St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28
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! Neayes JOY OF q sad desire.
Even so from our souls uplfteth
The vision OF love most fair
And they w5o behold thy spectre
Are caught in that Hateful snare.
Love cruel and yearning. yet hopeful,
Love rending the b art and brain
AS the ghost OF ibe sunken city
Breeds JOY frOm the JOY Of pain.
Vision where hopes lie hidden
BE one In your mystic thrill!
] Vision OF Love- Nineta.
The promise OF love fulfill
The lovers OF romantic dramas have en-
joyed delightful treat the past week in the
presentation Of Frank Mayo's new play,
"Nordeck"
'Nordeck" is the dramatiZation OF Wer-
ner's famous novel Of Vineta, and II Is the
work OF Mr.. Mayo and Mr.. John T. Wilson.
IL shows the conscientious and painstsking
labor Of an intelligent actor. Mr.. Mayo's expe-
rience before the American public has been
wide, and be has studied diligently the pleas
ures and displeasures Of his audiences until
he knows just what style Of play IS certain
TO succeed, and what Is doomed 20 become
stranded. His reputation in ''Davy Crockett
is well known, and the popularity OF that
play has been great but, in comparison,
| "Nordeck'' is as much its superior as is MAY
Blossom" superior 10 most other Madison
| Square dramas.
The scene was laid in Poland and the de-
noument based upon revolt OF the people
of that turbulent country. Unlike most
| plays it is almost devoid OF the unnatural
| elements. Its romance is poetic in an ad-
mirable degree, aud the tale Of love IL un-
1 folds is tender, pure aud devout. The Ian
| guage is choice and elegant, and the blind
! patriotism with which noble Polish blood is
bound TO the country is depicted strongly,
and in that many of the principal climaxes
OF the play are wrought up. The novel fur
nished one Of the most entertaining plots,
and the dramatist has made the most Of it
possible.
The first act consists mainly in telling, as
briefly as possible for the auditor TO arrive at
clear understanding, the history Of the
various characters TO the play, and ends with
the uniting Of the deserted son 'waldemar''
with the unnatural and rigidly cold mother,
the princess Zulieski." The Princess had
been twice married, the first time to a Ger
man. the father of "Waldemar," and the
second time to Pole, the father of ''Prlnce
Leo" Toward the first husband the Prin-
cess entertained the bitterest hatred because
of his nationality, and upon 'Waldemar''
visited that anlmosity in scarcely less de-
gree, while upon "Leo" was lavished
the love OF devout mother.
''Leo," of course. is scoundrel
while 'Waldemar' hero, brave, uneonquer-
able, yet absolutely just as well as tender
aud kind. The second act goes somewhat
slowly, picturing mainly routine domestic
life, but closes with thrilling climax, which
never fails Of an encore. Now the play goes
on fast, aud interesting and exciting situa-
tons aud climaxes follow in rapid success
sion, until Nordeck wins back his mothers
love and the hand Of the lovely Countess
| Wanda"
The company which supports Mr.. Mayo is
especially strong, and includes a number of
actors who have made their mark as stars in
companies of the better class. The present.
alton, consequently, under the direction of
Mr.. MAYO, is exceedingly artistic.
Mr.. Mayo is seen at his best In the title
role. It is aquiet artistic Interpretation of the
half Polish, half German character, be rises
grandly TO the exigency. Throughout It is
nearly faultless.
Rachel McAuley Is starred on the bill. and
| presents Countess Wanda. While she acts II
with artistic finish, keen emotion aud striking
/ power, IL must be confessed that were she
younger, Il would be an improvement That
is, she does not look the character, and in
that alone does she fails. She is an actress of
note and has starred for several years with
! good companies.
Henrietta Faders makes perfect Princes.
Cool, collected and determined, she sacri-
fees everything in her mad devotion to her
country, only 10 realize her mad folly in the
end, and to relent, forgive and be forgiven.
At first she is a cruel, unfeeling mother
Her son, who has German blood in his veins,
she intrigues against in her endeavors to
place her Polish son in the supremacy. but at
the last she finds in her German son all that
mother could love, and her pent up love
/ is given full scope. The other members Of
the cast deserving Of especial mention are
| Willis H. Page as "Count Moryuski,' -
brother TO the princess; J. Fl. Taylor as
"Witold," uncle and guardian TO "Wilde-
mar;" Mr.. Pope Cook as chief forester and
the murderous william; H. Thompson as
prince Leo" and Edwin Mayo as Herr
Fabian - tutor TO Wildemar.
Nordeck is weak only in comedy Although
there is comedy vein running
throughout the play, it utterly fails to
excite any merriment. There is not one un-
important role, and that play of its length
should, in so short time, have been pruned,
polished and reconstructed until there is
scarcely anything TO be suggested in the way
of improvement is q matter Of no ordinary
surprise. 'Nordeck" is unquestlonably the
greatest success Of Mr.. Msyo's life, and it
should draw to his Golfers goodly hoard of
gold.