The evening world. Newspaper, March 8, 1920, Page 18

® THE NEW PLAYS © John Barrymore’s Richard An Amazing Triumph. BY CHARLES DARNTON LL doubts as to the ability of John Barrymore to act Richard Il.— and they were many, it must be confessed—were quickly dispelled on Saturday night by the surprisingly fine portrayal he gave at the Ptymouth Theatre. Although under the tremendous strain of a performance ) that kept up till nearly 1 o'clock Sunday morning, he gained rather than lost strength in the course of it, and at the end stood established as a Shakes- Pearian actor capable of holding his own on the stage of any country. Anay with ranters! But it was by going about the bloody business of Gloucester quietly and sensibly. no mere tyro who defied Scaeiioes n taking this daring step, Barrymore never betrayed the slightest uncertainty. | ‘was no mistaking the fact that he was sure of himself. At first be kept in the backround, then gradually stole up on the part until he had tt firmty in his clutches, by this means giving it the invaluable quality fevelation.’ This itichard flashed upon us instead of disturbing our ears w' yander. Instantly arresting was the scone of ith | with Lady Anne, for instead of mak- mg a mockery of it, as so many actors have done, Barrymore made love to Amme in a way to turn the head of any ‘woman, even one following a corpse. Much the same skill, sharpened by experience, was employed with Queen Biizabeth in the cunning plea for her daughter's hand, In these intimate @ohemes cf the play Barrymore was devilishly clever, suiting his voice to the languishing cye, yet always suggesting the workings of a keen and orafty brain. It has often been said that Shakespeare blackened the character of | Richard in order to make him a thi roughly bloodthirsty villain, Who; knows? In any cvent, it is not the business of the actor to go in for white- | washirs. Hé may safely assume that a murderer is a bad man. _ Same time, Barrymore made a point - Dictator.” ‘Kosta, Roland Bottomley and Colin _ Present for the first time on any with it a certain plea for pity—and this is a peculiarly fine point for an actor to make, even though it may be The sturdy aspects of the character are quite another matter, and it must be wranted that as a warrior Mr. Barrymore suggested a L’Aiglon father than a Richard. The slender, the battlefield. Yet when voice was needed it made itself heard, and, more- | over, it carried conviction with the note of command was a soldier among soldiers, eyes. On his throne he represented a King of Evil, black as hig gown, a hideous inytrumen: of vile ambition. With marked variety, John Barrymore achieved an amazing triumph. Te prove ‘t there was the congratulatory applause that greeted Miss Ethel John Drew and Lionel Barrymore when they stole Into an upper box of the theatre at alate hour. They performance ending with a crashing fall full on the back that, unfortunately, meant death to Richard's flying wig. Seriously, John B: was imperilied by an arrangement ®eenes frown “Henry VI." Robert Edmond Jones. The supporting cast was notable for its women—Helen Robbins as Lady Anne, Rosalind Ivan as Queen M Elizabeth, and Mrs. Thomas Wise as TO refer again to Mr. Barrymore, he fig @ewerves a conspicuous place in the histcry ymore's first appearance as a Shakespearian actor A long knife should be drawn and applied to the cutting precess without delay by Arthur Hopkins, whose otherwise satis- Tactory preduction is enhanced by the admirable settings and costumes of At the of Richard's deformity that brought only a needleprick into a dark soul. linping figure seemed ill-fitted for This Richard in his More than this, he aged before our! witnessed a fine part of a memorable of “Richard IIL.” that included five argaret, Evelyn Walsh Hall as Queen the Duchess of York. ‘ured eminently in an event that of the American stage. About Plays EE new musieal plays intend- €4 for Broadway will open out of town during the early part of the week. To-night Charles Dilling- heen Will present “The New Dictator” fn Washington. It i# based on the Richard landing Davis farce, “The Frank Craven, who heads the cast, wrote the book, and Silvio Hein the music. To-morrow night, | in Providence, “Lassie,” the latest | work of Catherine Chisholm Cushing, | with music by Dr. Hugo Felix, will be launched by Lassie, Inc. Tessa | O'Moore will be prominently cast. Temorrow night, in Now Haven, John Murray Anderson, Inc. will stage “What's in a Name." ‘This piece will come to Maxine Elliott's PFhestre e week later. MISS NASH TO PLAY IT. ~Mary Nash is sailing to-day on the Imperator for London tw p! her original role in “The Man Who Came Back,” which William A. Brady and Charies B. Cochran will present in England shertly, Mr. Brady will sail o-day also to supervise the work of producing the play. George Ralph will act opposite Miss Nash. Others salting on the Imperator to-day are John Cromwell, Marie Goff, Cora Clakins, Harry Davies and Allan Avwell. FUNNY SIGHTS. f front of the Capitol Theatre last week: « gentleman of color in a Palm Beach ouit shovelling snow! What have you seen? WARNING THE SINNERS. Valentine Jory, actress, teils a story of @ negro preacher she heard in St. Louis one time. He was painting in words af fire scenes in hades just as though he had witnessed them, “Ah tell yo’, ma friends,” be enid, “yuoall doan’ know what de sinnahs’ @wine ter git. You'se seen de moulten lead flowin’ outen de furnace. Huly) down in hades dey uses dut Well, stuff fo’ ice-cream.” M'CARTHY SAILS. Joseph McCarthy, who wrote the ii Jyetos for “irene,” is a passenger on | the & S. Curmania bound for London, ‘With him és his bride, formerly Doro- thy Allen, to whom he was married last Tuesday. They will eee “Irene” Presented in London. QUITE A QUIP, THIS! Sidepin, an exporter, has written a He begs us to print it in or. der that he may have a good lwugh. rhyme. Here ‘tis; 4n embitious young fellow named Tice Once handed me this as advice: and Players more’s “Richard 111," at the Plym- outh Saturday night, “what Mr. Bar- rymore ‘has to do in this play?” “IT imagine,” came the other girl's reply, “that he'll kill about a dozen People and then make a speech.” SHE WAS UNLUCKY, “I was awfully unlucky to-day,” @aid a society girl between the acts at the Park Theatre Saturday night “I made six calls.” “Why were you unlucky?” asked the young man by her side. “Because every woman I called on ‘was at home,” she said. PERSONALITIES. Martin Herman says you can't do anything else and cat peanuts, George Guy, actor, fell off his barn at Peekskill Saturday and now he's known as the fall guy. When asked last week by a young lady what would cure fleas on a dog George Leffler suid; “Have them oon- sult a doctor.” Vivienne Segal’s mother looks s0 much like her daughter that they are frequently taken for twin sisters. GOSSIP. “East ls West,” with Fay Baintor, at the Astor, has passed its 475th performance. “Abraham Lincotn," at the Cort, has been given the approval of the Catho- ec ‘Theatre Movement. Margot Kelly has been engaged for the role of Angela in the revival of “Florodora.” Arthur Hohl has been engaged for @ role in Laurence Eyres new play, “Martinique.” The male players in “Look Who's Here,” at the 44th Street, have de. cided to wear soft collars and avoid paying stiff prices for stiff ones. Ruddy Alvarez, son of a prominent physician in Havana, has arrived in New York to do film acting. He is an expert tennis player. A play calied “Lord Byron” been received by Oliver Morosco. It comes recommended by Wiliam Courtney me. 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