"PARNELL" IN AMERICA.
In the New York'revival of '-ParneU" Margaret Rawlings, the English actress (she was iri;New, Zealand a few years ago. playing in ".The'Barretts of Wimpole Street"* and "Happy and Glorious" with her. husband, Gabriel Toyne), has been replaced in the role of Katie P OShea-by'Etiith Barret, while Denis King, the;.tenor of "Vagabond King" has taken: the role of Parnell from George Curzpn. Both Miss Rawlings and" Mr.vCurzon! were imported to America for; .the original production of the ■•■■late--Mrs:'; Elsie> Shauffler's biographical drama. Mr. King's assumption of -a part so .entirely dissimilar from »Th,?" Ole|/r "& ;' Va| abond King" and Three Musketeers" was praiseworthy, and Miss Barret; who is a granddaughter of-the Lawrence-Barret who costarred with Edwin Booth in America, nas been winmng approval for her fine work. "ParneU,". , which was writ- '■ ten by Mrs. ~. Schauffler, wife of : a 'Kansas 'City was nurs- : ed through' its preliminary re- ; Mearsals^ by the author before ' she was taken seriously ill and sent i to a hospital. She died some weeks " before the first production of her play. S The play relates -the > meeting of Par- < nell and.Katie.O'Shea, and the devel- i opment: of: the'romance that cost Par- s nell;a,career. ■■, Played- as a straight : romance,-it loses ■ something of its 1 strength,as a,political document, but 1 it' gains as entertainment for the pub- ; he. ..■■•■■ s ] < ] (
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 14, 16 July 1936, Page 21
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221"PARNELL" IN AMERICA. Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 14, 16 July 1936, Page 21
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