Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-19

The departure of the National
Theater Stock Co. is a widely de-
piored loss. 1t will require consplc-
uous merit on the part of the more
ptetentious spectacular or dramatic
productions to cause the playgoer
speedily TO forget. There is pecul-
lar charm in we'll conducted stock
company. The players become
friends and neighbors. and the old
plea sure. now so seldom enjoyed, OF
seeing an actor tested for powers OF
versatility becomes available. The
lovers of legitimate drama arc en-
abled to ENJOY the speaking stage in
terms of GENIAL comedy without be-
ing expected, excepting on rare occa-
sions. to concern Itself with tragic
moods or rhetorical periods.
When an enterprise has been orig
inally established on Succ s>ful terms
it is sure TO make way Tor others of
the same character The National
Stock Co. II is believed by experts,
could easAy run for an entire season,
something OF course, impract cal III
view bf the long stahl'ehrd poi'Cy
of So prominent a thcatcr The
President ihrAter viii t4Ne up the
stock company story where the Ma
tional leaves II Oft. A company in
GLIDING well known favortes will as
ser1ble to produce What Price
Glory" for two-weck run. hopes
being entertained. no doubt. that the
demand will warrant prolorglng the
engagement at the end OF tie fort
night.
The inflammatory diction OF What
Price Glory: creates all atmosphere
OF superWarmth. 1t makes gratitude n
order for the asbestos curtain. he
precautions against FIRE in every the
alter are now so elaborate that the
asbestos curtain is admired as d
superpreCautlon. which leaves the
audience with a sense OF perfect Sc
curity, even though something OK
traordinary should intervene to put
the players in jeopardy. Manager
Stoddatd Taylor has decided to re
lieve the grim reminder of hygone
tragedies once So common that
managers were almost afraid to book
hate ClaXton IN he I've Orphans
because of the numerous C0ntrOVer-
sizes that had attended her perform
ances. The superstition aroused by
her experiences became SO strong As
to threaten dn unlavorable influence
on her extraordinary career. The
Taylorian art >cnsiDility resented
this and prompted an emnelishrnent
which makes the once sinister hire
proof fabric thing ot lcanll and 4
reminder OF paimy days. y painting
IN the effect OF tapestry displays th(
sleeping boy Shakespeare beneath
the tree IN Arden. where, circlng
over HI, head liz uTcd".y mG>unt'-
ness, arc the fG Ire' Of Hamlet,
Othello, Lear and other OF the Shake
spearean characters. Ii Is a pleas
ure TO the eve. although conferring
on the youthful POI: attributes ct an
infant prodigy III Gc rS acquainted
with so much scholarly lore when
most boys would prefer nshIng III the
adjacent stream.
How lar IT would be possible to
keep What Price Glory? in strong
interest before the public is some
thing for the higher mathematics
verging on laws OF relatively as they
apply to the shifting standards OF
popular demand. The play is rugged
and direct IN it's appeal 20 rudimen-
tarv emotion in a horccly 'mpa>-
stoned vein. What Price Glory: Is
no less rugged and direct III its COM
edy OF un>arnished human nature
Able" came romping among us III
welcome security again. after many
seasons OF acquaintance and What
Price Glory: an antlthes,s IN tenn
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