The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-12
TYLER HAS A HIT
IN HIS REVIVAL
OF 4TRELAWNY'
Looking Over New Events
on Broadway With the
Jury.
BY the NE.A Play Jury

NEW YORK, Feb. Eff the
stringency of these histrionic times
has had no other gratifying effect,
it may, at least, be thanked for this
That it enabled George C. Tyler to
assemble for his revival of Pinero' 5
"Trelawny of the Wells" such a
company of stars that their bright
ness offset one another's and mer-
ges the cast into brilliance which
all but blinds the play from view.
Ups and downs to the favorites Of
the stage are occupational evlls
which cannot be averted. But this
season adversely has ridden so many
OF them that Tyler found without
roles and willing to grace his cast
John Drew, Helen Gahagan, Pauline
Lord, Estelle WinWood, Rollo Peters,
Mrs. Thomas Whiffen, Effie Shan
non, F'rieda Inescort and the others.
"Trelawny," of the Victorian vim
tage, is-a comedy Of London stage
folk which of itself has achieved
three revivals in New York. The
present players enable the third far
to transcend the others.
Largely because he dominates the
dramatic personnae as irascible old
Sir William Cover, John Drew seems
somewhat to shine above his fellow
players. Sentimental Rose Tire
lawny's hoopskirt adorned Mary
Mannering in the original Gotham
production in 1898, Ethel Barrymore
in the 1911 revival and Laurette Tay.
lor in 1925. Now wearing it is Helen
Gahagan at her loveliest.
For those who have forgotten the
story: Rose Trelawny, of the Wells
players. loves Arthur Cover, Sir
williams grandson, and for month
seeks aristocratic refinement in the
Cover residence on Cavendish
Square. Sir Williams domestic
tyranny, however, drives her back
TO her Brydon Crescent lodgings and
Arthur consequently leaves home to
pursue theatrical career elsewhere.
in the cast of a comedy financed by
the relenting Sir William, Rose and
Arthur are reunited.
~ His First Venture
Just a jump ahead of Mr.. Zieg
fields Rio Rita" at his sumptuous
new theater, Gene Buck, who owes
"The Follies" much of his fame as
lyricist, brings forth Leon Errol' in
Yours Truly at the Shubert. 1t is
Bucks first venture as producing
manager.
Perhaps we should opine that
"Yours Truly will prove another
obstacle in the rough road Mr.. Zieg-
field has recently trod, that the COM
petition Of the detected Mr.. Buck is
TO prove thorn in the Ziegfeldian
side. That, it seems, would be con-
sistent with the Ziegfeld descent in
a season Of descents.
But we can't. 1t is true that Enrol,
the incorrigible zany, and his I'M
comfortable knee are on the boards
for so great a part Of the time that
the amusement lags only toward the
3 end, and then sololy because of it's
excessive Errolism. But otherwise,
with the exception of the Tiller Girls
: dancing, it is a musical comedy for
gotten sooner than most.
Lengthening queues at the box Of
/ flee OF the Booth bespeak the in
creasing popularity of Maxwell An
derson's Saturdays Children" and
the subtlety and inciviseness of its
: insight into first-year marriage. In
quieter guise, the realism of What
. Price Glory" is. carried over to Sat
urday's Children"
Here we see the ingenious Miss
/ Bobby Halevy giving up stenog-
. rapher's job to wed her young office