The evening world. Newspaper, November 12, 1919, Page 32

“A E NEW PLAYS “The Lost Leader” Interesting and Impressive RLES DARNTON __. }& Plea for the soul of Ireland, rather than its material interests, 4 Lé@nnox Robinson makes with his play, “The Lost Leader,” fine 2 ue + in wpirit, and finely acted night at the Greenwich Village Theatre, ih ae * pifloried Ireland in “John Bull's Other Island,” Robinson takes b his heart and asks ireland to understand itself. Beneath the surface PP tis play there is w pathos so poignant that even the most disinterested er Must feol the pain of it, Like Synge, he understands Ireland, ~ ’ ly yet hetically. { es) a Mt \eader” is interesting and inipressive, though not dramatic, 4% of the word. It ts, if you like, a modern Ms with @ sigh for the past and @ prayer for the ‘utu yet always brave and strong in the spirit of Ireland. To some it MAY euggest Irish propaganda, but t: it is an unselfish appeal to the) to help themselves through themselves!) The outlook It offers | importance. » ‘ a dramatic point of view “The Lost Leader'shas little more than uality of true characterization, The people in it are real people, born god. The story, if we may call it story, Is concerned with an old! who has bidden himeelf from the world in an iny managed by bis! A doctor on a fishing trip happens to hypnotize old Lucius while) trying to put to sleep a young newspaper reporter from London. In! state, Lucius is, made to sleep without dreams of a coffin, a wdéman, se and a name—ell of which have made bis nights hideous. he answers to the name of Charles Stewart Parnell, and he goes on| he ts Parnell until a blind man kills him instead of hitting a| Had Irishman on the head, So it fe that the play ends as a tragedy, | euthor has done a daring thing in suggesting that Parnell did not | hia coffin. The same sort of thing was done by Arnold Bennett in d Alive.” afterwards made into a play called “The Great Adventure.” , Lasclus speaks from the mount, like the Christ of his country, be- he is put to déath by a clever trick of the playwright. ink Conroy gave a performance as Luolus that reached the heights ¥: This actor is so sincere that he deserves to be called a great J. M, Kerrigan was deliciously glib in his native tongue, and ‘T. Haines as the doctor; Frank Compton, Frederick Arthur, Joseph , Baward O'Connor, Mae Melvin and others did good work in a it i really fine in the measure it takes of its own world, ‘T, About Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY PFITHOUT making much noise /ti N Ohta wap Pavia ass t z has ‘Wait a minute!’ I said. ‘Do you To aan ge gpa pth laa ge how I'd 100K in tighta? : ‘Bure,’ ‘Arliss as a star. ‘The play.| «Web, then just keep on realizing,’ And out I went, Be TI ond aques and has adapted tee phe a foreign source by | George 8. |"°™!™ one sufn dramatic editor and play+ ie It is classed as @ tense drama, | which Mr. Gossip, Herbert Yost has been engaged for nh 2 AB S uawiiten bas inted A ne ‘osmo Hamilton r- Hlisabsth Risdon, | 2it"o Francine Larrimore, Five hundred soldiers and sailors 7 es . Alibi," at the Broad. TA/RECORD FOR woods, | hirst, will reach te 100th perform: ‘Woods has six productions on ~“'Eaith Day, 0 be ‘esbn. in y and expects to add three “Irene™ at the Vanderbilt, does not to Ist very soon, Those al- poe pat She ia a foot dancer ex- elusive! here are to angi eon ng “The Wayfarer” is now in rehearsal in Pe Sreepet Building. Laurence gion a RN 4 Mrlale Tanis ig to mid the Git} @oouts ” ie a Limousine,” “A Vole | i, “establishing classes for dramatic study at their headquarters on Lex- iny Avenue. ‘he opening performance of the i — tre Parisien will be given next OH, HE KNEW ALICE. Wednesday evening instead of Tues- Joyce und her film company day, ‘making exterior scenes for Comstock & Gest have postpened My uctng “The Cave Girl" until a Sporting Duchess” near Stam- 4, Conn, and have been living at Hi Davenport in that city, The cr night she was reclining in a dig in the lobby while George Ter- , her director, was talking to pelerk at the desk. One of Stam- prominent citizens came in and, fing 4 stranger, touched Terwilll- Miss Joyce yawned, | and arising, addressed the 0, Georite” whe wild: “Let's | pite to eat.” vr had to sneak out to trom bursting with embarrass- ‘Tic SOUP HOUNDS. one Beventh Aveni % Wks won't ¢ Jk, Next to him was ant a full dress ault, i waa | way” anid Hitchcock. y " sald Andrews. roadway theatre can be found for It. Tickets for "Aphrodite," which| Opens at the Century Nov, are on sale in ton, Chicago and Phila- “Aphis /Mrs. John Charles Thomas enter- tained forty wounded soldiers at the Hippodrome yesterday afternoon. ‘wo hundred members of the New York Btate Hotel Association will see “Apple Blossoma” to-night. Hl Adolph Klauber has invited us up to the Princess Theatre to-morrow , “i pore pa) Pr gh tea with the - company. And tea is probably just what it will be too. A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. | Old Pep Hinkle of Wellaville says| no wonder the miners want more; Pay—they're always in the hole. . FOOLISHMENT, Said Kitty, of the chorus: “1 Don't like the name of Don, “1 dow't like Jim; T don't like Joe, But [ sure like a John.” . FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. Passenger (a8 aeropla: )--This ¥ glorious. When Mayen are to y? Pilot-I—I—I'm = }-l-learning n-n-| £ ic, | OW, And seh took a dime's worth of Han soup. | OHIO JEALOUSY! Levy, producer of “The pper.” took a friend from the, Ohlo; to the Casiny Inst ; wee that musical comedy. ar the first act the Ohjoan asked: ‘that eidefly man acting the secretary?" at's W. J. Ferguson,” replied avy, “He used to play with came trom the Chillicothe p w ed ‘TIGHTS F fat! vrancis, m, | little, spread them on his palm, and} it yk <a many pieces of money do you MIGHT COME UNDER GAMBLING. | Fey think I'll see a lawyer to- | y Edith—Why ? Kitty—Fred proposed to mo on Sun- day and I want to soe If it’s legal. ——— BUT IT WAS IN A GOOD CAUSE. APT. 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