Show The Mikado Successfully R Revived S S S F c P 0 Writes Next Theatre Hit By 81 FRANK LEA SHORT For HC NEA Service lee NEW YORK It It Is fa a 8 great gnat pleasure to be able to report that Bayard V Veil Veil- ab ld ler r author t r of l Within the Law and The Thirteenth Chair has hu an in instantaneous In- In instantaneous success with his The Thc Trial of Mary M ry Dugan The smaller amount of money that got out of Within the Law account of an unfortunate con con- contract conI tract while tract while everyone else grew rich from I 1 has it-has has I s for some time t been con con- considered considered a genuine tragedy of the the the- atre Whenever he writes a new play everyone hopes hopu for Its IU success u cs Breathing can now return to nor nor- normal normal normal The Trial Du- Du Dugan Dugan mal because bec use of or Mary gan with excellent performances given by b the beautiful Ann Harding and by flex Rex Cherryman will remain reman at the thc National theatre for tome some time ND now for still more Important AND A news It Is to report that Win Win- Ames' Ames production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Sullivans ans an's The Mikado is one of the big hits which means that Winthrop Ames' Ames Gilbert and Sullivan Opera company which already has as suc sue successes ceases In its repertoire Iolanthe and The Pirates of Penance Is 15 an es established cs- cs organization for America This production of The Mikado Is Ls the best I 1 have ever seem Here Herc is not the best KoKo NankIPoo Mikado nor the best but the Three Little Maids from School are arc perfect and their artless little school mates of ot what under ordinary circumstances we would call the chorus but these thc e eRre are not ordinary circumstances are delightful both pictorIally and musi musi- musically musically cally The Gentleman from Japan group also shots Is so capable that I I I. I cannot refer to them as chorus men The dances and ensembles arranged by that sen un- sensitive sensitive Japanese artist Micho Ito leave nothing to be desired in the way of stage tage pictures HE theatre in America has much T THE for which it owes thanks to Win Win- Winthrop Ames Ames he he for years has hM been a sort of one-man one Art Theatre or Com Com- Comedic edic but but nothing for which we are more grateful than this his latest ad Into the world of ol make make 1 Best Bist B st of all Is the the fact act that this more anyone else toward drawing together the audiences of culture and refine refine- refinement refinement refinement ment that used to assemble In our theatres For some time the so called wise ones have been trying to tell us that there no longer lon er Is an audience for decent things that what the public wants is filth Mr Ames' Ames beautiful productions are drawing large keenly audiences thereby intelligent audiences nightly 8 thereby r proving such statements statements' to be absolutely absolutely absolutely false fal e. e The highest type audience always Is ready to patronize a performance of genuine merit HE two new productions already THE T referred to are what at the pres pres- present present present ent writing appear to be definite hits A few others not likely to linger and some that were ere built for the purpose of appealing to the lower Instincts have just made their appearance Creoles is a a. beautifully mounted bit of Intended dramatic sensuality The plays play's crudeness very Cry likely will out Dut the scenery in the storehouse be before be- be beI before fore long I Lovers and Enemies produced by bythe bythe bythe the Grand Street Follies group for matinees was a sort of sex clinic clime Command to Love Is played pla ed by actors who should be above playing in such a piece and Enchanted Isle Is Just lust a case of some musical comedy good intentions gone wrong John Goldens Golden's production of Four Walls by Dana Burnet and George Abbott commands our respect in that It may mean the beginning of Mr Goldens Golden's o producing of a higher I class nga of plays than t he has offered e recently e Four Walls tells the story of an East Side gangsters gangster's gan ter's efforts to come comeback comeback comeback back after having been In Jail The original play by Dana Burnet seems to b have had a a. rough passage from man man- manuscript manus manuscript us to stage due no doubt to toan toan toan an zealous over desire on the part of the producers to give It what is known as the Broadway punch But It at least has brought to the English speak speak- speaking speakIng speaking ing stage the talented Muni frend trend whom I 1 have haye seen and admired i many times imes down at the Jewish Art theatre I |