Show I OTIS SKINNER DRAMATIZES RA IA TIlES MRS CATHERWOOD'S STORY STOR Y LAZARRE I NEW YORK Slay May 20 Otis Skinner and Aubrey have brought their dramatization of Mrs Mary Hartwell Catherwood'S Lazarre within a stones stone's throw of the stage door and it TV will be Mr Skinners Skinner's attraction attraction at at- traction for tor the opening of next sea sea- son As soon as this actor closes his present present pres pres- ent season of Francesca da Rimini a time which is drawing near he w will at once turn his attention toward the final arrangements for the production I will be done ac according according of f Lazarre which cording to present plans on a magnificent magnificent mag mag- scale I shall spend the summer near Chicago Chi Chicago Chi Chi- cago said Mr Skinner today and will devote the entire time to perfecting perfect ing the details for the production of the play the play the costumes mounting etc Rehearsals will begin in August The first pretentious production ton of Lazarre will be at the Grand opera opera- hous house Chicago in September next It will probably be done before that in some smaller town as a try tryout out but of course that is to be arranged laterAs laterAs later As Asto to the work of dramatization I Imay Imay may say that it is completed within a afew few minutes that minutes that is a few acting minutes min min- utes and utes-and and practically all that is necessary necessary sary to be done don now is the going over and smoothing thing down We have tried to retain the literal spirit of Mrs Catherwood's story its true xue intent and characters Of or course we have had to lop off many incidents as the book is so of them and confine ourselves to consecutive episodes episodes epi epi- to make the play It is Impossible ble le to describe now just how it is done The action of the play is mainly on the American side of the water the first two acts being laid in the neighborhood neighborhood neigh neigh- of Lake George When Lazarre and Eagle first appear upon the scene they are grown to womanhood womanhood woman woman- hood and all of the preceding matter is recalled and told by them Eagle recalls and tells teUs of her er meeting with the scarred idiot child in England etc I think there is Is' something about it concluded Mr Skinner that will please people who are look looking ng for art on the stage The PIty play will be unique in many ways The sentiment of Lazarre is pure and well expressed I It is full tull of legitimate te strenuous ac action ac tion that that is it has been made so as a play There is so something ething h half lt mystical cal half historical In the whole thought of the stor that makes th the foundation for a won wonderful play The lost dauphin the Indians and all the characters further th the idea |