Belasco, David, 1853-1931; Theater -- United States
choice by Belasco (who had several times directed performances of it in
the days of his youth and in whom predilection for tense situation and
sharp effect is dominant) was a natural one. Affiliated with Frohman, he
presented it in a slightly revised form--some of its dialogue being a
little “modernized”--but substantially unaltered and in picturesque and
rich dress. It was well acted and kindly received. The first performance
of this Belasco-Frohman revival occurred at the Hollis Street Theatre,
Boston, March 28, 1915, and, April 7, they brought it out at the Empire
Theatre, New York. This was the cast:
_Count d’Aubeterre_ Frederic de Belleville.
_Lazare_ } Robert Warwick.
_Count de Mornay_ }
_Chanoinesse_ Elita Proctor Otis.
_Viscount Raoul de Mornay_ Eugene O’Brien.
_Jean Renaud_ Otis Skinner.
_Dennis O’Rourke_ N. C. Goodwin.
_Corporal_ Walter F. Scott.
_Seneschal_ George Allison.
_Captain_ John Warnick.
_Duchess d’Aubeterre_ Minna Gale Haynes.
_Little Adrienne_ Mimi Yvonne.
_Martha_ Beverly Sitgreaves.
_Julia_ Ruth Farnum.
_Madeleine Renaud_ Helen Ware.
_Adrienne Renaud_ Ann Murdock.
_Annette_ Esther Cornell.
_Valentine de Mornay_ Florence Reed.
_Julie_ Marie Sasse.
LENORE ULRIC.--AND “THE HEART OF WETONA.”
Many players of talent and present eminence have been fostered and
developed under Belasco’s management--that being, indeed, one of his
most important services to our Stage. He is an inveterate
theatre-goer,--attending performances everywhere and, sooner or later,
seeing practically everything and everybody visible on the American
Stage. This customary vigilant observance of all activity within his
profession he facetiously describes as “my fishing trips,” and,
conversing with me on the subject, he has remarked: “It is often a long
time between ‘bites,’ but one of the delights of the sport is that you
never know, as the curtain goes up, how soon you may ‘hook a big one.’
Among the biggest I have ever landed is, I believe, little Miss Ulric: I
think she will grow bigger every season she is before the public.”
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