Variety (Dec 1937)

VAmtY Wednesday; Dcieewiber %. V^^ —THE SINNER . . I^ondori; Nov. 30.:. r:>r-:;iii!l. jii - f'i<'IW' lit'lii .avci- 'scPrtOS by «"':i-i:-ili |'l>v/ 'riiM'.- irii«i!l:vtcil froiu tl»e> Ger- ■,iiliiiuj;rt;aiJ,'-Jir(Ml.iic^(i: by. AntU-^ di I a ii.Ui \V;i"l. v. . II...i: . . .. ;. v >i III ii\r t liiiii'......" •-• -T.j--.IJI.«. ;:•'.:.■. v/.-.i • Vlii ..i.ii.:'; .■ ■M l- •■, . ('l)M iV.iV.; -. ,.. ^'■|| ; Ynii '-AV- if,, \ . i;>).vi';-ntii I'.inUjvsH.v. . tl coi'ffp \\'6'o,tJ; irldffe ;..:.■> .'. iMolitir - ;l:ii"!> < .. .". .(lii,v lo: Pciivra.; .... I !■ IIV I. .(J c Iti.. 11 a ;.• ci . . .Hello . (Mw'.vriliV'I ;. Murfjjtvol .i\n i'llo' .■. . V ..;, J a i« p.i • T >;i I" i , . '.Skcllnnr :.Kl1'litt';j RaLfier a p.:)n.dc:!. .rTsufOnic ran:, cl. : tr; () 1 ,a: C h i li osc;. 'nidrality'.. play; in v. h-cIi EliRhbitli .B.orsner ahcl. Gpn-- rri V-'-idt c^l)])c^^:'ed in-.ths ori.^iniil a:; ,'Bc .•l^i> some yodra *igQ. NQt. liUoly; t) altract •. rrt.UQlr 'aticntib'n; ' .ivn- U'cv.'ant ti:nriisf.o>Joii''c\:.d6\v.nto.v/ PI ay 0 pc-i"' r. • \vii;' v. t >i:6. ;mou,i,h, oi'; h ?H atv I l''o.ih-^' dolinVupnis a.\YaiUhj^.-.ttidr!-. mailt' is .•Kiyciv.hi? ,'appr.opriai;o. piiniiilimcnt; acrc.ordia'jj to. liis-,ea^^ A'icorr. 0'>2'. a ■mraidatm ...arid v.royr.l- . judSG, AvhO: h:^a •dDmmittGd-.-. suic^^^^^^ foltovvini c::t)osUrb <>f ...graft.: is; adfiir. •p3ll^d^t'^ ro'iiirh to lifa: in .the-body 6i ii hLnrible 'taiBr: .who. baavs^thc- samG namor.-' TlVc -bsasatit 13 about .to. b"s linriod. 'foll'swiiig. choking over, a- fV liboivo.- The.baarers.bum-.rhi.s cof- fin iiad. hn omer, to life, but v/ith th.2 .soi'V and eyes, of tha hiphborn onz. . ..Ha . rooof^hhes neither h's 'wive' Ivor f-jaods.. but prates- of hiS' - |)TWr^i=^nd%o.&it i6.n4 ip.lM^<r^ 15 bS'vttchad-- •■ .'■ ■■ '■. ■'■ ■ :'■ Coin;: to the : house 6£ ■. his real wu"3i ; the, ■ reihcatnated .hiaiidarin. fiiids I ttle iiv the. wry of mourrtihR, and ' lVs Avid<)w dally.ins with- his uhderlliig.: H? : flrids: hii. youthfiil. rnistress sinccraly: .grieving '.and-. r6-- fusin,-? ail' atlbniiptri of; the procur'ess , to (iohsoie ■ her vyith, a. wealthy .suq- ccsjior.- S'cn&ing he has the_ soiil of. hbr dead lovei*. she gpes to sh^re his poverty..oil a riyir shiack,'but; finding years, who divorces her husbatid and wants to iivci alone:: She .is followed to hor jiair '^by* an: arehitoct 13 year.!' younger Uhan; herself,, who: yvaiits marry Her.. She loves-^^him. but Sends -lYiiii awayV At' the end—of-elght .rhohths. she), gcts.; a strpiig; \V.ei1 for -male companionship .and sends tor, h<;r- youthfilKsu i tor. She alters, he i'". self' :to vhimv ■ei.thcr. y:ih v hiayi'ia^ ,dr otherv.''jSO/Menntihio heo'had;,.grov.'Ji r-Ff- c.okl 'as . the proverbial' Kclcay- •.^hff ■ immedlatelv: sends a', telegwrn;. :b '.her formpr husband, who ;-arrivar, within four lioUrs, and .on beiiv^-toid by hb^r: i^he rib longer wants to bq Moilc, Ha. tailj bar, ha. has,.,ju.st .b^ co'^iib enga-^ed: to a T9.'-.\^r!r-old girl>: Preti.v .to.u-r;h. liic'li.^'to .get turned down■ tv/ica in four Ivours. .Th?. fln:il cuirtaih descends'.wi'th the ofld/ -g.aV .la.'^tdfi. bafoi'e Hie fu e - in; liiagiv.tricanl isoiat; - ■: ' v: ■ Mo. ': ^ ■ t'oiiifiiv in. Ilrrf^p-. ftPl'* 1)^ VVitiriif ii'",-P' niii^iu..' ■'iiiri'li'iVll-. )*! iW - tiiili'.J'iii .tlil'i^.l"?-'! .;,;phio, ..i)it>.iVirjis''''-*-',''''"!'?'.. ' <■ nt-Ko- -i ^. iv;;V;,..V;;.i;. ;-.w;.i;nl;;v.> .•>i;viTi'' . H'^i'x'"'. i[:i tv()- .-. .'. I- y-">-Ai_ I 'ii Vlr-lni;!- ;... >> , .< '.1ii.^L'!,.i:.iivi. .( ol. il<.ihoi>i'v-i;u/-, .-;.. . ; . .AMuorlii:! ■ IVl-in p.tiuI i .;'W6rU' (ienLU'iitiOi-:.. . .v,. .(.li.urto-l aijli his hahds • unskilled and: with. stiirvation inirnirieht, she sudcumbs to the old crone's tempting?. • • - , The' .despevato' irnn rSteals front the nalac^'of the; Irriperial Gbverr .rior ohiy to find his hut eilriipty. " .He; is arresfed,. tiken to thie. scene pf his theft, and : finds .his loved one there erirollsd as. mistress of the goverhbri The; girl repents: and: de-,, ; clares ..slve • will.'hot^^ but has to w.-itcih lier lpvei;'. executed..;- ' ' Whole thing is gloomy . and not particularly impressive.' James Dale scores most as : tl)e .elderly*mahdai:in . who first tries to win the girl- from . -hop allegiance . to the' dead.-' George; Woodbtidge! gives a .splendid iritcr- p.vc'ation of the title role, and Iriha de la Haye, the best chir^cf^r T dei'itig. as the: widow- Her voice, hand fluttcnhr?^.: and walk aire the. most Chinese thing in the play. Belle Ghrystali ■ charming, but not out- standing, as the devoted mistress. Dialog' is a.bit' erractiCi scenic ef-:. fects adequately gruesome,: and pror. duction smooth .and workmanlike.. Still: not everybody's .taste. ClieTri.. .■ __. ' .'.': ^Ldndpi ni,;Novi '2i Piny iji ili»;P9 acts lirTsdlih .^Ellla, ba'aeit oil . two iiovelH, •'.Tl'ie. Uangprbus Ab«'; •iid 'K\r\ MmUnei:/ by. Karen Mlrhaella. .Pro- <JiK'e I ■ bx, . Anflre. -Van.- Clj'aeghem ~et tUej Kii\l)a.3.sy.tU,frulro;,.London. - :'■■:/■'' ■ This .is-light .!?ocicty cp'raGdy about two couples who,:always; did eyery- tfijhg tog'cthsr, sharinig a:house at a caaSide rasort where .they- .lived to>-. gethar. ih partactly. gtiiieless.iiitimacy.v Tv/o girls. Virginia and Silvaha; are sUch good friends that .they, fust each' pthor completely . with,: e.ach other's hysbands. aiid so . it scehis., .qiu;te natural when ;,Mar.co finds he •must' go to Switzerland .biv bu.^ness. that his wife's friend, Virginia, .should, accompany <hlrh th.ere; to . vvsit her: ■ motheji:, , .whduaisP^hgiRpeiis;,to b^ in^ Zuridi. \ .'- r '. Trom than on nothing : really, hapr periis.r but- vlot ; of . things, . seem ,t.b happeh-rraniong - Pther. things; ai long: distance?' telephone' call at 1:00 . a.m.- that' discloses the fact that one couple was in i :bedroPni together in. Zurich, and the other at. the Italian Ire^brt. Things^ are .further. complicated by the hiachiiiation's. 61 an .elderly geh- tlenian who" just enjoys baing .mali-'. cious and .putting his flnger in; other, ipisople's pie. But in the . end . he clashes through. With the heeded cv:i.- dence" 'as • to everybody's mnbcfence. Girls cPntiriue to be;-friends, but at the same time resolve not to be quite sb careless ,ahd. ge.hetous with: their iiisbands.; ■ ' Play: depends mostly upon,'lines for effect—arid sortie.;6f these; aire, bright, While others drag and are;hone too original. Moral of play that: one should alwliys be a bit jealous and suspicious' is in line .with Latin views oil siich siibjebts;.but would ;npt. go too well iti America. . One 'recalls the. film. 'Wife Vs.. Secretary.'; which also featured an-eatly. morning' teler phone call hiixup, but in which the ^cPncl usi-an-^wasi--that^i l^-bettec^tp^ trust .jaeoplei Show, is well acted and amusing eitiough: tb -be'. Well receivec here. . Helm. - dcllciPUs; amusement, .- its debunk- ing of dictators. After that .U peters out sP thinly that before the piece i.s over- it .develops -into .;a>series. .,o,x farcical situations, with. ho 'further plot; progression. A .collabpratpr might have been requisitioned, to sist in iJutting. the sci-ipt into more;, concrete dramatic form. lit its pres- oht state .it seems. to, jUst. miss toe .emphatic, sei&ceF;^ which , tiip:; lji;st..act ■prpmised;---'> . .■ j-. -.' - -" V \.y :■- "tocale is the Riiritania created by Anthony Hope ,in 'The Pfisoiicr .of Zdndai' - Witb the desteiidpnls. of .IiK pWricipal characters.-' Bci'nard^ Hent-, ;:au is a -dictator patterned as a; cpm- Doilte pi MusSPimi ■a.hd Hitler. , :,To fiVovlcle cannon fodder, hp. decreas- lliht- bachelors -must: miirry. «ud every family ifnust have, at laast two "hildreh. This. resUlfSrin. his down-, fall, because his sUppbsad spousa dpo)5 hot' prbyide hini .with pffspring- Ai? a matter- of'fact, -thoy' tivc ' npt; hctually ^m.arried. .nor anyl^ ;ap-, •j/bachirig such ^'slluatioh..;;:,She, i,^ '. •i^rcly a. wealthy American .-haipcss. y/'.ip' JiijSinces his . pbliticar party ou'l )C a' whim to be. addressed as 'your ^xeellencv;' Cap't.^. Ba.-;!! Trent,, "an. English: idiplomatti, isi in IbVe with har. but: refuses to marry. het be-: ■:^ause she . is^o—lUchl^ridljie-is.-an j2n;^lisih^gPntlemiariU V-' -''. ■ "Capt. Sapt .encompasses; the .'die-: lator's dpwnfiklt; and .replaces vhiiil,' saying it is his' intention: tp establish ■ •t. regency until ,PriiTe.ess;Flayia will ojico hiPrs take up thP .throney It: is ■•irotested that she" is how an elderly. Hriy Wh" pre fcrs-more to liv e qul et- ly in Bayswater^ than; resume the: hectic pbs:itipn of :<iueen.- f Dialog kwUty. and;:often brilifaht. The acting, espeeially Frank Cellier,- ?.s.;-t.he- dictatpr, is of a hiigh - order, Bvit: the play is formless. An. Ameri-.. rah play .doctor, icbuld probably do ypn.deirs with .tbp ; .. r^o]o. . ' . . Lphdon, Nov. 29. [. ■hoy.Ue ' in' .tWb patts '. s'c.one.'it.,.;; T>lalog by- I'ecJi Landehu;.. music* 'by' Ci.eovgc -flrivnk icjibcns-!.-. lyrl'Os.-. Ijy AieorKC ."-lOrkiii. .liubeiis and. C*ccii-;Ij'drid6au. "F.eaiiir** Iteti.ny iVo.ss, Miixlne Stone, Oehe Sheldori;': Si'i'h'i Treble. Ubi l.9. Hare, .EUs.abetU .Welch.:Kitiilce I-o.v<-;. James Carney,. -Jackie :UiIilriK.<i., Fo.I;i- Xlr«'n-: ,iK-!i;' Dlaria : Chase, ■ rtobort'. ^yllFO^l, .Ke.tinc.fb' Henry. - i^llaabeth- aunimer. .:Pi:ofliuc':ed. a.t lliio-SavUie;.;: :;;■■'■ .TUrhTrd T.lixllner.', Piiptor' r.rtiliei;; i..-. . r»ir<«(!'lor Si.-bJegel..". I.lllie. llblhc....;.; J.IlidUirr......, Jnei-Keh Mnlllif::,, Rlaffiia Welliiian;. Jpjinne.... .v. . . ;. Torp...-..... . ... .... ... Tarnes .Dule Gabriel "Toyn* '...; ..liiclv .Raympnde , .iCaDtleeh .ltoblhBon ..'■.Jeanne de Cnisalle ....... ;Tont Hcin-iora ......'. Marjory OUrk .liermlnne -Hannoh .... .I^aura. Smllhr.on The tendenc'x of presentrday prp- ducers'to-present p firm is: once more exemplified in The Dangerous Age,' which .is adapted from a novel^in fabt,. two h0vels. Bivt novels based ■ on:; the. p.<ychological wbn!t make a play that can' be' acted to jbe satisfaction of the public. • .- ■ . In short, it isn't a play for modern •ssimilatioh, atid,; wbn'.t ,;do. ' This amiably reminiscent thesis'is on thb subject,of;a woman, married for;20 PUNCH AND JUDY ; . London, Nbv. 29, ': N'ew • pomod■ In thri'B a.ols by; V.al: Olel- B>i(i; JVod.uici. by autiiiir at- -Vaiidevllle. midair: Oaplttlii -OUv» StilK ; . ;•.. •.TUnCr'; f. Tho lloii. .Uiisiil 'J'rent,., .neraivd' Hehl'/iut..., .(Wiiit Rtui-ih;'.". , .'".- .-■. ;-".■.: JUllll/i .V6.'<r.'i . ; , I.eoiioh1.--l!r'.Tiiil.'... V. i, Oroup- T.pad'ri'... ...:;. •HenrlC'lte.. . .- MIr3 <lrnti l}".... ...; I'lifyjio. AViir'i: . . . (..iiarcl.<i. .'. . .;...; :,A.rtUiir - M'owcll ....,'.Terence Xoi.U ..i..Car6l Goodncr. . .Ylpf! ;('lune3 ..... <-rvahk (-'ellier ... ;-."Voi;noii -)liiiTi.i. .'.:. ^.Bl'.uve ' Wl.n.stnn .:,:.ljyUBlH!<-. S(<i)\'art; ;'..-il.etirj^ I'nfrvii.ni -..;....niflehe l.ar.i .-.'...-.. Honor BiU'y ;,..-(; .ll'ulh ;T)ininrtip i..\li;lVill 1* C i.'.i'wrQi'd^ \ UasU Kursl'alie (eontinued ..from, page 53). and Charles Friedman, director 6f 'Pins and. Needles.' These two have bceii «|t Green. Mansions, • N;' ;foi- Ihe-pasr three that the -majbjp ippi^i^n: of: l^Pfv revue ^w.as .'wprkcd o.ut. :.; . •• Rome is 'S. Yale ■ graduate,,' Who .'piayed.:. :Pi . in ;brPhestras;. while: there. He was at lavv. sQhbol. for. a. while, then at the .Yale iSchobl of •Architeiclurc. Later: he: worked ;:for a yebr with . Lesciaic,;:ihe. arch^^^^ but. walked';but When he couldn't ge- oft" to play,a.piano date. He.describes hiinseir; .; "I'fugitive from ai.drafting bbrird.' His ; edttcalipiiy was entirely paid for via the Iceybpards. \. ■ -- ■ 'Parade' Made It Pplson '■■ ; .'.-Si 1934 he'-;been trying to sel' ai: Broadway-prPduber.^^^ iefCist.. revue, but he's found! that, sinicb; the; Theatre .Guild . produced 'Par'ade.v • that .idea ..is poison along the big street. .Hc/s audit.iPhedV many tiroes . for.cornmcrcial:; pro-, duegrs, . but always fpund .hirnself again oil'thb^bP.rscht circuii'for t^^^^ summers. The WPA had a revue of his titled 'Sing Out .thp .News' for six; months., but rtcvcr; p r Pduccd it .; . The author, one: of the purveyors of eiitertainment for ; the, British Brbadcaisting- CPrp., has hit upon; a. ludictous premise which make's - for Revue . at Saville has ■ ah : excep- nionally . high . peireehtage . br inality. ' ;Even the score is well chosen. Most of the, ntimbei-s are rertiiriiscent. of the . clas'sids .and the others border on recent popular rhel- odies.; ; " ^ '.-^ .;'■'••■': The, production is not extravagant but ih excellent taste. The company. for a feviie, is numerically simall but adequate. Most • of the principals were chosen from;the variety stage, and -rSelections ■ wer-e -ihtelligent.:. A standard vaudeville : act, augmented by .a biiild-up' frPm the' suppbrling company^ ..wbuld have;, to be an ex tremely .poot one not to: register in a reviie.;;' \'';.-.:- ■, • This venture is reported. to haye cost about: -$45,000. - The music is; tunefully;: reminiscent, the book and lyrics, of .no mean calibre and- the staging^professiohaliy-cbmpetient^ Gene; Sheldon, heretofore a dumb comic, speaks line's for the first, time and sings as . a .comic. Elisabeth Welch. was applauded for. past sue cesses, bUt hasn't one really good number. There are dancers and singr ers- of' limited talehV who: are' pro-' vided with cbmmensurate material. ' But the putstanding. success; was' Benny Ross iirid -Maxihe Stone, who haye scored the biggest hit oyer here of any ; Aniericain : act. ":Tecehtiy inir nor ted. Ross makes a wonderful Ipil to Miss Stone's tired w^bman.'who-' is adverse to perfPrming the rnarvelpus acrobatic terpsichoreah feats which he announces $he will do. The audi erice :members ., tbbk her to their he.?irts^ - We have- always had lazy acrpbatic epmics,; but- ^Uch .a sturtt nernetrated by a; gobd-lookinig ,fe male attired in evening dress is hew. The. clbssier the audience the more- their wo,rk is. appreciated... Thev ire doubling ;at the .exclusive . Embassy Clitb: r>s an endefinite bpbkin.ci, i ; A"pleasant evening's entertainment 'as' a; whole. .. withpiit resort, -tp high nriced West End star..."^^.. $hbw has a reasonable chance.' ; Favprbb'o news- naper, reyiews should help; ' The. pic- tures: db these r.evii<>i; on such an '^clnborate.scale.that.it is hard t'Vrn.m- ■■■ . . -■■;'' Jolo.. And Fannie Bribe, didn't like, oiic of the most amusing songs iii . thP- eiir- rent iFins .and :Nee'dlb£i;'- 'I' 'Used- TP Be .0n The Daisy Chain.' ; : ; 'So the''only place a young actor or writar: :.i!Q:.tb get fdvup. exr! perience is on the borscht circuit,': Rome says. -It's fpr more, versatile; than summer stock,' he states, 'as on Thursday. the cast does a full length, .jplayi -Friday, a Saturday;:a. musical- reyiiP. • The nbxL wpek ; it starts all over again.' For the. past three:,years, .Rpiha has writ-- ten .ihrfee i-evues a summer, making in aill a total of nine.' '>.. 'Pins ', and Needles' is a. .combina- tion; he^statc.s; .♦of bor^cht circuit ex- perience and - direction-; of Charles Friedman, The thing that is .most yaluable is that yoia :g from whom , you get the test of whether " nPt. something looks right' If it isn't right WP; can yaijlt it, and .try; somethirig; else. In this shpw, we-haVe discarded. about:t'wice as; .m'uch as. we. have used , in- the show.' ' ; ''"'■■].■/ .'- Friedman . valsOj has': had ;thuch bprscht circuit expenence.- It:, was he who wb ipped, the motlpy cast he: first started to work With into shape^ so that 'the finale ot, 'Pins and Needles,' and: a. number titled 'Doiii' the Reactionary* were staged in .twp, nightsV Roihe . ci'edits' the ' Shpw's : merit.to Friedman. •. v. -:' ■ ■A.s:;.fpr'.'Marc Blitzstein. hi-?'career has been entirely;. differotit.,; He : has .had;, less aipademic:. back^rohnd-^^^- than .'Rbinp; .tor;, example,. ' biit a ':"ip.pre' intehsiy-e .". fnusicai tfainingi' Unlike these •twb.v h<j. is not a-'pi'xjdvT"; iict of the :bbrscht; circuit, but iike ! ;iohn Jlo.usemah. aPd Orson Welles, is a . 'graduatp. .of. the .Fbdora^^^^^ : He- has supported hirnself!'maiiily.'. by. ieeturihg ;and writing. Hp had :; a. piece; in the: Theatre Guild's revue • 'Parade* titled ;*Sahd ;foi: the Militla;^';; dphp by Eve Arcich. ■ and ; aii oper- atic farbe;. titled 'Trioie Sec' : in^thc/ : Garrick Gaieties of l93lV ' ■ 'Cradle; Will Rock' was writtcni in ' three weeks; in the summer of 1936 ; in IConndcilticut;-.- Actors' Repertory ■ ■ Cp. tpbk ;it at, oiice in ;.thP> fa}] but ' cbulidn't tip; it justice." TTTp Grbup'!'^" liked ; it ^-but ;/wiiS^ Johrisph.'; ', Finally; it. was taken by ' the' Federai. Thbairc which, plarihcd to give it an elaborate production _ Avith; scene; changes to take place ini;;. full A'iewV of the 'audience. /. Chorus . pfr^5p-T\va:sTCall;cd'^Pi-^ hands. AVhPle t.hiiig; was ^'scrapi^ed .. last : June, hbw.pVpf, Wheiv bahhpd- ■: by the Vi^ashingtbh .authorities Which resulted ih :tho present bari 'stage - produbtibn.- .To .insure .it ;dpne by the WPA. all sets were • scrapped ;:within. .twp: days^^^ :^ :c?iilih^ Jpff the; show. It has been ' given 18: 'perfprjnanees pribr^^^^^ bpcning. mbst bf thoin last siuhmer . at Jhe; Venice .theatre./. ' .:, ■ ■ : .: BlitiStbiiv has cbmposed the music. lor. several art fili.hs/;^uch. as.; and -Surf arid.' Seaweed;' :Heshas also., written: choral opera titled 'The Gbiidemned,! defiling With th^^ Vanzettt case. Did the .rrtusic; for. the; fiiriii :'Spanish Earth,' and. for rcfcent ■ Coin perfprrhancb titled The Pageaht, Ohe-Sixtlr ot tbe . EaWh;' ■ / He is' one of rthe • foun-'- ders ol thP Dov/ntown MUsic . School where : wprkihg people and their chiidren, .who, cannot afford music; •.lessonsV ..are given ;c^ struction: firee or fbt- hominal sums. But the bridge from proletarian causes ';ihtb. biiipitalistic; Hpllywpod isn-1 ;subh; a; bi?^ jumpt as- proven by Odets and others who have^ made the gradb. /'; .;T^;."' DOPO pivorziereMo of ;(jrace'.< beihg fired until:her girl: friendf. Fanny, cbmes tp the rescue With the •story that Phii: is cngai|ed to her .arid'.that they are;to,be mar- ried the next day. :" ' . Accprdingly, Fanny; and; Phil are. married, With the idea of making it all conveiiient for- Grace, and they agree to divorce as soon: as Phil makes: mpnejr ehpUiJh.for Grace , to give up her-, job.;: Of ; course, Fanny falls ■ love .with .Phil; and goes about .gettirig-hiih: av/ay from: Grace. Phil is just .theVsort bf passive b.oy> whb -lets thihgs happen to him;' and sb',;;ev'c.ntualiy,; he falls in love with Fanhy.- . They stay married. ; Though the plot sounds hackneyed, the play.;had .a. pretty., favorable re-; ception here, partly because of the good actingrr by. Paola: Borborii as; Fanny and; partially because :of Italian appreciation; for: what they considered snappy American dialog.' But presumably bn the ; American stage said 'dialog .would -hot ring Quite true, and np more, at least, thai^ the ;dorm for thb shop, girls or the wandering yiPlinist hero. , " ' ('Later We'll Divorce') .:' .;.' •' ;; - Rome. N6y. THIS SEAT 0F MARS . . "'Londort, Nov. 29, . Ti-r.-im.T. In-...i:iiree-' .: • .. b.y -r!a.s^|l'Ehrlieft,' prcstMi'U" 1 :by i Ivn. .Uo|.-i>i'thr..v t'HVer.H ;f6r Oti<; pei-roiMiuiiU'e. at. ijiVan'd. X)ireeled by- Cliarle? i.weou.v.. ' -.:;:;■ - ■' ; i -.'" •. ..; ■■ (1 y ■.JfayKon , . . ; ;•:;.; .IMJller i/.-: .Till,- M.T.vsoir. ^.;...; . (!«ofTi'f.v .\liiyi!ptv. ... I. .Vnufvlii Morini; ..;;;... ;\ ivbiU>a('rth ; Miiys'ui. .sli;: Vuiiroiil; Mii,\.>:o:n; I VInr -.S«:i.il..\v:i . . .; ■fi •ri.\v!vi'i-/, ;.....'; t)riicp.i'-. . . , ;'; 2G. : . finnip'ly- In ; three • p-c'. by ' .Me.«i'«;i-h«iro' TDe' Slefanl.' -At. Quli'l«o.:ihcaLre:by raola -Bor- l.'oni -Co. .;. '...:;;.;.. .•■;,•- ; Orar^.-; ; ...-, ■...,;. -,,i;'.^. Icifu'^p.ppi.nrt-. :.0.;el. j .'.hll . v.-.»-'.:, r-.:< .-> V:.'^ i-'. . . . Vi'- 'Oi^ IRIV" I' -(/1 ni,'».(.';i .Iranny;:,;.-, , .>•.... ..... ..;.Paola :i!cii l}oii'i .Mar.:?ai'ct ;Withers .>.. .-Peter • Miulron ;. '. I'jleaiioro -WllFQh' . /...;;. ..Tiick, All<;n' ;.. ..Ci^ilfrey . KeiVton ......Noel .How'ielt Cbnrlei)' C'n.r.-5(xh . ...'.iTuph. Uurilpu . iR.Tllili Kbberls . . ;.lvan:'Siinis0n knighted armament manufacturfer and important in 'politics. : : \ London is bombarded without any war: declaration.,, "and continental army invades arid captures the court-; try. The armamerit^makeV is broken in :spirit his son killed ih: battle, and~hisrdau^hter*SFhiisbaiTti-blihdedv The old ihan is warned by an officer, of the invading arhiy not to l.eave; his .home until thC following .morn- ing, on pain of death. Broken- hearted; he . deliberately walks through the French wiridPw of his hbme and is shot. In the last scene his brother,: who :■■ ah archdeacon, condoles ■ with his widbw With, the reflection that England defeated is strPhger . than England triumphant. The author has a flair for firmly; represented eharacters, ruthlessly ef- fective ; dialog, both serious and comic, and a share of resourceful craftsmanship.:: Much: pf . this mahu-. script might be tUilizied in. the mak-^ ing of another play. ; Jold. !!! i mm iiillliiiiiijiliiiiiiiiii iiiliiiiiSiiliiiiiiiiiiliii Scone;; bf- .this play is ' laid. iiv America, and;at sprt of girls* dormU; .tory in ;which: .all the:^salcsgirls Pf a bi'g. store . are -housed. . ::g i'ace.■ i^;'bho !vt:.-:;-the;. igirls, :;- •Beeause;;s,lie ;.ha.d --.scv.' :ci-al affairs, .she: wPiild -iVotiba ^avbrse .to'^ having ;aiiothPr pne... ;Thc .'rule^i' Pf (he: .:dbrm:: • 'forbid \ ..bpj' -' friend.';;,' itV rpoms,': But Grace's tibw boy fripixd-, : Phili. ;,a-'■ wariderihg 'violin -; player, 'dah^t ■ be- bpthered; b.v'.''rules, ..aii he iuthps into Grace';' rooni ih; spite bf Ihem. : Whereupon, the matronly in- ■fpectress appears, on the ijecne.. • There is much talk of scandal: and Ah :uhcommpniy good play,, frorh dialpg' standppiht,.: well-drawn:^ char- abters and events.: The aotibn is n.aturai,;with hp r.esort to bverdrawh types.- jjut^the subject '■fi'6''.'lPngev caif- '. I ries-. interest.^ ;■ ■-.:':;;^-' -■;'!'V ^^: , ' 1. ■ ■• ■ -. It ' based; „■■■ 'fulility.' of-- war-. :thesis.;; If HhCi.e-: stiil. exi any : ■' "^ torojit ; ■' thV topic' the. piece , "would- :h;aVe b.e lie r.; than' an- even charicP ;'fb • mak good.. espcbrally- if -the- east irocrtiitbd ior this:bne'slioWing could •.bo reassembled; : . ':; .. Piece . starts-' p'lT as; a - cheery, little comedy about a young girl who' tells -her. niolhcr she h.as fallen 'in'vlPve : with .an Italian ;cbncert pianist- ftp l.urns' biit to bb ii ypung ;ffiaii bf 35-. Who has made England his home for .25 years. The girl's father is.; a Mgt.: LOU CLAY TO N ;Cpliimbi : Studio, H- Wood; MARTIN BROONES r.reserttn CHARLOTTE -.In '■.tfi(> :Tlirlll ' (.'omci!> : ■:- '. -.- ,. "LEANING Oti Ltrii" . 'Tl'crc 'Is .iiK'ioilriiiiiii- niiil -nii'sfory v -. .; I",]'., iilwc. all.: ('•oiiieil.v.^'-'WIIIIam 'F.. MtOtrmvu. t'lc'M,'l:iU(l riiiiii IVOnU'r..;. . . .;-. .. WEEK DEC. 0 V 2x„A.uTh R3YAL ALEXANDRA tHEATRE. TORONTO