4.9. An¬
Zyklus
box 9/4
HEMSTREET
96 WARREN STREET
NEW YORK CITY
WORLD
This Weeks Openings
MONDAY
PHILIP GOES FORT," a comedy by George Kelly, which will
be brought to light at the Biltmore by the producer known
as Laurence Rivers, Inc. The players include Thals Lawton,
Marion Barney, Cora Witherspoon, Dorothy Stickney and
Madge Evans.
SITA," a drama of India adapted from an ancient Hindu epic,
will be the opening bill of the Hindu actor-manager, Sisir
Kumar Baur, and his company of native players. After a
long postponement, they come to the Vanderbilt under the
auspices of the India Academy of America.
TUESDAY
TOMORRO AND TOMOROW, a play by Philip Barry, pre¬
sented by Gilbert Miller at Henry Miller's Theater. In the
cast are Herbert Marshall, Zita Johann, Pat Brien, John T.
Doyle and Harvey Stephens.
FRIDAV
ANATOL, a revival of Arthur Schnitzlers cycle of one act
comedies, adapted into English by H. Granville-Barker and
presented at the Lyceum by Bela Blau. Joseph Schildkraut
plays the name part; others involved are Walter Connolly,
Miram Hopkins, Patricia Collinge, Anne Forrest and Ruthlme
Stevens,
HEMSTREE
96 WARREN STREET
NEW YORK CITY
NY TIMES
VIENNESE CAPRICE
Schnitzler’s Anatol” Reappears in a Ver¬
sion Hooping to Approximate the Original
FTER nearly twenty years, Ar¬ righteousness its due, he wrote that
thur Schnitzler's graceful pic- he himself and some of his acquain¬
ture of a Viennese idler and tances had enjoyed seeing "Anatol.
1.
In its own country Anatolis
his love affairs, "Anatol," is
not without honor. Appreciating it
to be performed again in New York-
this time in a straight, un-British as an expression of the spirit of their
version. That is, it may be called city in the period of its most graceful
un-British because it will lack the charm, the Viennes have cherished
"Oh, I says" and "Really, ole
the play as something peculiarly
their own.
chaps" and "Frightfully sorres
Anatol" is the first piece of sus¬
and other specimens of Londonese
which made the John Barrymore tained writing that Arthur Schnitzler
production of 1912 anything but attempted. And it still remains the
reminiscent of the coffee-houses and work most typical of his attitude and
parks and romances of Alt Wien- manner which are the quintessence
old Vienna, to you.
of what is called Wienerblut. The
Winthrop Ames was the sponsor of son of a renowned Jewish physician,
this first American production of Schnitzler studied medicine and ra¬
Anatol." But when he presented it ceived a degree in 1885. While ser¬
at the Little Theatre on Oct. 14, ving in a hospital and later while
engaged in private practice, he wrote
1912, the playor series of plays
rather was called "The Affairs of poems and skits for the literary pub¬
Anatol," for no presently discover lications. During this time he was
able reason except, perhaps, for the slowly preparing the sequence of
same reason that the words of playlets concerned with Anatol.
The first performance of any of
Broadway were added to the title
these playlets was on July 14, 1893,
The Royal Family when that pla
was made into a talking picture; the when the "Farewell Supper scene
title was more explicit and therefore was performed privately. A few
weeks later the hypnotism scene was
more showany.
Anatol" was the name Schnitzler also privately acted in Berlin, Eman¬
uel Reicher playing Anatol. The
gave to the sequence of episodes
Anatol was the name under which play was published that year and at¬
tracted considerable attention, al¬
Granville-Barker brought out hi¬
though it came a long way from se¬
English paraphrase of it, and "Ana¬
tol" is the title by which the sequence ting the Danube on fire.
will be presented by Bela Blau on
The young medico-literary man
Friday evening at the Lyceum. The met a reverse in December, 1893.
longer title was alliterative and came when "Das Märchen, the first of
tripping off the tongue, but, like the his plays to be given public presenta¬
play as a whole (as then presented), tion, proved to be a complete failure
it was not quite justified by the and was withdrawn after two per¬
original.
formances. But, after the success of
In several instances, the hand of
Liebele" in 1895, Schnitzler was es¬
a Nice Nellie was evident in the ver¬blished firmly as a favorite play¬
sion which New Yorkers first saw
wright of Vienna, and "Anatole was
on that remote Autumn evening, later produced in its entirety with
Despite the glossing over of cer¬ high success.
tain passages a bit of a teacup tem
Joseph Schildkraut is playing the
pest was aroused by "Anatol" in 1912
title rôle in the more or less un¬
People said as they have said so abridged production that now im¬
many times before and since that
pends. Perhaps there is some sig¬
such things should not be allowed on nificance in the fact that he has come
the stage because they were nicht für from the talkies to act the part first
kinder. Maybe not, retorted the ad performed here by John Barrymore,
herents of the play, but what about who since that time has gone over to
the pictures and remains there. And
the adulta?
When John Barrymore played Ana¬ then again, perhaps there is no sig¬
to THE NEW YORK TIMES called it nificance at all.
a very smart entertainment and
When Mr. Barrymore played Anatol
explained that the affairs of the title his friend and confidant, Max, was
were affairs of the heart, or what played by Oswald Yorke. That rôle
passes for it in the peculiarly sensi¬ is now in the capable hands of Walter
tive organism of this highly bred, Connolly. Doris Keane was the rav¬
idle, rich young man. For to have enous Mimi, in which oyster-eating
had such affairs, amid such surround- part Miriam Hopkins will now ap¬
ings, Anatol must have been one of pear. Isabelle Lee was the Lona of
the aristocracy of wealth, if not of the original New York production.
brains. And a bit of a blackguard. This lady who so nearly interferes
this same Anatol-the sort of with Anatole wedding is now to be
Zyklus
box 9/4
HEMSTREET
96 WARREN STREET
NEW YORK CITY
WORLD
This Weeks Openings
MONDAY
PHILIP GOES FORT," a comedy by George Kelly, which will
be brought to light at the Biltmore by the producer known
as Laurence Rivers, Inc. The players include Thals Lawton,
Marion Barney, Cora Witherspoon, Dorothy Stickney and
Madge Evans.
SITA," a drama of India adapted from an ancient Hindu epic,
will be the opening bill of the Hindu actor-manager, Sisir
Kumar Baur, and his company of native players. After a
long postponement, they come to the Vanderbilt under the
auspices of the India Academy of America.
TUESDAY
TOMORRO AND TOMOROW, a play by Philip Barry, pre¬
sented by Gilbert Miller at Henry Miller's Theater. In the
cast are Herbert Marshall, Zita Johann, Pat Brien, John T.
Doyle and Harvey Stephens.
FRIDAV
ANATOL, a revival of Arthur Schnitzlers cycle of one act
comedies, adapted into English by H. Granville-Barker and
presented at the Lyceum by Bela Blau. Joseph Schildkraut
plays the name part; others involved are Walter Connolly,
Miram Hopkins, Patricia Collinge, Anne Forrest and Ruthlme
Stevens,
HEMSTREE
96 WARREN STREET
NEW YORK CITY
NY TIMES
VIENNESE CAPRICE
Schnitzler’s Anatol” Reappears in a Ver¬
sion Hooping to Approximate the Original
FTER nearly twenty years, Ar¬ righteousness its due, he wrote that
thur Schnitzler's graceful pic- he himself and some of his acquain¬
ture of a Viennese idler and tances had enjoyed seeing "Anatol.
1.
In its own country Anatolis
his love affairs, "Anatol," is
not without honor. Appreciating it
to be performed again in New York-
this time in a straight, un-British as an expression of the spirit of their
version. That is, it may be called city in the period of its most graceful
un-British because it will lack the charm, the Viennes have cherished
"Oh, I says" and "Really, ole
the play as something peculiarly
their own.
chaps" and "Frightfully sorres
Anatol" is the first piece of sus¬
and other specimens of Londonese
which made the John Barrymore tained writing that Arthur Schnitzler
production of 1912 anything but attempted. And it still remains the
reminiscent of the coffee-houses and work most typical of his attitude and
parks and romances of Alt Wien- manner which are the quintessence
old Vienna, to you.
of what is called Wienerblut. The
Winthrop Ames was the sponsor of son of a renowned Jewish physician,
this first American production of Schnitzler studied medicine and ra¬
Anatol." But when he presented it ceived a degree in 1885. While ser¬
at the Little Theatre on Oct. 14, ving in a hospital and later while
engaged in private practice, he wrote
1912, the playor series of plays
rather was called "The Affairs of poems and skits for the literary pub¬
Anatol," for no presently discover lications. During this time he was
able reason except, perhaps, for the slowly preparing the sequence of
same reason that the words of playlets concerned with Anatol.
The first performance of any of
Broadway were added to the title
these playlets was on July 14, 1893,
The Royal Family when that pla
was made into a talking picture; the when the "Farewell Supper scene
title was more explicit and therefore was performed privately. A few
weeks later the hypnotism scene was
more showany.
Anatol" was the name Schnitzler also privately acted in Berlin, Eman¬
uel Reicher playing Anatol. The
gave to the sequence of episodes
Anatol was the name under which play was published that year and at¬
tracted considerable attention, al¬
Granville-Barker brought out hi¬
though it came a long way from se¬
English paraphrase of it, and "Ana¬
tol" is the title by which the sequence ting the Danube on fire.
will be presented by Bela Blau on
The young medico-literary man
Friday evening at the Lyceum. The met a reverse in December, 1893.
longer title was alliterative and came when "Das Märchen, the first of
tripping off the tongue, but, like the his plays to be given public presenta¬
play as a whole (as then presented), tion, proved to be a complete failure
it was not quite justified by the and was withdrawn after two per¬
original.
formances. But, after the success of
In several instances, the hand of
Liebele" in 1895, Schnitzler was es¬
a Nice Nellie was evident in the ver¬blished firmly as a favorite play¬
sion which New Yorkers first saw
wright of Vienna, and "Anatole was
on that remote Autumn evening, later produced in its entirety with
Despite the glossing over of cer¬ high success.
tain passages a bit of a teacup tem
Joseph Schildkraut is playing the
pest was aroused by "Anatol" in 1912
title rôle in the more or less un¬
People said as they have said so abridged production that now im¬
many times before and since that
pends. Perhaps there is some sig¬
such things should not be allowed on nificance in the fact that he has come
the stage because they were nicht für from the talkies to act the part first
kinder. Maybe not, retorted the ad performed here by John Barrymore,
herents of the play, but what about who since that time has gone over to
the pictures and remains there. And
the adulta?
When John Barrymore played Ana¬ then again, perhaps there is no sig¬
to THE NEW YORK TIMES called it nificance at all.
a very smart entertainment and
When Mr. Barrymore played Anatol
explained that the affairs of the title his friend and confidant, Max, was
were affairs of the heart, or what played by Oswald Yorke. That rôle
passes for it in the peculiarly sensi¬ is now in the capable hands of Walter
tive organism of this highly bred, Connolly. Doris Keane was the rav¬
idle, rich young man. For to have enous Mimi, in which oyster-eating
had such affairs, amid such surround- part Miriam Hopkins will now ap¬
ings, Anatol must have been one of pear. Isabelle Lee was the Lona of
the aristocracy of wealth, if not of the original New York production.
brains. And a bit of a blackguard. This lady who so nearly interferes
this same Anatol-the sort of with Anatole wedding is now to be