Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-01-19 | Page 1 | Opening Night Ends Play, as Miss Rambeau Tangles Lines

Opening Night Ends Play as Miss Rambeau Lines New Y YOrk rk Production Is Withdrawn After First Presentation m Utah Actress Under Under Un Un- der Strain N NEW W YORK LOss Tan Jan 19 Less Less than twenty four hours after the closing I curtain was cas as rung down dowa on Ion the I first performance last night of I G George Gaorge orge Middletons Middleton's The Road I Together with Marjorie Rambeau in the ie leading role representatives of A. A II 11 Woods the pr producer ducer announced announced announced an an- that the production had been withdrawn at the request requestor of or author who was dissatisfied with th- th performance given at the opening night Miss MIs Rambeau's Dr Max Wolf Vol announced she had had hada a complete nervous breakdown as asa asa asa a result of or the overstrain and excitement excitement ex ex- of or the opening- opening night The actress he said had been under his care for nine days ays suffering suffering suffering suf suf- fering from overwork He had tried to induce her not to play last night he added but it seems I it could not be arranged Mr Middleton i who will sail tomorrow for Bermuda refused to discuss the matter except to say The answer is obvious Representatives of or Mr f Woods who Is abroad maintained silence Newspaper critics today commented commented com corn on what they termed Miss 1 Rambeau's difficulties with her lines last night After Atter long preparation said one Miss s Rambeau Ram Barn beau became all tangled In Ram Ram-I her lines Another said She seemed to be he belaboring laboring under some mental strain which made her lines tines somewhat t unruly Occasionally her lier anxiety led her Into mispronunciation of or II such words as thermometer