Theatre: New Plays: Jan. 10, 1927

Mozart. Where many another impresario has failed, Producer A. H. Woods has succeeded in luring the famed Guitrys (Sacha Guitry, French actor-playwright, Yvonne Printemps, his actress-wife) to the U. S. They presented M. Guitry's Mozart, the same dresden-china play of virginal genius in which Irene Bordoni appeared earlier this season (TIME, Dec. 6). Though Yvonne Printemps' radiant personality breathes life into the titular role (which was created especially for her), the play still seems fragile to the point of brittleness. The Guitrys were cordially received but the handicap of dialogue in foreign language...

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