Show Drama Dramas s Idealist Revives Famous Comedy of Ibsen a ar r r 3 v 4 W p- p 3 a r The role of Dr in Henri k Ibsen's comedy An n Enemy of the People Is Walter waiter Hampden's latest By Dy FRANK I ILEA LEA LEt SHORT For NEA I Service NEW YORK Oct 22 22 1 REVIVAL of Ibsen's Ib ns n's An En En- Enemy Enemy EnA A I emy of or the People Is being of offered of- of offered by Walter Hampden in his hs the the- theatre theatre atre at street and Broadway Mr Hampden like Winthrop Ames always stands for the best and a visitor to New York Is 15 sure to find rind In his theatre a sincere endeavor no matter what the thc title title of the play may be An Enemy of the People should always be In n the repertoire of 01 ofa ofa a great theatrical company and Mr Hampden Is to be applauded for lor this production Walter Hampden has just been elected elec d to the presidency of The Players the place having been ben left leU vacant by the much loved John Drew This presidency has been held by only three other actors Edwin Booth Jo Jo- Joseph Joseph Joseph I seph Jefferson and Mr Drew Work Work- Workers ers in the theatre will do well to note very cry carefully that this honor Is bestowed upon one who vho has stuck to his ideal Mr Hampden is but one of five live hundred members of The Players who is popular but the theother theother theother other have ha not done what Mr Hampden has done to maintain the dignity of his Ills calling It has been my good fortune to know v this actor for many years and It is with pleasure that I herein re report ye- ye port my nicest story about him He lIe and I were standing In us front of the Booth theatre in street s reeL one day while Mr was wa w as ap ap- ap at night In a play by Clare dare Kummer Mr Ur Hampden also was playing matinees e of Marc Antony in Julius Caesar at the Cort theatre under the management of Frank Mc- Mc Intec In tee lIe He seemed emed a bit fagged lagged and andI I ked asked him why He said I am re rehearsing re- re rehearsing Hamlet which we do week after alter next Realizing the strain that playing eight performances of one play two matinees a week of Marc Antony and rehearsing Hamlet all would mean I said I know Frank Mc- Mc McIntee McIntee McIntee cant can't pay you ou enough to do all that work I I dont don't care whether he pays me anything or not I want to play pIn the part of ot Hamlet he answered Mr Hampden played the part of o Hamlet and scored a great success It was WIlS the beginning of his starring career and all of his Ills present success is to to per per- performance performance e r an of rat the great role e which c he told me he was willing to play for lor nothing just for lor the sake of fulfill fulfilling ing his Ideals Yes Yes Yvette Y Is an outstanding ing new musical comedy with de delightful de- de delightful delightful performances being given gt by Jeanette MacDonald and Jack Whiting Whit WhIt- ing The book concerns the Florida land boom My Princess Is a great big beau beau- beautiful beautiful production with Hope Hamp Hamp- Hampton ton Robert Woolsey and Herbert Corthell In the principal roles but butin butIn butin in spite of the book being by Do Do- Dorothy Dorothy Dorothy rothy Donnelly and the score by the prolific Sigmund Romberg the pro pro- lacks the comedy conedy and en en- entertainment ent t value alue necessary to make it very ery much of a success The Sidewalks Sidewall of o New York Is Isone Isone isone one of those affairs written down downto to the general public It Is a sort of musical comedy Ables Irish Rose with the very ery amusing Ray Dooley In the leading role As such it Is pretty sure to sty stay at the Knickerbocker theatre for lor many months to come Romancing Round Is one of 01 the most perfect misfires I ever er have ha I seen To cast the delicate and sent sensitive tire tive Ralph Morgan former leading I lady of the Columbia College Var- Var Varsity Varsity sity show as a rough man cave sail sail- sailor sailor sailor or Is entirely too loo ridiculous Helen MacKellar is about as badly cast as the thc head waitress In a sailors' sailors hang hang- hangout hangout out down near Brooklyn bridge Miss MacKellar's silk sill gown hand em em- embroidered embroidered embroidered broidered in orchid shades could not have o cost this poor working worl girl a penny more than and and so all through the play with a dozen other absurdities |