The morning times., 1895-10-10
BELASCO'S FINEST DRAMA
Heart of Maryland" Produced at
Aliens Grand Opera House.
Distinguished and Critical Audience
Approved the Efforts Of the Man.
ayers and Great Cast.

The dramatic heart of Washington is
thoroughly in sympathy with THE Heart of
Maryland" Eelasco's greatest play which
was enacted las mig ht forthe efirsttime before
the public at Aliens Grand Opera House
The fIattering verdict of a Washington
audience, and especially one SO competent
to sit in judgment as that of last night,
makes it a success
The play Is the best dramatic production
built on the civil war yet put Oh the stage,
and IL ia bound TO be a continuous success.
In the W ar the U Mon nhadsomewhatthebe better
OF the event and that impression is left
on the audience with this creation.
THE leading motive is as old : it was when
Virgil framed. 1t into an aphorism in the
| Georgia thdt ALove conquers all and we
must yield to love" The concrete develop
ment of this idea is, in tais play, in the hands
OF Mrs. Leslie Garter as Maryland Calvert.
| a type of Southern womanhuod, and Mr..
Maurice Barrymore, as the idealU lUIionsoidief.
Both of these parts Were portrayed with a
very hig b degree oil ranlatics kill and fnesse-
At times Mrs Carter exhibited the true
dramatic insight into the emotions proper
to her part ANA throughout the performance
| produced the impression that she has the
power and instinct OF an artist OF The higher
| order.
Mr. Barrymore has the best part in which
he has set appeared before the public and
| pla ved it W ith evenness and fine sense OF
| its exactions and proprieties.
Miss Angelo McCaull as Mamie McNair was
very natuI;i and sweet IN the scene with
Mr.. Cyril Scott as Lieut.. Telfair.
| The huuor Of the sexton, Mr.. Iohn w.
| Jennings, is somewhat drawn out, In fact,
/ there is toomuch ofhirn and his, dramatically.
1 It Sc ipfa inn of fha MIA wright to cut
| out about thirty y-five minutes from the time
| of the play and probably the sexton will
| contribute good share to the pruning
| knife.
The scenery is superb. The first scene is
| from life in a Maryland village and Is
| perce in natural and domestic detail, es-
pecialiy the home of the Gordons.
The exterior of the church With the milf
tary array near by, the burning villa ge
and the steeple scene in W hich Mr. Belasco
makes a new use OF the curfew- -siall-not-
ring might story are all admirably staged.
The Confederate general on the stage
Kendrick, is in the mind Of the author
and the audience Stonewall jackson, who
is personated by Frank Mordaunt. In the
play the Union hero is supposed IL be the
son of the Confederate general. which
gives ample opportunity for some emotional
work. which is well performed.
The other members of the cast are: Mr..
Frank Mordaunt, Mr.. John E. kellerd. Mr..
Cyril Scott, Mr.. Odel Williams, Mr.. Henry
Weaver, it,. Mr.. Edward ]. Morgan, Mr..
Scott Cooper, Mr.. A. Pearson. Mr. A. G..
Mora, Mr.. W. II. Foy, Mr.. Robert Mcintyre.
Mr. VIM johnson. Mr.. Frank Stanwick. Mr.
Edwin Meyer, Mr.. H. E. Bostwick. Mt
Edwin F. Mayo, Master Johnny McKever
Mr. J. II. Hazelton, Mr.. Thos. Matlock.
Mr. Frank Powell. Mr.. Joseph A. Webber
Mr. E. J. Boyce, Mr.. c. H. Robertson. Miss
Helen Tracy, and Miss Georgia Busby.
The audience besides being OF highly
qualified character for theatrical criu-
cism, was very large. Secretary Carlisle
and his family occupied a box Sec
retary Olney and a party also occupied
box. Commissioner Ross was among the
judges.
Although there was calls for Mr.. Belasco
after the first act he did not appear until
after the third act when he made one OF
the shortest and best speeches on record.
He simply said that he couldn't make
speech; thanked the audience and retired
amid a storm of applause. The cast were
also called out several times.