The record-union., 1892-11-29
AMuSEMFNTS

The production of the fine drama.
"Damon and Pythias," will take place
tomorrow evening at the Metropolitan
Theater, under the auspices of the
knights of Pythias. and for tine benefit of
the relief fund. Mr.. Laurie expresses
satisfaction with the rehearsals, and the
promise is that the performance will be
very superior amateur effort, supported
by three professionals.
At the Metropolitan Theater Friday
and Saturday evenings, Miss Julia Mar
lowe will appear, supported by Richard
Iaber. an accomplished dramatic artist.
and competent company. Friday even
ing Shakespeare's Much Ado About
Nothing will be played, and on Satur-
day evening the great bard's beautiful
comedy creation "As You Like it," Miss
MarlOwe we consider the coming great
American artist Certainly she is to-day
the most profound ShakesDearean student
among the women of our stage. She Is
very young, and in view of her years her
success has been phenomenal. No such
progress has ever been made in such time
by any American actor. We can under
stand Colonel lngersoll's enthusiasm
about this lady's art. when we contem-
plate her brief but brilliant career, and
consider that it is tue result Of
intense application, whole hearted
devotion to her calling, and
unfagging study of the great dramatist.
Julia Marlowe is to be the greatest of our
ShakeSpearean actresses, or else all we
have read and heard OF her has been deceit.
On Saturday the RECoRD-U MON gave an
extended sketch of her life and career,
to which for details we refer the reader.
In the 4 reRd Ndqd-iRe Boston, for July
las will no nd a n elaborate g.rtf
ical article upon her, accompanied by a
number OF fine portraits of her in her
leading roles. She has not escaped cen
sure, for she is not without faults of
style: she has had critics take her TO
pieces and critics To laud her to the
skies, proving that critics are but di-
vided body when it comes to adopting
standards for Shakespearaen interpreta-
ton. But. as we have said. Miss Mar
lowe is very young: her real career on
the stage scarcely more than covers four
years. though since young girlhood She
has been related to the drama. She is
genius yet developing, mastery art prov
ing the value OF its promise. But though
on the threshold of greater achievements.
whoever goes to see herin Shakespearean
characters now viii not regret it: on the
contrary, he or she Will be thankful that
the opportunity presented. Without
fully indorsing all that is SO ardently ex-
DttSStA III tltc lc44ONlL1 QHOldtlOn. we
give il as from the pen of one who has
seen Miss Marlowe's work and is enthu-
siastic concerning her art:
Miss Marlowe has set the theater-
going public OF America to thinking.
With the delicacy and refinement of her
art she has developed a new scheol. 1t is
said that the ume-worn methods Of the
stage have been cast aside by this young
girl, whose fire of genius has electrified
the people. With youth, beauty and the
glow OF magnetism, she has given to the
ShaResperean heroines new life and new
blood-has made them breathe new, as it
We're, until they stand out, in brilliant
splendor; harmonizing as they do with
the individuality, originality and gentle
ness OF character so prominent in the
young actress. 1t is difficult to compre-
hend the wonderful talent OF Miss Mar
lowe and her marvellous career, when
one stops to consider that she has not yet
passed her twenty fourth birthday.
Sarah Bernhardt, who saw Miss Mar
lowe last spring in Philadelphia, made
the prediction that some day she would
astonish the world by her talent, and