Life — March 27, 1919 — page 24: what you’re looking at

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EP, * author to make him the victim of jokers, and this furnishes the episode for the playlet “Augustus Does His Bit" is of no importance, except as showing that Mr. Shaw was not shot in the Tower durin England's recent activity against her enemies, and that he once more at liberty to make fun of British institutions in the same old way Prosperity and Stagnation FTER the Shaw piece, another seeing of “ Toby’s Bow new Yor! ble tw ¢ onfirmed the first impression of its charming qualities. Fo once: New: Norkersiare able ton.c The first act has been toned down a bit without destroying Heitheatetcal-sttrae ne thet the contrast that enhances the value of those that follow. to hy they Doris Rankin has to so wld spend the money extorted to see some of the pieces that have held the boards weeks and months is an open at tch own town—if they wai extent lifted the role of the sweet Virginia heroine from the heaviness that marred its first per- formance, and her serious note is by no means out of char- acter. Mr. George Marion continucs to make Uncle Toby, the colored retainer of the house of Vardeman, one of the very best acting achievements of the season. The cast throughout is excellent in its work. “ Toby's Bow” provides a delightful evening's entertainment for anyone who likes to sce a pleasant play well played. question. The long runs of some mediocre entertain is accounted for by the usual number of soldier riving from overseas and the presence of their out-of-town relatives to meet them. These x unsient population dependent © and, like the others, are people are added to the us on the the tres to pass the evenin: not critical as to the quality of what they see or economical in what they pay to see it, The New Yorker, however, finds | is yet too early, perhaps, for the stage to feel the effect himself in the unus: position of having seen everything of the war in any literary way. The men who felt the that is at all worth seeing. In default of novelties, he must inspiration by actual contact have not had time to interpret either sce the same things over again, pay big prices to sec the results of their schoolir the grim realities of humanity shows that have only press exploitation to recommend them put to the supreme tests. War plays of incident we have had M or, if he must be entertained outside his own circle, endure the fo a not surprising extent, and the war has incited an over: sad alternative of spending the evening in: a inez restaurant supply of fluffiness to counteract the seriousness of the time: His ¢ will be entirely hopeless when the dry time comes and The real effect is likely to come later. he theatre moves in there will be no deadening hooze to make jazz endurable circles, and it is about time for it to revert to the drama of Po pooso TT" first. dramatic peep from Mr , er ternard Shaw since he went into 4 ¢ 4 more or less forced hibernation for the 4 period of the war was his ‘ Augustus , Does His Bit,” produced by Mr. John D. Willis contrast to the entertainment provided by “ Toby’s Bow.” Mr. Shaw's latest is a brief to give full measure and raiser where the author engage: favorite mischievous sport of pea-shooter with John Bull's ply a target A swivel-chair officer duri the recent war is the butt of Mr, S and his choice of this I shows th. satire, officia Washington was not fested by this pai srmed nincompoop. x the only place i ticular type of uni stus —well impersonated by Mr. Herbert a. re Druce—anxious to serve h s cour uniform and out of danger, se appointment of recruiting officer at Li Piflington, where his mistakes and gen- Heh cral self-important stupidity had not a ie 3%, dan wide range of harmfulness. In the one . _ : instance where he might have done harm, his certainty to do it is utilized by the *auTito! auTHoR!” Ccomicbooks.com