /
perplexities OF life do not come IN |
FOR the same treatment that are
usua! with other productions. While
"Lil!ona" seems 10 be q comedy .
is almost tragical and pathetic. Love
has way all It's own in this le-
gena. L does not kneel and cloak
It's feeling in passionate words.
rather Il asserts itself in beatings
administered by the husband 10 the
wife.
There also is 4 feeling at times
that the writer had almost burles-
5ued some Of the lines-they break
cut in so unexpected A fashion.
An amusement park in the out
skirts Of Budapest Hungary. is the
background .or the prologue. There
only brief pause as one scene
,,erEes into the other. The scenery |
and lighting effects are a part Of ]
I,.liom." They do not stand out
Is is often the case. but rather
,iend themselves into the action Of
ne whole.
Miss lie Gallienne as Julie" IS
blithe servant girl in the first scene.
Later she Is the wife Of "Liliom,' [
a barker in the amusenn ent park, ,
and as EACH scene changes she
changes.in such manner as 70 make
the onhooker wonder IL the years =
denoted IN the play are not actual
~ passing Throughout 1t ell Miss
lie Gallienne enacts an otherwise .
drab role with a fervor and artistic
realism thai lifts her work high in
the realm Of stsgecrsft.
The supporting cast. particularly
'Iiliom"-a "rouEhneck taken by
-harles Ellis. form perhaps the most :
capable assembly seen on the local .
stage this season John Harwood.
as The Sparrow" is worthy Of 1
mention for his mastery handling =
Of a difficult role. IN fact. every e
member " the cast Is worthy OF (
commendation. a
OF the seven scenes. court room i
scene in heaven is one OF the most v
"Liliom." who has "A
committed suicide, is brought he
FORE the trib6nal established 20 deal v
with such cases. The same arroE 3
ant cir which marked him on earth 4
1redom.nates I'm him still. although J.
he is supposed far above things ]
earthly How, after hfteen years ~ 5
he is permitted 20 visit I
Re earth. and what happens. serves d
20 provide an appropriate climax. n
'Liliom." in all, &c . clevsrly exc u
1uted play. no matter from what
ingle il is viewed and one well cal &
'ulated 20 linger long in memory. II e
will be given its final perform ance
II the Playhouse tonight. C
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