. Plays and players, leaves from a critic's scrapbook . he peculiar equip-ment of this or that star or about what the publicwants. It has made a new man of him and addeda new distinction to our drama. BROADWAY DISCOVERS THE ARABIANNIGHTS Kismet—Knickerbocker Theater,December 25, ign Broadway has discovered The Arabian is immensely pleased with the discovery. To besure, Broadway is not entirely certain yet aboutthe new geography. One man at Kismet onChristmas night was heard to inquire if Bagdad werein Egypt. He was assured by his companion thatit was! Still, there can be no doubt of
. Plays and players, leaves from a critic's scrapbook . he peculiar equip-ment of this or that star or about what the publicwants. It has made a new man of him and addeda new distinction to our drama. BROADWAY DISCOVERS THE ARABIANNIGHTS Kismet—Knickerbocker Theater,December 25, ign Broadway has discovered The Arabian is immensely pleased with the discovery. To besure, Broadway is not entirely certain yet aboutthe new geography. One man at Kismet onChristmas night was heard to inquire if Bagdad werein Egypt. He was assured by his companion thatit was! Still, there can be no doubt of Broadwaysdelight upon first looking into Mr. KnoblauchsOrient. And that delight will be shared by every-body. Kismet, an Arabian Night, as the authorcalls it, was first mounted in London by that splen-did six feet of histrionic vitality, Oscar Ashe. TheAmerican production has been made at the Knicker-bocker Theater by Harrison Grey Fiske, workingwith the financial resources of his ancient enemies,Klaw and Erlanger, to back him, and with the some- 34. ^ THE ARABIAN NIGHTS 35 thing less than six feet of vitality known as OtisSkinner to give life to the leading character. is, in this country, the man of destiny forthe part—abounding energy, triumphant clarity ofspeech, romantic swagger, physical picturesqueness,all are his. For once the right part has come to theright player, the right play to the right producer,and unlimited financial resources have been wiselyand well used, not squandered in sham and a Christmas present worth while. And what is Kismet like? It is like a talefrom the Arabian Nights—oddly enough, sincethat is what it pretends to be! There is somethinglittle short of genius in Mr. Knoblauchs inspirationto make it so. We have had plays of the Orientbefore—and there is The Garden of Allah Kismet is not of them. Its ten scenes are inthe Orient, in the streets and bazaars and haremsof Bagdad. Its costumes are the costumes of th
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