The evening world. Newspaper, February 24, 1920, Page 22

COMIC PAGE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1920 | HE NEW PLAYS. Lionel Barrymore Admirable In “The Letter of the Law” BY GHARLES DARNTON [PARDON THE INTRUSION THe missus 1S RIO WTS Al RET TD Cove Fe) TNEVER UKE To) IMaADAM. BUT TH MAKING OUT- CAN I Do Bopp Request From aut rT TAKE A LADY'S JA@LLECTION OF PICTURES ANYTHING FoR FIA STRANGER: BUT SRTAKEN! A | PICTURE WITHOUT Pea rerwe Mey a2 You ? o—"|1 WANT PERMISSION CN |e tapy's AT 70 WeK YOU WO BO 9 A Take your pcTURE. CONSENT — mee [ER revelation of the fine acting ability of Lionel Barryn ‘was made at the Criterion Theatre in “The Letter of the Law” wiay afternoon, when he appeared in a role wholly unlike 4 hitherto played and socred suxh a complete success that there could one verdict. 4s not possibie to apeak with the same certainty of Bugene Bricux's “Ia Robe Rouge,” for the reason that it ts chncerned essentially . ees of French Magistrates that grow out of professional rivalries. the play is interewting, even though it drops from drama to discussion - Hy. Unlike Gaisworthy’s “Justice,” it does not bear directly upc je victim, the priser in this case being merely an instrument of the ey therefore, less gitiful, if not Jess human, than the poor, help- | ‘Because it deals first and mst with the magistracy, the play might Metter have been given here under its original title of “The Red Robe.” ms makes it his business to show that the men who wrap themselves in| tle of the law place ambition before everything cise, eh he mark them as deliberately and flagrantly dishonest. With them ition is a game, convictions counting in their favor and the death making advancement almost certain. Worse still, they are urged Se win higher places by their vain, silly wives. These female climbers ly odious. is a bachelor, however, in hia capacity as examining magistrate, > Seamed every means within Ms gower to force a confession of guilt innocent peasant accused of murdering an old man, believing that Bucceeds a provincial court of the third class will be mised to the oings and that he will profit accordingly, He fails at the last when the prosecuting attorney is stayed by his conscience from ing the death penalty. But Mouzon does succeed in dragging an unfortunate affair of the prisoner's wife into the ght, whereupon it will have nothing more to do with the poor creature who has pfaithful to tim, and not only leaves her to take care of herself, but wher children from her. Losing promotion in one way, Mouzon gains —— for he has got himself into @ police court meas with drunken at Bordeaux that makes his removal to another jocality advisable. happens with him that vice is ite own rowurd. But as he is about himseif off with his strangely acquired red robe, the peasant’s ho ‘has lost everything through him, drives a knife into his back career is ended. ‘must be said for Mouzon that he ts not altogether a bad fellow, and ‘hat he has grounds for believing the peasant to be guilty. Nor is tt unrea- that he ehould find out all he can about the wife, since she is a jodi the trial. Mouzon gays the same game as his colleagues, A Victory Without Firing a Sheil bes wear | “THANKS, MARY J You "RE SOME} LITLE FIXER MARY-Go ouT AND MAKE Those Boys stoP Har Noise "SALL RIGHT Now -THeY WONT BOTHER \cee-! They Pus#eED THEIRSELVEs OFF THE Porc THE BIG LITTLE FAMILY oo Mr. Rareymore brought his finest acting into play after having estab- Mouzon as a self-satisfied yot level-headed fellow. To sce the} r in your mind's eye, you should know that: Mr. Barrymore has ty bulk, until he ts now something more than a stalwart figure. Fitted part physitally then, he made Mouzon a combination of strength, | OF YOURS “LUKE” on brutality, insensate as a butcher in probing the unhappy =19 SURE AN’ ; wught before him, or cajoling with soft words in the hope of ‘confessions from them. His throaty utterances were equally in| Nia IDEAL — HALEY Wi an Hace ! ( Mezza! AN I NOTICE (sie “Tt WHOLE HE DOES'NT ' WEAR SHORT Soe SKIRTS! THAT WiFF* / \®\T BECALSE ‘ You OBJECT To oe SKIRTS \F I oBdected- | SHE WEAR , Giving a certain gusto to the man, and, above all, he was thor- French in manner and dress. In short, he was so admirable reas js the only word for his actin ‘Charles White gave a convincing and realistic performance as tno! peasant, and Doris Rankin was sincere as the desperate wife, | not quite savage enough fo give full sweep to the passionate ou of the primitive woman. Russ Whytal played the prosecuting attor- | ‘very well, excapt when he gave too much voice to an awakened con- | ‘To own up, “The Letter of the Law” is an intelligent play, intelligently PLE tn the theatrical business ‘these days are often heard com- “plaining about the stiff compe- they have from the movies. Sixty rsor so ago—long before movies ,ever thought of—the so-called ate theatrical stage had some- else to oppose in the fight ‘for ness. A clipping from one of the York dailies, dated Feb. 18, 1861, ‘been sent us by Paul Scott. The ng exnernt from it may prove irrepresntble conflict is pending the theatres and what they F ‘illegitimate places of amuse- * otherwise known as concert sa- ‘and halls of minstrelsy. Our halls have become fixed facts, ir managers, or at least a po! them, seem equal to the emer. and: let no talent escape them ‘money ean command their ser- The theatres feel the effects cheap places of amusement ‘gearce know how to trim their catch a favoring ‘breeze, When ‘these establishments came into it was somewhat difficult to the necessary falent to make ‘attractive, but money and a ‘order of favor for the places ved this problem, and it looks the theatres will be pushed the background éf they do not fheir P's and Q's end work along a me ") PRILLIP'S LATEST. new musical comedy, ‘by Adolph Pihiilip, com- “adele” and “Alma,” and and lyrics by Baward A. Paul- tend Me, Philp, tas one re- with a cast that includes ‘Walton, Robert Pitkin and Yorke. ' Lawrence Marsdon is the book and Bert French the . ‘The show mwill play Shu- ‘theatres. “S) RECORD ATTENDANCE. les Dillingham's three New attractions, “Happy Days,” at Hippodrome; “ithe Night Boat,” “ithe Liberty, and “Apple Blos- gon,” at the Globe, entertained near- 20,000 patrons at two performances y. That's as many people as are in the whole town of Leav- , Kan. [PASSION FLOWER” MOVES. wt Herndon moved “The Pas- Flower,” Nance,O'Neil's starring vi to the Belmont Theatre from Village yesterday, and ‘whow was [ap to two capacity qt miitences.. It is probable that along shout the end o¢ spring Mr. Herndon L.@ond this attraction to Canada & summer tour. “CHRIS” MARCH 8. Golden's other new one, “Howdy, Folks!” Laurette Taylor will appear in| “One Night in Rome” the 100th time in New York to-night. Georges Flateau is looking for play as a starring vehicle. He liv at the Friars. Line forms to the| right of the main door. | Because of a dinner engagement John Drinkwater will appear in “Abraham Lincoln" to-morrow ternoon instead of to-mon n “Scand began its twenty week at the 39th Street Theatre yes terday. It should run far into the summer. “The Little Whopper™ smashed the | attendance record of the Casino for the fourth time yesterday. re- ceipts for the two performances to- talled nearly $5,300. A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. “I noticed by the papers Sun writes Ellsworth P. Hickey, of W: ville, ‘that Marjorie Rambeau fatter than I suspected.” FOOLISHMENT. The first egg was awfully sad, The second one made the man mad.| In sorrow he grew, | Oh, terribly dlue, Then, grumbling, he muttered: “Two baa FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “An aeroplane carried a piano fro} Paris to Landon recently.” x e . ha! mais in the ir, eh?” AT) Copyright, 1940, by The Pres Publishing Ov (The New York Evening World) 1. What is the form of poisoning called from which house painters often suffer? 2. 4n what yalley are hischest waterfalls in the United States? 3. Who was the first Christi Emperor of Rome? | 4. What French dancer was said to be responsible for the overthrow of the King of Portugal? . Who commanded the American} on ite trip around the Horn in| 6, In what manner was Martinique destroyed? 7. What was the nationality @pthe philosopher Epicurus? 8. Who wrote the poem “Lock: Hall"? | 9. What is the number of the Constitutional Amendment which What is th ml formula | principal roles. Mr, Corri- ras Chris, a Scandi- r in his middle fifties. k Stanhope is conducting the © acid? "i bridge in the world? 12. In what sea ts most of the amber used for pipe stems found? ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S QUESTIONS, 1, Mexico; 2, oasis; 3, tou 4, stone; 6, 3; 6, diamond; lead; 8, Millerand; 9, Denmark; “Dear Me" | Vasco de Gama; 11, 4, Garona, Spain; ao Toba. 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